Nokia unveiled its new Virtual Reality Camera

OZO

Nokia, at an event in Los Angeles last Tuesday, has announced a virtual reality camera for the movie industry that can capture 360-degrees panorama videos. The camera is named, OZO and is a straight competition to the GoPro’s 360-degree camera.
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The OZO is a spherical camera and has eight lenses and eight microphones which can shoot in 360 degrees both sound and video. The video which is captured using this OZO can be played using compatible headsets i.e. VR headsets. Users can look around, while wearing the VR headset, to see the captured panaroma and hear the changes in sound too.

The President of Nokia Technologies, Ramzi Haidamus, said at the event:

We’re thrilled to introduce OZO to the content creation world, and to define a completely new category of virtual reality capture and playback solutions. OZO aims to advance the next wave of innovation in VR by putting powerful tools in the hands of professionals who will create amazing experiences for people around the world.

Nokia also informed that the camera will be built in Nokia’s home country, Finland and will launch later this year after the final testing of the camera.

Review: Micromax YU Yufit Fitness Band

Wearable tech is been around for quite some time now but it has not gained any attention from the common man. This may be because of high cost of this wearable which common man thinks as too much to buy. The wearable tech was brought to us by Nike, Apple and Fitbit. the cost of this was very high.
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But last year MI got market to surprise by launching a fitness band for just 999. This made common man think of a wearable tech. So now, we have a new smartphone venture in the market named YU. They launched their first phone YU Yureka last year and it was a success. you can check our review of Yu Yureka here. Then they came up with a new low budget phone with very good specs named YU Yuphoria. And now they launched there fitness band against the Mi fitness band.

This YU Yufit band is a fitness band with all the features which anyone wants in a fitness band plus to add on to it it has a OLED display which makes it superior over MI band. They also launched two companion apps with this Yufit band.

Features:
DISPLAY: Clear OLED Display for time, calories burnt, distance covered and task alerts. Switch device modes simply by touching the screen.

ACTIVITY TRACKER: Analyzes your daily activities and monitors your sleep quality.

WATER RESISTANCE: Be it rain or a shower, its water resistance capability allows you to take part in your daily activities without a worry.

HANDS FREE: Get instant alerts, message and call notifications directly on your YUFIT Display for a tension free workout or quick viewing on the move.

FITNESS SLEEP: Set alarm on YUFIT app and let soft band vibrations wake you from your post workout nap. Schedule 'do not disturb' slots on the app for the band and sleep easy.

SOS: Get instant alerts, message and call notifications directly on your YUFIT Display for a tension free workout or quick viewing on the move.

Comes with two fitness apps, Yufit app and healthifyme. This yufit app has features such as Task Alerts and smart key feature which can be program to do some work for you. Other app i.e. healthifyme app Track your diet, monitors your weight trends and keeps a track of your calories burnt. Let's you choose from over 500 exercises and activities from the database.

Pros:

• OLED Display
• Real time Notification alert
• Indian calories counter
• Light weight build
• Low cost

Cons:

• Battery life(as compared to others in the market)
• Less accurate readings

Now, the most important verdict. If we compare it with the competitor i.e. Mi band we can say that its just that Yufit band has a Display which displays time and other important things. We can sum up all the discussion in a line as that in some areas it’s better than MI band but  in some areas it lags far behind(less accurate readings)! So if you are a person who wants more accurate readings then go for MI band and if you want a more stylish band with display go for Yufit. Make your choice properly, both are worth buying. Thank You.

Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Passes Away

 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and also known as "Missile Man" and Peoples President, 84 Collapsed while giving a lecture to the students at IIM- Shillong. He was taken to a private hospital in Shillong in very serious condition. Latter in the night he was confirmed dead after fighting death for more than two hours in ICU.

According to the reports, he suffered a massive Cardiac arrest during his lecture at IIM.

As per the Governor of Meghalaya V Shanmughanathan, who moved to the hospital as soon as he got the news. He said " Dr. Kalam died at 7.45".

There were efforts made by the hospital doctors as well as the Doctors from Army hospital and also from North Eastern Indhira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science but this efforts could not save Dr. Kalam.

This was Dr. Kalam's last tweet: 

On Monday morning, former President of India had taken to Twitter to announce his visit to Shillong to attend an event.

