, published on the website < http://planetasustentavel.abril.com.br/noticia/ambiente/quando-recursos-minerais-se-esgotarao-648952.shtml >, based on information from the US Geological Survey, the US government agency responsible for geological research that crossed information on the annual consumption, mineral reserves available on the planet
and its predictable extinction: 1) Platinum (use in surgical materials)-- Extinction by 2049; 2) Silver (use in the manufacture of mirrors
and cutlery)-- Extinction in 2016; 3) Copper (use in wire
and cable
and air conditioning ducts)-- Extinction in 2027; 4) Antimony (use in remote controls
and other materials to increase strength)-- Extinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops
and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8)
Indian (use in
smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries
and trucks
and welds
and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry
and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- Extinction in 2041.
However, device purchase trends suggest a preference for multi-use devices in the
Indian market, as seen from the exponential growth in sale of
tablets and smartphones.
Smartron is an upcoming
Indian brand which started operations back in 2014,
and after two years of R&D, has come up with two new products - a hybrid Windows
tablet and an Android
smartphone.
Although it's widely known in PC
and tablets segments in India, Asus is a relatively new entrant, much like Xiaomi, in the
Indian smartphone segment.
Technology has been in the frontier of everything nowadays
and keeping this in mind,
Indian smartphone manufacturer Micromax has come up with a new 7 inch HD TFT display
tablet dubbed as the Canvas Tabby which is aimed at the little kids.