TikTok wants you to #thinkb4youdo before it is too late

In recent years we have seen lots of viral videos circulating around the Internet from various life-threatening challenges to licking through an ice cream bucket and putting back, not only these kinds of actions are wrong but some of those are straight-up disgraceful.
To combat this issue, TikTok is promoting the #ThinkB4YouDo campaign to encourage fellow content creators to think twice before committing any dangerous or inappropriate stunts.

You too can join the movement of creating a better place for both online and real-life community through the following steps:

Shoot a video clip with the #thinkb4youdo sticker and following a set of sample choreography
Post your video and make it Public alongside the #thinkb4youdo tag
Share to Facebook and Twitter to spread the positive move

Several popular Malaysian creators such as Mark O’Dea, David Zafer, and Yuki Tan have participated in the challenge as well, educating about topics such as online ethics and safety-related instructions.

To view the policy of TikTok’s take on this matter, visit the official campaign page for more information. And once again, there is no place for inappropriate content designed for the sake of view counts and popularity as they are not worth your time and attention to be invested in.
This entire campaign feels like a PSA – and a good message at that. Seriously, people sometimes do stupid stuff that they already know that they’re going to get a lot of hate comments, as though they’re trying to fish for attention.
For example – the latest series of pictures showing that there are people wearing the pink tags – who are supposed to be in home quarantine – just goes out and about and infecting everyone with COVID-19. Seriously, #ThinkB4YouDo.

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Transcend unveils the M.2 SSD 430S and 830S solid state drives

Transcend just announced the release of its new M.2 SSD, the 430S and 830S. It features SATA III 6Gb/s interface and DDR3 DRAM cache to deliver the high performance needs of today’s advanced portable devices. By using only high-quality NAND flash chips and enhanced firmware algorithms, Transcend’s M.2 SSD 430S and 830S delivers peerless reliability.
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S comes with space-saving 42mm M.2 form factor for ultra-thin computing devices. By utilizing the next-generation SATA III 6Gb/s interface, Transcend’s 430S is capable of delivering sequential read/write performance of up to 560MB/s and 500MB/s respectively. Featuring ultra compact dimensions and adopting DDR3 DRAM cache, the 430S is well-suited to address the high-performance needs and strict size limitations of small form factor devices.

The M.2 SSD 830S’s space-saving 80mm M.2 form factor is designed to meet future market demands of ultra-thin computing devices, such as Ultrabook, tablet computers and laptops. It features the latest SATA III 6Gb/s specification, DDR3 DRAM cache, and is comprised of high-quality 3D NAND Flash chips. With exceptional transfer speeds of up to 560MB/s read and 520MB/s write and high capacities of up to 1TB, the M.2 SSD 830S easily handles everyday computing tasks as well as demanding multimedia applications.

Both the SSDs come packed with exclusive technologies for performance and protection, including SLC caching to greatly enhance write performance and product longevity; a RAID engine to increase stability and protect data; and low-density parity check (LDPC) code to automatically correct errors; Error Correction Code (ECC) that helps detect and correct potential transfer errors; and Device Sleep mode to reduce power consumption and shorten the response time upon wake-up from Sleep or Hibernate, and the S.M.A.R.T. function to efficiently monitor SSD health conditions.
Transcend’s M. 2 SSD 430S SSD is available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities while the M.2 SSD 830S is available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities. The M.2 SSD 430S and 830S solid state drives are covered by Transcend’s Five-year Limited Warranty.

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Smart Education Expo 2019: Global education leaders to focus on future of education development

Next week, there will be another Smart Education Expo 2019 that will be happening on the 26th to 29th March, whereby professional experts share their policy and insights on future of education developments.
The 2019 Smart Education Expo is organized by the Institute for Information Industry (III) to focus on equity, quality and lifelong learning and to also commit on developing society skills and digital transformation required for every citizen in this dynamic and evolving digital era.

As our objective to explore innovative ideas for future education development, for the first time ever, Smart Education Expo will initiate an Education Forum along with 2 education talks which are focused on Smart Campus Development and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) Education.

Higher Education Industry Solutions Director at Microsoft, Dr. Alexandros Papaspyridis, Director General of Technology and Higher Education Resources, Dr.
Future educational technology is dynamic and evolving. This environment makes it critical to create cultures focused on constant learning and upskilling for next generation, therefore 2019 Smart Education Expo creates an abundance of opportunities to exchange ideas with educational leaders, disregard old practices and absorb new skills and insights about future educational development.
Please visit https://en.smartcity.org.tw/index.php/en-us/expo/smart-ed for further information.

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Grab introduces GrabPay Credits For Prepaid Transactions

Grab just introduced GrabPay Credits, a new way of paying for your Grab rides. Instead of using cash or debit/credit card to pay, you can now top-up some cash onto your GrabPay Credits first. Then you can use those credits to pay for your rides later.

I think that the GrabPray Credits is a good method to go around the fact that not many people have debit/credit cards to begin with, and Grab made it possible to reload your account through MOL points. Of course, you can also reload your account through these options:

Online banking: Affin Bank, Am Online, Bank Islam, CIMB Clicks, Hong Leong Connect, Maybank2U, Public Bank and RHB Now
Convenience stores: 7-Eleven stores and Kedai Mesra Petronas
Cards and e-Wallets: MasterCard, Visa, American Express and China Union Pay

The GrabPay Credits will be available in Malaysia from 5th December onwards.
I wonder – will Grab ever integrate its payment service on WeChat Wallet when it’s available in Malaysia?

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Review – HyperX Pulsefire Haste – Nice to see, nice to hold, nice to click, nice to buy

A couple of weeks ago, HyperX sent us the new Pulsefire Haste gaming mouse for a quick review, and I myself am quite a newbie in terms of lightweight mice as my only knowledge about them is “light mouse = lots of holes” so I’m pretty interested to give a try and learn something new
So without further ado, find out what’s the hype regarding this new HyperX product.

A quick at the box and you know it is the good ol’ HyperX with the red, black, and white color combination with a big fine print of the mouse on the front. Fun fact – all the legal stuff is printed somewhere on the packaging that the user won’t see.
To my surprise, the Pulsefire Haste supports PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S aside from PC so if you have the needs, you may connect it to your console of choice.

Pulling everything out of the packaging and we have the mouse, a quick start guide, and a couple of info cards.

The most eye-catching key design is definitely the honeycomb mesh design applied not only on the top body part of the mouse but also extending a little bit into the left and right click area. As a result, the weight of the mouse cuts drastically cut down despite its size.
But courtesy to HyperX, the clicks do still register even when pressing the mesh part so definitely no misfires on that aspect. As for gripping, my default posture is the palm grip so it is large enough to accommodate my entire hand despite mine being smaller than the average size.
As for moving around and gliding, it is smooth on any sort of mouse pads and even on table surfaces with little pattern or texture so it deserves a few extra points from me.
A little note to pay attention to is the seemingly shorter key travel distance of the face buttons, as well as the mouse wheel click, as some users including me may feel that it is a little bit mushy at the start, but I quickly adapted to that so no big deal.

Contrary to conventional designs, the Pulsefire Haste’s honeycomb mesh design adopts a fully see-through layout that is completely top to bottom and vice versa which is a nice thing to know that everything that passes through it is likely to fall out too.
But the negative side of things is that the RGB game is pretty much non-existent or kept to a minimal level which in this mouse’s case is the latter.

The left side gets a cute little side hotkey duo and I must say they are one of the best at providing inputs that are not mushy or jammy on top of being easy to reach. Using plastic to make it pop out even more in contrast to the textured surface of the mouse, I’d say that HyperX is doing a great job at this particular aspect.

If you picked the White and Pink model, then you’ll get a soft-braided cable in white that is fully flexible with no bend – just like a normal rope or whatnot. And I understand the decision as you can’t keep the entire mouse lightweight if opting for some tough but heavy material.
And USB-A connector with no special colors. I do hope it’s pink though.

For the sweaty gamers, there’s a pair of additional grip tape that can be applied on either the sides or the top-facing buttons – depending on which side of your hand drips liquid like no tomorrow.
Burnt out the mouse feet due to extensive FPS gaming at low DPI settings? Have an extra set to replace them with quick notice.

We also got the Pulsefire Mat XL to pair and test with the mouse. This is literally a table mat as its dimension is 900mm x 420mm x 4mm. With its 4mm thickness, this is actually just a bit tad thicker than the usual ones on the market but makes a huge difference in terms of usage. Coupled with the use of cloth material, it actually weighs a bit more than you expected.

In comparison, it is bigger than the desk of my own personal PC setup at home.

I won’t say that the RGB game is particularly flashy in this case but for those aiming for a less blinky setup, the pairing of the Pulsefire Haste and Pulsefire Mat XL is a good start.
In order to wring out the curvy spots, I suggest you take some flat but heavy items and place them on top of those spots to help the mouse pad flatten out. Do it for a day or so to ensure they are indeed flattened properly.

HyperX’s own peripheral companion software, the NGENUITY, is updated to recognize the mouse in the latest update and I have to say, the lightweight installer plus zero updates on the first launch is nice. No waiting and stuff – Install, Plug In, and Have Fun.
The default landing page is the Lights tab where you can adjust the RGB profiles here which only affects the mouse wheel. Yes, there’s a single RGB bulb under it and no more.
The patterns include Cycle, Breathing, and Static with parameters such as speed, color spectrum, and opacity being the adjustable parts. As the RGB light doesn’t permeate through the mouse itself most of the time, there’s no issue with just having it cranked fully.
On the other hand, the Polling Rate tab is just positioned nicely on the top right and expectedly, you can go as high as 1000Hz.

