Review – ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps: Upgraded VRAM

In each generation of graphic cards, the VRAM and clock speeds tend to scale according to its price. As prices go up the clock speed and VRAM goes up too. Then comes the GTX1060 – a card that comes in two VRAM flavors. This is the review of the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps graphics card, and a brief comparison on whether or not that extra VRAM is worth it.
Also, as suggested by the name, the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps has the upgraded GDDR5 chips bandwidth of 9Gb/s.

Unboxing
The ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps has a pretty standard box with standard contents. There’s not much flair when it comes to the box and the design, and that’s pretty much expected since no one is going to look at the box that much anyway.

Opening up the box and digging out all of the contents reveals the standard slew of things that come with the graphic card itself. A user manual and a driver DVD, and the graphic card itself.
The ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps also has ASUS’s patented IP5X-certified fans and is factory overclocked.
Design
Here’s the interesting bit for the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps. It’s factory overclocked by about 8% on both base and boost clocks compared to the reference cards. Hence by overclocking, that means it will require a bit more cooling with that extra voltage – and that’s what ASUS is delivering in style.

The ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps comes in a blacked out shroud with a few patterns on the two fan bearings and also in between those fans.
The overall design of this card is not over the top, yet it’s functionally great – more on this later.
Looking at the other side of the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps I found a backplate. This instantly tells me that the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps is not going to be a card that’s budget friendly. More on this later.

There’s one real nice touch by ASUS on this card – and that’s the total number of video output ports. You get two full-sized DisplayPort ports, two full-sized HDMI ports, and a single DVI port.

Extras
The backplate is fairly subtle in terms of design, with a brushed aluminium texture that goes parallel through the entire length of the card. and has the ASUS logo printed at the corner near where the PCIe power plug is located.

Speaking of the PCIe power plug, the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps takes in a single 6-pin PCIe power, which is pretty standard for all GTX1060 cards. What’s interesting in this graphics card is the presence of two LEDs right above the 6-pin PCIe pins. It lights up red when the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps is connected without the 6-pin power, and it will light up white when everything is plugged in correctly.
Rather distracting…
However, there’s no way to turn off this LED, and will remain lit up forever as far as I can tell. The issue here is that if you’re using a tempered glass case, windowed case, or open-air case, then this light will surely be a distraction. It’s not dim either.
Extends over the card by quite a few centimeters.
That said, the shroud and heatsink are way larger than the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps’s PCB itself – which is not a problem for most users, but those with an SFF build might want to take note. Other than that, the shroud is pretty sleek in terms of design like I’ve said earlier, and overall a subtle design. There’s no RGB LED too.
Specification

Model
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

VRAM
6GB GDDR5 @ 9Gbps

Base clock
Default: 1594MHz
OC: 1632MHz

Boost clock
Default: 1809MHz
OC: 1847MHz

Memory interface
192-bit

Ports
DVI-D

2x HDMI 2.0

2x DisplayPort 1.4

Additional power delivery
Single 6-pin connector

Special software
ASUS GPU Tweak II

Dimension
21.8 x 12.5 x 4.2 centimeters

Testing setup
In this test, I’m using my rig to test it. This setup of mine is more towards a budget-oriented, and I presume that the GTX1060 would be very suitable for a build like this.

Testing hardware configuration

CPU
Intel i5-6400 @ 4.4GHz

Motherboard
ASRock Z170 Pro4

GPU
MSI GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GT OC
ASUS Expedition GTX 1050 Ti

Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 4GBx4

Power supply
FSP Hexa+ 550W

We’ll be stuffing everything back into the Sharkoon BW9000-W that I personally love. It’s a good case that looks good and has great features, albeit that the price is slightly higher than others.
Benchmark
I’ve always had the feel that the GTX1060 graphic card is a little out of place. It comes in two different variants – the 3GB or 6GB VRAM flavors. In its stock configuration, I feel that 6GB VRAM is too much as its clock speeds can’t keep up with higher quality graphic settings in games anyway.
I know for a fact that to play Tomb Raider in higher resolution, it’ll pretty much choke all 3GB of VRAM instantly at higher settings, even though GPU utilization isn’t at 100%.
With that said, here are the benchmark results.

*Dota 2 test is post-ver.7.
Back to the topic about clock speeds and VRAM relationship.does it really *that* much benefit over the 3GB variant? In most cases, not so much – especially if only games like Overwatch and Dota 2 is your concern. For AAA games, then you’ll surely need more than 3GB VRAM.
For thermals, it’s acceptable, as ASUS made the fan curves on its built-in profiles to be more on the silent side while trading off some thermals. Of course, thermal throttle is not happening – just that the numbers aren’t as nice as it can reach about 80 degrees.
Thick heat pipes that goes all along the card’s length.
On a side note, only the GTX1050ti has 4GB VRAM. Why? I don’t know, I’m baffled by this whole situation, actually. I did downclock the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps to match the GTX1060 3GB VRAM that I personally use, and it just doesn’t make much of a difference other than Rise of the Tomb Raider. Other than that, there’s really not much difference.
Wrapping up the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps review
This card is actually a pretty good one. I absolutely love ASUS’s GPU Tweak II here as you can have most of the functions available in that single menu already. Just a click of the button and you can change profiles and to turn the fan on or off when idle.
To get the 3GB or 6GB VRAM variant?
That’s entirely up to you. The sweetest spot will be a 4GB VRAM variant of the GTX1060, but we all know that this variant doesn’t exist, so you can have a compromise – either take a GTX1060 with 3GB VRAM at a lower price, or fork out a more money for more VRAM that you almost never get to use all of it.
Putting the VRAM case aside, I can say that the ASUS GTX1060 OC 9Gbps is actually a decent card. It’s silent, powerful, and thermals are alright. Overall, it’s a decent card.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch devices can monitor blood pressure soon

This might not seem like a big deal – but it actually is. The fact that Samsung Galaxy Watch – specifically the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 – can now monitor blood pressure is a big step forward towards 24/7 personal health monitoring. This is especially important for early detection of potential health hazards.
Samsung Electronics announced that the Samsung Health Monitor app has been cleared by South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). The app is now operating as a “software as a medical device” (SaMD) and it is a government-cleared, over-the-counter, and cuffless blood pressure monitoring application.

As of now, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (review), with its advanced sensors, can now measure and track blood pressure. Once the Galaxy Watch Active 2 has been calibrated with a traditional cuff, we can then measure our blood pressure by just tapping on the “measure” button.
The Galaxy Watch Active 2 measures blood pressure through pulse wave analysis, which is tracked with the heart rate monitoring sensors. However, the blood monitoring isn’t exactly perfect. It still needs users to manually recalibrate the device with a traditional cuff once every four weeks.

Still, this is Samsung’s most advanced health and wellness capability thanks to more sensitive and accurate heart rate monitoring sensors on the Galaxy Watch Active 2. This is in addition to the existing health tracking feature like exercise, sleep, and stress.

As of now, high blood pressure is known to have a significant risk on the human brain, kidney, and cardiovascular diseases. I mean, most of us are sitting in front of our computer most of the time – especially since the whole “work from home” movement started.
Currently, the Samsung Health Monitor app will be available on the Galaxy Watch Active 2 within the 3rd quarter and will progressively expand to upcoming Galaxy Watch devices.

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Samsung brings the BIG Galaxy A9 Pro

There are many people who like a humongous phablet as a daily driver. I totally understand – because I myself would like a 6-inch device for my own too. Enter the Galaxy A9 Pro.
This is Samsung’s brand new smartphone that’s in between mid-range and  high-end device. This is an entirely different device that Samsung has ever made  in too.

Firstly, beautiful glass and metal used here. 4GB RAM with 32GB storage. Most importantly, 16MP rear-facing camera with a 8MP selfie camera. Both of these cameras have an aperture of f/1.9! The most important thing here is always battery – Samsung included a 5,000mAh for the Galaxy A9 Pro!
Here’s the full list of specs of the Galaxy A9 Pro.

Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

Design
Metal + Glass

Display
6.0’’ FHD (1920×1080) Super AMOLED

Dimension
161.7mm x 80.9mm x 7.9mm

Bezel: 2.7 mm

Weight
210g

Network
LTE Cat.6

Chipset
Quad Core 1.8 GHz Cortex A72 + Quad Core 1.4 GHz Cortex A53

Video
MP4,M4V,3GP,3G2,WMV,ASF,AVI,FLV,MKV,WEBM

Audio
MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Memory
4GB RAM + 32GB Storage

microSD slot (up to 256GB)

Camera
16 MP Rear Camera OIS (f/1.9) with LED Flash

8 MP Front Camera (f/1.9)

Quick Launch function

Sensor
Accelerometer, Proximity, Geomagnetic, RGB Light, Hall

Battery
5,000 mAh

Charging
Fast Charging

Security
Fingerprint Scanner

SIM
Dual SIM

The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) will be officially available in all Samsung Experience Stores and authorised dealers beginning today, at a recommended retail price of RM 1,999 (inclusive of 6% GST).

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Review – Edifier M3600D: Great BANG For Your Buck

We humans are weird. While the ideal speaker is having a flat frequency response across the spectrum, most of us will find it boring and “no oomph”. Thus, we have equalizers, or EQ, to tweak the sound. But EQs are quite limited – hence hardware-optimized frequency responses. The Edifier M3600D is one of those speakers that goes beyond EQ, touting its THX certification.
Let’s take a look at the Edifier M3600D – the THX-certified speaker that has so much bass.
Special thanks Inter-Asia for providing us the speaker for this review!

Unboxing
Unsurprisingly, the box itself is rather simple in design.
Its feature highlights are somewhat difficult to read as the cardboard is a little more washed-out beige color. Not impossible, but definitely does require some effort to read them.

Digging out everything reveals the contents which are fairly basic. Cables necessary to hook up the Edifier M3600D, some documentations and warranty card, and the speakers themselves. The 2.1 speaker system here is simple too – one subwoofer and two satellites. That’s it!

Design
First things first – the color. I absolutely adore the fact that Edifier has opted for its sleek, pure black wood for the subwoofer and both satellites. Even the cables are all black – which makes it that much easier to hide in the shadows of your setup.
However, Edifier has opted for a bizarre serial port this point. The serial port connects from the right satellite (which houses a majority of the controls) into the subwoofer.

