The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition lets us see the world up close. This year’s winner turned his lens on the eye of a honeybee.
Amazing shot of pollen-covered honeybee eye wins Nikon competition
Oct 17, 2015
Amazing shot of pollen-covered honeybee eye wins Nikon competition
Amazing shot of pollen-covered honeybee eye wins Nikon competition
Alcatel will be launching the OneTouch Flash in India on October 20
It is becoming increasingly hard to keep tabs on Alcatel with its ongoing policy of mass-announcing carrier-tailored phones and constantly switching up specs and mixing models. But, from time to time, the OEM does put out a few phones that stand out in the crowd.
The OneTouch Flash 2 is a prime example. It was originally developer as a mid-range offer for a predominantly Asian market – Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore. But the interesting smartphone is now coming to India as well. The launch event will be held in a few days, on October 20 and invitations are already being distributed.
Besides being a tantalizing mid-range offer, with a 5-inch 720p IPS touchscreen, an octa-core MediaTek’s MT6753 chipset and 2GB of RAM, the OneTouch Flash is also marketed as a camera-centric device. It is equipped with a 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL rear camera with phase detection autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, and a dual-tone dual-LED flash, as well as a 5 MP selfie cam with LED flash on the front. The main camera promises focus times as quick as 0.3 seconds.
Other specs include 16GB of onboard storage, expandable through microSD, dual-SIM functionality and LTE connectivity for both cards. The phone is powered by a 3,000 mAh battery and boots Android 5.1 Lollipop. The OneTouch Flash will be available exclusively on Flipkart in Volcanic Grey and Mica White color options. Pricing should be announced come October…
Alcatel will be launching the OneTouch Flash in India on October 20
Army vet writes about terrifying moments before facing Oregon shooter
Army veteran Chris Mintz had thought about skipping class at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon on Oct. 1, the day a gunman entered classrooms at the school and killed nine people
He was having coffee with a friend beforehand, who convinced him to go. Hours later, another mass-shooting was all over the news, and Mintz was dubbed a hero for trying to save fellow students
See also: Army veteran Chris Mintz is the Oregon shooting hero we should be talking about
Mintz, who was shot five times during the killer’s spree, has had his story told in many media outlets. On Friday, he wrote out his perspective on Facebook. Mintz writes about yelling for other students to leave campus, seeing fellow students screaming in pain, and the moment he first saw the shooter …
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Army vet writes about terrifying moments before facing Oregon shooter
Ezetap to now accept payments from any mobile wallet
The platform is integrated into the Ezetap card acceptance platform and offers merchants a one-stop solution for all payment acceptances.
Ezetap to now accept payments from any mobile wallet
The next iPhone might be powered by Intel chips
We, as consumers, often tend to view most any modern piece of tech as more or less a single piece of electronics, courtesy of its respective manufacturer. However, the reality of making a modern cell phone inevitably involves bringing together a vast amount of chips, materials and processes from an army of companies. Naturally, the same goes for Apple’s iPhone and having the right internals can be just as crucial to its success as Cupertino’s signature design and vision.
Supplying the likes of Apple with the necessary chips to put out tens of millions of smartphones is no easy task and it is quite understandable that the US giant currently depends on both TSMC and Samsung to manufacture its A9 chips. Industry sources now suggest that Apple might be bringing yet another partner on board, perhaps even as an exclusive in the long run.
An alleged deal has already been struck with Intel and a veritable task force of 1000 Intel employees might already be working on chips to power the next iPhone generation. A few theories are circulating as to how the partnership might play out and most agree that Apple is most likely interested in Intel’s LTE modems, namely the 7360 LTE modem chip that CEO Brian Krzanich said would start showing up in devices next year. The most likely scenario seems to be an iPhone 7 with both the 7360 LTE modem and Qualcomm’s 9X45 LTE chip for different markets.
The chip in question actually comes courtesy of an Infineon facility in Germany that Intel bough out in 2011. Infineon was, in fact, the supplier of 3G modems for iPhones up until 2011, so, the historical foundation for the partnership is definitely there. Furthermore, it is important to note that Intel has mentioned its intention to add CDMA support to – Source
The next iPhone might be powered by Intel chips
US Airways takes off: A look back at the now former airline
It’s a milestone, seeing a small company [once] called Allegheny finally being part of the world’s largest airline.EDWIN COLODNY, THE AIRLINE’S CEO FROM 1975 TO 1991
On Saturday at 6:18 a.m. local time, the last US Airways flight was scheduled to land in Philadelphia.
