Author: Yaabot Staff
Put aside philosophy and think in biological terms – the purpose of life is to reproduce. Every species exists only to further its kind. Since every organism must eventually die, there’s got to be some way of preserving the species. That’s the core process of reproduction. But why not have a single organism live forever instead? Ever stopped to think how different things would be if Death didn’t exist? Imagine immortal individuals. While it sounds awesome, it isn’t a very prudent idea in terms of biology. An individual may not naturally die, but it could be killed, or fall prey to disease.…
On 6th April 2010, a group of eight partners, including Lei Jun, present CEO, founded an electronics company – Xiaomi Inc., in Beijing, China. Today, twelve years later, Xiaomi and Xiaomi Subsidiaries are the world’s third-largest smartphone manufacturers after Samsung and Apple. The full history of Xiaomi starts from the name itself. According to the Xiaomi Wikipedia page, the very name Xiaomi in Chinese means ‘millet’. However, the co-founder, CEO and later, the President, Lei Jun, has a different interpretation of this name. According to him, ‘Xiao’ of Xiaomi is part of the Buddhist concept in which a single grain…
To put things simply, bioelectronics is simply the combination of biology and electronics. Biology’s association with electronics isn’t new by any timeline. We’ve had medical imaging techniques as well as the invention of pacemaker. Over the past several generations, electronic devices have been leading revolutions in the field of biology and medicine. The first reference to bioelectronics, published in 1912, focused on measurement of electrical signals generated by the body, which is the basis of the electrocardiogram. In the 1960s two new trends in bioelectronics began to appear. One trend, enabled by the invention of the transistor, centered on the development of…
We had big news in the form of the infamous iCloud hack earlier this year – where personal photos of certain female celebrities were let loose on the public. In related news, Sex Tape is now out on DVD and Blu-Ray, courtesy Sony DADC. The movie has some undesirable iCloud involvement as well. Featuring Jason Segel as Jay and Cameron Diaz as Annie, Sex Tape takes us through the life of the young couple – right from their college days to their current reasonably settled phase. Bedroom action is lacking – and to space that up, the two film themselves…
The question on which task list manager between Google Keep vs Evernote vs OneNote is best remains constantly unanswered for many people. With so many options already out there, and so many more coming up every day, it is difficult to simply call any of them as the best. Each has a few USPs. Many have common features. At some point in time, all of them seem like bad copies of each other depending on which one you like. After all, only you can decide the best todo app for yourself depending on what features matter to you the most.…
Hearts have been won, expectations met, raving reviews written. Nolan, take a bow. The unimaginable spectacle has happened, and it goes by the name – Interstellar. When people had first seen Memento, or Inception for that matter, they had neither imagined nor believed that Nolan could amaze them more than what he has already done. Dabbling in the annals of human psychology in what most people still hold as his masterpiece, Memento, and bringing a new meaning to the word “magic” in Prestige, to exhibiting an equal adeptness in dealing with a subject as enigmatic as the science behind dreams,…
I have come across a lot of people tweaking random graphics configurations on their newly purchased games hoping to get better performance. Have you ever thought of reading about them in a detailed way to get a clear idea of what they do and how they are going to affect you graphics card and graphics driver and the game’s performance in your pc? In this article, I’ll be explaining five most common gaming graphics terms which can change your game’s performance in your PC. Also Read: The Top 5 Gaming Laptops Right Now Resolution The Resolution is simply a measure of the horizontal pixels…
India based startup Intugine, with a research and development team from one of the best institutes – IIT Kharagpur, is sparking a trend in the market with their product Nimble. A fascination with the idea of controlling thing from far using hand or finger movements, and an interest in gaming were the pathway to the idea leading to Nimble. A gesture motion control device, Nimble is tiny and ring shaped and uses sensor combination to detect movements up to 15 feet from the sensor. This is the new age technology, leaving behind the tedious mice and their pads, and the…
Apple Garageband, like most Apple products, is a remarkable tool, but it does face some skepticism from amateur music producers who find its toolset somewhat limited. This digital audio workstation (DAW) does support plugins, but it exclusively uses the Audio Unit (AU) format, which sets it apart from DAWs that often rely on VST plugins. For a long time, Garageband was known for providing all its additional loops and instruments for free on the App Store. However, things changed with the release of Garageband bundled with OS X Mavericks. Suddenly, half of the once-free instruments and loops became in-app purchases.…
Hacking has shaped the internet in more ways than most people realize. Some hackers have exposed massive security flaws, while others have stolen millions or caused chaos for governments and businesses. Whether they’re white hat hackers helping companies improve their security or cybercriminals pulling off famous cyber-attacks, their actions have left a lasting impact. Let’s look at some of the most famous hackers, what they did, and how their stories unfolded. Kevin Mitnick – From Most-Wanted Criminal to Security Consultant Kevin Mitnick is one of the most famous hackers in history. In the 1980s and 90s, he hacked into major…