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Spaceships and evacuation: How Nasa plans to protect Earth from killer asteroids By  Robin Sinha ,  24June 2018 Nasa has revealed its plan to protect Earth from asteroids that could wipe out entire continents. The world needs better ways of spotting the asteroids and then swatting them out of our way, according to a major new report issued by many of the most important bodies in the US. It would take years to build the space craft experts hope would be able to move an asteroid out of our way, but knowing when one is coming would at least give people time to evacuate the area, the report warns. There is not thought to be any immediate threat from a killer rock. But some scientists fear that we might not know about one until a very late stage — and so the White House has requested better plans to ensure we are safe from them. The report was issued by the National Science and Technology Council, which includes participation from Nasa along with federal emergen...

Google Chrome on Android now lets you surf web without internet By  Tasneem Akolawala , 24  June 2018 Adding to the Chrome's idea to make the web work well for everyone, everywhere, Google on Thursday introduced a new feature that would allow users to access internet without a constant internet connection. Launched for Chrome on Android users in India along with 100 other countries including Nigeria, Indonesia, and Brazil, the feature will allow users to surf web in areas with no or spotty internet connections. Chrome will automatically download relevant articles, based on what content is most popular in your location when connected to the WiFi so that the user can download it and read it in areas with spotty or no internet connection at all. For users who are signed in, Chrome will also cache relevant articles based on the browsing history so that user can read them when there is no internet connection in the phone. The feature is available in the latest versi...

Xiaomi Redmi Y2 Review  By  Tasneem Akolawala , 22  June 2018 Some people are obsessed with selfies and phone manufacturers have taken notice. The result is smartphones dedicated to selfies. We have seen manufacturers like Oppo claiming to be the "Selfie Expert", while others have specific selfie-focused models. One such manufacturer is Xiaomi, which launched the Redmi Y1 (Review) and the Redmi Y1 Lite last year. To keep up with the times, Xiaomi has created a successor to it called the Redmi Y2. With improved internals, is the Redmi Y2 the smartphone to buy for good selfies on a budget? We find out Xiaomi Redmi Y2 design Take a look at the Redmi Y2 and you will see that the design has evolved. It looks a lot like the Redmi S2, which the company recently launched in the Chinese market. It has a 5.99-inch display and a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (Review)-like camera module at the back. The Redmi Y2 is primarily made of plastic, unlike the Redmi Note seri...

Xiaomi EU releases unofficial MIUI 10 for Xiaomi devices By  Tasneem Akolawala , 21  June 2018 As surprising as it may be, Xiaomi devices are known for having an active development scene here on the XDA forums. Most of the custom development on Xiaomi phones that users come to our forums for is related to AOSP-based custom ROMs like LineageOS, CarbonROM, Pixel Experience, Resurrection Remix, and more. Fans of Xiaomi’s MIUI may know of Xiaomi EU, a ROM that doesn’t reside on our forums. While the name may make you think it’s official, Xiaomi EU is actually an unofficial project that releases MIUI builds for many Xiaomi devices. Today, they’ve released their MIUI 10 builds for many devices like the Xiaomi Mi 6, Xiaomi Mi 8, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and more. Xiaomi EU is a custom ROM based on MIUI China Developer ROM. The custom ROM includes all of the features from stock MIUI but also includes a few of their own tweaks to unlock hidden features o...

Astronomers witnessed a black hole ripping apart a star, first ever By  Robin Sinha ,  19 June 2018 At the core of one of the galaxies, a black hole 20 million times more massive than the Sun shredded a star more than twice the Sun's mass, setting off a chain of events that revealed important detail. LONDON: For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the formation and expansion of a fast-moving jet of material ejected when a supermassive black hole ripped apart a star that wandered too close to the cosmic monster. The scientists tracked the event with radio and infrared telescopes, including the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), in a pair of colliding galaxies called 'Arp 299', nearly 150 million light-years from Earth. At the core of one of the galaxies, a black hole 20 million times more massive than the Sun shredded a star more than twice the Sun's mass, setting off a chain of events that revealed import...

