Do You Know What The Mysterious Object On Martian Surface Is?

A picture sent by a NASA rover from the Martian surface kept the space watchers guessing about the object seen in the image. It looked like a tangled piece of rope and it received a mixed response from the Internet community. The rover spotted the object on 12 July.

HIGHLIGHTS

• NASA’s Perseverance rover sent an image of a tangled-looking object from Mars
• It looked like a remnant robotic exploration to Mars in February 2021
• The Internet community started calling it Italian pasta

What Was That Mysterious Object?

A spokesman for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory told AFP that they had been discussing where that was from. There had been speculation that the object seen in the image could be a piece of cord from the parachute or from the landing system that lowers the rover to the ground.

What Is Mysterious About That Object?

The first sighting of the reported remnant of the rocket propulsion system was on 12 July but it was gone within four days when the Perseverance returned to the same place. It was probably carried away by the wind that might have come from the rocket-powered landing system.

The experts said that the accumulating trash was a small price to pay for the noble scientific goals … Read the rest

Race To 5G Auction Becomes More Interesting With Gautam Adani Joining The Bidders

With Gautam Adani joining the bidders for the fifth-generation airwaves in India, the battle for supremacy in the digital space has become more interesting. While Mukesh Ambani-led Jio Infocomm Ltd. is seen as the highest bidder, analysts say that Adani’s entry into the telecommunication sphere could raise the bar for others.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Modi government is expected to raise 1.1 trillion rupees from the sale of fifth-generation airwaves
• Ambani and Adani are among the prominent bidders for the airwaves
• Adani doesn’t plan to enter the consumer mobile space presently dominated by Ambani

What Is Offered In 5G Sale?

The government has offered 72 gigahertz of airwaves in various frequency bands ranging from 600 megahertz to 26 gigahertz. The airwaves are offered for 20 years. Also, the bidders are allowed to pay the total amount in 20 equal installments with no upfront payment. A local rating company ICRA Ltd. has put the figure for the airwaves sale at 1.1 trillion rupees ($14 billion).

5G Auction Becomes More Interesting With Gautam Adani Joining

How Much The Bidders Have Deposited For The Auction?

Mukesh Ambani deposited the highest amount 140 billion rupees followed by Bharti Airtel’s 55 billion rupees and Vodafone Idea’s 22 billion rupees. Adani Data paid only 1 billion rupees. Adani’s modest bidding has surprised the experts and stirred speculation about his plans.

Why Did Adani Data Pay The Smallest Bidding Amount?

Gautam Adani needs airwaves only to create a private 5G network and not to become a full-service wireless operator like others. But experts see it as Adani’s entry into the sectors traditionally associated with Mukesh Ambani.

How Would The Auction Help India?

The 5G auction is seen as a great … Read the rest

This Site Has 4,800 Incidents Of People Reporting Issues With MS Teams

Thousands of Microsoft users had a difficult time with MS Teams as the popular messaging app went down for unknown reasons reported an outage tracking website. MS Teams helps businesses in internal communication, messaging, telecommunication, and organizing their workflow.

HIGHLIGHTS

• MS Teams went down affecting thousands of users including big businesses
• An outage tracking website reported a broken connection to an internal storage service
• The website also reported issues with Microsoft Office 365
• Microsoft said it had identified the downstream impact and taken action

Who Reported The Outage?

The Redmond, Washington-based company reported that it found a broken connection to an internal storage service on a deployment. But the company did specify the number of users affected by the disruption. Microsoft said that it was investigating the matter.

Downdetector.com which tracks disruptions with the help of status reports from reliable sources including user-submitted errors has over 4,800 incidents of people reporting issues with MS Teams on Thursday. It further said that more than 1,457 users were still affected by the outage. The website also showed more than 150 incidents of people reporting problems with Microsoft Office 365.

How Did Microsoft React To The Outage Reporting?

Microsoft React To The Outage Reporting

First of all, the company tweeted that it was investigating the disruption, and then came another tweet saying that the downstream impact to multiple Microsoft 365 services with MS Teams integration such as MS Word, Office Online, and SharePoint Online had been identified.

Microsoft said that it had rerouted a portion of traffic to provide some relief within the environment. But Microsoft isn’t the only company facing outages. Last October, a disruption at Meta Platforms kept … Read the rest

Asus ROG Phone 6 Series Phones Offer These Features

Asus released its Asus ROG Phone 6 series in India after a long wait. But the new models released are worth the wait. They are feature-packed and more advanced than their predecessors and counterparts. Asus claims the best-in-class features with the quickest CPU that any Android device can claim.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Asus ROG Phone 6 and Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro have been released in India with a price tag higher than expected
• The latest in Asus Phone 6 series devices boast the most outrageous features one can find in any other Android phone
• Asus claims the CPU and the cooling system have been improved

Display/Design

Asus ROG Phone 6

Asus has used a 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with a 165Hz refresh rate and a 720Hz touch sampling rate for its latest Asus ROG Phone 6 series. The screen supports HDR10+ colors and brightness can be increased up to 1200 nits. And there is nothing to worry about its upkeep as it has got a Gorilla Glass Victus shield. Also, you get a small, customizable pOLED display on the back of the phone.