A seven day national mourning was declared by the Centre and both the Houses of Parliament will be adjourn as a mark of respect for the former President. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the sad demise of Dr. Kalam.

APJ Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931. A student of physics, he was obsessed with aerospace engineering.He spearheaded India’s missile development efforts. For 4 decades he played a pivotal role in the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He also played a major role in the Pokhran-II tests. Scientifically, Mr Kalam put India on the map.In 2002 he was elected as India’s 11th President.

The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government. In 1997, Kalam received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India. Dr. Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as World Student Day by the United Nations. In 2005, Switzerland declared 26 May as "Science Day" to commemorate Kalam's visit to the country

Srijan Pal Singh was with him for the event. He told That Dr. kalam was talking with him while coming to shillong about his concern for the adorning of the Parliment and Parliment not working properly. He wanted to ensure that this houses of parliament work properly without any difficulties. So he told Srijan that he will ask students in IIM about the solution for this.

In his last speech he was talking on the topic of "Liveable Planet". How to make this earth more liveable. Till his last breath he was concern about the country and people living in this country. He spent his whole life among people. He denied his second term in the office of President as he wanted to live with common people.

Dr. Kalam loved guiding people, giving lectures and to work as a teacher and he died doing what he loved. 

Today Our nation has lost one of her most influential, most dedicated, and most down to earth person. We lost our wings of fire that inspired millions with a message of hope and excellence. He always dreamt of making India a superpower. In his book "India 2020" he gives a framework to do so. This has been one of the biggest loss for this nation.

" You have to dream before your dream can come true" - Dr.  APJ Abdul Kalam

So now, we the people of this nation should work to fulfil his dream. The dream to make India a Superpower. Superpower in all the aspects form Nation security to economic empowerment to science and development to Ground level development.  

  

 

Micromax's Yu Yureka Plus

Micromax YU just launched , the company’s latest smartphone in the YU series named as YU Yureka Plus. YU Yureka Plus is the next generation version of YU Yureka which was the first phone launched by Micromax new brand YU. YU priced this phone at Rs. 9,999. This new phone will be on sale on Amazon on this Friday 24 July from 12 pm IST,  and will be open for registration from 20 July on Amazon.

Now talking about its specification, its a next version of YU Yureka. As we know Yureka was one of the best smartphone in its price range. The customizable OS i.e. CynogenMod OS is its plus over other phones. Still it also has powerful hardware with 64 bit Snapdragon processor. 

Yu Yureka Plus has 5.5 - inch full HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection   

has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, compared to a 5.5-inch HD display on the YUREKA. It is powered by a Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor and runs on Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, Sony IMX214 sensor, compared to Sony IMX135 sensor on the YUREKA and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

Other Features:

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
• Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) (ARM Cortex A53 – 4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
• 2GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
• Dual SIM
• Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
• 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, Sony IMX214 sensor,  5P Largan Blue Lens, 1080p video recording
• 5MP front-facing camera, 1.4 micron pixel size
• 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• 2500mAh battery

The Smartphone wil be available in Albaster White and Moondust colour varients.  The company notes that both the colours will be available for first flash sale on Friday. 

Commenting on the launch, Founder of YU Rahul Sharma said, " With Yureka we ushered in the revolution that is  YUPlayGoa and we couldn't have asked better response from our community". 

Net neutrality in India

The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) on Thursday issued their report on Net Neutrality in India. After a lot of protests and discussions against the Net Neutrality all over the internet, the result is in favor!

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The Net Neutrality Committee said that the user rights on the Internet need to be ensured so that Telecom Service Providers/Internet Service Providers (TSPs/ISPs) do not restrict the ability of the user to send, receive, display, use, post any legal content, application or service on the Internet, or restrict any kind of lawful Internet activity or use. 
In Their report they said that net neutrality is very important for the good internet experience and also stressed in their report on inheriting  some core principals of net neutrality.
DoT will be working with the TRAI (telecom regulatory of India) for incorporating some of the important principles of net neutrality and safeguarding of net neutrality.
The DoT report consist of more than 100 pages and is the clear notification from the government on net neutrality.

