Indias SSLV rocket with earth observation satellite lifts off into space

India's brand new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D1) on Sunday morning lifted off with an earth observation satellite-02 (EOS-02) formerly known as Microsatellite-2 weighing about 145 kg.  Piggybacking on that was the eight kg AZAADISAT built by 750 students of government schools facilitated by SpaceKidz India. At about 9.18 a.m. the 34 metre tall and 120 ton rocket broke free of the first launch pad and started its maiden upward one way journey carrying the two satellites. The rocket with a thick orange flame at its tail slowly gathered speed and went up and up. Just over 12 minutes into its flight, the SSLV-D1 will put into orbit the EOS-2 satellite and a few seconds later the AZAADSAT will be orbited. According to the ISRO, the SSLV is a ready to transfer rocket with modular and unified systems with standard interfaces for production by the industry. The SSLV design drivers are low cost, low turnaround time, flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites, launch-on-demand feasibility, minimal launch infrastructure requirements and others, ISRO said. The commercial arm of ISRO, NewSpace India Ltd plans to transfer the SSLV technology for production in the private sector. The Indian space agency said the EOS-02 satellite is an experimental optical imaging satellite with high spatial resolution. The objective is to realise and fly an experimental imaging satellite with short turnaround time and showcase launch on demand capability. The new technologies realised for the Microsat series of spacecrafts include payloads with a common fore optics and metallic primary mirror realised with the limited mass and volume of Microsat Bus, ISRO said. With the new launch vehicle included in its product lineup, ISRO will have three rockets -- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and its variants (cost about Rs 200 crore), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII cost about Rs 272 crore and Mk III Rs 434 crore) and SSLV (Development cost of three rockets about Rs 56 crore each) and production cost may go down later. According to SpaceKidz India, the significance of this project is that it has been conceptualised as a tribute to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence. "From 75 government schools for girls across India, we have selected 10 students to give this opportunity. The selected students are predominantly from Classes 8-12. This is a first of its kind Space mission with an 'All women concept' to promote women in STEM as this year's UN theme is 'Women in Space'," SpaceKidz India said. Niti Aayog has partnered for this project to bring this opportunity to students of the government girl schools across India. Hexaware is supporting by funding the project.

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Indian Dota 2 team wins bronze at Commonwealth Esports Championship 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022 is being held in Birmingham, England. It started on July 28 and today, i.e., August 8 will be the last day. India has won several medals in this CWG and making us even prouder is the Indian team winning the Dota 2 match for a bronze medal. Yes, this was the inaugural esports championship and our team has left a lasting impression. 

Here are the details.

India wins bronze in esports championship at CWG 2022

India wins the first match against New Zealand, One more to go and we have the medal#indianesports #esports #india #teamindia @narendramodi @ianuragthakur @KirenRijiju @NisithPramanik @Rajeev_GoI @WeAreTeamIndia @IndiaSports @INOXMovies @artsmithconcept @MandehaJ pic.twitter.com/w7iHRW0LD7

— Esports Federation of India (@esfindia) August 7, 2022

Rocket League, DOTA 2, and eFOOTBALL were the three esports additions to the CWG games 2022. Of the three, it is Dota 2 where Indian players bagged the bronze. 

The Dota 2 team led by Moin Ejaz had unfortunately failed against Malaysia in the semi-finals but things turned around in their favor in the following match against New Zealand.

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The Indian contingents included Moin Ejaz, Ketan Goyal, Abhishek Yadav, Shubham Goli, and Vishal Vernekar. 

Our guys had a clear victory in Game 1 but New Zealand players gave a tough game in the mid-game. However, gladly, Moin and the team fared well in the second game and secured the bronze medal.

Now, even though the victory is not officially counted in the medal count, the bronze medal in the Commonwealth is still praiseworthy. We congratulate Team India!

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Samsung to release its foldable tablet soon

The Korean smartphone manufacturer, Samsung, who seems to be single-handedly carrying the baton for foldable phones forward, looks to be set to announce its first foldable tablet soon. The industry leaks suggest that this move might come in the next six months.

Samsung, since the launch of its first foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, back in 2019, has been busy expanding its foldable phone lineup. The company has been announcing newer phones year on year and stands as one of the only prominent smartphone manufacturers to be dedicating effort and resources to making better foldable phones. The latest foldable phones in Samsung’s lineup are the Z Flip 3 and Fold 3, with them now looking towards foldable tablets.

Samsung could soon unpack its foldable tablet

As per a blog post published on Naver, Samsung’s take on a foldable tablet could be announced simultaneously along with its flagship Tab S9. The source of this claim comes from the local hinge suppliers that are reportedly prepping for shipping newer hinges that could be fitted onto tablets. This announcement could happen sometime between January and February 2023.

