Li-O2 battery can store 5 times the enery than li-ion batteries!!

It’s the question that smartphone users have been asking for years: When will we get vastly better battery power in our devices? Thanks to some breakthrough research, significantly better battery technology may arrive sooner than expected. IFLScience points us to new research published in the Nature science journal that describes a prototype for a so-called “lithium-oxygen” battery that is based on lithium superoxide (LiO2) and can store up to five times the energy of current lithium-ion batteries.

               

According to the article in Nature, these kinds of batteries have proven tricky to develop in the past since “solid LiO2 has been difficult to synthesize in pure form because it is thermodynamically unstable.” However, they’ve now discovered “that crystalline LiO2 can be stabilized in a Li–O2 battery by using a suitable graphene-based cathode,” thus making it far less likely that these batteries will overheat.

“This discovery really opens a pathway for the potential development of a new kind of battery,” Larry Curtiss, one of the coauthors of the study, explained in an official statement posted by the Argonne National Laboratory. “Although a lot more research is needed, the cycle life of the battery is what we were looking for.”

Curtiss also explains that using lithium-superoxide to store energy offers the promise of creating a lithium-air battery that is a closed system and thus wouldn’t require constant intake of oxygen. Such closed systems are safer and more stable than open systems.


credits: BGR

lukup to lauch LIFI in india with 1GBPS connection speed

Indians have been waiting very eagerly for high speed internet at home, but every time, they get disappointed with the lack of options and extremely high prices for one. 100MBPS speeds have been seen only in particular places, still inaccessible to the common public, and if you’re a Netflix fan, then forget about streaming movies or TV series easily without expending your bandwidth.

Lukup Technologies seem to have taken note of the fact that high speed internet in India is still not a reality, as compared to other developing nations.

They have revealed a wireless network transmitter, dubbed Lightup, which offers on demand and multi-screen TV service in India. It is not like any other wireless product, it uses light to transmit data. Yes you read that right! It is able to provide 1GBPS speed at homes, which rivals its 4G and fibre optics counterparts.

About Lukup

Lukup Media was founded in 2010 to develop and operate platforms to deliver interactive advertising and content on connected devices. The company today operates as a Multi-System Operator (MSO) and Internet Service Provider (ISP) and has pan-India licenses to offer both television and data services to consumers.

Users of Lukup can browse across videos and TV channels on different devices through Lukup player which is a hybrid device, a combination of a set top box and a broadband router to provide high-speed internet at homes.

Lukup Technologies, a subsidiary of Lukup Media, aims to offer super high-speed internet service for seamless streaming of videos and television through Lukup player at homes. The player also comes with 500GB of recording capacity which can be upgraded to unlimited depending on payment plans. Currently Lukup Media has operations across India and users can easily get access to their streaming devices at home.

What’s so special about Lightup?

Unlike any other product in the market right now, Lightup can transmit data through light, which makes it extremely environmentally safe, and does not give out any radiation and the company claims it is hack-proof. The product can be placed anywhere exposed to the sunlight, be it window sills or parapets or terraces so as to be accessible to data transfers.

Providing fast speeds of 1GBPS, it is currently the fastest internet provider in the country, which works on something as simple as light. Since there is no need of cables or wires, it can be used equally in urban and rural areas, of course where there is enough light.

Setting up the unit takes a little less than half an hour, which makes it inexpensive and mobile as well. Lukup claims the maintenance and operational costs are lower than the current mainstream internet services and can offer a unique experience even after all the low costs.

This is a form of LiFi which aims to offer 1GBPS speeds through light. After all, how many cables and fibres can you place in the Earth and rely on service providers for support. Something as simple as light is the future of internet and it can be clearly seen from Lukup’s pilot project as well.

Lukup is currently field testing the technology and aims to complete all implementation by the mid of 2016.

Such a technology is a boon for all countries, especially developing countries where light in an underutilized natural resource and good internet services are less. Lukup Technologies also aim to eliminate piracy through genuine streaming of videos and television services. We hope by 2016, an in-house technology company launches the service across the country at inexpensive proposition to connect India digitally, a vision of our people.


credits:trak.in

Samsung might manufacture Snapdragon 830 using 10nm process

Qualcomm is quite probably the best known mobile SoC manufacturer in the world. The company’s Snapdragon chips have been around for quite some time now, and are included in a ton of smartphones, tablets and smartwatches these days. The company’s Snapdragon 810 flagship SoC which was released last year had its issues, and the company is looking to improve upon that with the Snapdragon 820 which will be available out in the market really soon. The Snapdragon 820 isn’t even available yet, and we’ve started receiving Snapdragon 830 rumors and what not, read on.

Back in December, a rumor surfaced saying that the Snapdragon 830 will support up to 8GB of RAM. Well, a new piece of info popped up today, and it basically confirms that info, while it adds more details to the mix. According to this rumor from Weibo (Chinese social network), the Snapdragon 830 will be  manufactured using Samsung’s 10nm process, and it will continue using Kyro architecture. Now, the 10nm architecture will bring more power efficiency to the table, and should overall improve today’s chips. The Exynos 7420, Snapdragon 820 and the upcoming Exynos 8890 all use the 14nm manufacturing process, just to give you an example.

It seems a bit early to make Snapdragon 830 predictions and to comment on rumors, but everything listed here makes sense. 4GB of RAM became a standard for flagship devices (or will become a standard soon), so it seems probable that the Snapdragon 830 will enable OEMs up to 8GB of RAM (which doesn’t mean they’ll use that option), especially considering the fact that this chip won’t be released before Q1 2017. This will be a really interesting year as far as mobile processors are concerned. Snapdragon 820 and Exynos 8890 are the frontrunners this year, but the Kirin 950 is a great chip, and the Helio X20 is expected to challenge others as well. The Snapdragon 820 will be used in a ton of flagship phones this year, as it’s usually the case with Snapdragon chips, but it seems like Samsung will release the Exynos 8870 for OEMs to use as well. This chip is said to be identical to the 8890, but it will offer a lower clock speed.

source :androidheadlines
writer:kristijan lucic

smartphone with 52MP sensor Camera !!!