The only thing that’s not controlled by right satellite is the bass. For that, the dial is located behind the subwoofer. Quite an awkward placement and would probably be better if it’s on the right satellite too, I know.
That’s where the aux is…
Speaking of awkward placements, I’m not sure why the aux port is placed waaaaaaaaay behind the right satellite… Not the easiest to access, but can be routed elsewhere easily and cleanly.
On the left satellite, it has absolutely zero knobs or ports there.
The Edifier M3600D is THX certified!
By the way, the 乇乂ㄒ尺卂 ㄒ卄丨匚匚 serial port cable might be a little difficult to route, but still manageable nonetheless. It’s just that the subwoofer will have to be offset from the wall by quite a large gap.
With both satellites angled, the sound produced is propagated towards my ears instead of my chest. This angle, however, makes the volume knob a little too difficult to be pressed.

Features
This is where things get a little weird. On the right satellite (where all the controls are found) has a little sticker on its side. This sticker tells the modes that the Edifier M3600D can support through its corresponding colors. To change modes, you’ll have to press the volume knob.

It’s a little confusing, to be honest. After I turned it on, it’s on Line 1/Line 2 mode (yes, both lines are in the same mode) and pressing the knob, the light flashes once but still shows green. This time, it’s in aux mode.Press the knob again and this time it turns red.
Press the knob again and this time it turns red. Pressing it will flash red once more. I’m not sure which input comes first – either optical or coaxial input, but they’re both certainly still categorized within one same LED color.

Which I guess is same, since most people will only be stuck in one input mode anyway. By the way, that little headphone jack is a blessing for those who switch between headphones and speakers while keeping the desk clean with minimal cables.
The one thing that I think can be improved here is the placement of that bass knob. Seriously, why put it way at the back of the subwoofer? I do understand that most of us will only fiddle with the bass knob once and never be touched again, some people will want a little more bass on the fly without using any EQ.
All ports and the bass knob are located behind the subwoofer.
Placing the bass knob on the right satellite at some corner would be lots better than having it behind the subwoofer, in my opinion. I mean, let’s not pollute the THX certification with some janky EQ.
Using the Edifier M3600D
Alright, let’s be honest here. Hooking up the Edifier M3600D is extremely simple. Just plug in the RCA to 3.5mm audio jack to its respective colors in Line 1, plug in the left and right satellites, plug in the power cable, and switch it on. Then, it’s ready to play some tunes.
They look rather minimal too, to be honest. It’s all gunmetal grey and black wood all around. Cleaning the satellites, however, might be difficult. The mesh net isn’t removable and since it’s angled this way, it’ll only scoop up most dust over time.

I compared the Edifier M3600D with the Edifier C3 that I’ve been using for the longest of time and find out if the THX certification is a gimmick or if it really matters.
Listening test
Let me clarify something first – the Edifier M3600D is a THX-certified speaker. Its midrange and bass unit is moved to the 8-inch subwoofer unit, while the two satellites have a 2.75-inch treble unit each. In theory, this setup will give a lot more emphasis on the bass while still maintaining great treble.
I started off with my usual list of music – Adventure Time by Rogue. That song alone has quite a heavy amount of midrange and bass, and the sound quality is as expected – its bass is great while the midrange is a little heavier on the bass side. The treble however, isn’t as high as it should be. This is something I expected wholeheartedly, so no surprises there.
That’s a big subwoofer
With that knowledge, I moved on to something different – Everything’s Different by Bustre. This song has a distinct bass vibrato in it that even the Edifier C3 can’t really play it distinctively. I was surprised that the Edifier M3600D can play this vibrato (rapid slight variation in pitch) with utmost clarity while still shaking my table in the mean time.
Orchestral tracks like the BBC Big Band’s Cherokee sounded surprisingly more bassy, but its treble is still maintained pretty nicely. Sure, it’s not as sparkly as the Edifier C3, but those brass and percussion instruments sound extremely fantastic on the Edifier M3600D!
David Guetta’s remix of Versace on the Floor by Bruno Mars sounds fantastic as well. Every beat is heard clearly and it just sends a shockwave across the room with every beat.
Gaming?
We’ve all heard about “gaming audio”, mostly on the headphones/earphones realm of audio devices. They’re tuned to emphasize on the bass.The Edifier M3600D is — in my opinion — can be categorized as a “gaming speaker”.
Following that consensus, the Edifier M3600D is — in my opinion — can be categorized as a “gaming speaker”. With the THX certification and the big emphasis on bass, its frequency response will certainly shake your butt when an explosion happens in game. Reaper’s voice is extremely bassy, by the way.
Wrapping up the Edifier M3600D review
To be honest, it’s a speaker that looks minimal, doesn’t have those unused fancy features, and it has a unique sound signature. The THX certification is certainly legit, as the bass response on the Edifier M3600D is earth shaking.

For a price of RM399 now over at Lazada for a limited time (originally RM699), the Edifier M3600D is a direct competitor with the Logitech Z623 – another THX-certified 2.1 speaker. I can’t say which one is better, but for all I can tell, the M3600D is disrupting this specific niche market.

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Despicable Me 2 toys shows perfect example of internet trading trolls [UPDATE]

Let me get this straight – first off, I’m pretty sure you know who these guys are. People bringing a bunch of trolleys into McDonald’s to order a few tenths of Happy Meal set just for the toys. Just stop making a fool out of yourselves. For once.
[UPDATE] : The bidding of this item has already ended on eBay. The bidding ended at a price of RM 380,000,000.00! I wonder how will eBay handle this amazing trolling fiasco!

Source : eBay Malaysia

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BlackBerry QNX 7.0 Launched – The Most Advanced and Secure Embedded Software Platform for Autonomous Drive and Connected Cars

BlackBerry QNX is an operating system developed by BlackBerry, for the future of smart cars. BlackBerry is, of course, a company known for its security. Now, they have developed the new BlackBerry QNX 7.0 – a 64-bit OS with QNX technology. They claim that it is the “most advanced and secured embedded software platform for autonomous drive and connected cars”.
This is a big step ahead for modern cars, because as we have heard and seen a lot of news regarding hacked cars in the past, we definitely need something more secure. Bringing top-notch security into cars will be the top priority in my opinion, as they can kill us if someone deliberately messed up the car’s functionality.

BlackBerry QNX 7.0 combines multiple smaller processors for each dedicated function, and they all “report” to a high-performance domain controller, powered by 64-bit processors and GPUs. They work like a hierarchy, and have developed a complex software, including neural networks and artificial intelligence algorithms.
After that, they have another BlackBerry Radar – which is an secure end-to-end hardware and software asset tracking solution for the transportation and logistics industry.
Attached below is BlackBerry QNX 7.0’s full press release – and although it’s a lengthy read, I can assure you that it’s insightful.

BlackBerry today announced its most advanced and secure embedded operating system (OS) for the automotive industry. QNX® Software Development Platform 7.0 (QNX® SDP 7.0) is a 64-bit OS that builds on the proven reliability of QNX technology and raises the bar for security and performance in cars. At CES 2017, the technological capabilities of QNX SDP 7.0 will be demonstrated in BlackBerry QNX’s 2016 Jaguar XJ and 2017 Lincoln MKZ concept cars.
“With the push toward connected and autonomous vehicles, the electronic architecture of cars is evolving – from a multitude of smaller processors each executing a dedicated function, to a set of evolving – from a multitude of smaller processors each executing a dedicated function, to a set of high-performance domain controllers, powered by 64-bit processors and graphical processing units,” said John Wall, senior vice president and head of BlackBerry QNX. “To develop these new systems, our automotive customers will need a safe and secure 64-bit OS that can run highly complex software, including neural networks and artificial intelligence algorithms. QNX SDP 7.0 is suited not only for cars, but also for almost any safety- or mission-critical application that requires 64-bit performance and advanced security. This includes surgical robots, industrial controllers and high-speed trains.”
QNX SDP 7.0 provides high performance and enhanced kernel-level security through an array of features, including microkernel architecture, file encryption, adaptive time partitioning, a high availability framework, anomaly detection, and multi-level policy-based access control. Featuring the guard against system malfunctions, malware, and cyber attacks by implementing a multi-level, policy-driven security model that incorporates best-in- class security technology from BlackBerry. The OS also offers a safety pedigree proven by certification to ISO 26262 ASIL D (the highest level achievable) for automobiles and to IEC 61508 SIL 3 for industrial automation systems, and by compliance with IEC 62304 for life-critical Class III medical devices.
As automakers look to consolidate domain functions such as infotainment, telematics, and digital instrument clusters into a virtual cockpit controller, QNX SDP 7.0 provides a realtime OS that supports 64-bit for the ARMv8 and Intel x86-64 architectures, along with virtualization capabilities. QNX SDP 7.0 can help ensure that these automated systems perform all processes and actions reliably, within the pre-defined amount of time needed for successful and safe execution.
BlackBerry Radar
BlackBerry will also showcase BlackBerry Radar, its secure end-to-end hardware and software asset tracking solution for the transportation and logistics industry. Radar provides more sensor readings, more often than any other solution on the market today. This allows customers to accurately monitor assets, manage yards, analyze utilization, measure efficiency, and reduce theft based on a near realtime view of the fleet.

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Preview – Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

Xiaomi’s Mi Mix series of smartphones took us all by surprise when it was first announced. The high screen to body ratio, beautiful ceramic build, and let’s not forget the craftsmanship that goes into designing the phone. A few generations later, we arrive at the Mi Mix 3 – this time with an interesting innovation behind it.
Of course, I’m referring to the sliding mechanism. It is using a neodymium magnet on both halves of the phone. Perfectly calibrated, the magnets’s repulsion and attraction forces acts as a slider mechanism. It is the first smartphone to be announced to have this type of innovation.

This is not a full review like we always do, but just a preview. It is because the unit that we managed to get our hands on is directly from China.

Unboxing

The Mi Mix 3 comes in a box that is square box. Nothing out of the ordinary yet. Opening up the lid, however, we’re greeted with a flap from the inside. It’s a greeting from Lei Jun, the founder of Xiaomi, which is debossed in gold.

On the road of exploration, we will constantly invest, constantly strive, and constantly break through.
We are willing to devote an additional 100%, even if we only improve by 1%. Be friends with our users.
Be the coolest company in the hearts of our users.
Lei Jun

After taking the lid and the greeting message away, we can finally get a glimpse of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 in all its glory. Once again, everything is in Chinese because this particular version is from China.

Under the cradle we can see that Xiaomi included a wireless charging pad in the box itself alongside with the standard wall charger and a USB-C cable.

