DMOZ has officially closed | As of March 17, DMOZ will no longer be available.

The open directory project - DMOZ has been closed on 17 March, 2017. It was closed 3 days later than originally planned. It is same as yahoo directory.

It was multilingual open-content directory of World Wide Web links. We heard the new from It was announced on February 28, 2017 that DMOZ would close down on March 14, 2017.

DMOZ was based on the hierarchical ontology scheme for organizing site listings. All Listings are categories properly and grouped with similar topics.

As per Wiki "DMOZ was founded in the United States as Gnuhoo by Rich Skrenta and Bob Truel in 1998 while they were both working as engineers for Sun Microsystems."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMOZ

The new and next addition of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is Redmi 4A was launched in India on Monday, priced at Rs. 5,999 and it will be exclusively available on Amazon.in and Mi.com. This is the another budget phone by Xiaomi. 

There are 2 Colors variant i.e. Dark Grey and Gold and will be available for sale from 12pm IST, Thursday, 23 March, 2017. 

Let's check out the some specifications and features : 

PLATFORM

OS            : Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Chipset   : Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 with 64-bit processor

CPU            : Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU            : Adreno 308

SIM

Dual SIM 4G VoLTE support

MEMORY

Card slot   : microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) 

Internal    : 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA

Primary        : 13 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, LED flash

Features       : Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama

Video     : 1080p@30fps

Secondary     : 5 MP, f/2.2

BATTERY

Non-removable Li-Ion 3120 mAh High-capacity battery

WEIGHT

131.5g, 8.5mm thickness

DISPLAY

12.7cm (5) HD Display

Get the addition update on : https://goo.gl/3f3GyV

Please check other mobile options on : http://amzn.to/2nCEPIA

Tech News : Moto G5 Plus Launched in India | Price, Full Specifications & Comparison

Yesterday on 15-March-2017, Motorola (from lenovo) has been launched a new Moto Mobile series i.e. Moto G5 Plus in India.

It was showcased at MWC 2017 in Barcelona and just a couple of weeks the Mobile has landed on to the Indian shore and as expected has created a lot of buzz. It has metal body and available in 2 colors i.e. Fine Gold & Lunar Grey, looking quit impressive.

You can find below the Prices, Full Specifications & Comparison

	Moto G5 Plus(3 GB+16 GB)	Moto G5 Plus(4 GB+32 GB)
Price	Rs. 14,999	Rs. 16,999
Memory
RAM	3 GB	4 GB
Internal	16 GB inbuilt	32 GB inbuilt
Card Slot	Yes	Yes
General
Sim Type	GSM+GSM	GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	Nano SIM	Nano SIM
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	February, 2017	February, 2017
Design
Dimensions	150.19 x 74 x 7.7 mm	150.19 x 74 x 7.7 mm
Weight	155 g	155 g
Display
Type	Color IPS screen, 16M colors	Color IPS screen, 16M colors
Touch	Yes, with Multitouch	Yes, with Multitouch
Size	5.2 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels	5.2 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels
PPI	~ 424 PPI	~ 424 PPI
Features	Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen Protection
Connectivity
GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes, 1 Mbps Download	Yes, 1 Mbps Download
4G	Yes	Yes
VoLTE	Yes (Supports Reliance Jio)	Yes (Supports Reliance Jio)
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.2	Yes, v4.2
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera
Camera	Yes, 12 MP with autofocus	Yes, 12 MP with autofocus
Features	Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus	Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus
Video Recording	Yes, 2160p @ 30fps	Yes, 2160p @ 30fps
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Front Camera	Yes, 5 MP	Yes, 5 MP
Technical
OS	Android, v7.0 (Nougat)	Android, v7.0 (Nougat)
CPU	2 GHz, Octa Core, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Processor	2 GHz, Octa Core, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Processor
GPU	Adreno 506	Adreno 506
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes, supports HTML	Yes, supports HTML
Multimedia
Supports	MMS, Instant Messaging	MMS, Instant Messaging
Email	Yes, with Push Mail	Yes, with Push Mail
Music	MP3, AAC, WAV	MP3, AAC, WAV
Video	MP4, H.264	MP4, H.264
FM Radio	Yes	Yes
Document Reader	Yes	Yes
Extra
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS Support	Yes, with A-GPS Support
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Fingerprint	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Fingerprint
3.5mm Headphone Jack	Yes	Yes
Extra	NFC	NFC
Battery
Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	3000 mAh, Li-ion Battery	3000 mAh, Li-ion Battery

You can buy from flipkart here is the link -

Map Maker Will Close on March 31

As Google already showing the message on Google Map Maker Screen that Map Maker Closing in March 2017. This was announced in November 2016.

Now, Google spread the mail to all his Mappers that we will close on March 31. With the closing google provide the another service that is Google Map and many of its features will integrate directly into Google Maps. But Mappers can still be able to edits until then, and you have to focus on all your and review your all the pending edits before google maps to roll-out.

Also, many other features can be added to Google Maps on an ongoing basis and definitely this will help to identified the exact locations. 

As per Google

"This change will enable us to focus on providing the best editing and moderation experience within Google Maps on both desktop and on mobile. We will continue to roll out new features on an ongoing basis."