Epson introduces a range of 3LCD projectors and two smart glasses for commercial and industrial use

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Epson has introduced a range of 3LCD laser ultra-short throw projectors, the EB-1470Ui and EB-700U, and a smart glasses for commercial and industrial applications during their Epson Projection Conference & Showcase 2018 which was held at Sunway Convention Center.

Epson is the first manufacturer to combine inorganic 3LCD panels with an inorganic phosphor wheel. The projectors’ laser light source can provide up to 20,000 hours of operation with no maintenance needed. Both the projectors delivers 4,000 lumens of white and colour brightness with WUXGA beyond Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels for a dynamic viewing experience.

The EB-147Ui projector combines cutting-edge laser light source technology with ultra-short throw interactivity to bring excellent image quality durability and interactivity to meetings and classrooms. It also supports up to 100-inch screen size, providing better readability and enhancing productivity. Two of the same projectors can be paired to create an ultra-wide interactive screen of up to 177-inch.

The EB-700U can project up to 130-inch in portrait or landscape mode and with the ultra-short throw and multi-direction projection capabilities and PC-less functionality, it can be used as a digital signage for projection in confined spaces. It can also be rotated 360 degrees in all direction without loss in image brightness, making it ideal for projections on walls, ceilings and floors. The EB-700U has a startup time of 5 seconds and a contrast ratio of 2,500,000:1 to offer sharp and crisp image quality even in well-lit environments.

Lastly, is the EB-L1700 which comes with a brightness of 15,000 lumens. Integrated with 3LCD panels with inorganic phosphor wheel, it can achieve superior light and heat resistance for excellent image quality, reliability and durability. With its laser light source, it can deliver great colour brightness for up to 20,000 hours of mantenance free use in high quality SXGA+ and WUXGA resolutions.

Epson also showed off the Moverio BT-350 Smart Glasses which has the potential to transform museum experiences around the world by bringing augmented reality to life. It is the first smart glasses designed for busy commercial environments and support multiple-user deployments with a docking station for easy device management.

For the industrial sector, there is the Moverio Pro BT-2200 smart headset designed for industrial needs. Built specifically for helmet-mandatory environments. Through AR overlays, the headset allows workers in various locations to see what their colleagues are seeing for support and training.

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Epson releases Android-powered Moverio BT-200 smart glasses

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Seriously, we thought Google Glass is the only commercially available smart glasses in the market. Epson, the brand that is well known for making printers here has released its second-gen Android-powered Moverio BT-200 smart glasses, and yes, we have to mention again – an Android powered smart glasses.

The Moverio BT-200 smart glasses is priced half of the Google Glass at USD$699.99, this pair of smart glasses has a built-in gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetic compass. Of course, a
front-facing camera
 is also available for augmented-reality apps, photos and videos. The Moverio BT-200 does have a wide variety of connectivity features – which includes WiFi, Bluetooh, and Dolby Mobile sound surround. The smart glasses will shipped with Android 4.0 and has a rate battery life of up to 6 hours. Seriously, Android 4.0?

Cheap price does come with a compromise, the Moverio BT-200 is said to be twice the size of a Google Glass, so you might look like one geeky guy wearing a pair of heavy and bulky glasses walking down the road. If you reside in the US and interested in getting one, head on to the
Epson Store
to buy one. Lastly, will Epson launch this in Malaysia?

Source:
9to5Google


Epson reveals Moverio BT-300 Smart Glass at MWC 2016

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With all the hype surrounding virtual reality, its easy to forget about augmented reality devices. At MWC 2016, Epson has announced the Moverio BT-300 Smart Glass.

Epson’s Moverio BT-300 Smart Glass is the company’s third iteration of the Moverio Smart Glass series. This time, the BT-300 sports a new, proprietary micro display projection system called Si-OLED (Silicon Organic Light-Emitting Diode). According to Epson, this projection system would allow the BT-300 to produce much deeper, truer back tones. Besides image reproduction, the BT-300 is 30% lighter than its predecessor, measuring in at around 60 grams.

For specifications, the BT-300 utilises an Intel Atom 5, 1.44GHz quad core chip. It will run on Android 5.1. A 5MP front facing camera replaces the previous iteration’s VGA camera. As the BT-300 is currently promoted as an enterprise/industrial product, the glasses are wired, not wireless.

Pricing for the Moverio BT-300 has yet to be announced but it is highly likely that it would retain the USD 700 price point like its predecessors. Epson intends to begin shipping out the BT-300 by Q4 2016.

Source:
Techcrunch

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Epson unveils its first solution centre focused on improving local business growth

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Epson has opened their first solution centre in Wisma Consplant, Subang Jaya. The centre is set to be a one-stop platform for the company to show off innovative solutions that will boost the company business growth and support customers in Malaysia.

The 5,000 sq feet centre shows and demonstrates products from Epson’s key areas of innovations, namely printing & imaging, visual communications and wearables to better help business owners understand how Epson can help grow their business. For printing & imaging, the centre is able to advise on vital office equipments like ink tank printers, business inkjets, scanners and label printers for SOHO to commercial and industrial sectors. For Visual Communications, the centre can provide businesses with large-scale projection installation education, business and home entertainments, business, interactive and home projectors. Finally is wearables, the centre can provide consultations on how your business can improve from their recently released Moverio smart eyewear.

The centre also has a customer service department, where customers can send in products for service or troubleshooting as well as training and meeting rooms. If you are in the area or are business owners that want to know how you can improve or expand your business with the products Epson provides, head over to their solution centre today.

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Errors in Amazon Web Services' S3 cloud storage leads to widespread disruption across the internet

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Earlier today, some of you may have problems accessing certain websites or even apps. Rest assured that those problems have nothing to do with your internet connection as it appears that Amazon Web Services has faced some serious issues with its S3 web-based storage service.

According to
Amazon’s AWS service health dashboard
, it appears that AWS has experienced “high error rates with S3 in US-EAST-1”. The error caused some service disruption to a number of websites and services such as Business Insider, Giphy, Slack, Medium and many others. On top of that, some Internet of Things devices were also affected by the errors.

The dashboard not changing color is related to S3 issue. See the banner at the top of the dashboard for updates.

— Amazon Web Services (@awscloud)
February 28, 2017

Even Amazon themselves weren’t immune to the problems that plagued the S3 storage as it appears that status indicators found on the service health dashboard did not change its colour thanks to the errors.

Despite the major disruption that was caused by the S3 storage’s errors, Amazon has since resolved all errors and access to the affected websites and services should be restored. While the error itself isn’t caused by malicious actors this time, there is no denying that the disruption caused was reminiscent of the disruption that was caused by the DDOS attack on Dyn.

Source:
TechCrunch
,
Bloomberg
,
Amazon Web Services

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eShop purchases done on the Nintendo Switch will finally be linked to your account

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Nintendo’s march towards modern day gaming continues today as it is discovered that all purchases made on the eShop for the Nintendo Switch will now be tied to your Nintendo Account.

Previously, Nintendo’s approach when it comes to software downloads on the eShop involves tying the purchases to the hardware instead of a unified account. Because of this, should the device be damaged or lost in some way, the owner of said device will be forced to repurchase the content once again.

Would you take a look at this: Purchases from the eShop are tied to your Nintendo Account.
pic.twitter.com/SyC1BIZm0V

— Bjoern the Switchy (@BjoernTheSmexy)
February 17, 2017

Starting from the Nintendo Switch, all purchases done on the eShop will now be linked to the user’s Nintendo Account, allowing them to re-download their purchased content on a new console if something were to happen to it. This policy update was discovered on the same Nintendo Switch UI footage that was released last week. In the video, a brief shot of the updated ‘Terms and Conditions’ can be seen on the video.

Nintendo’s decision to change the way it handles eShop purchases is yet sign of the company updating its policies to better fit the modern era. The other big change that the Nintendo has done to the Switch is the decision to drop region locking altogether.

Source:
Polygon

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ESL One Genting tickets will be made available on the 6th of October

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Are you excited for the ESL One Genting Dota 2 tournament? If you are, you may be interest to know that tickets for the event will be available for purchase starting on the 6th of October.

Much like various other events, the ESL One Genting tickets will be seperated into three tiers, each with its own seating locations inside Genting’s Arena of Stars as well as additional goodies. The most affordable one out of the three tiers is the Regular ticket, which costs RM145 during the pre-early bird sales duration. The tier above Regular is the Plus Ticket, a RM280 ticket that nets your some cool swag alongside entry into the event. Finally, we have the VIP ticket, a RM710 tickets that grants you the best seats in the arena, free drinks, and a ton of goodies to go along with it. All of the tickets above will grant you access to the entire three day tournament.

One thing to note though, is that the ticket prices will change according to the sales phases. On the 6th of October at 5pm, all tickets will be sold at pre-early bird prices as mentioned above. At 5pm on the 21st of October, all ticket prices will increase, with Regular, Plus and VIP tickets costs RM170, RM335, and RM765 respectively. If you’ll yet to buy a ticket on the 18th of November at 5pm, you would then be forced to purchase Regular, Plus, or VIP tickets at RM225, RM390 and RM820 respectively.

For those of you who’ve decided to go to ESL One Genting, you’ll be able to purchase your tickets this Thursday at 5pm onwards. For those who are still on the fence, you might want to decide quickly before the ticket prices go up.

Source:
ESL One Genting

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ESL One to be held in Genting in January 2017

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Have you ever dreamed of attending an ESL One tournament but lack the cash to actually leave the country to attend one? Well, your wishes may have just came true as ESL has announced that Malaysia will be playing host to the ESL One next January.

Called ESL One Genting, this eSports tournament will be held at Genting Highlands’ Arena of Stars on the 6th until the 8th of January. The format of the tournament will be familiar to those that follow the ESL One tournament that was held in Manila recently. ESL One Genting will feature seven of the best Dota 2 teams in the world with one Malaysian team receiving a direct invite to the tournament.