While there are a whole lot of sources across the internet giving out leaked information about the upcoming foldable phones, this is one of the first instances where information about Samsung’s foldable tablet has come to the surface. No matter how little information we may have on this new tablet, it is safe to say that it is not beyond Samsung’s radar to work on a foldable tablet.

Nevertheless, if Samsung comes out with a new tablet or not, it can be said that the upcoming Unpacked event on August 10 will have a lot in store for the tech circles to talk about.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Open Beta Dates Revealed, Starts September 18

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta is coming in September. PS5 and PS4 users get first access, running from September 18 to 20. PC and Xbox players can participate in the playtest from September 24 to 26. Those who pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II gain early access as well.

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Twitter users side with Musk on his poll around the fake accounts situation

A poll by Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that nearly 65 per cent of his followers do not believe in Twitter's claim that less than 5 per cent of daily users are fake/spam on the platform. Musk, who is fighting a bitter legal battle with Twitter over the cancellation of the $44 billion takeover deal, last week began a Twitter poll among his 102.8 million followers on whether Twitter's claim of less than 5 per cent of daily users are fake/spam. While 35 per cent said Twitter is telling the truth, nearly 65 per cent said this is not the case and the number of fake accounts are much higher. "Twitter has spoken," Musk said on Monday. The Tesla CEO has said that if Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal can prove the actual number of fake accounts, then the terminated deal can still move forward. "If Twitter simply provides their method of sampling 100 accounts and how they're confirmed to be real, the deal should proceed on original terms," Musk tweeted. "However, if it turns out that their Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings are materially false, then it should not," he added. Amid the ongoing legal dispute, Musk has also challenged Agrawal to have a public debate on fake accounts and spam. "I hereby challenge Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the Twitter bot percentage. Let him prove to the public that Twitter has lesser than per cent of fake or spam daily users!" He posted on Twitter. Musk's die-hard fan Pranay Pathole called out the SEC and wrote: "I wonder what's SEC is doing here? Are they even investigating these dubious claims that are made by Twitter?" "Good question, why aren't they?" Musk replied. Twitter has filed a detailed response to Musk's countersuit against the micro-blogging platform, saying his claims are "factually inaccurate, legally insufficient, and commercially irrelevant". According to Musk, he was hoodwinked by Twitter into signing a $44 billion merger agreement.

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Xbox Series S India Price Hiked Again, Now Rs. 37,999: Report

The Xbox Series S is getting a price hike in India. The next-gen console now costs Rs. 37,990. The Series S price was raised to Rs. 36,990 just a month ago. The Xbox Wireless controllers have also gone up in price, from Rs. 5,590 to Rs. 5,690. Elite Controller Series 2 is now at Rs. 17,990. Pulse Red and Electric Volt Xbox controllers will soar to Rs. 6,290.

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5G services to debut in October and be allocated by August 10, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav says 5G would be allocated on August 10. Union Minister indicated services would begin in October. The government offered spectrum in 10 bands but not 600 MHz.

Ashwini Vaishnav, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & IT, stated 5G allocation would be announced by August 10, and services will begin in October. "Call quality should improve with more spectrum," he said. Moreover, a fifth of the bids was for the 700 Mhz band, which had gone unsold in the previous two auctions (2016 and 2021).

1.5 Lakh Crore Proposals In 5G Spectrum Auction

India's largest telecom spectrum auction drew a record Rs 1.5 lakh crore of bids, with Mukesh Ambani's Jio grabbing almost half of all airwaves with an Rs 88,078 crore bid. It spent this for 24,740 MHz of airwaves over five bands capable of 10x faster 4G speeds. It got a 700 MHz spectrum that may deliver 6-10 km of signal range with one tower and create a suitable platform for supplying 5G services in all 22 circles or zones in the nation.

On the other hand, Gautam Adani's business spent Rs 212 crore for 400 MHz, or less than 1% of the total spectrum auctioned, in a band not utilized for public telephones. Adani group purchased a 26 GHz spectrum across Gujarat, Mumbai, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh to build a private network for end-to-end communication.

Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel spent about Rs 43,084 crore and Vodafone Idea Ltd paid Rs 18,799 crore. Airtel purchased 19,867.8 MHz in five bands but not 700 MHz. Vodafone Idea bought 6228 MHz. 

51,236 MHz of the 72,098 MHz spectrum available over 10 bands were sold, or 71% of the available spectrum. Mr. Vaishnaw envisions that this auction and the subsequent spectrum allocations to corporations would result in improved service quality for customers nationwide.

The government expects to collect Rs 13,365 crore in the first year from bids totaling Rs 1,50,173 crore.

5G would enable e-health, linked automobiles, immersive augmented reality and metaverse experiences, life-saving use cases, and sophisticated mobile cloud gaming, among other options. Jio, India's biggest telecom company, purchased 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz spectrum to "create the world's most sophisticated 5G network."

The minister said customers should anticipate reasonable 5G mobile tariffs when carriers begin rolling out services in October.

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