The international best practices along with core principles of net neutrality will help in formulating India specific net neutrality approach. India should take a rational approach and initiate action in making an objective policy, specific to the needs of our country. The timing for this is apt, taking into consideration the exponential growth of content and applications on the internet," noted the report.

More significantly, it addresses the question of over the top (OTT) services like WhatsApp that telecom operators allege have an unfair advantage because they are not licenced. But the report says "specific OTT communication services dealing with messaging should not be interfered with through regulatory instruments."

This debate on net neutrality in India was started in April this year. Thousands of web users posted against this on social media to show their displeasure at this idea of going away from net neutrality.

You can read full net neutrality report by DoT here.

New Horizon - NASA

View of Pluto from Horizon

New Horizons is an interplanetary space probe that was launched on January 19, 2006, as part of NASA New Frontier program.  The ambitious mission aimed to send a lightweight, cost-effective spacecraft to Pluto, later evolving into a Kuiper Belt Object mission named Pluto Kuiper Express.

The goal of the mission is to understand the formation of the Pluto system, the Kuiper Belt, and the transformation of the early Solar System. The spacecraft will study the atmospheres, surfaces, interiors and environments of Pluto and its moons. It will also study other objects in the Kuiper Belt.

New Horizons made a close flyby of Jupiter in Feb. 2007 in order to get a gravitational boost enroute to Pluto, shortening its cruise time by about 3 years.  The instruments were exercised successfully and returned exciting Jupiter science to earth, including images of a 200 mile high plume from the active Tvashtar volcano.

The moment, played out on Tuesday to the sound of The Final Countdown by the 1980s glam metal band Europe, marked a historic achievement for the US, which can now claim to be the only nation to have visited every planet in the classical solar system.

“It feels good,” said Alan Stern, lead scientist on the mission. “So many people put so much work into this around the country. We’ve completed the initial reconnaissance of the solar system, an endeavour started under President Kennedy.”

John Grunsfeld, head of Nasa’s science mission directorate, said that images beamed back from New Horizons on its approach showed Pluto to be an “extraordinarily interesting and complex world”.

“It’s just amazing. It’s truly a hallmark in human history,” he said of the encounter with Pluto. “It’s been an incredible voyage.”

Horizon

Bristling with cameras and other instruments, the New Horizons probe was programmed to gather a wealth of images and data as it sped past Pluto and its five small moons, Charon, Styx, Nix, Hydra and Kerberos.

For more details visit NASA.

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How to convert a website into an Android app

Hello, This article will guide you to setup android environment using Android Studio and also explains you how to convert your website into an android app in few simple steps.

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Step 1:

First and foremost, Download the Android Studio to set up an Android development environment.
you can download it from  this link.
After Downloading Install this software.

Step 2:

After installation, open the folder in which android studio is installed. It will be installed in the program files. And open SDK manager from that Android Studio folder.
Mostly the path will be C:\Program Files(x86)\Android\Android-Studio\sdk\sdk manager but may differ as per your installation.
You can also open SDK manager from Android Studio. go to Tools>android>SDK manager

Step 3:

After opening SDK manager install all the tools and also install at least one API of  an Android version you want to target.
See the Image for more details

SDK Manager: Installing Tools

SDK Manager: Installing API

Step 4:

Open android Studio and create a new project

Give your application a name starting with a capital leter
Select the minimum API you want to target.(e.g. 4.2.2 API 17)(just remember lower the version you want to target lesser will be the features).
Select a Blank activity.

Step 5:

You will see your project open on the android studio
you will need to change three files from this project to serve your purpose.
activty_main.xml(this file will be there in layout folder under res)
MyActivity.java(this file will be there in java folder)
AndroidManifest.xml
So open this three files from the project.

Step 6:

Go to activity_main.xml file
add lines of code and do the changes as shown in the image. (selected portion in the image)

activity_main.xml

Step 7:

Go to MyActivity.java add lines of code as shown in the image in onCreate function
In this, add the URL of a site which you want to convert it to an android app.
In my case, I have given my site URL i.e. shreeontechnology.blogspot.in

MyActivity.java 

Step 8:

Same way go to AndroidManifest.xml and give permissions.

