Review – Huawei Nova 7 SE: Is it worth the price for RM1,499?

We now have the new champion when it comes to the cheapest 5G smartphone available in the market. Introducing, the new Huawei Nova 7 SE. It is equipped with the company’s latest mid-range chipset that supports 5G and has a price tag of RM1,499 only.
But then again – 5G is still not ready to be deployed to the masses yet. So, as a Google-less Android smartphone in the year 2020, is the Huawei Nova 7 SE worth the price?

The super-shiny design
Huawei is really doubling down on the Nova series of smartphones being “cool” and “hip” and “young”. I do admit, this silver/peach color combo with its super-shiny sheen is fantastic.
The overall reflection is also kinda difficult to see. Combined with its fingerprint magnetism, it’s just not something that I’m a fan of.

Huawei does include a transparent TPU case but that will affect the shine on the phone – which kind of defeats the purpose.

The camera bump is also relatively big, which makes the phone rock back and forth when laid on the table.

Screen
The Huawei Nova 7 SE comes with a relatively massive 6.5-inch IPS LCD screen with 1080p in resolution. There’s also a circular cutout at the top left corner for the selfie camera too.

Generally, it’s a good display that I have no complaints about. The colors and brightness are good and throughout my usages thus far, the display served me well. I do wish it’s AMOLED, though.
The specs
Other than the cameras, there’s really nothing much to highlight about this phone. We now have:

6.5-inch IPS LCD

2400×1080 pixels in resolution
Punch hole notch at the top left corner

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G chipset
8GB RAM
128GB internal storage

Expandable via NM card (learn more here)

The performance isn’t that much different from the Kirin 810. There is a slight bump that is shown in the benchmarks when compared to the HONOR 9X Pro, but through our day-to-day usages, we don’t feel any differences at all.
Here are the benchmarks:

The cameras
Speaking of the cameras, the Huawei Nova 7 SE comes with:

Quadruple camera setup

Main: 64MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-wide angle: 8MP f/2.4
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth sensor

16MP f/2.0 selfie camera

Generally, I like the main camera’s pictures – but the ultra-wide angle camera just looks disappointingly bad. Watch our video at the top of this video to have a look at all the pictures.
Software – EMUI 10.1 with Huawei Mobile Services
Like what we’ve stated in the Huawei MatePad Pro review here, you’ll need to update to EMUI 10.1 or later to get Widevine DRM support so that we can watch Netflix on these devices. What’s weird is that the Huawei Nova 7 SE has Widevine L1 support but the MatePad Pro only has Widevine L3. What this means is that we can watch full HD videos on the smaller Huawei Nova 7 SE but only SD quality on the much bigger MatePad Pro. What gives?

As for the software side of things, the Huawei Nova 7 SE runs on Huawei Mobile Services that we already talked about last time – and AppGallery is still growing in terms of app selection. We can also backup WhatsApp chats to the cloud via Huawei Cloud.
For power users like you and me, we know where to get the APKs if it’s unavailable in the AppGallery. But then again – it’s a hassle that not everyone wants to deal with.
Furthermore, apps like Grab just flat out don’t work with phones running on Huawei Mobile Services.
Battery life?
It’s actually quite good. Even with a tiny 4,000mAh battery, it can go nearly 14 hours in our battery life test. Again, this is pretty much as expected since the Kirin 820 is pretty similar to the Kirin 810 in terms of performance.

As for charging times, it can go around 70% in just 30 minutes of charging time – which is great.

The 5G part
I’d say 5G is the new marketing bandwagon that all brands want to hop on. We have many multiple brands pushing 5G since last year. We even have Qualcomm making 5G a must for their flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset.
Unfortunately, it’s not going to matter if we get a 5G-compatible smartphone in Malaysia right now. To cut the long story short, it’ll take time for 5G to be mainstream – so I don’t consider 5G to be a consideration point while picking a smartphone in the year 2020.

If you’re thinking about futureproofing… that’s a valid point, but are you sure that you’re not going to change to another phone by the time 5G becomes readily available?
Should you buy the Huawei Nova 7 SE?
For the price of RM1,499, it’s obvious that the price hike is because of that 5G tax. And since it’s not ready in Malaysia yet, don’t use “5G” as a factor while choosing your smartphone right now.
I don’t like the idea of “futureproofing” with a mid-range smartphone since mid-range smartphones get outdated really fast. The question is – by the time 5G becomes available and affordable, are you sure that you’re still using the Huawei Nova 7 SE?
The Huawei Nova 7 SE in itself is a decent phone – but the price tax for that currently-unusable 5G is difficult to justify.

