NVIDIA’s Max-Q design will put a GTX 1080 in a 18 MM thin laptop

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NVIDIA introduced Max-Q, a new design approach for gaming laptops making them thinner, quieter and faster. Max-Q plays a big part in NASA’s mission to launch man into space where the aerodynamic stress on a rocket in atmospheric flight is maximized, thus the rocket is designed around Max-Q, which NVIDIA has applied to gaming laptops, making it 3X thinner and 3X more performance over previous generation products.

Max-Q will give graphics cards a new way of operating, keeping the GPU at peak efficiency with optimizations such as low voltage optimized clock curve that brings out gaming performance while reducing power. In addition, the Game Ready drivers have been tuned to deliver optimal system efficiency while delivering a great gaming experience. The Max-Q designed laptops are made with sophisticated thermal and electrical design and with the new advancement in thermal solutions, along with regulator efficiency, it will enable higher performance and quieter operations in a thin gaming laptop.

Max-Q designed laptops will also support a wide range of NVIDIA GeForce gaming technologies, Game Ready drivers, NVIDIA G-SYNC display technology, VR, 4K gaming and more. NVIDIA also introduced NVIDIA WhisperMode which makes laptops run quieter while gaming, the game’s frame rate is paced while simultaneously configuring the graphics settings for optimal power efficiency, reducing the acoustic level for gaming laptops.

Max-Q designed laptops equipped with GeForce GTX 1080, 1070 and 1060 will be available starting on June 27 from leading laptop OEMs and system builders. Pricing and availability may vary throughout these OEMs and builders.

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NVIDIA’s new Max-Q technology doubles power efficiency on gaming laptops

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NVIDIA has certainly dominated the gaming notebook scene with GeForce graphics, however what the company really changed is that it enabled thin and light gaming laptops that was never possible before with its Max-Q design, the GPUs will however have to operate at lower voltages and compromise in performance to achieve better power efficiency.

With that in mind, NVIDIA has doubled the efficiency on the new RTX 2080 SUPER and RTX 2070 SUPER on laptops with a new Max-Q design.

With the same amount of power, laptops equipped with the new Max-Q design GPUs will have up to 10% of improved performance on games. The new Max-Q design introduces Dynamic Boost, a feature where it intelligently and automatically balances power between the GPU and CPU without increasing power consumption.

NVIDIA has also worked with memory partners to develop a new low-voltage GDDR6 memory, while next-gen voltage regulators help optimize system design for better operating efficiency.

An improved GPU switching technique is now in place known as the Advance Optimus, where it comes with NVIDIA G-SYNC technology and now dynamically switches between integrated and dedicated graphics on the fly without requiring a reboot, it determines the right GPU to be used for the right workload.

Last but not least, the new RTX SUPER graphics has the improved Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) 2.0 neural network, which uses its AI processors known as Tensor Cores to boost frame rates and improve visuals on games, it also extends battery life by up to 20%.

The RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 SUPER GPUs and their Max-Q design variants will be available on over 100 gaming and creator laptops starting April 15th, which you can expect the usual brands to announce their availability over the period. Announcements of new creator and gaming laptops have been made locally by
ASUS
 and
MSI
, where these laptops will come with 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake-H processors and some of them with impressive 300Hz refresh rate displays.

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Nvidia's newest graphic drivers may break your PCs

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If you have an Nvidia card powering your computer, you may want to hold off on getting the latest update as it seems that the driver is causing all sorts of problems.

Reports coming in from
reddit
 seems to indicate that Nvidia’s 364.47 driver is rather broken, as users are reporting a myriad of issues ranging from blue screens to restart loops after installing the drivers. There are also reports from users that the drivers are causing some of their graphics card to burn out due to overheating. This problem doesn’t seem limited to certain generation of cards either, meaning that the GeForce 700 series are equally as susceptible to the driver issues as the Nvidia Titan X.

Nvidia has since
released a new driver
, 364.51, which it claims would solve the problem caused by said faulty driver. However,
a seperate reddit
 thread shows that the issues are still persistant on some setups. Our advice to you? Don’t install any Nvidia drivers for the next week or so until Nvidia sorts this problem out.

Source:
Destructoid
, Reddit

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NVIDIA's next generation Pascal 'GTX 1080' to launch in Summer

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After spending almost two years in promoting the efficient and powerful Maxwell architecture, NVIDIA is expected to unveil its next generation graphics card to counter back on rival AMD, the new GTX 1080 and 1070 GPU will run on the new Pascal architecture and is set to be announced by NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun-Huang at the upcoming GPU Technology Conference next month, while the launch will be made at Computex that is set to happen at June this year. The Pascal architecture is code named GP100 and the chip will be based on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET manufacturing process, down from the 28nm process from the current Maxwell architecutre.

The Pascal architecture will introduce improved power efficiency while being able to pump out two times performance per watt, it will also have native support for DirectX 12 feature level 12_1 or higher and features 4-Hi HBM2 stacks for a total 16GB of VRAM and 8-Hi stacks for up to 32GB for the professional compute SKUs. With a maximum TDP of 250W, the flagship ‘GTX 1080’ is expected to boast 8GB of GDDR5/GDDR5X memory and will merely require a single 8-pin connector, other details such as the core and memory clock are still unknown, but we can definitely expect a slight increase this time.

Will NVIDIA be able to put up a good fight with its new GPUs over its rival? By the way, could NVIDIA be also using the name ‘GTX 1080’ as well? We will find out really soon as April approaches.

SOURCE:
WCCFTECH

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NVIDIA’s Tesla K80 is a beastly graphics card that manages complex computations

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NVIDIA has unveiled its latest Tesla K80 GPU accelerator for the demanding enterprise environment and its designed for high machine learning, data analytics, scientific and high performance computing (HPC) appliations. The Tesla K80 dual-GPU is the new flagship offering of the Tesla Accelerated Computing Platform, the leading platform for accelerating data analytics and scientific computing. It combines the world’s fastest GPU accelerators, the widely used CUDA parallel computing model,and a comprehensive ecosystem of software developers, software vendors, and datacentre system OEMs.

The Tesla K80 dual-GPU accelerator delivers nearly two times higher performance and double the memory bandwidth of its predecessor, the Tesla K40 GPU accelerator. The Tesla K80 delivers up to 8.74 teraflops single-precision and up to 2.91 teraflops double precision peak floating point performance, and10 times higher performance than today’s fastest
CPUs on leading science and engineering applications, such as AMBER, GROMACS, Quantum Espresso and LSMS.

The key features of the Tesla K80 GPU-accelerator includes:

–
Two GPUs per board
 – Doubles throughput of applications designed to take advantage of multiple GPUs.
–
24GB of ultra-fast GDDR5 memory
 – 12GB of memory per GPU, 2x more memory than Tesla K40 GPU, allows users to process 2x larger datasets.
–
480GB/s memory bandwidth
 – Increased data throughput allows data scientists to crunch though petabytes of information in half the time compared to the Tesla K10 accelerator. Optimised for energy exploration, video and image processing, and data analytics applications.
–
4,992 CUDA® parallel processing cores
 – Accelerates applications by up to 10x compared to using a CPU alone.
–
Dynamic NVIDIA GPU Boost Technology
 – Dynamically scales GPU clocks based on the characteristics of individual applications for maximum performance.
–
 Dynamic Parallelism
 – Enables GPU threads to dynamically spawn new threads, enabling users to quickly and easily crunch through adaptive and dynamic data structures.

The all new Tesla K80 GPU-accelerator is now available from a variety of server manufacturers which include ASUS, Bull, Cirrascale, Cray,
Dell
, Gigabyte, HP, Inspur, Penguin, Quanta, Sugon, Supermicro and Tyan as well as from
NVIDIA reseller partners
.


NZXT Releases GRID+ V2 Digital Fan Controller

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NZXT often makes digital fan control for ease with the new GRID+ V2 and let’s welcome to the future of digital control. The new GRID+ combines a modern interface and a streamlined installation to ensure a simple, unintrusive solution for fan control. Now with the improved software and support for individual fan control, GRID+ V2 offers complete control at a click of the mouse.

The new GRID+ V2 is a software-controlled fan controller with 6 individually controlled channels and up to 30 watts total output to allow users to control each fan channel independently. It has the option to name each channel, users will be able to immediately identify faulty fans via the included free CAM software’s smart notifications.

Using the advantages from the fan hub to creates silence and performance oriented fan control profiles, you are also able to adjust the fan speeds base on CPU temperature, CAM makes it easier than ever to control your airflow. For advanced users will be able to create multiple custom fan profiles and manually adjust fan speeds to suit their own performance needs.

Following in the footsteps of the original GRID fan hub, the GRID+ is designed to be installed internally in any discreet location, eliminating the need a 5.25-inch slot and making cable management a breeze. Besides that, all the six fans ports supports both 3-pin and 4-pin PWN fans with a total output at 30W.

The NZXT Grid+ V2 is now available now and priced at USD 29.99 (approx. RM 123).

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NZXT Releases S340 Razer Edition PC Case

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Razer is one of the world’s leading in connected devices, and software for gamers, today announced the NZXT S340 – Designed by Razer
PC
case
. The chassis is the latest product to launch from the “Designed by Razer” licensing program, an initiative that provides for third-party production and sale of Razer-designed and –branded
PC
case
.

The new NZXT S340 Razer edition features an all-steel chassis with Razer signature green triple-headed snake logo on the front panel. Despite it’s a compact
case
, NZXT included a
green
power
LED

below the
case

to make a underflow effect. This latest in the line of cobranded
case
s offers Razer fans another premium NZXT
case

with distinct Razer design sensibilities to build into a beast and connect to an arsenal of Razer peripherals that will intimidate any opponent in-game or in real life.

Other
case

manufacturers that interested to features Razer into their
case

production can contact Razer to find out more about how to eligible for the program. With “Designed by Razer”candidates are subject to vetting by the award-winning Razer design and engineering team prior to approval, then once greenlit, the joint enterprise mobilizes Razer’s design expertise and product engineering sensibilities.

There isn’t any extra changes on the
case

for specifications but the
case

now will be fully matte black to suit Razer theme, and the existing window panel will be tinted. Besides that, USB 3.0 ports will be painted with Razer signature green and the cable management bar now comes together with a Triple-Headed logo. The price for NZXT S340 Razer Edition will be expected be USD 99.99 (approx. RM 435.) and the availability in Malaysia is yet to be confirmed.