This is it. Last US Airways flight ever. With skyline in background. @wcnc pic.twitter.com/BX0PoVYd4y
— RadBerky (@RBerkywcnc) October 16, 2015
The airline’s history dates back to 1939, when All American Aviation got started in the airmail business in Pennsylvania. As of Saturday, that history is now part of American Airlines, which has completed merging US Airways into its business. …
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US Airways takes off: A look back at the now former airline
Chinese hackers suspected in Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution hack
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a nonprofit research and higher education facility in the US that focuses on all aspects of marine science and engineering, has revealed that it has been a victim of a cyber-attack.
While WHOI President and Director Mark Abbott revealed that hackers managed to gain access to the institute’s data and email, its general counsel Christopher Land said that there’s no proof yet that the stolen data has been misused.
It’s worth mentioning that WHOI also does a lot of classified work for the Defense Department. Land, however, said that data related to that work is safe.
The hack was first discovered back in June this year, soon after which the institute hired cybersecurity firm Mandiant to carry on investigations, which are still on. Abbott also revealed that the evidence they’ve collected till now strongly suggests that this is the handiwork of Chinese hackers.
The revelation comes in the wake of a recent announcement from Chinese President Xi Jinping that they intend to work with the US government to stop…
Chinese hackers suspected in Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution hack
Help just a touch away - Dr Geek MBBS, MS, FRCS, App
Medical apps are increasingly replacing referra books for docs
Help just a touch away - Dr Geek MBBS, MS, FRCS, App
China now has more billionaires than the United States
For the first time, there are now more billionaires in China than in the United States
The country boasts 596 billionaires, up 242 from last year, having added an astonishing five new billionaires each week in the past year, according to the 2015 Hurun Rich List. By comparison, there are 537 billionaires in the United States
“China is now officially the most exciting country in the world for entrepreneurship. Just look at the sheer numbers of top entrepreneurs, eclipsing the US for the first time in its history,” Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Report chairman and chief researcher, said in the report. “The China Century seems to have started earlier than many expected, although it will be a few years more before China overtakes the US in terms of GDP.” …
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China now has more billionaires than the United States
Birla logs on to fashion e-commerce
The profile of the $41-billion Aditya Birla Group is increasingly changing. In its latest foray, the diversified conglomerate – with a strong presence in metals, cement, carbon black, viscose staple fibre and insulators – has entered pure-play fashion e-commerce with the launch of abof.com.
Birla logs on to fashion e-commerce
Samurai slices 100 mile-per-hour baseball in half like it's no big deal
Blink and you just might miss this samurai swordsman slicing a 100 mile-per-hour fastball cleanly in half
While everyone around him is in awe, the samurai, whose name is Isao Machii, calmly strides away after the epic stunt like it’s no big deal
But then again, for someone whose other superhuman feats include halving arrows and BB gun pellets, maybe this is a regular occurrence
As if being a samurai wasn’t cool enough already.
The Democratic debate, minus any actual debating
‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant makes the world’s most infuriating guess
Cat wages war on foreign object, which happens to be his own tail
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Samurai slices 100 mile-per-hour baseball in half like it's no big deal
Eye-popping winning pictures from Nikon's Small Worlds contest
From a bee’s eye to carnivorous plants, Nikon’s photomicrography competition brings the small details of our world into startling focus.
Eye-popping winning pictures from Nikon's Small Worlds contest
Motorola Droid Turbo 2 accessories leak out revealing new renders of the phone
Expected to be announced on October 27 alongside the Droid Maxx 2, the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 is not one of Verizon’s best kept secrets. We’ve already seen various leaked photos of the handset, plus one of its wallpapers, and now we can also take a look at some accessories made for it. Images showing these accessories (two protective cases and two screen protectors made by Qmadix) also reveal renders of the Droid Turbo 2 itself.
These new renders seem to be confirming the fact that the Droid Turbo 2 has a front-facing camera with flash (just like the Motorola Moto X Style / X Pure Edition), … – Source
Motorola Droid Turbo 2 accessories leak out revealing new renders of the phone
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