Samsung to fix Galaxy S10 fingerprint scanner bug

Out of nowhere, there’s this news regarding the Galaxy S10 being able to be unlocked via the fingerprint reader by anyone’s fingers. The Sun was the one who first published this, and had the discoverer of the said issue to explain and show the problem.
The original article from The Sun is very problematic as they seemingly use the terms “cover” and “screen protector” interchangeably.

The ones who discovered this issue were Wes and Lisa. Wes, the husband of Lisa, bought her a new Galaxy S10 and also bought a “gel cover” to protect her phone – as many of us will do. When Wes tried unlocking the phone via the fingerprint scanner, it worked! This shouldn’t work, but it did.
Lisa also added that her sister’s Samsung phone also behaves the same when “fitted with the case”. I never knew screen protectors were hot-swappable?
So far, Samsung has said that they’re investigating this internally and will issue a fix when it is ready. And rightfully so too, since having the ability to bypass fingerprint lock is a security risk – particularly to banking apps (Maybank, etc).

However, I want to pull back and question the original article and what was shown by The Sun. Firstly, the couple never showed the case that caused the issue. Is it a case or a screen protector, or a case that wraps around the screen? From the looks of it, it is a case that wraps around the screen.
Even the demonstration of this issue is not good enough. The couple should have deleted all registered fingerprints, re-add Lisa’s finger, then unlock with Wes’s finger. That is the complete demonstration from A-Z. The reason for this is because there are some people who switch fingers during fingerprint registration so multiple fingers are detected as “one” finger by the phone.
Lastly, I presume this “gel case” is made out of TPU material. I’m personally already using a TPU screen protector on my Galaxy S10+ for months… and I have never encountered such an issue. So how does this work again? Perhaps Lisa and Wes should demonstrate the whole thing again on a new unit of the Galaxy S10 on camera so we can know exactly what and how it happened.
Or….. Lisa could have enrolled the fingerprint scanner with that “gel case” installed, and the scanner is reading the case as a finger instead. It’s possible.
Anyway, until Samsung issues a fix – and they will, it is advised to disable the fingerprint scanner on your Galaxy S10 smartphones now.

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Affordable Portable 3D Scanner

Looks like the future is near after all. As see in many movies where people could just scan objects and analyze the object and bring it in a virtual space. Now, you could do just that!

Matterform, a Canada-based company has developed the first cheap, portable 3D scanner; Photon. The device would allow even beginners to scan objects in high resolution. What’s more interesting is that they could transfer the scan data and print them with a 3D printer. Even cooler, it’s using real lasers to scan rather than using something like the Kinect technology.

The device folds up becoming a suitcase where you can casually bring it anywhere you like. What’s important is that the price is only USD 399( RM 1229.12 excluding tax) which is about the same price as your phone or a tablet.

The product is currently being kicked off on Indiegogo. Early backers can get their very own 3D scanner around July this year!
Photon will be available for sale in August.
Check them out here

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Boost opens up additional channels for digital donation to contribute towards flood assistance

Boost has opened up a new eDonation campaign to help the unfortunate ones affected by the flood that happened over the weekends caused by immense rain.

As such, Boost users can directly contribute to the relief fund by making a digital donation towards local humanitarian organizations including MERCY, MRA, and My Fund Action via the Donate button – all available within the Donation page. Alternatively, if you have some Boost Stars to spare or have no current desire to spend them, you may turn them into donations as well with conversion rates of RM2 for 1,600 Boost Stars and RM4 for 4,000 of them.
Aside from gathering the community love, Boost themselves also collaborated with Watsons by providing 200 boxes of essential items including toiletries and face masks to flood victims that reside at Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat which will be distributed by MRA.

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OPPO’s Reno10 smartphone trio enters Malaysia; Get one from RM1,799

OPPO Malaysia has announced the arrival of the new Reno10 series at the launch event today so let’s see what’s in store.

3 flavors will be launched – Reno10 Pro+ 5G, Reno10 Pro 5G, and Reno10. The first two share almost similar specs while the base Reno10 will serve as the entry line for the Portrait Expert brothers.

The spotlight will be focusing on the Pro+ 5G which comes with the industry’s leading 64MP Telephoto Camera with OIS delivering 71 mm equivalent focal length, resulting in professional quality portrait photos.
One can do 6x optical zoom without losing any details on the subject. Other than that, several modes are provided to the user such as Pro-Portrait Mode, Pro-Portrait
Video, and 4K Ultra Night Video/4K Ultra HDR Video so that everyone can get a taste of industrial-level image outputs.

The main camera is not too shabby either, rocking a Sony IMX890 sensor rated at 50MP while the 112-degree 8MP ultra-wide handles large FOV photos and videos.
As for the non-Plus and base Reno10, the telephoto camera comes down from 64MP to 32MP Sony IMX709 RGBW sensor that can take in 60% extra light and delivers 2x digital zoom.

The processing brains are tiered according to their price point with the Pro+ 5G having the best scaling down to the base model.

As for the signature SuperVOOC Fast Charge, Both ‘Pro’ takes home the best 100W speed while the base has 80W which is still ahead of the competition.
A quick summary of all 3 models’ specs is down here.

Reno10 Pro+ 5G

Reno10 Pro 5G

Reno10

Display

6.74-inch OLED (1080+ Resolution, Middle Punch Hole Notch, 120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+ Support, 1B Colors)

6.7-inch AMOLED (1080p Resolution, Middle Punch Hole Notch, 120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+ Support)

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

MediaTek Dimensity 8200

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G

RAM

12GB

8GB

Storage

256GB

Back Cameras

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Telephoto: 64MP f/2.5 with PDAF, OIS, 3X Optical Zoom
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.2

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Telephoto: 32MP f/2.0 with PDAF, 2X Optical Zoom
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.2

Main: 64MP f/1.7 with PDAF
Telephoto: 32MP f/2.0 with PDAF, 2X Optical Zoom
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.2

Front Camera

32MP

Battery

4,700mAh (100W Fast Charge)

4,600mAh (100W Fast Charge)

4,600mAh (80W Fast Charge)

Price and Preorder Bonus

The OPPO Reno10 series are priced at RM3,499, RM2,199, and RM1,799 for the Pro+ 5G, Pro 5G, and base model respectively.
Preorders are currently live and you can get the following free of charge!

Reno10 Pro+ 5G

Enco Air3 TWS
KLIA Plaza Premium Lounge Access
1-Year Screen Protection + Extended Warranty

Reno10 Pro 5G

Enco Buds2 TWS
Bluetooth Speaker
1-Year Screen Protection + Extended Warranty

Reno10 5G

Bluetooth Speaker
1-Year Extended Warranty

Authorized physical stores such as official OPPO stores and retailers will be carrying the promotion alongside online platforms like the official website and e-commerce partners.

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Nokia announced their Android family phones at MWC

We’ve all dreamed about it, and Nokia actually heard us and gave us what we wanted. Well, sort of. Nokia announced their new phones – Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL.
The Nokia X uses their ever famous tile interface just as it was on their Lumia phones, with everything else skinned to pretty much look like their Lumia interface.

Right out of the box, the phone has Nokia’s HERE Maps, and it seems like Nokia has some bloatware such as MixRadio. Since they are a part of Microsoft now, they included Microsoft’s OneDrive – which was known as SkyDrive before this – on their Nokia X family phones.

The funny thing is, entire Nokia X line of phones have dual SIM, and they all have a bunch of different colours. Though they all also have a horrible screen resolution, Nokia claims that the entire product line of Nokia X has 2MP camera for ideal Skype video chats.
With all three phones powered by only a dual-core Snapdragon processor, Nokia X is priced at EUR 89 (approx. RM401) and is available soon in Malaysia, whereas the Nokia X+ and XL is priced at EUR 99 (approx. RM446.05) and EUR 109 (approx RM491.11) respectively, and is only available in the early second quarter of 2014.
I suppose Nokia is testing the water on Android market to see how well it will perform if they really do have flagship devices for Android OS. It is really surprising to see that the Nokia-Android phone is still happening, despite that they’re now acquired by Microsoft.
I wonder if Nokia really knows what they’re doing or not though, it seems like they’re just trying their luck out of a randomizer to see if it works out or not.

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Celcom, Digi, YES, and TM to initiate Share Subscription Agreements for DNB equity stakes

Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has announced that the big Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are taking up equity stakes in the government-backed entity.

Following the rule set of no one single MNO can hold more than 20% shareholdings and in the case of merged entities is 25%, Digi and Celcom are given 12.5% each to make up a total of 25% because both of them merged just not too long ago while YES and TM gets 20% each.
The final 35% will be held by the government and essentially act as a Golden Share where the holder can grant rights and privileges such as ownership, sale, or transfer of shares on behave of the cabinet.
As such, the movement of 5G service deployment across Malaysia will finally go towards a positive development with the first batch of coverage coming to end users from this month onwards. When talking about how much area can benefit from 5G in 2024, the reply was an 80% rate as the target.
Well, this is certainly good news as the service is finally getting the proper setup and launch but when will they accelerate the verification of 5G-compatible devices though.

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Upcoming OPPO Reno10 series poise to elevate portrait photos in smartphones to a new high

OPPO Malaysia has teased the upcoming Reno10 line of smartphones in terms of what sort of portrait photo magic can be done in this generation.

Take a look at this telephoto picture from the flagship Find X6 Pro. As a top-tier device, OPPO has invested multi-million dollars in R&D to bring professional-class imaging technology to a smartphone over the years.
Over time, they kind of realized that gatekeeping the very best through high entry-level barriers seems like a bad business strategy, as the exposure of these fund-burning camera tech is not as big as they projected.

As such, they are positioning the Reno class series of devices, particularly with the latest and upcoming Reno10 family of smartphones, to delicately focus on making portrait photos better than ever.
With an in-house curated computational algorithm, OPPO is able to deliver a result that balances on the criteria of light, shadow, space, and color – aspects that professional cameras are great at – so that casual users may enjoy all of these good stuff with a single press of button upon launching the camera app.