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Obi Mobile to launch its first Windows Phone

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The name just sound like another Chinese branded smartphone, but no, Obi Mobile is an Indian company that has one key person involved – Apple’s Ex-CEO John Sculley. If you read Steve Job’s biography you would’ve known Sculley actually screwed up Apple so badly and that he was being named one of the worse CEO at that time. The man that once works for PepsiCo and fired Steve Jobs is back to the tech industry and getting Obi Mobile to release the company’s first
Windows Phone
. This will be one of the new partner that Microsoft has got for its own mobile operating system and the phone will make its debut early next quarter. No details are being shared at this point of time but we believe Obi Mobile will be making cheap and affordable Windows Phonedevices since they are targeting to reach 2% of its market share in India, the place where only entry-level devices survive.

Source:
Economic Times

Via:
Pocketnow


Obi unveils the Worldphones, two great looking affordable Android handsets

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Remember John Sculley? He’s the man reowned for marketing your favorite Pepsi drink and ousting Steve Jobs out of Apple. Well, his new Indian-based smartphone company Obi has just announced two affordable handsets that look really good on first impressions. The names of the phones are named after Californian cities, SF1 for San Francisco and SJ1.5 for San Jose.

Obi is known for creating
cheap Windows Phone handsets in India

back then and the company is doing the same to its Android offerings. In terms of specs, the SF1 sports a 5-inch Full HD display with Gorilla Glass 4, a Snapdragon 615 SoC, available in 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage or 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage models, a 13-megapixel Exmor RS main camera and 5-megapixel front camera, and a 3000mAh battery. The SF1 also features some great features such as a ‘Chromaflash’ on the main camera that avoids washed out pictures upon when taking pictures with flash and comes with Dolby Audio Surround 7.1 when
headphones

are plugged in.

The SJ1.5 is the entry level model of the Worldphones, its Gorilla Glass 3 coated 5-inch display gets a HD resolution panel and hardware power is managed by a 1.3GHz quad-core Mediatek CPU with 1GB RAM and 16GB internal storage, the phone’s camera is still pretty decent with 8-megapixel f/2.2 main and 5-megapixel front, the phone will support dual SIMs and sports a huge 3000mAh battery, do note that its bottom part has rounded sides in contrast to the higher end SF1.

Interestingly, Obi will start selling its phones out of its homeland and the Worldphones are expected to go on sale in October this year starting with Vietnam, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Pakistan, Turkey, India and the UAE, the phones will come preloaded with a customized version of Android 5.1 Lollipop as well. The SF1 will retail at $199 (RM830) and $249 (RM1038) for the standard and premium model respectively, while the SJ1.5 will retail at a cheaper $129 (RM538) price tag.

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Obi Worldphone reveals the Obi MV1

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Last year, former Apple CEO John Sculley announced that he will be returning to the tech scene with a brand new company called Obi Worldphone. The company’s current line of smartphones are aimed at budget-conscious consumers om developing market. At MWC 2016, Obi has revealed the latest edition to its catalogue of smartphones: the Obi MV1.

The Obi MV1 is an Android-based smartphone that sits at the entry level side of the market. The phone features a 5″ HD display and is powered by a Snapdragon 212 with 1.3GHz quad-core processor with an Adreno 304 GPU. For memory, it seems that the Obi MV1 will come with either 1GB or 2GB of RAM. The Obi MV1 will have 16GB of onboard storage which is expandable to up to 64GB via microSD card. The rear camera on the phone is a 8MP AF OV8865 with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture and is capable of recording full HD videos at 30FPS. THe front camera is a fairly basic 2MP snapper.

What is unique about the Obi MV1 is that it will come with a “Floating Display” and an “Iconic Shape”. According to Sculley, the Obi MV1 is a phone “that fits into your lifestyle at an accessible price without sacrificing form and technology”. Another plus point about the Obi MV1 is the fact that it will be available in two OS versions: Android 5.1 Lollipop and Cyanogen OS 12.1.1.

The Obi MV1 will go on sale immediately in Asian and African markets. The pricing for the Obi MV1 begins at USD 139 (RM 583) for the 1GB RAM configuration and USD 149 (RM 625) for the 2GB RAM configuration.

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OBS will test run 8K broadcasting and VR at the 2016 Rio Olympics

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On August 5th, Rio de Janeiro will be hosting the 2016 Olympics. For those that won’t be able to afford a plane ticket to Brazil, you can always enjoy the Olympics from the comfort of your own home. This time however, the Olympics will be receiving a bunch of new tech to enhance your viewing experience.

For starters, the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) has confirmed that it will be shooting parts of the 2016 Rio Olympics in 8K video with 22.2 channel surround sound. That said, this 8K broadcast will only be made available in Japan. Besides 8K, OBS will also be testing 4K downscaling, high dynamic range and hi-colour gamuts for the Olympics as well. Do note that the 4K footage will not be broadcasted, as the 4K footage is solely for testing purposes. The Olympics as a whole will be broadcasted in 1080p video with 5.1 surround sound across the world.

Another piece of technology that will be going on trial during the Rio Olympics is virtual reality. OBS will be capturing VR footage for the select sports as well as the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics. The footage will be made available for viewers around the world, regardless of whether or not they have a VR headset in hand.

Simply put, OBS is using the Rio Olympics to test run 8K broadcasting and VR footage, all of which is expected to be present at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Source:
Advanced Television

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Oceanic+ app turns the Apple Watch Ultra into a proper dive computer

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When Apple introduced the Apple Watch Ultra, one of the most compelling features that it has showed off is the watch being able to serve as a dive computer by working with Huish Outdoors on the Oceanic+ app, which has officially arrived at the Apple Watch Ultra today.

The Oceanic+ app can be downloaded from the App Store for free and offers features such as depth tracking (including depth alarms), GPS tracking, logbook (up to 12 dives), snorkeling and more. A paid subscription is available at US$4.99/day, US$9.99/month or US$79.99/year, which will offer you more features such as decompression info, 3-day forecasts on weather, temp and tide, and access to the dive community, which you can check out the comparison chart of features
here
 if you are interested.

Designed to be used without a touchscreen, the Oceanic+ app fires up as soon as it detects that the Apple Watch Ultra is submerged in water, and if you prefer to use your iPhone as a dive computer, Oceanic sells a Oceanic+ Smart Housing that you can basically slot in your iPhone that can serve both as an underwater camera and dive computer, which will take color corrected pictures while being able to see dive computer information overlayed on the corner.

If you are interested in what the Oceanic+ app can do for you, head on
here
 to learn more.

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Oculus announces its new VR headset called the Rift S for $399

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The Game Developers Conference is currently ongoing till March 22, and one of the announcements made during this conference is the new VR headset — Oculus Rift S.

The Rift S is an upgrade over the original Rift, and you’ll be getting a higher resolution display with improved fresnel lenses and higher pixel density, along with better optics. Complemented by a new feature called Passthrough+, VR users will also be able to see the real world without needing to take off the Rift S.

In addition, the Rift S uses Oculus Insight which removes external sensors; instead, it has five built-in sensors which when combined together, contributes to a higher precision room-scale tracking.

Image credit: Oculus

Oculus also collaborated with Lenovo to improve the design of the Rift S, ensuring that there are “increased comfort, better weight distribution, and improved light blocking, as well as a simple, single-cable system for a clutter-free experience.” The Rift S has an ergonomic halo headband with adjustable fit wheel, and its Touch controllers were also redesigned for better hand experience.

If you’re worried that your PC might not be able to handle the Rift S, you can check out
Oculus
 to check the PC requirements. In its
blog post
, the company also announced that the Rift S will be $399 and will launch in Spring 2019, so you should be expecting its availability very soon.

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Oculus begins shipping Rift headset

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The first Oculus Rift has shipped, deliveries begin Monday 3.28.2016.
pic.twitter.com/C0MMKmezun

— Brendan Iribe (@brendaniribe)
March 24, 2016

After four years of funding, development and acquisition, Oculus Rift is complete and it the company has begun shipping out the first batch of VR headsets today.

If you were one of the first to pre-order the Rift headset, Oculus Chief Brendan Iribe has said that the headsets will be arriving at the customer’s doorstep as early as the 28th of March. Assuming that you’re living outside of the United States however, the Rift should probably reach your hands by early April.

Of course, the first batch of headsets are limited to those who have pre-ordered the Rift headset in January and those who have first funded the project on Kickstarter. If you were to pre-order now, Oculus estimates that your headset would only arrive in July.

The Rift won’t be the only VR headset that will be shipping out soon though as the HTC Vive is scheduled to be delivered on the 5th of April. That said, the virtual reality age has finally started in earnest.

Source:
Engadget

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Oculus finally clears Rift pre-order backlogs; new orders will ship within two to four business days

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Oculus’ VR headset, the Rift, has had a troubled launch thanks to what the company described as an “unexpected component shortage.” Now, four months after the headset was launched, Oculus has announced that it has finally fulfilled all pre-orders.

With all Rift pre-orders having been fulfilled, Oculus has stated that any new Rift orders from this point forward will ship out within two to four business days. Also, Oculus will also be working on expanding its retail demo program in the United States and will begin shipping Rift headsets to selected Microsoft Stores. The company states that it expects to ship out enough Rift headsets for demonstration purposes to over 500 Best Buy stores in the States.

As for the Oculus Touch controller, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has confirmed that the Touch is expected to ship sometime in the fourth quarter of 2016. Originally scheduled to launch at the same time as the Rift headset, the Touch controller will give full hand-tracking capabilities to Rift games.

Source:
Ars Technica
,
Oculus

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Oculus founder caught donating to pro-Trump political group; some developers drop Oculus support in protest

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Late last week, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was at the center of a controversy. According to a report by
The Daily Beast
, it appears that Luckey has been finacially backing a pro-Donald Trump political organization called Nimble America. Once this piece of information began spreading out to the internet, reaction towards his actions have been swift unforgiving.

Based on The Daily Beast’s reports, it appears that Luckey has been playing an active roll in funding Nimble America’s pro-Trump agenda. Luckey has also been an active user at reddit’s The_Donald subreddit, going under the pseudonym “NimbleRichMan.” “I came into touch with them over Facebook,” says Luckey to The Daily Beast. “It went along the lines of ‘hey, I have a bunch of money. I would love to see more of this stuff.'”