Under the holder for the wireless charger pad is where the other accessories and documentations are found.
Digging up everything, we can find a USB-C to 3.5mm dongle, the aforementioned charger, wireless charger, and USB-C cable, and also an included hard shell case.
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Like what we mentioned earlier – the Mi Mix 3’s beautiful design is complemented by their new technology. From the simplest terms, we can refer the Mi Mix 3 as a slider phone – and that’s completely true. But the mechanism behind this slider phone is something unique.

By using carefully calibrated neodymium magnets on both “halves” of the phone interlocked by what seems to be rails on both sides, the slider mechanism essentially snaps open and close with the help of magnetic forces.

At the back of the phone we can see that it is once again made out of ceramic – even the fingerprint scanner feels fantastic. Super reflective and slippery, but feels much more solid. The high reflectivity here is complimented by Xiaomi’s brand new color for the Mi Mix 3 – Jade Green.

This brand new Jade Green take on a darker shade of green compared to emerald, and it looks absolutely stunning. Though, I do hope that Xiaomi implemented the imperfections of real jades – like the streaks and also the white color gradients – into the phone’s back as well.

Opening and closing the mechanism feels gentle and not aggressive even though there is a noticeable snap. When sliding the phone down, it reveals the dual front-facing cameras, the earpiece, and other things as well.

Providing protection to such a beautiful device, this is where the included hard shell case comes into play. It is a hard shell case, so don’t expect it to absorb any sort impact – but it does protect against scratches.

This hard shell case snaps only to the back half of the phone but provides protection for both halves while still having a cutout for the sliding mechanism. I truly wonder if they can actually make a TPU case for a phone like this.

My only question here is that can Xiaomi make a transparent hard shell case so that I can show off the magnificent Jade Green? But a transparent hard shell case will be very susceptible to scratches as well. I guess it’s a fair trade-off here.

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We can’t confirm everything here for the Malaysian version, but we can say that it supports the dual nano SIM cards. Nothing too particularly too magnificent here since the phone is available up to 512GB of internal storage anyway. I mean, even 128GB is quite too much for me.
Even the card slot is in Jade Green!
With a ceramic back means that magnetic fields can penetrate through – and that’s how wireless chargers work. It’s the first ever smartphone that we know that actually includes a wireless charger in the box with the phone itself.
From what we know about the Mi Mix 3, it does support NFC as well.

There’s no 3.5mm audio jack on the Mi Mix 3. This is an acceptable exception here because the phone is essentially split into two parts – that means the thickness is in half as well. The 3.5mm audio jack is nearly as thick as one half of the phone itself.
At least Xiaomi included a dongle, though.
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Yeah, we only spent about an hour with the Mi Mix 3 so we obviously can’t tell the battery life on the Mi Mix 3 or logging the charging data too.
We can, however, tell you about the chargers that included with the Mi Mix 3 in the box.

Firstly is the conventional wall plug that. This charger can actually output a total 9V 2A or 12V at 1.5A.  It’s still totaling up to 18W, though. Still won’t be as fast as ASUS’s ROG Phone HyperCharge or Huawei’s SuperCharge that can output a total 40W.

Then there’s the included wireless charger. It has a rubberized top to prevent the slippery ceramic back of the phone from dropping off the charging pad. However, we worry about the material turning sticky over time and leaving adhesive residue on the phone.
This is a fast wireless charger too, as it can output a total of 9V 2A. Though, the efficiency of wireless chargers in general are still questionable and cause major heat issues on both the phone and the wireless charger.
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From an engineering perspective, it’s a much better implementation than having motorized parts. Obviously, this magnetic mechanism is more durable than any motor since there’s technically no lifespan on the magnets themselves.
Though, we do have our concerns when it comes to slider mechanisms as well. The one biggest issue that plagued slider phones is the fact that it needs something to connect both parts of the phone together. And to do that, a ribbon cable is used.

Ribbon cables are always said to be breaking inside these slider phones too. Also, an opening is needed for the ribbon cable to exit and enter the two parts of the phone – hence the lack of any IP rating on the Mi Mix 3 as well.
Let’s not forget the concern of having debris like sand – or the god forbid – salt crystal entering between the gap on the sliding mechanism, it’ll cause a terrible scratch and potentially damage the phone.
Either way, it’s a step forward in the right direction to hide the notch while maintaining the highest screen to body ratio. It’s an exciting phone for sure – and we’re looking forward to actually using the Mi Mix 3 ourselves. Performance and software, however, shouldn’t be far off from any other Xiaomi smartphone powered by Snapdragon 845 chipset.

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New ASUS ZenBook series laptops for productivity announced; Starts from RM4,699

Asus Malaysia has officially announced the 3 ZenBook laptops last revealed during CES 2021.
ZenBook series laptops are well known for being the icon of ultrabook for the brand that is both powerful and thin while staying as light as possible and now with refreshed hardware and crafted with higher precision, let’s find out what’s good in these 3 offerings.

ZenBook Flip S OLED

Taking the main spotlight is the ZenBook Flip S OLED with its 4K UHD OLED panel with 100% DCI-P3 gamut alongside VESA DisplayHDR 500 certification, guaranteeing true blacks and a high level of brightness. With twice as much storage capacity compared to the other 2 models, this one is great for visual artists and content creators that just want everything maxed out with utmost efficiency.
ZenBook Flip OLED

Don’t need that much flex just for a simple laptop? This one is the most basic and simple out of the 3. Equipping the same panel but in 1080p resolution, it effectively has better battery life also partly due to the availability of slightly less powerful CPU and lesser RAM. Not a bad choice for people that do purely document-based workloads such as executives and administration employees that occasionally enjoys visual media from time to time. Gotta use that OLED panel to the fullest.
ZenBook Duo 14

Lastly, the ZenBook Duo 14 with ScreenPad Plus is aimed towards full productivity with more screen estate and ways to work your tasks through. Supported not only by ASUS’s own in-house developed apps, 3rd party software such as Adobe AfterEffects, Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Premiere feature dedicated panels for quick access to various functions and without any surprise, this model has the most options in configuration to target a wide range of users.
Take a look at the summarized specs listed for all essential hardware and additional features.

ZenBook Flip S OLED (UX371)

ZenBook Flip OLED (UX363)

ZenBook Duo 14 (UX482)

CPU

Intel Core i7-1165G7

Intel Core i7-1165G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7

Intel Core i7-1165G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7

GPU

Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Intel Iris Xe Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce MX450

Display

13.3-inch OLED 4K UHD, 100% DCI-P3, 400 nits brightness, PANTONE Validated, Touch Screen

13.3-inch OLED FHD Glossy Panel, 100% DCI-P3, 400 nits brightness, PANTONE Validated, Touch Screen

14-inch LED FHD Anti-Glare, 100% sRGB,

RAM

16GB 4266MHz LPDDR4X

8GB 4266MHz LPDDR4X

16GB 4266MHz LPDDR4X (Core i7)
8GB 4266MHz LPDDR4X (Core i5)

Storage

1TB NVMe

512GB NVMe

512GB NVMe

I/O

Thunderbolt 4 x2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x1
HDMI x1

Thunderbolt 4 x2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x1
HDMI x1

Thunderbolt 4 x2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x1
HDMI x1
Universal Audio Jack
MicroSD Card Slot

Connectivity

Intel WiFi 6
BlueTooth 5.0

Intel WiFi 6
BlueTooth 5.0

Intel WiFi 6
BlueTooth 5.0

Battery

67Wh

67Wh

70Wh

Miscellaneous

IR Webcam with Windows Hello
USB-C to Audio Jack Adapter

IR Webcam with Windows Hello
USB-C to Audio Jack Adapter

IR Webcam with Windows Hello

Price

RM6,799

RM5,199 (Core i7)
RM4,699 (Core i5)

RM6,499 (Core i7 + 16GB RAM)
RM5,499 (Core i5 + 8GB RAM)

As a starter, here’s our review on the Flip OLED itself so find out what’s our take on this new laptop, both inside and outside!
To buy them, ASUS e-Stores, as well as authorized dealers, will have readily available stocks starting right now so give them a brief check or inquiry to see to find out the nearest store around you. Meanwhile, check out the rest of the good stuff such as the speakers down below.

ASUS ZenBook Flip S OLED
ASUS ZenBook Flip OLED
ASUS ZenBook Duo 14

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Introducing the new budget smartphone king Redmi 9T at just RM599; GaN charger and Smart Speaker announced as well

Xiaomi has officially announced another budget smartphone king, the Redmi 9T for a great 2021 start together with its official 65W GaN charger and Smart Speaker unveiled together as well.

In short, the value of this device is going to be purely hardware-based as it rivals other brands with similar specs but at a much much lower entry barrier.

6.53-inch IPS LCD display

1080p resolution
Waterdrop notch
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certified

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset
4GB RAM
Up to 128GB storage (Expandable up to 512GB)
Triple rear-facing cameras

Main: 48MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth Sensor

8MP f/2.1 selfie camera
6000mAh battery

18W charging
Reverse Wired Charging

Carbon Gray, Twilight Blue, Sunrise Orange, Ocean Green colors
Two variants

RM599 @ 4GB+64GB
RM699 @ 6GB+128GB

Buy online at Lazada and Shopee official store or offline at local authorized dealers and Mi Stores.
We also did a first impression and gaming video for the Redmi 9T. Honestly, it’s the POCO M3 with a slight upgrade.

GaN chargers have been around for some time but Xiaomi has now introduced one under its official brand that is capable of delivering 65W of power to smartphones, laptop and game consoles while staying relatively the same size as conventional power bricks. Get it at RM119  at the official Xiaomi store on Lazada and Shopee, as well as offline at all Authorized Mi Stores and other official retailers in Malaysia.
Honestly though – this 65W GaN charger looks the same as the Innergie 65C that we reviewed a year ago. The price of this charger isn’t exactly cheap as well – and I suggest you take a look at the 4-port 65W GaN charger from Ugreen instead. You get 4 ports with the same total amount of output wattage at about the same price.
Review – Ugreen 65W GaN 4-port charger: I can charge laptops with this

Making speakers ain’t a new thing for Xiaomi but this one is its first one that fits within its AIoT ecosystem that works with virtual assistants such as Google Assistant and utilizing LED lights and rings to display notifications. Fitted with a 63.5mm sound driver and a compact design, enjoy music without getting physically burdened by its weight and form factor.
You can get one now for RM209 at both Lazada and Shopee, authorized Mi Stores, and other official retailers.

