According to NASA, the "hand" is made of cloud of material ejected from a star that exploded. NuSTAR was launched into space on June 13, 2012, in order to help NASA explore the high-energy X-ray universe.

NuSTAR's unique viewpoint, in seeing the highest-energy X-rays, is showing us well-studied objects and regions in a whole new light," Fiona Harrison, themission's principal investigator at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., said in a statement.

The image captured is reportedly beyond our Milky Way galaxy, as the dead star is about 17,000 light-yearsaway, according to a news release.

"The dead star, called a pulsar, is the leftover core of a star that exploded in a supernova. The pulsar is only about 19 kilometers (12 miles) in diameter but packs a big punch: it is spinning around nearly seven times every second, spewing particles into material that wasupheaved during the star's violent death. These particles are interacting with magnetic fields around the ejected material, causing it to glow with X-rays. The result is a cloud that, in previous images, looked like an open hand," NASA said.

However, researchers are unsure if pulsar's particles caught on the high-powered telescope appear to be shaped like a hand or are in fact shaped this way.

"We don't know if the hand shape is an optical illusion," Hongjun An of McGill University, Montreal, Canada, said in a statment. "With NuSTAR, the hand looks more like a fist, which is giving us some clues."

Another image captured using the NuSTAR revealed distant, active black holes between three and 10 billion light-years away, according to a news release.   Click here to read more about the images captured by NuStar. 

Nokia is once again extending and improving Windows Phone. While Microsoft has implemented Live Tiles across Windows Phone, Nokia is adding a new App Folder interface that allows Windows Phone users to stack apps and settings into a folder Tile on the Start Screen. The new feature is part of Nokia’s Lumia Black software that is being rolled out to Lumia 1020 and and Lumia 925 devices today. Other Lumia models will be updated "in the coming weeks" according to Nokia.

Nokia’s Lumia Black software also includes Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 Update 3 with rotation lock, custom tones for messages, emails, and reminders, and a new Driving Mode feature that’s designed to limit notifications while you’re driving. Multitasking improvements, including the ability to close apps, are also included. Nokia is also adding a new steps feature that measures the number of steps you’re taking with your phone and displays them on the Glance screen. Bluetooth 4.0 support and improvements to the Nokia Camera, including RAW support for the Lumia 1020 and 1520, is also included with Lumia Black.

About 1 billion times a year in the United States, nurses and doctors puncture a patient's skin with a needle in search of a vein. Right now this technique relies on feel; that means more than half of all those children and adults have to be stuck multiple times before a vein is found. In an effort to make this process less painful and time-consuming, Evena has created the Eyes-On glasses, which allow the wearer to peer through the skin and see the vascular structure beneath in great detail.

The Eyes-On unit uses a spectral approach: it pulses with four different kinds of light that are combined into a single composite image, making veins stand out against the skin. The glasses are designed to work wirelessly, although the unit that was tested was plugged in with bulky physical cables.

he image of the veins appeared very clearly on a connected tablet, which also showed vital signs. It was also projected in a field of vision as if it were Google Glass, so that the nurse can see it overlaid on top of the actual body. You may found this image a bit difficult to see clearly if you are not a trained professional.
After the initial puncture, the Eyes-On glasses can also be used to check for leakage from an IV. This is critical with certain drugs, during chemotherapy for example, which can cause great damage to the surrounding tissue if they escape the vein. The Eyes-On glasses will go into mass production this April and are expected to retail for around $10,000.

Nokia Android smartphone codenamed Normandy

Building on the leaked Android Nokia smartphone UI images leaked earlier in the week has provided us with some more info on the Google-powered Android handset.

According to the leaked screengrabs from an AnTuTu benchmark and the phone’s About settings menu, Nokia’s Android phone could run the latest Android 4.4.1 KitKat OS. 

The Nokia Normandy also bears the model number Nokia A110, and runs on an unknown Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. 

There’s also mention of a 5-megapixel rear camera. 

Unfortunately, there’s little else revealed by the leaked screengrabs, but they provide a little more supporting evidence for the existence of Nokia’s heavily rumoured Android smartphone.