ESL One Genting will have a USD250,000 prize pool, which converts to around RM1,012,813. More information about the event will be revealed as the event date draws nearer. For those looking to attend this event, Genting will be announcing ticketing details very soon.

Source:
ESL One Genting

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The Essential Phone is out it looks gorgeous

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Earlier this year, Android co-founder Andy Rubin has announced that he would embark on a new project, hence the birth of his company, Essential. Over the last couple of months, we have received a decent shower of rumors, along with a teaser or two suggesting that the Essential Phone will feature a near bezel-less display. That particular claim has been spot on as the Essential Phone has gone official just hours ago.

By the looks of it, the Essential Phone can well be a competitor to the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and the LG G6 with its beautiful front panel. Above the display, you’ll find extremely minimal bezels apart from the selfie camera sitting at the middle. The 19:10 aspect ratio display measures at a sizable 5.71-inches, in a near QHD resolution. The company took the initiative to have the Essential Phone made out of titanium and ceramic materials, making it extra hardy than the rest of the competition.

Essential seems to have went all out for the phone’s internals as well – a Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage and a 3,040mAh battery. The phone is to be charged via the USB Type-C port, but one possible caveat to some is that it does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack. It will however, come with an adapter out of the box.

The camera department shows no lack of focus as well, featuring a 13MP + 13MP dual camera configuration. Like Huawei’s Leica camera smartphones, the Essential Phone has one RGB sensor and one monochrome sensor, with an aperture of F/1.85. The front facing camera is of 8 megapixels which is capable of 4K video as well.

Another specialty of the Essential Phone is that it is modular. The two metal pins at the back serve as connectors for the phone’s modular accessories. Essential has since unveiled a 360-degree camera, plus a charging dock.

The Essential Phone will be available in four color options – Back Moon, Stellar Grey, Pure White and Ocean Depths. The release date has not been revealed just yet but the price has been set at $699 (RM2,993.47). Sounds like a great success for a first attempt on a smartphone. What do you think?

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Essential Phone now available for pre-order through various US outlets

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The long awaited Essential Phone is finally available in the US. The first ever smartphone by Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s company is now available for pre-order via a number of US online avenues, including the Essential website itself.

The folks at Android Authority have pointed out that the Essential Phone can now be pre-ordered from the Essential website, popular online retailers Amazon and Best Buy, plus major US carrier Sprint. While consumers can purchase the Essential Phone for its full price of $699 (RM 3002.55) at the official site, Amazon and Best Buy, the phone can also be purchased together with Sprint’s phone plans, in which buyers can save more than a third of the phone’s price over the course of 18 months.

Just to recap, the Essential Phone features a beautiful front panel with an edge to edge 5.7-inch display at QHD resolution, with a camera cut out in the middle. The phone is powered by the top notch Snapdragon 835 processor with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The dual camera setup is of two 13MP sensors and the front facing camera of 8 megapixels. The Essential Phone can be equipped with accessories of its own as well via the pogo pin style connector on the back.

The Essential Phone is definitely one of the more promising phones this year, but we can’t be certain whether it will be as impressive as the rest in a tightly contested 2017. Let’s hope we can get out hands on an Essential Phone soon.

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Essential Phone receives significant price drop in the US

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The initial hype for the Essential Phone died down swiftly after its release. Andy Rubin’s company took a while to put the handset up for sale after its launch, and was criticized for its poor camera software optimization. The Essential Phone also debuted with a premium price tag of $699 (RM 2,962.01), but has since saw a gradual price drop. Today, the Essential Phone can be bought for 65 percent of its original price.

Currently available in Pure White and Black Moon color options, the Essential Phone is currently available for a mere $449.99 (RM 1,906.38) on US retailer Best Buy. This is probably the lowest ever price that the phone has dropped to, likely due to the lack of demand for it. It still remains an impressive phone with top notch specs – 5.7-inch QHD+ bezel-less display, Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. The Essential Phone also comes with a dual 13MP rear camera setup, and a greatly improved camera software.

The new pricing of the Essential Phone puts it side by side with the likes of the OnePlus 5, and might just turn out to be the better handset due to its more attractive display and glass back with a pogo pin connector for Essential accessories. Till now, we have yet to receive news of this flagship smartphone’s availability in Malaysia. Would you like to see the Essential Phone being sold here?

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Essential Phone set for European debut soon in select regions

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The highly anticipated Essential Phone was announced back in May, roughly 2 months back. The company responsible for the phone is founded by Andy Rubin, Android’s co-founder, with the mission to compete with the elite folk of Android such as Samsung and Huawei. We finally have news that the Essential Phone will be making its debut at select regions.

The Essential Phone was initially claimed to be released within a month from its announcement date in the US but has since failed to fulfill that claim. According to a new report by the Financial Times, Essential is said to be in talks with local UK carriers to release their first ever phone in the near future. The report also indicates that the Essential Phone will be making its debut at select Western European countries. along with Japan in Asia.

Essential’s first ever flagship smartphone sports a near bezel-less like the Galaxy S8 and LG G6, with a 19:10 ratio. The phone also features a dual 13MP camera setup on the back. Speaking of which, the back panel has a pogo pin connector for modular accessories such as Essential’s own 360 camera.

Will you be looking forward to get this device when it is launched? The Essential Phone wowed many when it was announced. Let’s hope that the phone makes its appearance in local shores.

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Essential Phone’s interface shows an unusually large status bar

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The hype for Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone has pretty much died down since its launch. The first ever smartphone by the Android co-founder’s company Essential has its public release pending ever since. Regardless, the Essential Phone is definitely a device not to be missed out on, featuring a very impressive and high end spec sheet.

As bezel-free as the front display looks pleasing to the human eye, the front facing camera cut out at the top middle of the display is definitely far from conventional, unlike the trending near bezel-less displays seen on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the LG G6. This brings us to the question on how will the display interface look like for users.

Essential’s Head of Sales Jason Mackenzie posted a screenshot of his Essential Phone, promoting the device itself to fellow Twitter users, giving us a tiny glimpse on what would the controversial display look like. It turns out that the interface of the Essential Phone features a larger than usual status bar as compared to regular Android phones, to compensate for the selfie camera cut out in the middle.

While the unusually large status bar might not be persistent throughout the operation of the device, the camera cut out at the middle might be a distraction especially during media consumption. That doesn’t sound like good news to Essential or its potential consumers.

Would you sacrifice your media consumption comfort for a “revolutionary” display design of the Essential Phone?

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Euro 4M RON 95 – Why is it better for Malaysians?

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Unless you’re President Trump, you’d know that global warming is very real; and harmful emissions contribute largely to the problem. One of our country’s efforts to reduce emissions is by mandating an industry-wide adoption of the Euro 4M fuel standard.

Tabled back in 2006 as part of the Green Technology Policy 2009, the introduction requires all local oil and gas companies to upgrade their offerings to meet the new 4M standard – which calls for petrol that has a lower
sulphur
 content of 50 parts per million (ppm) instead of 500 ppm of the previous Euro 2M standard – which reduces the amount of
sulphur
 dioxide released into the environment. This applies to both RON 97 and RON 95 fuel.

Image credit: Petronas

On top of that, different O&G companies can also opt to go the extra mile by introducing other improvements to their 4M-compliant fuel. Shell uses their DYNAFLEX technology to help reduce engine friction; Petronas’ formula also has a reduced benzene content of 3.5% from a whopping 30%, along with a lower
vapour
 pressure of 65 Kilopascal from 7.0%. So, besides being good for our air, your engine will also benefit from the upgraded fuel.

Image credit: Rojak Daily

While the Euro 4M standard of RON 97 fuel has been around since 2015, it isn’t until now that the more affordable RON 95 will get upgraded.  A wide rollout of the new petrol is set for 1 January 2020, but Petronas has already introduced their own Euro 4M Petronas Primax 95 fuel across all their stations, while Shell’s FuelSave 95 Euro 4M is available at selected outlets now with a nationwide push set for New Year’s Day.

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Eurogamer video shows that the PS4 Slim is a real thing

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When we reported yesterday that images of the PlayStation 4 Slim has been leaked, we’ve mentioned that it could very well be a hoax. However, it seems that the console is in fact a real thing, as a Eurogamer video shows the console in the flesh.

Eurogamer has since taken down the video, doing so “upon taking legal advice,” but said video has since been re-uploaded to YouTube via a different source. Regardless of the source, one thing remains constant: the PS4 Slim is an actual device and will be announced at the upcoming PlayStation Meeting event.

The console itself isn’t the only thing that is getting a redesign as
ZRZ
 has also uploaded a video that shows what appears to be the Dualshock 4 that will come with the PS4 Slim. The difference between the current Dualshock 4 and the Slim’s Dualshock 4 appears to be the light bar on the touch pad, as well as a fully matte finish.

Speaking of the PS4 Slim, the
Wall Street Journal
 has also reported that the PS4 Slim will be replacing the current generation rhombus-shaped PlayStation 4, meaning that the current PS4 will be phased out soon.

Source:
Eurogamer
,
ZRZ
,
The Wall Street Journal

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Europe votes for universal charging standard – to be in effect this July

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It’s been a long time coming – the European Parliament has voted for all mobile manufacturers to use a common charger type. All companies who wish to sell their products in the EU need to abide by the new rule when the guidelines are adopted this July.

According to a report by Cnet, this move is an effort to reduce e-waste being generated in Europe – with this move however, Apple is put in the spotlight for using proprietary hardware – in this case, the Lightning cable to charge their iPhones.

In this report, Apple had previous spoken out against the move, citing “an unprecedented volume of electronic waste” to occur should they have to make their accessories, for the millions of iPhones available, obsolete.

The report does not say what the standard will be however, but considering USB-C’s prominence in the market, it’s a safe bet to say that USB-C will be the way to go. This makes even more sense when you take into account not just mobile phones, but laptops and motherboards increasingly including USB-C ports too.

Apple themselves have also made their newest MacBooks and iPad Pro charge using a USB-C connector, so we see the company moving in that direction already. Perhaps what Apple is arguing is the need for more time for them to adapt.