Input preferences are part of the key experience as well because you can give the left and right mouse clicks as well as the 2 side hotkeys to become whatever keypress you like.
From multimedia controls to even recordable macros, the settings are easy to access and clear to understand as there are no branding jargons – a good sign of UI/UX layout.

Lastly, you can mess around with the DPI figures on the Sensor tab and give yourself a complete make-over on the unique color profiles as well as the specific sensitivity. Or just stick to the default available options if they just somehow matched yours.
A good thing to touch on is that all 3 settings can be saved into the mouse itself so you may carry it around without losing your finely-tuned options – useful for the pro players.
Conclusion

To wrap it up, the HyperX Pulsefire Haste is a great mouse to be used for both daily driving and gaming at the same time. It does well in what it is trying to sell – its lightweight characteristics and for the price of RM175, in my opinion, it is decently positioned and pretty okay to swallow.
Adding the ease of use of the NGENUITY software and cute color scheme, there are really no major complaints about it.
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Samsung Working On Mega Phones

Bigger is better right? Seems so for Samsung. According to an inside tipster from SamMobile, Samsung is preparing 2 Galaxy phones that will bear the “Mega” moniker – Galaxy Mega 5.8 (GT-I9152) and Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200).

Looking at the model number we can conclude the followings:

S Pen can be ruled out, since Note devices fall into the GT-Nxxxx family.
Both are probably related to the 2011 devices (Galaxy S II – I9100, Galaxy S II LTE – I9210, Galaxy Nexus – I9250)
Mega 5.8 will be able to house 2 SIM cards
6.3″ sounds familiar? That’s the rumoured size of Note III

Details should be clearer in late Q2 of the year. Mega 5.8 and Mega 6.3 should launch in late May and mid June respectively.
Via: GSMArena
Source: SamMobile

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Review – Black Shark 5: Big upgrades; but not the chipset and that’s fine

Introducing, the new Black Shark 5. It’s a gaming phone that the company had just announced earlier this month and this base model Black Shark 5 caught my attention the most because of the upgrades that it got.
I’ve been spending the past 2 weeks or so with this phone – and here is my experience.

This phone is rather straightforward, honestly. In short, this phone is pretty much a step up from last year’s Black Shark 4 that I love so much. Since this is a gaming phone after all, let’s talk about the specs and gaming performance first.
The Black Shark 5 comes with the exact same specs as last year’s Black Shark 4.

However, in terms of gaming performance, many things have changed. Genshin Impact got a big update recently that literally made many phones able to run that game at the highest graphical settings at 60fps. The Snapdragon 870 is now able to do that without breaking a sweat – and I mean that in a literal sense since the phone isn’t hot. We marked it at only about 42°C which is just amazing.

You can watch our gaming test here to know more.

We also have all 3 different types of inputs available on the base version of the Black Shark 5 too – the magnetic triggers are here and I personally still prefer this type of physical triggers as opposed to capacitive triggers.

The Black Shark 5 also has the pressure-sensitive screen feature whereby we can press either the left or right side of the screen harder to trigger an input. I find myself using this feature a lot since the Black Shark 3 Pro, especially while playing COD Mobile.

Then for the motion sensors, well… it’s rather disorienting so I turned that off.

Since the overall gaming experience was great, how about the battery life? Well… it’s not great. Even with its 4,650mAh battery, it won’t last long. Tested at 100 nits of brightness, the result we got was only 7.5 hours. Truth be told, even during our gaming test, the battery life dropped significantly when we played Genshin Impact for only about 30 minutes.
This was after about 30 minutes or so.
Luckily, there is a battery bypass feature on the Black Shark 5 so we can just plug in the charger, enable that feature and never touch the battery at all when we are gaming.

Speaking of the charger, the Black Shark 5 now comes with a 120W charger in the box too! We can head into the settings menu to change how fast we want to charge the battery. For our test, we made it charge as fast as possible and it can reach from 9% to 100% in just about 15 minutes. Amazing.

And I still have a few more things to mention – this phone has a completely different vibration feel compared to the Black Shark 5 Pro. We recorded an audio difference – so watch our video at the top of this review to know more.

However, it does not have an audio jack so you’ll have to rely on either wireless earbuds which I am not a fan of – or get a DAC to plug into that USB-C port.

The cameras on the Black Shark 5 are… fairly basic. It comes with a triple camera setup but I think that the macro camera needs to go. Both the main and ultrawide angle cameras can take decent pictures – so watch our video at the top of this review to have a look at all the pictures taken with this phone.

The screen on the Black Shark 5 is also rather basic. It’s a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2400×1080 and can go up to 144Hz refresh rate – I mean, this isn’t our first time seeing a phone with this screen. Here is our color accuracy test.

Oh – and that design. I am rather impartial about its design overall even though I usually don’t like glossy glass backs. But, this time, the back glass creates some fancy reflections – which reminds me of the HONOR 8 from many years ago. The RGB panel on the Black Shark 5 though, is VERY tiny.

One thing I realized while comparing it with the Black Shark 4 though – the location of the button + fingerprint scanner is way higher on the Black Shark 5 and it is totally uncomfortable to use even for big hands like mine.

Speaking of the Black Shark 4 – the final question is – should you upgrade from the Black Shark 4? Well, looking at the specs alone, definitely not. It’s going to perform the same, right? But, if we compare the differences, then two things that I personally care about become apparent.

Number 1, is the Magic Press feature a.k.a. the pressure-sensitive screen. I use that feature a lot even though I find it to be a bit annoying sometimes since I start to press hard on the screen when things get intense and accidentally trigger something.
Number 2 is the battery bypass feature. I think this feature is necessary for all gaming phones and the Black Shark 5 has it.
Should you buy the Black Shark 5?
I enjoyed my time using this phone and I think this is a fantastic phone. Even the specs isn’t exactly the newest in today’s standards – it still manages to perform magnificently in the latest games that we played.
We still have our review of the Black Shark 5 Pro coming soon. That will be an interesting one since I’ll mostly be talking about why you should and should not buy the Black Shark 5 Pro.

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Review – HONOR 9A: Entry-level smartphone with a massive battery

HONOR just announced the arrival of this brand new entry-level smartphone and it comes with some noteworthy specs. For an entry-level smartphone, it comes with a humongous 5,000mAh battery – that’s kinda rare.
As for the specs, here’s the full list:

6.3-inch IPS LCD screen

1600×720 pixels in resolution
Waterdrop notch

MediaTek Helio P22 chipset
3GB RAM
64GB internal storage

Expandable via microSD

5,000mAh battery
Android 10 with Magic UI 3.1

Uses Huawei Mobile Services

Cameras
As for the cameras, we have a total of 3 cameras at the back of the phone and surprisingly – there’s no camera bump. We have:

Main: 13MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-wide angle: 5MP f/2.2
Depth sensor

The overall picture quality of the main camera is quite good. I like the clarity and colors that come out of it. However, the ultra-wide angle camera is just bad.
To have a look at all the pictures, watch our video at the top of this review.
Software – Magic UI 3.1 with Huawei Mobile Services
We’ve already talked about Huawei Mobile Services last time – and AppGallery is still growing in terms of app selection. We can also backup WhatsApp chats to the cloud via Huawei Cloud.
For power users like you and me, we know where to get the APKs if it’s unavailable in the AppGallery. But then again – it’s a hassle that not everyone wants to deal with.
Furthermore, apps like Grab just flat out don’t work with phones running on Huawei Mobile Services.
Battery
That battery in the HONOR 9A is actually kinda massive. 5,000mAh can last us for quite a long time – maybe about 2 days? We can’t say for sure since our battery testing app don’t work with this beta firmware.
The charging time is going to be slow since it only supports 10W charging. That’s okay since I don’t expect it to come with fast charging anyway, since this is still an entry-level smartphone.
Verdict
For the price of RM549, the HONOR 9A is good enough for those who just want a simple smartphone for texting and some social media. Or maybe even for us who want a secondary phone to use as a dedicated WiFi hotspot device while traveling (when the quarantine is over, of course).

But then again, we gotta bring another cable just to charge this phone since it comes with a micro USB port instead of USB-C.

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Lenovo Malaysia Launches Legion Y520 & Legion Y720

These two laptops are Lenovo’s current flagship when it comes to gaming laptops. They’ve also revamped their entire Y-series of  laptops to be under the newly-formed Legion lineup now,  which is focused towards gaming-centric computers. As for the laptops, Lenovo is starting with both Legion Y520 and Legion Y720.
We’ve talked about the brand new Legion laptops here before, but didn’t cover its details in depth. As for what I can see, they’re minor upgrades over the previous generation of Y-series gaming laptop, particularly the Lenovo Y700 that we’ve also reviewed here.

Its chassis is the same, aesthetically very similar, and even has the same hinge design. As for the specs however, that’s where things get a little different. We’ve combined them into this neat table for your easy reference.