The UI snaps leaked earlier in the week suggest there will be a strong Windows Phone influence on Nokia’s Android UI, but it will be very clean and colourful nonetheless.

Television technology is improving by the day, thank to the increasingly competitive race between the TV-makers. The technology has evolved from standard definition to high definition and moved beyond to LED, 3D and now ultra-high definition with OLED technology. The wide variety of technology in the market now offers myriad choices to consumers. Samsung and LG introduced the world to flexible displays in UHD television at Las Vegas.

The competition between the two South Korean giants is intense. After showing off the monstrous 105-inch Curved UHD4K TV at CES 2014, Samsung and LG flaunted a prototype of a flexible UHD TV. The new technology integrated in the TV changes shape with the press of a button.

Samsung showed off its 85-inch bendable UHD LED TV and Executive VP of Samsung Electronics America, Joe Stinziano, demonstrated the bendable feature by pressing a button. The television switches between straight and curved state.

LG also announced its own version of bendable UHD TV, but in a smaller screen size. The LG 77-inch UHD OLED TV model is also a prototype for the new bendable display technology, which means it will take some time before hitting the mainstream.

LG's gigantic 105-inch UHD TV has a resolution equivalent to 5K. This is a promising step ahead to improve technology in the entertainment sector.

The curved display technology is slowly gaining ground among consumers and manufacturers. The technology was also integrated in smartphones, which was first showed off in Samsung Galaxy Round and then in LG G-Flex in October last year.

iOS 7 controller for your iPad

Many of the game controllers that have been announced for the iPhone and iPad have doubled as cases, but standalone controllers are the new trend emerging from CES this year. On Monday, SteelSeries showed off the Stratus Wireless Gaming Controller, a device with fairly compact design featuring a full array of buttons and two joysticks for a gaming experience comparable to playing on a console.

SIGNAL has taken its design a step further with the RP One, a controller unveiled that is in many ways indistinguishable from a third-party Xbox controller. The RP One connects to mobile devices through Bluetooth, which opens the controller up for gaming on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and the controller will come packaged with a stand for your iOS device. SIGNAL also claims that the controller will last for up to 10 hours on a single charge, similar to the Stratus.

The RP One will retail for $99.99  and should launch in the first half of 2014.

Smartphones that protect you from bacteria

A US firm claims to have designed the world's first antimicrobial touchscreen glass which can combat bacteria and fungi.

The firm Corning said its Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass is formulated with an antibacterial agent, ionic silver, which is incorporated into the glass surface for sustained activity.

The glass can be installed in electronic devices such as computers, cellular phones, calculators, telephones, and other electronic display panels, the company said.

According to Corning, as touch technologies proliferate, consumers are becoming aware of how bacteria can exist on mobile devices, particularly as we increasingly share touch-enabled surfaces at home, work, and elsewhere.

"Corning's Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass inhibits the growth of algae, mold, mildew, fungi, and bacteria because of its built-in antimicrobial property, which is intrinsic to the glass and effective for the lifetime of a device," said James R Steiner, senior vice president and general manager, Corning Speciality Materials.

The glass is being tested with numerous manufacturers for various applications, and high-volume production capability has been demonstrated.

"As more people move through shared work spaces, there is an increased need for antimicrobial surfaces," said Allan Smith, vice president of Product Marketing for Steelcase.

The company said antibacterial wipes, foams, sprays, and films exist today, but they are temporary, and many device manufacturers advise against them.

Other areas for the glass include frequently touched interior architectural surfaces in the health care, hospitality, and transportation industries, the company said.

The glass was unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014.

Android to surpass one billion users in 2014

Worldwide combined shipments of devices — PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones— are projected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2014, a 7.6% increase from 2013, according research firm Gartner. Among the operating system (OS) market, Android is on pace to surpass one billion users across all devices in 2014. By 2017, over 75% of Android's volumes will come from emerging markets.
The device market continues to evolve, with buyers deciding which combination of devices is required to meet their wants and needs. Mobile phones are a must have and will continue to grow but at a slower pace, with opportunities moving away from the top-end premium devices to mid-end basic products," said Research Director at Gartner.

