Month: December 2018

Originally launched in late 2016, a revamped version of Apple's AirPods with wireless charging support is to hit stores in early 2019, reports specialist website 9to5Mac which cites analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple is apparently about to launch an upgraded version of its AirPods in the first quarter of 2019. The new earphones will feature inductive charging, which will require the creation of a new case that will probably result in an increase in the current AirPod price of US$159 (RM660). The rumour inevitably raises the question of the AirPower mat inductive charging station which was presented by Apple in 2017, but whose launch has since been delayed or possibly abandoned. According to Kuo, the upgrade will be followed by a redesign of the AirPods, although the analyst does not go i...

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has completed ITS 50MWac solar power project in Sepang, Selangor, the largest solar project in the country. In a statement, TNB said the large scale solar project (LSS) uses 230,000 solar panels installed on 98 hectares of land in Mukim Tanjung 12, Sepang. The project, won in a competitive bidding by TNB’s subsidiary, TNB Sepang Solar Sdn Bhd, would increase TNB’s renewable energy (RE) capacity to the national grid to 73.2MW. The project reached its commercial operation due date with an initial generation of 2.4MW in October. The Government has set a target of 20% of the country’s electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2030, an increase from 2% currently.