Lenovo Legion Y520
Lenovo Legion Y720

Processor
Up to 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Up to 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ processor

Graphics Card
Up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 with PCIe

RAM
Up to 8GB DDR4
Up to 16 GB DDR4; 2 x SODIMM Slots

Storage
Up to 256GB PCIe SSD or 2TB SATA HDD (5400rpm)
128GB / 256 GB / 512 GB PCIe SSD or 500GB / 1 TB/ 2 TB SATA HDD

Operating System
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home

Display
15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare
15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS or UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS anti-glare

Audio
2 x 2W Harman Certified Speakers with Dolby Audio™ Premium
2 x 2W JBL Speakers and 3W Subwoofer Dolby Atmos®

Battery
Up to 4-Hour 3 Cells; 45 WHr Li-Polymer Battery
Up to 5-Hour 4 Cell; 60 WHr Li-Polymer Battery

WLAN/ WiFi
1 x 1 WiFi 802.11 ac or 2 x 2 WiFi 802.11 ac
Up to 2 x 2 WiFi 802.11 ac

Dimensions
380 x 265 x 25.8 (mm)
14.96″ x 10.43″ x 1.01″ (inches)
380 x 277 x 29 (mm)
14.96″ x 10.9″ x 1.14″ (inches)

Weight
Starting at 5.3 lbs (2.4 kg)
Starting at 7.05 Ibs (3.2 kg)

So let’s have a little analysis here. From what I can see, both the machines are very capable to begin with. Now, Lenovo did not specify what’s the lowest spec variant of the Legion Y520 that will be available in the market has an Intel Core i5-7300HQ with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GDDR5, 4GB DDR4 RAM, and 1TB hard disk. This lowest spec model starts from RM 3,299. Personally speaking, 1080p with 2GB VRAM is insufficient for today’s usage.
From what I can find on Lazada here, its highest-specced model is actually going for RM 4,809 now. You’ll be getting an Intel Core i7-7700HQ, 4GB DDR RAM (seriously???), 1TB hard disk + 128GB M.2 PCIe SSD (tiny amount of storage), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB GDDR VRAM. I just hope that Lenovo Malaysia offers an i5-based machine with GTX 1050 Ti and 4GB of VRAM. Also, please bump it up to at least 8GB of DDR4 RAM.
As for the Legion Y720, Lenovo Malaysia stated that its price will start from RM 6,099, but I can’t find any information from Lazada.

In conclusion, I can only say this – holy crap the Lenovo Legion Y520 is expensive if you want to have a decent experience on the laptop itself. If both the Legion Y520 and Legion Y720 has the same issues as the Ideapad Y700 that we’ve reviewed here (since they both share the same exact chassis), then I find it difficult to even mention its name.

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Review – Lenovo IdeaPad 1 14AMN7

We have another low-priced laptop again – and this is the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 with the codename 14AMN7. It’s priced at $629 AUD (or $845 SGD) and we’re also getting a rather powerful slew of hardware. We have the Ryzen 3 7320U, 8GB of RAM which we’ll get into later – and 256GB of SSD.
Sounds compelling? What’s the catch? Let’s find out in today’s review.

We’ll have to start out expectations straight. This is a 14-inch laptop and it does look good. It also feels good to touch as well but is indeed using a plastic body. That’s okay for me since that means the entire laptop is rather lightweight.

One thing that I realized and liked is the bottom piece of the laptop. It feels like unpolished plastic coming directly from the molding press and it has a rather rough texture on it – and I actually like this. It provides more grip if I want to hold the laptop like this, and it also looks good. Yeah, I’m not a fan of shiny glossy plastic.

Now, let’s jump to the specs. It has this list of hardware – and looking at the specs alone, this should be a rather powerful laptop, right?

Actually, yes but here’s where AMD is at fault. The Ryzen 3 7320U is actually based on the Zen 2 architecture, which first debuted in 2019. In short, this chip is using some rather dated technologies at this point – but that’s to be expected for a rather low-end Ryzen 3 series chip.

Nonetheless, its quad-core processor with its AMD Radeon 610M integrated graphics can actually push out quite a lot of frames when we tried games like Genshin Impact with its lowest graphical settings. I mean, we’re getting around 30fps and I’d say it’s playable overall – so I think it’s okay.

We are testing the laptop using the high fan speed mode, by the way – we can press Fn+Q keys to toggle between the 3 profiles.
Even at the highest fan speed mode, it won’t ramp up to the point that it’s loud and whiny because the entire system won’t be that power-hungry anyway. While on the specs sheet, it says that this is a 15W chip, we actually saw it consistently taking in above 15W.

In this mode while playing Gensh Impact, the temperature is always below 70°C. Doesn’t really matter – but I’m just pointing it out.

Let’s talk about the RAM again. This laptop does come with 8GB RAM but we can only use 6GB of it. The remaining 2GB is permanently allocated to be VRAM for the Radeon 610M integrated graphics – and that is why when I’m browsing the web on Google Chrome, my tabs are always getting suspended.

The keyboard is also quite okay. It’s springy to type on and there is quite a deep travel distance too. The thing I like the most is the AccuType keycap design with that overhang at the bottom of the keycap.

The trackpad is also okay and no complaints overall. The palm rejection is great and that’s all that matters to me since I use it with an external mouse anyway.
Speaking of external mouse, I like the port selection and its placement on this laptop too. It has all the ports that we need and more – like the SD card reader. We do have a USB 2 port on the right side and that is dedicated to the external mouse. Which is why I’m okay with it – and the placement is good.

The battery life isn’t exactly the best since we can only get about 5 hours. It’s rather good despite its relatively small 40Wh battery.

Now, as for upgrades, we can’t do anything other than swapping out the SSD. This is the second time that I encountered a Lenovo laptop that is not using the standard M.2 2280. However, we can swap it the standard M.2 2280 SSD but we’ll void the warranty. This is also the first time I’m seeing a warranty sticker on the SSD screw.

And finally, for the price of So, at the price of $629 AUD or $845 SGD, this laptop should be around ~RM1,800. The reason why we don’t know the actual Malaysian price is that this laptop with this specific variant is only available in a few countries. As far as I can find, it’s available in Australia, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Regardless of the availability issue, the only issue I have regarding this laptop is the screen. It’s a 14-inch 1080p screen at 60Hz but it’s a TN panel. Yeah, TN panel. The screen never looks good because the viewing angle is just not good. When we tested the color accuracy – sheesh, it only covers 59.79% of sRGB color gamut. And the max brightness is around 250 nits brightness only.

Everything else about this laptop is actually very good. Still, I wouldn’t mind if Lenovo increased the price of this laptop by a little just so that we can get a 1080p IPS LCD screen. Doesn’t have to be the most color accurate screen, but that viewing angle is important.

But, we are planning another video talking about how to upgrade your laptop’s screen. Yes, it’s possible – because we did it on another laptop. This laptop is the Lenovo V14 that we reviewed a few months ago, and I just upgraded the screen. We’ll dive into that later. Stay subscribed to our YouTube channel.

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ASUS showcases new BR1102 series rugged education laptops with improved durability and computational power

Revealed at CES 2023, one might not care a lot for these but still, the educational sector will highly appreciate the upcoming BR1102 series rugged education laptops by ASUS.

Coming in form factors of the traditional clamshell or 360° convertible forms, the ASUS BR1102 is created to withstand both indoor and outdoor learning sessions. Packed with several military-class protection against bashes and drops, the spill-resistant keyboard and rubber bumps are armed on top of reinforced materials that are anti-scratch making them almost indestructible against common accidents.
These machines are also packed with quite the digital processing power as they are given the 12th Gen Intel Core mobile processors powering Windows 11 Education for the most well-rounded hardware and software combo experience. Adding 10 hours of battery life, a webcam with a physical shield, and high-speed wireless connectivity, they are ready to go.

Coupled with expandable storage for long-term usage and a TÜV-certified display to protect the eyes of the young ones, the BR1102 series laptops are made to be easily maintainable via serviceable parts with minimum disassembly effort.
Availability
The ASUS BR1102 series will have relevant launch and purchase information sometime in 2023.

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Nexus 5 spec leaked

Well at least it leaked in the most indirect ways.

The Android 4.4 KitKat was leaked, and somehow it contained the datasheet of the upcoming Nexus 5 – which means all of its specs are listed there to the some degree of detail.
From the leaks, it is going to be made by LG again, and this time it is based around the LG G2, but without the special features – at least in the software sense of course.
From the source, Tutu Android and Android World got the extract the data and told the world that the Nexus 5 will have these :

5-inch 1080p (1920×1080) resolution display
2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with an Adreno 330 GPU
16GB of story, 2GB RAM
8MP rear-facing camera, 1.2MP front-facing camera
Supports LTE

Also it’s obvious that the Nexus 5 will run on Android 4.4 KitKat. After all, these information came out from a leaked version of Android 4.4 KitKat which was build for a Nexus 5. From the ROM itself though, there is no confirmation of the battery size. Based on the trends however, LG is unlikely to give G2’s special index finger buttons to Google’s Nexus 5, though I actually love the fact that the damn index finger finally had something to do for the first time.
Via : Android Authority

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What we think of Facebook Home

Facebook just launched their Facebook Home in the Google Play Store for download. Keep in mind it’s US-region only, so a little trick is required.

I have the most horrible experience with this – particularly with the app drawer, where it pulls out a vertical-continuous scrolling bar with the width of 4 apps. It’s okay, but at the end of the list, there’s a button that says “More Apps” and what does it do? Bring you back to your default built-in home launcher. Great job, Facebook.