7 hot smartphones that got cheaper in last two months By  Tasneem Akolawala ,  18 June 2018   Smartphone technology is getting better by the day, but devices, especially the premium ones, are getting expensive and that's when "price drops" come to the rescue of buyers. From entry-level phones to flagships from Samsung, Xiaomi, Nokia, OPPO and more, dozens of smartphones are now selling at cheaper prices. Here are 7 popular devices that received price cuts in the last two months. 1.Galaxy S8, S8+ Up to Rs. 13,000 price-cuts on Samsung Galaxy S8 phones Samsung's 2017 flagship Galaxy S8 (64GB) was launched for Rs. 57,900 while its bigger variant Galaxy S8+ (64GB) came with a Rs. 64,900 price tag in India. However, the devices have received massive price cuts; S8 now retails for Rs. 45,990 while S8+ sells for Rs. 51,990. S8 features stunning 5.8-inch Quad HD+ Super-AMOLED Infinity Display while t...

Did Einstein believe Indians were stupid? His diaries suggest so By  Robin Sinha ,  15 June 2018 Revelations made in a book compiling Albert Einstein's travel diaries have sparked a debate on the scientist's views of race and of people from India, Sri Lanka and China (Getty file photo) In 1946, physicist Albert Einstein, speaking at an American college that was the first to give degrees to black people, denounced racism in a speech that birthed one of his most popular quotes: "Racism is a disease of white people." Two decades earlier, he may have been diagnosed with the same disease had people then been aware of a bunch of diary entries the Nobel-winning scientist wrote during an Asia tour. Those diary entries have been made public recently and have sparked a debate on Einstein's views on race and of people from India, Sri Lanka and China. Indians, Einstein seemed to have believed, were "biologically inferior" and were hampered ...

OnePlus 6 shatters company's sale record By  Tasneem Akolawala ,  15 June 2018 OnePlus has revealed that they managed to sell more than one million units of its latest OnePlus 6 flagship smartphone in less than a month. Specifically, the company achieved the feat in 22 days. Since before OnePlus launched, we've always taken care to listen closely to our users and deliver smartphones which combine design and power. The OnePlus 6 is our most balanced handset yet, combining style and speed for a unique experience. Our approach has been rewarded by returning users and new customers alike, and we're grateful to the OnePlus community as the OnePlus 6 has become our fastest selling handset ever For comparison, both OnePlus 5 and 5T took around three months to cross the one million milestone. The company also revealed the 256GB OnePlus 6 has proven to be the most popular variant of the device, although sales figure for the model wasn't ...

Martian dust storm puts Nasa's Opportunity rover into sleep mode By Robin Sinha , 15 June 2018 Nasa's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is shown in this handout photo. (Photo: Reuters)     Amassive dust storm raging across Mars has overcome Nasa's aging Opportunity rover, putting the unmanned, solar-powered vehicle into sleep mode and raising concerns about its survival, the US space agency has said. The unusually severe dust storm has blocked out the Sun over one quarter of the Red Planet, blanketing an area spanning 14 million square miles (35 million square kilometres), Nasa said yesterday. Opportunity, located in a spot called Perseverance Valley, "has fallen asleep and is waiting out the storm," said John Callas, Opportunity project manager at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "We are concerned but we are hopeful that the storm will clear and the rover will be able to communicate with us." The storm w...

Oppo Find X Teased to Sport Dual Edge Display, VOOC Fast Charge By  Tasneem Akolawala ,  12 June 2018 HIGHLIGHTS Oppo Find X is said to launch on June 19 The smartphone is set to support VOOC fast charge Oppo Find X to sport 5x optical zoom system There's little that we don't know about the  Oppo Find X , especially  after its appearance on TENAA  last week. The smartphone is all  set to be unveiled  at an official launch event scheduled for 8:45pm CEST on June 19 (12:15am IST on June 20) at The Louvre Museum in Paris. While the launch is now just a week away,  Oppo  hasn't stopped releasing teasers of the same. New posters confirm that the smartphone will support the company's VOOC fast charging, and even have dual edged curved display just like the one seen on Samsung phones. The  latest poster  shows an outline of a smartphone with slight curved edges, hinting at a dual-edged curved display. This...