Gaia Satellite surveyor lifts off

Europe has launched the Gaia satellite - one of the most ambitious space missions in history. The 740m-euro observatory lifted off from the Sinnamary complex in French Guiana at 06:12 local time. Gaia is going to map the precise positions and distances to more than a billion stars. This should give us the first realistic picture of how our Milky Way galaxy is constructed.

Gaia's remarkable sensitivity will lead also to the discovery of many thousands of previously unseen objects, including new planets and asteroids. Separation from the Soyuz upper-stage was confirmed just before 10:00 GMT. The satellite is now travelling out to an observing station some 1.5 million km starting the Earth on its nightside a journey that will take about a month to complete.

No technical issues in actor Paul Walker car crash

Los Angeles: Researchers have found no proof that the Mercedes holding acting professional John Master had technical problems before it damaged, eliminating the Fast & Furious celebrity.

The research also decided out waste or other street circumstances as resulting in the car in which Master was a traveler to careen into a light rod and shrub.

"We're looking at rate and rate alone," a police officer’s formal with knowledge of the research informed the Associated Media. The formal was not approved to talk openly about the research and talked on condition of privacy.

The Nov. 30 accident also murdered the car owner of the 2005 Mercedes Carrera GT, Walker's buddy and financial advisor Roger Rodas.

Investigators with the Los Angeles Nation Sheriff's Division have measured a rate variety at which they think the car was journeying but won't reveal that number until Mercedes technicians come to Florida next month to draw out details from on board details lovers. The formal would not reveal that variety and though the car increased in fire after the accident, the details camera live through and may generate details to determine the rate.

Rodas, 38, and Walker, 40, co-owned an auto rushing group. Rodas also was a professional car owner who taken part in 10 Pirelli World Task GTS backgrounds this year.

The formal informed AP that the Mercedes showed up to have discussed a bend in the street just excellent before failing in an commercial recreation area about 30 kilometers north west of town center Los Angeles.

"They were well out of the bend when they missing control," the formal said.

Google lets users make own Street View

Google has unveiled a new tool that allows users to make a Street View - a 360 degree virtual tour - of any place and share it using Google Maps. These can be formed by using photos taken by an Android phone or DSLR camera. The tool lets users connect different photos and, once published, people can steer between them on Google Maps.

Google supposed the move will allow it to expand the reach as well as the uses of its maps service. The firm said in a blog post they are excited to see the different types of Street View experiences that everyone will contribute. This quality can now enable ecological non-profits to document and promote the beautiful places they strive to protect.

Yota Launches Phone with E-ink Second Screen

A Smartphone with two screens in which one uses e-ink technology and is always on has been launched. The Russian group Yota supposed the phone would go on sale online instantly in Austria, Russia, France, Spain and Germany. The Android-powered phone promises to expand battery life by transferring web pages and other applications to the e-ink screen. This smart phone will attractive to users fed up with drained batteries.

The phone has one LCD display, similar to those found on other smart phones, and a second e-ink screen which the company says lets users see the information they want without having to wake up the telephone. The typical user picks up and activates their smart phone more than 150 times a day, supposed Yota Devices chief executive Vlad Martynov. The YotaPhone is a determined concept and although it will be considered a gimmick by many we believe there is merit in the plan.

The Jolla - Ex-Nokia employees Smartphone

A team of ex-Nokia workers has released the first handset running on a new smart phone stage. The Jolla phone - marked Yol-la - is powered by open-source operating system Sailfish, but can run most apps intended for Google's Android platform. The corporation has paired with a major Finnish network, and hopes to set up a similar deal with a UK operator.

Industry analysts said Jolla faced a challenge in taking on a marketplace dominated by Google and Apple. Just 450 Jolla phones will be obtainable at launch on Wednesday evening, with the majority leaving to customers who have pre-ordered the device. According to the Co-founder Marc Dillon the phone's ethos was to provide a more open approach to how people used their mobiles, a contrast to the relatively closed systems used on the iPhone and, to a lesser extent, Android devices.

Mapping magnetic Earth with Satellite trio

Three European spacecraft will launch from northern Russia presently on a mission to make the most comprehensive global maps yet of Earth's magnetic field. Known as Swarm, the trio of satellites should help scientists comprehend better how the field is generated, and why it appears to be weakening. 

The European Space Agency mission is going up from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a customized intercontinental ballistic projectile. Lift-off is timed for 12:02 GMT. The satellites are expected to split from the Breeze upper-stage of their Rocket launcher some 91 minutes later, at an elevation of 490km. A period of commissioning and testing will then follow before the Swarm starts their four-year measurement campaign.