Links are displayed in a very beautiful manner, with the thumbnail partially showing at the background and will show the the thumbnail completely if you hold your finger at the empty space for about half a second. Any photos shared will be again showed in the same manner, but for status updates – it’s your cover photo that will be shown at the background. Facebook certainly left no space empty.
Check out the screenshots we got from the new slew of Facebook apps below

There isn’t really much to talk about the Facebook Home, but it certainly did shake my mind a little seeing that Facebook actually released something Android-exclusive like this.
Then again, not everyone will like it and even the everyone in the Nasi Lemak Tech team is showing opinions of different polarities. Here’s what we are able to gather :
Kok Kee – As a user who seek the pure Android experience, I feel that if there are no widgets, I lost a limb. Sure, it’s a great approach strictly for Facebook addicts who can’t themselves away from it for a second. As it does offer quick newsfeed browsing but do you really need that? The lock screen is now your Facebook notifications with a digital clock on top. It’s a beautiful app, that I can’t deny at all. But is it practical? No, I don’t think so. It’s great to see what you friend is sharing, but when your friend’s list gets a little out of hand, good bye.
My summary – Facebook home is beautifully impractical.
Amin – I can’t see what’s all the hype is about. It’s ridiculous to have the Facebook as your homescreen. It’s too laggy and unresponsive. Friend’s status scrolling through your homescreen with their picture on the background? Gosh this is a total fail. If Facebook want to make something like this then they should instead, improve their widget first. People like to have their beautiful homescreen to access their apps and having their favourite wallpaper at the back. The lockscreen is a nice idea but I don’t like the idea of having somebody’s picture on my lockscreen. What if some NSFW picture showed up? Having Facebook Home is like you getting stuck in some kind of app and can’t get out.
Alexander Lai – As a heavy user of social media, you would expect someone like myself to be quite enthusiastic about Facebook Home – but as a first impression, this is an app that’s buggy, rough and still clearly beta. Even on my Samsung Galaxy S III, which is one of the four phones officially supported on launch, it gave me the error that my device was not supported and I had to use a workaround. Overall, Facebook Home is beautiful as the start screen are pictures from your timeline. Performance-wise, it is a bit sluggish and while I feel the interface would have been good for an app, it is not quite a good launcher. In terms of pure functionality, you would not get much out of it especially coming from a launcher like Action Launcher. I would say Facebook Home is a decent launcher if you’re a Facebook addict. Otherwise, there is nothing for you here.
Slimslang – The first hour of playing with Facebook Home is purely awesome. It’s a totally new approach to social media, and I can’t deny I was sold at that moment. After use it for some time, usability issues seem to appear. For instance, there is no lockscreen, hence no lockscreen music control, which is a big problem for music addict like myself. Double tap to like seems like a bad choice too, as I had accidentally liked quite a number of pictures. Notification is quite cool to be honest, if only I can view it instantly without going in the  Facebook app. Another thing that is bugging me is that the pictures on homescreen seems to be random, instead of “most recent”. On the bright side, chat heads is really convenient. It makes Facebook chat on mobile as convenient as apps such as Whatsapp or Line as user can now reply quicker. Perhaps Facebook should reconsider user experience of Facebook Home as I think there is still lot’s of room for improvement, as the current launcher seems to be a little bit cramp up and lots of pictures are stretched, which looks really ugly.

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Lark Mail is here to shake up the workforce environment with mobile-focused features

The company behind the rising digital collaboration suite Lark has launched its latest product offering, Lark Mail, which redefines the email experience for enterprises in Malaysia. The service alongside the entire suite consisting of 200GB cloud storage, 500GB email storage, and unlimited video call minutes, are free for any business to utilize.
Aside from emails, the accessibility is further boosted through seamless integration with other collaboration tools including Messenger, Video Calling, Docs and Sheets, Cloud Storage, and Calendar to enable more transparent and collaborative communications while reducing barriers and challenges.

As one of the most important business tools, email continues to be a siloed form of communication that keeps information away from teams who primarily communicate using digital collaboration platforms. However, Lark Mail takes one step further through the following features:

Email a Chat Group – In the “Recipient” field, users can input the names of not just individual colleagues, but also chat groups to send team emails to.

Keep Email Organized with Smart Inbox – Lark Mail automatically sorts and displays “Priority” emails first so users can see what’s important at a glance.

Provide Quick Permissions – When sending a Lark Doc in an email, users can see clearly whether the recipients have access to it or not, and give them the permission to read or edit the Lark Doc with one click.
Out of Office Reply – Create a personalized out of office reply to automatically respond to emails you receive when on a business trip or leave.

Gmail Integration – Stop logging into Gmail and instead, Lark Mail users can link their Gmail accounts to Lark to enjoy seamless integration between email, messenger, and drive.
In addition to Lark Mail, the company also recently introduced a new feature called Magic Share which allows participants to edit content within the video call window, and view content being presented at their own pace. Not only it is co-edit compatible, but every participant can also view them at their own pace with latecomers catching up previously presented materials without interrupting while the presenters can go along the pace as scheduled, eliminating any worrisome issues that could arise from any party. It is also bounded to its own executing environment therefore will not display any other tabs or desktops that may otherwise expose private or confidential items.
If you are interested to give Lark Mail a try and switch over, you can do so by visiting their website.
Lark is starting to offer a lot of alternative tools to some other online-based HR management systems like Workday and also Dingtalk.

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OPPO F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition is here; priced at RM1,399

Have you watched Avengers Endgame yet? Are you still going cuckoo about the whole series coming to an end after 11 years?

The OPPO F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition also comes bundled with a phone case that is themed around Captain America as it provides a comfortable grip and also extra protection and durability. This case has a built-in pop socket which has Captain America’s iconic shield too. This pop socket is great as it provides additional grip.
For every OPPO F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition, it comes bundled with a box of stamped collector’s edition badge on the collection certificate, packaged in a black box.

The OPPO F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition is priced at RM1,399 and pre-orders are available from today until 3rd May 2019. You can pre-order now at all OPPO Official Concept Stores and authorized dealers nationwide or buy online at OPPO’s Official Website or at Lazada and Shopee. You can also pre-order it on Celcom if you want to do so.
Pre-order customers will be able to collect their OPPO F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition on 4th May 2019.
In addition, there will be a special event this weekend at OPPO Concept Store, Mid Valley where O-fans will be able to experience the OPPO F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition.

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How I fixed the scroll wheel on my ASUS ROG Gladius

Ever since I reviewed the first generation of the ASUS ROG Gladius from more than 2 years ago, I fell in love with that mouse. I loved the shape, the functionality, and the grip of that mouse. It’s a really great mouse and has been with me since the day I first laid my hands on it. Over the years, the scroll wheel started having issues.
At about its 2-year-old mark, the scroll wheel starts got wonky. Whenever I scroll downwards, it’ll scroll down a little bit, then get stuck and scrolled upwards instead.
I thought to myself “mama… just killed a mouse…”

Farewell, sweet prince?
Then I remembered – hey, this is the ASUS ROG Gladius. It’s meant to be opened, no? I mean, they did advertise that the entire ROG Gladius can be opened up to change the two clickers.
Hence, that’s what I did. It is to be noted that the scroll wheel on my ROG Gladius is still working well – just that dust got in the way. If your scroll wheel has traveled kilometers of distance, then it might be a hardware failure entirely, not the dust’s fault.
Dismantling the mouse
The first generation of the ROG Gladius is a little more conventional when it comes to dismantling. It requires all of the mouse feet to be removed first to gain access to the screws. All other mice I’ve seen require the same steps too. Just be careful in removing the feet so you don’t damage them.
Once the feet and screws were removed, I popped open the top cover effortlessly and I didn’t see anything wrong, actually. Hmmm… that’s weird.
There was something, just that I didn’t look at it more carefully.
So I started removing the screws holding the scroll wheel. I thought to myself – well, this is the end, isn’t it?
I then plugged it in while all the components are exposed – and I saw this.

The disgusting scroll wheel
Just what in the world is that? I took pictures quickly with my phone (hence the quality) and got to work. It interfered with the laser that dictates the scroll wheel, too. Ah, so that’s where my problem lies.

First – removing that thing. I took two precision screwdrivers that I have laying around and used it like a pair of chopsticks to take it out. Turns out, it’s more like a ball of dust, lint, dead skin cells, and hair that got rolled up in there.
It’s ugly, I know.
As for the remaining “dirt” that’s in there, I took a ply of alcohol swab and used my makeshift chopsticks to wipe those hard to reach areas. After that, I wiped the wheel itself and also the outer shell of the mouse.
Once that’s done, I screwed everything back in and left the shell out to do a quick test. To my surprise – it works just fine! WOW! And here I thought I’ll need to get another mouse already!
I then screwed everything back in place, reattached the mouse feet, and with a sigh of relief, the mouse now works like it’s brand new again. The scroll wheel is in tip top condition, and I spent a few dimes for a ply of alcohol swab and about half an hour to fix this issue.
I’ve been using it for days since I fixed up the scroll wheel and I have to say – it feels brand new. Seriously, I thought I’ll need to lube up the scroll wheel to fix it – but no, just opening it up to get a closer look and there I found a ball of disgust there. Clean that out and I’m good to go!
What’s the point of this post then?
My point is simple – if there’s something wrong with your peripheral, don’t be afraid to open up and take a look at it.
Most of the time, the answer is right in front of you. Just be sure to look carefully and test as you go. You’ll fix it for sure.

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New vivo V25 series enters Malaysia from RM1,399

vivo Malaysia has launched the latest V25 series smartphones with 5G capability in the country.

Contrary to other market’s 3-tier models, Malaysia will only be receiving the standard model V25 and the lower-end V25e so there’s no Pro for us, sadly. Funnily enough, both of them are also near identical in terms of physical appearances so it is hard to tell them apart.
But I guess their core identity of being the mid-range device carrying mid-tier components is still there. Also, it seems that they are skipping the number 24 for whatever reason.
Scanning through the spec sheet and you’ll see the similarity.