The OPPO Reno10 series is gonna launch this month, perhaps in the upcoming weeks so be sure to stay tuned to know about the price and freebies later on.

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Catch Zoo Negara’s 1st virtual tour with comedian Dr. Jason Leong on Lazada for a good cause on December 11

Lazada will be hosting the first virtual tour of our Zoo Negara in an effort to give back to local communities and through a sense of solidarity this holiday season.

On December 11, 10:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m, fellow comedian Dr. Jason Leong will be the host of the virtual show where viewers will get to look at the wildlife from the comfort and safety of their homes. After each location, viewers will get to donate to help the cause with the first 50 donors that donate RM25 will get it back as a Lazada Wallet rebate that can be used on the 12.

On the other hand, all donors who donate to any LazadaForGood affiliated NGOs from now the eve of 12.12 like UNICEF, Hospis Malaysia, Mercy Malaysia, and more, stand the chance to be one of the five lucky Make-Your-Wish winners to virtually hang out with their favorite local celebrities and engage in one-on-one virtual activities such as TikTok duet with Ain Edruce, a private concert with Ayda Jebat, personal performance by Ismail Izzani, an all-expenses-paid dinner date with Sean Lee, and freshly baked goods personally curated by Joey Leong.
To join this little raffle, all you need to do is just share a screenshot of your donation along with their order number in the comment section of the Make-Your-Wish contest post on Lazada Malaysia’s Facebook, choose the celebrity that they wish to win the virtual meet-and-greet with, and stay tuned for the winner announced during the 12.12 Chief Discount Officer Show on 11 December, from 9 p.m to 11 p.m on the Lazada app on LazLive.
To find out more about LazadaForGood, click here https://lzd.co/LazadaForGood1212

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Nokia Launches Nokia 6.1 Plus & Nokia 5.1 Plus

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, made the announcement today that both Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus are coming to to Malaysia! Who did they make the announcement with? The Ambassador of Finland to Malaysia, His Excellency Petri Puhakka.
Quality design, pure Android and high performance – These are the three key characteristics of the Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus. We are making a statement of intent in the Malaysian market by committing finesse in our design, build and overall user experience. The latest display innovation is interweaved with our design ethos as we bring about maximum display size without compromising on compactness. The robust Nokia build quality is our utmost priority and it is what the brand prides itself on. Its features such as the all-screen display, upgraded performance and advance AI imaging make these two devices irresistible. We are indeed excited to introduce this new line of smartphones and we are confident that they will be well received in the market.
– Vijay Thangavelu, Country Manager (Malaysia and Myanmar), HMD Global
Nokia 6.1 Plus
The all new Nokia 6.1 retains the same geometry from the Nokia 6.1 that we reviewed here, but instead of using an aluminium unibody, the Nokia 6.1 Plus has a glass sandwich design.

It is also packed with a 5.8-inch screen with 19:9 screen ratio with 1080p resolution and 96% colour gamut. Equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 chipset, it is bound to deliver decent performance while maintaining high level of energy efficiency.
Essentially, we expect similar level of performance with the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro (M1) that we reviewed here.

The Nokia 6.1 Plus also has a dual rear-facing camera configuration. It has a 16MP f/2.0 PDAF main camera at the back, coupled with another 5MP f/2.4 depth sensor that is used to collect depth data. This depth data is them used to apply bokeh blur effect.
The selfie camera is also equipped with a 16MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture.With both rear and front facing cameras matched in megapixels, Nokia claims that the #Bothie mode (which we first saw in the Nokia 8) can now apply AI enhancements on both cameras simultaneously with masks and filters and stream it live in real time to Facebook and YouTube directly from your camera app, another first made available on a Nokia smartphone.
Nokia 5.1 Plus

Equipped with MediaTek Helio P60 octa-core processor, the Nokia 5.1 Plus is aimed to provide enough power to handle gaming, video or multi-tasking applications with ease. It has a 5.8-inch 720p display to built into a beautiful body as well, as it is made with a die-cast full metal chassis with a polycarbonate frame.

Just like the Nokia 6.1 Plus that we talked about, the Nokia 5.1 Plus also has dual rear-facing cameras where the 13MP/5MP setup can add bokeh effects as well. It even has electronic video stabilization.
Availability
The Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus come in three colour options – Gloss Black, Gloss White and Gloss Midnight Blue. They’re also equipped with Android One, where you’ll get the latest and greatest pure Android experience from Google themselves.
The Nokia 6.1 Plus is available now for RM1,149. You can also get the launch bundle valued at RM300 while stocks last. It includes an action camera, tempered glass screen protector and silicon case.
The Nokia 5.1 Plus, however, will be available later in mid-October. We’ll update this page when we have more information about it.

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Wrap up the year with one last splurge in Xiaomi’s Holiday Campaign 2021 sales

Still pondering what to get for yourself and your loved ones with your year-end bonus? Why not take a look at the items Xiaomi is offering for this year’s Holiday Campaign 2021 sales!
We’ll cut you some slack and go straight forward for the items! And for some reason, all of the offerings in the list also come with KFC vouchers to let you hold your new smartphone with one hand while your other hand is finger lickin good?

Products

Price

Promo Price / Free Gift(s)

Xiaomi 11T (8+128GB)

RM 1,699

Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic + RM50 KFC Voucher

Xiaomi 11T (8+256GB)

RM 1,899

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (8+256GB)

RM 1,599

RM30 KFC Voucher

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (8+128GB)

RM 1,399

Redmi Note 10S (8+128GB)

RM 899

Mi TV Q1 75”

RM 7,999

RM7,799 + RM30 KFC Voucher

Mi TV P1 55”

RM 2,499

RM1,999 + RM20 KFC Voucher

Mi TV P1 43”

RM 1,799

RM1,499 + RM20 KFC Voucher

Mi TV P1 32”

RM 999

RM899 + RM20 KFC Voucher

Mi Watch

RM 469

RM10 KFC Voucher

Mi Smart Band 6

RM 189

Redmi Buds 3 Pro

RM 239

Redmi Buds 3

RM 139

Aside from the sale, 5 lucky winners will be selected and be rewarded with a Mi TV P1 (43-inches), and to join in the fun, simply purchase one of the listed items at the roadshow currently happening at IOI Mall, Putrajaya until December 5. After that, withdraw a gift card and redeem it from a cashier. Next, collect the Christmas bunnies shown above and take a photo, share them to your Facebook feed in Public and complete the sentence “Celebrate this holiday with Xiaomi because….” with your own words and attach it as the caption and don’t forget the hashtag #XiaomiHoliday and #XiaomiMalaysia!
Winners will be announced on January 8 next year.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 roadshow starts, queued since the wee hours

It’s quite crazy to think that there are actually people that either wakes up at ungodly hours or camp at the mall just for a smartphone. That is what these fans of Samsung’s Galaxy S10 series of smartphones did – and for a good reason too.
We arrived at about 9.30am to the MidValley Megamall and the queue was already reaching towards the other end of mall and had to make a U-turn back to the roadshow venue.

The Galaxy S10 roadshow that is happening from now until the 10th of March will be showing off the new Galaxy S10e, the Galaxy S10, and also the Galaxy S10+. Of course, there are booths around to highlight some of the fantastic features that the Galaxy S10+ has – namely the Dynamic AMOLED display with HDR10+ support.
We also got to see all of the accessories available for the Galaxy S10 lineup of smartphones as well. Samsung added a new family of accessories – the LED cover, although we did not have the chance to test it.

There are different colors and variants of the Galaxy S10 series up for display as well. You can get a hold and feel of the family of devices – and we highly recommend you to pay more attention to the Galaxy S10e too.
We have also published our in-depth review of the Galaxy S10+ here. Suffice to say, I am getting spoiled by the triple camera setup on the Galaxy S10 and also the Galaxy S10+.
The first one to get in line to get the Galaxy S10 series is Mohamed Ithof Ali, aged 21, who queued up in the wee hours of the morning.
Mohamed Ithof Ali showing off his brand new Samsung Galaxy S10+ in Prism Black.
The second customer, named Ali Rishwan, also aged 21, queued up at the early hours as well.

Samsung is also having a complimentary engraving service for the Galaxy S10 series of smartphones, which you can go into the Samsung Premium Service Centers at Lowyat Plazada or Wisma Bentley Music at Mutiara Damansara.
For more information about the Galaxy S10 roadshow, click here.

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First Hands-On: Xiaomi Mi A2

This is something interesting. We have a hands-on session with the Xiaomi Mi A2 and I have to say – the Mi A2 is certainly not a phone to mess with. It improves upon what the Mi A1 already has – and all of it are good.

Let’s start with the list of specs. Again, it’s not something to mess with.

5.99-inch 18:9 LTPS IPS LCD display with 1080×2160 pixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset

Octa-core processor with 4x Kyro 260 @ 1.8GHz + 4x Kyro 260 @ 2.2GHz
Adreno 512 GPU

4GB or 6GB LPDDR4X RAM
64GB or 128GB storage
Rear-facing cameras

12MP Sony IMX486 sensor; 1.25µm with f/1.75
20MP Sony IMX376 sensor; Super Pixel with f/1.75 (for low-light photography)

Selfie camera

20MP f/2.2 with AI portrait selfie

3,010mAh battery
Powered by Android One

From what we have experienced, the Snapdragon 660 chipset that was in the Nokia 7 Plus that we reviewed here is quite powerful and you can play most of the games like PUBG and Honkai Impact 3 without any issues.

From a quick hands-on session we have, the camera is looking pretty good. Both 12MP and 20MP rear-facing cameras are actually used, whereas the Super Pixel is touted as the camera for low-light photography. Upon a quick switch to the manual mode, we found out that you can actually take pictures using the 12MP or 20MP camera. Both of them works in manual mode.
However, the manual mode doesn’t allow shutter speed adjustment. Only the ISO and focus can be manually set.

The Xiaomi Mi A2 also comes with an IR blaster at the top, like its Redmi brethren.