But in any case, the new standard will be imposed this July in Europe – and we could see the move spread globally soon, and for the better too.

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European Commission to investigate Facebook over misleading information provided during WhatsApp takeover

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Facebook and the European Commission are butting heads yet again as the EU claims that Facebook has provided misleading information to the Commission when detailing its acquisition of WhatsApp back in 2014.

Said misleading information stems from the nature of the data-sharing agreement between Facebook and WhatsApp. Back in 2014, Facebook told the EU that data between accounts on Facebook and WhatsApp could not be linked automatically. However, Facebook recently introduced a new privacy policy that would allow WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook in order to map social connections and deliver relevant ads on both services.

This new private policy directly clashes with the information Facebook provided to the European Commission, which leads to the EU claiming that Facebook has provided inaccurate data. “Companies are obliged to give the Commission accurate information during merger investigations. In this specific case, the Commission’s preliminary view is that Facebook gave us incorrect or misleading information during the investigation into its acquisition of WhatsApp,” says Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner of the European Commission.

Facebook has since issued a statement of their own, claiming that the company has “provided accurate information about our technical capabilities and plans, including in submissions about the WhatsApp acquisition and in voluntary briefings before WhatsApp’s privacy policy update this year”. “We’re pleased that the commission stands by its clearance decision, and we will continue to co-operate and share information officials need to resolve their questions,” reads the statement.

Source:
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,
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European Commission to table legislation for common charger standard

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The European Commission will table a legislation next month that mandates a common charger for smartphones and other devices according to a report by
Reuters
.

Naturally, this is going to affect Apple quite a bit since a large portion of their offerings – bar a selection of iPad Pros , iPad Airs, and MacBooks – and their upcoming devices will likely continue to follow suite.

Image credit: PhoneArena

The legislation due to be tabled by the EC will require brands such as Apple to start using Type-C connectors for their products. This comes after lawmakers at the European Parliament voting in favour of a common charger last year, citing environmental benefits and convenience to users as the two driving forces for the movement.

However, Reuters also points out that a similar effort to unify charger connectors was made in 2018, which failed; and Apple warned at the time that a using a common charger would “hurt innovation” and create a mass of electronic waste.

If the legislation passes, it is unsure how long Apple has to implement changes, but when they do, it will cost them a portion of their income generated by the Made for iPhone program which requires third-party manufacturers to pay Apple a commission to make lightning cables and other accessories. Type-C is a free, and open standard.

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European Honor 9 handset comes bundled with Assassin’s Creed Unity

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Heavy gaming titles on smartphones aren’t as popular as they were before, with the launch of MMORPG titles for smartphones lately. Nevertheless, Huawei’s subsidiary Honor still thinks that gaming plays a big part of the smartphone experience, this time teaming up with game developer Ubisoft in Europe.

The partnership between Ubisoft and Honor results in all European Honor 9 models coming pre-installed with Assassin’s Creed Unity. Exclusivity for gaming isn’t at all alien to the smartphone industry, hence this might be looked as one of the many gimmicky tactics companies pull out on smartphone buyers. Regardless, the Assassin’s Creed Unity mobile gaming title will be exclusively available on the Honor 9 handset for 6 months.

Assassin’s Creed Unity should be a walk in the park for the Honor 9’s Kirin 960 processor underneath the hood. Before this, the title was released on the usual platforms like the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Catch the full lowdown on the Honor 9
here
. To sum it all up, it is basically a more budget friendly Huawei P10 without the Leica branded cameras. Also, do note that only European Honor 9 models are entitled for this exclusivity.

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Evan Blass – Android O will most likely be named Oreo

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We are only moments away from the official release of Android O to the public. The launch will be held in conjunction with the solar eclipse phenomenon in the US. Another thing to look forward to is that Google will finally have the name of Android O be made known to everyone. We have had numerous rumors so far when it comes to the names for Android O and the one that is the most likely is Oreo. According to popular tipster Evan Blass, that will be the case when Google officially launches Android O.

Blass has been popular for revealing valuable information in the Android space prior to the release of various phones, so we do know that he can be counted on for leaks. He took the trouble to post up a teaser or two on Twitter, likely confirming that Android O will be called Android Oreo.

Based on Google’s sugary candy past of naming its Android versions from Cupcake, alphabetically up to last year’s Nougat, Oreo definitely seems more likely than any other name so far. The latest Android version will be unveiled at 2:30 AM Malaysian time today (22 August 2017).

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EVE Online launches Project Discovery, allows players to contribute to science

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Do you play EVE Online? Would you like to contribute to real life science advances? If you answered yes to both questions, you might be interested in knowing that EVE Online has just launched a new minigame called Project Discovery.

Run by the Sisters of Eve, Project Discovery, in association with the Human Protein Atlas, is crowdsourcing to identify patterns of protein localisation in human cells. Project Discovery itself is a minigame where you look for patterns and differences in high resolution images of human cells. Once you’re done identifying them, you can generate the results and submit them for rewards.

Upon completion, you will be rewarded with ISK (EVE Online’s in-game currency) and Analysis Kredits, which can be spent on Sisters of Eve merchandise in the LP store. However, do note that the results submitted will be measured against the consensus achieved by the EVE community, so quickly running through the minigame in order to rake in the rewards is not going to work.

Source:
Project Discovery

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EVE: Valkyrie to be bundled in with a pre-order of Oculus Rift

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How do you convince the public to be an early adopter of a piece of technology? You try to sweeten the deal by giving away some freebies to do so.

That is the case with the Oculus Rift as the company has announced that if you pre-order the virtual reality headset, you’ll receive a copy of CCP’s space dogfighting game EVE: Valkyrie for free.

Set in the EVE Online universe, EVE: Valkyrie was one of the earliest games that was announced when the Oculus Rift was in its prototype stages.

EVE: Valkyrie curently has an Early 2016 launch window which coincides with the Oculus Rift’s release.

That said, EVE: Valkyrie is not exclusive to the Rift as the game is also expected to hit the PlayStation VR when it releases.

Currently, no price point is given for EVE: Valkyrie should you decide to wait for a bit before purchasing the Rift.

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Every conversation will be easier to be follow in Twitter now

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Twitter announced that they will make some changes on the way Twitter deals with replies to tweets and grouping replies together, it will be quite similar with the conversations on the home timeline which revamped before in 2013. Some users reported hard to replies and separate conversation, this will be a mess for a bunch of strangers trying to reply to and conversing with each other, following a single thread can be a very hard business. Now Twitter made each conversation will be grouped by a line, and will be showing just a few Tweets in each conversation. To see more about a conversation, you need to click a “View other replies” option, which similar like you expand a conversation in your home timeline.

The change will be rolled out from today on the Twitter website first, then following Twitter’s mobile apps.


Everybody needs Closure – even your earphones

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Have you ever been in a situation where you struggle for a solid 3 minutes trying to untangle your earphone cables? That time could be used to actually
listen
 to a song, not
getting

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 to listen.

Well, fret no more as the good people of
Closure
 have come up with a simple way of untangling those pesky knots – by preventing them in the first place.

“Closure is the perfect solution for earphone tangle that stays on the earphones cable.” – Sagi Yosefia, Co-Founder of Closure

The question is though, What is Closure? Closure is simply an
en
-closure made of rubber, weighing in at 3 grams, carefully designed for the wires of your earphones and its 3.5mm jack. There is also a plastic white cover attached to each Closure for the attachment of a logo, picture, sticker and the likes.

Closure is definitely easy to use and after all, it is the little things in life that truly matter.

Hence, if you think that this nifty invention will enhance your music listening experience by that necessary little extra, hurry on over to
Indiegogo
 to support Closure with a minimum of
$5
to get your hands on any one of these which come in 3 color variants, namely, Awesome Azure, Neon Green and Classic Gray.

In
closure
 closing, if you would like to connect with the people behind Closure too, just scurry your mouse over to their
Facebook page
. Happy Closure-ing!


Everything we know about the iPhone 12 lineup so far

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It’ll take at least another four months before the iPhone 12 models are launched, but renders of the new iPhones are officially out. This is what the iPhone 12 series will look like.

Apple plans to introduce four new models later this year. Though unconfirmed, the new iPhones should be named the iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Plus, the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The lower-end iPhones will reuse the name format of older iPhones while the higher-end models will stick with the “Pro and Pro Max” titles.

Design

We’ve
previously
 mentioned some features that are confirmed for the newer iPhones. This includes
ProMotion 120Hz display,
 but only for the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max — the lower-end models will still sport a 60Hz refresh rate — and a smaller notch with improved Face ID.

The bigger change in design is its flat edges and the glass is less protruding which has been proven to be more durable.
EverythingApplePro
 also speculated that Apple may include blackout tint lenses, something like the OnePlus Concept One phone with its disappearing cameras.

Image credit: EverythingApplePro

Various source leaks have also
confirmed
 that Navy Blue will be the new color for the higher-end models to replace the iPhone 11 Pro’s Midnight Green. The frosted design with matte finish will be here to stay with the iPhone 12 lineup, reducing the likelihood of leaving fingerprint marks on phones.

Under the Hood

Image credit: EverythingApplePro

Of course, we will be getting the A14 Bionic chip with the new devices. They will also get bigger batteries, especially since the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max will be sporting ProMotion displays.
EverythingApplePro
 reported that Apple engineers have increased the battery capacity from the previous leaks that suggested a 4,400mAh battery, so at least we know the new iPhone 12 Pro models will not sacrifice their battery lives for display.

Cameras

Image credit: EverythingApplePro

The iPhone 12 Pro series will be sporting four lenses, including the LiDAR Scanner that’s in the new
iPad Pro
. This lens will be located to the bottom right of the camera setup and will help improve the iPhone’s portrait mode. There’s also a slim chance that Apple will add portrait mode for videos, something Android manufacturers have started to include in their phones.

