Pakistani hackers attack Noida management institute's website

The website of a prominent management institute in Noida was attacked by Pakistani hackers, officials said on Thursday.


The website of the School of Law, Design and Innovation Academy of the Institute of Management Studies (IMS) was hacked and along with a Pakistani flag another flag resembling a Chinese flag was posted on the website, the officials said.


Probe has so far revealed that the site was hacked on Monday night and the hackers also posted a message - "hacked by Pakistani hackers Mister ji".

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The hackers also posted many sacrilegious and obscene comments on India, the officials added.


The site has been put offline.


Circle Official Arvind Yadav informed that an FIR was lodged and the cyber cell was investigating the case.

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Freedom 251 Delivery to Now Begin on July 8, Ringing Bells Seeks Government Help

Highlights:

• Ringing Bells will deliver the first batch of Freedom 251 starting Thursday
• The company also says to launch its HD LED TV the same day
• Ringing Bells' Freedom 251 costs just Rs. 251 (or $4)

As consumers wait to see the cheapest smartphone (less than $4) at its scheduled launch in the capital on Thursday, its Noida-based makers have made another pitch for the government's support to make their loss-making venture "work for millions" who don't own such a phone. According to Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd CEO Mohit Goel, he initially faced Rs. 930 loss on each handset that cost him Rs. 1,180 and for which parts were imported from Taiwan. "I recovered Rs. 700-800 from app developers and revenue generated through advertisements on Freedom 251 website. After selling the device for Rs. 251 (cash on delivery), the total loss per handset is expected to be in the range of Rs. 180-270," Goel told IANS. 

The first batch of 5,000 'Freedom 251' devices will finally be out for delivery from July 8 and the receiver will have to pay Rs. 291 (including Rs. 40 as delivery charge) to get the unit, says Goel. "In order to digitally-empower every Indian, if I can get government support under the Digital India programme, I can ensure timely delivery of 'Freedom 251' phone to all citizens at the same price," Goel said on the eve of the launch event. 

In a letter written to the Prime Minister's Office dated June 28 asking for a meeting with Narendra Modi, Ringing Bells said: "We have brought 'Freedom 251' which we offer on 'Cash on Delivery' terms but we have a gap between the BOM (Bill of Materials) and the Selling Price. We, therefore, humble request government support to actualise the objective to cascade the availability and usage of smartphones all through the far reaches of our great nation". Goel's ambition is huge. He says if the government is willing to dole out Rs. 50,000 crores, he can ensure that 750 million of India's population would become part of digital India by owning a smartphone at Rs. 251. Goel's ambition is huge. 

He says if the government is willing to dole out Rs. 50,000 crores, he can ensure that 750 million of India's population would become part of digital India by owning a smartphone at Rs. 251. Bringing some modesty into the equation about the enormity of his demand, Goel says that the government need not give his company the money but can get it manufactured by another vendor. "The government can make the phone - under our Freedom brand - from some other vendor. I have no objection to it. To make such phone for every Indian citizen, the government needs to allocate funds from its Digital India initiative," he said. Having learnt his lessens from the controversial February launch when Ringing Bells invited senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, this time, Goel wants to play safe and is not inviting any politician for the launch. "I want to keep this event controversy-free. 

I have proved that a smartphone is actually possible in this kind of investment. But to fulfill a mammoth handset order that runs in crores, we badly need government's support," he added. To generate more revenue, he plans to go to iCloud (cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple) and begin a software called "WhiteCloud". "The aim is to make and provide at least 100 new apps online to 'Freedom 251' owners and charge them bare minimum - to the tune of Re. 1 to Rs. 3 per app - to generate revenue," he said. After delivering 5,000 phones in the first batch, Goel says he will wait for customers' feedback. "I am ready with 500 service centres pan-India to address people's queries," he claimed.

Reliance Offers 4G Phone With 3 Months Unlimited Data at Rs. 2,999

Gadgets 360 has learnt that several Lyf-branded smartphones have received official price drops. The company communicated to its dealers that the new prices are effective from Tuesday.


The Lyf smartphones that have received price drops are Lyf Water 2 which will now retail at Rs. 9,499 (a Rs. 4,000 drop from the earlier price of Rs. 13,499); Lyf Wind 6, which will be available at Rs. 5,999 (a Rs. 500 price drop from the earlier price of Rs. 6,499); and Lyf Flame 2 will be available at Rs. 3,499 (receives a Rs. 1,300 price drop from earlier price of Rs. 4,799).


