August 23, 2014

Firefox based Spice Fire One Mi - FX 1 coming at Rs. 2299

Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2014 by Shanjei with 1 comment

Spice Fire One Mi - FX 1 the second Firefox based smartphone in India is about to get launched. Mozilla primarily aims the cheaper low-end markets and it's the only competitor of the Google's Android with this Firefox OS.

The Fire One is pretty basic phone with the specs. The display on the top is 3.5 inches with 320 x 480p resolution, has a 1 GHz processor and its a dual-SIM phone. It has both front and rear cams which are 2MP and 1.3MP respectively. The mobile operates only on 2G and there are Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for connectivity.

The Firefox OS is built with the internet in focus. But the problem with this is, how will one make the most of it with a 2G device like this. But its not Mozilla's fault and at this cost, its okay. There's Intex Cloud FX running the same OS which was already announced but not sure when will it get launched. But the Spice Fire One - FX 1 will go on sale from August 29 on Saholic, Snapdeal and other retailers online. It'll hit the Spice HotSpot stores as well.

So will you think about buying a Firefox phone (yea, it seems cheap) and do you think this will beat Android or what.. Share your thoughts withs us below.

Specs at a glance:

3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen (320 x 480p)
2MP rear and 1.3MP front cameras
1 GHz processor
Dual-SIM slots
2G, BT, Wi-Fi
Firefox OS

Scientists closer to understanding the Sun's birth

Posted on Monday, August 11, 2014 by Shanjei with No comments

A research team have investigated the solar system's prehistoric phase to understand more and better about the events that led to the birth of the Sun. Its the team of Dr. Maria Lugaro and Professor Alexander Heger from the Monash University, Melbourne. They used radioactivity to date the latest time when heavy elements like silver, gold, platinum, lead and rare-earth elements were added to the overall solar system matter. These elements are said to be first produced by some of first-born stars according to some theories.

"We can now tell with confidence the final one per cent of gold, silver and platinum, were added to the solar system matter roughly 100 million years before the birth of the Sun," Lugaro said. "Using heavy radioactive nuclei found in meteorites to time these final additions, we have got a clearer understanding of the prehistory of the solar system,".

This suggests that some time after these heavy elements were added to the solar system, it went to an "incubation period", during which Sun and other stars were born. Clouds of dusts, gases and radiations, portions of star nurseries, all collapse under the impact of gravitational forces to form young stars.

"We now know this incubation period could not have lasted more than 30 million years. This offers us the chance to determine the lifespan of the nursery where the sun was born, how massive it was and how many stars were born there together," Lugaro said. The study was published in the journal Science.

How to Remove Status Message Bar in Blogger

Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2014 by Shanjei with No comments

In Blogger, we have a Status Message Bar on the top right below the header which displays information like "No posts matching the query" and "Showing posts with label XXXX". Some bloggers like you want to get rid of this as it doesn't match the new themes and standards of their blogs.

So here I am with a way to do this. Just follow the steps below to remove this element from your blog.

Firstly, yeah reach your Blogger Dashboard > Template > Edit HTML
Then search for this tag: ]]></b:skin>
Copy the code below and paste it right before that tag.

.status-msg-wrap{display:none !important;}

Now save your template and check your blog. That was quite easy wasn't it? So it should be working now.

Download WhatsApp for Nokia X, XL and X+

Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2014 by Shanjei with No comments

The Nokia's entry into the Android platform was quite good and people welcomed it a lot as they've been expecting it for so long. But there's a difficulty too.. As Nokia is now Microsoft's their Android is not one that is totally with Google support, so there will be no Google apps which disables the use of Play Store. Without Play Store, Nokia X, XL and X+ misses few apps which includes the most adorable WhatsApp.

So here I am gonna show you how to download and install the WhatsApp on your Nokia X, XL & X+

Get it on Nokia X, XL & X+

WhatsApp for Nokia X, XL and X+

Follow the steps:

Go to your Nokia store on your smartphone
The idea is to get a third-party app store (except Google Play Store) and to install WhatsApp messenger from it.
So you need to find one here and install it first.
I suggest 1MobileMarket app. Search for it and install it.
Now open the 1MobileMarket and search for Whatsapp
You'll find the official Whatsapp app here, install it and it's done!

Note: Turn on "Install from unknown sources" before proceeding.

India's MOM orbiter nearing Mars with only 14% of space to go!

Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2014 by Shanjei with No comments

The Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first orbiter to the red planet Mars is nearing its destination with only 14% of journey to complete. At this stage, it is ready for a procedure to insert Mars Orbiter Mission's antenna into Mars orbit, what they call "Mars Orbit Insertion".

ISRO on their Facebook page said that they recently completed the characterization of Medium Gain Antenna of MOM which will be used for all communication between the orbiter and Earth during the Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI). And they said that it has only 14% of journey in the heliocentric arc towards the Mars.

The scientist crew of the mission said that they will not perform the Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) for MOM last week, as they said that it is already on the track. This means, they've made only 3 out of 4 TCMs. However the orbiter is estimated to reach the Mars in about 47 days from now.

MOM is the country's first mission to Mars or a planet of the Solar System, moreover it is a very budget-friendly project under Rs 450 crore (around 83 million USD). Previously the country had made a similar mission to Moon (Chandrayaan I) and they're planning on several others like one to the Sun.

Also Read: India's ISRO plans a mini Hubble Telescope for space

Asus launches Fonepad 7 in India for Rs 9000

Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2014 by Shanjei with No comments

Asus now have their new variant of their Fonepad in the stores in India. It is the Fonepad 7, available at a price of Rs. 8999. The 7 inch tablet is capable of making voice calls as the name suggests and it runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

The tablet runs on an embedded Intel Atom Z2520 dual-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz which uses Intel Hyper-Threading technology. The CPU is coupled with a gig of RAM. On the back, it sports a 2MP camera and on the front we have a 0.3MP camera for imaging. We have 4GB internal memory and expandability up to 64GB through microSD. The tablet 15Wh battery that promises 10 hours of average use.

As one may expect, it runs the Android with Asus' new UI named ZenUI with lots of tweaks and eye-candy. KitKat update should be there when ready. ANd the device connects through Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth. Colors available are white, red, blue and black. Its worth to mention that Asus had recenly released their Fonepad 7 Dual SIM for Rs. 11,999 in the same market.