AndroidManifest.xml 

Step 9:

Open AVD manager from android studio i.e. Go to Tools>android>AVD manager
Create one Virtual Device there. To create Select the create option and follow some simple steps.
Once you have created the Android Virtual Device start it. to start the device select the device and click on start.(if (it will take some time so have patience)

Step 10:

Once your AVD is started go to the Studio and run your app. Go to Run>run'app'
this will install your app in your AVD.
Your app will open on the AVD(have patience, may take some time)

So this is it, your website is converted into an android app in this few simple steps. If you think  this post is worth sharing please share. Also leave me a comment as how can i improve this post as well your experience while using this post.Thank You.

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Shrikrishna Parab is founder of The- WeOnTech. He is a researcher in the field of Computer Science and Technology. He is 25 and lives in Goa. You can Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.

Engineering Colleges Goa

In Goa there are many top engineering colleges which give B.E.(Bachelor of Engineering) as well as B.Tech ( Bachelor of Technology). All the colleges are listed below

National Institute of Technology - Goa

The National Institute of Technology Goa (NIT Goa) is a premier technical Institute of the region. NIT Goa was established in the year 2010 by an act of parliament (NIT act 2007) and it is declared as ‘Institute of National Importance‘. NIT Goa is an autonomous institute and functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India. The campus is located at Farmagudi, Ponda approximately 29 km southeast of Panaji, the capital of Goa and it is a temporary campus.

Courses offered:

• Electronics and Communication - Engineering
• Electrical & Electronics - Engineering
• Computers - Engineering

Admission Procedure:

Admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs for the candidates from India at NITs, IIITs, Other centrally funded Technical Institutions shall include the performance in the class 12/other Qualifying Examination and in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main).

Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS

This institute is located in South Goa. It is a Private aided institute. This college offers B.Tech programs.

Courses offered:

B.E(Hons.) Programs:

• B.E.(Hons.) Computer Science Engineering
• B.E.(Hons.) Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• B.E.(Hons.) Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
• B.E.(Hons.) Mechanical Engineering
• B.E.(Hons.) Chemical Engineering 

M.E. Programs:

• M.E. (Biotechnology)
• M.E. (Chemical Engineering)
• M.E. (Embedded Systems
• M.E. (Design Engineering)
• M.E. (Software Systems)
• M.E. (Microelectronics)

Admission Procedure:

Entrance Test:  BITSAT

BITSAT is a Computer based online test for Admission to Integrated First Degree Programmes of BITS Pilani Campuses in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad.

Goa Engineering College

The college was established in year 1967 for providing technical manpower initially in the fields of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Since then many new courses have been started.Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology and Mining Engineering are some of the Courses. Affiliated to Goa University.

Courses offered:

B.E. :

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
• Information Technology
• Mining Engineering

M.E :

• Foundation Engineering
• Industrial Engineering 
• Microelectronics
• Electronics Communication & Instrumentation Engineering ECI)
• Power & Energy Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Industrial Automation & RF Engineering

Admission Procedure:

Entrance Test: GCET(Goa Comman Entrence Test) 

This test is conducted by DTE Goa ( Directorate of Technical Education).

Padre Conceicao College Of Engineering(PCCE)

The college was established in the year 1997 to meet the growing needs of technical manpower of Goa as well as in other parts of the country. PCCE is affiliated to the Goa University located in the city of Margao in South Goa.

Courses offered:

B.E.:

• Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
•  ETC Engineering
• Information Technology

M.E. :

• Information Technology

Admission Procedure:

Entrance Test: GCET(Goa Comman Entrence Test) 

This test is conducted by DTE Goa ( Directorate of Technical Education).

Shri Rayeshwar Institute Of Engg. & Information Technology

Institute is located in South Goa. It is a Private aided institute. This college has courses for Bachelors. Affiliated to Goa University.

Courses offered:

B.E.:

• Computer Engineering
•  ETC Engineering
• Information Technology

Admission Procedure:

Entrance Test: GCET(Goa Comman Entrence Test) 

This test is conducted by DTE Goa ( Directorate of Technical Education).

Don Bosco College Of Engineering

This college started in the year 2012 and is affiliated to the Goa University. Located in North Goa.

Courses offered:

B.E.:

• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
•  ETC Engineering
• Information Technology

Admission Procedure:

Entrance Test: GCET(Goa Comman Entrence Test) 

This test is conducted by DTE Goa ( Directorate of Technical Education).