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Your dumped Samsung Galaxy smartphone may end up helping people with vision impairment thanks to Galaxy Upcycling program

As billions of electronic devices get manufactured every year in the modern era, it is crucial to consistently recycle materials to reduce material cost during production or upcycle end-of-life items for other usages which Samsung has taken the latter strategy to help the ophthalmic health sector.

Partnering with Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), Galaxy smartphones that are no longer in commercial use are repurposed to help address around 1 billion vision impairment on a global scale with estimation around at least 2.2 billion recorded cases which half of these are actually preventable with the proper diagnosis.

As such, the EYELIKE handheld fundus camera that is usually very costly to deploy and used to detect conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration can be powered by Galaxy devices by utilizing the onboard lens and additional AI algorithm to analyze and diagnose the images for ophthalmic diseases and connects to an app that accurately captures patient data and suggests a treatment regimen at a fraction of the cost of a commercial instrument.
By lowering the entry cost and cost-effectiveness of detecting ophthalmic diseases, people around the world will be able to access these services while addressing environmental issues – a commendable and big brain move by Samsung. The electronic giant is currently researching the feasibility of applying the same strategy to colposcopes that target women healthcare specifically.
If the rate of e-waste landfills getting piled up can be slowed down like this, a big thumbs up and full support from me from the bottom of my heart.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Pre-Order Starts 11th April; RM3,299 & RM3,699

The Samsung Galaxy S8 made headlines over the course of weeks prior to its release with leaks after leaks. Just last week, Samsung made the official announcement on the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Now, Samsung Malaysia is making headlines with the pre-order details and of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+.
Let’s start with the most obvious point first – the pre-order starts 10am on 11th April 2017. If you pre-ordered a Galaxy S8 or S8+, you’ll be getting a limited edition starter kit – which includes a clear cover, a screen protector, a wireless charger stand, a USB-C cable, and also a 5,100mAh power bank.

Other than that, all pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ will get Samsung Protection Plus – a sort of extended warranty that covers mechanical and electrical breakdowns, as well as accidents. This extended warranty will provide a 1-year screen crack protection (remember, the S8/S8+ is mostly screen) and allows a one-time replacement in a 12-month period for accidental damage claim, and an additional 1-year extended warranty.
That’s a lot of extensions!

The entire bundle package is worth over RM900, and remember – you’ll be getting it for free if you pre-order the Galaxy S8 or S8+, which is priced at RM3,299 and RM3,699 respectively.
But how exactly do you pre-order the Galaxy S8 or S8+, you may ask. Here are the steps.

Visit www.samsung.com/my/s8preorder from 10am 11th April until 11:59pm 13 th April 2017.
Place a deposit of RM300 online via debit or credit card.
Select from the three color options – Midnight Black, Orchid Gray or Maple Gold.
Choose your preferred Samsung Experience Store to collect your brand new Galaxy S8 or S8+.
An email confirmation will be sent to the registered email address.
Collect your Galaxy S8 or S8+ on 4th May 2017, a day before everyone else gets their hands on this remarkable device at the official Malaysian launch!

To find out more, please visit www.samsung.com/my/s8preorder/. Promotion is valid while stocks last on a first-come-first-serve basis. Fans can also check out concurrent pre-order promotions by telco partners Celcom, Digi, Maxis, U Mobile and Yes; e-commerce partners Lazada and 11street; as well as retailer partners Courts Mammoth, Harvey Norman and Senheng.

Are you going to get a Galaxy S8 or S8+ yourself? Or are you waiting for more reviews and hands-on first?
Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Stand a chance to win a new OGAWA Smart JAZZ massage chair through the Mother’s Day photo contest by vivo and OGAWA

Entering the month of May and it is time for the yearly reminder that Mother’s Day is just around the corner – this upcoming Sunday to be exact. So, vivo and OGAWA have partnered up to let you have the chance to win some special prizes.

In this little contest, showing your love with mom is the name of the game and all you need to do is to snap a photo with her in any creative way possible that shows the wholesomeness and loving moments. Take note of the following steps to easily gain an entry to the ‘For Your Best “Mom”ents’ contest.

Give a Like to vivo Malaysia and OGAWA Malaysia‘s Facebook page
Share the contest post as Public
Take a creative shot with your lovely mother
Upload it as a comment under the contest post with the hashtags #vivoMalaysia #vivoxOGAWA #OGAWAMalaysia

A total of 14 winners will be announced on May 27 and they will be eligible to grab 1 of the following special prizes accordingly.

Grand Prize (1x): OGAWA Smart JAZZ Urban Massage Chair
1st Prize (1x): vivo V21 Smartphone
2nd Prize (1x): DJI OM 4 Foldable Smartphone Stabilizer
3rd Prize (1x): vivo TWS Neo
Consolation (10x): vivo merchandises

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Swype Beta Updated to v1.4.9, adds Hindi and Dutch

A quick update on Swype (I promise to be quick).

Swype Beta 1.4.9 update.

Tap responsiveness improved(All language)
Added Hindi and Belgian Dutch support.
Revamped Smart Editor.

Things just get snappier for tap responsiveness for all language! The time between taps and response is now reduced(faster response).
For you Hindi and Belgian Dutch speakers/writers, things just got better 😀
Since the beta community has been requesting for Hindi for quite some time, here’s it!
Smart Editor now is even smarter. Not sure how smart but definitely smarter.
Note : Need to test this one for my self.
Enjoy the new update guys! 😀

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Xiaomi 10th anniversary sales brings all forms of promotions and offers until August 21

Xiaomi Malaysia has announced special online deals at the official Xiaomi online stores on Lazada and Shopee to commemorate its 10th anniversary.

From now until August 21, fellow customers and loyal Mi fans will get to enjoy up to 33% off of popular Xiaomi products including Mi 10, Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 9S, Redmi 9 as well as a range of ecosystem products, including IoT-connected smart hardware and lifestyle products. And for the very first time, the Redmi 9C will be available on both online and offline stores for purchase.

Product

Price

Special deal

Available on

Period

Smartphones

Redmi Note 8 (4GB+64GB)

RM 599

RM 499

Shopee

August 17-21,2020

Redmi Note 8 Pro (6GB+128GB)

RM 1199

RM 799

Shopee

August 17-21,2020

Redmi 9C (2GB+32GB)

RM 429

RM 399

Shopee

August 17-21,2020

Redmi 9 (3GB+32GB)

RM 499

RM 449

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Redmi Note 9 (3GB+64GB)

RM 649

RM 549

Shopee

August 17-21, 2020

Redmi Note 9S (4GB+64GB)

RM 799

RM 699

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Redmi Note 9 Pro (6GB+64GB)

RM 999

RM 899

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Shopee

August 17-21, 2020

Mi 10 (8GB+128GB)

RM 2799

RM 1999

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Mi 10 (8GB+256GB)

RM 2999

RM 2499

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Ecosystem Products

Mi TV Stick

RM 179

RM 149

Shopee

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Smart Band 5

RM 169

RM 159

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Smart Band 4

RM 149

RM 99

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Smart Band 4C

RM 99

RM 79

Shopee

August 17-21, 2020

10000mAh Mi 18W Fast Charge Power Bank 3

RM 79

RM69

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

20000mAh Redmi 18W Fast Charge Power Bank

RM 99

RM 79

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Home Security Camera 360 1080P

RM 159

RM 119

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Air Purifier 3H

RM 688

RM 588

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Air Purifier Pro

RM 988

RM 759

Shopee

August 17-21, 2020

Mi True Wireless Earbuds Basic

RM 99

RM79

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Mi True Wireless Earphone 2 Basic

RM 129

RM 119

Shopee

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Robot Vacuum Mop

RM 999

RM 899

Lazada

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop Pro

RM 1399

RM 1149

Shopee

August 17-21, 2020

Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor

RM 199

RM 135

Shopee

August 17-21, 2020

Redmi 9C

The Redmi 9C enters the entry-level smartphone fray last month and has dropped below the RM400 gap this time which further boosts its value-centric position for essential features. Check out its spec list here if you are interested.

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Huawei Y9 Prime comes to Malaysia at RM899

Huawei is adding a new phone into their affordable Y series of smartphones. The new Y9 Prime comes with pretty good specs and all that for just the price of RM899.
One major highlight here is that the Huawei Y9 Prime also comes with a popup camera, thus making the screen having an amazingly huge screen-to-body ratio. Yet it also features a new chipset – the Kirin 710F.

As of now, we do not know any information about the Kirin 710F chipset yet, but Huawei is claiming that this new chipset is a “high-performance, low-powered” chipset. Everything else is as expected from a smartphone of this price range – 4GB RAM with 128GB of storage.
The Huawei Y9 Prime also comes with a relatively massive 6.59-inch IPS LCD screen with 2340×1080 pixels in resolution. Without a notch or a cutout for the selfie camera, the screen is once again – very immersive and provides a great user experience. This is especially great for mobile gamers or movie watchers.0 selfie camera, which is decent enough on paper.
As for the rear-facing cameras, you get two usable cameras besides the 2MP depth sensor that provides better bokeh pictures:

Main: 16MP f/1.8 main camera
Ultrawide: 8MP

To top it all off, the Huawei Y9 Prime also comes with a 4,000mAh battery. Huawei also retained the headphone jack this time around – hence making it a great smartphone for all sorts of use cases. Remember – the audio jack is still necessary, especially with gaming. Have a look at our Bluetooth audio delay experiment here.
The Huawei Y9 Prime is available starting 27th July 2019 at all Huawei Brand Stores and Huawei Online Official Stores in 3 colors:

Midnight Black
Sapphire Blue
Emerald Green

All customers can also redeem a 6-month Viu Premium Subscription for free through the Member Center

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AMD Financial Analyst Day 2017; Threadripper & Vega teased, Naples is now Epyc

AMD is seriously looking to have a much brighter future soon. With AMD’s Financial Analyst Day that happened earlier, they’re looking to regain the market’s confidence in their upcoming products, particularly Threadripper, Vega, and even Naples.
You can even check out most of the announcements made today during the Financial Analyst Day 2017 on AMD’s YouTube channel. For the full Financial Analyst Day recording, it should be up on AMD’s Investor Relations website pretty soon.

Here’s the full list of disclosed information by AMD during the Financial Analyst Day 2017.

Outline AMD’s long-term CPU and GPU core roadmaps through 2020, with an emphasis on performance and performance-per-watt leadership.

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For the data center, AMD showcased how AMD will disrupt the $16B server CPU market:

Unveiled EPYC: The brand for AMD’s new server CPU previously codenamed “Naples”. It is confirmed that EPYC is on track for a June launch.
Demoed and discussed our single socket and dual socket server leadership compared to the competition on key workloads.

