Technology and Body

Here are 9 reasons why I say this: 1. Get a head start When you wake up at 5am, you start your day earlier than 99.9% of the world — hence giving you a head start in your day. This creates a feel-good factor, which, while psychological, creates a host of positive effects (especially for reasons #2 and #3 in the list). After all, a good start is half the battle won. It will motivate you to stay ahead so you can maintain or even widen the lead. For example, my modus operandi when I wake up early is to work on the high-impact tasks right away, as opposed to the small, easy but unimportant tasks. I will also think and work effectively, and strive to end my day earlier so that I can have an early sleep, wake up early the next day, and continue my “head start.” On the whole, I’d say that I’m more forward thinking and proactive in managing my tasks — since I have a head start in my day, I naturally think about how I can be ahead in my work too. On the other hand, when I wake up ...

The World Is Getting Worse, But This Time America Won’t Save It I cannot imagine any thinking person who does not believe the world is getting worse. The number of slaughtered and the number of refugees from slaughter is immense and growing. Islamic State now controls territories from Afghanistan to West Africa. Libya is in the process of being added to that list. And other sadistic Islamist movements hold additional territory. According to Pew Research, approximately 10 percent of world Muslims have a favorable opinion of the Islamic State and terror against civilians. That’s more than 100 million people. The Iranian regime has just increased the reward it will give to anyone who murders Indian novelist Salman Rushdie, is increasing its repression at home, now has more than a hundred billion additional dollars to spend on terror and regularly calls for the annihilation of Israel. Iran just received from Russia the most powerful anti-aircraft weapons that exist outside ...

Twitter Suspends Prominent Alt-Right Accounts Facebook Twitter Google+ Email Enlarge this image Twitter has suspended some accounts linked to the alt-right movement. Twitter has suspended several accounts linked to the alt-right movement, which has been associated with white nationalism. The move comes as Twitter is rolling out a series of actions to curb hate speech and abuse on its platform as criticism has mounted of the company's failure to rein in harassment, racism, sexism and anti-Semitism. Suspended accounts include those of Richard Spencer, who is considered one of the movement's founders; his magazine  Radix Journal;  an associated account, @_AltRight_; and his Virginia-based think tank called the National Policy Institute, whose website describes it as "dedicated to the heritage, identity, and future of people of European descent in the United States, and around the world." Other suspended accounts incl...

NASA unveils seasonal dust storm pattern on Mars Improving the ability to predict large-scale, potentially hazardous dust storms on Mars would have safety benefits for planning robotic and human missions to the planet's surface. NASA's Mars orbiters have unveiled a pattern of large regional dust storms occurring at about the same times each year, an advance that may help predict these hazardous events during future robotic and human missions to the red planet. After decades of research to discern seasonal patterns in Martian dust storms from images showing the dust, but the clearest pattern appears to be captured by measuring the temperature of the red planet's atmosphere. For six recent Martian years, temperature records from NASA Mars orbiters reveal a pattern of three types of large regional dust storms occurring in sequence at about the same times each year during the southern hemisphere spring and summer. Each Martian year lasts about two Ea...

Ultrathin 'E-Skin' Turns Your Hand into an Electronic Display Japanese scientists have demonstrated a superflexible electronic skin (or e-skin) display made from organic electronics. Credit: Someya Lab/University of Tokyo View full size image Your smartphone could one day be replaced by an electronic display laminated to the back of your hand, if the inventors of a new ultrathin "e-skin" have their way. For the first time, Japanese scientists have demonstrated a superflexible electronic skin (or e-skin) display, made from organic electronics, that doesn't degrade when exposed to air. And crucially, the researchers used pr...

Stephen Hawking: We Probably Won't Find Aliens Anytime Soon When it comes to finding intelligent aliens, Stephen Hawking isn't holding his breath. Credit: Screenshot of Starshot Teleconference Livestream View full size image Will humanity find intelligent alien life anytime soon? Probably not, according to theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Hawking made the prediction yesterday (April 12) during the Breakthrough Starshot announcement in New York City. At the news conference, Hawking, along with Russian billionaire investor Yuri Milner and a group of scientists, detailed a new project that aims to send a multitude of tiny, wafer-size spa...

In first India deal, Xiaomi leads $25M round for music/movie streaming firm Hungama Xiaomi has furthered its push into India after completing its first investment in the country. The Chinese smartphone today announced it has led a $25 million round for Hungama, a video and music streaming service that claims 65 million users, and that it will integrate the company’s services into its content platform in India “in the near future.” Xiaomi has made a concerted effort to gain marketshare in India’s fast-growing smartphone market since it began selling there in 2014. It joined the government’s Make In India program and took strategic investment from top businessman Ratan Tata, and has long said on record that it would invest in startups that complement its business in India. “Xiaomi has been an Internet company from the very start. We think of smartphones as a platform for us to deliver Internet services, and this includes...