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Review – Acer Swift Go 14 AMD (SFG14-41-R3ZM)

Introducing, a new laptop from Acer. This is the Acer Swift Go 14 and it is the successor of the Acer Swift 3 series from before. This is a rather powerful yet beautiful laptop for those who prioritize mobility. The one we have here is the AMD version and comes packed with the latest Ryzen 7 chip too – but is it a good laptop? Let’s find out.

Okay, this laptop is really sleek in terms of its design. Very minimalist and rather simple in terms of its build quality too.

Opening the lid reveals a pretty standard but still beautiful 14-inch IPS LCD screen with the resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and 60Hz refresh rate. The display can cover 95.63% of sRGB color gamut while having a maximum delta E of just about 1.02. It can also go up to around 360 nits brightness maximum. While that might not sound impressive, this is actually a very tiny laptop, actually.

It is a 14-inch screen crammed into a 13-inch laptop body, and Acer shrunk the bezels at the side to its absolute thinnest without compromising the build quality.

Such a small form factor also affects the keyboard and trackpad. I honestly do wish the trackpad is a bit taller but I don’t think there is enough space to move things around anyway. What I am impressed by is the palm rejection. It never failed once before – and I’m liking this.

The keyboard is actually very good. All the keys are uncompromised in terms of size – except for a few keys and especially the arrow key cluster – and the travel distance is still really satisfying.

I also realized that the power button at the top right corner doubles as a fingerprint scanner too. It will temporarily save your fingerprint when you press on it to power up the laptop, then instantly log you in when it fully boots. Very convenient.

Now, for the performance. Our particular unit has the model number “SFG14-41-R3ZM” and the specs are listed below:

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
AMD Radeon integrated graphics
16GB LPDDR4X RAM at 4266MT/s
512GB of SSD

Now, I’m not sure what’s the integrated graphics is based on which architecture as AMD’s website just states “AMD Radeon Graphics”, I can tell you that the performance is rather okay. I can get around 50-ish FPS in Genshin Impact with the lowest graphical settings.

Even though this laptop does not have a discrete GPU, Acer packed in dual copper heatpipes and dual fans into this laptop. They’re calling it the “TwinAir Cooling” design and honestly, having two fans means both fans can run at lower RPM to provide the same level as cooling, hence sucking in less dust, less noise, and also less wear on the fans themselves. Realistically speaking though, that Ryzen 7 7730U can’t use the full cooling capabilities of this TwinAir Cooling design.
This laptop is surprisingly quiet with those two fans.
When you’re not gaming though, it can obviously do everything ranging from web browsing, Spotify, YouTube, Microsoft Office, Teams or Zoom call without any issues at all. You can technically edit some simple videos on this laptop too.

Now then, how’s the battery life? That is something interesting. The 50Wh battery inside this laptop can last you through 7-8 hours on a single charge without breaking a sweat.

Charging the laptop though – is an interesting one. It comes with a USB-C charger and of course, I didn’t use the included charger and used my own Ugreen GaN charger instead. It works the same.
Any USB-PD chargers that can output 65W will work with this laptop.
Then, let’s look at the ports available. The position of each of the ports is fairly good, though I’d like to have one of those USB-C ports on the right side so I can plug in the charger from either side. Otherwise, the ports are very simple and straightforward.

While I do want to open up the laptop to see what is upgradable, I can’t. There is a warranty sticker – which is enforceable in Malaysia by the way, and the RAM is soldered anyway. I presume the only thing that we can actually change is the SSD and the WiFi card.

The WiFi card is something that I won’t be upgrading since it already comes with a very good one. It’s the AMD RZ616 WiFi-6E card that was co-developed with MediaTek. So far, I have not encountered any issues with this WiFi card and I’m actually pleasantly surprised with it.
Should you buy the Acer Swift Go 14 AMD laptop?
And finally – for this exact configuration that we have here, it is priced at RM3,999. I think this laptop is a bit expensive for what it’s asking for.
I recommend you to look at this other variant that still has 16GB RAM but using the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U chip instead and it is priced at RM3,399 only. There will be some differences in terms of the extra-demanding tasks but if you’re using it for web browsing, Spotify, YouTube, Microsoft Office, video calls and all of those stuff – then it should be fine.

