iPhones, iPads can be charged on top of a Macbook

      Future Macbooks could wirelessly charge your iPhones, iPods, and Apple Watches that are placed on the lid, palm rest, or trackpad. A pair of patents granted to Apple by the US Patent and Trademark Office allows for 2 way charging or reverse charging according to a report by Patently Apple. The idea…

Apple took 3 years to drop supplier who used underage labour

In 2013 Apple learned that its supplier Suyin Electronics, that  made parts for Macbooks used underage labour according a former Apple staff. Apple failed to isolate the supplier for over three years. Suyin Electronics Dongguan Co Ltd in Mainland China  certified by ISO 9002 quality management system, allegedly uses forced Muslim labour. There aren’t many…

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is approved for UK use

The UK approves its second vaccine against Covid-19. Matt Hancock said  “the UK order of 100 million does is enough to vaccinate 50 million people and together with Pfizer-BioNTech jab will cover the entire population. This marked a significant moment in the fight against the virus and 2021 can be a year of hope and…

“The Great Conjunction looks great from the Moon” – NASA

https://youtu.be/yvQgisEBql0 NASA’s official account about Earth’s Moon shared a picture of the “Great Conjunction of planets Jupiter and Saturn as seen from the Moon. “Unlike Sun, that’s no star, It’s two planets! #The Great Conjuntion looks great from the Moon”.  Saturn and Jupiter were the closest in the sky in nearly 400 years.

Winter Solsace

December 21, marks the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and in 2020 the longest night of the year and the shortest day and also when the sun is at its lowest daily extreme elevation, is also going to be a witness to “ Great Conjunction “ an incredible astronomic event, the rare aligning of…

ISRO launches India’s 42nd communication satellite

https://youtu.be/jOg-2wq3qDI ISRO launched India’s 42nd communications satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) Shar, Sriharikota. The PSLV-C50 launch vehicle put the communications satellite CMS-01 in orbit, which provides coverage for disaster management and satellite internet connection, which is first in a new series of communication satellites after the INSAT and GSAT series.

Total solar eclipse in Southern Hemisphere

https://youtu.be/vmVLIDq9wok Scientists and astronomists gathered at Argentina’s Neuquen province to watch a total solar eclipse. The eclipse was visible from a 90km corridor spanning across the Andean mountain range in Argentina to Chile’s southern pacific coast. This is the second eclipse to be visible in South America in the last 18 months, though poor weather…