There’s a stealthy startup in Silicon Valley that’s working to revolutionize photography. It’s called Light, and one of its goals is putting 52-megapixel cameras in smartphones by next year.

The company has mostly been quiet about its technology and goals: its website is basically a landing page with a newsletter signup form, and its Facebook account has just been sharing interesting photo stories from around the Web. However, MIT Technology Review just published a first look on what Light is working on.

We now know that the company is working on building camera modules that feature an array of lenses and sensors. By combining the images captured by the different cameras, a higher-quality image can be achieved without greatly increasing the size of the camera module. 

Sound familiar? The idea — and the stealthiness — is reminiscent of LinX, the company that Apple just acquired for a reported $20 million.
Just like with LinX, Light is saying that its innovative camera design will pack “the quality and zoom” of a DSLR into the slim form factor of a smartphone camera.
The system also allows for greater zoom capabilities. “The level of zoom that the user selects determines which modules will fire when he takes a picture, and where the mirror contained in each module moves to capture light,” writes the Technology Review. “It could aim for light straight ahead, or off at an angle, for instance. The resulting shots are then digitally combined in a way that emulates a much bigger camera lens.”

Oh, and like Linx (and Lytro), Light is also saying that photographers will be able refocus their shots after they’re captured.
The company doesn’t have a working prototype of a full camera module yet, but it expects to put 52-megapixel cameras in smartphones by the end of 2016. And get this: Light has reportedly signed a licensing and investment deal with Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer that plays a huge role in Apple’s manufacturing.
So things are getting interesting in this space. In just one week, we’ve learned that Apple and one of its main manufacturers have both jumped into the world of multi-lens-and-sensor camera modules for smartphones. It looks like they believe this to be the future of smartphone photography.

HOW IT WORKS?


The L16 camera features 16 different lenses that shoot at different focal lengths ranging from 35mm wide-angle to 150mm telephoto.

It uses these to take different details from a scene and then merges the data into a 52-megapixel picture.

The user can then change the image's depth, focus and exposure after the image has been taken and share it on social media via built-in Wi-Fi.


source: petapixel, dailymail

Google Pixel C: Best Android Tablet

Google Pixel C is a top tier tablet combined with an awesome QHD Display.This Tablet is good for Gaming and some hardcore app handling. check out the video below for good understanding about the tablet

SPECS :

2560 X 1800 Resolution display
10.20 inch Display

3GB RAM
NVIDIA TEGRA X1 Processor

8MP sensor camera REAR
2MP camera FRONT

6.0 marshmallow
Stereo speakers

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New generation Sim will be in 2017

One of the key things that we learned from Gemalto getting hacked earlier this year was that the SIM card technology in our phones has grown outdated. We've been using the same technology for decades now; also, we're heavily reliant on the Netherlands-based company for SIMs. Apple and Samsung, the two companies that don't usually see eye to eye, have come forward in an attempt to fix both the issues, it appears.
The two companies are in advanced talks to start using electronic SIM cards in smartphones, reports the Financial Times. The report further claims that the SIM card in question will make it easier for users to switch between telecom operators. As we noted above, one of the ideas behind this new SIM card is to bolster the underlying security.

The GSMA, an industry association that represents mobile operators, confirmed the collaboration between Samsung andApple. It further noted that there's an agreement soon to be announced detailing standards for the new SIMs. But don't expect these new SIM cards to hit the market until next year, it says.

Moreover, at the time of launch, there will be limited network providers to support the new SIM. As per the report, some American and British network providers including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Hutchison Whampoa, Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone are expected to support the plans. These companies are working towards an agreement for "common architecture."

"With the majority of operators on board, the plan is to finalise the technical architecture that will be used in the development of an end-to-end remote SIM solution for consumer devices, with delivery anticipated by 2016," the organisation said in a statement to the paper.

Last year, Apple announced its own SIM card for the iPad Air 2. The card that was supported by only US-based and UK-based telecoms gave consumers the ability to switch between carriers for data plans. The report says that the new SIM card isn't meant to replace Apple's SIMs.

credits:Gadget 360

Nvidia gtx 990 Benchmarked -Rumour

NVIDIA GTX 990

The most anticipated nvidia gtx 990 nicknamed "BIG DADDY" is going to revolutionise the gaming world with its awesome specs.This flaship card will be concentrating in 4K gaming by flavouring it with 24GB of VRAM

 
                                  This flagship model is a dual gpu.Lets checkout its spec.

SPECS:
Bandwidth - 336GB/s per GPU
Memory Bus- 2 x 384-bit
Raster Devices- 192
Texture unit- 384

Memory clock- 7 GHZ
Boost Clock- 1352 MHz
Clock Speed- 1216 MHz

Gpu Architecture- Maxwell 2xGM200
CUDA cores-  7144

BENCHMARKS:
     All benchmarks are based on 4K resolution ,your value may be different well here are the scores
All with Ultra settings and 4xMSAA

Hitman Absolution -72 fps
Tomb Raider - 84 fps
Thief - 88fps
Metro Last Light - 69-75 fps
Batman Arkham Origins - 104fps


This values are uploaded by a website.As these value are not yet confirmed by anyone.As per the spec ,It really deserves this value or more.
more updates soon