The Xiaomi Mi A2 will be available 3rd August exclusively in Mi Store, KLCC first. For the first 200 customers, you will get a free SKII mask and tripod selfie stick. The Xiaomi Mi A2 will officially be available nationwide in all Mi Stores and on Lazada starting 4th August.

The price of the Xiaomi Mi A2 are available in Black, Gold, and Blue in Malaysia and the prices are:

4GB RAM + 64GB storage: RM999
6GB RAM + 128GB storage: RM1,199

The Mi A2 Lite will be available on 18th August will be RM699.
Stay tuned for more and news regarding the flash sale here at NasiLemakTech.com. Also, visit our Facebook page! We have a unit of the Xiaomi Mi A2 for review, by the way. 😉

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Catch Jay Chou roam around the world every Saturday exclusively on Netflix

Netflix has announced the premiere of Jay Chou’s latest show named J-Style Trip and released a trailer for its promotion. Kind of a nice timing considering Malaysians is now complied under the Movement Restriction Order to stay home so a new show will definitely fill those boring hours with entertainment.
I do wish that Netflix would release all episodes of J-Style Trip at once so that it’ll make this Movement Restriction Order more bearable (for some).

This “reality TV” J-Style Trip focuses on Jay Chou traveling across several states of many countries like Paris, Singapore, Tokyo and many more while performing magic tricks where he deemed as “not magic but illusions” to amuse and impress strangers while carrying a slice-of-life theme going for non-magic related performance. He will be joined by Funky Tu, Norman Chen, and Will Tsai alongside some other invited guests to spice up things differently each and every time.
Watch the trailer to catch a glimpse of what is about the show.

The show will debut exclusively on Netflix on 21st March with new episodes every Saturday. More of a binge-watching type of person? Watch something from the Top 10 list and wait until the show runs for a couple of months.
Netflix is currently available on iOS and Android with support on Windows 10 PC or laptops and Smart TVs across multiple brands.

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Xiaomi signs partnership with Leica to buff up smartphone digital imaging

Leica’s exclusive partnership with HUAWEI has crumbled as the German-based manufacturer hops onto the Xiaomi boat in today’s announcement.

Despite being breaking news, both brands actually already have something planned, and the first flagship smartphone (presumably under the Xiaomi brand although Leica did make their own smartphone last year) will be revealed in July this year. Through the power of machine learning and AI algorithm, the Chinese brand is confident that without breaking the motto of honest pricing, they can take digital imaging to the next level by using physical components from the very best which, of course, is Leica.
While partnership news between optical equipment manufacturers and smartphone brands is nothing but a norm every now and then, at least it took Xiaomi this long to finally rely on other experts in order to stay relevant.

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Acer’s new eKinekt Bike Desk wants to keep your thigh muscles healthy while you perform your daily task

While other people are doing previews for their upcoming products at CES 2023, Acer is doing the same but added another round of surprise in the form of the eKinekt Bike Desk “table-workout-equipment” amalgamation.

Basically clumping the essence of a workout biking machine and a standing desk, the eKinekt hopes to train the muscles of fellow white collars by transforming kinetic energy generated by the movement of your leg into electrical energy that can power up the device itself as well as connected devices.
Capable of generating about 70W at 60RPM for 1 hour of constant cycling, the leg motion can both act as a distraction while you dive deep into your thoughts. With 2x USB-A and 1x USB-C ports, you can connect laptops and smartphones alike for charging (But practically speaking, I guess the energy is more into maintaining the battery percentage rather than increasing it).

The eKinekt can be adjusted to fit different body sizes and builds thanks to the adjustable seat and desk height in addition to the pedal resistance because exercise is more important in this case with charging devices being the bonus points here. As such, there are 2 profiles for you to choose from – Working Mode and Sports Mode – to adapt to whatever you need at the moment.
As a modern device, it also comes with an LCD display and a companion smartphone app to keep track of your progress if you really want to daily drive this thing.
Availability
While local information is not announced at the moment, at least we can refer to the US pricing which is USD999 with the launch date set at sometime around June 2023.

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Review – ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510U-QBQ387T): Budget Ultrabook

Over the years, ASUS laptops have been one of the top players in the market. With last year’s arrival of the VivoBook Flip that I personally adore, I expect the brand new ASUS VivoBook S15 to be around the same. However, there are quite a few changes. Here is my full review of the brand new ASUS VivoBook S15 – specifically, the ASUS VivoBook S510U-QBQ387T.
Unboxing
We actually did a quick unboxing video of the VivoBook S15. I find it impressive that ASUS can fit the entire VivoBook S15’s box is tiny. And it has another backpack inside the box as well.

The backpack is actually quite okay to be used – so no worries about that. I mean, at least it has a backpack.
Packaging wise, I’m dumbfounded when I see that tiny box actually contains another box that houses the laptop itself. Opening up reveals a pretty basic slew of contents – the VivoBook S15 itself, a power brick and cord, and some documentation.
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Let’s see… In terms of aesthetics alone, ASUS has gone with last year’s route. It works with silvery brushed aluminium look and feel. It does look a little bland.

Though, knocking on the laptop reveals that it’s actually plastic. It’s just finished in a way that it looks like brushed aluminium. Everything is pretty much the same as the VivoBook Flip that we reviewed last year.
In a way, the VivoBook S15 is actually very durable I can see that ASUS actually added some reinforcement at the bottom of the VivoBook S15. That is to minimize flexing when pressed around the center of the keyboard. Smart idea and implementation by ASUS.

In terms of the connectivity and ports, the ASUS VivoBook S15 has a pretty good selection of them. There are two USB 2.0 ports and a full-sized SD card reader on the left side, and a USB 3.0 type-A and another USB 3.0 type-C on the right side along with a full-sized HDMI port, headphone/microphone combo jack, and the power jack.

With all of that said, the entire ASUS VivoBook S15 only weighs in at about 1.6kg. Very lightweight for what it offers.

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This is where the VivoBook S15 stands out the most. ASUS has a new focus on their brand new NanoEdge display during this year’s Computex, and they’re bringing it to a majority of their laptops – including the VivoBook S15.

Personally, I didn’t expect ASUS to equip the budget-oriented VivoBook S15 with their new NanoEdge display. It’s a surreal experience for a laptop – feel almost like using the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note8 smartphone with a high screen-to-body ratio.
With such a high screen-to-body ratio means two things – smaller bezels and smaller footprint. With a smaller screen footprint, the chassis of the laptop itself will have to shrink too. That means, the VivoBook S15 overall feels like a 14-incher, but it’s actually equipped with a 15.6-inch screen.

Its IPS panel shows that the viewing angles and colors of the VivoBook S15 is good – as expected. Colors are quite good but can definitely be improved further.
That said, the bezel around the screen isn’t actually completely flushed black, though it might appear to be. Look at the top – there’s actually a webcam. An unusable one, actually. Quality is just terrible.

Its hinge angle is pretty good. It can open quite a large angle for comfortable viewing.

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First thing’s first. I really would like to see a variant of the ASUS VivoBook S15 with a touch screen. Coupled with that gorgeous NanoEdge display, I can tell you that it’s going to be a fantastic experience.
Smooth surface!
Tthe trackpad on the VivoBook S15 is actually quite good. It made me contemplate to either take another mouse or use the trackpad whenever I’m on the go. It uses Windows drivers for its trackpad, and there’s even Windows Hello, too.
Windows Hello, in case you don’t know, is their alternative login method to the usual username/password. With Windows Hello, you can sign in with either your fingerprint or your face. Depends on how you want it.

In the case of the VivoBook S15, it’s placed at the top right corner of the trackpad. It’s small enough to not get in the way while still being big enough to fit my index fingerprint. Works as intended, of course.

The keyboard on the VivoBook S15 is actually quite decent for a laptop. Its spacing for each key is a bit too wide in my opinion, but its actuation force and tactile feedback is pretty okay.

The layout of the keyboard, however, is another questionable decision. What’s up with the duplicated function key on the right side? Maybe ASUS thinks it’s easier to use the VivoBook S15 one-handed if there is a function key on each side.
Another thing to take note – the power button is right beside the “delete” key – so be careful and don’t press the wrong key!
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Let’s have a quick run through of specs on the ASUS VivoBook S15. Again, we’re reviewing the Asus VivoBook S510U-QBQ387T.

Intel Core i5-7200U
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 128GB M.2 SATA III SSD
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 5.4k RPM HDD
4GB DDR4 RAM

In terms of performance, Dota 2 and CS:GO is alright on this laptop – that’s for sure. Now take note that I say alright – it doesn’t offer the utmost experience that you’ll expect from other laptops.
The RAM situation for the ASUS VivoBook S15 is just terrible in this case. 4GB RAM should never exist anymore, and a minimum of 8GB should be the norm. Seriously, who the heck can survive on 4GB RAM these days anyway? Opening Chrome and a few tabs will swallow all of it in an instant. Don’t tell me that computer illiterates and the elderly generation of users won’t mind – because this laptop is aimed towards students and those who are on the go.
As for the two storage disks, the SSD is indeed SATA III-based and have quite a good read speed. The same cannot be said for its write speed – it’s just terrible.
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 128GB M.2 SATA III SSD
For the 1TB hard disk, it has pretty average read/write speeds overall. 128GB alone is never enough, so having a 1TB HDD to compliment the overall laptop usage experience is actually a very nice combo.

The fan is actually pretty noisy and kicks up when it’s not under load. It’s a noticeable hum low-pitch hum that can easily be ignored, but that’s pretty subjective and varies from person to person. Not sure why the fan ramps up when idling, but yeah that’s what happened.
Upgradeability
First off, let’s talk about opening up the ASUS VivoBook S15. To be honest, it’s a horrible experience. There are a total of 10 screws at the back… or is that all?

There are actually two more screws hidden underneath both the rubber feet that flank the hinge. Which is a real bummer, as these rubber feet are ridiculously difficult to pry off! Also, the adhesive under it is very prone to damages when prying off the feet.