Image credit: EverythingApplePro

It was first revealed that the iPhones might get a 64MP sensor, but that’s no longer the case due to autofocus issues. This means that Apple will stick to 12MP lenses this year, but there will be improvements in terms of lowlight photos, white balance, long exposure and major EIS improvements. The telephoto lens will also be upgraded to support 3x optical zoom, up to 30x digital zoom and it’ll even support night mode.

Jon Prosser from FPT also made a video compiling all the exclusive leaks regarding the upcoming iPhones.

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EVGA launches GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin Edition

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It’s been a while since the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti was launched, but EVGA has finally launched their top-tier graphic card – the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti KINGPIN. This graphic card is designed for overclocking perfection with a selection of approximate GPU ASIC Quality before release. Every single piece of silicon varies when it comes to maximum overclocking. Therefore, the higher the ASIC Quality, the higher the potential overclock performance.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin graphics card has a 14+3 power phase design that is digitally controlled for VRM so it is able to deliver current up to 600A, delivered through 3 power inputs. Additionally, the graphic card features a pre-binned GPU, ACX 2.0+, and the ability to go single slot with the included single slot bracket. These features make the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin one of the most versatile graphics cards you can get now.

In addition, the EVGA includes a custom LED control that allows you customize it using with EVGA PrecisionX — a software. With the help of the innovative dB inverter, the EVGA’s ACX 2.0+ fans will automatically switch off if the temperature is below 60c. However, you are still able to tune and control over all the settings. You can monitor the temperature on the graphics by the onboard thermal sensors that are automatically updated in real time for you to achieve the highest OC possible.

The availability of the card will fall on July 22, 2015, but the price hasn’t been unveiled yet.

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EVGA released the GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX 2.0+

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EVGA, one of the most leading and demanding brand in the world today released the GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX 2.0+ graphics card. This new model will be positioned a notch below the GTX 980 Ti Classified Kingpin Edition, and one above the GTX 980 Ti Hybrid but not until the Classified Kingpin Edition released.

The graphic card offers factory overclocked speeds of 1190 MHz core and has GPU Boost up to 1291 MHz, but an untouched 7 GHz memory which is same with the reference cooler. The card features EVGA’s biggest and tallest ACX 2.0+ air-cooling solution but still stick with 2 slots thick and a good inch and a half taller than the reference card. ACX 2.0+ air-cooling has a large dual fin-stack heatsink that’s ventilated by a pair of large fans and equipped with a 14+3 phase VRM that draws power from a pair of 8-pin PCIe power connectors.

Display outputs include three DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 2.0 and dual-link DVI connectors. Thumbs up for EVGA include a pre-installed backplate to increase the aesthetic look of the graphic card and this will be another selling point for EVGA to attract enthusiasts. Besides that, EVGA includes dual-BIOS and EVGA EV-Bot module support which you are able to use to overclock and tweak the GPU frequency as you desire, but you need to try at your own risk.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX 2.0+ is priced at USD 700 (approx. RM 2635.00) and already available now from EVGA website.

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EVGA Releases GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW ACX 2.0+ Graphics Card

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EVGA today introducing the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW which using the groundbreaking NVIDIA Maxwell architecture. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW ups the game with dual 8-Pin Power inputs, 8+2 Phase Power Design, Dual BIOSes, and an included EVGA backplate. Not to mention, this card packs 2816 NVIDIA CUDA Cores and 6GB of GDDR5 memory, giving you the horsepower to drive whatever comes next with over 3x the performance and 3x the memory of previous-generation cards.

This card also features EVGA ACX 2.0+ cooling technology that cool the memory MOSFET Cooling Plate (MMCP) reduces MOSFET temperatures up to 13%, and optimized Straight Heat Pipes (SHP) additionally reduce GPU temperature by 5C due to its optimized swept fan blades, double ball bearings and an extreme low power motor, delivering more air flow with less power, unlocking additional power for the GPU.

It has the fastest EVGA GTX 980 Ti next to K|NGP|N and Classified with 1291 MHz Boost. Besides that, it has 8+2 Power Phase Design allows for robust overclocking with an additional 25W of power headroom together Double Ball Bearing Fans offer 400% longer lifespan than a traditional sleeve bearing fans. EVGA include a preinstalled backplate to give an additional cooling and maintain the graphic card from bending.

In Malaysia, you can check the availability and price with Idealtech, but we will update you as soon we got the latest news.

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EVGA Releases the X99 Micro2 Motherboard

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The highest end motherboard chipset for Intel is X99 and EVGA is revising the EVGA X99 Micro motherboard, with the new Micro 2 with
USB 3.1 Type-C
, increased SATA ports, improved layout design +BIOS and refreshed look. This new motherboard is equipped with a stunning set of features and overclocking support, along with EVGA’s new GUI BIOS that focuses on the best overclocking support, functionality, and usability.

With the EVGA X99 Micro2 motherboard, you can receive better future proof because it has the next generation
USB 3.1 Type-C
connector that delivers transfer speeds of up to 10 Gb/s for unbelievable performance. The size of this motherboard is impressive because it has mATX form factor at 9.6-inch x 9.6-inch, yet still allows for enthusiasts features such as SLI, robust SATA 6G expandability, M.2 support, incredible overclock and more.

Other than that, the motherboard has a Black Nickel CPU ILM that will give better looking on the motherboard. Besides that, EVGA uses audio isolation that allow superior sound that will give u a chill feeling when you listen to the sound. Fortunately, extremely and hard-core overclockers will receive a brand new GUI BIOS interface, E-LEET Tuning Utility and onboard CPU temp monitor that will bring ease the way to overclock.

The price and availability will be announcing soon, we will update it as soon as we got the news and stay tuned for new updates.


EVGA shows off its Z170 series motherboards

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The Intel 100-series motherboard and Skylake CPUs is just around the corner, and it’s difficult to keep all this excitement under the radar. Thanks to Tomshardware for providing the exclusive first peek at high-res images of three EVGA Z170 motherboards – Z170 Stinger, the Z170 FTW and the Z170 Classified.

One of the most interesting motherboard among the three motherboards will be the Z170, which is a mini-ITX board. You’ll find an LGA 1151 socket wired to two DDR4 memory slots and a single PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot. Besides that, you will find four SATA 3 (6 Gb/s) ports, a USB 3.0 header, and two fan headers. The usual spot for M.2 will be at the back of a mini-ITX motherboard, but there is a labelled “M.2” and has a screw hole above the USB 3.0 header and it’s possible that EVGA might include a bracket to
mount

M.2 SSDs here.

Then, next will be mid-tier Z170 FTW from EVGA and it will feature four memory slots, along with that looks like four PCI-Express x16 slots. Don’t be mistaken, if you look closely at the text, you’ll see that only the top port is wired to 16x, with the second port wired to eight lanes, the one below to only four, and the last port to just one lane. Apart from that, there are six SATA3 (6 Gb/s) ports, and a single M.2 slot that will disable two of the SATA ports. Surprisingly, EVGA includes a dedicated audio with a clear trace path to separate between the audio processor from the rest of the motherboard to protect the pure audio signal.

The top-tier motherboard is the Z170 Classified and it’s slightly bigger than a usual ATX motherboards. As the new king of the hill, it comes with a handful of features to set it apart from the crowd, including a better elaborate power delivery circuit, heat sinks with a heat-pipe connecting them, and a couple of visible features.

Furthermore, the Z170 Classified is equipped with a PLX lane-multiplier chip, which has allowed the company to wire each PCI-Express slot to a minimum of lanes, giving the board support for four-way SLI. Also, EVGA built USB 3.1 into the motherboard (including a header for front USB 3.1), as well as SATA-Express, and Creative Core3D audio. The good news is there will be an M.2 slot supporting multiple card lengths up to 42 mm (but will disable two SATA ports when in use). Thankfully, EVGA includeUSB 3.1 into the board (including a header for front USB 3.1), as well as SATA-Express, and Creative Core3D audio. There is also an M.2 one slot supporting multiple card lengths up to 42 mm (but will disable two SATA ports when in use.

EVGA is a company that always released a wonderful in performance and better-looking motherboard, but retain a very good price point.

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Evil Within 2 retails for RM229 and will release on Friday the 13th

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Sony Interactive Entertainment has just announced that The Evil Within 2 will be available on Friday the 13 of October 2017 for the PS4 with a retail price of RM229 for the physical copy. Developed by Tango Gameworks and Shinji Mikami who had a hand in the development of Resident Evil and Dino Crisis will be taking the franchise to a new level with a blend of psychological thrills and survival horror.

You play as Detective Sebastian Castellanos, who makes a return from the first game. After the events of the first game, the detective is at his lowest point but when given the chance to save his daughter, enters back into a world filled with nightmares and discover the dark origins of a once-idyllic town to bring her back. The game will give you options when facing enemies, as players can choose if they would want to face them head-on or use the shadows to sneak past them and survive.

The game will include an initial bonus of The Last Chance Pack giving you a chance to survive longer to save your daughter. The pack will include the following items:

The Burst Handgun – This exclusive weapon is only available through The
 Last Chance Pack and uses handgun bullets that can be found or crafted.

Crafting Supplies – Upgrade your go-to weapon, craft additional ammo, or
 make traps to incapacitate enemies with these supplies available at the start
 of your descent into Union.

Medical Supplies – You’ll need to stay alive to save Lily and these medical
 supplies will give you the aid you need to venture deeper into the madness.

Head on over to your local game shop and place in a preorder of the game where ever available or purchase it when it comes out on Friday the 13th.

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EVO 2020 tournament will move online – fans fear poor server connections to ruin the event

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For fighting game fanatics, this year’s Evolution Championship Series (EVO) tournament will be made an online-only event due to the
ongoing
 pandemic.

Scheduled for this July, the tournament will host several big-name fighting titles like Street Fighter V Champion Edition, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Soul Calibur VI and Dragon Ball Fighter Z.

Image credit: EVO

The company made the announcement on their official Twitter page and has said that all ticket and hotel booking refunds will be made to attendees soon. With the tournament now going online as opposed to the traditional LAN and single-console formats; it begs the question of how well the games’ servers can handle the influx of players joining in.