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon
Lazada
Shopee

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Maxis partners with Spotify

Surely we all know of Spotify by now, the largest online music streaming service, is available in Malaysia for quite some time already. We all enjoy the music that we always listen and love, and Spotify brings in music discovery services through the Radio function.

Today, Maxis announced their exclusive partnership with Spotify to bring Spotify Premium at an even lower price of RM10 per month, instead of the usual RM14.90. Imagine the access of more than 20 million tracks – and counting, made accessible in the highest quality across all your mobile devices with RM14.90, but now at only RM10. I’ll be crawling to the playlist machine to queue up all my favourite Daft Punk and Monstercat songs on it in an instant with my shared playlists!

Additionally, you get an extra 150MB of data for free when you sign up the plan. This 150MB however, is inclusive of Spotify’s usage, as it is actually an add-on to your monthly mobile data quota. Words can’t explain how excited we are, but this picture can.
Sunita Kaur, Director for Asia, Spotify
Maxis also made this plan to be available for Hotlink users – meaning that you can sign up for this plan even if you’re using postpaid or prepaid service. Just dial *200# on your mobile device or visit this registration page with your WiFi connection turned off first.
Music on the go with a lower price and a greater quality across all devices, and able to play the songs offline. All this for RM10, only from Maxis. I’ll give them a thumbs up, but this guy already did a great cheer.
T. Kugan, Head of Digital Services, Maxis Berhad

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Brand new HONOR Magic4 series smartphones announced at MWC 2022

Over at MWC 2022, HONOR has revealed the new Magic4 Pro series smartphone devices comprised of the Magic4 and Magic4 Pro.
Sporting an ideal symmetrical design with a big and round rear camera module, HONOR is leveling up the Magic4 series by implementing some of the best-in-class components from the industry. Generally speaking, the base Magic4 will be the jack-of-all-trades where everything is well balanced while the Magic4 Pro builds off that base and amps up the camera capabilities and display panel performance which is suitable for those seeking more out of their smartphones.

Here’s what the new brothers of the Magic4 series look like from a spec sheet perspective.

HONOR Magic4

HONOR Magic4 Pro

Display

6.81-inch LTPO OLED (1B Colors, 120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+ Support)

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

RAM

Up to 12GB

Storage

Up to 512GB

Rear Camera

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with Multi-Directional PDAF, Laser AF
Ultra-Wide: 50MP f/2.2
Periscope Telephoto: 8MP f/3.4

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with Multi-Directional PDAF, Laser AF
Ultra-Wide: 50MP f/2.2
Periscope Telephoto: 64MP f/3.5 with PDAF, OIS, 3.5x Digital Zoom

Front Camera

12MP

12MP with TOF 3D Sensor

Battery

4800mAh (66W Fast Charge, 5W Reverse Charge)

4600mAh (100W Fast Charge, 100W Wireless Charge, 5W Reverse Charge)

Color

Black, White, Cyan, Gold

Pricing
At the time of the announcement, the HONOR Magic4 will be starting at EUR899 (8 GB+256 GB) which is around RM4,219.29 while the Magic4 Pro is at EUR1099 (8 GB+256 GB), approximately at RM5,159.82. But still, we Malaysian will be getting them at a lower rate but the real big question is, how much?

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SCSE to showcase most innovative applications of artificial intelligence

Starting from the 26th of March until the 28th of March, the Smart City Summity & Expo (SCSE) is having their 6th edition of the four-day trade show event at Taipei, Taiwan. This time around, there will be some 50 artificial intelligence (AI) firm, over 300 technology companies, and also municipality leaders from home and abroad to witness and experience the latest and greatest in what smart cities will look like.
SCSE is Asia’s biggest annual smart city trade show and aims to propel the application of AI technology into our daily commute, healthcare, education, energy efficiency, sustainability, and architecture design. The four-day event has exhibitions, forums, and networking events.

Mr. Yu Cheng, head of the “Taiwan Smart City Solutions Alliance” (TSSA), the event organizer, and chairman of Chunghwa Telecom Co., has highlighted that there are over 1,700 international professionals who have signed up for this year’s event. There are professionals from 107 cities and from 42 countries or regions across the globe, including guests, visitors, and information industry associations’ business delegations from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, India and elsewhere.
The event organizer, TSSA, is expected to see an increase in the number of international visitor to 2,000 international visitors, with a 30% increase relative to the previous year. A delegation of 128 representatives and city leaders is leading a large group of 276 members from cities around the world to take part in the Smart City Mayor’s Summit March 26 and attend the launch alliance of the Global Organization of Smart Cities (GO SMART) initiative March 27. The Smart City Mayor’s Summit will be moderated by Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je. The number of international visitors, exhibitors, municipality leaders has already exceeded the figure for the previous edition, hoping to further boost the development of artificial intelligence.