The back panel of the phones has also been improved. On the Pro version, you get a tiny OLED display for notifications or graphics and the basic version carries a lighted ROG logo on its back panel.

Asus has retained its potent speaker arrangement for the latest ROG model phones and has got its first IPX4 rating for the speakers.

CPU

Asus ROG Phone 6 series phones come with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 CPU. This CPU supports up to 12GB of RAM on the Asus ROG Phone and 18GB of RAM on the … Read the rest

The New Bajaj Pulsar N160 Bike Is Competing With These Fantastic Machines

Bajaj Auto up the bar for its competitors in the Indian market by launching a new Pulsar N160 sports commuter bike. Second model based on the new Pulsar 250 platform, the Pulsar N160 bike comes with both single-channel and dual-channel ABS versions priced at Rs.1.22 and Rs.1.27 respectively.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Bajaj Auto launched the Pulsar N160 bike at Rs.1.23 lakh for a single-channel ABS version
• The bike comes with a 164.82cc single-cylinder engine that generates 15.7bhp of power
• It has 17-inch alloy wheels equipped with disc brakes
• It carries a 14-liter fuel tank

Pulsar N160 Looks & Features

Pulsar N160 Looks & Features

At first sight, it looks like a baby Pulsar of its bigger 250 variants launched in October last year. It features a similar bi-functional LED projector headlamp with LED DRLs as found in the earlier version. Also, the bikers are provided with a user-friendly USB mobile charger. The color scheme arranged for Pulsar N160 includes Racing Red, Techno grey, and Caribbean Blue for the single-channel ABS version and Brooklyn Black paint for the dual-channel ABS version.

Pulsar N160 Mechanics

The big change made by Bajaj Auto in Pulsar N160 is the use of a smaller displacement motor. It is a 164.82cc engine that generates a power of 15.7bhp at 8,750 rpm and 14.65 Nm of peak torque at 6,750 rpm. The 17-inch alloy wheels are fitted with 300mm front and 230mm rear disc brakes. The wheel size of the bike is 100/80 R17 section for the front and 130/70 R17 section for the rear. To total curb weight of the machine is 154 kg.

Who Pulsar N160 Competes With?

TVS Apache RTR 160 4V and Hero Xtreme 160R are … Read the rest

Google Doodle: 140th Birth Anniversary Of Romanian Physicist Ștefania Mărăcineanu

Today’s Google Doodle is a tribute to Ștefania Mărăcineanu, the Romanian physicist and pioneer in the discovery and research of radioactivity. Born on 18 June 1882 in Bucharest, today is her 140th birthday and Google wants people to know about her contribution to science.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ștefania Mărăcineanu established the link between earthquakes and rainfall
• She worked on polonium, an element that Curie discovered
• She founded the first laboratory in Romania for the study of radioactivity
• Academy of Sciences of Romania recognized her work in 1936

Early Life

Not much is known about her early life. She graduated in physics and chemistry in 1910. She taught science at the Central School for Girls in Bucharest. While teaching, she earned a scholarship from the Romanian Ministry of Science and decided to pursue graduate research at the Radium Institute in Paris.

Romanian Physicist Ștefania Mărăcineanu

Research Work

At the radium institute, she worked under the direction of physicist Marie Curie. She did her Ph.D. thesis on polonium, an element discovered by Curie. While working on the half-life of polonium, she noticed that the half-life was dependent on the metal type polonium was placed on. She wondered whether some atoms of the metal got transferred into radioisotopes by polonium alpha rays. Her observation led to the discovery of the first example of artificial radioactivity.

Ștefania Mărăcineanu completed her Ph.D. in physics in just two years from Sorbonne University in Paris and worked for years at the Astronomical Observatory in Meudon. After that, she returned to her homeland Romania and founded the first laboratory in Romania for the study of radioactivity.

Mărăcineanu researched artificial rain and even went to Algeria … Read the rest

OnePlus 10T Won’t Have This Feature Found In Other OnePlus Phones

As the launch of the OnePlus 10T comes closer, its images are leaked to keep the buzz about the latest Smartphone going. And the images show that the OnePlus 10T will be a massive phone with a punch-hole display and improved camera section.

HIGHLIGHTS

• OnePlus 10T looks promising in its leaked design
• The front panel features a centrally-located punch-hole display
• The rear panel sports a triple camera setup with a LED flash
• The design looks similar to the OnePlus 10 Pro

OnePlus 10T Specifications

OnePlus 10T Specifications

Display: It sports a massive 6.7-inch FHD+AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. But the biggest highlight of the display is the punch-hole in the center.

Chipset: It uses Qualcomm’s latest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1.

