A colossal dust storm broke out on the Martian surface in June and that’s when NASA’s Opportunity rover, the longest-living robot on Mars, was switched to hibernation to conserve energy so that it can phone back home when dust storm resides. But there’s a catch. Dust storms on Mars could be alive for two or …
NASA scientists fear hibernated Opportunity rover might not phone home ever again Read More »
MAPS.ME is the editor’s choice on Google Play Store with over 50 million downloads. It shared data taken from crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap database which is too extensive and provides inputs about hundreds of points of interest in your location including ATMs, Banks, Police, Toilet, Food, Hotel, etc. I tried it and found it to be very …
MAPS.ME Review: Must-have alternative to Google Maps Read More »
Tim Sweeney stated that Epic Games would release the much-anticipated game Fortnite on Android devices starting with Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and other Galaxy devices at first and then, it would be made available to other smartphones but from outside the Play Store that left a giant hole in Google’s pocket as it takes almost …
Google finds dangerous security flaw in Epic Games’ Fortnite installer Read More »
Okay, I must admit that I am a ‘Google Maps’ guy simply because it is default in Android smartphones and because it has a vast list of features that it offers. But for a change, I tried the top contenders of Google Maps or the alternatives to using this Google service and I was quite …
Review: HERE WeGo Maps from Nokia (Alternative to Google Maps) Read More »
As said, I am a Google Maps kinda guy and loves the various features it offers but I tried Waze for a change and I must say, it is impressive with a huge dump of data available at the disposal of millions of its units that gives it an upper hand from the Google Maps …
Review: Waze Maps, an alternative to Google Maps; Is it worth it? Read More »
If you follow space exploration missions closely, you know that NASA had launched a mission named OSIRIS-REx in September 2016 towards an asteroid named Bennu which is a 1,650-foot-wide space rock millions of kilometers away from the Earth. After two years, OSIRIS-REx has finally snapped its first photos of its target Bennu from a distance …
OSIRIS-REx snaps the first photo of asteroid Bennu from just 1.4 million kilometers away Read More »
The fifth generation (5G) of mobile networks is just around the corner with many tech companies putting their efforts and investments to make it feasible. 2018 saw the first ever 5G smartphone mod where Motorola unveiled the first ever 5G-enabled smartphone which can be achieved using its 5G mod (which ain’t cheap). Then, Samsung and …
This is probably why Apple will not introduce 5G-enabled iPhones till 2020 Read More »
Yesterday, a British-made satellite that launched in the space using powerful Vega rocket from French Guiana at 18:20 local time after a 24-hour delay. The Aeolus spacecraft carries powerful laser technology that will help trace the movement of air particles and also, map winds and its behavior at a global level. The satellite was supposed …
ESA launched Aeolus, a giant satellite that will map wind patterns on a global scale Read More »
Google Maps is one of the standalone mapping services on Android and iOS platforms used across the world but even after Google dumping millions of dollars to extend its horizons, it lacks few functionalities such as actual offline downloads or multi-point directions and much more. But trust me, there are many alternatives to Google Maps …
Top 5 alternatives for Google Maps You Can Download Read More »
NASA’s much-anticipated space mission to the Sun was recently launched on August 12, Sunday, from Cape Canaveral when a small car-sized spacecraft dubbed as Parker Solar Probe was launched atop United Launch Alliance Delta-4 Heavy rocket which pushed the spacecraft at a speed that could take it to the Venus in 52 days which is …
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe en route to Sun, deploys instruments to gather data Read More »
A false alarm went off recently when Mars Curiosity rover photographed an image of an odd, flat shaped object on the Martian surface on August 13. The object was named as Pettegrove Point Foreign Object Debris (PPFOD) as it was found at Pettegrove Point in Vera Rubin Ridge. When researchers had a close look, they …
Curiosity finds an interesting ‘foreign object’ on the Martian surface Read More »
In the coming days, you can buy Google Pixel devices right from Google’s retail store. Even after being a serious hardware company, Google never had a retail store but it does have a lot of products to sell like the Pixel and Pixel XLs, wearOS smartwatch, Pixel Buds, Pixelbooks, Chromecast, Nest, and Daydream VR headsets …
Google is planning its own retail store at Fulton Market District, Chicago Read More »
A 16-year-old boy from Melbourne, Australia, hacked into the main computer network of Cupertino-based Apple Inc and downloaded internal files and customer accounts. The buy broke into the mainframe-based in the United States from his suburban home many times over a year. He allegedly downloads 90gigs of secure files from the Apple servers including sensitive …
A teen boy from Melbourne hacks into Apple’ servers, gets caught and pleads guilty Read More »
Yesterday, PUBG Mobile surpassed a massive figure of 100 million downloads on iOS and Android platforms, yes, that’s 100 with six zeros on its side which is indeed a gigantic number to achieve. PUBG Mobile from Tencent Games was released on March 19 marking its fifth month of being in business and available for tablets …
PUBG Mobile surpasses 100 million downloads of iOS and Android Read More »
Google has officially made Google One available to all its users around the world. Although the reason behind why Google rebranded its uber-popular Google Drive to Google One remains under wrap, the rebranding has surely allowed users to grab exciting subscriptions on decent storage sizes that can be maxed up to 2TB and more while …
Google offers cheap storage options with revamped Google One Read More »
Samsung flagship smartphones have high-end specifications, great design, and a great display to flaunt. Samsung recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with a 6.4” Super AMOLED display and guess what, it is the best display ever in a smartphone as per DisplayMate’s analysis and rating. DisplayMate is an organization that scrutinizes the qualifiable aspects of …
Just a day before its official launch in China, Motorola Moto P30’s press renders has leaked on the web after the photos and its list of specifications was posted on Motorola’s Chinese website after which, the photos were withdrawn yet the screenshots were obtained till then. What’s most striking is how Moto P30 (the smartphone …
Motorola Moto P30 or more like ripped off iPhone X to release tomorrow in China Read More »
For those who are eagerly waiting for the official iOS 12 update as it will bring Group FaceTime feature too, will have to wait for some more time as the feature is being removed from the official update. Apple has decided to withdraw the Group FaceTime feature for the initial release of iOS 12 scheduled …
The number of daily active users (DAU) is coming to a standstill for major social networking sites according to the data gathered for the latest quarter. Social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat has registered a decline in the number of daily users. Per the data, Snapchat reported a drop in DAU on …
Social networking sites might have reached ‘Social Peak’ in terms of daily users Read More »
An earthquake of a magnitude 6.9 struck Indonesian islands of Lombok and Bali on August 5, 2018, leaving thousands of people homeless and killing hundreds of people. North Lombok on the Lombok island suffered a severe damage. Soon after the massive earthquake, several aftershocks waves travel reckoning to a magnitude as high as 5.4. According …
Massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia causes ground deformation Read More »
Apple’s sales in India are stumping and it is a well-documented fact. Being one of the best smartphone makers with great design and functionalities, Apple still contributes a tiny portion of Indian smartphone market accounting for only 25 iPhones of every 1,000 smartphones. India is the second largest smartphone market for Apple as it recently …
Apple has a five-point plan to woo Indian customers Read More »
