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On Its First Birthday, Mangalyaan Flaunts Stunning Images of Mars NEW DELHI:   Mangalyaan, India's maiden mission to Mars, completed a year in space today and as part of the first anniversary celebrations, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a  'Mars Atlas'  in Bengaluru.   The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has sent back some stunning images of the Red Planet including the best collection of the full disc of Mars and charted the highest volcanoes and deepest valleys of the Solar System. Over 100 images from a collection of 350 acquired by the Mars Colour Camera on the spacecraft have been compiled in a form of a scientific atlas. These images and the data sent by the mission will help to unlock the mystery of the Red Planet. According to the ISRO, "the knowledge acquired by the analysis of the data suggests enhanced possibility of the presence of life on this now dry and dusty planet." This possibly refers to the Ma

Supermoon plus eclipse equals rare sky show Sunday night Cape Canaveral, Florida:  Get ready for a rare double feature this weekend, starring our very own moon. A total lunar eclipse will share the stage with a so-called supermoon on Sunday night or early Monday, depending where you are. That combination hasn’t been seen since 1982 and won’t happen again until 2033. When a full or new moon makes its closest approach to Earth, that’s a supermoon. Although still about 220,000 miles away, this full moon will look bigger and brighter than usual. In fact, it will be the closest full moon of the year, about 30,000 miles closer than the average distance. (The moon’s orbit is far from a perfect circle.) Nasa planetary scientist Noah Petro is hoping the celestial event will ignite more interest in the moon. He is deputy project for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, which has been studying the moon from lunar orbit since 2009. “The moon’s a dynamic place,” Petro said Wed

Instagram overtakes Twitter with 400 million active users Instagram now has more than 400 million active users, the company announced Tuesday, making it far larger than rival Twitter Inc with around 80 million more users. The photo-sharing app has grown rapidly over the past three years, faster than many of its social app competitors, including Twitter and Snapchat. The Facebook unit has rolled out a number of products and features this year aimed at getting users to spend more time in the app. More than 75% of Instagram's users are outside the United States, the company wrote in a blog post. More than half of the 100 million newest users living in Europe and Asia with Brazil, Japan and Indonesia adding the most users. Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion and has been slow to monetize the app. It recently expanded its platform to all advertisers, rather than a select few, and is expected to make up to $2.8 billion in advertising revenue in 2017, according to e

Ford Figo hatchback re-launched at a starting price of Rs 4.29 lakh NEW DELHI: Introducing the revamped version of its  hatchback,  Ford  India on Wednesday launched the  Ford Figo hatchback  at a starting price of Rs 4.29 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). While the petrol version prices go up to Rs 6.40 lakh that of the diesel go up to Rs 7.40 lakh. The Base variant of the 2015 Figo gets a driver airbag, whereas other trims get dual front airbags, or 6 airbags in case of the top-end Titanium+ variant. The new Figo is available in 7 colors. The new Figo measures 3,886 mm in length, 1,695 mm in width, 1,525 mm in height and 2,491 mm in wheelbase. It has a ground clearance of 174 mm and boot space of 257 litres. The new Figo is available with three engine options. The 1.2-litre Ti-VCT petrol, the 1.5-litre Ti-VCT petrol exclusively paired to the 6-speed Powershift automatic and the 1.5-litre TDCi diesel engine. The ARAI-rated fuel economy for the 1.2 petrol stands at 18.16 km/l, whereas

Salman Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' roaring success overseas Salman Khan's `Bajrangi Bhaijaan` (BB) is breaking all records since it released on July 17 and is continuing to strike gold at box-office even after 7 weeks in India as well as overseas. The movie has minted crores abroad and is a roaring success collecting over Rs 193.39 crores overseas.

Bose launches new wireless headphones Sound systems pioneer Bose on Friday launched the new SoundLink around-ear wireless headphones II at a price of Rs.21,150. The company says that the headset has a battery life of 15 hours and comes with multi-point for connecting two devices along with quick pairing with near-field communication (NFC) technology. "We believe when you give up wires, you shouldn't have to compromise audio performance or convenience," said Bose wireless headphones general manager Bernice Cramer. "So, we did more than make the SoundLink II the best-sounding wireless headphones out there. We made them the most hassle-free wireless headphones too. You'll notice how great your music sounds first, and then you'll notice that we solved all the little and big problems that no one else has. That's the power of great engineering - it makes the entire streaming music experience that much better," he added.

First impressions of the Oppo R7 Plus and R7 Lite Chinese phone manufacturer Oppo recently  unveiled two new ‘skinny’ phones  flaunting their characteristic full-metal unibody design: the R7 Plus and the R7 Lite. Running on their own ColorOS 2.1 UI that sits atop Android 5.1 Lollipop, the phones particularly aim to speed up photography, charging and overall system response. At the launch event I did a quick 10-minute hands on with both these phones, and here are the initial impressions. This, the bigger of the two phones at 6-inches, marks the vanguard of their ‘premium midrange’ phone range. Its Full HD screen delivers a 367 ppi density, which isn’t class-leading, but is especially rich in color largely due to its AMOLED screen. The device also features a 2.5D arc edge screen--basically rounded edges--that is supposed to make the device more comfortable to hold. It felt well, solid, in the hand and the subtle curves did lend a sense that you’re not simply holding a slab of m

BLACK by XOLO goes live on Snapdeal September 2 Black by XOLO, the first device launched under its online exclusive brand, will now be available for purchase on Snapdeal. This is in addition to it's availability on Flipkart. Black aims to deliver a fresh design approach with future ready technology that is backed by the company's proprietary customised software platform- HIVE. The Black has a dual rear camera (13MP + 2MP) and a 5MP front camera with flash and 0.15 sec auto focus. It's 7.3 mm thin with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 401ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and rear. The Black packs a 2nd Gen 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor with 2GB RAM and 16Gb internal storage, expandable up to 32GB. It's powered by a 3200mAh battery with Quick Charge and supports 4G.  You can buy the  XOLO  Black on  Flipkart  and it goes live on  Snapdeal  today for Rs 12,999, with a purchase from the latter netting you a free flip cover as well.

Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan Ready For Its Release In Japan? Salman Khan  and  Kareena Kapoor Khan  starrer ‘ Bajrangi Bhaijaan ’ was a massive hit in India. The film broke all the past records with its enormous collections at the Box Office, soon after its release of the film. Since its inception, the film has been making huge news. Even another record-breaking film ‘ Baahubali ’ which was doing great business, was in competition of ‘ Bajrangi Bhaijaan ’ in terms of collections. No wonder both the films have stood tall in their box office gatherings. With the latest buzz, there have been lots of guesses on  Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ s release in China and Japan. With the latest reports, it is said that  Kabir Khan  has confirmed in an interview that ‘ Bajrangi Bhaijaan ’ will release in Japan very soon. It is also said that the makers of the film are also discussing and negotiating about its release in China. But no confirmation regarding the same has been made yet. Well, Chin