A message from the Evo team…
pic.twitter.com/ANXUXDiNGK

— EVO (@EVO)
May 1, 2020

Capcom and Nintendo are notorious for their poor server connections when it comes to Street Fighter V and Super Smash Bros. respectively. So, we can expect a rule to be put in place that will allow some sort of buffer for players should their matches be plagued with high latency.

The EVO tournament has seen many memorable, genre-revolutionizing moments like
Daigo’s
 Ken parry in EVO 2004 – with this new format taking place, don’t be surprised if players develop new strategies in order to adapt.

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Ex-Huawei employees accused of leaking company secrets to CoolPad

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Industrial espionage is a very well thing. Just ask Huawei as the company claims that six of its ex-employees have leaked company secrets to Coolpad, a subsidiary of LeEco.

According to a report by
Securities Times
, it appears that the former engineers and designers of Huawei have been arrested and are under investigation by the Shenzhen public securites department over a patent application that was made before the individuals involved joined Coolpad’s smartphone department. Among the ex-employees detained include Wu Bin, the chief architect of the Huawei P6 who is currently being charged with causing his former company “huge losses”.

Not surprisingly, LeEco has claimed that the accusations of its involvement were “pure rumour” on the company’s official Weibo account. Coolpad has also claimed that those involved have denied taking any documents or code from Huawei. Only time will tell if these six ex-Huawei employees will be found guilty or innocent.

Source:
Android Authority
,
Securites Times
,
Reuters

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Ex-instagram founders reunite to create a coronavirus-tracking site

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Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger may no longer be in the company, but we’ll always remember them as the founders of Instagram. Two years after they left the company, the duo have reunited to launch a coronavirus tracking website called COVID-19.

The website can be accessed
here
, showing the speed of the virus spread for each state across the US. It all looks very technical to the average user, but we’ll try to explain it to you. Like its site name, Rt is actually a key measure to see how fast the virus is growing. If you look at the graph, areas with Rt above 1 indicates that the virus will spread quicker, while areas with Rt below 1 will mean fewer cases.

Based on the information provided, the current states with the highest rates of infection are North Dakota, Ohio and South Carolina. On the other hand, Connecticut holds the lowest infection rate. Systrom also explained in a
blog post
 why Rt is used instead of Ro — the basic reproduction number of an epidemic that shows the number of secondary infections based on a single infection.

Many individuals and organizations have already begun their efforts in helping combat COVID-19. Just a while back, Apple and Google even announced a partnership to develop contact tracing technology to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.


Exchange your old smartphone for the latest Huawei Mate 8 with its trade-in programme

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If you think it is about time to change your smartphone, then check out this latest trade-in programme offered by Huawei. From 8 April till 30 June 2016, Huawei is offering you a chance to trade in your ratty old smartphone (or cranky ones) for the Huawei Mate 8.

So, are you eligible for this programme? As long as you own a device from one of the major smartphone brands such as Apple, Samsung, Sony, HTC and Lenovo, you can just head to any Huawei outlets and do the trade-in or enquire which models and the value of your smartphone.

Your phone also has to meet certain basic criterias of course, such as:

Device is able to power on and off

IMEI number is accessible

Device must be unlocked

Display screen is functional and not cracked

No major damaged to the device or missing buttons (i.e.: water/LCD damaged, camera lenses cracked, battery bloated, corrosion)

The value of your old phone will be based on the evaluation of the respective Huawei staff at the trade-up counter. Upon validation, you just need top-up the difference in price, if there is any, and take home your new Huawei Mate 8 on the spot.

On top of this trade-in programme, you will actually be getting the Mate 8 at a cheaper price, as Huawei is offering a RM100 rebate from the listed value of the standard variant (with terms and conditions of course). For a complete list of stores and the terms and conditions of this programme, head on to

fb.com/HuaweiMobileMY
.

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EXCLUSIVE: ASUS ZenFone 4 specs leaked before launch

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ASUS is set for its ZenFone 4 series launch tomorrow in Taiwan. Till now, most of us do know a thing or two of each of the company’s handsets that will be unveiled at the launch event. Before you catch our coverage of the event live, we’ve received exclusive information regarding the regular ZenFone 4 variant and the specs seem promising.

First off, we would like to point out that this ASUS ZenFone 4 shouldn’t be confused with ASUS’ phone of the past with the same name launched in 2014. Following a ton of leaks, this set of information might just be the most accurate yet. First off, a standard 5.5-inch display, and it will be powered by a Snapdragon 630 processor underneath the hood alongside 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

The ASUS ZenFone 4 will feature a dual rear camera consisting of two 12.3MP sensors, which will likely have optical zoom. The selfie camera will be of a respectable 8 megapixels and the handset will pack a 3,300mAh battery.

The phone will make its appearance tomorrow alongside the rest of the ZenFone 4 family like the ZenFone 4 Selfie and the ZenFone 4 Pro. Let’s hope ASUS doesn’t disappoint.

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Exclusive Interview with Microsoft’s Chief Marketing and Operations Officer on Surface Pro 3

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Few days back when we covered Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 Launch, we managed to grab a chance to interview Rukmani Subranian, CMOO of Microsoft Malaysia to tell us more about the Surface Pro 3, the purpose of this interview is to understand Microsoft’s direction on its Surface product and how it’ll shape the PC and
tablet
 industry with the introduction of such killer hardware, we asked Microsoft about its sales of its previous Surface products, how the Surface Pro 3 compares to current PC line ups and form factors and how the company intend to send its message to its own OEMs or partners when it has created its own competition. Find out the video interview down below. (sorry about the audio and angle though, we’ll do better next time *wink* )


EXCLUSIVE: MSI gaming laptops with GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1650 spotted in Malaysia

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As MSI Malaysia is about to announce new gaming laptops in the coming week, one sharp-eyed reader have tipped us off that one of the local dealers has started selling GTX 16 series GPU equipped MSI gaming laptops, and to be realistic, he even went down to Low Yat Plaza to snap a few picture of these laptops.

Based on the shots, we are seeing four models being fitted with the new GTX 16 series, the mid-range GF63 and GF75 will come with a GTX 1650 4GB graphics card and 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H processors. Interestingly, despite the GL63 and GL73 are the more expensive models fitted with a GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GPU, they are still using 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H processors.

One good thing to note is that MSI is equipping these mid-range laptops with 512GB of PCIe SSD as standard, while it is a shame that only the GL series get 16GB of DDR4 2666MHz RAM. Apart from that, the GF series come equipped with an IPS panel while the GL series comes with a VA panel, which the latter technically should have better response time.

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This is a surprise! I’ve been looking for new laptops and stumbled on the #nvidia #gtx1660Ti. There had been no official announcement. It seems that Malaysia is one of the first to quietly release these on sale! They’ve been here since earlier this month!

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 (@thesidneychan) on
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According to our tipster, the laptops have apparently hit store shelves since two weeks ago, and if the price listed on the pictures are final, MSI is offering a really good deal here as a replacement for GTX 1050 and GTX 1060 gaming laptops.

(Picture credit: Sidney. Thanks!)

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EXCLUSIVE: redONE to unveil new data plans with 15GB quota and unlimited calls on September 1

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After annnouncing the affordable Data 8 postpaid plan a few months back, redONE is set to introduce two new postpaid plans this week that will offer as much as 15GB of data and starting from RM88, it also offers unlimited free calls to redONE users and up to 53 minutes or RM8 of call minutes to other networks. After the data quota has been used up, customers will be limited to a 64kbps basic internet speed with no extra charges, while calls to other networks are being charged at RM0.15/minute after the allocated call minutes have been exhausted. Lastly, customers who signed up for these two postpaid plans are tied to a 6-month contract.

Riding on Celcom’s network, redONE is the only MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that offers postpaid plans as low as RM8/month, while these new plans are definitely not as attractive as its parent network or other telcos, it is still rather attractive when compared to other MVNO players, from time to time the company does offer unique rewards to its customers, such as free movie tickets and smartphone giveaways, hence the advantage of subscribing to redONE. To find out more about these packages, stay tuned to
redONE’s website
 as they unveil these plans on September 1.

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Existing EK Full Cover Blocks of Rx 200 series will compatibile with Rx 300 series

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EK Water Blocks, one of the leading water cooling gear manufacturer that available now in the market is pleased to announce that the existing EK-FC R9-200 series water blocks are compatible with the majority of AMD Radeon Rx 300 series based graphics cards. The Radeon R9 390x is based on a Grenada XT GPU, which similar to Radeon R9 290 (X) Hawaii XT graphics card.

In order to simply the search for suitable and compatible water block, EK has added most, if not all AMD Radeon R9 390X, -390, 380 as well as Radeon R7 370 and 360 from different AIB partners and manufacturers to Cooling Configurator database over here.

Besides that, the new R9 Fury X that just released a few weeks ago that only come in AIO water cooling on it which AMD claim there will not be any other OEM cooler but EKWB manage to create a custom water block for R9 Fury X. The full cover water block for the graphic cards is now available in all four versions, along with 4 different aesthetic retention backplate – black, nickel, red, blue, gold/yellow and will be available for purchase through
EK Webshop
 and
Partner Reseller Network
.

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EXMobile introduces smartphones and smartwatches to Malaysia

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EXMobile has hit the ground running for 2016 as the company announced the VoLte 2 smartphone and the EX Watch smartwatch during the first week of the New Year.

The company’s latest offering is the VoLte 2 smartphone, the newest edition ot the EXMobile’s line of VoLte smartphones. This smartphone sports a 5 inch Super Colour TCL IPS screen. The phone is covered in 2.5D curved glass with nano coating on both the front and back panel, giving it an elegant exterior design with a premium finishing. Powering the VoLte 2 is the Mediatek 6735A quad core processor, a Mali T720GPU, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage which is expandable up to 64GB via microSD card.

Imaging on the phone is handled by the 13MP F/2.2 aperature rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera. A Yamaha Hi-Fi YDA165 Sound System ACC Sound Effect DTS Dolby sound chip was also integrated into the device. The VoLte 2 comes with a 2,200mAh battery that boasts a standby time of 90 hours and a talk time of 7 hours. The VoLte 2 retails for RM 549 and is available now.