With a few twists and going around the seams, the bottom panel pops off and reveals the internals – and also quite a lot of wasted space around the sisterboard for the left I/O (top right corner of the picture)

Looking around the mainboard reveals that the ASUS VivoBook S510U is using a single stick of 4GB DDR4 SODIMM RAM from SK Hynix. There’s also another SODIMM RAM slot beside it, so you can add another RAM easily if you choose to. Still, not an excuse for only having 4GB RAM in the first place.

Both the M.2 SATA-III SSD and the HDD are found at the corner. The included 128GB Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 SSD is a SATA III-based M.2 2280 TLC NAND flash SSD. Swapping this SSD with another one means you’ll have to void the warranty too, as the screw is covered with a sticker. Of course, the 1TB HDD is right beside the SSD.

Its cooling system is awfully simple and easy to access, with a single copper heatpipe going through bough the GPU and CPU dies and into the radiator.

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When it comes to battery life, I have to say that the ASUS VivoBook S15 performs really good. I can’t bring myself to finish up the battery easily, even though I’m grinding away on YouTube videos all day. Safe to say, even with my workload, it can easily handle about 6 hours easily. And that’s with a very frustrating Chrome user experience I’ve ever used thanks to its 4GB RAM.

The ASUS VivoBook S15 comes with a 65W power brick, which is fairly standard for a laptop of this caliber. The weight of the power brick is pretty good too, comes at about a total of 330 grams in total.
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Let’s just say this – I’m fairly displeased by the fact that the ASUS VivoBook S15 does not have a touchscreen and it’s not a convertible. However, the NanoEdge display is certainly something that I wonder why other laptop manufacturers have not done it yet. Seriously, this laptop is sized like a 14-incher but the screen is actually 15.6-inches.

The entire laptop is actually pretty fun to use. It’s lightweight, has a longlasting battery life, a good trackpad and a fairly okay keyboard, though I wish that the power button is moved out of the keyboard area.
4GB RAM is totally unacceptable. ASUS, no more 4GB RAM laptops in the market, please.
Other than that, I highly recommend the ASUS VivoBook S510U to all those who are seeking for those who are always on the go.
Where to buy?
You can actually get a unit of the ASUS VivoBook S510U-QBQ387T for RM2,699! I’d say this is a really fantastic value for what it offers.
Click here to head over to Lazada.

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OnePlus Nord arrives to Malaysia starting at RM1,799; OnePlus Buds at RM399

OnePlus Malaysia is making a splash by teasing the Nord for weeks to come, and they’ve also sold two rounds of the mystery box – which is essentially lootbox, which means it’s gambling. But that’s not the point today.
Nord
The OnePlus Nord is said to be a return to its roots like the OnePlus One many years ago. The OnePlus Nord has this list of specs:

6.44-inch

AMOLED display
90Hz refresh rate
1080p resolution

Snapdragon 765G chipset
Up to 12GB RAM
Up to 256GB storage
Triple rear-facing cameras

Main: 48MP f/1.8 with PDAF and OIS
Ultra-wide angle: 8MP f/2.3
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth sensor

Dual selfie cameras

Main: 32MP f/2.5
Ultra-wide angle: 8MP f/2.5

4,115mAh battery

30W fast charging

One particular thing that I realized with the Nord is the lack of WiFi-6 support even in this era.
There are two variants of the OnePlus Nord that will be available in Malaysia, but in a rather weird configuration:

8GB RAM + 128GB storage @ RM1,799
12GB RAM + 256GB storage + OnePluds Buds @ RM2,399

OnePlus Buds
Now, the Buds are pretty typical. It’s an AirPods copycat which means it just dangles on the ear, and also has some touch gestures and that’s it.
I was actually interested to know what’s the codec that the OnePlus Nord uses – but to my surprise, OnePlus has omitted all of that information from their website.

If that’s the case, then most probably the OnePlus Nord is using the most basic SBC codec. If it’s using SBC codec, that means the audio fidelity is not going to be good – but audio fidelity isn’t a direct correlation to audio quality.
However, it’s still doesn’t support aptX LL. And no matter what Bluetooth version it is using, Bluetooth wireless audio delay will still be significant, which means it’s not going to be good enough to be used for gaming.
We’ve done a lot of gaming tests in the past – and here are our findings.

Price

Version
Colors
Sales Date

OnePlus Nord
(8GB+128GB)
RM 1,799
Blue Marble

First Online Sale on Shopee

18th August 2020 by 1PM
https://bit.ly/proneplusnord8gb

First Offline Sale at All OnePlus Authorized Dealer

22nd August 2020 by 12AM

Gray Onyx

OnePlus Buds
RM 399
Nord Blue

Exclusive Sale on Shopee

25th August 2020 by 12AM
https://bit.ly/oneplusnordprshpstore

White

Gray (coming soon)

OnePlus Nord (12GB + 256GB) + OnePlus Buds
RM2,399
OnePlus Nord (Gray Onyx) + OnePlus Buds (White)
Exclusive Sale on Shopee

25th August 2020 by 12AM
https://bit.ly/oneplusnordprshpstore

OnePlus Nord (Gray Onyx) + OnePlus Buds (Nord Blue)

OnePlus Nord (Blue Marble) + OnePlus Buds (White)

OnePlus Nord (Blue Marble) + OnePlus Buds (Nord Blue)

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Quick look – Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Silicone Grip Case: One of the best cases now available

Back when the Galaxy Z Fold series had this special case, I said – hey, this is a fantastic case to increase the grip of the device while protecting the phone at the same time. So, I got my hands on one and after using it for some time, here’s a quick one to share my experience with you.

We’ll start with the unboxing. It’s rather straightforward here – the case itself alongside some instructions and what’s about it. Nothing extra is in the box.

I’ll say that this case is actually quite affordable. At RM169, some might say it’s expensive but for a first-party case, it’s okay. The quality of the silicone is also fantastic – which is also more durable than other cheap Shopee silicone cases.

It also protects the cameras since this case is indeed a whole lot thicker than the camera bumps too.

The best thing is of course the strap. It is a stretchy band that has a piece of silicone with some branding on it to provide even more comfort and also protect the stretchy band’s fabric.

I do have to add on that I am indeed a left-handed user, so my entire hand enters the strap and gets locks into place. Of course, using the device at such an angle is awkward but this is where the fantastic idea starts.

This strap hooks into two pegs at the inside of the case. On each side of the strap, there is another peg that we can use – hence we can select up to 3 different “sizes” depending on how big your hand is. I ended up using it on the “largest” size and it fits me well.

After loosening it, I can grip the phone and transition to “single hand usage” mode easily. The strap might get in the way if I want to hold it at the bottom left corner – but that’s because this case is made for right-handed users.

The strap itself will also add some thickness to the phone – so if you’re putting this phone with this Galaxy S23 Ultra Silicone Grip Case in your tight jeans pocket for example – you might encounter some problems.

There are lots of straps for you to choose from too. The default one is a big “S” branding but there are a lot more that you can choose from. Just release your current brand from the pegs and put in a new one.

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With that said, I do worry about the durability of the silicone of this case. While I don’t think this black color will turn yellow, it will definitely have its corners sanded off and eventually become shiny, then show the inner structure.

With all of that said, I do think that this is a good case if you want a way to grip the phone. The strap offers a unique utility, and if it suits your use case, then I can recommend this case. There are lots of imitations out there but from my personal experience – the quality of the silicone is truly better on Samsung’s official cases.
Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon
Lazada
Shopee
AliExpress

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BREAKING: Rakuten Malaysia is closing down

We’ve all seen and potentially loved the panda mascot that Rakuten had always been promoted by them, is now going to be crying a river.
Rakuten, the biggest online shopping in Japan, is closing down its Malaysian division. No words on why this is happening all of a sudden, but we can predict that it is due to the intense number of online platforms and the over-saturated ads from other platforms.

Rakuten will stop taking orders after 1st March 2016, and all of the Rakuten Super Points will be only be valid till 29th February. Be sure to spend all of it!

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Why write when you can literally make one?

Lets face it,
Upon graduating from a university, looking for a job will be the priority numero uno for most of us graduates. For those fortunate enough, grabbing a job before you actually step out of your campus for the final is a dream come true (fingers crossed). For those that are not, making  a resume and and trying to remember the list of things that will make you stand out from the rest of your counterparts will seem like a never ending nightmare. Props to those that can actually do remember what club or university activity they have participated in.

Not that any of the above has anything to do with one Alexander J. Velicky.
Apparently he took the road less taken and instead of spending his time going for a designing school, he spent his on making one of the most impressive mods ever seen on a PC game.

Falskaar, being the mod name was made through sweat and tears and has been turning some heads in the Skyrim community. This awesome mod basically does the following:

Adds another 25 hours of gameplay,
New dungeons
New quests
New ideas

Velicky was so committed in trying to make the mod as polished as possible, that he spend an entire year of his time just to ensure it gets as close to perfection as possible. His main motivation? To work for the same company that made the game that his mod was intended for itself Bathesda Studios. If that is not an impressive time spent on work than I myself, then I do not what is.
Velicky also had help along the way, ranging from voice actors towards people chipping in their ideas for his fictional world his mod was based on. Here’s a word of inspiration from the sole developer himself,
The best way to show Bethesda Game Studios that I want a job there and should be hired is to create content that meets the standards of their incredible development team.
To add icing on the cake, here’s a trailer for Falskaar. Now if only everybody can make a resume like this.

Source : PC Gamer, Game Seek

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The realme C21Y is the brand’s 1st device equipped with the Unisoc T610 SoC at RM549

realme has treaded new land yet again by introducing a new budget smartphone, the realme C21Y equipped with an SoC from Unisoc.

Aside from all the budget parts, the Unisoc T610 SoC is kinda interesting in this case as it is manufactured based on 12nm technology in which of course, makes it less efficient than the 10nm or even 7nm currently running around.

6.5-inch 720p IPS LCD Display

Waterdrop Notch

Unisoc T610 Chipset
4GB RAM
64GB Storage
Triple Rear Camera

Main: 13MP f/2.2 with PDAF
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth Sensor

5MP Selfie Camera
5,000mAh Battery

Reverse Charging

Cross Black, Cross Blue Colors

Pricing and Availability
The realme C21Y comes in at an affordable price of RM549 but for this time around, this device is only going to be sold in offline stores initially. Perhaps some dealers will put it on sale on their digital storefronts in the near future.