For Client Compute, AMD detailed how they will attack the $19B premium PC market with the roll-out of our Ryzen CPUs and APUs for the consumer and commercial desktop and notebook markets, including:

The expected launches of high-end Ryzen desktops from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo this quarter.
Ryzen Mobile APUs featuring the Zen CPU core and Vega graphics launching 2H 2017. With Ryzen Mobile, AMD is targeting an over 50% CPU performance increase and over 40% more graphics performance at roughly half the power, compared to our current generation.
Ryzen Pro commercial client solutions, timed for desktop in 2H 2017 and mobile in 1H 2018. We also showed several desktop-based competitive performance benchmark results.
Ryzen ThreadRipper (potentially the Ryzen 9): our up to 16-core, 32-thread CPU designed for the HEDT platform market that will compete with Intel’s Basin Falls platform. ThreadRipper is scheduled for summer 2017.

For graphics, AMD showcased how they will unleash the power of the Vega architecture on the high-margin premium portion of the market:

Showed “Vega” in several use cases, including the first-ever machine learning benchmark from AMD that showed leadership over Nvidia’s current P100 GPU compute offering.
Announced Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, our first Vega architecture-based graphics card and the world’s best solution for both machine learning and advanced visualization. It will be available for purchase in Q2 2017.

Let’s talk a little about Threadripper. It’s quite obvious that AMD is going bananas over core and thread counts. They’re so obsessed with bringing more cores and threads to the market at lower prices than their Blue competitors, that they’ve now brought in the Ryzen series of processors. We all thought there will only be Ryzen 7, 5, and 3. However, we’re proven wrong with the recent leaks and eventually the official announcement this morning – Threadripper.
The name itself is pretty edgy, actually. Sounds a lot like a death metal band name instead of a codename for processors.
Threadripper is supposedly the codename for the new Ryzen 9 series of chips. We don’t really have more information about it as of now, but it’s coming soon. Real soon – like within 2 weeks, since AMD also confirmed that they will be presenting on the 31st of May 2017 at Computex, Taipei.

Then there’s Vega. It’s a rather interesting one, actually. AMD will release the Vega Frontier Edition (which conveniently abbreviates to FE, too) and it is claimed to be aimed towards data scientists, engineers, and product designers. As of now, it seems like the Vega Frontier Edition is not meant for gaming. The gaming-centric Vega card will come soon.
Its aesthetics, however, is a little off. Not that I care about its aesthetics though – just pointing it out.

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Again, not many details are shown here – we’ll have to wait for Computex for its official complete unveiling – I hope. And again, there’s already a microsite for the Radeon Frontier Edition right here.
Then there’s Naples server processor. It now sports a funky name that goes by “EPYC”, and it will have a total of 32 cores and 64 threads. That’s double of what Threadripper has!
For more information on EPYC, check out AMD’s press release here. AMD also dedicated a microsite for EPYC too – which you can check it out here.

Take a step back, take a deep breath, and finally, I can think again after reading through this information. AMD is on to something big. Some people were afraid, and thus a large chunk of their share market price was lost early this month – but within this month alone, they recovered a large chunk of it back.
That’s because Intel has agreed to license AMD’s graphics chip technology since the Intel-Nvidia deal has expired, as reported by FudZilla.

Honestly speaking, I’m already looking forward to getting one of their Ryzen CPU soon. Seriously, I need those cores and threads, and AMD is robbing me under daylight for that. Also, overclocking with a B350 chipset intead of having to fork out extra for a X370 motherboard is a HUGE plus for consumers!

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Review – S Pen Pro: One pen to rule them all

During Samsung’s announcement of the Galaxy S21 series earlier this year, they also mentioned about the release of the S Pen Pro “later this year”. I guess now is “later this year”, and we got our hands on it.
Since the S Pen Pro is an entirely separate purchase, my question becomes who should buy this S Pen Pro and why? Let’s go through the summary of my journey.

Why do you want to buy the S Pen Pro?
I can think of two reasons why, actually.

To aggregate all of your different S Pens across different Samsung devices into just one single pen. There are no discrepancies like shape and size or even features available across different versions of S Pens, which is certainly good.
For the Air Commands feature. Remember the Galaxy Note9, Note10, Note20 series having the “magic wand” feature, a.k.a. Air Actions? That feature can now be brought to all S Pen-supported devices.

3 different S Pens, and they all are designed differently.
Imagine taking a picture with the Galaxy Z Fold3 in Flex Mode and using the S Pen Pro to trigger the shutter. That’s a truly remote shutter + tripod situation, but compact.

But, we do need to charge the S Pen Pro. There is a plug at the top of the S Pen PRo which reveals a USB-C port. Unfortunately, there is no wireless charging and you will need to charge the S Pen PRo to use the “magic wand” feature, a.k.a. Air Actions.

There is no wireless charging and believe me – I’ve tried.
The design
S Pen Pro does come with a different shape and size. It is thicker and girthier, which felt it to be thicker than the Pilot G2 pen that I personally preferred. Yes, it’s in past tense because I personally have not held a pen for a long time and the only pens I’ve mostly used are the S Pens.
S Pen Fold Edition at the top, S Pen Pro at the bottom.
However, the S Pen Fold Edition is slightly shorter than the Galaxy Z Fold3. So, like what we showed with the official Galaxy Z Fold3’s case, we had a case to actually slot the pen alongside the phone and take it along with us together.
There is a way to carry the S Pen Fold Edition.
The S Pen Pro, doesn’t have this luxury. It’s a lot longer than the Galaxy Z Fold3 and there are no magnets or case + pen slot combo to carry it with the device.
Yep, no magnets to stick to the tablet either.
The S Pen Pro also comes with the same tip as the S Pen Fold Edition. They have a slightly bulbous squishy tip and also have an internal spring, like the S Pen Fold Edition. Yeah, I can finally got to make the spring go inside – by just forcefully pushing the tip in.

Connecting to the S Pen Pro
The S Pen Pro also comes with a two-button rocker. The notched button works like the button on any other S Pens, but the other button is the “connection” button.

Holding the pairing button for 3 seconds will make the S Pen Pro go into pairing mode and your nearby Galaxy device will have a prompt, asking if you to connect.

Now, you might think that you’ll need to re-enter pairing mode if you want to use the exact same S Pen Pro with another device. Unfortunately, it’s not particularly seamless. There are two factors to this not-so-seamless transition.

The first one is wireless connectivity. If you have a few different Samsung devices logged into the same Samsung account, then you can just press the “connect” button. Let me show you instead. I have the Galaxy Tab S7 FE and the Galaxy Z Fold3 with me. Let’s say I have connected the S Pen Pro to the Galaxy Z Fold3 and I want to now transition to the Galaxy Tab S7 FE.
I’ll have to wait for a while, then a prompt will appear on the other device, tap connect, wait for a few more seconds, then I can use Air Actions via the S Pen Pro on the Galaxy Z Fold3. I just wish that the connectivity is more seamless – maybe automatic connection transition when the device detects the S Pen Pro?
A separation between S Pens

The second not-so-seamless factor is the toggle. See this? If the S Pen Pro is on S Pen mode, I’ll have to push the toggle to and change it to Z Fold to be able to draw on the Galaxy Z Fold3.
With that said though, for my case, I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. I will draw and write on both the Galaxy Tab S7 FE and the Galaxy Z Fold3 – but I will only be using Air Actions on the Galaxy Z Fold3 – so that’s not an issue.
Don’t question my drawing.
Just that I’ll have to remember to charge the S Pen Pro so that I can actually use Air Actions when I need to.
I should also mention that the S Pen Pro can be linked to SmartThings Find so that it can be easily located if I misplaced it.
Should you buy the S Pen Pro?
It truly depends on your use case. There is no denying that the S Pen is very versatile and is already cross-compatible with many devices, but the introduction of the Galaxy Z Fold3 seems to have created a divide and require the new version of the S Pen to function.
If you already have multiple different Samsung devices that support the S Pen – for my case the Galaxy Tab S7 FE and the Galaxy Z Fold3, then consolidating both S Pens into just one S Pen Pro is certainly good since I don’t have to worry and adapt to the different S Pen weight, size, and shape.
However, I do think that the implementation of multi-device connectivity could’ve been better. Though, that’s not an issue for me since I will only see myself using Air Actions on the Galaxy Z Fold3, so I’ll leave the pen permanently connected to my phone instead.
For the price of RM499 (USD $99.99), it’s up to you to judge if the S Pen Pro is worth it or not.

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

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Edifier launches 3 new TWS for gaming and hi-res audio in Malaysia starting from RM189

Edifier Malaysia has expanded its catalog of TWS once again through the introduction of the new GM3, GX07, and Neobuds Pro.

We’ll start things off with the simplest one, the Edifier GM3 that provides the necessary components for gamers to enjoy wireless gaming. Packed with the PixArt and Bluetooth 5.2 chipset, it aims to deliver low latency signals while staying on the budget side. The 10mm composite bio-diaphragm drivers are tuned to make gaming more immersive through boomy bass and high amplitude outputs. In order to stay competitively priced, the battery within is lesser than the rest of the new members at around 4.5 hours off a single charge but it is still slightly resistant to liquid and dust at the ratings of IP55 which is great even on a budget device.

Pushing the gaming earbuds spectrum far enough and you’ll see the GX07 at the end, made for gaming in mind. Not only it uses the LDHC codec for good sound quality and latency for as low as 60ms, the driver has been carefully tuned to take advantage of the 8mm complex diaphragm unit for an immersive gaming experience. Edifier also didn’t skimp on any gamer fashion such as the RGB breathing light found on both the earbud and casing, made to simulate a supercar’s gull-wing door mechanism. It also comes with a basic ANC and ENC to eliminate distractive audio cues coming from the outside with the power consumption rate set at around 6.5 hours of use per full charge.

Finishing off the list is the NeoBuds Pro that carries the certification of Hi-Res Audio that delivers a superior sound through the works of Bluetooth 5.0 and LHDC codec carrying signals of up to 900kbps bitrate. Working the magic are the internals consisting of composite diaphragm dynamic driver for deep bass and Knowles balanced armature handling the mids and highs while the entire signal is then processed by the bi-amping DSP-based crossover for accurate reproduction of your music. Additionally, it also has hybrid ANC baked in with a total of 6 microphones capturing your voice in a crisp and clear fashion and you may take it with you during exercises since it is IP54 rated too. Battery-wise, it is rated for between 5 to 6 hours of use with the case carrying another 18 hours.
Pricing and Availability
Since these 3 TWS earbuds cover their own spectrum of functionality, quality, and user base, of course, they’ll be priced differently and sure they are, starting from RM100+ all the way up to nearly RM500.