Besides the VoLte 2, EXMobile has also taken the opportunity to announced the EX Watch, the company’s own smartwatch. This smartwatch offers a 1.22 inch 240×240 pixel HD IPS round display. The display uses a Nanometer tempered glass screen created via a full bonding process. Running on the MT2502A–108MHz SoC, the EX Watch is paired with 128MB of RAM and 32MB of storage which can be expanded up to 8GB using microSD cards. Features of the EX Watch include a pedometer, a heart rate monitor and a sleep monitor. The EX Watch’s watchband is available in stainless steel and leather strap variants. Prices for the EX Watch begins at RM 399 for the leather strap version and will be available during the first quarter of 2016.

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Expect NVIDIA’s GTX 1070 and 1080 GPUs to appear on slimmer notebooks

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We are still some time away from seeing NVIDIA’s next generation Volta GPU, however things seem to be shaking up in the mobile GPU department, as NVIDIA has been spotted to work on new iterations of the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 for notebooks, NVIDIA has done a pretty commendable job by using desktop GPUs on notebooks since the GTX 980, the new chips are expected to perform more efficient than the current ones, but also with slower clock speeds as well, but fortunately this isn’t totally bad news.

As reported by NotebookCheck, the new GTX 1080 chip is spotted on the recent Acer Triton 700 notebook and it is still sporting 2560 CUDA cores, there’s a 1290 MHz base clock with a power consumption of 110 W, which is significantly lower in comparison to the original 1556 MHz base clock and 165W power consumption, the lower clock speed also mean lower temperatures to operate, which can allow manufacturers to slim down gaming notebooks yet able to deliver better performance than last gen’s slim notebooks.

If this is true, we should expect NVIDIA to reveal more details about its new mobile gaming GPUs in Computex at the end of this month, and manufacturers like ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and more are sure to unveil notebooks using the company’s new chips.

SOURCE:
NotebookCheck
, VIA:
TechPowerUp

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Expect something huge at the ASUS Zennovation event at CES 2017

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Two weeks ago, Xiaomi has teased that it will be launching a new product that “pushes the boundaries of innovation” at its CES debut in 2017. With less than a month left before CES commences, Taiwanese company ASUS has announced a press event set to take place during CES as well, known as Zennovation. Should we be having high hopes for more Zen worthy products by ASUS come next month?

Alongside the Zennovation teaser is a statement by ASUS asking to experience its ” latest innovations that will expand your vision and stretch the imagination”. That certainly sounds like something that leans more towards the virtual reality side of things. Either that or ASUS could be implying on a new handset, considering the fact that it showcased the camera centric ZenFone Zoom. Who knows? ASUS might be gearing up for a ZenFone Zoom successor.

Some speculations indicate a possible Snapdragon 835 powered ZenFone to be unveiled at CES 2017. If that happens to be the case, then it is something worth keeping an eye on in January. On the other hand, the ZenFone 3 series was just launched back in May and released in August, so a ZenFone 4 appearance seems highly unlikely. Perhaps, we will be looking at a powerful Snapdragon 835 ZenFone Zoom 2. What will you be expecting from ASUS? Let us know your thoughts at the comments section below!

Source:
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Expedia Malaysia offers five times the amount of deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales

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In conjunction of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Expedia has officially announced that they will be conducting great deals on their platform, which offers up to five times the amount of deals compared to last year.

Brand Expedia understands that the modern Malaysian traveler seeks convenience, flexibility and value for money when booking their travel plans. In fact, according to an August 2018 study conducted by Brand Expedia Malaysia, 52 percent of Malaysians surveyed said they would spend more than five hours per month researching for a week-long holiday, taking precedence over other career (34 percent) and health related (31 percent) research.

With the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, Malaysians are now able to track down the best deals on selected hotel bookings or bundle their holiday savings with flight and hotel package deals.

From the 23rd (9AM) to 26th (11:59PM) of November 2018, Fellow travelers could look forward to hotel packages that goes up to 8 percent off on selected hotels. In addition to that, travelers are also able to receive one 50 percent off coupon on selected hotels on 23 November (9am to 11:59pm) only, as the availability are only limited to first come first serve basis. However, if you couldn’t manage to get your hands on the 50 percent off coupon on Black Friday, don’t worry, as Expedia will still be offering 30 percent off on selected hotels on Cyber Monday, 26 November, starting from 9am to 11:59pm.

As for flight and hotel package deals, travelers who uses Expedia would be able to receive RM2000 off on selected package deals with a minimum spend of RM4000 on 23 November 20189 starting from 9am to 11:59pm, and if you happen to miss out on this deal, don’t worry and wait till Cyber Monday, 26 November 2018, where you can receive up to RM400 off selected package deals with a minimum spend of RM4000 from 9am to 11:59pm.

Download the Expedia app and shop as an Expedia Rewards member if you haven’t already done so. You can unlock access to the members only experience and get double the Expedia Rewards points on all mobile app bookings. Other than that, the extra 50 percent off hotel coupon is also redeemable on the mobile app, which means you will get more save more. You can still get access to great rates by either booking a package or by using Expedia Add-On which allows you to unlock discounts of up to 58 percent for your hotel after booking either a flight or package.

Do note that travel dates for the deals available at Expedia.com.my’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are from 23 November 2018 to 31 March 2019. So don’t miss out on the deals this coming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales on Expedia.

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Experience Penguins of Madagascar on DBOX in GSC Cinemas: A realistic motion experience

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If you have sat in motion seats in theme parks, you’d have probably experienced that really scary and probably dizzy moment in your seats while watching those 4D or 6D movies. When that experience comes into the real cinema, coupled with Dolby Atmos surround sound, that’s when things start to be interesting.

We were invited to an exclusive movie preview of Penguins of Madagascar by GSC Cinemas, this animated film is the first movie that the company has decided to give viewers a DBOX experience. The DBOX seats are basically moving seats that will move according to effects and motion, it also has a vibrator that gets activated when there are effects such as explosions or bumps, which gives users an extremely realistic experience. The DBOX seats are really comfortable to seat on and they don’t feel mechanical like some motion seats, and best of all you won’t require a seatbelt.

The DBOX seats were located in a screen with Dolby Atmos audio, imagine that great surround sound and motion, it is so going to be so memorable than 3D movies when you watch action filled movies. Penguins of Madagascar is a pretty good show to start with, the penguins’ funny and fast paced action, flying spaceships and explosions, you can literally feel those great rumbles on your seat which sets a really unforgettable movie experience. Of course, you can adjust the intensity of the seat’s vibrator if you aren’t comfortable with it, but we suggest that you turn it up to the max.

While Penguins of Madagascar isn’t the best movie for a D-BOX effect, the next upcoming movie with DBOX would be The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies, which is set to be aired on December 18. Below is a list of movies that will be screened at DBOX screens.

Night at The Museum: Secret of the Tomb (D-BOX & Dolby Atmos) – Dec 25, 2014 
Taken 3 (D-BOX) – Jan 1, 2015 
Jupiter Ascending (D-BOX) – Feb 5, 2015 
Kingsman: The Secret Service (D-BOX) – Feb 12, 2015 
Fast & Furious 7 (D-BOX) – Apr 2, 2015

DBOX seats are now available in both GSC 1 Utama and GSC Pavilion outlets so do check them out if you want to enjoy a great movie experience, tickets are sold at RM34 which pretty much costs around the same like a 3D movie but trust us, you’d want to give it a go for one of the movies listed above, it’s amazing. Last but not a least, here’s a wefie of us experiencing DBOX at GSC 1 Utama.


Experience the Galaxy Flextival Roadshow this 29 September at Sunway Pyramid

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Haven’t decided the switch to a Samsung foldable phone yet? No worries, because Samsung will be hosting its Galaxy Flextival roadshow this 29th September at Sunway Pyramid Mall, where you will be able to experience the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4 in person, and enjoy exclusive gifts worth up to RM1,648 when you purchase them at the roadshow.

Customers who purchase the Z Flip4 and Z Fold4 of any storage variants at the roadshow are eligible to receive a Free Galaxy Watch4 Bluetooth (40mm) worth RM799, a Samsung Care+ One year extended warranty and 3 times protective film replacements worth up to RM599, and a free gift pack worth RM250.

To save more on these foldables, customers can also trade in their old devices at the roadshow and be able to own a new device for as low as RM1,969.

Existing Z Flip3 and Z Fold3 owners are also given a treat at the roadshow as well with a free Protective Film replacement done on the spot, while customers who have already owned the Z Flip4 can claim a free Galaxy Z Flip4 transparent casing when you bring a friend to the roadshow and customize them together.

Finally, get to meet your favorite influencers such as Yaya Zahir, Shao Qi, Je Pong and more at the roadshow, as they will be there so that you can flex your best angle and strike a pose with them.

The Galaxy Flextival roadshow will run from 29 September till 2 October. Head
here
 for more updates on the Galaxy Flextival roadshow!

Watch our Galaxy Z Fold4 Review

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Experience the Galaxy S22 at Samsung’s roadshow in Mid Valley this week

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The Galaxy S22 are excellent flagships with top notch cameras, but if you are unsure which one to pick up, Samsung is having a Galaxy Stage roadshow over at Mid Valley Kuala Lumpur this week, where you will be treated to a 360-degree experiential zone of the Galaxy S22 series and Masterclasses from well known influencers on how you can best use the Galaxy S22 to your advantage.

At the roadshow, customers can take pictures at four artistically curated experiential space and experience the capable camera of the Galaxy S22 series, there’s even a Nightography booth where you can test out the phone’s low light performance and you will receive free MAMEE packs.

