The Ultimate Shadow Selfie: Rosetta’s Silhouette On Comet 67P

The Ultimate Shadow Selfie: Rosetta’s Silhouette On Comet 67P

This brand new image from the OSIRIS scientific imaging camera of European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft reveals two fascinating things. First, we have an incredibly detailed view of the surface of Comet 67P. Second, look at that fuzzy, dark patch at the bottom of the photo-it’s the shadow of the spacecraft itself!

The photo was taken six kilometres above the comet’s surface, during the close flyby on February 14th. The image resolution is just 11 cm/pixel, so the shadow is about as large as a half football field. Here is the full shot of the 228 x 228 meter region on Comet 67P, as seen by Rosetta’s narrow-angle camera.

Images: Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Ultrabook And Yoga 2 AnyPen Tablet

Images: Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Ultrabook And Yoga 2 AnyPen Tablet

Lenovo has quietly introduced its CES 2015 range of products which will available for consumers in the country very soon via different sales channels. The company has added Yoga 3 Pro, Yoga Tablet 2 Pro (with projector) and Yoga Tab 2 series as part of its line up for the year but Yoga 3 Pro is pegged to stand as their flag bearer. We managed to take a closer look at the devices and we’re giving the chance for you to have a close look at them as well.

Twitter’s Non-English Hashtags Aim To Break Language Barriers

Twitter’s Non-English Hashtags Aim To Break Language Barriers

India is a land of diversity in race, region, caste and language. But Twitter now offers a platform to break linguistic barriers by rolling out hashtags in non-english launguages.

The trend came in notice on the day when India defeated Pakistan in the ICC #WorldCup2015. Many users, which even includes the BCCI, tweeted congratulatory messages to celebrate the first win by using the hashtag #???????. And later, this hashtag went on to become the first ever non-English hashtag trend in the country.

The social-networking service has now rolled out hashtags in all Devanagari script-based languages, which includes Marathi, Sanskrit and even Nepali, as well as Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.

Twitter users from all corners of the country are adopting this development. The pulse of every moment is now being captured in the vernacular. It was #??????? trend on Sunday, while on Tuesday users also got two hashtags trending — one in Hindi #??????????, to mark the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri and the other in Tamil #?????????? which means #LongLiveTamil.

Beside the common masses, several celebrities are participating in the conversation using these innovative hastags. Actor Dhanush showcased his excitement about the launch of hashtags in Tamil.

What’s The Best Game For Killing Time With Your Phone?

What’s The Best Game For Killing Time With Your Phone?

Once upon a time, humans had to entertain themselves during the few idle minutes of waiting in line. No more! Now we have pocket computers with access to dozens of games at once. Tell us, which are you favorites?

On this Valentine’s Day eve, I’d like to write a brief love letter to Monument Valley, perhaps best described as an M.C. Escher-inspired album of puzzles. You are Ida exploring, your way through ancient ruins full of impossible staircases and waterfalls. The graphics are so beautiful, the music so haunting, and the puzzles so clever that it’s easy to play it all in one sustained gulp.

But it’s also compulsively replayable. There is something immensely satisfying about the tactile experience of spinning gears and pulling levers. In idle moments, I find myself going back to fiddle with the impossible geometry of Monument Valley.

Do you have a favorite game for killing time? Ideally, the game that is easy to put down and pick back up, requires minimum to moderate brain power, and-very important-has no in-app purchases.

(I may or may not have had a problem that rivaled my co-worker Ashley’s. Please don’t let me relapse.)

Affordable Lumia’s Will Get Windows 10 Update

Affordable Lumia’s Will Get Windows 10 Update

 

Microsoft has all of sudden started making all the right moves (call it the Nadella effect). You can consider Windows 10 to become what Windows 8 never truly managed, same goes for Windows 10 mobile as well. Convergence is going to be highly prioritized at Microsoft (and cloud for that matter) but easy accessibility of its platform is another major bonus that consumers might get from here on.

They’ve already announced the prospect of giving free Windows 10 update to all Windows 7 and 8 users and now, Lumia users (across all spheres) could relish the chance to get Windows 10 on their phones.

As confirmed by Joe Belfiore, the software guy at Microsoft has given crystal clear indication that Windows 10 will indeed make its way to ALL Lumia devices, including the low-end ones. His marked tweet refers to building Windows 10 update for 512MB Lumia phones and in that space you have Lumia 520, one of the popular phones in India.

However, before you jump in delight, we’d like to tell the Lumia 520 users that Microsoft’s priority is to get Windows 10 on all phones, which is why they are not overly worried about the set of features to include. So, if you’re expecting to get all the Windows 10 goodies on budget phone then you might have to look elsewhere. What features are expected to be part of Windows 10 for low-rung Lumia? It’s hard to share that right now but we expect to hear more on this through Microsoft in the coming months.

The Windows 10 update will be released in regular intervals for varied markets and devices which might end up taking lot of time before Windows 10 (on mobile) becomes globally available.

The Technical Preview version (for select users) is expected to be released very soon and that might give us clarity as to what or what not the Lumia 520 will get (or miss) with Windows 10 mobile version.