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Samsung Onyx officially launched in MBO Atria

Here today we have yet another Samsung Onyx cinema now available in Klang Valley. This is the first ever MBO cinema with Samsung Onyx hall. Currently, there are already 3 Samsung Onyx cinema halls in Klang Valley.
The marvel of Samsung Onyx cinemas is difficult to explain in words. This explainer video highlights the distinct differences between the Onyx and conventional cinema halls.

In short, Samsung’s prestigious OLED technology is at use here. By creating a big OLED screen, it brings all of the benefits of OLED displays into a cinema hall. The contrast is virtually infinite since the blacks on screen are truly black.

With such a high contrast means that the colors are much more vibrant as well. It pops and from here, you can tell that the color accuracy pops out. Not only that, the Samsung Onyx screen displays at 4K resolution with support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) movies.
To complement the audio, Samsung is using Harman’s JBL Surround Sound System in the cinema hall. Samsung promises that each row will experience a clear and balanced sound for the perfect movie experience.
Seats are pretty good as well!
For a limited time only, all Samsung Mobile App users can enjoy a special Buy1Free1 promotion with every purchase of the Samsung Onyx hall movie tickets for MBO Atria. All you have to do is show the e-voucher code to MBO Atria’s ticketing counter and redeem your ticket for free.
MBO Atria also consists of a total of 8 screens, including one Big Screen, Samsung Onyx hall, and two Kecil halls. As for snacks, MBO Atria has Cafecito that serves fancy beverages, light snacks, and also a mini playground area for the little ones.

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Review – Armaggeddon Kalashnikov AK-566i: Improved Spill-Proof Keyboard

We’ve reviewed a few of these keyboards before – and they’re all from Armaggeddon’s Kalashnikov family of keyboards too. They’re the Kalashnikov AK-555 and the Kalashnikov AK-550i, which we both reviewed. They’re actually pretty good membrane keyboards, to be honest. Now, they’ve came up with a brand new spill-proof keyboard – the Kalashnikov AK-566i.
In a way, it’s more of a successor to the Kalashnikov AK-555. Its designs are pretty much the same too. However, is that something to be a concerned of? Let’s find out here, as we compare the differences between the Kalashnikov AK-566i and Kalashnikov AK-555. In that case, do read up our review on the Kalashnikov AK-555 before reading this review here. Go on ahead, we’ll wait for you.

Upfront, the packaging is nearly identical – with the same design cues and the exact same keyboard layout too. Flipping the box at its side though, reveals something different.
3 colour pulsating LED lights!
Yea, Armaggeddon upped the ante on this keyboard with the inclusion of triple-coloured LED lights. I have to say, this is unexpected. Spill-proofing something with components that are constantly switched on is a challenge in terms of the cost. However, Armaggeddon’s “3 colour pulsating LED lights” aren’t exactly “3 colours” per se. More on this later.
Has the exact same keyboard layout and design as the Kalashnikov AK-555.
Now, we’re gonna keep this review as brief and simple as possible, since both the Kalashnikov AK-566i and Kalashnikov AK-555 are identical in terms of the key switch, comfort, design, and the lack of software. The only difference here is on the “3 colour pulsating LED light”. Again, I strongly urge you to read up our full in-depth review of the Kalashnikov AK-555 to get the full details.
Now, the main difference. I can’t say that the Kalashnikov AK-566i has a “3 colour pulsating LED light” feature built in, but more like blue-and-red LED light, with purple added into the mix. Technically, it does have 3 colours – and it’s shown on the packaging as well. Pay attention to the colour wheel and you’ll realize.

With this design choice, the older Kalashnikov AK-555 is now totally obsolete and irrelevant – at least to me. The Kalashnikov AK-555 comes in two different colours – either blue, or red backlighting. There’s one button to turn the light on and off, and that’s it.
On the Kalashnikov AK-566i however, the exact same button now cycles through blue, red, and purple colours before turning the backlight off. It’s a simple 3-in-1 design.

If you do care about backlighting and for some reason needs spill-proof design keyboards on a budget, get this. I really like the backlight here, and together with the 3-in-1 colour swapping, it’s a real great keyboard – even when I don’t need the spill-proof mechanism.
Check out the Armaggeddon AK-566i here on Lazada! They’re on sale for only RM69 now!

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Shopee Seller Awards 2018 Celebrates A Year Of Massive Growth

Shopee, if you don’t already know, is an online shopping platform that is based in Southeast Asia and also Taiwan. It’s a really big shopping platform in Malaysia now, actually. So big that they just hosted the Shopee Seller Awards 2018 with sponsorships from Pos Laju, OYO Hotels, Photobook Malaysia, Heineken, Tiger, and also Strongbow. What a big and glamorous night this is.

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We saw a bunch of brands went on the stage as awards of different categories were given out.
Shopee split each category to two awards – independent sellers and also Shopee Mall sellers. The winners are as follow:

Award

Award Type

Winner

Best in Lifestyle
Shopee Marketplace
Odoso

Best in Lifestyle
Shopee Mall
MR DIY

Best in Fashion
Shopee Marketplace
Grimo

Best in Fashion
Shopee Mall
VOIR Malaysia

Best in Consumer Goods
Shopee Marketplace
Wako

Best in Consumer Goods
Shopee Mall
Watsons

Best in Electronics
Shopee Marketplace
iBeli

Best in Electronics
Shopee Mall
Honor

Best in Lifestyle
Shopee Marketplace
BHP

Best in Telecommunication
Partners
Digi

Best in Financial Services
Partners
FPX

People’s Celebrity Award
Partners
Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza

Seller of the Year
Shopee Marketplace
Mono Digital

Seller of the Year
Shopee Mall
Nestle

Shopee also touts that there is a massive 150% growth in users over the year of 2018 and therei s a 24% increase in gross orders and 21.1% increase in gross merchandise value (GMV) from the second quarter only.

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Of course, we still have another month to go before the end of 2018 – and Shopee has already begun their 12.12 sales in conjunction of their birthday as well.
From 26th November until 12th December, Shopee is having their birthday sales that runs for almost 3 weeks with daily promotions and peaks at 12.12. There will be free shipping from as low as RM12, 120% cashback every day, and daily deals for as low as only RM12 at Shopee Mall daily.

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Brands such as Philips, Fossil, MR DIY, Tefal, PETPET, L’Oreal Group, Watsons, and many more will also have discounts of up to 90%, Shocking Sales, and exclusive giveaways.
Be sure to visit Shopee right here, right now to check out all the best deal available!

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End 2021 with an extra Samsung Galaxy smartphone through the new #CaptureYourAwesome challenge

Samsung Malaysia is hosting presumably its last photography contest for 2021, named the #CaptureYourAwesome challenge.

The contest is focusing on unleashing the creativity of participants by opening a total of 4 different tunes in order to gather multiple genres of submissions to make the pool of submissions more fun through expanded varieties of photos. As for the prizes, it will be given out on a weekly basis consisting of one Galaxy A52s and two Galaxy A03s which total up to 3 winners for each theme.
Have what it takes to win? Good! Just make sure to take note of the theme category that you wished to participate in alongside the associated contest period.

Week

Theme

Contest Period

Winners Announcement

1

Awesome Splashes

November 29 – December 5

December 10

2

Awesome Tunes

December 6 – December 12

December 17

3

Awesome Eats

December 13 – December 19

December 24

4

Awesome Holidays

December 20 – December 26

December 31

After confirming your chosen theme, follow the steps below to make an entry for your submission.

Follow @SamsungMalaysia on Instagram.
Include hashtags #CaptureYourAwesome, #withGalaxy and #[phone model used] in the caption. Multiple entries are accepted.
Tag @SamsungMalaysia and two friends on your post. The friends you tag must follow @SamsungMalaysia as well.
Set your user profile to Public

A very important thing to know is that photos submitted to this contest must be shot with a Samsung Galaxy smartphone and not other brands. I guess this is more of a fan contest rather than an exposure-focused event.

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Show off your parenting skills and stand a chance to walk away with a ASUS Chromebook Flip worth RM1,459!

ASUS is hosting a new campaign and inviting all parents to share their parenting tips with the public and someone will get the chance to win an ASUS Chromebook Flip for absolutely free!
With many education sectors moving towards online learning including high level tertiary studies down to even kindergarteners, owning a suitable device to catch up with the trend and continuing studies is crucial to not get left behind in this fast-paced environment.

In the Happy Learning Contest, parents will need to first Like this post on Facebook, then take a picture of the kids studying, revisioning, or just learning in general. Next, upload it to either Facebook or Instagram, give it a caption containing parenting tips, your hopes on them and how would you use the ASUS Chromebook Flip in aiding you in doing so. Lastly, set the post to public and tag 3 friends with each additional tagged friend earns you an extra entry. Oh, don’t forget to include the hashtag #HappyLearningContest, #ASUSChromebook, and tag @AsusMalaysia!
The contest will last until the end of April with the winner being announced on May 3rd so you have plenty of time to get creative and get the perfect shot. Meanwhile, check out the full terms and conditions here.

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[UPDATED]Honor 8X Launched; Brings 91% Screen-To-Body Ratio For RM849

If you’re shopping for a sub-RM1,000 smartphone today, then there’s a brand new smartphone that just arrived in town – and that’s the Honor 8X. This brand new smartphone from Honor boasts a mid-range price tag but offers more features and performance.

[Update 23rd March 2019]: The HONOR 8X has received a price cut!
That’s right! The HONOR 8X just got a permanent price cut from its original price of RM949 down to RM849! This price cut is effective starting today!

Remember to check out our in-depth review of the HONOR 8X here to learn everything you need to know.

The brand new Honor 8X comes with the all-new Kirin 710 chipset that is made specifically for the mid-range market but offers immense efficiency yet adequate amount of performance to experience smooth gaming at a rather high graphical setting. Equipped with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, the Honor 8X can run games for many hours continuously.