Limited Edition Straps from Inside Scoop, AirAsia and MAMEE

Customers can decide to purchase the Galaxy S22 series at the roadshow with exclusive offers, where you can receive free gifts worth RM1,316 that comprise of a Galaxy Watch 4 (40mm), a Camera Filter Mount and a Galaxy Silicone Cover with a limited edition strap; there’s also a PWP offer to purchase a two-year Samsung Care+ protection at the price of RM330 instead of RM630, and 30% off Galaxy Wearables and accessories.

Telco partners Maxis, Digi and Celcom will also be on the spot if you decide to purchase your Galaxy S22 with a device plan, where you can own a Galaxy S22 as low as RM69 per month with Maxis, RM99 per month with Digi and savings up to RM2,300 with Celcom.

If you decide to have your old device traded in for the Galaxy S22 and have your old phone’s content transferred to your new phone, Samsung has also got that covered at the roadshow so that you can own your phone with a peace of mind.

For other states in Malaysia, the Galaxy Stage roadshow will take place from 18th May to 22nd May at Gurney Plaza in Penang, 25th to 29th May at Mid Valley Southkey Johor Bahru. For more updates, do follow
Samsung Malaysia’s Facebook page
.

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Experience the Nothing Phone (1) at The Starhill pop-up store

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The Nothing Phone (1) has officially been launched in Malaysia yesterday at a special event, where the brand has also announced its successful preorder event with Crossover a week ago, the phone was sold out in 15 minutes during July 18th.

The Phone (1) is the first smartphone from Nothing, a UK-based tech company founded by ex co-founder of OnePlus, Carl Pei, it features a unique Glyph interface on the back of the device that consist of 900 micro LEDs that illuminates when it receives a notification and will work with the phone’s preinstalled ringtones.

Shipped with a clean Nothing OS skin, the Phone (1) runs on Android 12 and is powered by a mid-range Snapdragon 778G+ processor with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage, it has a 6.55-inch OLED display with 1B colors and 120Hz refresh rate, a 4500mAh battery with 33W fast charging and 15W wireless charging, it is also able to reverse charge at 5W which will easily power accessories like the company’s Ear (1) earbuds.

The Nothing Phone (1) is available in black and white color options, the 8GB+256GB model is available now and retails at RM2,399, the 12GB+256GB model will only be available in mid August onwards and retails at RM2,699, nationwide availability will start August 1st onwards, where interested customers can purchase it from its official store at Lazada and Shopee, and retail partners such as SenQ, SenHeng, TMT, Direct D and Satu Gadget.

If you want to experience the phone itself before buying, Nothing has set up a pop-up store at The Starhill in Kuala Lumpur starting 21 to 25 July 2022, where you can also preorder the device on the spot and expect to receive it from August 1st onwards.

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CES 2021: ASUS showcases ExpertBook B9, Chromebook CX9 and ASUS BR1100

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Yesterday ASUS revealed some of its gaming peripherals; today, ASUS announced several PCs for businessmen and students including the ExpertBook B9, ChromeBook CX9 and the all-new BR1100.

ExpertBook B9 and ExpertBook B1 come with new features for business users

The new laptops from the ExpertBook series now feature AI noise-canceling technology that reduces the surrounding noise around the speaker and also eliminates background noise from other parties in the conversation. This new feature can be activated manually via a shortcut key and when not in use, users can choose to mute their microphones.

In addition to that, the
ExpertBook B9
 is the lightest 14-inch business laptop that delivers more than 20 hours battery life. It supports up to 32GB LDDR4x RAM, Intel Wifi 6 and also has Intel Thunderbolt 4 for faster data transfer. This laptop is also very durable as its build is military grade-certified and it has a spill-resistant keyboard paired with a 720p webcam that comes with a privacy shutter.

Under the hood, this 14-inch LCD laptop is powered by up to Intel Core i7-1185G7 chip and Intel Iris Xe graphics. IT has one USB-A port, two USB-C ports, one HDMI 2.0b port and a 3.55mm audio jack.

Laptop of man taking part in video conference call, Cologne, NRW, Germany

As for the ExpertBook B1, it weighs heavier than the 0.88kg ExpertBook B9. The
14-inch model
 weighs at 1.45kg whereas the
15-inch model
 weighs at 1.72kg. Both laptops sport NanoEdge display, comes with up to 48GB of RAM paired with up to 1TB SSD and 2TB HDD storage. You’ll also get an Intel Thunderbolt 4 port, one USB-C port, one USB-A port, a microSD card slot, an Ethernet port and a microSD card slot.

ASUS Chromebook CX9 – durable yet light

The
Chromebook CX9
 is a premium laptop that also passes the MIL-STD 810H US military tests and come with a magnesium-alloy chassis. Its 14-inch display features ASUS’s NanoEdge design so users can enjoy a 91% screen-to-body ratio. Apart from being powered by by 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and Iris Xe graphics, the CX9 also supports WiFi 6 and has Titan C security to store sensitive information. Just like the ExpertBook B9, the CX9 comes with Harman Kardon-certified audio and an ErgoLift hinge.

The new ASUS BR1100 are for younger students

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Made for students, the ASUS BR1100 is an 11.6-inch laptop that come with a rugged design featuring an all-round rubber bumper, spill-resistant keyboard and reinforced structure. It also passes the US military-grade tests and can survive up to 120cm drops. Its keyboard frame uses an ASUS BacGuard that prevents growth of bacteria and it also has a physical webcam shield that can be swiped over the lens for those who are wary of their privacy.

To enhance education experiences, the
BR1100
 comes with 3D noise-reduction technology and AI-powered noise-canceling mic and speakers. These technologies ensures crystal clear audio and visual. Apart from WiFi 6 connectivity, users will also get the option to use 4G LTE, plus the laptop comes with up to 1TB SSD storage so it can be easily expandable when the onboard storage is full.

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Explained: How different is Intel’s Skylake (6th Generation) to Haswell E (5th Generation) CPU

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Today’s big news is all about Intel’s 6th generation CPU, some folks are actually thinking why Intel would want to release a 6th generation CPU instead of making a gradual jump or continue making 5th generation Intel Core processors, which has been in the market for the past six months with a steep price tag, are they really far off from one another, let’s explore.

Haswell E emphasizes on hardcore performance, Skylake emphasizes on balance between power efficiency and performance

First of all, we do have to agree that Intel tends to confuse the consumer with its 5th generation desktop processors, codenamed Haswell E, in which the ‘E’ stands for enthusiast is designed specifically for the company’s performance grade X99 chipset and the first to support
DDR4-2133
 RAM, this platform is the most powerful Intel platform to date and you can also refer processors in these range as the Extreme Edition of Intel’s 4th generation desktop processors, which is available in an 8-core and 6-core model. In contrast, Skylake is the real successor to Intel’s 4th generation Haswell processors, which features only quad-core Core i7 and Core i5 processors in its portfolio, which results a lower power consumption on your PC than Haswell E.

Skylake features a built-in GPU, while Haswell E does not

Since Skylake is designed for the mainstream users, Intel has included its very own graphics silicon in the heart of the processor, which theoretically reduces the cost of investment of your new desktop PCs as the Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU should be able to offer some decent hardware video decoding and smooth frame rates in games like CS:GO with its 1.15GHz maximum frequency. On the other hand, Haswell E does not have a built-in GPU and that makes a lot of sense, since users would have purchased a dedicated GPU rather than relying on a low performance graphics processor.

More choices of motherboards for Skylake than Haswell E

Let’s face it, not everyone is ready to invest in super high performance processors, hence the scarcity of X99 motherboards out there, if you aren’t too particular about that couple of seconds in speed, Skylake processors should serve you well enough for most applications and games, best of all you would have many choices of motherboards to choose from, which some can ultimately unleash some great potential out of the much more affordable processors. Click on the link to know more about Z170 motherboards from
MSI
,
Gigabyte
,
ASRock
 and
BIOSTAR
.

Conclusion: Skylake isn’t replacing Haswell E, it is a new product family

To keep it short and simple, the new Skylake desktop processors may be built upon the most efficient die size with Intel’s latest performance trick, but this isn’t an upgrade from the 5th generation extreme performance Haswell E processors, but we would rather consider it to be the replacement of the company’s 4th generation Intel Core desktop processors. With the release of Intel’s Skylake processors, DDR4 RAMs can get more affordable and computer systems can run more efficiently without sacrificing performance, stay tuned to us while there are a couple of Intel 100 series motherboards coming our way in this couple of weeks.


Exynos 1080: Powering ‘Orion’, the most powerful phone in the world

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So
 there’s supposedly a new smartphone that packs the upcoming
Exynos
 1080
 chipset that succeeds the tired
Exynos
 990 that’s been used on most of Samsung’s flagships (20 to be exact) this year.

According to reports, the device – codenamed ‘Orion’ – is the first to pack the processor, as spotted on an
Antutu
 benchmark. The chip scores a whopping 693,600 points, which is well above the ROG Phone 3, which has a Snapdragon 865 Plus chip.

This is a big deal because the current
Exynos
 990 chip is closely compared to the Snapdragon 865, and later the 865 Plus chipsets because of how Samsung ships their Galaxy S20 and
Note 20
 devices globally – some areas get the Snapdragon, while the rest get the Exynos; and the latter has been shown to perform weaker and offer poorer battery life compared to its Snapdragon counterpart.

So naturally, there’s hope that the
Exynos
 1080 chip can resolve these pain points – it’s built on the new 5nm architecture which should at least improve power consumption to some degree; and according to these benchmarks, it looks like the
Exynos
 1080 is crazy powerful as well.

Diving deeper into the chipset, we can see that it runs a Mali-G78 GPU as well as
as
 CPU that has four Cortex-A78 cores, and four A55 cores. The big cores can apparently be clocked up to 3GHz.

We don’t know what device this ‘Orion’ is yet, but there are
rumours
 that one early adopter of the tech could be the vivo X60. The Orion runs on Android 11, has a 120Hz display, 8GB RAM, and 512GB of internal storage. What a beast this phone is, whatever brand it is.

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Exynos 8890 enters mass production soon

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Samsung Galaxy S7 specifications rumors are in the air but the expectations that the Exynos 8890 chip will hit mass production in December is backed with its latest rumor from South Korea suggesting that they have already begun making its next greatest chip. If the rumors are true, Samsung would have the opportunity to ship the Galaxy S7 in February, following an official unveil in January.

