
Realme 15 Pro 5G mobile launch: Specs, battery, upgraded display and more.
Pointers by Sushmita Shetty 14-Jul-2025
- Realme 15 Pro 5G launches July 24, 2025, featuring a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 processor.
- It offers up to 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, and runs on Android v15 with Realme UI 6.
- The phone boasts a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, 144Hz refresh rate, and 6500 nits peak brightness.
- A massive 7000mAh battery powers the device, supporting 80W fast charging.
- Camera setup includes a 50MP main sensor with OIS and advanced AI photo editing features.

Apple iPhone 17 Series Unveiled: Thinnest Air, 120Hz Display, and All-48MP Cameras
Pointers by Naima Syed 10-Sep-2025
- Apple launched the iPhone 17 series with four models, including the thinnest-ever iPhone Air at 5.6mm thickness with a titanium frame.
- The base iPhone 17 now features a larger 6.3-inch 120Hz ProMotion display, previously exclusive to Pro models.
- All models, including Air and Pro versions, come with advanced 48MP Fusion cameras; Pro models have triple 48MP cameras with up to 8x optical zoom.
- The iPhone Air is slim and light, powered by the A19 Pro chip, with a 6.5-inch ProMotion display and 3000 nits peak brightness.
- Pre-orders begin September 12, with availability from September 19, starting storage at 256GB and multiple color options.

ISRO Engineers' Vigilance Prevented Fatal Oxygen Leak in SpaceX Rocket, Says Shubhanshu Shukla
Pointers by Vyom Tiwari 22-Aug-2025
- Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla praised ISRO engineers for detecting a liquid oxygen leak in Falcon-9 rocket.
- ISRO's insistence led to thorough checks revealing a critical crack in oxidiser line before Axiom-4 mission.
- SpaceX initially underestimated the leak, risking catastrophic failure without ISRO intervention.
- The leak detection delayed the launch but ensured safety, saving lives of four astronauts.
- Shukla highlighted cooperation, continuous briefings, and responsibility among ISRO, NASA, and SpaceX teams.

Australian Scientists Grow World’s First Fully Functioning Human Skin in Laboratory
Pointers by Vyom Tiwari 21-Aug-2025
- Scientists at University of Queensland created the world’s first lab-grown human skin with blood vessels.
- The skin model includes hair follicles, nerves, immune cells, and tissue layers mimicking natural skin.
- It took six years to develop using stem cells reprogrammed from human skin cells.
- This breakthrough aids better treatment for burns, grafts, inflammatory, and genetic skin diseases.
- The lab-grown skin enables accurate disease study, safer drug testing, and future regenerative therapies.

Scientists See Insides of Dying Star for the First Time, Unlocking Stellar Secrets
Pointers by Vyom Tiwari 20-Aug-2025
- Astronomers observed supernova 2021yfj, revealing a star's silicon- and sulfur-rich inner layers.
- The dying star had lost nearly all outer layers, exposing deep inner shells before exploding.
- This rare event offers new insight into heavy element formation inside massive stars.
- Star stripping to its oxygen-silicon core suggests a new type of supernova explosion.
- The findings challenge current understanding of how massive stars shed material late in life.

Covid May Age Women's Blood Vessels By 5 Years, Raising Heart Risks: Study
Pointers by Vyom Tiwari 18-Aug-2025
- Covid-19 can accelerate blood vessel ageing by about five years, especially in women.
- Women with persistent long Covid symptoms show greater artery stiffness than men or non-infected.
- The study spanned 2,400 participants across 16 countries, measuring blood vessel stiffness over a year.
- Increased artery stiffness heightens risks of heart disease, stroke, and heart attacks in affected women.
- Vaccinated people post-Covid had less stiff arteries than unvaccinated; effects stabilised after a year.