SUPERHYPERCUBE will not be supporting Oculus.
https://t.co/sqtAzZ8hJZ

— Polytron (@Polytron)
September 23, 2016

Hey
@oculus
,
@PalmerLuckey
‘s actions are unacceptable. NewtonVR will not be supporting the Oculus Touch as long as he is employed there.

— Tomorrow Today Labs (@TTLabsVR)
September 23, 2016

Upon discovery that Luckey has been funding a pro-Trump group, Oculus was instantly hit with a fallout, with many game developers outraged over Luckey’s actions. Some developers, like Tomorrow Today Labs and Scruta Games, have announced that they will be dropping support for the Oculus Rift until Luckey is no longer working for the company.
Motherboard
 has since compiled a list of developers who have announced that they would be boycotting Oculus.

Luckey has since issued a statement regarding the controversy, saying that he was “deeply sorry” that his actions have negatively impacted the perception of Oculus. Luckey also clarifies that his actions were his own and do not represent Oculus. However, it appears that the damage has been done, and nothing short of Luckey resigning from Oculus can be done to amend it.

Source:
The Daily Beast
,
Motherboard
,
Ars Technica

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Oculus fumbles on Rift shipping

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It’s been a week since the Rift was officially launched, and yet, some of those who preordered the headset have yet to receive any kind of indication that their product is on the way to their houses.

First set of Rifts are going out slower than we orig estimated, so we’re giving free shipping for all pre-orders, including international.

— Brendan Iribe (@brendaniribe)
April 2, 2016

Today, Oculus have admitted that they’re run into some issues with getting the Rift headsets out of the factory and into the customer’s hands. Oculus CEO Brendan iribe has posted on Twitter, remarking that the first batch of Rifts were “going out slower than we originally estimated.” An e-mail has also been issued to those who pre-ordered the headset, attributing the delay in shipping to “an unexpected component shortage.”

“We’ve been working through an unexpected component shortage, and unfortunately, that issue has impacted the original shipping estimates for some early customers. We’re working hard to get up-to-date ship windows, and you should expect to see your order status updated on oculus.com by Tuesday, April 12th,” states the e-mail.

To make up for this mess, Oculus says that it will be waiving shipping and handling charges for all orders that have yet to be fulfilled. Yes, this also includes international orders.

Source:
The Verge

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Oculus has began shipping the final iteration of the Rift to developers

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It seems that the wait for the Oculus Rift is almost over as the company announced today that they will be shipping out “early builds of the final Rift hardware” to developers.

This final build of the Rift will include the Rift SDK 1.0 and runtimes which “include features tied to the consumer product”.
According to a post made by the Oculus team
, Rifts willl be shipping out to developers in phases as the company will be delivering the hardware to developers every week.

Developers who wish to develop for the VR headset can still apply to receive a developer kit by uploading a preview of their apps through the

Oculus Submission Tool
.

With the way things are shaping up, it seems that the Rift will be available for purchase within the company’s estimated release date which is sometime in Q1 2016. No specific price has been given to the Rift as of yet, but the company has confirmed that the Rift will be priced above USD 350.

Source :
Road to VR
,
Oculus Blog

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A smaller and faster version of Facebook’s Oculus Quest is on its way

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The Oculus Quest is about to get a successor but it might not be so soon due to the current pandemic causing delays in the manufacturing process in the new VR headset.

The current Oculus Quest costs $399 and offers an all-in-one gaming experience, but with a weight of 571g, it is heavier than the original Oculus Rift. The new VR headset that Facebook has in mind should be an improvement in this aspect — it will be lighter, smaller and might have a faster refresh rate as compared to the Oculus Quest.

According to Bloomberg, there hasn’t been a finalized design for the new VR headset yet, but comfort should be the main focus hence the reason why the company wants to reduce its form factor. This will allow longer wearing without burdening the head.

The report also further explained that Facebook might be swapping out the fabric on the sides for plastic — making this new VR headset more similar to the Oculus Rift S. Due to the delays in the manufacturing process, this new headset should be expected to debut next year instead of the end of 2020.

On the other hand, Oculus is reported to be developing an AR headset which will be launched in 2023.

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Oculus reverts decision to lock out Vive support for Oculus games

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Oculus’ decision to
restrict its games
 to only run on the Rift headset has proven to be highly unpopular. It was so unpopular that the creators of the Revive tool, which allows Vive users to play Oculus-based games, to create a version of Revive that cracks the Oculus’ DRM just so Vive owners can continue playing Oculus games. After weeks of non-stop grief aimed at Oculus, the company has decided that they’ve had enough, and they have silently removed the headset exclusivity check in an update that came out over the weekend.

The removal of this particular DRM wasn’t published in the runtime update notes of course. Oculus’ removal of the headset check was only found out by the head developer of Revive as a post on the tool’s GitHub page reveals that Oculus has “removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus Runtime 1.5.” Furthermore, Oculus has since confirmed to Ars Technica that the hardware check has been removed and Oculus “will not use hardware checks as part of DRM on PC in the future.”

With Oculus-based games no longer being locked to the Rift headset, the creators of Revive has since removed the DRM-circumventing version of Revive.

Source:
Ars Technica

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Oculus Rift Core 2.0 will let you build your own home and virtualize your desktop

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Oculus has announced the launch of the Rift Core 2.0, a new interface for the headset that brings about big changes to the system. Prior to this, users were just given a static interface for quite a while now. With this new update, users will be given a virtual environment for them to interact with and make it their home.

The virtual environment will allow users to decorate it with furniture and various interactive objects which you have over several hundred items to pick from and more will need to be unlocked by completing in-game achievements or other challenges. You can also visit your friends’ space and the company has mentioned that they are working on a real-time hangouts feature for multiple users to build together.

Sounds pretty good, but the best part is Oculus Dash, which lets you interact with your PC while wearing the headset. This allows you to bring up apps or browsers in a virtual environment to which you will be able to use it like you would on your computer.

This is quite similar to what Windows Mixed Reality can already do and even to the point of snapping them to a wall to make it easier to view, it even place furniture and other objects around your home already. Oculus said that they will be building on this features throughout 2018.

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Oculus Rift DK2 Not Ready For Windows 10 at the moment

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If you are one of the users that tempting to switch to Windows 10 from
Windows
8
.
1

and
Windows 7
, but you have an Oculus Rift Developer kit, you might want to hold off on the upgradeOculus has made an official announcement regarding the Windows 10 will not support the development kit yet. This is a big surprise for a lot of people because the announcement of the partnership between Microsoft and Oculus was been revealed in June.

However, their many people will expecting to see day one support of the VR headset on Microsoft’s newest operating system. Fortunately, Oculus announced they not ready for this new Windows update and there’s another speculation that the company focused its attention on the retail version of the Rift HMD. Although, the retail version still half a year away, but it’s still confused about the developer kit wasn’t prepared for Windows 10’s launch.

Therefore, the official word from Oculus is that the DK2 does not yet support Windows 10 but the company’s software engineers are working with the speed of light, so they can get it up and running. Before the update is ready, Oculus strongly suggests sticking with your existing operating system and be patient for the new update to release.

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Oculus Rift now available for pre-order at USD 599

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Want an Oculus Rift? Well,
like we mentioned earlier this week
, pre-orders for the virtual reality headset is now open for the not-exactly-cheap price of USD 599.

Reception to the price reveal is not exactly going over well with the people that are interested in the device in the first place. Much of this displeasure can be attributed to the fact that Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey mentioned that the complete unit would have a price
that hovers around the USD 350 mark
.

Also not helping is
this Q&A done by AllThingsD
 where Luckey suggested that if the device is so expensive that a majority of people couldn’t afford it, then it might as well not exist at all. Needless to say, many are using these articles to crucify Oculus decision to price the VR headset at a far higher price point than expected.

If you’re one of the few that can afford the USD 599 price tag, then you’ll be able to get the Oculus Rift headset, sensors, an Oculus Remote, cables, EVE : Valkyrie, Lucky’s Tale, and curiously enough, an Xbox One controller. The device is expected to ship in May.

Source :
Oculus Shop
,
RoadToVR
,
AllThingsD

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Oculus Rift pre-orders to open on Thursday

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The wait for the Oculus Rift is almost over as the company has announced that you will be able to pre-order the Oculus Rift on Thursday.

Pre-orders for the VR headset will begin on Wednesday, 8am Pacific Standard Time (Thursday Midnight in Malaysian time). As of yet, no solid pricing for the Oculus Rift has been given, but you can expect it to be priced at around the USD 350 mark, which is what the development kit was priced at. Pre-ordering the Oculus Rift will grant you CCP’s EVE : Valkyrie and Playful’s Lucky’s Tale.

While the VR headset seems to be arriving on schedule, the controller that comes with it, the Oculus Touch,
will be delayed further
.

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey will also be doing an AMA on Reddit at Wednesday 6pm PST for those who have questions regarding Virtual Reality and general as well as the Oculus products.

Source :
Oculus Blog

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Oculus Touch controllers will be available for USD199 in December

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“Touch is $199, and starts shipping December 6th!” Tune in to the
#OC3
 livestream:
https://t.co/coMFPh8Bms

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— Oculus (@oculus)
October 6, 2016

After a long wait, the Oculus Rift’s controllers, the Oculus Touch, will finally be available for purchase on the 6th of December.

Much like to controllers found on the Rift’s rival, the HTC Vive, the Oculus Touch are a pair of controllers. Each controller will come with its own analog stick, face buttons, and triggers. Besides moving the analog sticks and pushing buttons, the Oculus Touch is also capable of detecting basic finger gestures.

Pre-orders for the Oculus Touch will begin on the 10th of October (Monday). The Oculus Touch will be available as either a standalone product, or as a Rift bundle. The controllers themselves will be available for USD199 and will come with an additional sensor, while the Rift + Touch bundle costs USD798 and comes with the controller, the Rift headset, and two sensors. For those who are looking to do room-scale tracking with their Oculus setup, Oculus has mentioned that you’ll need to get a third sensor for it to work properly. The sensor itself costs USD79, meaning that the full Oculus experience cost USD877. For those who are curious, the HTC Vive bundle costs USD799.

