A listing of top camera phones

Despite its share of problems, Nokia has always been good with camera phones. Nokia further upped the ante with its 808 PureView, which has a 41 MP camera sensor. The 808 PureView takes smartphone imaging to a new level.

But Nokia 808 PureView runs on Symbian Belle operating system.

Top Camera Phones

1. NOKIA 808 PUREVIEW
Price: Rs 33,000
Specs: 4-inch display; Symbian Belle; 1.3GHz processor; 16 GB onboard; 41 MP camera sensor.
Pros: Camera
Cons: Old OS

2. APPLE iPHONE 4S
Price: Rs 45,500
Specs: 3.5-inch display; iOS; 8MP camera with HDR; 1GHz dual core processor; 16GB.
Pros: Superb Camera
Cons: Price

3. NOKIA N8
Price: Rs 22,000
Specs: 3.5-inch display; 12 MP camera; 680MHz processor; 16GB onboard, expandable.
Pros: Camera;
Cons: Symbian

NASA To Begin Commercial Spaceflights Within 5 Years Under CCiCap Initiative

Under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, NASA has made a deal with the three companies that promises to launch commercial manned spacecrafts  within next five years. The NASA administration has invested $212.5 million in Sierra Nevada Corporation, $440 million in Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and $460 million in The Boeing Company. With this move, NASA will speed-up the entire design and development process of building commercial spacecrafts by outsourcing it to these companies and in-turn create high-paying jobs in Florida and across the country.
So, we will soon see NASA providing us with safe, cost-effective and reliable flights taking off from the International Space Station and traveling across the Low Earth Orbit. Within the next two years these companies will develop and test their integrated designs and make them ready for crewed orbital demonstration missions.
On the other hand, NASA is simultaneously working on a ‘crew capsule’ called the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) and a heavy-lift rocket under the name Space Launch System (SLS) that promises to take us beyond the low Earth orbit across the solar system. We are already getting goosebumps at the thought.

2012 BMW 3 Series Launched

Starting from a price of Rs 28.9 lakh for the base 320d Diesel model, the new sixth generation BMW 3 Series has grown in size as compared to its predecessor and offers all the bells and whistles you could expect from an entry level luxury car and more

At first glance the new 3 Series indeed adorns a prettier face featuring flatter headlights, with LED accents above the twin corona rings stretched all the way to the large kidney grille. It’s a complete shift in terms of design language from Bangle’s vision for the outgoing model. Moreover, unlike its current competition the new BMW 3 Series that has now been officially launched in the country is not merely a facelift but a completely new car and changes, upgrades and improvements are all across the board.

For starters, the BMW 328i petrol model comes fitted with a 2.0-litre engine that boasts of TwinPower Turbo. It develops 245PS @ 5,000rpm and a peak torque of 350Nm from as low down as 1,250rpm all the way up to 4,800rpm. Mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission the BMW 328i shoots from standstill to a hundred km/h in just 5.9 seconds, and offers a healthy fuel economy which tip toes around the company claimed 6.4 litres per 100 kilometers.

On the diesel front, the TwinPower Turbo 2.0-litre diesel unit has been further refined in order to offer an even more efficient outcome. It develops 184PS @ 4,000rpm and a very impressive 380Nm of torque between 1,750rpm and 2,750rpm. Also mated to an 8-speed gearbox it can complete a 0-100km/h sprint in a scant 7.5 seconds. With an average fuel consumption of just 4.5 litres for every 100 kilometers driven it’s no surprise that this diesel has such a strong fan following.

Unlike the earlier 3 Series the treatment to the dashboard on the new model is clean and uncluttered., and doesn’t have a double dome on the dash as the second dome which housed the multimedia screen has been replaced by a flat screen fitted on the hood.