Some of the other handsets that have received a flat Rs. 1,000 price drop are the Lyf Flame 4, Flame 5, and Flame 6. All three will now be available at Rs. 2,999.

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ome of the other handsets that have received a flat Rs. 1,000 price drop are the Lyf Flame 4, Flame 5, and Flame 6. All three will now be available at Rs. 2,999.


With all Lyf-branded smartphones available right now with free unlimited data and voice-calling offers for three months on the Reliance Jio network, interested consumers can now effectively get a new 4G phone and unlimited 4G data and voice-calling for 3 months at Rs. 2,999.


Reliance Jio's 4G services haven't been officially launched yet but the company has been offering its services to consumers under an employee referral program. Reliance CDMA customers are also being offered chance to upgrade to a Reliance Jio SIM, and Jio SIMs have also been on offer to anyone who buys Lyf smartphones.


All Lyf branded handsets come with support for 4G and VoLTE (voice over LTE), which provides better call quality.

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This Huawei P9 image sample shows you can't trust phone companies

Of late, cameras have become the hottest component in a phone. People love clicking photos with their phones and camera makers love to flaunt the imaging hardware their phones have. But so aggressive is the game to woo consumers that phone companies are seemingly throwing all caution -- and a basic set of ethics -- to the wind in a bid to prove that the camera in their latest phone is the best one. Take for example Huawei, the maker of P9, a smartphone that claims good imaging performance to be its biggest USP.


Earlier, phone companies would claim, erroneously, that the camera in their latest is better than a DSLR camera. But it was an hyperbole so grand that it was unbelievable. It was easy to discard this claim. But now they are posting image samples, purportedly taken with the latest phones, that can match the pictures clicked with a proper DSLR camera. The reality? Some of these may look like DSLR-quality images because they have been clicked with a DSLR!


Huawei recently posted a photo on its Facebook feed, promoting the P9. The photo, which shows a scene from evening with a woman glowing in the light that photographers call golden hour, is technically a masterpiece. Huawei hinted it was clicked with the P9. Unfortunately, someone within the company forgot to wipe the EXIF, data which tells details about the photo, and that spilled the beans. The photo was actually clicked with Canon 5D III, a full-frame camera that costs over Rs 2,00,000. More significantly, it was clicked using a 70-200 F2.8 lens, which is among the best in the business. This is a Canon L series lens, with a price of nearly Rs 1,50,000. No wonder the photograph is full of wonderful dynamic light and model in it has perfect skin tones.

 "At the same time, don't forget the image editing software. A lot of imaging issues with a camera can be corrected with some image tuning and editing "

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Huawei has acknowledged the issue, although it attributed it to an error. Here is what it says:

It has recently been highlighted that an image posted to our social channels was not shot on the Huawei P9. The photo, which was professionally taken while filming a Huawei P9 advert, was shared to inspire our community. We recognize though that we should have been clearer with the captions for this image. It was never our intention to mislead. We apologize for this and we have removed the image.

But Huawei may not be alone in pumping up hype for its camera using some not-so-nice moves. Of late we have seen companies showing some unbelievably excellent images "clicked" with their latest phones. But in most cases, these images look too good to be true and don't have any Exif data attached to them.

And this is the reason why you should never trust the phone makers when it comes to the camera performance of their phones. Phone manufacturers use the image samples, even when they indeed come from the phone and not from a regular DSLR or advanced point-and-shoot camera, that are the best possible ones. In real world usage, with uneven lighting and no time to fiddle with camera the controls in the app, you will be hard-pressed to achieve similar results. This is one of the reasons why we use auto mode in the camera app while reviewing the phones at the IndiaToday.In and click photos of everyday objects and places and not some exotic location where skies are extra blue and the sea shines like an emerald.

At the same time, don't forget the image editing software. A lot of imaging issues with a camera can be corrected with some image tuning and editing. Corners are soft? Crop out the borders. The contrast is missing? Add some through Photoshop. The details are not clear. Increase some in the Lightroom. Exposure is not right. Tune the Curve in Photoshop.

Even average cameras can be made to look to great with the help of little bit of editing. And rest assured, the image samples shared by phone companies are almost always edited.