Source:
Engadget
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Oculus Touch controllers will cost GBP190 per set

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While the Oculus Rift headset has been available for a while now, the one piece missing from the full Oculus experience is the Touch motion controller. That said, it appears that the Oculus Touch may be coming sooner than expected as UK video games retail chain has opened pre-orders for the Oculus controller. The pirce of said controller? A cool GBY189.99.

Oculus Touch controllers to cost £190 in the UK. Crikey.
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— Nick Summers (@nisummers)
September 20, 2016

The pricing of the Oculus Touch controller means that the full Oculus Rift experience will have a price point that is similar to HTC’s Vive headset. Converting the British Pound into the United States’ Dollar, the Oculus Rift with Touch controller will cost a total of roughly USD811. For comparison, the Vive costs USD799, complete with its own controller. Of course, Oculus may introduce a new Oculus Rift bundle that would bundle in the headset and the controller together for a cheaper price.

Oculus has yet to officially announce anything about the Oculus Touch Controller, but rumours are going around that the controlls will be available as early as late October. With the release of the Oculus Touch controller, the two main VR experience on the PC can now be compared to each other fairly.

Source:
TechCrunch

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Oculus will begin offering PC and Rift bundles on February 16

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As many of you would know by now,
the Oculus Rift
 is available for preorder. However, if you’re holding back on getting the VR headset because you don’t have a powerful enough PC to use it optimally, then Oculus has an offer that might spark your interest.

Beginning on Tuesday at 8AM PST (Wednesday midnight local time), Oculus will be launching preorders for Oculus Ready PC and Rift bundles on Best Buy, Amazon and the Microsoft Store. Starting at USD 1,499, these bundles will include a PC that is capable of powering the Rift and a Rift headset as well. Those who have already preordered their headsets and would like to purchase a PC as well can also take advantage of this offer as Oculus will be providing them with a special offer price.

The PCs that will be available for this Oculus Bundle include machines made by ASUS, Alienware and Dell, some of which can be further customised depending on your budget.

If this bundle sounds attractive to you, do note that this offer is only available in limited quantities and it will only be shipped to selected countries and regions. In short, Oculus may not offer this bundle to Malaysians.

Source :
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OEMs can’t meddle with Android Wear, Auto and TV

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This may sound like a bad news for OEMs who manufacture hardware for Google’s recently announced platforms, the company has just confirmed that manufacturers won’t be able to customize their own software or implement any 3rd party launcher of sorts on to their Android Wear, Auto and TV platform. Three of these platforms will only have Google’s own developed and designed user interfaces. Google engineering director David Burke was the one who confirm this and didn’t mention that OEMs can’t install their proprietary apps into these devices, which means the folks over at
Samsung
 could integrate their services (WatchON, S-Voice, S-Health etc.) onto an Android Wear certified hardware.

With this decision being made, we think its fair enough that Google took control of the Wear, Auto and TV platform as they really need to ensure a consistent experience across their products, given the fact that OEMs are already given much flexibility on its smartphone and
tablet
 user interface, the company certainly wants to leave out “fragmentation”, “confusion” and “inconsistency” out of its three new and important platforms that will put up the fight against its strongest competitor – Apple, which already has Apple TV, CarPlay and its rumored iWatch coming right up.

Source:
9to5Google


Facebook now allows clearing your activities with Off-Facebook Activity tool

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One thing that we all haven’t been realizing is how much Facebook is tracking our web activities to help advertisers reach out to their target audiences, which can be annoying at times where we don’t want to be targeted by irrelevant ads and have our data sold to advertisers.

Fortunately, Facebook has now released a tool simply called Off-Facebook Activity to let you clear off Facebook tracked web activities, though it is only available in Ireland, South Korea and Spain at this point of time.

The tool will show you apps and websites that tracks and sends your data back to Facebook, which will be available under the ‘Your Facebook Information’ section when it reaches your supported country.

Users can choose which app or website that they want to revoke access to their data, or clear all off-Facebook activity history. Facebook does warn that users might be able to find some unfamiliar website and services in the tool, mainly because users can be unaware of the content they have been consuming online and some websites could possibly be tracking their data and sending back to Facebook for ad targeting purposes.

Facebook has faced several backlashes for managing its users’ privacy and has been working hard to introduce features that help users better manage their privacy, introducing this tool somehow helps regain that trust, there’s no way if Facebook is going to let you
disable tracking forever
 as it would hurt advertisers.

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Office 365 is now being sold alongside the iPad Pro

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Apple has been keen on making the iPad Pro a replacement for PC’s. At Apple’s keynote earlier this week, Phil Schiller highlighted that there are over 600 million units of PC’s which are at least five years old, describing that fact to be saddening. It seems that office and productivity apps are making consumers stick with their aging PC’s, and Apple is stooping themselves a little lower to allow an easier transition from a PC to an iPad Pro.

Office 365, made by Apple’s biggest rival Microsoft, is now available as an accessory when consumers order their iPad Pro’s online. The Office 365 suite includes the usual office apps Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and so on, not to mention that the subscription comes with Mac versions of those apps. The suite is offered in Personal, Home and University variants.

However, prior to that, Microsoft is already offering free versions of Office apps across the iOS platform, with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro being the exception. In the case of Microsoft Word, you can read Word documents for free on the huge tablet, but editing them will need an Office 365 subscription. Consumers with smaller iPad’s on the other hand, get to enjoy the full-fledged version of Microsoft Office apps for free, which brings us back to Apple’s new offering of the Office 365 suite – it is also offered when ordering smaller iPad’s, and it is not free.

We can see Apple’s efforts and seemingly desperate measures to get more iOS converts, but this is a rather odd move by the Cupertino giant. What do you think?

Source:
Apple Shop

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Official Announcement: Tech Kakis Weekly Show, we are already on the 2nd one!

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We are officially announcing our new weekly techcast, Tech Kakis is a weekly tech show happening on Google Hangouts where we are joined by influential tech bloggers around the country, Tech Kakis Weekly Show will discuss on the most recent tech trends happening around the globe, we share opinions, solutions and reader comments on how tech companies and products are able to do better in the competitive market.

We’re now on Episode #002 of Tech Kakis weekly show and this time, our topics covers the following news from KLGadgetGuy and
NasiLemakTech.com
.

From
KLGadgetGuy.com
1)
U Mobile announces free data roaming for both prepaid and postpaid customers

2)
One week with the ASUS PadFone S

3)
Thoughts about the Nokia N1 Tablet

From
NasiLemakTech.com

1)
Hydrogen Fuel Cells on MESCORP Exhibition

2)
Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro Review

Host: Warren Lee, Editor-in-Chief from
KLGadgetGuy.com

Guest:
Ray Mak
 (KLGadgetGuy), Kok Kee (
NasiLemakTech.com
)


Official CM14 nightlies now available for the OnePlus 3

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It has been over 18 months since both OnePlus and CyanogenMod parted ways due to a controversy involving CyanogenMod agreeing to an exclusive deal with Indian OEM Micromax in the country. Both OnePlus and CyanogenMod have announced the short lived partnership more than two years ago in January 2014. CyanogenMod is one of the better known custom ROM’s in the Android community, with a huge developer base.

Despite the unfortunate split between OnePlus and CyanogenMod, the ROM community have still been working hard to make CyanogenMod software available for OnePlus devices. CM14, CyanogenMod’s custom ROM based on the latest Android Nougat is now officially available for the OnePlus 3 in nightlies. CM ROM’s have been highly regarded among Android geeks and modders for its clean interface and customizability, though you need to root your device to install a custom ROM. The good news is, rooting a OnePlus device won’t void its warranty, such as the case with the OnePlus 3.

For those of you who are familiar with CyanogenMod, you would know what to expect with CM14, along with new features from Android Nougat. CyanogenMod does come with a slew of useful features such as brightness control by sliding across the status bar, being able to tweak clock and battery icons, and the ability to change the theme and look of the software. Do bear in mind that these are nightlies, and not the stable version of CM14. Nightlies are still filled with bugs and other quirks that are still a work in progress, but they are usually stable enough to be used.

As usual, make sure you are confident enough of the required steps for rooting your device and flashing a ROM, and don’t forget to backup your data before attempting to do so. Are you using a CyanogenMod ROM? Let us know your thoughts at the comments section below!

Source:
CyanogenMod

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Official image of the OnePlus 6 surfaces from company Co-Founder

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We finally have an official image of the OnePlus 6 and it looks like our fears have come true. The new flagship from OnePlus will come with a notch just like almost every other phone we have seen this year. This information comes directly from Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus.

Not only has he confirmed the presence of the notch, but he has put to sleep some rumours that the new flagship will look like the Oppo R15, stating it will not and has said that it will come with a screen-to-body ratio of 90%, the biggest out of any of the company’s smartphones. Even if the OnePlus 6 will come with a notch, the company has tested the phone with 1,000 apps on the Play Store to check how the notch will look like with multiple apps, and the notch will be hidden when playing a video, as to not irritate the user.

Other than that, based on leaks by Evan Blass, the phone will come with a 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-C port and an external speaker grille. On the back, the phone will come with a dual-camera setup in a verticle position and covered with what looks to be a wood-like texture, although it is uncertain if that is how the back of the phone will be or its a skin for the phone.

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Official images of the Motorola X4 leaks before its launch

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The Motorola X4 has been the talk of the town for quite awhile, with leaks and rumours surfacing on the Internet from third-parties but this leak is probably the biggest one as it comes directly from an official source. HomaTelecom, the official distributor of Lenovo and Motorola products in Iran has shared some images of the phone on their official Instagram account.

The specs were leaked previously but with these images, it is confirmed that the phone will have a 5.2-inch FHD display, Snapdragon 630 processor, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, 32GB or 64GB of storage, 3000mAh battery, a 16MP front camera and dual rear cameras which come with a 12MP sensor with dual autofocus and an 8MP ultra-wide sensor. This puts the phone under the mid-range group along side the Z2 Play.

Slash Gear also reported that the device will retail around $400 in the US. This information will be confirmed during the launch of the phone in Brazil on 24th August.

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Official Overwatch licensed gear unveiled by Razer and Blizzard Entertainment

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World leader in connected devices and softwares for gamers, Razer and Blizzard Entertainment, game developer and publisher, has introduced a line up of Chroma PC gaming peripherals with Blizzard’s upcoming team-based shooter, Overwatch, theme.