Featuring the new 6.5-inch 1080p display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, the Honor 8X achieves a maxxisve 91% screen-to-body ratio with its new COF technology. The COF here stands for “chip on film” technology, where the display driver chip is folded underneath the display – hence the bezels around the screen can be minimized even further.

The Honor 8X is also the first smartphone that is certified with TÜV Rheinland, and the blue light is reduced significantly when low blue light mode is turned on.

Of course, there’s still a notch since the Honor 8X still needs a place to put all the sensors and the selfie camera.
Speaking of the camera, the Honor 8X comes with a 16MP f/2.0 selfie camera and a dual-camera configuration at the back. With a 20MP f/1.8 main camera + 2MP depth sensor at the back, the images produced are actually rather good. To capture better pictures with just a press of the button, the Honor 8X’s AI camera will assist you in doing just that.

At the back of the phone, we can see that the phone has a little strip at the side. According to George Zhou, the head of Honor Malaysia – the strip is inspired by the retro camera designs where a majority of the camera’s body is in one color but the viewfinder area has another color.

If you’re getting the blue version of the phone, then you’ll see that the back has reflections that are similar to the Honor 8 that was reviewed about two years ago.

The Honor 8X is powered by a 3,750mAh battery, and from our review – the Honor 8X can last for a long time thanks to the efficiency of the Kirin 710 chipset. It is also available in both black and blue colors.

The Honor 8X is priced at only RM949 RM849 – and you can get a better deal if you order it online or buy it during the roadshow.

For online purchases, the sales starts 12th October at 10am at HiHonor.com and also Shopee. For the price of RM949, you get a free flip cover, a gift pack, and RM100 voucher. That’s not all – you’ll also get a Honor Band 3 for free!

For those who want to buy it at the mall roadshow, you’ll get a free flip cover, a gift box, a backpack, and RM50 voucher. Of course, you’ll get a free Honor Band 3 as well. The roadshow is happening at 3 placed – MyTown at Kuala Lumpur, Prangin Mall in Penang, and Sutera Mall in Johor – this 13th October at 10am.

We talked a lot about the Honor Band 3 too – and that’s because the band was also officially launched today! For the price of RM119 only, you can purchase the Honor Band 3 right now.

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OPPO F1s Surpasses 100k sales

Within just 2 months of its release date, the OPPO F1s manages to reach a milestone that many other smartphones wouldn’t even dream of – the 100k sales mark. It might not seem like much, but considering that there are so many Android smartphones of the same price range in the market, it’s impressive.
During its launch, we saw the amount of people who attended the event. Specs are okay – and its main focus is on the selfie camera. Then, we had an OPPO F1s in our labs to test it out – you can check out our review here. After that, OPPO had a collaboration with KLPF, showcasing pictures taken with the F1s.

According to OPPO, their sales in Q3 of 2016 surpasses others. Even overtook the iPhone 6S sales by more than double!

Congratulations OPPO – clearly Malaysians like to take selfies.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom photographed, shows compact-cam design

Let’s skip the introduction this time. We all know about the Samsung Galaxy Camera – the compact camera that runs Android , even supports LTE. The downfall of the device is the lack of phone calling ability.

Here you have the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, which basically is just a Galaxy S4 under the Galaxy Camera concept. TechTastic here got some real pictures of it and also what the Galaxy Camera will have :

Dual-core 1.6GHz processor
4.3-inch Super AMOLED with 960×540 pixels
8GB of internal memory (microSD supported)
16MP rear-facing camera
Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Samsung TouchWiz

A 16MP camera! Though you have to understand, pixel count doesn’t linearly translate to picture quality, Then again, I’ll have to reconsider the phone’s design – its ergonomics to hold the phone in portrait mode might be a little problematic after all.
Here are the photos taken by TechTastic. Pretty huge and thick for a phone, I’d say. Also, it looks like it has a pancake lens too. And ooooooooooh, dedicated camera button! It seems like there are two camera buttons? One for the left hand and another for the right hand. Well that is referring to the images below and above.

Also, this makes the 3rd spinoff from the original Galaxy S4 model, first being the Galaxy S4 Mini, then the Galaxy S4 Active, now the Galaxy S4 Zoom. What else is missing? I think the Galaxy S4 Player for their iPod rivalry?
Source : TechTastic, Sam Mobile

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Infinix Mobile Joins 11Street Flash Sales On November 20th & 22nd; Offers Great Deals

Over the course of these few years, we’ve seen many smartphone brands come and go. The most recent brand that we’ve encountered is Infinix Mobile – and we even reviewed the NOTE4 PRO. It’s a promising smartphone, but the software is wonky. Though, Infinix got the hardware pretty much on point. And they’re also joining the 11Street Flash Sales on the 20th and 22nd November!
Infinix is offering a one-time discount for the S2 Pro and Zero 4 smartphones, and on those two days themselves, customers who purchase the phone are entitled to get a free Infinix 10,000mAh power bank.

The Infinix Zero 4 is a 5.5-inch smartphone with 1080p IPS display. Comes with an octa-core processor with 1.3GHz, 3GB RAM and 32 GB storage. For the cameras, it has a 16MP f/2.0 rear-facing camera with laser autofocus and an 8MP selfie camera. With its 3,200mAh battery and XCharge 3A for speedy charging.

As for the S2 PRO, it’s a smartphone with 5.2-inch 720p IPS display, and also has two selfie cameras – one 13MP and another 8MP for wide-angle selfies. As for the other specs, it’s pretty much similar to the Zero 4 – an octa-core with 1.3GHz, 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage. However, it has a smaller 3,000mAh battery and doesn’t support any sort of fast charging.
As for this 11Street Flash Sales on the 20th November 2017, the S2 Pro will retail at RM729, receiving RM50 off from its original price. On 22nd November, the Zero 4 will retail at RM799, receiving RM200 off its original price. The deal is only available while stocks last, both smartphones will come with Infinix’s standard 1-year warranty, 6-months screen crack warranty, and a 1-to-1 exchange program within 15 days of purchase. The purchase links to the phones are listed as below:

Infinix S2 Pro – https://goo.gl/U8Ueto
Infinix Zero 4 – https://goo.gl/3TivTU

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[UPDATED] Prevent Yourself From WannaCry Ransomware Now

Now, this is a major malware outbreak. It’s been quite a long time since any malware outbreak of such caliber has happened – but this time, it’s a ransomware called WannaCry. If you’re infected, then your files are probably gone. It’s just not worth trying to salvage them at all, actually.
In case you don’t know what’s a ransomware, it’s pretty much like kidnapping but for your files. In this case, it takes all your files and encrypts them so you don’t have access to those files as it has been radically changed with a secret code. If you want to get your files back, then you’ll have to pay them to get the decryptor so that your files can be reverted back with that secret code.

Even if you do pay, I highly doubt that they’ll give you the decryptor anyway. So I highly recommend you not to pay and take it as a lesson to properly backup your files. Like the WD DL2100, WD My Book, or the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K.
Truth is, you can never have too many backups.
The message that pops up if you’re infected with WannaCry ransomware. Asks you to pay them so that they can send you the decryption process, but I recommend you not to.
Security experts have associated this attack with the recent leak on NSA’s big list of exploits. This obviously includes backdoors that the NSA can use to run scripts and to spy on any users around the world. Microsoft has even confirmed that there were exploits that they didn’t know exists, but were on the NSA’s big list of exploits!
you can never have too many backups
WannaCry has spread across the globe and gained overnight fame as it first was reported to have infected over 70 countries, and now a total of 99 countries. This number will only grow larger if nothing is done. Luckily, you can do something to protect yourself from this shitshow.
So here’s how to protect yourself from this WannaCry ransomware. If you already got the latest Windows Updates from Microsoft, you’re fine. Just double confirm that you have these two patches – KB4012212 and KB4012215.
it first was reported to have infected over 70 countries, and now a total of 99 countries
If you already have these two installed, you’ll be fine. Though I have to say, it seems like the Microsoft servers are being hit with heavy traffic now. None of the downloads are even starting.
What a perfect way to ruin IT firm employees’ all over the world. I mean, they literally WannaCry now. Please cringe after reading that bad pun, because I’m working at an IT firm too. Literally, makes me WannaCry.
“Well done Microsoft and NSA”, said sarcastically.

[UPDATE] : WannaCry 2.0 is out there
Let me briefly run you through what is WannaCry 1.0 that was released on Friday is about. It’s still a ransomware, but for some reason, the ransomware pings a specific domain. Because of how certain sandbox environment (virtual machines) work, this domain pinging method is a way to check if it’s running in a sandbox environment. There’s no point in ransoming a sandboxed environment, so it won’t run there.
With that domain now pinpointed, the next course of action is registering that domain. Once it’s registered, the WannaCry 1.0 was essentially told that it exists in a sandboxed environment in a global scale, thus stopping the ransomware entirely. This is called a “sinkhole”, which captures every malicious traffic and renders them completely useless.
This was discovered by someone by the name of MalwareTech – and thanks to him, WannaCry 1.0 was stopped entirely. You can learn more from his detailed findings here.
However, there has been confirmation on WannaCry 2.0 here by Sophos where they had removed the domain checker/pinging and ransoms sandboxed environments too. If that really happens, the only way to stop this ransomware is by installing the latest Windows Updates. This is obviously much easier said than done for large- or even medium-sized organizations.
Microsoft has already provided us the updates – so just install them, will you?

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Here’s what Samsung Galaxy Enterprise Edition devices provide for your business

Samsung Malaysia has officially introduced its Galaxy Enterprise Edition package and welcomes all sorts of businesses to start adopting the package.

Compared to consumer devices that focus on either bringing convenience and/or value, business products prioritize stability, security, and reliability over other factors. The lesser risks they carried around, the better the operation of their business can become. For Samsung’s case, their line of Galaxy Enterprise Edition devices that also include the recently announced Galaxy XCover 5, provides many hardware and software-based coverage that enables a better overall user experience ranging from small-scale to large-scale deployments. Let’s talk about some of them.