Model

vivo V25

vivo V25e

Display

6.44-inch AMOLED (1080p Resolution, Waterdrop Notch, 90Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+ Support)

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 900

MediaTek Helio G99

RAM

8GB

Storage

256GB

Rear Camera

Main: 64MP f/1.8 with PDAF, OIS
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.2C
Macro: 2MP f/2.4

Main: 64MP f.1/8 with PDAF
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth Sensor

Front Camera

50MP

32MP

Battery

4,500mAh (44W Fast Charge)

Color

Aquamarine Blue, Diamond Black, Sunrise Gold

Diamond Black, Sunrise Gold

Price

RM1,799

RM1,399

Preorder Details
The preorder pages for the vivo V25 series smartphones are now live on the vivo Malaysia official store, Shopee, and Lazada pages as well with all preorders placed between today and September 2 getting some additional freebies thrown into the mix.

V25 – FREE V25 series leather backpack, 1-Year Extended Warranty + Screen Crack Protection
V25e – FREE Bluetooth speaker, umbrella, 1-Year Extended Warranty + Screen Crack Protection

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Levitation Of Small Objects Possible

Dimos Poulikakos/ETH Zurich
It has been the holy grail of science and humanity – to be able to pick up, move and suspend an object without any physical contact a la Star Wars’ Force. This has been done with magnets and superconductor but recently, Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies in Switzerland has found a way to levitate small objects using sound waves.
One thing that puts this technology above magnetic levitation is that the target materials does not need to be magnetic. Only that the object’s diameter must half of the wavelength of the sound wave.

Via : Dvice

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Symantec Security Alert: Michael Jackson Album

Music lovers surely can’t wait to get their hands on the new Michael Jackson album release since its announcement in March 2014. The recordings was released on 13 May and made Michael Jackson a trending topic once again on the internet world. As hot as it may get amongst music lovers, it is also hot among scammers across the internet who are quick to exploit the situation.
Here is what you need to know on how the scam was executed:

The scammer uses a simple email that seem to belong to a personal identity. It uses Michael Jackson’s name along with some additional names to attract the victim.
The email contains a generic comment along with  a link that will redirect you to the intended malicious website.
It is then signed with a name that was supposedly belong to the person who sent the email; in an effort to give the impression that an acquaintance has sent you an email with a link to the new Jackson album.  The URL will redirect you to a fake pharmacy domain that sells cheap medicines without prescription.
Here are a few example of subject lines used in the syndicate:

Subject: $ Planet Earth (Michael Jackson poem) $
Subject: * List of songs recorded by Michael Jackson *
Subject: * List of unreleased Michael Jackson songs *
Subject: [ Hold My Hand (Michael Jackson and Akon song) ]

Therefore, we advise our readers:
DO NOT open emails from strangers.
DO NOT click on links in suspicious email. If you must, copy and paste the link instead of clicking it to avoid phishing.
DO NOT enter any personal information in an unknown wesite.
MAINTAIN your protection software and keep it update to ensure you are given the latest internet protection.

Stay safe.

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What’s up with Android 4.3?

Google caused a lot of commotion these few days with their newly announced Android 4.3, which is however still called Jelly Bean, to the world. Android 4.3 isn’t a lot different from Android 4.2 at all – but it’s all under the hood.

I shall say first though, Android 4.3 isn’t much of a milestone from Android 4.2 even for its features, basically just barely enough end-user improvements to make the decimal place up a notch. Basically, these are the features you have :

User accounts with restricted profiles – make user profiles with limited privileges, just like your computer
Dial pad auto-complete – a feature that matches the phone number you’re typing with your contacts
Ability to pair low-powered Bluetooth devices – if you’re someone who are health-aware and would like to keep everything monitored on your phone, this is a great feature for you
WiFi always on for location scanning – pretty much just to ensure your location at all times so that your GPS works as quick as possible; can be disabled in Settings

It does feel very disappointing on this, but then again these are only the things highlighted, but Android Police found out that 4K resolution is supported on Android 4.3, which will probably the next Nexus 10 as Google really wants to pump resolution on that baby. Camera got a UI change and Photospheres also had image improvements.
Another thing to note is how the graphics performance will change with OpenGL ES 3.0, as the workload will now be shared between graphics and processor. Enjoy better graphics even with lower-end phones!
Check out the 1-hour long presentation where they talk about Chromecast and all things about the third Jelly Bean too!

To be honest, Android 4.3 is a nice bump to the current version, as they are trying to get the current version better and well-prepared before jumping into another new version of Android, which will leave the bugs there and potentially widen up the fragmentation gap.

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Portable Mi Vacuum Cleaner Mini coming in at just RM199; get it first this Nov 11 sales

Xiaomi has introduced yet another useful home ecosystem product, the Mi Vacuum Cleaner Mini to take care of your cleaning needs that can be used from anywhere towards anything.

Weighing at only 500g, its form factor is quite similar to a water tumbler which is easy to handle and store as well. Equipped with 2 levels of suction power and multi-stage cyclonic technology powered by a 2000mAh battery, it can be used for about 30 minutes at standard mode or 9 minutes at maximum suction mode.

It also comes with 2 easy-to-use brushes that be plugged into the front just like a normal vacuum cleaner. After using it, it can be cleaned easily with its one-button unlock mechanism for emptying the dust win and the HEPA filter is also washable.
Pricing and Availability
The Mi Vacuum Cleaner Mini is priced at RM199 and is available both online at Xiaomi Official Lazada Store and offline at Authorized Mi Stores and other official channels in Malaysia. But for a limited time during the Flash Sale on Nov 11 on Lazada, you can get it for RM169, while stocks last.

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Review – ZTE Blade 40 Vita: Actually good entry-level smartphone!

I think it’s the season of entry-level smartphones! What we have today is the ZTE Blade V40 Vita. It’s quite a mouthful of a name but no matter – this phone is actually quite good and it has a massive 6,000mAh battery and it is only priced at RM629.

Design

Okay, let’s take a look at this phone. It comes with a black plastic back and comes with a lot of textures too. But, I’m more interested in the Pine Green color – that bright teal color is just looking amazing, honestly.
Display
Also, this phone is pretty humongous. That is because this phone comes with a 6.75-inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1600×720 pixels and can go up to 90Hz refresh rate.

Though the resolution is low, it’s actually okay. I didn’t see the pixels themselves so I think this display looks good overall.
Performance
The performance coming out of this phone is also rather decent too. It comes with the Unisoc T606 chipset and this chipset works well enough for day-to-day usage so there are no complaints there. Just don’t expect it to run games like Genshin Impact, though.

Battery life
As for the battery life, combining the low-powered chipset with the massive 6,000mAh battery, it lasts for 19 hours in battery life test and wow, this can definitely last more than 2 days through our basic usage.

Charging time
And it also comes with a tiny 22.5W charger inside the box. It takes about 2 hours to charge from 15% to 100%. Pretty good, actually.

Cameras
As for the cameras, we have 3 here but I’d only consider the main camera to be used to take pictures. The pictures are pretty much hit and miss, though. To have a look at al the pictures taken, watch our video at the top of this review.

Software – MyOS
The software on this phone is rather close to stock Android too, actually. It uses a skin called MyOS but I think there are only a few additional features here and there. One of the features that I like is the addition of this little arrow to the navigation bar. Pressing it hides the bar, but we can bring it back up by swiping it back up.

Other than that, yeah I think the software is pretty barebones and simple – in a good way.
Conclusion
So overall, for the price of RM629, I think this is a good phone. It does what it needs to do, comes with supremely long battery life, and at an extremely low price.
Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

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i1holiday – one-stop center for hotel booking

Let’s be honest now. There are way too many sites that claim they have the best hotel rates. It has become a real nuisance to plan for holidays these days. Most of the time, you need to have a multitude of tabs to check on a single hotel’s rate. With i1holiday, that might be a thing of the past.
i1holiday is a platform that brings in all the hotel’s rates from various different other hotel and holiday websites like Agoda, Booking, Expedia, and more. With all of the site’s rates being pulled together and displayed in a neat list, there’s no way you can go wrong.

As of now, i1holiday.com is web-based with an iOS and Android app being developed. There is, of course, many other Hotel App for hotel search. i1holiday also claimed that by Q4 of this year, they will even offer a travel package comparison feature too. That’s really neat!
Recently, i1holiday launch its Cinema Ad in GSC cinema which can be seen at Midvalley, Pavilion and Gurney Plaza. You can check out the ad video right here too!
World Cloud Venture also invited 30 kids from Angel House charity home during the Cinema Ad launch coincide with the premier of Independence Day.

A little background on i1holiday here. It’s actually developed and managed by World Cloud Ventures Sdn. Bhd.. They are actually specialized in two things that we all use these days – website and mobile application development. You can check them out here at www.worldcloudventures.com! Hint: they made a lot of apps websites.

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Grab reinforces its merit policy for OKU via new GrabAccess program

While already an active member in the community of providing help for the less unfortunate, Grab has revealed their latest commitment to helping the OKU gang which is the GrabAccess.

Announced together with their partnership milestone with the Malaysian Federation of the Deaf (MFD) and Persatuan Pemandu e-Hailing OKU Fizikal Malaysia (PPEOFM) over at a simple tea party, GrabAccess is created to address issues faced by PWDs by providing equal access and support for them to become a partner donning the green outfit regardless as a driver, delivery or merchant partner.
With roughly 15% of the world’s population suffering from at least 1 form of disability, Grab felt the responsibility to scale up the support towards marginalized communities and really just anyone that needs some help to survive in this world.
The GrabAccess program was launched during the #BreakTheSilence gathering, with this year’s repeat being the 5th time. With more than 2,100 PWDs earning income via Grab, the company aims to double that figure by 2025.