Overwatch is a first-person shooter in an all-new Blizzard game universe. It features a vibrant cast of heroes, equipped with their own unique arsenal of weapons and abilities. Razer has enhanced the award-winning DeathAdder Chroma gaming mouse in the official Overwatch licensed gear line up, not forgetting the Blackwidow Chroma keyboard and Goliathus Extended mouse mat, including Overwatch game elements on the hardware.

The Razer BlackWidow Overwatch gaming keyboard features dynamic Chroma lighting effects that changes based on in-game action, including displaying a hero’s signature color which is also available on the Razer DeathAdder Overwatch gaming mouse. They even show indicators for the hero’s abilities, cooldowns, and Ultimate ability readiness which is all displayed in real time via Razer Synapse.

Overwatch has brought Blizzard’s signature easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay to the FPS genre. Players get to pick their hero of choice and even join forces in teams of six to battle each other across a range of futuristic global locations, from the hologram-lit streets of London to a bazaar in the shadows of a high-tech Egyptian pyramid. The battlefields are built to highlight each character’s unique abilities, and fights can shift from streets to rooftops to open skies.

Razer Synapse allows Chroma game integrated lighting effects on all Razer BlackWidow Chroma and DeathAdder Chroma products.

Pricing:

DeathAdder Chroma Overwatch: U.S. $79.99 (RM350)

BlackWidow Chroma Overwatch: U.S. $179.99 (RM790)

Goliathus Extended Overwatch: U.S. $34.99 (RM150)

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Official renders and specs of the Oppo R15 and R15 Dream Mirror released on Weibo

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Oppo is aggressively teasing their upcoming R15 and R15 Dream Mirror which is expected to release very soon. The company has also started reservations for both the phones and has released press renders on Weibo.

The company has also confirmed that the R15 Dream Mirror will come with a 3D glass body on both sides and will come in Thermal Red colour while the standard R15 will come in Snow White and Star Purple colours. Both the phones will come with glass back that will house a dual-camera setup and will come with a 19:9 aspect ratio with a notch on the top. Specs wise, both the phones come with 6GB of RAM, 128GB storage, Android 8.1 and a 20MP front camera.

The only difference with both the phones is that the R15 will come with a 16MP+5MP rear cameras and 3,365mAh battery, while the R15 Dream Mirror will come with a 16MP+12MP rear cameras and a 3,330mAh battery.

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Official renders of OPPO Reno leaked: Showcasing dual-lens setup and notch-less display

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Rumors surrounding OPPO’s new smartphone line has been nothing short of wild for the past few weeks – it began with reports claiming that Reno would be a sub-brand, while on a later it was confirmed that Reno would be a new product line; other reports also suggest that the Reno will be a flagship and will come with Snapdragon 855; and recently leaked renders show the phone’s supposedly stick of gum-shaped pop-up selfie camera.

Image credit: JD.com

These reports and rumors have been anything but reliable; but GSM Arena has reported something more concrete. Apparently, official renders have surfaced on Chinese website JD.com along with call-to-action buttons for pre-ordering the phone.

The page also shows that the Reno will be available in four colors – green, purple, rose gold, and black. The specifications tab has been left empty, so we suppose the site had an agreement with OPPO to withhold that information.

Image credit: JD.com

With the renders we can see a dual-lens setup – the main lens is likely a 48MP one – but it begs the question if the rumors of the phone being capable of 10x lossless zoom are true. Over on the front, you get a near-bezel-less and notch-less display, which is in line with reports of the phone’s pop-up selfie camera.

In the descriptions panel, we see posters detailing certain specs for the phone such as a 4,800mAh battery, NFC support and VOOC 3.0 fast charging. The page also showed sample images which were supposedly taken with the OPPO Reno.

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Official renders of the Huawei Mate 20 shows the three colours it will come in

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With the launch date of the Huawei Mate 20 just around the corner, leaks have already started to surface and this time, its the official renders of the phone as well as the three colours it will come in.

The images were shared by Winfuture.de which shows the first colour called Twilight. However, it is slightly different from the Twilight colour on the P20 as the Mate 20 has a shade of black on top of the purple and blue.

Next is the Pinstripe which is a blueish colour that has a fabric-like design, but it has a glass back covering the design. Lastly, is the Classic Black which is basically similar to the Midnight Black colour on the OnePlus 6.

All colours have a red power button but the volume rockers will follow the colour of the phone. Other than that, the renders also show a larger than normal notch and the bottom has a very small bezel.

The Mate 20 will be the first phone that comes with the latest Kirin 980 processor, 4200mAh battery and the screen is reportedly a 6.3-inch OLED screen.

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Official renders of the OnePlus 3

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Last week we’ve seen a couple of leaked images of a supposed OnePlus 3 in the flesh, but the device in the images look far from being a OnePlus 3, making it sketchy overall. We’ve come across some renders which is said to be official of the next “Flagship Killer”, and the handset’s design this time round make more sense, although it still somewhat strays away from the previous OnePlus flagships.

The image shows the alleged OnePlus 3, which looks a little similar to Sony’s Xperia smartphones, rather than a direct imitation of a HTC device as seen on the last “leak”. The OnePlus 3 seems to be surrounded by a metal frame, which can still be connected to the recent “leak”. However, the rear of the device isn’t revealed this time, so there’s still a possibility that the OnePlus 3 might feature a HTC back. Also spotted on the device is an additional button aside from the volume rocker and power buttons, which might be a dedicated camera shutter button.

The OnePlus 3 is said to feature a 5.5-inch 1080p screen with a Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB of RAM and 6GB of RAM for the high-end variant. It is rumored to come with a 16MP rear camera and 8MP selfie shooter on the front. OPPO’s Super VOOC charging technology is said to come with the handset as well, which is tipped to pack a 3,500mAh battery. What are your thoughts on these renders and rumors so far?

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Official renders of Xiaomi Mi 9 shared by Xiaomi CEO

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Good news Xiaomi fans, you won’t have to wait until MWC 2019 on February 20 to get a glimpse of how the upcoming Mi 9 will look like; Xiaomi’s CEO and co-founder Lei Jun has dropped the bomb by sharing official renders of the phone via his Weibo page.

Based on the images, it seems like Xiaomi will give the Mi 9 the flashy treatment as the back case appears to be iridescent when it’s met with light at different angles.

Image credit: GizChina

Only one phone color is shown in the renders, so we’re unsure if the iridescent design comes with other options as well.

Other points to take from the renders are that the Mi 9 is conformed to sport a three-camera setup that protrudes outwards from the case. The edges of the Mi 9 will be rounded and we also see speakers placed on the bottom.

Image credit: GizChina

Lei Jun also shared a Mi 9 poster which depicts the phone being held by their ambassador, further building on the renders’ authenticity.

It’s safe to say these renders are as accurate as they come, albeit they are only renders of the back. MWC 2019 isn’t far away now where the Mi 9 is expected to be officially revealed, so we’ll withhold judgement until we see the real thing.

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Official renders of the Pixel 2 phones surfaces

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Evan Blass has graced us yet again with some official renders of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL and this time, it comes showing us the new home screen interface that Google is putting into these new phones. This also shows off most of the features that the rumours mention prior to these images popping up.

Initially, there was also of scepticism on moving the search bar at the bottom of the docked icons, but the rendering does show that Google has made it work, as there are keeping the top of the screen much clearer, but we would assume there is a way to hide it. Other than that, the front-facing speakers are also confirmed as we can see the speaker grills on the top and bottom of the device, something that will enhance the media consumption experience. We also see that the screen has rounded corner which is the signature design that came with the LG G6, which makes sense, as LG is developing the XL version of the phone.

Other than that, the renders also showed off the colours that will be available and the much improved back design of the phone. You will be able to see the phone in all its glory when Google host their conference of the Pixel 2 phones and other devices like the new Google Home on 4th October 2017.

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Singapore-based Ohmyhome property transaction platform is now available in Malaysia – offering both DIY and end-to-end services

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Ohmyhome is the brainchild of Malaysian-born sisters Rhonda and Race Wong; the duo founded the property transaction platform back in 2016 in Singapore; and after three years of success the service will be available in Malaysia too.

Ohmyhome provides a comprehensive property transaction service by including agency works like mortgage advisory, house agent service, conveyancing, and more. The platform allows “DIY” transactions too with no charge to the buyer or the seller; here, users can to pick certain services that they want help with, or simply utilize Ohmyhome as a search tool for properties only.

The service is currently available in Klang Valley only, with plans to expand to Johor soon. With three years of fine-tuning on their Singapore platform, Rhonda and Race say that Malaysians get to experience a more refined user experience when on the Ohmyhome website or mobile app. The duo claims that there will be no duplicate listings, while all postings are genuine.

At the time of writing, listings are not at an abundance given the recency of the platform’s launch, but the owners aim to have 1,000 listings and 100 transactions completed by the end of the first quarter. With that, we can expect the folks at Ohmyhome to approach more home sellers to expand their listings, making it a more viable option for buyers to use when choosing their next home.

You can visit the website
here
, or download the Android app; the iOS app launch is set for a later date.

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Old Facebook messages are back to haunt their users

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Facebook has recently been under a lot of criticism with all the issues that have been occurring, and their recent bug is rather creepy, because old messages started resurfacing in their users’ chats.

Facebook users reported to be receiving old messages from their friends on Facebook, and the messages are marked unread and new. This means users will receive notifications of the incoming messages, but only to open the Messenger tab and realise that the message could be from a few months back to a few years back.

Thank you
@facebook
 for sending me notifications of messages sent over a year old. Many were from the day my partner, Dean, passed away & now I’ve spent my evening in fear of what else I’m going to see.

— Adam (@adamadzp)
November 26, 2018

According to a Facebook spokesperson, the company is aware of the issue and is trying to solve it, but it in the meantime, users will be facing old messages that could be long forgotten. It could go both ways, you might be reminded of memories that you’re fond of or memories that you never want to speak of again.

You can either choose to ignore the comeback of the old messages, or just delete whatever conversations that you no longer want to see. Facebook users can only wait for the current matter to be resolved, but it is rather disturbing to know your Facebook conversations from 10 years back are still accessible.

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Old Kindles need to be updated today to avoid being disconnected from the internet

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If you own a Kindle that dates back to 2012 or earlier, you are going to want to update that e-reader immediately as after today, your old Kindles won’t be able to connect to the internet until it is manually updated.