GM3 – RM189
GX07 – RM499
NeoBuds Pro – RM399

All of them are now available for purchase on Edifier’s official Lazada and Shopee store.

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Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme tablet is overly engineered

A few years ago, we had the Dell Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme tablet. Yes, that was a thing, as we have covered here 4 years ago. Now, it’s 2019 and Dell is bringing in the latest device in the ultradurable series – the Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme tablet.
I personally don’t know what to say about this tablet. It’s an overly engineered tablet that is built to withstand all sorts of extreme environments – ranging from the factory floor to ambulances, desert sandstorms to Arctic conditions. From soft to surface and extreme temperatures, the Dell Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme is made to handle them all.

Since it is made to cater for outdoor use, this 12-inch tablet also has a 1,000 nit brightness display with 1080p resolution, anti-glare coating, anti-smudge coating, and has a touchscreen that is also glove-responsive.

There are a few key highlight points about the Dell Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme – such as:

Performance on-the-go: Comes with an option of up to an Intel Core i7-8665U processor, 16GB LPDDR3 RAM, and also 2GB of PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD.
Reliability and safety in extreme environments – The tablet has passed MIL-STD-810G/H testing and is also IP65 rated for protection against dust, dirt and water ingress, along with hazardous location Class 1 Div 2 certifications. Drop tested from ~1.2 meters and tested to withstand -29°C to 63°C.
Zero downtime – Dual hot-swappable battery to allow zero downtime in case one battery goes down and needs to be swapped for a fresh one.
Always connected – Comes with WiFi-6, global 4G/LTE band support, and assignable RF pass-through options for WWAN, WLAN and GPS mean users can easily stay connected wherever they are.
Integrated security features – A built-in infrared camera with Windows Hello facial recognition for easy login. Optional fingerprint, contactless and contacted smartcard readers are available. To learn more about Dell’s Rugged series of products, click here.

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All new Premium Mini subscription plan for Spotify packs all paid features into one small, affordable bundle

Starting from today, Spotify will be offering a brand new Spotify Mini subscription plan for mobile users to enjoy premium features at a real low price.

Compared to the original Premium plan (as in Individual), the Premium Mini is counted either on a daily or weekly basis that only costs you RM1 per day with the main caveat being 30 downloads per one and only one device with no quality increase for the song as well. But if you are cool with that, you’ll gain the experience of having no ads, skipping songs (!), and play songs in any order, all for the cost of a single Roti Kosong (probably even cheaper in some areas).
Sounds good, where do I get this
As the Premium Mini is positioned as a “1-time” plan, you don’t actually need a credit card to apply for it and instead, it uses prepaid credits for payment. Just follow the steps given below to start applying.

Open up the Premium section at the bottom right within Spotify’s mobile app or head over to Spotify’s website on desktop
Click on ‘Get Mini’ and pick either the ‘Daily’ or ‘Weekly’ plan depending on your needs
Choose 1 payment method among the listed
Enjoy!

Read the rest of the information here if you need more clarification.

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Transcend Having 12.12 Sales On Lazada

If you missed out on the great deals during the Lazada 11.11 Online Revolution, here’s another chance to complete your gift list. Transcend Malaysia is going to have a special discount for its 1TB StoreJet 25A3W Portable Hard Drive and DrivePro 110 dashcam during the Lazada 12.12 sales event only on December 12, 2018.

1TB StoreJet 25A3W Portable Hard Drive
For various reasons, external hard drives can be a useful thing to have, mainly because it can help you get extra storage if your computer doesn’t have enough built-in, but also because they can be handy for keeping backups of your system as well as all of your other files in case things get corrupted. Through a special online flash sale on December 12, 2018, Transcend will offer the 1TB StoreJet 25A3W for a discounted price of RM99 instead of the original price of RM229.
Featuring blazing fast transfer rates, huge storage capacities and a unique shock-absorbing internal suspension system, the StoreJet 25A3 USB 3.0 portable hard drive is an ideal storage device for everyday backup, storage, and file transport.
DrivePro 110 dashcam
If you are looking for some useful and fun gifts this holiday season, Transcend’s dashcam is right for you. Transcend will offer the DrivePro 100 for a discounted price of RM299 instead of the original price of RM359 during 12.12 Flash Sale at Lazada’s Transcend Official Store only on December12, 2018.
Transcend’s DrivePro 110 dashcam utilizes a Sony image sensor to provide high-resolution images with extremely fine tonal gradation even in low light. In addition, the DrivePro 110 features a built-in battery, a handy snapshot button, emergency recording, headlight reminder, and driver fatigue alert.
The discounted 1TB StoreJet 25A3W Portable Hard Drive and DrivePro 110 dashcam are limited offered while stocks last during 12.12 Flash Sale at Lazada’s Transcend Official Store.
Apart from that, during the Flash Sale event on December 22, customers are entitled for one RM5 KFC voucher with purchase of Transcend products over RM100 at Lazada’s Transcend Official Store. (Limited period and quantity only)
For more information about the promotion, be sure to visit Transcend Malaysia official Lazada store here.

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Samsung’s Sound Tower T70 and T50 speakers are having a discount dedicated to East Malaysian fans

Samsung Malaysia is happily celebrating the Keaamatan and Gawai festival together with fellow East Malaysians by throwing a promotion for the Sound Tower T70 and T50 speakers.

Currently ongoing until June 15, the Sound Tower T70 now has a price tag of RM1,599 while the T50 is placed at RM999 only. Both of these are designed for portability and premium experience in mind, suitable for anything from basic home theatre to outdoor musical performance. Fitted with a bi-directional sound that pumps up to 1,500 watts (T70) of power into the driver for ample loudness, they also come with tools and features that u need to spice up the party like Dynamic Bass, DJ, Karaoke, LED Party Lights, and more. As a side note, the T70 will be packing an extra 10-inch woofer for stronger bass compared to the T50.
We have compiled a list of dealers that has both the T70 and T50 promotion running in their shops and yes, these are offline exclusive deals so kindly give your dealer of choice a call before heading out and purchasing one.
Sabah

Dealers

Contact

SING KWANG ELECTRONIC CENTRE

087-412789

YICK MING WATCH RADIO DEALERS

088-976082

KEDAI LETRIK POLLY SDN BHD.

089-771578

SUPER GALAXY (M) SDN BHD

089-771191

DIGIMATE SDN. BHD.

088-230005

BRIBIZ SDN BHD

088-716616

TOP KINABALU TRADING SDN BHD

088-247408

CHAN FURNITURE (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD

088-260060

ME SING ENTERPRISE SDN BHD

089-914999

PUSAT ELEKTRIKAL & MUZIKAL AKTIF

089-882693

SOLID FURNITURE&ELECTRICAL SDN BHD.

087-332 605

LEONG ELECTRIC SDN BHD

089-775 352

DARSON ELECTRONICS SDN. BHD.

088-257811

Sarawak

Dealers

Contact

AIFAH ELECTRICAL & GENERAL TRADING

084-655936

C L KHOON ELECTRONICS SDN BHD

082-234899

DYNAPOWER ENTERPRISE

019-8194290

FUHO DIGITAL SDN BHD

012-8086551

GRAND AUDIO PRODUCT SDN BHD

014-6813388

HAW ELECTRICAL TRADING SDN BHD

082-578112

HUI SENG TV & VIDEO SERVICES

016-8637373

JOON TUNG

082-504223

KIONG HUO ELECTRICAL SDN BHD

084-343208

KOK SIONG ELECTRICAL SDN BHD

082-362526

KUAN SING ELECTRICAL (MALAYSIA)

086-331732

LASER ELECTRICAL SERVICES

084-651359

LICO ELETRICAL AND TYRES

019-8625799

MEGA AUDIO

016-8694836

NGIE ANN TRADING SDN BHD

016-5501730

RC SAMARIANG JAYA TRADING SDN. BHD.

082-448986

SIN HING CHEONG WATCH & ELECTRICAL

019-8868999

SIONG HOW ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

082-333941

TAT LIN TRADING SDN BHD

082-612339

TECK LEE WATCH & ELECTRICAL SERVICE

014-9305519

WEGAHOME ELECTRICAL SDN BHD

082-645617

YEE SENG ELECTRICAL ENTERPRISE

016-8718026

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ASUS ZenFone 3 Now Available in ASUS Online Store

The ASUS ZenFone 3 was launched not too long ago, and they’re now available on ASUS’s very own online store!
As of now, ASUS is bringing the ZE552KL and ZE550KL to the online store first. As far as we know, there will be more variants and colours coming soon – same goes for both the ZenFone 3 Ultra and Deluxe. You can check out the full spec list here. Personally speaking, I can’t wait for the Deluxe.

We’ve also got our own hands-on experience with the ZenFone 3 here and here.

ZenFone 3 (ZE552KL)
ZenFone 3 (ZE520KL)

– 5.5” FHD Super IPS+ display: 600 nits brightness
– 2.5D contoured Corning Gorilla Glass
– 4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM storage
– Qualcomm Octa-core 14nm Snapdragon 625, 2.0Ghz
– Front 8MP PixelMaster camera, f/2.0 aperture
– Rear 16MP PixelMaster camera (Sony IMX318), f/2.0 aperture
– Support 4K video recording with 3-axis EIS
– 5 magnet speaker for up to 40% better audio performance
– 3000 mAh battery
– 5.2” FHD Super IPS+ display: 600 nits brightness
– 2.5D contoured Corning Gorilla Glass
– 4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM storage
– Qualcomm Octa-core 14nm Snapdragon 625, 2.0Ghz
– Front 8MP PixelMaster camera, f/2.0 aperture
– Rear 16MP PixelMaster camera (Sony IMX318), f/2.0 aperture
– Support 4K video recording with 3-axis EIS
– 5 magnet speaker for up to 40% better audio performance
– 2650 mAh battery

More info here
More info here

MYR 1,699 (Inc. GST)
MYR 1,499 (Inc. GST)

It’s real shiny!