Extended Product Life Cycle – A longer period of official support from Samsung than regular devices for longer operation cycle per upgrade routine that cuts down on the need for regularly replacing devices that are otherwise still operational
Extended Security Support – 4 to 5 years of software and security updates are received regularly to patch and protect against the latest threats
Samsung Knox Protection – Samsung’s own in-house built security platform from hardware to software encryption to the toe that houses and protects sensitive data from unauthorized access
Streamlined Provisioning & Configuration – Large scale deployment are done with ease by giving IT admins the ability to tailor and configure Galaxy Enterprise Edition devices from a central location through Knox Suite
Comprehensive and Simple Device/OS Management – OS and security updates can be delivered to an entire fleet of devices remotely through Over-The-Air (OTA) feature
Tough to Crack Open both Inside and Outside – The Galaxy XCover 5 is built to withstand all sorts of extreme circumstances with up to 1.5 meters of drop resistance, IP68 rating for complete protection against liquid submersion longer than 30 minutes, and Glove Touch display that detects inputs even through gloved finger touch.

As COVID-19 is still ravaging across the world and that includes Malaysia as well, the industrial sector requires a solution that helps them solve problems through reliability and strong B2B support and the timing is impeccable for Samsung Malaysia to finally brought in the program to the country.

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Catch some great deals on UGREEN products this 11.11 on Lazada and Shopee

UGREEN has announced the lineup of promotions and offers for this Friday’s 11.11 mega sale on both Lazada and Shopee.

First thing first, be sure to camp out the first 2 hours of the big day to enjoy 5% off any 2 items and 10% off if going for a triple set. This one’s on Lazada only so be noted.

For Shopee’s side in the same time frame, some items such as the OTG adapter and table-mounted phone holders will go for the “Digit One Only” rounded-down prices such as RM1.1 and RM11.11. Additionally, the top 3 most cashed-out buyers will receive a T1 TWS for free.

Several GaN chargers ranging from small and compact to the large traveling size of various charge power ratings are having some discounts on Lazada too or if you’re looking for some new items, they are bringing in things like a wireless mouse and iPhone 14 tempered glass screen protectors into the mix as well.

While most items are already on sale starting right now but for the best deal in town, be sure to get those extremely low-priced items on November 11 only!

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Apple launches new Watch Series 7 wearable hosting largest display to date

Complimenting the launch of the new iPhone 13 smartphones and iPad tablets is arguably the best smartwatch’s 7th generation increment, the Apple Watch Series 7.

Speaking of smartwatch, the first thing to consider is literally the screen size as it dictates how much content the device is capable of pushing to the user and how easy and accessible the entire experience could become so Apple has once again narrowed down the bezel while increasing the panel size and thanks to the reengineered Always-On Retina display it is less reflective and more bright in indoors for up to 70% resulting in better viewing angles. Featuring a front crystal that is stronger and thicker, the overall durability has been improved across the board while maintaining the IP6X dust and WR50 water resistance rating.

From the software perspective, the new Series 7 offers 2 larger font sizes to choose from (I think with the increasing amount of elderly users, this hits the spot right) and a QWERTY keyboard that can be typed either through tapping or swiping. For watchOS 8, we’ve talked about it in the past so you can click here for the overview while we’ll throw in a couple more into the bag.

For starters, the Watch Series 7 will have a new Contour face that takes the dial right to the edge of the display and fluidly animates throughout the day while the Modular Duo face leverages the extra screen area with two large, data-rich center complications.
Lineup, Price, and Availability

The Apple Watch Series 7 will come in a set of 5 new aluminum colors of Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, and PRODUCT(RED) while being backward compatible with previously released Apple Watch bands and will become available for purchase very soon (Actual date still TBC). Meanwhile, the New Apple Watch bands and Apple Watch Nike bands will be available to order today from Apple Store MY.

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ASUS celebrates 30th anniversary with ZenBook Edition 30 & ZenFone 6 Edition 30

Let’s celebrate ASUS’s 30th anniversary. Here today, ASUS just announced that they have a special ZenBook Edition 30 that is covered in the finest leather craftsmanship. Both the laptop and ZenFone 6 Edition 30 look absolutely fantastic.
When ASUS created the S6F Leather Collection as the world’s first laptop to have genuine leather, it was a luxury. ASUS brings that back again with the new ZenBook Edition 30 as it is wraped in luxurious Pearl White genuine Italian leather. The entire leather wrap is hand-crafted and hand-stitched. It also has Rose Gold anodized diamond-cut edges and trim bar, accompanied by the exclusive 18-karat rose-gold-plated 30th anniversary logo on the lid.

At first glance, I actually thought that the logo was straight out of Star Trek. However, everything else about the ZenBook Edition 30 just screams elegance with a chic look.
The ZenBook Edition 30 also comes with all leathered-up accessories. The mouse, a leather-look box, and also mouse pad, are wrapped in the leather. The included sleeve is also wrapped in the leather.

ASUS ZenBook Edition 30 (UX334FL)

Processor

Intel Core i7-8565U processor
Intel Core i5-8265U processor

Display

13.3-inch 1920×1080 NanoEdge display
178° wide-view technology
Up to 95% screen-to-body ratio

Operating System

Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620

Memory
8GB or 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard

Storage
1TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD or 512GB/256GB PCIe 3.0 x2 SSD

Cameras
3D IR HD camera

Interfaces

USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C
USB Gen 2 Type-A (up to 10Gbps)
USB 2.0
HDMI
Micro SD reader
Audio combo jack

Touchpad

ScreenPad
5.65” FHD+ (2160 x 1080) Super IPS display
178˚ wide-view technology
Glass-covered for fingerprint and smudge resistance
Precision touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures

Battery
50Wh 3-cell lithium-polymer battery
Up to 14 hours battery life

AC Adapter
65W power adapter

ASUS also announced the new ZenFone 6 Edition 30 to celebrate the 30th anniversary. A distinctive embossed Edition 30 logo adorns the rear of the phone to identify this exclusive edition. Specially for the ZenFone 6 Edition 30, the specs have been bumped up to 12GB RAM and 512GB of internal storage.

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HTC brings Desire EYE and RE

It’s been an amazing launch here at Camp 5 last Friday, where HTC launched the all new Desire EYE smartphone. A moment of joy where we can just selfie all we want with the 13MP front facing camera. Also, what’s Camp 5 without some rock climbing?
Desire EYE

Let’s be honest here – the HTC Desire EYE doesn’t have the latest and greatest hardware. It doesn’t have the 2K resolution display that everyone is going crazy for. However, the HTC Desire EYE has a 5.2-inch 1080p display, powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, alongside with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage with up to 128GB of expansion through micro SD card.

The magical part about the HTC Desire EYE is that both the rear and front facing camera are rated at 13MP, yet it is also waterproof so that you can take all your beautiful selfies underwater. Great.

The lens though is a little bit different, as the front facing camera is a little wider in angle but with a slightly smaller aperture. Both forever are still amazing cameras.

Yet guess what – the HTC Desire EYE is available now for RM1,699 only! It’s also available in two colours – Submarine Blue and Coral Red. I just have to say though, the blend of colours make this phone look absolutely magnificent.
RE

HTC is all about trying new things this year – and this time around they’re launching their very own camera. Not just any other camera, it’s a periscope-shaped camera with 16MP CMOS sensor and a 146º wide-angle lens.

The RE camera can be considered as an IoT, as it is a single-handed device where you have all the necessary requirements to take a beautiful photo built inside.

This small little camera can go underwater for 1 meter at a maximum of 30 minutes, but if you get another extra accessory, it can go underwater for even deeper and longer – which is amazing for such a short device!

As of now, we’ve seen the charging dock which doubles as a time-lapse capturing tripod, and another strap to get this RE camera sitting nice and firm onto the bicycle.

I don’t think many people will realize how small it is too, as my hand can grab the entire RE camera. And it’s meant to be done so, as there is a huge shutter button on where the thumb rests.

Beep beep. I love the RE camera. Seriously. So much that it’s even available for sale in mid-December with 3 colours to choose from – Navy, Orange, and White, at only RM699. Very reasonable price for such a magnificent device.

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Dell Technologies APEX announced to transform the way businesses experiencing cloud services

Dell Technologies has unveiled the all-new APEX portfolio to simplify how business organizations consume and utilize technologies in the modern era.

APEX is a combination of multiple as-a-service offering that provides everything a business needs in terms of cloud technology with high flexibility and a fast deployment period as quick as within 14 days. First off, APEX Data Storage Services offers enterprise storage with 3 tiers of block/file storage options starting from 50TB all deployable on-premise, specific locations, or colocation facilities. Next, APEX Cloud Services provides both hybrid and private cloud computing power which supports both local and cloud-native applications packaged in a simplified and streamlined user experience.

Need a tailored solution? Then the APEX Custom Solutions is capable of doing that by providing servers, storage, data protection, and hyper-converged infrastructure as-a-service through APEX Flex On Demand for a detailed and specific deployment method. APEX Data Centre Utility provides yet another layer of flexibility through custom metering and managed services. To allow even more control from the clients, APEX Console delivers insights, analytics alongside monitoring and management service all within an easy-to-use interface while having access to statistics such as usage, spending, and more.
Dell Technologies is also debuting new forms of support for edge computing use cases such as the new Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform (SDP) that runs powerful algorithms in real-time for analytic tasks even with a small footprint. Need something for a bigger scale of things? Then the Dell Technologies Manufacturing Edge Reference Architecture with PTC is designed to consolidate and deriving insights from all manufacturing devices for benefits including reduced costs, increased reliability, and more accurate business decisions. Also found in the APEX Private Cloud service, all forms of customers can start to virtualize and containerize applications with backend insights all from a consistent cloud experience.