Kindles usually automatically download updates when they are connected to the internet, but if yours have been gathering dust at a corner of the house, you might want to boot it on and update it before the day is over. Failure to do so will result in your Kindle not being able to connect to the internet until you update it manually via downloading the update file from Amazon’s website and transferring it to your Kindle via USB cable.

Yes, it’s not the end of the world for your old Kindles, but you should really update those Kindles just to save the headache that it might cause you. This update applies to the 1st Generation Kindle that was released in 2007, all the way up to the 5th Generation Kindle Paperwhite that was released in 2012.

Source:
Ars Technica

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Older iPhones and iPads may face GPS issues soon, but Apple has the fix for it

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Apple has discovered that older iPhones and iPads might face some issues revolving around GPS location, date and time from November 3, 2019 onwards — causing them to release an iOS update to resolve the issue.

According to Apple, only the iPhone and iPad models introduced in 2012 and earlier will be affected, so this includes the iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPad 3rd and 4th generation (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) and also iPad mini 1st generation. Models that support Wi-Fi only will not be affected.

The problem lies in the GPS time rollover issue that affects GPS-enabled products, causing devices to reset their count once the GPS systems reached week 1,024. However, rest assured that this only affects the older Apple devices — the newer ones are already covered and won’t face the same issue in the future.

Apple also made sure to include instructions on how to update your older devices and the required iOS version for the devices to show accurate date and time so click
here
 to find out more.

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Olike introduces the Weloop Neo Fitness Band with GPS and 15-day battery life

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Oppo’s accessory sub brand, Olike, has introduced probably the most affordable fitness band in the market. Priced at RM399, the Weloop Neo comes with a plethora of features that not many fitness bands are able to offer, such as built-in GPS, 3 ATM waterproof, a heart rate monitor and a color touch screen, but most impressively, O-like claims that the fitness band is able to last up to 15 days on a single charge, and it conveniently charges using a standard sized USB connector.

The Weloop Neo supports iPhone and Android devices, users can sync up their fitness data with the Weloop app and be able to receive notifications, it does the usual stuff such as tracking your steps and sleep, compete fitness goals together with family and friends. As for workout tracking, the Weloop Neo tracks swimming, running and cycling activities, there’s also a strength mode which is designed for tracking weight lifting at the gym, which goes on to even track the arms, chest, back shoulders, abs and legs.

Customers interested in buying the Weloop Neo can head on over to Olike authorized dealer stores and OPPO Concept Stores nationwide starting today, it is also available via OPPO’s online store on Lazada, 11Street and Shopee.

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Olympus to sell camera business by end of the year, ending 84-year stint in the industry

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Imaging optics giants
Olympus
 will be moving away from the camera business by the end of this after 84-years in the industry.

Greener pastures

The company also produces medical equipment, and that will seemingly be its main product offering as they plan to offload their optics department to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP).

Image credit: Olympus

The sale will see brands like
Zuiko
 lenses and
OM
 cameras go to JIP along with any for of assets and stocks.

Hard to cope

The company has been quoted as saying they’ve implemented measures to cope with the ever-digitizing market, while smartphones have led to the shrinking of Olympus’ DSLR market.

Image credit: The New York Times

For fans of the brand, you’ll still be able to enjoy new products as JIP will continue to develop a portfolio using Olympus’ technology and
photography
 brands.  As sad as it is to see long-standing names like Olympus die out, it’s important to note that a company’s ability to adapt will eventually lead to better products for an increasingly discerning consumer base.

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Olympus launches second generation OM-D E-M10 Mark II

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Olympus has made improvements on its popular and popular premium compact camera – the OM-D E-M10 Mark II, announcing its second generation model today. The new model features Olympus’ 5-axis In-Built Image Stabilisation (IBIS), high-clarity 2.36 mega-dot OLED viewfinder, advanced picture sharing functionality, and a modern-classic design the OM-D series is famous for.

Aimed at first-time SLR owners, enthusiastic travellers and families, the OM-D E-M10 Mk II prides in the shooting capabilities of its 5-axis IBIS system as it allows you to shoot with more mobility and freedom compared to many other entry to intermediate class of interchangeable lens cameras. Photos will constantly be sharp and naturally-lit even without a tripod, as its convenient handheld shooting flexibility allows photography novices to shoot a wide range of subjects. Since the IS mechanism is built into the camera body, each lens used with the new E-M10 Mk II will automatically benefit from the stabilisation, making it easier to choose any lens you like without worrying about compatibility.

Other features of the second-generation OM-D E-M10 Mk II include:

Built-in pop-up flash

Tilting high resolution LCD screen

Slim profile and compact design

Smartphone integration with iOS and Android

Full HD movie recording utilising mechanical and digital 5-Axis stabilisation

New AF targeting pad to change focus points using your fingers on touchscreen

The OM-D E-M10 Mark II will be available in Malaysia in September 2015, priced at RM2,699 for the body alone, RM3,399 for the body and a 14-42mm EZ lens, and RM4,299 for the camera body and a 14-150mm II lens that comes with free external grip ECG-3.

If you purchase any of the E-M10 Mk II kit options by 31 October 2015, you get extra goodies! You can get a free CSS-S119L brown leather strap worth RM249 and an extra BLS-50 battery worth RM239.

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Olympus PEN E-PL7 is a vintage looking selfie camera

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Let’s take a selfie! Oops, that’s pretty bad quality isn’t it? While smartphones today have higher resolution front facing cameras, they only produce great pictures in good lighting conditions. Take a look at Olympus’s PEN E-PL7, this is a selfie-oriented camera that has a 3-inch flip out LCD that lets you take selfies with its 16 Megapixel Live MOS Micro Four Thirds sensor, a great 81 AF point system and a sequential shooting speed of up to 8 fps. Similar to most PEN series cameras, it features a metal and vintage design that looks stunningly attractive unlike most selfie point and shoots that looks cheap and plasticky, it also features 3-Axis image stabilization and a TruePic VII image processor that lets you capture clear images with lively colors. Other features include WiFi Direct, HDR, 1080p video shooting and some great built-in filters for your pictures.

The PEN E-PL7 is expected to ship around sometime in late September and will be priced around USD$600 for the body only and USD$700 for the standard F3.5-5.6 14-42mm kit lens, this will be a direct competition and answer to
 Sony’s recently announced Alpha 5100 which we’ve seen recently
, though we have to admit the latter would have a more powerful imaging sensor and performance, let’s hope it sells cheap here.

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Olympus reveals the OM-D E-M1X that will cost you $3,000

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Olympus Malaysia has recently released the OM-D E-M1X, a camera with Micro Four Thirds System standard that is made for interchangeable lens camera to produce high-quality images made for professional photographers.

First and foremost, the OM-D E-M1X comes with a vertical grip that aims to be ergonomic for photographers so that they can actually shoot using the camera for an extensive period of time. In addition to that, the camera now comes with a Multi Selector and also a redesigned layout where the buttons are placed to be equally user-friendly for portrait and landscape shooting.

Image credit: Olympus

Apart from that, the OM-D and E-M1X has been tested to be durable against weather as it’s tested in-house to be splashproof, dustproof and also freezeproof up to -10°C. Olympus also made sure to upgrade the OM-D E-M1X’s Super Sonic Wave Filter so that it is 10% more resistant to dust and dirt compared to previous models, in addition to integrating the camera with an effective heat-dissipation construction for shooting under hot weather conditions.

Image credit: Olympus

Now, the camera comes with a 5-axis Image Stabilisation system that the company described as the world’s highest image stabilisation performance. With only its body, the camera can offer 7.0 shutter speed steps of compensation but when combined with the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO lens, it can achieve 7.5 shutter speed steps of compensation. Basically, with the new gyro sensor, photographers will be able to take shoot at lower shutter speeds while the sensor maintains the stability of the images and the recordings shot.

The OM-D E-M1X comes with a 20.4MP Micro Four Thirds sensor that is powered by the Dual TruePic VIII image processors. With two processors, not only does the camera have a higher response time, but it can also support features like HandHeld High Res Shot, Live ND and Intelligent Subject Detection AF.

Basically, HandHeld High Res Shot allow photographers to shoot up to 80MP images during RAW shooting with tripod and up to 50M images when handheld. Photographers can also opt to use this feature via a tripod, but Olympus has also made this feature available for handheld shots due to the high demand from many photographers who simply can’t use a tripod due to the shooting locations.

Image credit: Olympus

Live ND is another feature on the OM-D E-M1X and through the ND filter, a combination of multiple exposed images were used to create a slow shutter effect which is also adjustable in five levels. On the other hand, the Intelligent Subject Detection AF is used to detect the subject in the frame and track the subject through AI algorithms so that the autofocus is more accurate and precise. It is no doubt that these features will require powerful processors such as the Double TruePic VIII Image Processors because they require the high processing speed to be able to produce instant, high-quality camera results.

Besides that, the OM-D E-M1X comes with 121-point All-cross-type On-chip Phase Detection AF sensor for a more flexible composition, and it can achieve 60fps with its high-speed sequential shooting and 18fps when it’s on the silent mode. The camera also comes with a Pro Capture Mode that supports RAW format and can shoot up to 35 frames when the shutter button is only half pressed while promising that there will be no blackouts.

Image credit: Olympus

Last but not least, the camera now comes with dual batteries in which both the BLH-1 lithium-ion batteries can be charged in-camera through USB-C with 100W power source. The company claims that the batteries can be fully charged in two hours, and the batteries can be conveniently removed and replaced despite being attached to a tripod or monopod.

The OM-D E-M1X is expected to arrive in late February this year with a hefty price tag of $3,000.

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Omate Rise features Android OS, not Android Wear

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Everyone must know the brand Omate, as it features wearables which are very affordable, and that’s very apparent by the company’s lineup of smartwatches and other connected accessories. The Omate TrueSmart saw some pretty wide success over the years, only to be succeeded by the TrueSmart+, which released back into the company’s product portfolio.

The Omate Rise is a tough, circular, 3G-connected smartwatch running Android (not Android Wear). It offers a 1.3-inch touchscreen TFT display with 360×360 resolution, a strong sapphire coating on the display to protect from bumps and bruises, and supports interchangeable 22mm straps. Of course, the watch will run on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Omate’s OUI 4.0 on top, and can be paired with any Android 4.3+ devices or an iPhone running iOS 9.

