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76-year-old ALS survivor Stephen Hawking celebrates his birthday A LS is a disease that degenerates the nerve cells located in the brain that ultimately lead to fatality. However, the world-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking has fought with the disease for more than 55 years now. Hawkings was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at the age of 21 following which his struggle for survival has been a roller coaster ride. He has successfully outlived most of the people that have been diagnosed with this degenerative disease. The physicist was diagnosed with ALS in the year 1963 when the doctors predicted a maximum of 2 years for him to live. Surprisingly the genius surpassed the odds with a striking figure of 55 years which is way more than the maximum three years assigned to an ALS patient as stated by the ALS Association. As reported by the NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, the long-lasting survival of Dr. Hawking was mostly due to the age at ...

NASA’s Juno just sent back a photo of Jupiter that looks too insane to be real NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been hanging around Jupiter for a while now, sending back some of the most jaw-dropping photos that mankind has ever captured, but its latest snapshot might be its most impressive yet. Cruising high above the planet’s massive, swirling cloud tops, Juno shot a photo in December that is really one for the ages. Like a cauldron of milky liquid, this photo of the mighty Jupiter looks more like a giant painting than a planet. With violent storms raging on its surface, the largest planet in our Solar System is one seriously huge piece of eye candy. “Jupiter completely fills the image, with only a hint of the terminator (where daylight fades to night) in the upper right corner, and no visible limb (the curved edge of the planet),” NASA  explains  of the photo. “Juno took this image of colorful, turbulent clouds in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere on Dec. 16, 2017 at 9:4...

CES 2018: Sony Unveils New Earbuds, Headphones, and Bluetooth Speakers Sony  on Tuesday at  CES 2018  in Las Vegas brought a bunch of goodies for audiophiles. Taking on Apple's  AirPods  and Samsung's  Gear IconX , the Japanese company unveiled the WF-SP700N wireless noise-cancelling stereo headset and a sports-centric WI-S600N with the behind-the-neck style. The company also showcased the MDR-1AM2 headphones and a range of Extra Bass Bluetooth speakers, including the SRS-XB41, SRS-XB31, and SRS-XB21. All the new models are expected to hit stores in the US sometime around this Spring. The Sony WF-SP700N will be available with a price tag of $179.99 (approximately Rs. 11,450), while the WF-SP600N will go on sale at $149.99 (roughly Rs. 9,540). The Sony MDR-1AM2, on the other hand, are priced at $299.99 (approximately Rs. 19,100) and the prices for the SRS-XB41, SRS-XB31, and SRS-XB21 are set at $249.99 (roughly Rs. 15,900), $149.99 (around Rs. 9,54...

The Wall the World’s First Modular MicroLED 146-inch TV Samsung Unveils “The Wall,” the World’s First Modular MicroLED 146-inch TV The Wall  is the first modular self-emitting MicroLED 146″ TV display aimed at offering consumers an outstanding viewing experience.     The MicroLED screen excels in durability and effectiveness, including luminous efficiency, the light source lifetime and power consumption. Also, The MicroLED technology eliminates the need for colour filters or backlight, without compromising on the viewing experience. The Wall 146-inch modular TV with MicroLED technology is capable of delivering without restrictions on size It is a self-emitting TV with micrometre (µm) scale LEDs which are much smaller than current LEDs incredible definition serve as their own source of light. resolution or form. Apart From The Wall Samsung Also showcased at the CES event including 4K HDR Gaming,  Smart TV experience, the...

LG new CLOi Robots to serve people at airports,malls,supermarkets. LG’s new CLOi robots want to serve people at airports ,malls,hotels and supermarkets. CLOi Robots LG made quite an impression with a range of robots at last year’s CES, and it’s not stopping there. Following the trial runs of its Airport guided robots and Airport cleaning robots  Incheon International Airport, the Korean company is now expanding its family of robots — now branded under “CLOi” — with three new models geared towards commercial use: Serving Robot, Porter Robot and Shopping Cart Robot. These machines appear to be about the same size as the Airport Guide Robot, and you’ll find a familiar pair of jade-colored eyes on a circular plate at the top.   As for the Porter Robot, it’s designed to handle express check-in and check-out (including payments) to reduce wait time at hotels, as well as to help carry a suitcase around. There’s no word on what the maximum suitcase size is, but ba...

ACT Fibernet Revises plans in Vizag, Vijayawada, Eluru and Guntur In Vizag,   ACT Platinum  is upgraded to 600 GB FUP limit with 100 Mbps speed from 350 GB FUP limit and 75 Mbps speed. ACT Diamond  is upgraded to 400 GB FUP limit with 60 Mbps speed from 250 GB FUP limit and 50 Mbps speed. ACT Gold  is upgraded to 300 GB FUP limit with 40 Mbps speed from 200 GB FUP limit and 25 Mbps speed. ACT SILVER  plan has been upgraded to 200 GB FUP limit with 20 Mbps speed from 140 GB FUP limit and 10 Mbps speed. ACT Fibernet  Revised Vizag plans In Vijayawada, Eluru and Guntur : ACT Fibernet  Revised Vizag plans In Vijayawada, Eluru and Guntur : ACT Diamond  is upgraded to 600 GB FUP limit with 100 Mbps speed from 300 GB FUP limit and 75 Mbps speed. ACT Gold  is upgraded to 400 GB FUP limit with 60 Mbps speed from 250 GB FUP limit and 50 Mbps speed. ACT Silver  is upgraded to 250 GB FUP limit with 30 Mbps speed from 1...

Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9810 SoC AI enhancements announced. SSamsung Officially Announced its Successor of Exynos 9 Series 8895 SoC the Exynos 9 Series 9810 SoC. What Are the Features in  Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9810 SoC : Octa-Core CPU 4x 2.9GHz custom Exynos M3 CPUs for performance and 4x ARM A55 CPUs for optimized for efficiency Mali G72MP18 GPU  2nd generation 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology Modem supports 4×4 MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output)  stronger security scan a user’s face in 3D for hybrid face detection. iris and fingerprint information. hybrid face detection for realistic face-tracking filters as well as stronger security when unlocking a device with one’s face. Dedicated image processing offers faster and more energy-efficient image  visual processing for advanced stabilization for images and video of up to UHD resolution real-time out-of-focus photography in high resolution and brighter pictu...

Samsung patents reveals double-sided display on upcoming phones. New Samsung Patent Reveals Phone With Double-Sided Display Samsung has been rumored to launch a foldable display smartphone for the past few years. There are speculations that we might witness the launch of such a device likely dubbed Galaxy X later this year. A recent report tips that the Samsung Galaxy X might come with a pressure sensitive display. Display extending to the rear covering the sides The first one shows a Samsung phone with two displays running around the housing. There is a metal frame but it is visible only at the top and bottom. The content shown on the screen at the front is related to what can be seen at the back as well. It is said that sensors can measure how the device is held and when it is flipped, the screen will automatically jump. Though the screen extends to the rear, only the upper part will be a touchscreen as the device will be held at the bottom. Basically, when the de...

look at this phone, wow features [OUKITEL K10]. OUKITEL K10 , a smartphone that comes with unique design which would impress you at the first sight, a smartphone which may supports more than one week normal use by its  11000mAh battery , will get a fresh new flash charger which would be fastest than ever:  5V/5A flash charger. The OUKITEL K10 sports a 6 inch Incell display with special prismatic glass shape, making it unique and different from others. As was leaked,  K10 features a FHD+ display with 2160×1080 resolution, the 18:9 all screen design  makes it more favorable , On the back, real leather back cover gives a comfortable hand feel and sense of nobleness. The irregular frame design shows simple lines without losing its artistic beauty OUKITEL K10 also gets helio P23 octa-core soc, 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM with 4 cameras for shooting. According to OUKITEL, K10 will go to market by this month, though we haven’t got the price yet, but thinking of OUKIT...

Apple confirms Spectre and Meltdown flaws affected all Mac and iOS devices. Apple warns iPhones, iPads and Mac computers hit by Intel flaw The Spectre or Meltdown microprocessor flaw leaves devices vulnerable to hackers and slows them down by up to 50%.   Apple has confirmed an Intel glitch has affected all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. The US tech giant said the processor flaws, known as Meltdown and Spectre, could leave millions of customers exposed to hackers. It emerged this week that developers have been trying to prevent hackers taking advantage of the flaws in microprocessor build by Intel and ARM . There has been no evidence so far the flaws have been exploited by hackers.   However, as developers try to fix the flaws this is causing devices to slow down by up to 50% when performing computer tasks requiring a lot of storage or network usage. In a blog post, Apple said it had released software updates for iOS, its phone and tablets softw...

Micromax to launch Android Go smartphone this month Micromax partnership with Google will launch an Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone this month priced around Rs 2,000.  According to  Factordaily , other Indian smartphone makers like Intex, Lava, and Karbonn among others will Also Make Android Go edition Smartphone with less Budget soon. Android Go is an important part of Google’s Aim to connect the billions of Indians. Currently, Redmi 5A & 10.or D entry-level smartphones are priced around the Rs 5,000 mark with Good Specifications, but Google wants to bring that lower. With that in mind, Google announced Android Oreo (Go Edition) that is optimized to work with smartphones featuring ultra low-level specifications. These Micromax devices will come with features like : 512MB-1GB of RAM, and as little as 8GB internal storage. Chip makers MediaTek or Qualcomm This Device Comes With pre-installed with Google Go apps that are essentially l...

Huawei P20, P20 Plus and P20 Pro Alleged Designs Leaked Online Huawei P20, P20 Plus and P20 Pro Alleged Designs Leaked Online. A poster on Weibo Shows has early designs for this year’s P-series from Huawei. The P20, P20 Plus and P20 Pro are said to be the successors to the P10 line and look to feature triple camera arrangements. The P20 and P20 Plus will have their fingerprint scanner on the front; while the Pro model will have it just below the camera module instead.  Huawei P20, P20 Plus and P20 Pro Come with Triple Camera Modules &  triple-sensor unit. The  Huawei P20’s camera location will be similar to the  Huawei P10. The  Huawei P20 Plus will have its camera arranged Looks Like iPhone X, while the  Huawei P20 Pro will have the lenses mounted vertically on the back. Huawei P20, P20 Plus and P20 Pro Come with  Kirin 970 SoC &  Huawei P20 Pro comes with Kirin 975 SoC. Huawei P20, P20 Pl...

Lenovo K320t Launched -Price, Specifications. Lenovo K320t specifications   Read In Telugu Dimensions : 155.2×73.5×8.5mm  weight: 153.8 grams Display: 5.7-inch display HD Display with a  2.5D curved glass screen  81.4% screen to body ratio resolution of 1440 × 720 processor : Spreadtrum Quad-core processor up to 1.3 GHz Ram :  2 GB Internal Memory :  16 GB, Expandable up to 128 GB via microSD card Back Camera: Dual camera 8 MP + 2 MP with LED flash  Beauty night shooting watermark Front:  8 MP with f/2.2 aperture Battery :  3000 mAh OS :  Android Version Not mentioned ( Expect Android 7.1 Nougat) colour : Black Sensors :   ambient light, gravity, and proximity, fingerprint sensor SIM :  Dual SIM Slot Connectivity options :  4G VoLTE Wi-Fi Bluetooth  GPS/ A-GPS  Micro-USB FM radio  3.5mm audio...