  How smartphone light affects your brain and body It may be hard to stop, but looking at your phone at night is a terrible idea. Smartphone screens emit bright blue light so you can see them even at the sunniest times of day. But at night, your brain gets confused by that light, as it mimics the brightness of the sun. This  causes the brain to stop producing melatonin , a hormone that gives your body the "time to sleep" cues. Because of this, smartphone light can disrupt your sleep cycle, making it harder to fall and stay asleep — and potentially causing serious health problems along the way. Here's how it works:

Yu Yutopia shipping starts today: Here’s everything you need to know expand Earlier in the month, Yu Televentures finally unveiled the phone that it has been teasing for a while now. They were claiming it be the most powerful smartphone in India. The phone is dubbed Yu Yutopia and is retailing exclusively via Amazon.in for Rs. 24,999. The pre-booking of the phone had gone live from December 17, 2015 and the shipping has started today. Though there are no flash sales for the Yu Yutopia but the company has mentioned that the quantity will be limited. Apart from the specs, there is a lot of being said about the design of the phone. Yu Yutopia features a unibody metallic design and has a thickness of 7.2mm. There is a fingerprint scanner at the back that can be used to unlock the device and can also click with the same. The front is occupied by a 5.2-inch 2K display with pure black touch panel OGS glass, which offers a pixel count of 565ppi. It is powered by...

We have seen some apps for iPhones in the past which turn your device into a wireless mouse and keyboard. The trick can be pretty useful when you have a dedicated PC as a media center or you simply want to control the music at the party right from the dance floor. However, you always have to be in the line of sight of your PC in order to control cursor them from the iOS device. But what if I told you that there’s a way you can view and control your Windows PC using your iOS device and that too completely free without any limits? Really useful, I must say. Here’s how it can be done. Setting up the Connection Step 1: Download and install Ultra VNC on your computer. The installation is fairly simple, however, while installing the app, make sure that you check the option to install the Ultra VNC Server. Once the installation is completed, I would advise you to save all the work you are working on and reboot your computer. Step 2: Search for Ultra VNC server in t...

Two Indian Engineers Sued Apple For Stealing Their Patent And Just Won Rs 5,600 Crores! Gurindar Sohi and Terani Vijaykumar might have been names that would've gotten lost in history, until this happened. The two engineers of Indian origin, who were a part of a team of four inventors, just won a case against the tech giant, Apple Inc. for using their patent technology in the processors of their devices without their permission. The lawsuit was brought into light by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), which is the licensing department of the University of Wisconsin, in January 2014 when it filed a complaint against Apple Inc. for using their patent without their consent to "enhance efficiency and performance" of their signature products. gizmobic.com The four engineers (including Gurinder and Terani) played an instrumental role in coming up with a technology known as ‘Table-based Data Speculation Circuit for Parallel Processing Computer’, whic...

Every year, the Note comes out with better specs, better stylus and improved notetaking features. This year is no exception. The Note5 has a whole new mechanism for interacting with the S Pen. You just have to click and pull it out. It’s easy and smooth. Doesn’t matter if you’re writing a quick list of todo items or doodling around, the S Pen works well. There’s only one button on the S Pen, and that’s to bring up the floating Air Command menu. If you recently bought a Note5 and are not sure how exactly you should be using the notetaking features, follow along. Screenshot and annotation: Learn how to take scrolling screenshots and how to annotate them using your Note5. 1. Screen Off Notes The Note5 has a really handy feature for quick notetaking. When the screen is off, just pull out the S Pen. The screen will light up in this dark mode and you’ll be able to write anything on it. As soon as you put the S Pen back, the note will be saved as a memo. 2. Taking Qui...

After spending 3 weeks with the Note5 and fully embracing TouchWiz for what it is, I’ve had a change of heart. I don’t hate it any more. My hate for TouchWiz stemmed from the cluttered UI and the laggy-ness. Both of which have been taken care of if you own any of the flagship 2015 Samsung devices running the new TouchWiz ( S6, S6 edge, edge+, Note5 and so on). And while the lower end devices might still face performance issues, most of the TouchWiz features do seep in. TouchWiz, for the uninitiated, is Samsung’s take on Android (5.0/5.1 Lollipop). They take the stock Android experience and try to enhance it. Granted, not all the features they add are particularly exciting (looking at you, bloatware), but you’ll be surprised to find, just how much of it really is. So it’s time to hang your Android Purist hat and embrace the world of TouchWiz. 1. Customize Quick Toggles Samsung phones have this really handy quick toggles in the notification drawer. So you can q...