Mobile phones are expected to dominate overall device shipments, with 1.9 billion mobile phones shipped in 2014, a five per cent increase from 2013. Ultramobiles, which include tablets, hybrids and clamshells, will take over as the main driver of growth in the devices market from 2014, with a growth rate of 54%

In the OS market, Android continues to be the OS of choice across all devices. Gartner estimates that Android will reach 1.1 billion users in 2014, a 26 % increase from 2013. "There is no doubt that there is a volume versus value equation, with Android users also purchasing lower-cost devices compared to Apple users. Android holds the largest number of installed-base devices, with 1.9 billion in use in 2014, compared with 682 million iOS/Mac OS installed-base devices," said Annette Zimmerman, Principal Analyst at Gartner.

Apple on Tuesday announced that customers spent over $10 billion on its App Store in 2013. The last $1 billion came in December alone when customers downloaded almost three billion apps. No wonder then that December 2013 was the most successful month in App Store's history.

A company release said Apple developers have now earned $15 billion on the store.

"We'd like to thank our customers for making 2013 the best year ever for the App Store," said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. "The lineup of apps for the holiday season was astonishing and we look forward to seeing what developers create in 2014."

"With the introduction of iOS 7, developers were able to create stunning apps that took advantage of the redesigned user interface and the more than 200 new features and APIs. Developers such as Evernote, Yahoo!, AirBnB, OpenTable, Tumblr, Pinterest and American Airlines re-imagined the user experience, bringing content to the forefront while increasing the overall efficiency and performance of their apps

2013 saw surprise hits like Ellen DeGeneres' Heads Up, ProtoGeo's Moves, Simon Filip's Afterlight and Kevin Ng's Impossible Road. Many of the year's biggest successes like Candy Crush Saga, Puzzles & Dragons, Minecraft, QuizUp and Clumsy Ninja were created by international developers, while Duolingo (United States), Simogo (Sweden), Frogmind (UK), Plain Vanilla Corp (Iceland), Atypical Games (Romania), Lemonista (China), BASE (Japan) and Savage Interactive (Australia) emerged as developers to watch in 2014. 

The App Store offers more than one million apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users in 155 countries around the world, with more than 500,000 native iPad apps available.

BlackBerry Q5 was launched in July 2013

BlackBerry on Monday announced an offer for its cheapest BlackBerry 10 phone, the Q5. In the so-called New Year offer, the QWERTY phone will be available for Rs. 19,990 in Indian

 The phone was launched in July 2013 and has for some time been selling online for as low as Rs 22,999.
The company said the offer was "in line with BlackBerry's commitment towards the Indian market and will help the brand to reach out to more potential customers". But there have been reports that the company was struggling to sell stocks of its new smartphones.

Sameer Bhatia, Director Distribution for BlackBerry India, said the New Year Bonanza aims at providing a powerful mobile device, with cutting edge BlackBerry 10 OS at an affordable price point to the consumers In the so-called New Year offer

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18 Phones Confirmed For Android 4.4 KitKat Update

Lots of Samsung devices were supposed to be finishing their working lives on Jelly Bean 4.2.2, including the Galaxy S2 and Note 1. Google brought out KitKat in October last year, and this new OS has a Linux kernel that supports devices with a low working memory capacity

In March last year, SamMobile posted the list of devices destined for Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and those destined for Android 5 (which has turned out to be KK). The lucky devices set to go up to KitKat include:

1. Galaxy Grand and Grand DUOS

2. Galaxy Ace 2

3. Galaxy S3 Mini

4. Galaxy Beam

5. Galaxy Express

6. Galaxy S Advance

7. Galaxy S2 and S2 Plus

8. Galaxy Premier

9. Galaxy Note I

10. Galaxy Young and Young DUOS

11. Galaxy Fame

12. Galaxy X Cover 2

13. Selected Galaxy Tabs

Some Galaxy devices are meant to get Android 4.4 KitKat straight away:

1. Galaxy Note 3

2. Galaxy S4 and other variants

3. Galaxy Note 8.0 and other variants

4. Upcoming Galaxy Note 10.1 and 12.2

5. Galaxy S4 mini

Android 4.4 KitKat Features on Samsung Galaxy devices:

- Better processor support on Exynos chipset

- Wider network coverage and better compatibility

- Enhances the screen orientation responsiveness

- Additional cloud storage with Android’s exclusive Cloud system

- Compatible with Samsung accessories

- Speeds up RAM and overall performance

- More battery power on the device

Years of court battles, the likes of which have been public in a big way, Apple and Samsung have apparently agreed to begin talks of patent agreements. This chat would be a continuation of agreements made on patents on both sides of the rail, suggesting both companies would like to settle their massive sets of matters out of court. This could be the end of the epic years-long battle between the companies on mobile matters worldwide.

Speaking with the Korea Times, an “official at the FTC” has let it be known that Apple and Samsung have begun “working-level discussions” aimed at signing “a potential deal”. At the moment, he or she suggested, “they are in the process of narrowing differences over royalty payments.”

A Samsung source has gone so far as to suggest that the respective CEOs of both companies could meat to hash out matters quickly. This would be a one-on-one meeting between Shin Jong-kyun, CEO of Samsung, and Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. At the moment the companies are at a point where they’ve made an agreement with U.S. federal judge Lucy H. Koh to come to a settlement as of January 8th. So they’ve got precious time between here and then, needless to say.

The Korea Times says that the situation between the two has been described as “not desperate”, while they say that this same Samsung source says Apple is still asking “too much” when they’ve asked for $30 per device for the company’s patent violations.

The FTC official speaking on this pushed the idea that “this is all about money and pride.” He went on to say that “this is not a political issue,” continuing:

That’s why U.S. President Barack Obama vetoed a ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission that had decided to place a complete ban on certain Apple products in the U.S. If Obama lets the USITC’s decision take effect, then concerns will be raised that the U.S. government cares too much about Samsung-owned patents” - FTC representative

This legal battle has been going on in many forms since all the way back in 2011. Judge Lucy Koh has been presiding over one case in the USA for this whole time, while a variety of cases have gone down around the world.

Apple is showing no signs of slowdown, despite the failure in sales of iPhone 5C compared to the predecessor. However, the iPhone 5S continues to outperform peers at times when global brands like LG and Huawei have failed to sell enough flagship handsets. Talking about Apple, this year could prove to be amongst the best periods for CEO Tim Cook and his team. The tech world have been hearing rumors around the coming of large-sized iPhone 6 later this year. Today, according to a published report, Apple is expected to unleash two models of iPhone this year. The street is abuzz with rumors that the Cupertino-based giant could launch a 4.7-inch iPhone, and another model with a whooping 5.7-inch display. Foxconn representatives have revealed that both the upcoming models to have large displays.

Although the exact details around the devices are unknown. Also, both the forthcoming iPhone models will also come with some sort of biometric sensors, which we can say they are similar to the current gen TouchID fingerprint sensor. Apple's iPhone 5S is the first iOS device to have a built-in finger-print sensor.

The idea of having bigger screen phone is not new. Industry's leading analysts' have already indicated that Apple would be announcing a bigger screen iPhone later this year. Apple jumping into phablet market with an upcoming 5.7-inch iPhone seems to be a part of long term strategy. This again proves that Apple is keeping a tap on its competitors, especially, Samsung. The South Korean giant has made an undisputable reputation in the handset business with hits like Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy S4.

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2013 has seen some strong feud between Apple and Google as both companies tries to get the upper hand against their counterpart. With smartphones and tablets aside, we shall take a look at their respective notebooks.

We have seen Apple launch its flagship Macbook and Google coming out with its Chromebook. Surprisingly, the Macbooks got outsold by Google’s Chromebook.

The Chromebook recorded a 9.4% increase in sales compared to its previous year. On the other hand, Apple saw only 1.8% of the market which is a drop from the previous year. There are also the Windows operated notebooks which too see an 8.8% drop in sales.

With the uprising of the Chromebook, both Windows and Apple will definitely look to recover their losses. This hints an exciting year ahead of us. Come 2014, the battle among these giants will definitely grow much fiercer than ever.

Aside from all that, Google is a brand that will definitely be a thorn in Apple’s market.