The company might rely on a Snapdragon 820 variant as well, in addition to a rumored Exynos 7422, originally thought to star in the Note5. Meanwhile, there are rumors that state they might ship as many Exynos 8890-powered Galaxy S7 smartphones as it will Snapdragon 820 ones. Previously, the company preferred its in-house chipset solution to solve Qualcomm’s overheating issues which reported happened with the OnePlus 2.

The new Exynos 8890 perhaps will be named as M1 or Mongoose, which will be the first Samsung-made chip to feature custom CPU cores. It will feature a Cat.12 modem, which will allow for download speeds of up to 600Mbps where the network allows it. However, all these are rumors so take it with a pinch of salt and wait for the official statement from Samsung instead.

SOURCE:
GForGames

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Exynos 9 series teased by Samsung, Exynos powered Galaxy S8 possible

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The hype and speculation regarding Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 series of smartphones won’t ever extinquish till they launch. With an MWC 2017 launch date out of question, the device is probably headed for an April unveiling, though it has been rumored that it will be teased at MWC. Today, the South Korean manufacturer has released a teaser image onto social media, not of the smartphone but of its own new Exynos processors.

Seen in the teaser image is a text stating, “Discover cloud 9 with Exynos”, with a particular highlight on the figure “9”, suggesting a launch of the Exynos 9 series in the near future. It is likely that the Galaxy S8 will be powered by this particular chipset that has yet to be announced by Samsung. So far, Samsung’s Exynos powered flagships are only made for selected regions globally, hence it will probably work the same with the S8.

Samsung is manufacturing Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor as well, calling dibs on the chipset before any other manufacturer get their hands on it. Based on Samsung’s pattern over the last couple of years, it is highly likely that we will be looking at Snapdragon and Exynos variants of the Galaxy S8 series. Both processors will probably produce the same amount of performance as well. Would you prefer an Exynos or a Snapdragon Galaxy S8?

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The Exynos 980 is Samsung’s latest processor with an integrated 5G modem

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Samsung announced its latest processor that also happens to be its first mobile processor that has an integrated 5G modem — the Exynos 980.

The Exynos 980 is a processor fabricated on an 8nm FinFET process where it has two Cortex-A77 CPU cores and six Cortex-A55 cores. It also comes with Mali-G76 GPU and can now support the new Wi-Fi 6 standard, IEEE 802.11ax.

The processor will not only have 5G support but will also be more space-efficient and less power-consuming. With its 5G modem, the processor is able to offer a fast gigabit downlink speed in 4G LTE and also maximize mobile downlink speed of up to 3.55Gbps.

Simply put, the processor offers higher on-device intelligence where AI tasks can be processed in the device itself instead of relying on servers for higher security and data protection. It can operate multiple apps smoothly and also run high-resolution graphics games, in addition to supporting up to 108MP camera resolution. The Exynos 980 can also support up to five individual sensors and with the help of its NPU, it can utilize its AI technology for scene and object detections to optimize its settings. The processor’s MFC also included encoding and decoding of 4K UHD video at 120fps, in addition to HDR10+ for higher color vibrancy.

According to Samsung, the processor will begin has production by the end of this year, so it’s probably a matter of months before we see the new processor integrated into Samsung’s devices.

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EZVIZ launches award-winning security camera: priced from RM449

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EZVIZ, a leading provider of smart home products has officially launched its award-winning security camera, the C8PF. This new device is the world’s first smart home camera that provides an impressive 8x mixed zoom function; paired with its 360-degree panoramic field-of-view, it’ll capture a bigger picture without sacrificing on the little details.

Features

So, what is the hardware that supports the 8x zoom? Well, the camera is equipped with advanced dual-lens technology
–
 a 12mm telephoto lens and a 2.8mm wide-angle lens – complemented with a picture-in-picture display mode.

Thanks to its four infrared lights, you can be rest assured of its image clarity at night as it can provide a clear image of a distance of up to 30 meters.

Moving on to its design, the camera is built with weatherproofing in consideration, even during a stormy weather. The design allows for flexible horizontal and vertical rotations that will deliver a 360-degree panoramic field-of-view, ensuring that there are no loopholes when it comes to your home security.

Storage

It comes with a whopping 512GB of storage
–
 one of the largest on-camera storage being offered in the market right now. If you’re worried about losing these data, EZVIZ offers a subscription service for an extra layer of protection by saving the data into EZVIZ’s CloudPlay
–
 meaning you can always replay videos on the cloud without worrying about storage card failure.

Easy accessibility through its app

This smart security camera comes with an AI-powered human shape detection function that triggers notifications through the EZVIZ app whenever it detects a human. If you’re not a fan of this, you can customize the detection sensitivity and time schedules to prevent any unwanted alerts from false alarms.

The 360-degree rotation that was previously mentioned can also be controlled from the app itself. As long as you have the app installed on your device, you’ll be able to control the orientation of the camera and even communicate with those at home using the camera’s built-in microphone and speaker.

Price and availability

The C8PF security camera is priced from RM449 and can be purchased at physical distributor stores across shopping malls nationwide or online via EZVIZ’s official
Shopee

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ezyCourier delivers parcels to your destination within 2 hours starting from RM6

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If you are thinking to deliver things nearby, however bogged down by traffic jams and limited parking spaces, there is a new courier service in town that aims to resolve that issue with a fast express delivery service, ezyCourier Malaysia is officially in business as the company is the country’s newest courier company to be issued a courier license by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

This isn’t the usual call and pickup service but rather, the company has an app available for iOS and Android devices, which users can request for an express delivery service from as low as RM6 within the Klang Valley area with a guaranteed 2 hours delivery time frame, items that can be delivered include documents, parcels and luggages up to certain sizes, ezyCourier also mentions that the service is available at any time of the day but advised users to use the service within office hours.

Such delivery service may not be new in the market but given that the company is committed to its 2 hour express delivery service and with over 1500 registered partners, it certainly is something worth trying out if you are running an e-commerce business that relies on delivering products to your customers. Head on to
www.ezycourier.com
 to check them out.

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FAA issues warnings against using the Galaxy Note 7 on flights

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Australia
 isn’t the only one to have put up warnings about bringing your Galaxy Note 7 onto a flight as the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued their own warnings against bring Samsung’s latest smartphones onto flights.

FAA Statement on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Devices
https://t.co/NADpT5Jma4

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— The FAA (@FAANews)
September 8, 2016

While the FAA didn’t explicitly ban the Galaxy Note 7 on flights like the Australia aircraft companies did, they did release a statement that advice passengers not to turn on these phones while they’re in-flight. Furthermore, the FAA also advises against putting the smartphones into checked baggages. When asked if the FAA would issue a straight ban on the Galaxy Note 7, a spokesman for the FAA states that they will “update the statement as more information becomes available.”

The Galaxy Note 7 fiasco has been highly unfortunate for Samsung, with reports of exploding Note 7s coming in on an almost weekly basis. Only time will tell if this blunder would not permanently affect Samsung’s reputation in the mobile world.

Source:
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Face ID won’t work on non-genuine iPhone 13 displays

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Cracked your
iPhone 13
 screen? Make sure you get it replaced/repaired by an Apple-authorised repair store, or your Face ID may be rendered useless.

If you get your iPhone 13 fixed at third-party repair shops that aren’t verified by Apple via its
Independent Repair Program
, your iPhone will detect your new display as a non-genuine screen.

What happens to Face ID if it’s a non-genuine screen?

According to a
YouTube video
 by Phone Repair Guru, the iPhone 13’s screen components (microphone, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor) doesn’t affect Face ID.

This means the TrueDepth system is in the iPhone itself, not the screen. Despite that, switching to a third-party screen will lead to Face ID failure — even if you reset, it wouldn’t allow you to re-scan your face.

Since the hardware is not the problem, the current assumption is that this is an iOS 15 bug; Apple may just roll out an update to fix this issue.

But, it’s also possible that this is a move from Apple to ensure users get their devices only by certified Apple technicians.


Face Unlock confirmed for OnePlus 5

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When OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus 5T, it also introduced a couple of features new to its own Oxygen OS software along with the phone. One of the more notable features is Face Unlock, which is an alternative way to unlock the phone aside from the fingerprint sensor. Face Unlock, which is also rumored to make its way to the OnePlus 5, has finally been confirmed to roll out to the older flagship.

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has announced on his Twitter account that Face Unlock will be rolling out to the OnePlus 5. The tweet comes with Christmas greetings, along with the mention that the roll out is due to popular demand.

Face Unlock has been tested to only take 0.5 seconds, and has been claimed to be swifter than Face ID on the iPhone X. It is however less secure than Apple’s facial recognition technology, as it only uses the front facing camera instead of a group of sensors, hence the reason why Face Unlock isn’t allowed to authenticate tasks such as purchases.

It is pleasant to see OnePlus still making sure that users of its older flagship are still being taken care of. This also goes to show that Face Unlock is achievable with a 16MP selfie camera plus software. Perhaps the OnePlus 3T will receive Face Unlock as well?

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Facebook is adding a feature to temporarily unfollow a friend

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Facebook has the option to unfollow people so you won’t see their annoying post of their food or selfies with inspirational quotes. The issue here is that you might forget that you unfollowed the person, Facebook wants to help by introducing a Snooze feature to temporarily unfollow a friend.

The feature is rolling out globally and will come to the News Feed where users can temporary unfollow a user by selecting a set amount of time. As the time is coming to an end, Facebook will indicate to you and ask you if you would like to extend the unfollow time. The social media company is bringing this feature mainly because of the feedback they have been getting from users that want more ways to control what they see on the News Feed.

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Other than that, they are also looking into other features to give users more control of the News Feed in other parts like hiding individual post and adding friends to the “see first” category so you will always see their post above everyone else. There is also the option to use FB Purity to get more News Feed customizations like hiding post with specific words.

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