This smartwatch is fitted with a dual-core 1.2GHz MediaTek MT2601 processor backed by 512MB of RAM. It also has 4GB of onboard storage, a 580mAh battery, and 1 ATM water-resistance. Plus, the watch is a 3G-connected wearable, so you can connect it to any GSM network of your choosing and it takes a microSIM card and supports 3G bands 2100 or 1900, as well as 2G band 850, 900, 1800, and 1900.

If you’re interested in the Omate Rise, you can purchase it over at Indiegogo starting from December 7, 2015.

Source:
Android Authority

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One for Two: Trade In Your Old Galaxy Ultra for Two New Samsung Galaxy S23

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The latest line of the Samsung Galaxy’s line is here in the form of the Galaxy S23 Ultra! With brand new innovations and features, it not only exceeds the previous entry in terms of performance and usability, but also stands among the very best smartphones you can purchase today.

And for anyone looking to upgrade, you can save yourself a bargain when you trade in your old Samsung Galaxy Ultra phone for not just one, but two Galaxy S23s. From 24 February to 31 March 2023, you can find yourself in possession of two Samsung Galaxy S23 when you decide to trade in your old near-mint condition Galaxy Ultra. This promotion is available at Samsung Experience Stores only.

Here are the steps below:

Trade in your old Ultra device

Purchase the Galaxy S23 Ultra (256GB)

Receive an extra Galaxy S23 (128GB)

Eligible Devices are listed below (along with the required top-up)

Galaxy Note20 Ultra (RM399)

Galaxy S21 Ultra (RM199)

Galaxy S22 Ultra (RM0)

So for anyone looking for a phone for themselves and their loved one, or maybe are just looking to own two phones, find out more about the promotion at:
https://www.samsung.com/my/offer/mobile/launch/s23-series-bogo

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OnePlus 10 Pro goes official in Malaysia for RM4199

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The OnePlus 10 Pro has finally arrived in Malaysia after months of its debut in China, it now joins the ranks of flagship phones in Malaysia as it is powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip paired with 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage, and its got the bells and whistles of any modern flagship Android phones this year.

Sporting a 6.7-inch WQHD+ LTPO AMOLED display that refreshes from 1Hz to 120Hz, the OnePlus 10 Pro features a rather premium looking design that sets a far departure from its predecessor, such as its camera bump blending onto the phone’s design just like how the Galaxy S21 Ultra did, OnePlus has also continued the co-development of the phone’s camera with Hassselblad, which now comes with a 48MP Sony IMX789 OIS f/1.8 primary, a 50MP f/2.2 ultrawide and a 8MP f/2.4 telephoto lens that does 3.3X optical zoom, selfies are taken care by a 32MP f/2.4 camera.

In terms of battery, you are getting a 5000mAh pack onboard with support for 80W SuperVOOC flash charge and 50W AirVOOC wireless charging, while not the fastest in the industry, it is still going to get you up in no time should you really run out of juice in the middle of the day.

The OnePlus 10 Pro comes in one storage variant for the Malaysian market and will be priced at RM4,199, customers can purchase the phone starting 5th April 2022 onwards from OnePlus Malaysia’s official
Lazada
 and
Shopee
 store.

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OnePlus 10 Pro launched in China: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 & LTPO 2.0 display

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OnePlus
 has been really generous in teasing its new flagship phone for the past few weeks but there’s no need to rely on teasers anymore because the OnePlus 10 Pro has officially launched in its native country yesterday.

Display

Image Credit: OnLeaks x ZoutonUS

The phone is equipped with a 6.7-inch LTPO 2.0 AMOLED display that supports an adaptive refresh rate of 1Hz to 120Hz. OnePlus makes use of a feature called “dual calibration” tech to ensure that the display remains colour-accurate whether you’re in a bright or dim setting.

Hardware

Under the hood, the OnePlus 10 Pro is equipped with Qualcomm’s
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
 SoC, 8/12GB of RAM , and 128/256GB of internal storage. Powering the device is a 5,000mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging and 50W wireless charging; with claims that you can get full charge in just 32 minutes through wire and 47 minutes wirelessly.

The company also introduced “Hyperboost” mode — a feature to boost the phone’s gaming performance by giving you tools to “overclock” your CPU if you want. Other than that, it runs on ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12 out of the box.

Camera

In terms of imaging, the triple-camera setup consists of a 48MP Sony IMX789 sensor, a 50MP ultrawide 150° angle lens, and an 8MP telephoto lens that supports 3x optical zoom. As for selfies, you get a 32MP camera that can record up to 4K at 120FPS or 8K at 30FPS.

The Hasselblad branding isn’t for decoration, of course — this collaboration brings in improved colour tuning AKA Natural Colour Optimisation 2.0, along with Pro Mode 2.0 RAW shooting mode that allows users to capture content in 12-bit RAW.

Pricing

The OnePlus 10 Pro is available in
Volcanic Black
 and
Emerald Forest
, and it’s priced at
CNY4,699 (~RM3084)
 for the 8GB+128GB model,
CNY4,999 (~RM3281)
 for the 8GB+256GB model, and
CNY5,299 (~RM3478)
 for the 12GB+256GB model. There’s no word on when it’ll arrive in Malaysia yet, but we’ll keep you updated so stay tuned.

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OnePlus 10 Pro leak shows new triple camera design

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There have been several leaks surrounding the OnePlus 10 series as we near its early-2022 launch. Even specification leaks have come out for these devices, but not much about the design.  Now renders of early prototypes have been revealed by @OnLeaks to truly give a more complete picture of the upcoming flagship series.

OnePlus 10 Pro

Following last week very first glimpse at the
#OnePlus10Pro
, now comes your very first complete and detailed look at the – likely final version – upcoming
#OnePlus
 Flagship! (360° video + terrific 5K renders + dimensions)

Again, on behalf of
@ZoutonUS
 ->
https://t.co/UvInvRqzax

pic.twitter.com/2tGEslEUN1

— Steve H.McFly (@OnLeaks)
November 15, 2021

The most prominent reveal would be of the OnePlus 10 Pro; the images show a triple camera design on the back panel that strays away from the conventional. A black housing wraps around the compact set of lenses and spills over to the edge of the phone. The OnePlus 9 Pro had a quad-camera design, so this phone seems to be trading quantity for quality.

Another feature is the curved screen that resembles the
OnePlus series 9 phones
. Other details include a rumored 120Hz refresh rate and a 20:9 aspect ratio.

In terms of the specifications of the phone, it is predicted to have a  5,000mAh battery that is supported by125W fast charging. The storage options will be up to 256GB and up to 12GB of RAM.

OnePlus Nord N20

Another device that had leaked renders is the OnePlus Nord N20, which shows a new design compared to its predecessor. The updated device will have flat edges instead of rounded ones and a triple camera layout on the back with a punch-hole front camera.

And now comes your very first and early look at the
#OnePlusNordN20
 5G! (360° video + stunning 5K renders + dimensions + key specs)

One behalf of my Friends over
@91mobiles
 ->
https://t.co/t8yfj764Ts

pic.twitter.com/dFYYnZH2DW

— Steve H.McFly (@OnLeaks)
November 15, 2021

Additionally, all of the images and information given has not been confirmed by OnePlus. Meaning it is all speculation, rumors, and an early look at what we should expect. So be sure to look out for more updates on the device from us.

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OnePlus 10 Pro might launch on January 4

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OnePlus
 has previously teased the release of the OnePlus 10 Pro in China for January 2022 and it seems we won’t have to wait too long after all. Based on an announcement on the company’s Weibo, you can now
pre-register
 for free to buy the upcoming smartphone or wait for its launch on January 4.

OnePlus CEO, Pete Lau has previously
revealed
that the OnePlus 10 Pro will come with
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
 SoC and LTPO 2.0 display — meaning the phone will provide us with frame rates ranging from 1Hz to 120Hz while utilizing lesser power.

Other than that, information
shared

by reputable leakster Digital Chat Station states that the phone will sport a 6.7-inch 2K 120Hz display with a punch hole cutout on the top-left corner of the display; this information matches the leaked
renders

from last month.

Image Credit: OnLeaks x ZoutonUS

The front camera is 32MP whereas the triple camera setup consists of a 48MP main lens, a 50MP super wide angle lens, and an 8MP 3x telephoto lens. Additionally, it’ll support 80W wired charging, 50W wireless charging and comes with ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 out of the box.

The OnePlus 10 Pro launches next Tuesday so be sure to stay tuned as we update you with more details then.

Source –
Gizmochina

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OnePlus releases sneak peek of OnePlus 10 Pro

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The OnePlus 10 Pro has caused a lot of
speculation
 about its specs and launch date, and our curiosity has finally been satisfied by none other than the founder of
OnePlus
 himself,
Pete Lau
.

We’ve worked hard on multiple upgrades to create a truly well-rounded flagship with the OnePlus 10 Pro. Here’s a first look. Personally, I love the refreshed new OnePlus x Hasselblad camera module.
pic.twitter.com/M3i5kSHa28

— Pete Lau (@PeteLau)
January 4, 2022

Lau tweeted a rendered image of the phone’s rear, while the OnePlus
official Twitter account
 posted a video teaser offering a clearer view.

The posts confirmed that the OnePlus 10 Pro will have a triple camera array that’s tuned by Hasselblad, which reportedly comprise a 48MP wide main camera, a 50MP ultrawide, an 8MP telephoto, and a 32MP selfie camera.

This is not the first time the Swedish camera manufacturer has worked with OnePlus, as their first collaboration was the OnePlus 9 last year, where they were involved in the camera’s colour tuning.

Image Credit: OnePlus on Twitter

Despite appearing to have four cameras, the bottom right one is actually an LED flashlight. Curiously, the label “P2D 50T” can be seen clearly on the LED, with no indication as to what it might mean.

Meet the two stunning color variants of the
#OnePlus10Pro
 – Volcanic Black and Emerald Forest. Which is your favorite?

— OnePlus (@oneplus)
January 4, 2022

The teasers also revealed that the OnePlus 10 Pro will be available in two colours – Volcanic Black and Emerald Forest. In terms of specs, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset can be seen clearly in the video teaser, while the phone is likely to be equipped with a RAM of either 8GB or 12GB, storage of 128GB or 256GB, and powered by a 5,000mAh battery. It also has an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.