Cheng said at a press event this month that the 2019 Smart City Summit & Expo will take place at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from Tuesday March 26 to Friday March 29. The event will bring 337 exhibitors from around the world this year; approximately 1,250 booths are being set up to display products and solutions of smart city, marking an increase of 20% compared to last year’s edition. 66 professional forums (a half-day session is counted as a forum) will be held during the event, and 43 of them, or 65%, will be held in English. More than 33,000 visitors are expected to attend the event, and more than 19,000 visitors are expected to attend the forum. The 2019 SCSE includes four professional sub-expos: Smart Healthcare Expo (SHE Taipei), Smart Education Expo, Intelligent Building Expo (IBE Taipei), and Intelligent Transportation System Expo (ITS Expo); with ITS Expo a new sub-expo added to this year’s edition.
Cheng pointed out that to help artificial intelligence pick up its momentum in city applications, SCSE is introducing the first edition of AI 50 Campaign. The campaign had actively looked for aspiring AI startup founders across the globe over the past several months during the call for public submissions. A total of 36 AI startup companies were selected from 52 submissions around the world. The selected AI startups will be exhibiting at the AI 50 Pavilion, and are invited to participate in a variety of business matchmaking and networking events. Startups that have been incorporated in the past five years are eligible and welcome to participate. A total of 52 submissions from over 19 countries, as well as 18 referrals from trusted accelerators and venture capitalists during the public call were received. The select exhibitors —the 36 AI startup companies from 15 countries —will demonstrate various ready-for-deployment AI technologies and applications, aiming to boost the development of AI and create opportunities for an innovation-driven smart city ecosystem.
Yu Cheng would like to invite all professionals from around the world to participate the event! Sign up at https://en.smartcity.org.tw/index.php/en-us/

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Alcatel Makes A Comeback With Alcatel 5V, Alcatel 3L, Alcatel 1

Remember a few years back when Alcatel starting marketing their phones with the branding “Alcatel OneTouch”? Yeah, that’s actually quite some time ago. After a long hiatus, Alcatel is coming back to Malaysia with 3 new smartphones – the Alcatel 5V, the Alcatel 3L, and also the Alcatel 1.
Alcatel 5V

Alcatel is trying to make a comeback with the Alcatel 5V, with quite a decent list of specs.

6.2-inch 19:9 display with 1500×720 resolution display

Protected with Asahi Dragontrail 2.5D glass

MediaTek MT6762 (Helio P22) Octa-Core chipset; produced with 12nm process technology

4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz
PowerVR GE8320 GPU with 2 cluster cores

Dual rear-facing cameras

12MP with 1/2.8-inch sensor size and 1.25μm pixel size f/2.2 main camera
2MP with 1/5-inch sensor size and 1/75μm pixel size f/2.4 depth sensor

8MP selfie camera; 1/4-inch sensor size with 1.12μm pixel size f/2.4
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage (expandable with microSD)
4,000mAh battery
Android 8.1 Oreo

Looking at the list of specs, the Alcatel 5V looks like a compelling offer. We review the Redmi 6 that is using the Helio P22 chipset here, and we’re surprised by how decent the performance is.

Alcatel touts that the 5V comes with a large notched display as well – 6.2-inch with 19:9 aspect ratio is definitely something special, but I’m quite disappointed by the 720p resolution. There are smartphones that are cheaper than the Alcatel 5V with 1080p screen!
To Alcatel’s credit, this is one of the rare phones that uses Asahi’s Dragontrail glass. For those who don’t know what Dragontrail glass is, then think of it like Corning’s Gorilla Glass. Asahi Dragontrail is meant to compete with Gorilla Glass after all. It has a beautiful glossy plastic back as well.

As for the dual rear-facing cameras, the depth sensor will surely help in producing cleaner bokeh shots and helps with focusing. The depth sensor’s specs and pixel count does not matter that much. While on the subject of the camera, Alcatel 5V touts “Pro AI scene photography” which enhances your image depending on the scene and subject. Also comes with Google Lens for you to get more data via pictures taken.