So, as a consumer what should you do? I say, ignore the image samples shared by phone companies and discard the tall claims made by them. Instead read our reviews here at India Today Tech. Or for that matter read the reviews at some other reputable sites. Your choice, but don't trust phone companies blindly.

TCL 560 smartphone review

The smartphone market in India is getting increasingly complex, especially with new companies lining up to try their luck in what is arguably the fastest growing mobile market in the world. The latest in this list is Chinese Multinational TCL Corporation. Though more popular for its television sets, the 35-year-old company is going to sell smartphones in India.


The phone looks like a run of the mill Android, with a back panel that is a bit different. The review unit we had featured golden brush metal, and this should appeal to certain users for sure. The rest of the phone has too many similarities with too many devices, suggesting that this is a design that is in currency in China at the moment. The backlit navigation keys under the screen are a nice touch though.


Specs: 5.5-inch HD (720x1280p, ~320ppi) display | 32-bit Quad-core processor with 2GB RAM | 16GB storage | 8mp rear + 5mp front camera | 2,500mAh | Android 6.0.1 | 4G

Price: Rs 7,999

TCL 560

Positives

The most unique feature of this phone is the iris scanner, which TCL calls EyeVerify. It unlocks the phone by scanning your eyes, and works well when you are in a well-lit environment. For other occasions you will need to use the backup.

For the price this phones offers all the regular stuff. There isn’t really a bang for the buck feature, but you won’t be disappointed either.

The UI is pretty neat and very close to stock Android. There are some interesting features like the lock screen that offers multiple button options.

The rear camera is decent and gives some very subtle images if you have a steady hand. The HDR was good too. The overall performance will be okay for those who are not too demanding. Multi-tasking, multi-tab browsing and regular gaming will post no issues, but don’t push your luck.

The battery life seems to be decent and will last 12 hours with vigorous use.

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Negatives

The display is not too bright and I did struggle while trying to take pictures outdoors, even with full brightness.

The graphics capabilities of the phone are limited, and you won’t enjoy playing top end games on this one.

The camera is good, but it is a bit slow. Also, in low-light, the images are grainy.

Verdict

If you are looking for a budget smartphone, then this is one of options in the market. There are some serious competitors in this space like the Redmi 2 Prime, and Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus. Still some people might be intrigued by the Iris Scanner and different looks of this phone.



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Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus available for as low as Rs 1,499

If you've been wanting to buy a Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, now is probably the best time to do so.. The smartphone, which was originally launched at Rs 8,499, is available for as low as Rs 1,499 through exchange on Flipkart.

Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus has a 5-inch Full HD display of 1020x1920 pixel resolution. The handset is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. Internal storage stands at 16GB and can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. The dual sim smartphone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system.


The K5 Plus comes equipped with a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front facing snapper for video calling and selfies. Connectivity options include 4G, LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The phone also has a 2,750mAh battery.

Not just that, Lenovo has also incorporated Dolby audio equipped stereo speakers in the K5 Plus for a better audio experience.

Lenovo recently announced that its newly launched Vibe K5 smartphone will be available through an open sale without any pre-registrations, starting July 4. The phone is exclusively available on Amazon India.


The company claims that over 1 lakh units of the Vibe K5 have been sold in two flash sales since the phone's launch. The 4G capable smartphone is priced at Rs 6,999.

Vibe K5 is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 processor paired with 2GB of RAM. In-built storage of the smartphone is 16GB, with the ability to use microSD cards of up to 32GB in size.

The device sports a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front-facing camera for selfies. On the connectivity front, the Vibe K5 offers 4G, LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, with a 2,750mAh battery rounding off the spec sheet.
The only difference between the Lenovo Vibe K5 and the Vibe K5 Plus is that the latter sports a Full HD resolution display and a slightly more capable processor.


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Flipkart delivery boy replaces 12 iPhones with fake ones

Earlier, there were reports of Flipkart customers getting mangoes and bricks. This time however, a Flipkart delivery boy has cheated the company by replacing the genuine iPhone with fake ones.

According to a report by New Indian Express , 21-year old B Naveen, who joined the company four months ago in Chennai, placed the order for iPhones with addresses that fell under his operating area (Washermenpet). Once the iPhone was shipped to the address, he replaced it with fake ones and returned it stating that the customer was not satisfied with the product.