Dept. of Computer Science And Technology, Goa University Campus:

M.Tech program was started under this department in the year 2013. 

For further details on this course you can follow this link.

Agnel Institute Of Technology And Design

Courses offered:

B.E.:

• Computer Engineering
•  ETC Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Admission Procedure:

Entrance Test: GCET(Goa Comman Entrence Test) 

This test is conducted by DTE Goa ( Directorate of Technical Education).

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M.Tech(Computer Science) In Goa University

About Goa University

Goa University was established in the year 1985 around the nucleus of the Post Graduate Centre and 17 Colleges affiliated to the Bombay University. Over the past decade, the University has grown steadily in size, and the scope of its academic programmes.
The University is located on a beautiful campus spreading over nearly 173 hectares on the Taleigao Plateau, overlooking the river Zuari joining the Arabian Sea. The Taleigao Plateau is located at a distance of 5 km from Panaji city, which is the capital of Goa

Department of Computer Science and Technology (DCST)

Anticipating the importance of Information Technology in present times, Goa University established the Department of Computer Science and Technology in the year 1987, with the financial assistance from DOE/UGC under the Manpower Development Scheme. A full time, 3- year degree programme leading to the “Master of Computer Applications” (MCA) degree was started in the academic year 1987-88. Goa University thus became one of the select universities of our country imparting training and education in the field of Computer Science and Application at the post graduate level.
From the academic year 2013-14, the Department enters a new phase and has decided to double student intake in its flagship MCA program and will also offer two new research programs M.Phil (Computer Science) and M.Tech (Computer Science).


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M.Tech Course

M.Tech is the new course started in the Goa University campus under Dept. of Computer Science and Technology. Main aim of this program The program will prepare candidates with Bachelors Degree in Engineering and Master Degree in Science / Application for a research career either in industry or in academia.

Eligibility for M.Tech in Computer Science 

B. E. / B. Tech. in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics / Electronics and Telecommunication or equivalent with 55% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA 6.0 (50% or equivalent CGPA 5.5 for reserved category) from recognized University
                                                                  OR
MCA/MSc(IT) or equivalent with 55% marks or equivalent CGPA 6.0 (50% or equivalent CGPA 5.5 for reserved category) from the faculty of Technology/ Engineering/ Science of the recognized University.

In addition, all candidates will have to undergo an Entrance Test conducted by the department in which he/she is applying. The syllabus for the Entrance Test shall be prescribed by the University from time to time. Those having a valid GATE/NET score in the subject of Computer Science/Engineering shall be exempted from the Entrance Test.

Admission Procedure 

After the last date of receiving the applications, a ratio will be calculated based on the total applications received with valid GATE/NET score. This ratio shall be fixed at the beginning of the admission process and shall be utilized throughout the admission process for admitting candidates in each of the category.
Two separate merit lists shall be prepared for GATE and NET candidates under each reserved category. During the process of admission, any seat falling vacant in any reserved category shall be filled in as per the existing University rules.
If there are applications without valid GATE/NET score, the Department shall conduct a separate entrance test for such candidates based on the syllabus prescribed for GATE in the subject of Computer Science and Information Technology.  The entrance test shall be of one hour duration with 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with negative marking. A separate merit list shall be prepared for such candidates and operated only when there are vacant seats that cannot be filled with valid GATE/NET qualified candidates. At the most there shall be three rounds of admission and any seat falling vacant after the third round of admission shall not be filled.

Important Dates for the Year 2015:

On line Prospectus & Application form …….....….........…...…………………... 9 th June 2015
Last date for online submission of completed application form …...…….............1st July 2015 Entrance Test……………………….……............….........…..….. 4 th July 2015 (11 am – 12 noon)
Display of merit list and waiting list ……....…........ ……………...........…..….. 7 th July 2015
Last date for registration by merit list candidates….....……………………...… 13 th July 2015 Complete First round of admissions to waiting list candidates. ………………. 17 th July 2015 Complete Second round of admissions to waiting list candidates …………..… 21 st July 2015
Final round of admission to waiting list candidates ………..………………… 28 th July 2015
Classes Commence............................................................................................ .20th July 2015

For more details follow this link to the Goa University website.

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