Image Credit: OnLeaks x ZoutonUS

The OnePlus 10 Pro will be launched in China on 11 January. However, there hasn’t been any official statement on when the phone will be released globally, so stay tuned for more details.

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OnePlus 11 goes official in Malaysia with an attractive RM3,299 starting price

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The flagship smartphone war continues to rage on with the OnePlus 11, which has been officially introduced to the Malaysian market today not too long after its global debut.

Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, the OnePlus 11 features a 6.7-inch LTPO3 AMOLED display that refreshes adaptively at 120Hz, two storage configurations are being offered in the Malaysian market which includes the 8GB RAM+128GB storage and 16GB RAM+256GB storage model, a 5000mAh battery powers the phone and it supports 100W SuperVOOC fast charging.

Camera wise, OnePlus has employed Hasselblad as its partner for the phone’s camera color reproduction, while the triple camera array comprises of a 50MP Sony IMX890 main, 32MP 2x telephoto and a 48MP ultra-wide lens, only the main camera is optically stabilized and it supports 8K video recording at 24 fps. On the front, selfies are serviced by a regular 16MP camera.

Despite being an all-great powerful smartphone for 2023, the OnePlus 11 does have several corners cut from its predecessor, which includes its IP64 water resistance rating, the lack of wireless charging and USB-C 2.0 connectivity, though not entirely deal breakers, it is surprising to see OnePlus has somehow taken a very ‘OPPO’ approach that’s seen lately on many of its sister brand’s smartphones.

OnePlus has promised up to 4 years of Android OS upgrades and 5 years of Android security patches for the OnePlus 11, which makes this a very compelling device if you are someone that doesn’t upgrade your phone often.

In conjunction with the launch, OnePlus has also introduced the Buds Pro 2 wireless earbuds, co-engineered and tuned by DYNAUDIO, this is the first wireless earbuds to bring native Spatial Audio support on Android 13, it also offers 54ms low latency for gaming audio, up to 39 hours of listening time with the case, and a dual 11mm + 6mm driver design that’s hardly found on earbuds of the same price range.

OnePlus 11 can be preordered on OnePlus’
Shopee
,
Lazada
 and official retail partners on 16-24 February, the 8GB+128GB model retails at RM3,299 and is offered in Titan Black color, the 16GB+256GB model retails at RM3,599 and is offered in Eternal Green color.

Preorder customers will receive a free OnePlus Buds Pro 2 worth RM869, a free OnePlus 11 Bumper Case Sandstone, 1-year extended warranty and 1-year screen protection, a chance to participate in lucky draw and a Jackson Wang postcard.

First sale of the OnePlus 11 will commence on 25 February onwards, with the offered freebies remaining very much the same except for the OnePlus Buds Pro 2, which can be purchased together with the phone for RM200 less.

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This is the OnePlus 2.5T

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No, it’s not another new OnePlus device. Just half of an image revealed of the upcoming OnePlus 5T. The image is possibly the clearest render we have gotten so far of the upcoming late 2017 flagship by OnePlus. Courtesy of popular tipster Evan Blass, it probably won’t go wrong.

Rumors have been spreading like wildfire over the past couple of weeks. Most of them point to an 18:9 display on the front, replacing the current traditional 16:9 screen on the OnePlus 5. The display will be larger as well, being said to measure at 6-inches, while maintaining the same device footprint.

The case seems to be true according to the render above we sourced from Blass. It shows the alleged OnePlus 5T with a significantly smaller bezel above the display. The device will feature a smaller chin as well, with the fingerprint sensor moving to a rear placement. The phone will retain the same Snapdragon 835 processor with the same 6GB/8GB of RAM. Other improvements such as with its cameras have not been revealed so far.

The OnePlus 5T is set for a release next month before November 20. Do you think it will be worth the purchase over the OnePlus 5?

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OnePlus 2 and Android 5.1-based ROM coming soon?

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OnePlus announced the Android 5.1-based OxygenOS and CM12.1 will be released together with the fervidly anticipated OnePlus 2. OxygenOS first arrived on the OnePlus One back in April and now the build is available at the custom ROM that based on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop. The Chinese company assurances to increase the speed of its updates after OnePlus 2 first appearance, OxygenOS will become the company’s official ROM.

Users that still sticking with Cyanogen ROM might receive the update CM12.1 ROM based on Android 5.1 Lollipop soon after or simultaneously with the new OxygenOS. The company already has a preview build currently in testing progress, meanwhile they going release a fix for the One’s touch screen issues and both of the ROM will receive the patch.

OnePlus 2 was reported confirmed today by GSM Arena and the device will be expected to make its very first appearance in Q3 this year.


OnePlus 2 reveal it will be using Snapdragon 810 v2.1

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It’s finally official that the OnePlus 2 will be using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 SoC, but it appears not a really big deal or surprise because there were some benchmark result leak previously indicate it will be using this chipset. Besides that, OnePlus 2 will be using the Snapdragon 810 v2.1 with a better cooling solution by layer both thermal gel and graphite on top of the SoC which should ensure that the heat generated by the chipset will be dissipated evenly, as opposed to being concentrated and thus leading to performance issues.

In addition, the company’s operating system – Oxygen OS based on Android will specially optimized to work with the S810 and it will instinctively know which CPU core is to be used for every different task. It seems everything about the OnePlus 2 will be revealed from time to time, it be using the same technique as its predecessor last year.

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OnePlus 2 to be official on July 27 and you can experience the launch in VR

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Its about time that OnePlus did something already, and the company will be announcing all the great stuffs about its next flagship on July 27, the OnePlus 2 is finally making smartphones interesting once again, as the phone has been reported to come with a reversible USB Type-C port and a second generation Snapdragon 810 processor that has got its overheating issue resolved.

Now that we all know the OnePlus 2 is going to be the most powerful smartphone and competitively priced smartphone upon its announcement, the company has mentioned that users will be able to experience the launch of the device in VR (virtual reality) and this literally means that if you have a VR headset lying somewhere you can actually use it to experience the launch of the phone. As OnePlus officials put it: “In our industry, product launches tend to be the same, an auditorium, a keynote, and a seated audience. For the OnePlus 2 launch, we didn’t want that barrier between us and you. A VR launch lets you
stand

right next to our team and our fans as we unveil our new flagship. You’ll be able to look around as you check out the phone in a new way and maybe even find a few hidden Easter eggs.

Apart from that, we certainly won’t rule out that the company will be launching its very own VR headset or a device similar to Google’s Cardboard (it has to be affordable, you see!), and we should be expecting some of the common hardware upgrades on the phone. Are you ready to experience the event in VR? We do, never settle.

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OnePlus 2 will be receiving 3,300 mAh battery

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OnePlus doesn’t want to stop the hype train when it comes to its next smartphone. A few members of the Chinese company’s team took to Reddit for an AMA session, which has a few new details about the OnePlus 2 already been revealed.

According to a picture inside Reddit, underneath the OnePlus One must be the new OnePlus 2 and clearly that the upcoming phone will be smaller than its predecessor. Besides this, the OnePlus 2 is confirmed to come with a 3,300 mAh battery and this will be almost 10% capacity increase over the One’s 3,100 mAh cell.

To purchase this new phone, you’ll still require an invite like the predecessor, but this time the system will greatly improve according to the OnePlus reps. There will be three versions of the OnePlus 2 – A2001, A2003, and A2005 according to previous leak, one of the three models will be released in China, one will be released in North America, which crafted to the people from North America and another one will be tailored for Europe and Asia. The biggest difference between all these three models will be network band support.

In addition, there is also a poster that unveils OnePlus will release something related to virtual reality and new info has emerged about it. OnePlus will be releasing a special Android app through by July 29 in VR or without VR. Then, after the event finishes, a recording will be uploaded to YouTube that will allow people who don’t have an Android device to watch it.

There aren’t any much more images of the OnePlus 2 has been revealed online, but we now roughly know that the phone will be slightly or smaller than the predecessor OnePlus and the actual answer will be arriving soon.

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OnePlus 2 will features 4GB LPDDR4 RAM

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The upcoming OnePlus 2 is just around the corner and OnePlus decided to make an announcement before the big day arrives and according to a post on the company’s forum, the smartphone will be running on LPDDR4 RAM. Meanwhile, with the latest LPDDR4, you’ll get faster loading times, smoother gameplay, and a magnificent energy saving feature.

The LPDDR4 will receive twice the bandwidth performance as the LPDDR3 at the same power consumption profile. In addition, the RAM of the OnePlus 2 uses a lower operating voltage than its predecessor by decreasing from 1.2V to 1.1V and keep the speeds up to 32 GB/s and it will automatically switch to an optimal profile for power-saving low-frequency mode that brings clock speeds down when performing certain every day and necessary tasks.

Shockingly, this latest flagship phone from one-place also features 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, which is a lot for a flagship phone the same OnePlus 2. With the 64-bit Snapdragon 810 processor, the phone will use all 4GB to its maximum potential compared to 32-bit processors that can only utilize up to 3GB of RAM. The post also stated there will more things to be unveiled in this upcoming July 27, 2015.

Recently, the OnePlus CEO recently stated that the OnePlus 2 will cost under USD 450 and this is about USD 150 higher than the predecessor price which only cost USD 300, but it’s still lower than what most flagships devices out in the market.

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OnePlus 3 and 3T will get Android O treatment

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Android O is set to gently seep into Android devices later this year. Of course, Google’s series of Android toys will get the first taste of the new version of the software, as other manufacturers gear up to bring Android O to their devices respectively. OnePlus seems to be the first out of the sea of smartphone makers, announcing that its phones will be receiving Android O.

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has took the liberty to make an announcement on Twitter, stating that both the OnePlus 3 and the OnePlus 3T will be receiving Android O software in the future. The announcement was made after Google unveiled more info regarding its upcoming Android software at I/O 2017 just recently. Android O’s name has yet to be revealed, but many speculate it to be dubbed “Android Oreo”.

Both the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T were released last year, sporting Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 821 processors respectively. Hence it is no surprise that users of  both these handsets will be able taste Android O when the time comes.

Meanwhile, the older OnePlus 2 smartphone has been left out in the cold for an impending Nougat update. The last known software update was still of Marshmallow back in late March this year.

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