Camera: The triple-camera setup at the rear features a 50MP primary shooter with an optical image stabilization feature, a 16MP secondary camera, and a 2MP third macro camera. The block containing the cameras also features a LED flash and covers almost 1/3 of the height of the Smartphone. Also, the phone sports a 32MP selfie shooter on the front.

Sensors: It has an in-display fingerprint scanner.

Audio: The stereo speakers give a surround sound experience.

Battery: The phone has a 4800mAh battery with a 150W fast charging feature.

OnePlus 10T Missing Features

OnePlus 10T Missing Features

You will miss the iconic slide alert available on other OnePlus phones. The small button that allows switching between sound profiles by simply sliding the button won’t be available on the OnePlus 10T. But never mind as you are getting more features in the camera and other sections.

OnePlus 10T Expected Price

It is difficult to guess … Read the rest

Why did Tesla Chief Elon Musk Shot Back At Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal?

Tesla chief Elon Musk shot back at Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s long thread of spam and posted a “pile of poo” emotion as well. Parag Agrawal explained Twitter’s process of “human review” to which Elon Musk gave a terse reply.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Elon Musk wants the bots to remove from Twitter before his acquisition
• Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said he would discuss the matter of spam
• Elon Musk has been sending mixed messages after the takeover of Twitter
• The takeover has been put “temporary on hold”

What Was Parag Agrawal’s Long Thread On Spam?

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal posted the thread on “human review” of potential spam and said that he would discuss the matter “with the benefit of data, facts, and context”.

“Spam harms the experience of real people on Twitter, and therefore can harm our business”, tweeted Parag Agrawal. “As such, we are strongly incentivized to detect and remove as much spam as we possibly can, every single day. Anyone who suggests otherwise is just wrong”, Parag Agrawal further posted.

Parag Agrawal said that spam wasn’t just binary (human/not human). The most advanced spam campaigns used combinations of coordinated humans+automation. They also compromised real accounts and then used them to advance their campaigns. He further said that spams were sophisticated and hard to catch.

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Which Industries Would Get National Awards For Indigenous Technologies On National Technology Day 2022?

National Technology Day 2022 will be celebrated on 11 May with the theme of “Integrated Approach in Science & Technology for Sustainable Future”. Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the theme to begin the celebrations.

HIGHLIGHTS

• National Technology Day is celebrated on 11 May every year
• It is observed to honor India’s scientists and their achievements
• Celebrations include the announcement of National Awards for the commercialization of technologies

History Of National Technology Day

History Of National Technology Day

The National Technology Day was started in 1998 at the behest of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 11 May 1998 is a special day in the history of India. It was on that day that the country conducted a series of successful nuclear tests at Pokhran and then PM Vajpayee announced celebrations of all the hard work and efforts put the scientific community of India in the development of new technologies.

Also, the day coincides with the flight of India’s first indigenous aircraft, Hansa-3, in Bengaluru. The aircraft took its first flight when the nuclear tests were conducted in Pokhran.

Significance of National Technology Day

Every year, Technology Development Board invites applications for National awards for the commercialization of technologies. The awards are given under three broad categories – National Awards, MSME awards, and Startup awards.

Industries working in the development of indigenous technologies are asked to come forward and show their work. Also, the industries have to describe the commercial use of the technologies they are working on. Selected industries are awarded for developing indigenous technologies.

Celebrations Of National Technology Day

Celebrations Of National Technology Day

The day is celebrated by honoring eminent scientists of the country. Industries are also awarded for developing … Read the rest

Nothing Launcher Is Available Only For Flagship Phones

As promised in its March event, Nothing finally released its Nothing Launcher on the Google Play Store. Currently available in beta, it is a stock Android launcher available for other Android devices in the market. It carries a set of standard circular app icons and features a single custom wallpaper. For widget users, it offers a clock and a weather widget.

HIGHLIGHTS

Nothing Launcher released on Google Play Store
It is available with no-nonsense stock Android features
It features useful widgets including clock and weather widgets

Key Features Of Nothing Launcher

Nothing Launcher Is Available Only For Flagship Phones

Max Icons and Max Folders: Enlarge app folders and individual apps by hold and press command. It will allow you to view the app you want to use more clearly. Similarly, it is made easier to launch any app directly from folders. You will see the most used apps in the folders and enlarge them by holding and pressing the apps.

Bespoke Clock & Weather Widgets: It is raw technology balanced by human warmth to provide a unique experience to the users.

Nothing Wallpaper & Style: Now customize your home screen with an exciting color palette available with Nothing wallpapers.

Ringtones: It provides more options of melodious ringtones than you can find in others.

Who Can Download Nothing Launcher?

Currently available in beta, Nothing Launcher supports Google Pixel 5, Pixel 6, Samsung Galaxy S21 series, and the Galaxy S22 series mobiles. By allowing the stock Android launcher for flagship phones only, Nothing has kept its promise of a premium experience. But there is little to worry about other brands, as Nothing will release the advanced version of its launcher in the coming days.… Read the rest