To push the new APEX as-a-Service experience to more organizations, Dell Technologies is officially collaborating with Equinix International Business Exchange who runs data centers as its major business model. With more than 220 data centers globally hosting digital ecosystems for more than 10,000 companies, clients can configure, order, monitor, and make changes to their APEX services from the APEX Console while under a pay-as-you-use contract to allow them to properly manage their IT budget and only paying for what they have used.
Unfortunately, it is currently unavailable for Malaysia businesses to start taking advantage of APEX but pretty sure it’ll come sooner or later. Meanwhile, there’s still a lot more to take in through the official site.

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Roundup: Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e Leaks

Samsung’s highly anticipated 10th anniversary of Galaxy S smartphones got us all head over heels – at least for me, that is. Samsung’s continuous innovation to bring the latest and greatest feature to their flagships. The upcoming Galaxy S series of smartphone is their 10th anniversary – and Samsung has come a long way. Being one of the highly anticipated smartphone, we take a look at what we know about the upcoming Galaxy S10 and S10+. Supposedly, there’s a Galaxy S10e too, whereby the “e” stands for essential.
Exynos 9820
Here is what we will first talk about the new Galaxy S series. Following Samsung’s trend, the latest Galaxy S10 and the Galaxy S10+ will be using their latest chipset, the Exynos 9820. Ice Universe, a prominent Samsung leaker, tweeted this image that shows Geekbench’s CPU benchmark result.

We have no idea how powerful the GPU is or how power efficient is the Exynos 9820. From Geekbench alone, we already know that it is much more powerful than Huawei’s Kirin 980 chipset that is used in the Mate 20 Pro.
There is another tweet here that states the Exynos 9820 will have a similar setup to Snapdragon 855 – two powerful cores, two intermediate cores, and 4 power-saving cores. The clock speed of each cores are unknown as of now.

2x Cortex-A7* cores (Mongoose 4)
2x Cortex-A75 cores
4x Cortex-A55 cores

Galaxy S10+ (SM-G975)
Starting off with the biggest boy, the Galaxy S10+ is slated to have the best of Samsung has to offer.
Source: WinFuture.de
It is said that the leaked benchmark score screenshot shown above is the Galaxy S10+, and there is one variant with 6GB of RAM. This tweet also claims to be the Galaxy S10+’s full specs list, which shows a total of 8GB RAM and 512GB storage.

6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with QHD+ (1440p) resolution; Gorilla Glass 6
Exynos 9820 with 8nm LPP FinFET fabrication process
8GB LPDDR4X RAM
512GB of UFS 2.1 storage
Triple rear-facing cameras

16MP f/2.2
12MP f/1.5 or 2/4
12MP f/2.4

Dual selfie cameras

10MP f/1.9
8MP f/2.2

4,100mAh battery
802.11ax WiFi
Under display fingerprint scanner
IP68 certified

Samsung also announced that they are mass-manufacturing the 1TB NAND chips already, which we expect it to come in the highest end variant of the Galaxy S10+.
We also just got the confirmation that the above specs are true since the Samsung Galaxy S10+ just got SIRIM certification with 802.11ax WiFi and also wireless power transfer (WPT).

Galaxy S10 (SM-G970)
As for the smaller variant, the Galaxy S10 will come with similar specs but there are a few notable changes.
Firstly, the screen size has been reduced to 6.1-inch and the number of selfie cameras has reduced to only 1. The battery has also been reduced to 3,400mAh only – which is a huge stepdown from the relatively massive 4,100mAh on the Galaxy S10+.
Source: WinFuture.de
However, other things seems to be the same as the Galaxy S10+. Still comes with an under-display fingerprint scanner and triple rear-facing cameras too.
Galaxy S10e (SM-G973)
According to reports, the Galaxy S10e is meant to compete with the Apple iPhone Xr  with a comparable price tag. However, this is essentially (no pun intended) a lite version of the Galaxy S10. Once again, WinFuture.de has the list of general specs published on their website.
Source: WinFuture.de
The Galaxy S10e is said to have a 5.8-inch screen with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, dual rear-facing cameras and a single punch-hole selfie camera. However, the battery is quite disappointing as it only has a measly 3,100mAh. Yet the price is expected to be at 749 Euros (~RM3,456.26).
We expect the Galaxy S10e to be using the Exynos 9820 chipset too but we will have to wait until the unveiling to know for sure.
Source: WinFuture.de
According to some leaked images that are found here, the Galaxy S10e will have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, which is the same as the Galaxy A7 (2018) that we reviewed here. Also, the Galaxy S10e will have a flat screen instead of curved edges.
What about the 3.5mm audio jack?
From what we can see, the 3.5mm audio jack is still present. All of the leaked render images shows a cutout for the 3.5mm audio jack at the lower left corner of the phone. If this is true, I have to thank Samsung for it.

The Galaxy S10 protective case tells us that the 3.5mm headphone jack still exists. pic.twitter.com/QIKSEB8dt4
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 9, 2018

Source: WinFuture.de
And now, we wait. 21st February at 3am for us Malaysians is the time that Samsung will officially unveil the brand new Samsung Galaxy S10, the Galaxy S10+, and also the Galaxy S10e. Presumably, the foldable Galaxy phone will be announced too.

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Top 5 tech misconceptions

We’ve dealt with a huge amount of smartphones over the years, and I’ve personally seen a heard and read about a lot of misconceptions, and we’re here to address some of them, and even explain why many might think so. Here are top 5 misconceptions about tech gadgets, mostly focusing on smartphones, that we really hope to destroy.
1. New major update means major screw-up

In extreme cases, getting an entirely new device is necessary to run the new system. While this might be somewhat true, it isn’t always the case. It varies between who is the manufacturer of the device, some of them provide major updates seamlessly and without any issues, whereas some manufacturers can provide an update and screw everything up.
Let’s start with a brief introduction on the manufacturers and brands. Nexus devices are always the first one to get the latest and greatest, but suffer from the same fate as others – once aged, they’re forgotten. However, since the Nexus community of modders are very active, old and forgotten devices even manage to upgrade to the use a version of Android that is not officially supported.
However, the point is – phones get outdated when it’s two years old (worst case, [S]ertain phone manufacturers’s flagship phone) to 3-4 years (best case, Nexus 4, some iPhones). Do you need a new phone every year to run the latest and greatest? Nope.
2. New phones have no issues software-wise

Actually – this is entirely manufacturer-dependent, and a hint of personal preference. There are people telling me that their new phones are supposed to be running without any problems at all – WiFi works without any dropping issues, there are no whatever gate-related issues like iPhone’s antenna, and camera works fast and absolutely having no issues.
Problems were there – even for the OnePlus One running CM11S.
While this might be true for some manufacturers, there is no clear cut on how issue-free the device will be during the launch. For example, the ZenFone 2 had a problem which I thought was extremely stupid – pictures taken with LINE messenger were all rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
That’s where software updates come into the picture. ASUS fixed that issue recently with a software update. And that makes me wonder – why are there people who resist to update their device’s software and apps???
3. Chinese phones are the worst

5 years ago, it might be. Today, Chinese phones are the few best in the market – OnePlus One, Huawei, Honor, Oppo, Xiaomi, and even Vivo – are all from China. The Chinese manufacturers like Xiaomi shocked the world with their custom ROM – the MIUI ROM – many years ago, since the early days prior to Android 2.2 Froyo. After some years, the group formed a company called Xiaomi (now also known as simply Mi), and as of 2014, Xiaomi is the world’s third largest vendor already.
Heck Xiaomi even makes the most amazing yet budget-friendly accessories out there now! Just check out their earphones!
Back to Chinese phones – it can be justified by a simple supply and demand concept. If the brand is horrible, there will be no demand and thus the manufacturer will seize to make anymore phones. However, it can obviously be seen that Chinese manufacturers are getting better and better – to the point where even Xiaomi can be compared to the big names of Apple and Samsung alike.

Personally, I like the OnePlus One way too much. Vivo is making great phones, Oppo’s VOOC is still the industry-leading fast-charging technology with their very high wattage chargers. It revolutionized the entire market – everyone is adopting fast charging and with that said, it’s a good thing. Everyone will soon be enjoying super fast charging with their lithium-ion batteries.
4. There is always a “best brand”
It’s a personal preference. That said, I personally disagree. Samsung doesn’t make the best phone all the time, so does ASUS, Xiaomi, Oppo, or any other brands. Sometimes, a mid-range phone can be much more better than the rival’s flagship device.

Let me rephrase that – it’s supposed be “there is always a best preferred, specific device at a specific budget at one particular time”. It might be confusing, but here’s an example – if I want to buy a very good phone now with a sub-RM800 price range, we can see the market is flooded with smartphones from many manufacturers. There’s the famous Mi phones, Motorola phones, and Lenovo phones. The question remains – which is the best device with this limited budget?

After the question of budget comes personal preference – the physical look and feel, and even the software’s user experience. Android comes in multiple flavours depends on which brand you go for – Nexus is purely from Google, Samsung comes with TouchWiz, ASUS has ZenUI, and so on. Ultimately for this case, I will personally go for Xiaomi’s very own Mi 4i. It has greater user experience, better hardware, more storage, and definitely better software support.
Now, back to personal preference. The choice is ultimately yours – other people can only recommend or list out of the phones that meets their requirements. Some might want a better camera but does not care about the software user experience, but some might want a phone with balanced software and hardware. It’s entirely your own choice.
5. Apple has no viruses
Everything has exploits. Jailbreak is an exploit, but used only to gain root access and not to do something malicious. That said, if something malicious is done using the jailbreak method of exploit, it’s a virus. That means viruses do exist on iOS and Mac OS X.
And Macs have them too – just less viruses in terms of amount.
How does it affect you?
First of all, don’t be so gullible. If you’re reading this, then congratulations – you have access to the internet. Go do a quick Google and double check on facts you happen to cross over – heck, triple check if you have to. Doesn’t hurt to be a little paranoid on such things.
After all, the things we choose to believe will ultimately affect our own choice – and those choices will affect our very own devices that we choose to use, affecting our user experience with the device. If I’m happy using something that I feel absolutely comfortable using, then use that.
Never conform to trends and buy the latest, most expensive gadget, but couldn’t find any reason to like it.

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