When he went unnoticed for the first time, Naveen decided to continue this scam for a month. The company finally noticed that most of the phones were returned from a single area and also that the phones were fake. The accused was finally arrested on Sunday after Vetriselvam, the warehouse owner lodged a complaint against him.



First, he ordered one phone using a fake address and replaced it with a phone, a china model he bought from Ritchie street and sent it back to the warehouse saying that it was returned by customer. As he didn't get caught, he followed it up twice by ordering in bulk," Police told the newspaper.

Reportedly, Naveen who is a BCom graduate was doing so to clear his debts. "He had a lot of debts. He took money from his friends and others to have a luxurious life during college. That was the motive behind his act," said the police officer.

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A software will soon let you control smartphone with eyes

How about controlling your devices with eyes, specially your smartphone. Relaxing in your bed or couch, too lazy to pick up your mobile and You look down at your Samsung phone and face recognition unlocks the phone.

Play a song with the blink of your eyes.Blink twice to open details of song and artist.Left and right moment of eyes lets you scroll through albums. Another eye moment lets your control music.



May be , I am talking of a fairy tale or 21st Century Technology. No, This is no more a Dream.




"A method of controlling an operation of a display device using eye movements and a device for performing the method are provided. The method includes receiving eye movement information of a user; receiving blinking information of the user; generating a control command corresponding to the eye movement information and the blinking information; and controlling an operation of the display device based on the generated control command".




A Team of international researchers, including an Indian-origin graduate student, is developing software that could let you control your smartphone through eye movements to play games, open apps and do other stuff.

The team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Georgia and Germany's Max Planck Institute for Informatics has so far been able to train software to identify where a person is looking with an accuracy of about a centimetre on a mobile phone and 1.7 centimetres on a tablet, MIT Technology Review reported.

According to study co-author Aditya Khosla from MIT, the system's accuracy will improve with more data.

To achieve this, the researchers created an app called GazeCapture that gathered data about how people look at their phones in different environments outside the confines of a lab.

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HAL Tejas supersonic fighter jets inducted into Indian Air Force

HAL Tejas, also known as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project, has been inducted into the Indian Air Force. Two of the single-engine multi-role fighter jets, pegged to be the world's smallest and lightest supersonic fighter, were handed over to the Air Force. They will be stationed in Bengaluru, as part of the first Tejassquadron called 'Flying Daggers'.

The Origin: Hall Tejus

In the year 1969 the government of India on the advise of Hindustan aeronautics limited accepted it’s proposal to design a fighter based on the Air staff requirement on a proven engine. HAL completed the study for the fighter in the year 1975 but the project failed due to various international political and economic reasons as an ideal foreign engine cannot be procured.




In the year 1983 when IAF realized the need for a new combat aircraft for two main reasons. The first reason was to replace the Mig-21s inducted in the beginning of the year 1965 which formed the backbone of the IAF was soon approaching the end of their service life The “Long Term Re-Equipment Plan 1981” noted that the MiG-21s would be approaching the end of their service lives by the mid-1990s, and that by 1995, the IAF would lack 40% of the aircraft needed to fill its projected force structure requirements.

The LCA Program

In the year 1990 the final design for the Tejas was frozen it was going to be a small tailless delta winged machine with relaxed static stability (RSS) and control-configuration for enhanced maneuverability. Soon after the design finalization a review committee was formed in the month of May 1989 to report the thing necessary like infrastructure, facilities and technologies in India had advanced sufficiently in most areas and that the project could be undertaken. Project definition commenced with France’s Dassault Aviation in a reviewing/advisory role; this phase, costing ₹560 crore (US$85 million), was completed in September 1988. the route of a two-stage full-scale engineering development (FSED) process was opted for.

Design and Capacity

The Tejas is a single-engine multirole fighter much like the Mirage-2000,F-16,Saab Gripen and FC-1 xialong of Chian except one difference which is that it features a tailless, compound delta planform.



The Tejas is made up of light composites which helps in making the aircraft lighter.
The LCA is constructed of aluminium-lithium alloys, carbon-fibre composites (C-FC), and titanium alloy steels.
The Tejas employs C-FC materials for up to 45% of its airframe by weight, including in the fuselage (doors and skins), wings (skin, spars and ribs), elevons, tailfin,rudder, air brakes and landing gear doors.
The aircraft is fitted with a night vision compatible glass cockpit with Martin Baker (UK) zero-zero ejection seats.
The cockpit has two 76mm×76mm colour liquid crystal multifunction displays developed by Bharat Electronics and CSIO developed furnished by ELBIT DASH helmet.