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Stand a chance to win free Diamonds, Skins and Heroes in Mobile Legends by buying the Tic Tac candy

Tic Tac Malaysia is collaborating with one of Malaysia’s hottest mobile MOBA Mobile Legends by offering everyone a chance to win free Diamonds. All you need to do is just buy a Tic Tac of your choice of flavor and snap a picture of your purchase receipt then upload it to the contest page.
What’s more, you can also join the social media Bonus Round that guarantees winners a flat 1000 Diamond and Special/Limited Edition Skins just by doing the same steps as above but instead of the purchase receipt, you’ll need to write a Public post on Facebook/Instagram describing why you love Tic Tac while including the hashtag #TicTacRecharge. Simple as that!

The contest is currently live and will end on November 28 with winners being announced on a weekly basis.

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Review – OPPO A78 5G

Let’s take a look at OPPO’s brand new entry-ish level smartphone. This is an interesting take by OPPO. As 5G is getting more and more readily available in Malaysia, this phone is aimed toward the “affordable 5G smartphone” segment. That’s why OPPO also sent over a YES 5G SIM card for us to do some 5G tests on this phone too.
But before we put in a 5G SIM card, we have to ask the most important question – is this phone actually good? Let’s find out in today’s video.

Design
Let’s start off with… the design. Well, the design is pretty self-explanatory. All I have to say is – it uses the exact same design as the Reno 8T.

I have to say, this design is simple yet unique so it’s no surprise that OPPO reuses this design in other phones. Just maybe don’t saturate the market suddenly with a few phones having the same design.
Display
The screen is also fairly standard for an OPPO A-series smartphone. 6.56-inch of IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1612×720 – which means it’s a 720p phone, and has 90Hz refresh rate.

I mean, the display in itself is actually good. We used our colorimeter and yes, the display is indeed covering nearly 100% of sRGB color gamut and has a low Delta E number – but lacks the vividness of an OLED. They don’t pop out as much.

As for the maximum brightness, it’s quite disappointing. At only around 380 nits of brightness, using it outdoors is rather difficult. Even beside a window during broad daylight might pose some issues.

Cameras
Next up – the cameras. The OPPO A78 5G comes with a total of two cameras but only one of them can be used to take pictures as the second camera is a depth sensor only – and can’t be used to take pictures. I mean, it’s 2023 – and this shouldn’t exist anymore.

The main camera is rather decent – for its price range, of course. To have a look at all the pictures taken by the OPPO A78 5G, watch our video at the top of this review.
Performance
In terms of performance, it’s using the Dimensity 700 chipset. Honestly speaking, this is rather laggy. I tried installing Genshin Impact to try on it but – yeah this is definitely too much for the Dimensity 700 chipset. Even navigating around the system shows signs of sluggishness.
Look at that low-poly model.
And that is because this phone did get a downgrade in terms of its chipset. As pointed out by Soya Cincau, the new OPPO A78 5G is using the older Dimensity 700 chipset, whereby the older OPPO A77 is using the newer and better Dimensity 810 chipset.
5G connectivity
But of course, OPPO wants to focus on the 5G aspect of this phone. Since they also sent us a YES 5G SIM card, we took it out for a few quick tests.
In Lot 10
Firstly, we tested in front of the YES store at Lot 10 – a building that is owned by YTL who also owns YES, and the speed is obviously going to be great. Honestly, I’m surprised we get such speeds indoors.
Opposite Pavilion KL
Then, I tested again opposite Pavilion KL, and it was even faster. I’m just surprised.
At LUUMA, 20th floor.
Then, I tested at LUUMA, located at the 20th floor of Menara Sentral Vista. It’s not that good, but the speed is nearly half of what we got before – which I have no idea why. Maybe it’s the location? Maybe it’s because of the elevation? I don’t know.
In my room!
After that, I tested in my room. For whatever reason, I can get 5G in my room and the speed is rather low. Granted, if I move the phone closer to the window, then I can get better and more consistent speeds.

So, as a 5G smartphone, this is actually quite okay. As we mentioned earlier though, 5G is still unavailable indoors so we’ll have to wait even longer to take full advantage of it.
Battery life
Then comes the battery life of that 5,000mAh battery. Using our standard PCMark battery life test at 100 nits of brightness, we get way above 12 hours and I’ll have to say, that’s mostly thanks to the superb battery efficiency on the Dimensity 700 chipset. You can actually use this phone for two days on a single charge.
Charging speed

As for the charging speed, it’s nothing special. Comes with a 33W charger and it charges from 15% to 100% in about 95 minutes. We also changed our methodology of charging speed tests and we are now able to log the temperature as well – and the phone is kept at the maximum of 40°C when it’s charging.

Software
For the software, this OPPO A78 5G is using ColorOS 13 on top of Android 13. I do like ColorOS in general as the settings menu and overall usability are actually decent, but unfortunately, the bloatware and ads are very annoying – and we do have a few of them.

We still have the Hot Games and Hot Apps alongside with the bunch of ads that OPPO’s own App Market kept pushing. I just think that if OPPO can tone down on the bloatware and make the ads less intrusive, it would be better.

Price
So overall, the OPPO A78 5G is priced at RM1,099. I can only describe it with one word – expensive. I mean, in the sea of smartphones that are available in the market now, I can’t find anything that makes this phone stand out from the others that can justify this price tag.

As mentioned in one of our videos from nearly 2 years ago at this point – never choose a 5G phone while sacrificing performance, screen, among other things. That being said, 5G is still not available in many regions – particularly indoors, so we can’t take full advantage of it yet.

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon
Lazada
Shopee

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Made by Google, Everything is Made by Google

There were way too many things announced during Google’s event a few days ago. There were way too many announcements made on that day – so much that Google left out some details too. Here’s a quick summary and highlights of what the event was about.

Google Pixel & Pixel XL
We’ve heard about it way too much for the past few days. It’s Google’s latest and greatest smartphone yet, and potentially a farewell to the entire Nexus family. It’s expensive. The prices in the US for both Pixel and Pixel XL is identical to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Just imagine how much it’ll be when grey imports and scalpers start selling the Pixel/XL here.

The Pixel and Pixel XL comes a total of 3 colours – Really Blue, Quite Black, and Very Silver. I suppose we all know the specs right now too – with the only difference between each other being the battery capacity, screen size, and resolution.

Category
Google Pixel
Google Pixel XL

Operating System
Android 7.1 with Google UI
Android 7.1 with Google UI

Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

RAM
4GB
4GB

Display
5-inch AMOLED 1920×1080
5.5-inch AMOLED 2560×1440

Rear Camera
12MP f/2.0
1.55-micron pixels
PDAF
12MP f/2.0
1.55-micron pixels
PDAF

Front camera
8MP
8MP

Battery
2,770mAh non-removable
3,450mAh non-removable

Charging
Fast charging
Fast charging

Connectivity
USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2
USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2

Fingerprint sensor
Yes
Yes

Storage
32GB/128GB
32GB/128GB

IP rating
IP53
IP53

Colors
Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue

Price
$649
$769

Table source from Android Central.
Now, what Google didn’t explicitly mention is that there are features on the Pixel that’s not coming to any other Android smartphones – essentially making these features proprietary. Some of the features that will be proprietary are listed here by Android Police.
Pixel product-specific

Pixel Launcher – swipe up for all apps, new Search Box, date/weather header on home
Google Assistant
Unlimited original quality photo/video backup to Google Photos
Smart Storage – when storage is full, automatically removes old backed up photos/videos
Phone/Chat support (new support tab in settings), screen-share functionality
Quick switch adapter for wired setup from Android or iPhone
Pixel Camera:

Electronic Image Stabilization (“video stabilization”) 2.0
Pro Features

White Balance Presets
Exposure Compensation
AE/AF Locking
Viewfinder grid modes

HW-accelerated (on Qualcomm Hexagon coprocessor) HDR+ image processing
Smartburst

Sensor Hub processor with tightly integrated sensors (accel, gyro, mag) + connectivity (Wi-Fi, Cell, GPS)
Cosmetic

Solid navbar icons with home affordance for Assistant
SysUI accent color theming
Wallpaper picker with new wallpapers and sounds
New setup look and feel
Dynamic calendar date icon

So should I be worried? Should you be worried, being a Nexus Pixel fan? I think it’s a solid yes, Google’s direction with Pixel is entirely not open-source. I mean some of them are expected to be Pixel-exclusive, like the Phone/Chat support and also unlimited Google Photos storage.
Google Assistant however got a very different treatment. It will be a Pixel-exclusive feature for now, and Google spokesperson highlighted that it will be a slowly released for other Android users as well.
Our goal is to make the Google Assistant widely available to users, and we’ll continue to launch new surfaces over the course of the next year.
That means we’re stuck in a limbo state for now – there’s Google Assistant and also Google Now co-existing at the same time.
I understand that Google needs to give their own device some exclusivity, but there are just a few things that I don’t think should be Pixel-exclusive. Also, this means that the full AOSP build for Android 7.1 Nougat would be hella different compared to Pixel’s own build.
Will Google ever upload the Pixel’s stock images? If they do, developers can technically reverse engineer the whole thing and bring all of the exclusive features to other custom ROMs.
Either way, a change is coming to Android, and the future looks like haywire.

Google Home
Probably not for us here in Malaysia, but worth a mention. If you know what the Amazon Echo is, then you’ll be very familiar with the Google Home. It’s technically Google’s answer to the Echo.

For us here in Malaysia, I think the Home can be dismissed for now. I mean, even Google Now can’t be used fully here in Malaysia yet. Many features  just aren’t fully utilized – like asking Google “what song is this?” and it tells me that this feature isn’t available in Malaysia yet.

Chromecast Ultra
This is one of the most exciting news so far. It’s Google’s latest upgrade to their streaming Chromecast, with support for 4K now. That’s pretty much it. ¯(ツ)/¯

Do you need it? Probably not right now. Malaysian internet is still pretty bad for 4K streaming in my opinion.

Google VR: Daydream
Ah, virtual reality. It’s pretty common to see phones with VR compatibility these days. Samsung has their own proprietary platform called the Gear VR, Oculus and HTC/Valve both have their own VR hardware too. Google however, is staying true to their Cardboard platform. However, the latest Daydream VR “headset” is obviously much more expensive than the Cardboard, since it comes with one simple controller too.

There might be a lot of grey imports of the Daydream soon, so stay tuned for that.

Google WiFi
Last year, Google suddenly released their own Google OnHub router. That was a surprising step forward for Google towards their goal for smarthomes, but they didn’t stop there. This year, Google released another router – this time it’s creatively called Google Wifi.
I personally like this idea a lot. You can get one of these routers for $129, or get a total of 3 in a pack for $300. The idea behind getting 3 of them is for houses with bad WiFi signals throughout the premise where you’ll need a repeater to fix the internet. With a pack of 3, it seems like these routers can work together through WDS.

