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India's Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully completed the test flight of its Rustom 2 drone at the Aeronautical Test Range. Rustom 2 is part of the Rustom line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)  that includes Rustom-I, Rustom-H and Rustom-C. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully completed the test flight of its Rustom 2 drone at the  Aeronautical Test Range. Rustom 2 is part of the Rustom line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that includes Rustom-I, Rustom-H and Rustom-C. The drone was developed for use by all three services of the Indian armed forces, primarily for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations. The medium-altitude prototype can fly at over 22,000 ft and is a long-endurance (MALE) UAV that has an approximate flight time of 20 hours. The drone has been modelled on the Rustom-H UCAV with a light airframe. The Rustom 2 is propelled by two 3-bladed NPO saturn engines. It ...

MSPU Microsoft patents Surface Pen with touch-sensitive retention clip by  Surur   Feb 15, 2018 at 23:10 GMT Microsoft is constantly looking at refining their Surface Pen, and  their latest idea  would make the control device a better mouse replacement. Microsoft envisions adding a touch-sensitive retention clip (yellow) to the stylus, which can then be used in lieu of a scroll wheel. They note that a scroll wheel on a mouse makes it very easy to navigate long web pages while using a stylus normally means having to very precisely access the scroll bars. Microsoft also has a few other ideas for the technology, including putting the pen into a low power mode and only activating it when a touch on the clip is detected. Adding a convenient scroll function to the pen does appear to address one of the big issues I have using the pen as my primary input device day to day.

State-run telecom operator  BSNL  has introduced two “ Mini Packs ” data plans with single days validity, as tariff war in the Indian telecom sector intensifies. The data plans launched as part of BSNL’s limited period Special Tariff Voucher (STV) come with high-speed 3G internet. The new BSNL Mini Plans are Rs 7 and Rs 16. This new offering from BSNL comes right after the Maximum Plan of Rs 999 announcement. BSNL Rs 7 Plan The BSNL Rs 7 Plan comes with a 1GB of internet data valid for a period of the single day for prepaid customers. There’s no other benefits bundled with this pack. The price, however, may vary in the range of Rs. 7 to Rs. 9 from circle to circle based on market conditions. BSNL Rs 16 Plan The second is BSNL Rs 16 plan that offers 2GB of high-speed internet browsing for a period of one day. The price of this plan may vary from Rs 16 to Rs 19 depending upon the availability in the circle. These Mini plans are a great choice for customers who have ra...