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Review – Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2: Upgrades that matter

Early this year, we took a look at the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active (review) that was announced along with the Galaxy S10 series of flagship smartphones. Now, we have the Galaxy Watch Active 2 which was announced alongside the Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones.
The new Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, which is a mouthful of a name for a smartwatch, comes with a few upgrades, too. While these upgrades might seem small… they make a huge impact on the user experience.

There are two different sizes and has two different variants – either in 44mm or 40mm, and either in aluminium or stainless steel. We have the 40mm version in stainless steel which means we can compare it with the original Galaxy Watch Active.

Unboxing
This time around, the box is somewhat a lot larger than before. The packaging layout is revamped and honestly, I deem this new packaging to be educational as the wrist band is placed separately and requires us, the customer, to install the wrist band ourselves. That lets us know that the wrist band is removable.

This time, Samsung included a leather strap. That is only for the stainless steel version, so keep that in mind.

Digging out all of the contents from within the box, we can see that it’s pretty much identical to the original Galaxy Watch Active, minus the extra wrist strap of different sizes. Perhaps Samsung punched more holes onto the strap to cater to both larger and smaller wrists with just one strap. That’s a logical thing to do, honestly.

Similar, yet different
The new Galaxy Watch Active 2 looks almost identical to the original Galaxy Watch Active. The new Galaxy Watch Active 2 has a bigger back button and also a thicker body to house that new heartrate sensor with 8 photodiodes.

The Galaxy Watch Active 2 still uses a 20mm watch strap, which means all the straps that we have are compatible – if the buckle is is compatible too, that is.
Only works with Spotify Premium.
The Galaxy Watch Active 2 also combines the elegance of this sleek design with the functionality of the rugged wristwatches with a bezel. One complaint that I’ve seen about the original Galaxy Watch Active is the lack of a bezel like the Galaxy Watch, so Samsung included a software-based rotating bezel on the Galaxy Watch Active 2.
Honestly, this is a big quality of life improvement as I placed many seldom-used apps at the far end of the list. With the rotating bezel, I don’t have to spam swipes to navigate between the apps. Just trace my finger on the edge of the bezel and navigate!
Battery life
The Galaxy Watch Active 2 now has a 247mAh battery – which is larger than its predecessors but doesn’t offer any significant improvements in its battery life because of its larger display. Locking in at level 5 brightness, the Galaxy Watch Active 2 lasts for about 2 and a half days – which is more or less the same as its predecessor.

The charger is still the same as the Galaxy Watch Active 2 is still compatible with any Qi wireless chargers in the market – but only if it has a compatible small coil size. In my opinion, this means I need to bring a dedicated charger – either the included charger or a Samsung wireless charging power bank – is just tedious. Wireless PowerShare on the Galaxy S10 series and Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones work, but that means I can’t use my phone while the watch is charging. And I will have to align the watch correctly to charge.
Wrapping up the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 review
So, is the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 superior to its predecessor? Pretty much, yes. Comparing both these smartwatches, there is no argument that the Galaxy Watch Active 2 is an upgrade all around. It’s an easy recommendation from us.
As for the price of the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, it’s a little complicated. It depends on what size and which variant you’re looking for, which creates a list of different versions available.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2

40mm
44mm

Aluminium
RM1,099
(Under Armor Edition)
RM1,099

RM1,199
(Under Armor Edition)

Stainless steel
RM1,299
RM1,399

The one that we have for review here is with the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 with 40mm size, stainless steel. For the price of RM1,299, it’s pretty steep. Moreover, the price overlaps between the 40mm and 44mm versions complicate our decision even more. The 44mm version has a larger battery and an even larger display and uses a larger strap size. That’s pretty much it.
However, we should also point out that the Galaxy Watch and the original Galaxy Watch Active is still available in the market, as shown in Samsung Malaysia’s website.

So, ultimately, it depends on what type of watch you’re looking for. Do you want a rugged look? Then the Galaxy Watch is the one to buy. Seeking for elegance with a larger display? Then the Galaxy Watch Active 2 is for you. But if you want an affordable and elegant smartwatch, then be on the lookout for the Galaxy Watch Active during sales as they were available for RM499 on 9.9 and 10.10 sales. Perhaps once more on the 12.12 sale?

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Qualcomm 8150 Defeats Kirin 980 By >83% In AI Benchmark

Just when we thought that the latest and greatest Kirin 980 chipset has some redeeming points with its AI capabilities, we are proven to be wrong. A Chinese site tested the new developer platforms for the upcoming Qualcomm 8150 (which is rumored to be the successor or Snapdragon 845) and pitted it against the Kirin 980 in an AI-centric benchmark.
The benchmark tool that was reported here is the AI Benchmark 2.1.1, whereby all of the results in this table are actually extracted from its database. From there, we can see the scores for individual scenarios. The Qualcomm 8150 Developer Platform, which is said to be the successor of the Snapdragon 845, reigns supreme.

In this benchmark, we can see that the Kirin 980 is totally destroyed by the Qualcomm 8150 by a whopping 83%. For a smartphone manufacturer that boasts AI in every single one of their products, their performance in AI is laughable.
Ironically, even Mediatek’s Helio P80 developer platform scored better than the Mate 20 Pro. That just shows how much hard work Mediatek has put in to improve their chipset and just how poor Huawei is doing right now.
What’s even more ironic is that the existing Snapdragon 845 chipset – which is already in the market for a long time – performed better than the Kirin 980 chipset that is focused in AI.

Of course, there are a few disclaimers about this result that was published, as shown below. Developer kits aren’t exactly representative of how the final products that uses these chipsets will perform – like maybe the upcoming OnePlus 7 or ZenFone 6z will have a completely diferent score than the Qualcomm 8150 Dev Platform as shown here.

We’ve also recently reviewed the Mate 20 Pro right here – and much to our disappointment, the dual-NPU doesn’t seem to benefit any use case at all. Perhaps the Kirin 980 really just isn’t a good design overall?

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Maxis and Hewlett Packard Enterprise launches Malaysia’s 1st Multi-access Edge Computing solution

Two ICT solutions giants in the name of Maxis and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have launched Malaysia’s very first Multi-access Edge Computing service for enterprises.
As the leading in a practical sense, because it is the very first in the country, Maxis MEC is capable of providing single-digit millisecond computing response for highly efficient and ultra-low latency that brings cloud resources much closer to the ned user with the data processed and stored at the edge.

By eliminating the need to rely on distant data centres for transferring massive amounts of data streams, MEC is suitable for businesses that rely on time-critical edge applications that need things to be done nearly instantaneously while also being highly performing and complex such as data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation and machine learning
Currently, trials for MEC are undergoing with applications expanding towards Maxis’s own programmable Network (MPN) technologies, cloud, and IoT solutions with potential future use with Smart Surveillance for High Definition (HD) video security cameras and
wearables, AR/VR stuffs, and more. With all being said, Maxis is currently inviting businesses and developers to experience and explore MEC’s potential via its official portal so go take a look if you’re a professional in the scene.

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Intel-based ASUS VivoBook S14 S433 and S15 S533 arrives; starts at RM3,199

ASUS Malaysia just officially announced the availability of the new series of Intel-based VivoBook laptops. They’re technically the same as the AMD counterparts but swapped with Intel + NVIDIA guts instead.
It’s quite amazing since the release of the VivoBook S15 S533 opened my eyes to know that we can still get a good deal for a laptop with Intel inside with uncompromised build quality and color choices – which is a big deal for the VivoBook series.

Curated for the Gen Z, this new VivoBook S15 S533 comes with a color-blocked enter key and diamond-cut chamfered edges to create an extra premium feel while looking shiny and pristine but without biting into the user’s fingers.
Both the VivoBook S14 S433 and the S15 S533 are featuring Intel-based chips, and here’s a short summary of the specs of both these Intel-based VivoBook laptops:

ASUS VivoBook S15 S533

ASUS VivoBook S14 S433

Screen size
15-inch
14-inch

CPU
Intel Core i5-10210U
Intel Core i7-10510U

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
NVIDIA GeForce MX250

RAM
8GB (soldered)
8GB (soldered)

Storage
512GB
512GB

Battery
50Wh
50Wh

Price
RM 3,199
RM 3,699

We have also published our review of the ASUS VivoBook S15 S533 and compared it within the current generation of VivoBook laptops – both AMD and Intel – and recommended which one you should buy.

LAZADA & SHOPEE Special Promo – RM 100 discount for ASUS VivoBook S15
To celebrate the official arrival of the ASUS VivoBook S15 S533, first 30 customers on ASUS online stores on either Lazada or Shopee will get RM100 discount rebate. Just remember to use the discount code “ASUSVS100” at check-out.

LAZADA ASUS e-Store: https://s.lazada.com.my/s.bmkKi
SHOPEE ASUS e-Store: https://shopee.com.my/asus_laptop.os

The promotion is valid on the 30th June 2020 starting from 12pm until 11:59pm and works on a first-come-first-serve basis only.
ASUS VivoBook Dance Challenge
Not sure if ASUS Malaysia got the inspiration from TikTok, but they’re having an ASUS VivoBook Dance Challenge. Just hit them up with your version of the VivoBook Dance challenge and the most creative person with the best dance moves will win a brand new ASUS VivoBook S15 S533
Here’s how:

Download the song from: https://filetransfer.io/data-package/ZMD74hwg
Record your own #VivobookDanceChallenge Dance
Upload it to Instagram, making sure it is set to public.
TAG @AsusMalaysia and also TAG 3 friends
Add the hashtags #VivoBookDanceChallenge #BeUniqueBeStylish #VivoBook to your caption & post!