I myself have a total of 4 different routers – 3 different types, and two of them are D-Link DIR-615 routers from TM Net themselves. You can flash DD-WRT on them to convert it to a repeater, but that’s a hassle and quite difficult to maintain.
If the Google Wifi routers is available in Malaysia, then it surely is a compelling option for those who are just too tired of setting up internet connections.

Wrap up
So what do you think of the entire event? Are you interested in anything at all? I personally think the Pixel is too expensive, and for Google to create an ecosystem of their own feels like a betrayal to Nexus fans. I would like to give the Daydream VR a try, and also to own the Google Wifi myself. As for the Chromecast Ultra though… I can’t say much about that.

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ASUS ZenFone 4 Max Pro (ZC554KL) Price Drops To RM699

The ASUS ZenFone 4 Max Pro with the model name ZC554KL is one of our higher-rated smartphones here at Nasi Lemak Tech. We love the phone for its decent performance and its performance – but ASUS thinks they can price it even better. That’s where this price cuts come in. It now only costs RM699.

We did review the ASUS ZenFone 4 Max Pro here – and we have it a 7.6 rating. It lacks most in the camera department, but the camera far outweighs its other cons. Yet now, with the superbly cheap price, it’s even better.
I highly recommend you to check out our review of it here.

Comes with two a hybrid dual-camera system too. Learn about it here.
The accessory pack that comes with the ASUS ZenFone 4 Max Pro is definitely enough for you to get started with.buy levothyroxine generic buyinfoblo.com/levothyroxine.html over the counter Just be careful with the screen a little as it doesn’t have a screen protector.

Sure, its design is not particularly pretty, and the screen is still using the old school 16:9 aspect ratio panel – but again, its price. It comes with:

5.5-inch 720p IPS display with 16:9 aspect ratio
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset (28nm process, not FinFET)
1.4GHz Cortex-A53 octa-core
Adreno 505 graphics
3GB RAM
32GB eMMC storage
5,000mAh battery

Now, what other smartphones can you get for the price of RM699? Quite a lot, actually. Just that the other smartphones are using some even more sub-par hardware and doesn’t even have a fingerprint scanner, or some horrible MediaTek chipset.
If that’s not enough to convince you that this price drop is magnificent, perhaps you should take a look at the result from our battery test result – It lasted for nearly 15 and a half hours. Wow.

How about charging the battery back up to a 100%? Takes 5 hours. No biggie. Just plug it in and get some sleep instead.
Yes, five hours.
From what we can tell, this promotion is going on right now and it’ll last forever. Yes – this is a permanent price cut – not some sort of promotion. If you’re looking to get a smartphone with large battery and costs RM700, then make your way to your favourite phone store right now and get the ASUS ZenFone 4 Max Pro.

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Samsung launches ‘Malaysia di HatiKu’ campaign; Show your patriotic spirit to win a Galaxy A32

As our Independence Day moves closer day by day and with less than 2 weeks to go, Samsung is calling all the good singers to show off some skills and love to the country.

In partnership with Universal Music Malaysia, the campaign will debut the new Malaysia Di Hatiku song and yes, the campaign is named after the song. Seeking to rekindle the Malaysian Mubibbah spirit despite the pandemic and political instability, Samsung hopes that at least through the power of music Malaysian are able to hold this wave out and stay safe and positive.
In this song, artists such as Yonnyboii, Tabby, Kmy Kmo, and Luca Sickta all participated to provide their voice in their unique style to represent the unique cultural relationship of our country.

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 Lavender Purple Arrives In 512GB; Free Another 512GB MicroSD

Just when I thought the Note9 can’t get any better, Samsung Malaysia announced that the much-beloved Galaxy Note9 that we reviewed here will arrive in Lavender Purple color as well. This is the one and only color that was left out in the local Note9 launching, and now we finally get a taste of this beautiful purple.
The Galaxy Note9 Lavender Purple edition is only available in 512GB of internal storage, which means it’s packed with 8GB of RAM as well. For the price of RM4,599, you’ll get the best of what Samsung is currently offering.

From now until 30th November 2018, you can head on over to any participating Samsung Experience Stores and authorised merchants and get one for yourself. But that’s not all – Samsung is giving you a free 512GB microSD card as well! This card is worth RM1,199!
You can learn more about this fantastic deal over at Samsung’s official webpage for the Galaxy Note9 Lavender Purple here.

During our review of the Galaxy Note9, we obviously loved the new S Pen which can now be used as a remote control thanks to Bluetooth Low-Energy.
We even took it to a trip to Taipei and it’s just so fun to use!

The new Samsung DeX does work with any MacBook Pro docks as well, since they’re using the same protocol. Better yet, if you’re a developer, Samsung just announced Linux on DeX where you can literally develop your Linux-based applications using your phone.
I just can’t believe how great of a deal this is. Samsung is giving out another 512GB microSD card for those who are getting a new phone with 512GB of storage built in already.
With a total of 1TB storage on your phone, what are you going to do? Install WINE on Linux perhaps? 🤔

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CES 2019: ASUS Announces the New VivoBook 14, 15 & 17

The standard VivoBook series is designed for users who wants a stylish laptop without breaking the bank. At CES 2019 today, ASUS has announced the new VivoBook 14 (X412), 15 (X512) and 17 (X712). They have finally inherited the new chassis that was first introduced with the VivoBook S line-up last year.
ASUS VivoBook 14, 15 & 17

Up to 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor
NVIDIA GeForce MX130
Full HD IPS display
Up to a 256GB SSD and 2TB HDD
Dual Band AC WiFi

The new VivoBook series will come in the new chassis with four colours for customers to choose from – Transparent Silver, Slate Grey, Coral Crush and Slate Grey. It is now slimmer with four-sided NanoEdge ultra-narrow-bezel display and the innovative ErgoLift hinge allows a better typing experience as well as a cooler operating temperature.

The new VivoBook 14 has something extra up its sleeves, featuring the NumberPad – a solution to the lack of a dedicated numeric keypad on small laptops. In normal situations, the NumberPad is a glass Window Precision touchpad. With a tap on the NumberPad icon will turn it into an LED-illuminated keypad. Meanwhile, the 15 & 17 inch model will not have this feature since it comes with the physical numberpad on the keyboard.
No news on the official availability and pricing in Malaysia yet. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Make your wallet a little bit lighter in Xiaomi’s 3.3 Mega Sale promotion for tomorrow only

Xiaomi Malaysia’s monthly sale officially starts tomorrow and offers up a ton of different products that can be as cheap as 70% off their original price.

Although available on both the brand’s official Shopee and Lazada platforms, certain items are exclusive to specific e-commerce sites so be sure to pay attention. On the other hand, most things came with a discounted price tag but there are exceptions as well we’ve noted them down nice and clean for you.
As always, scroll through and see which one you want to buy.

Product

Promo Price / Freebie [If Applicable]

Xiaomi 12 (8GB+128GB)

RM 2,499

Xiaomi 12 (8GB+256GB)

RM 2,999 (No Discount) but Free Redmi Buds 3 Pro

Xiaomi 12 Pro (12GB+256GB)

RM 3,499

Xiaomi 11T (8GB+128GB)

RM 1,079 (Lazada Exclusive)

Xiaomi 11T (8GB+256GB)

RM 1,349 (Lazada Exclusive)

Redmi Note 11 (4GB+128GB)

RM 659 + Free Redmi Buds 3

Redmi Note 11 (6GB+128GB)

RM 849 (No Discount) but Free Redmi Buds 3

Redmi Note 11S (6GB+64GB)

RM 749 + Free Redmi Buds 3

Redmi Note 11S (8GB+128GB)

RM 899 + Free Redmi Buds 3

Redmi Note 11 Pro (6GB+128GB)

RM 899 + Free Xiaomi WiFi Range Extender Pro

Redmi Note 11 Pro (8GB+128GB)

RM 1,149 (No Discount) but Free Xiaomi WiFi Range Extender Pro

Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G (6GB+128GB)

RM 949 + Free Xiaomi WiFi Range Extender Pro

Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G (8GB+128GB)

RM1,299 (No Discount) but Free Xiaomi WiFi Range Extender Pro

Redmi 10A (3GB+64GB)

RM 379

Redmi 9A (2GB+32GB)

RM 299 + Free Xiaomi Casual Daypack

Redmi 9C (3GB+64GB)

RM 349

Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro

RM 279

Xiaomi Smart Band 7

RM 179

Xiaomi Watch S1 Active

RM 499

Xiaomi Watch S1

RM 699

Redmi Watch 2 Lite

RM 199

Redmi Band 2

RM 139

Redmi Buds 3 Lite

RM 79

Redmi Buds 4 Lite

RM 114

Redmi Buds 3

RM 99

Mi TV A2 32″

RM 749 (Shopee Exclusive)

Mi TV P1 32″

RM 649 (Shopee Exclusive)

Mi TV P1 43″

RM 1,229 (Shopee Exclusive)

Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2

RM 699

Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Lite

RM 599

Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4

RM 599

Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4 Pro

RM 899

Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4 Lite

RM 499

Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4 Compact

RM 359

Xiaomi Home Security Camera 360 1080P

RM 99

Xiaomi Camera 2K (Magnetic Mount)

RM 89

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Redmi 7A starts at RM399

Continuing the Redmi series of affordable smartphones now comes the new Redmi 7A. This new entry-level smartphone is priced as affordable as ever, and starting at only RM399. It even touts a two-day battery life with a single charge. 😮
The brand new Redmi 7A comes with a slew of specs that is pretty fantastic for its price of just RM399. IT is equipped with a Snapdragon 439 chipset with a massive 4,000mAh battery and has support for 10W charging.

It now even comes with splash resistance and improved speakers, alongside with the ability to receive FM radio signal without an external antenna. That is a big boon for those who still listen to the radio but don’t want any cables hanging around.

The Redmi 7A also comes with a 5.45-inch 720p display that is certified for low blue light eye protection, certified by TÜV Rheinland.
As for the cameras, the Redmi 7A comes with a 12MP rear-facing camera with 5MP selfie camera that supports face unlock as well.
The Redmi 7A also comes with a dedicated microSD card slot and headphone jack.
It is available in two colors and with two variants:

Configuration

2GB RAM + 16GB storage @ RM399
2GB RAM + 32GB storage @ RM439

Colors

Matte Blue
Matte Black

The Redmi 7A is now available at all Authorized Mi Stores nationwide and available at Shopee on 22nd July and Lazada at 26th July.

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