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How much lucky is Tesla and Elon Musk?

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On December 23rd Elon replied to a tweet saying that he tried to sell Tesla to Apple for 60billion dollars during model 3 production hell. After seeing that tweet, I wondered how lucky was Tesla, as Tim Cook refused to meet Elon. We are now in a transition towards electric vehicles. Although the gas cars still dominate the roads, it's clear that the future of transportation is going all electric ⚡. All this excitement is because of one person and his company , Elon and his Tesla . Tesla is disrupting automotive industry by providing affordable EVs of all kind. But these never have been achieved that much easily. Up to date, Tesla has gone near to bankruptcy many times. Although Elon managed to save it, he have tried to sell it  many times. Here are the toughest times of Tesla, referred to as " HELL!" Hell No: 1 Their first hell was roadster production. They were running out of time and even money they had. The cost of development of roadster was budgeted $25million. But i...

Top Space tech startups in India

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The Indian finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced on 16 May 2020 that the Indian government will enact all necessary measures to create a level playing field for the private sector to take part in all Indian space activities. The Cabinet has already given approval to the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (In-SPACe) which is aimed at involving the participation of the private sector in the entire range of space to drive the building of satellites, rockets, or launch services through Indian industry.   Let's see the top Space tech start-ups in India! Indus Moonshot Headquarters: Bengaluru Year of founding: 2010 The team came together in 2010 with the aim of winning Google lunar X prize competition announced in 2007, though no one won this competition. They are still working towards launching their lunar rover by 2021. Dhruva Space Headquarters: Hyderabad Year of founding:  2012  They are engaged in developing small satellites for the com...

Smartphone battery myths DEBUNKED!

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  Have you ever wondered that why the smartphone battery needs so much care?   If you have, then you have been hearing  many advices from  some dumb people.  Do our smartphone battery needs that much care? Let's see! Myth no:1  Myth no 1 is don't use phone while it's charging .  Actually there is no problem with it. You can play games, attend call or do anything you want. But make sure that the phone is in nominal temperature. Because, heat is the number 1 enemy of all electronic devices. Smartphone blasts are 99.9% due to overheating the battery. If you feel the phone getting warmer, then it's time to give some rest to your electronic friend.  Myth no:2 Myth no 2 is  charging the phone overnight will blast the battery.  Sounds fearful but not true. Today's smartphones are smart enough to cut the power to battery when it's full. Chance of overcharging is same to the chance of Indian engineers getting well paid job. But overnight cha...

Restart/Reboot and Switch off&on

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  Have you ever wondered what is the difference between restart/rebooting smartphone and switching off and on it? If you've,then you're like me! let's see the difference here in basic and technical view.  Restart or Reboot: Restarting the smartphone is a process that involves  software or applications that are downloaded in the smartphone. It refresh the applications and system software. It skip many steps involved in switching off & on the phone. It doesn't involve the hardware system. It clears the application running in the background and cache files. It releases more memory for usage. It consumes less power and less effective when compared to Switching.  Switch off & on: Switching off & on the smartphone is process that involves both the hardware and software of the phone. The hardware and software will be completely shut down. When the power is turned on, all hardware conditions will be detected again and all software data will be updated and loaded....

Why do we need 4 - 6 cameras in smartphones?

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  Today's smartphone market is flooded with smartphone devices having 4 or 5 cameras. Did you know why do we need those?lets see! In DSLR cameras, we can change the lens according to the type of photo we need to take. But in smartphones, the lens cannot be changed. So the manufacturers provide a different type of cameras. Types of cameras: There are many types of smartphone camera sensors used. They are, primary sensor secondary sensors wide angle sensor macro sensor telephoto sensor monochrome sensor depth sensor Primary sensor The primary sensor is the default sensor for the third party apps. If you open the camera application, primary sensor is enabled in default. Secondary sensors Wide angle sensor As the name says, this sensor is used for capturing a wide prospect of images, ranging from 100° to 123° field view. Macro sensor This sensor is used for capturing photo of a object within an Inch. It means, it's used to take a good Closeup shots. Telephoto sensor ...