The prizes are:

Most Creative Dance: 1x Vivobook S15 Laptop
Most LIKES: 3x ASUS ZenPower Slim

This ASUS VivoBook Dance Challenge runs from 30th June to 15th July 2020 at 11.59pm.
“ASUS SAY IT!” product review campaign
ASUS wants you to offer your constructive criticisms after buying any series of ASUS laptops – ranging from consumer, gaming, and business laptops on either Lazada on Shopee.
By doing so, ASUS will reward you Grab Food Voucher (worth RM40), also a chance to win in the lucky draw!
How to participate:

Purchase any series of ASUS consumer, gaming and business laptops on Lazada & Shopee Malaysia, sold by ASUS authorized dealers.
Leave a constructive review under the product page where you made the purchased.
Submit your review and necessary details and documents.
Done!

The prizes are:

Basic Prize: Grab Food Voucher (worth RM40)
Lucky Draw Prize: Special Bluetooth Speakers

To learn more about the “ASUS SAY IT!” campaign, click here.

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Review – OPPO Find X5 Pro: A worthy flagship contender

This is the new OPPO Find X5 Pro. In the sea of smartphones that we are in, OPPO has some interesting ways to differentiate its new flagship from the others. So, let’s go in-depth and see what’s so different about this phone.
Equipped with the in-house MariSilicon X chip, does the OPPO Find X5 Pro lives up to the hype?

Design
Let’s first take a look at the design of the phone. I don’t think it changed much from the previous Find X3 Pro in terms of the overall shape and size. Even the backpanel is still the same super-glossy and slippery material too.

However, there are three things that we need to highlight – number 1 is the name “MariSilicon X” on the camera bump, and there is also one more name beside the OPPO logo – Hasselblad.

Cameras
So, let’s talk about the cameras then. We have a total of 3 different cameras at the back here and all of them are usable to take pics. It’s a little bittersweet since OPPO removed the microscope camera in favor of 2x standard telephoto camera.

OPPO put in a lot of effort to enhance the camera capabilities of the Find X5 Pro and even developed their own chip to enhance the camera’s photography and videography performance.
The MariSilicon X isn’t just an NPU – it’s a combination of an ISP and NPU together, plus another memory subsystem for high-speed read/write activity to speed up the processing speed even more.

To have a look at all the pictures and videos taken with the OPPO Find X5 Pro, watch our video at the top of this review.
Screen
And to view all of the pictures you’ve taken, the OPPO Find X5 Pro comes with a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with up to 120Hz refresh rate and has a resolution of 3216×1440 pixels.

Of course, these specs mean nothing – so let’s take out our colorimeter and test – and to my surprise, at 100 nits of brightness, the phone can go up to 99.59% of sRGB and 98.52% of DCI-P3 color gamuts!

And for those who are concerned about broad daylight outdoor usage – the maximum brightness is at around 486 nits of brightness for our unit – which is sufficient to be used under broad daylight but maybe not on a supremely sunny day.

Performance
As for the performance of the OPPO Find X5 Pro, I think this is rather standard. It’s a flagship phone, so it comes with the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and it manages to perform really well in games like Genshin Impact, managing to achieve around 40 to 45fps at the highest graphical settings and also maintaining a very low surface temperature. The hottest spot is always at the screen, right beside the camera bump – and the hottest is at 42°C.

Have a look at our gaming test video to know more about how the OPPO Find X5 Pro performs.

Battery life
For the battery life – this is rather straightforward. At 100 nits of brightness, it lasted about 10 hour and 50 minutes in the PC Mark battery life test – which is not the best but we all know how inefficient the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is.
Charger

For the charger, OPPO has an 80W SUPERVOOC Flash Charge charger in the box for the Find X5 Pro and it charges from 12% to 100% in about 35 minutes. Pretty quick, honestly.

Software – ColorOS 12.1 with Android 12
Now, let’s take a look at the software then. The OPPO Find X5 Pro, being the company’s latest flagship smartphone, is running the latest version of Android 12 with ColorOS 12.1. I’m still liking ColorOS 12 so far since the settings menu and overall user experience is good, it’s just that there are a lot of bloatware and also apps that cannot be uninstalled like the Hot Games, Hot Apps, and the App Market.

Moreover, there are a lot of ads from these bloatware too. Plus, this “quick device connect” asked me for permission to scan nearby devices and I cannot dismiss it. I can turn off the notifications for the “Quick Device Connect”, though.

I’d still say the user experience is quite okay overall. OPPO also committed to 3 Android Updates and 4 Years of Security Updates for the Find X series of smartphones – so I presume that includes the Find X5 Pro too.

Misc. things to mention
A few more things to mention before we end the review – the OPPO Find X5 Pro also has:

IP68
Proper USB 3.0 for fast transfer speeds
HDMI output over USB-C

Price
And so – we’ve arrived at the end of this review. At the price RM4,999, it’s surely a hefty price – but I think the OPPO Find X5 Pro meets my expectations and showed us that they are competent in making a proper flagship smartphone.
I’m surely going to take OPPO flagship smartphones seriously now since they’ve proven themselves to be competent.
Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

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TikTok Trends launched to provide deep insights into short videos

TikTok has been pretty much the new, big social media platform. TikTok is much more powerful than any other video-based social media platform in the world right now – and analyzing what trends are up and coming is difficult. That’s why TikTok Trends is launched.
TikTok Trends is a regional program to enable marketers with deep insights. TikTok has four new initiatives to assist the marketers – TikTok Trends Events, TikTok Trends Newsletter, TikTok Trends Entertainment Marketing White Paper, and TikTok Creator Academy.

These four initiatives are created to provide these insights:

TikTok Trends Events is a regional event series by TikTok to provide a platform for mobile and digital marketing professionals to connect and share valuable learnings, insights and the latest trends in the short-video space as well as key TikTok product updates.
TikTok Trends Newsletter is as a monthly source of information for insights around the latest digital marketing trends, pop culture phenomena across Southeast Asia, as well as tips on how markets can make the most out of their next marketing campaign on TikTok, through key learnings, case studies and product updates.
TikTok Trends Entertainment Marketing White Paper serves as a guidebook for marketers on TikTok. This whitepaper is to provide key learnings to create a successful entertainment marketing across Southeast Asia.
TikTok Trends Creator Academy is a series of workshops to empower creators to develop and create compelling brand content and stories on TikTok. These academies are made possible together with robust creator network across Southeast Asia.

The reason why TikTok is providing these insight tools is actually pretty simple – there are over 680 million monthly active users worldwide. To manually analyze all of the videos to know what trends are up and coming is pretty much impossible. With these TikTok Trends tools, marketers can target those up and coming trends before they become trends.
TikTok [REC]reate earlier this year.TikTok also provided a few other insights into this announcement. Mobile advertising platform MediaBrix said that fewer than 30% of users actually turn their phone sideways to view an ad made to be viewed in landscape mode. Even if users did rotate their phone, users will only watch around 14% of the ad.
With the rise of short-form videos, it is much more easily consumed on smartphones. More and more brands have been joining in the TikTok revolution too, as partnerships with Warner Music Malaysia, Celebrity Fitness Malaysia, and the Penang Global Tourism board launching the #ilovesinging challenge (21.5mil views), a contest to gauge the vocal talent of Malaysians nationwide; #everydayIgetbetter (36.3mil views), a challenge to encourage Malaysians in adopting an active lifestyle, and #experiencepenang (38.7mil views) that highlights the wonderous Penang Island.
I personally use TikTok as a platform for some weird but useful tips and tricks that is actually useful. These videos are short and straight to the point – making it very easy to consume a bunch of videos by just scrolling through the phone for a while.

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Here’s what managers should change to adapt to hybrid workforces, according to Jabra

With companies giving the “Fire” and reducing the “Hire” across the last couple of years and into the foreseeable future, managers aren’t getting any break either because it is up to them to keep up and churn out the same effectiveness with essentially a smaller team size.
There are also problems needed to eliminate in order to facilitate a high-performing hybrid workforce which are social pressures, health concerns, and unequal access to tech, with the latter being solvable with Jabra’s set of professional equipment. Let’s find out what are the issues bothering most white collars today.

Nurturing autonomy within a hybrid workforce culture

Adopting a hybrid working culture is risky as managers are basically giving their lackeys a degree of freedom that basically blurs the line between work time and daily life. According to Jabra, the latest research showed that while 66% of workers are given full autonomy, only 57% are actually applying it. Where does the 9% gap go? It is actually standing between either side of the spectrum as either working at the office more than at home and vice versa.
But in the end, the culture of “working in offices is the sign of progress and professionalism” is deeply rooted within the white-collar industry to the point where one might think that his career pathway would tarnish if they don’t enter their office regularly. Well, at least 55% of interviewees think so.
But how can they fix it? Well, for starters, a clear message needs to be delivered, as in using output-based performance evaluation by allowing employees to get into an environment that will produce the best deliverables. Looking at it from another perspective, it also means that the bias of showing the most face time for work equals good employee needs to go. If one can carry out their duties on time and without tarnishing the company’s image, they can do it however they want.
Communicate, Update, and Reflect
Without COVID-19 getting completely wiped off the face of Earth, there will still be people reluctant to return to public spaces for work as increased exposure means increased chances to contract the virus, whether it is the first time or a recurring one. As health issues aren’t something managers can do something about, at least Jabra has something to make online calls and virtual meetings much better.