Weapons

The aircraft has eight external hardpoints to carry stores, with three under each wing, one on the centre fuselage and one installed under the air intake on the port side.


A 23mm twin-barrelled GSh-23 gun with a burst firing rate of 50 rounds a second and muzzle velocity of 715m a second is installed in a blister fairing under the starboard air intake.The aircraft can be armed with air-to-air, air-to-ground and anti-ship missiles, precision-guided munitions, rockets and bombs. Electronic warfare, targeting, surveillance, reconnaissance or training pods can be carried on the hardpoints. Drop tanks can also be carried.

In October 2007, the aircraft successfully test-fired the R-73 air-to-air missile.The Vympel R-73 (Nato codename AA-11 Archer) missile is an all-aspect short-range missile with cooled infrared homing. It can intercept targets at altitudes between 0.02km and 20km, g-load to 12g and with target speeds of up to 2,500km/h.




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XII class students selected for NASA : ISSDC

NEW DELHI: Twelve students from a Delhi school have been selected to participate in the finals of the prestigious International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) at NASA Florida USA.

The Class X to XII students of Delhi Public School, RK Puram, were invited by Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh for an interactive session on the eve of their departure for Florida.



This was disclosed here by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh when he invited these students for an interactive session on the eve of their departure for Florida.
Hailing the achievement of the young students, all of whom are from Class 10 to 12 at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India has huge science talent waiting to be streamlined. In the field of Space Technology particularly, he said, as a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s added impetus to various projects at the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and also the universally acclaimed success of Mars Mission, more and more youngsters are feeling inspired to try their skill and innovative aptitude in the field of Space Technology.




It is no small achievement, said Dr Jitendra Singh, that the 12 boys’ team going for the NASA competition was selected through a very rigorous and objective competition at continental level. Their names were finalized for the international finals only after they won the Asian regional round against teams from countries including Pakistan, China, Japan and Korea, he added.

What is ISSDC ?

The International Space Settlement Design Competition, more commonly known as "Spaceset" or "I-SSDC", is an annual competition founded by Anita Gale and Dick Edwards, and is supported (but no longer sponsored) by NASA (as the competition rents several NASA facilities for use during the competition). The competition targets high school students and recreates the experience of working on an aerospace company's proposal team. The teams are asked to envision space colonies in accordance to an RFP (Request for Proposal).

History

It all started in 1983, when plans were being made by the Boy Scouts of America for the 1984 National Exploring Conference. The steering group for the Science and Engineering Cluster decided it would be great to do something neat about space. One problem: nobody on the committee knew much about space

• The first annual National Competition was organized in 25th anniversary of the first lunar landing, in July 1994
• The National event took place July 17 through 19, 1994

Rool Book for Competition

The International Space Settlement Design Competition is split into two rounds, the Qualifying Round and the International Finals. While entrants are usually teams with a high school affiliation, independent teams are allowed provided they are also in the high school age group. Teams have come from Pakistan, India, Australia, Austria, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Romania, and England, as well as the United States, with one notable coalition team in the competition history's past including members from Argentina, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, the Ukraine, and the United States.

Qualifying Round

The qualifying round is known as the Space Settlement Design Competition (SSDC), regionally held twice, generally in the October and April prior to the International Competition. The competition will last 21 hours and a few hours after the proposal presentations, the judges will announce the winning team, whose members then become eligible for the International Competition. A few weeks after the April qualifying round, 12 members from both rounds, which may be 8 members from the October team and only 4 from the April team, are invited to the International Competition. The President and Vice President of both of the winning October and April qualifying round teams are automatically invited back and have a say in who else from their team they wish to return.

International Comptetion

At the International Competition, held around the end of July or beginning of August, a new four companies are created where each team from various countries are allowed to bring 12 members. Before 2006, companies were composed of two teams but since then companies have been formed with more teams and members (three qualified teams in 2009 and three qualified teams and one invited team in 2010). These companies are then given another RFP to complete a slide proposal for in 43 hours. Unlike in the Qualifying Round, companies are also offered "Red Team runs" on the second day of the competition, during which they have the opportunity to present their slides in front of judges prior to the final presentation for feedback.

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