With the Jabra Speak 750 speakerphone, managers can easily receive and relay information with ease even in places where social distancing is still being practiced as everyone in the room can hear each other loud and clear. Jabra is pretty smart in this as employees can only feel involved when all of their concerns are heard first and what can be better than a powerful sidekick that can blast audio with clarity.
Inclusive tech ecosystem for ease of access
Aside from settling employees in terms of working culture and mental adjustment, adequate equipment is just as important as 83% of remote workers have access to their own set of gadgets and devices with the necessary technology to allow collaboration wherever they work. But if you swap towards full-time office workers, the number drops to 57%. Damn excruciating.
Generally, the core lesson for this is that spending money the right away will always lead to revenue gain over time and that includes the much-needed hardware and software support for employees.

And if you’re looking to provide fully utilize the IT equipment budget, perhaps you can try the Jabra Evolve2 75 professional headset and Jabra PanaCast 20 personal camera to get the video and audio department ready to kick into high gear right away.
Autonomy =/= Redundancy
Lastly, managers will need to lead their teams by example by demonstrating that working from home will not hinder progression, in case there are members of the team that are reluctant to transit into a hybrid environment. Attaching the main points stated above, a successful hybrid workforce should be able to provide the same or better output when working within the desired environment, be as connected as in the pre-COVID-19 era via regular calls and updates, and gain access to all the necessary items needed to facilitate daily tasks.

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Technology Behind MH17 Malaysian Airlines Investigation

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Technology has always been evolving at an exponential rate and it affects every life of every human being, including how the entire industry works. Now, technological advances are being used to investigate one of the worst, high-profile aviation disasters. Malaysian Airline MH17 was shot down on 17 July 2014 just above Ukraine airspace bound from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. First analysis suggests that it was a surface-to-air missile that shot down the airliner but who and what type of missile was fired, was still a mystery, until now.

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Hundreds of evidences – be it physical or digital data- was collected over the course of the investigation. Processing the library of evidences collected is another major challenge that requires hundreds of man hour and all the latest analysis technology they could get. Here we will try to explain a little bit of the technology and type of analysis that was done to draw the conclusion of the incident.
Thousands of commercial airplanes fly above war zones every day. The restricted altitude was determined by the air safety authority such as ICAO. Before the incident, the altitude that MH17 flew was very well above the safe zone. Nobody have thought that a missile was capable of reaching the altitude that MH17 was flying on.
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Led by the Dutch authorities, technology will certainly catch up to the bad guys sooner or later.
Physical Reconstruction of The Wreckage
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For any investigation, physical evidence is always the number one factor that determines everything. MH17 fell from the sky and broke up into thousand pieces as it rained down. A structural recreation will further validate all other analysis and evidence in an aircraft investigation as they could reveal on to where did the aircraft failed, how and why.
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Each and every piece of the wreckage was brought to an investigation hangar, tagged and scanned. The 2D reconstruction was later done based on the scans and photographs of the wreckage to determine the position of each piece on the original chassis.
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In the reconstruction process, investigators built a framework of the original aircraft. This allows the investigators to piece the wreckage back together.
The debris and parts recovered will then be reconstructed on top of the framework.
Material Analysis
Every material behaves in a unique but recognizable pattern or reaction when it was exposed to external forces. In this case, they are trying to determine that if it was really the suspected BUK missile manufactured by Alamz-Antey was the culprit.
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By conducting an actual live test explosion, they could analyze and compare the explosion and rupture pattern made by the missile on the aircraft material. The unique pattern made by the fragments from the missile will confirm if it has the same pattern. In this case, the pattern was found to be matched with the MH17 wreckage.
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The radial fragmentation pattern was also found on the fuselage to further confirm the type of missile used. Around 800 fragment hit the cockpit consistent to the radial pattern found during the digital simulation and also the physical live fire simulation.
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Small fragments were also recovered believed to be the pre-formed fragments that originates from the missile. The small pieces are deformed in a consistent bow-tie and mushroom shape which further validates the type of missile being used.
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Missile parts found undergo further chemical analysis and the paint found on the fragments match to the exact paint used by the type of missile speculated.
Soundwave & Audio Analysis
According to the official report by the Dutch authorities, the exact point of detonation was determined by sound recording analysis.

The position of detonation was determined by comparing the soundwave recorded by four microphone that was at the time, places on four different point in the cockpit. The timing differences allows researches to triangulate the sound and shockwave movement across the air.

This similar type of unconventional data analysis was also done to determine the last known location of flight MH370. By using the aircraft’s transponder ping, various satellite recordings were processed intensely to estimate the last known posistion, heading and speed of the aircraft.
This shows that even when a certain system was not designed to record certain events, can be used to determine other event records. With creativity and advanced mathematics, even interference in WiFi signals could determine a heart-rate and position of individuals inside a building. Sounds scary, but it can be done.

Reference:
English video of Dutch Authority report on MH17 investigation.
Press conference of  Alamz-Antey regarding tests conducted on missile detonation.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ was purchased & shipped ahead of launch

One of the famous leaker in this industry, Roland Quandt, somehow managed to buy the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ and had it shipped to him. It arrived at his doorstep many days ahead of the launch. Being a leaker of information himself, he shared his hands-on and unboxing of the new Galaxy Buds+.
There are already many leaks regarding the new Galaxy Buds+, which we are truly excited about as it seems like there are lots of improvements over the first generation.

Here's my crappy little HANDS ON VIDEO of the unreleased Samsung Galaxy Buds+: https://t.co/2STz76X8n0
They're a decent upgrade over last years first gen. Fit my ears well, so not having ANC doesn't even really matter. 54% battery left after about 3,5h of loud punk rock music.
— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) February 8, 2020

According to his follow-up tweet, the new Galaxy Buds+ is a “decent upgrade” and there is “54% battery left after 3.5 hours of loud punk rock music”.
This is pretty much in line with the previous full specs sheet leak which points out that the Galaxy Buds+ to have nearly double the battery life its predecessor.
Source.
In the hands-on video, we can see the new blue color of the Galaxy Buds+. It’s a very light blue and that makes it look very welcoming, actually.

Max Weinbach has also tweeted that the Galaxy Buds+ does have a “gaming mode” which presumably functions the same as the other true wireless earbuds with gaming mode in them.

The "Gaming Mode" will "Minimize audio delay for vivid, synchronized gaming sound." It also tells you "To get the best experience, keep your earbuds near your phone."
— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) February 5, 2020

Obviously, we’re going to test the audio dely when we get our hands on the Galaxy Buds+.

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GoKudos is the next all-in-one office solution that you’ll want to try out

Home-grown Malaysia-based 6Biz Group has released the latest all-in-one office solution, GoKudos that brings convenience and efficiency to companies that are looking to save up the 2 fundamentals of business – Time and money.

A project born with the help of MIMOS and pilot tested by a group of users, the application is created with non-IT professionals in mind that enable even standard office and administration users to work with efficiency and with ease. GoKudos tackles workflow efficiency in categories of management towards Tasks, Documents, and Payments.
First off, the automating task reminders can be made from a central interface to target any user including yourself, colleagues, and also clients to make sure they are consistently reminded at fixed intervals for critical tasks. Gathering documents will also be less hassle through the centralized cloud storage server while the AI-based debt collector will notify clients on your behalf to make sure they clear up all pending payments. All in all, GoKudos is a one-stop solution that takes over the manual task of reminders and does them for you.
Where can I get this? Any trials?
The GoKudos suite can be acquired through the official website and it is actually free at the very least with limited features as a baseline to let you try it out. Monthly and yearly subscription plans are available as well that starts from RM99 per month. The price is quite compelling too as smaller companies can utilize the service without shelling out too much budget just for CRM software.

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The OnePlus Buds Z will arrive at Lazada on December 12 at RM229; Get RM30 off on preorders starting today

OnePlus Malaysia has announced they are bringing in the OnePlus Buds Z TWS alongside a music collaboration with popular local rapper Hullera.

On paper, the latest Oneplus TWS packs a 10mm dynamic driver known for great booming bass with the Dynamic 3D Stereo by Dolby Atmos feature to provide you spatial and directional sounds that can be pretty useful in certain contexts such as movies or games. OnePlus claims that one full charge will run the earbuds up to 20 hours of playback time or a short 10 minutes top-up will offer at least 3 hours of uptime.
It also has dual microphones and ambient noise reduction feature is pretty much the same as the others and has become a necessity for TWS nowadays. As a side touch, the IP55 rating will protect it against water and sweat that even sporty people can consider picking one up as well.
For fellow OnePlus smartphone users, the Quick Connect feature will immediately initiate a connection between the earbuds and the phone the moment the Buds Z’s case gets opened to minimize waiting time while the Quick Switch function is easily accessible through a simple double-tap gesture.
Pricing and Availability
The OnePlus Buds Z will be made available during December 12 which is the last monthly sales for this year at RM229 but you can get RM30 off by placing your preorder starting today until December 11. Here is the link to the product page and all you need to do is to place a 10% down payment for your purchase while clearing up the rest when the midnight clock on December 12 strikes.

But hold on a second – isn’t this extremely similar to the Huawei FreeBuds 3i and also the HONOR Magic Earbuds? With such a similar design, I won’t be surprised if they’re actually from the same OEM.
If you’re curious about how the Huawei FreeBuds 3i and the HONOR Magic Earbuds look, feel, and sound – check out our review here.

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