The Alcatel 5V is priced at RM899 and comes in two colors – Spectrum Black and Spectrum Blue. I honestly like the blue color a lot more – and they’re available at RM898.
Alcatel 3L

Here’s a smartphone that Alcatel is puting it right below the Alcatel 5V’s standpoint. It has the follow specs:

5.5-inch 18:9 aspect ratio IPS screen with 1440×720 resolution
MediaTek MT6739 chipset

4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.28GHz

Rear-camera: 13MP (interpolated to 16MP)
Selfie camera: 5MP
2GB RAM
16GB internal memory (expandable with microSD)
3,000mAh battery
Android Oreo

From our hands-on with the device, we can feel that the back of the phone’s texture. It has some concentric circle at the back with a little bit of groove. For a smartphone of such price, I find it pretty interesting?

There’s also a bit of a curvature at the back to make the phone comfortable to hold. Just a really subtle curvature.
The Alcatel 3L is available at RM498.
Alcatel 1

Looking for a smartphone for those who just want a device to take pictures and use WhatsApp or something along that line? Then the Alcatel 1 is surprisingly a good choice as it uses Android Go. Here are the specs:

5-inch display with 18:9 aspect ratio with 960×480 pixels in resolution
MediaTek MT6739 chipset

4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.28GHz

Rear-facing camera: 5MP (interpolated to 8MP) with fixed focus
Selfie-camera: 2MP (interpolated to 5MP)
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage (expandable with microSD)
2,000mAh battery
Android Oreo (Android Go edition)

Android One for a smartphone of this price is actually impressive. At just RM298, you can grab the Alcatel 1 for those who want a basic smartphone.

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OnePlus 6T Launched; Pre-Order Starts Now, Starts From RM2,588

Just minutes after the official unveiling of the OnePlus 6T, we got the announcement that it will be available for pre-orders starting 30th October 2018. Wow. That’s quick.
Let’s first talk about the specs of the OnePlus 6T:

6.4-inch Optic AMOLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 2340×1080 pixels and ~85.6% screen-to-body ratio
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset
Up to 256GB internal storage (non-expandable)
Up to 8GB of RAM
Dual rear-facing cameras

16MP f/1.7 with PDAF + OIS + EIS; 20MP f/1.7 with PDAF
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20MP f/2.0 selfie camera
3,700mAh battery with Fast Charge
Under screen fingerprint scanner
Android 9.0 Pie with Oxygen OS

On paper, the OnePlus 6T is still a 2018 flagship smartphone. It now has a lot of updates, integrating the latest trends and features that the competitors has. The OnePlus 6T is definitely not the first one to have an under-screen fingerprint scanner, but it is using what we dub as the 2nd generation technology where we cannot actually see the sensor itself.

The new OnePlus 6T also supports their Fast charge technology, which outputs a maximum of 20W (5V 4A) to the phone. That seems like a lot of power – and we’re eager to know just how much power that translates to.

The OnePlus 6T also uses the Optic AMOLED display, and the largest one to date. It comes with a smaller, classier waterdrop notch design that is reminiscent of the OPPO F9, and has a 85.6% screen-to-body ratio.

We Malaysians are also very lucky as we can start pre-orders from now, 30th October 2018 until 7th November, 2018 on the official OnePlus store on Lazada. Alternatively, pre-orders can be made by contacting OnePlus’s official distributor, Mi Han Sdn Bhd, directly at 03-2027 4666.
The first 100 pre-orders will get one year extended warranty and also an RM200 rebate on the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Headphones.
Official sales of the OnePlus 6T starts on the 8th of November 2018.
There are 3 different variants of the OnePlus 6T available:

Specification
Price (RM)

6GB RAM/128GB on-board storage
2,588.00

8GB RAM/128GB on-board storage
2,888.00

8GB RAM/256GB on-board storage
3,188.00

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[UPDATED] Malaysians can pre-order Samsung Galaxy Fold at RM8,388

The brand new Galaxy Fold is just an interesting “smartphone” to begin with. Samsung debuted flexible OLED displays since 2013. Now, Malaysian got the chance to finally own this device – but not now.
Surprisingly, the Galaxy Fold is highly-anticipated and is sold out in both South Korea and Singapore. In South Korea, the first batch was sold out within hours. This made the company readjusting the stock allocation since some customers who can’t wait to get their hands on one had to pay double the price at Hong Kong, as reported by Sam Mobile. Samsung also expects to ship a total of 1 million units of the Galaxy Fold in its second pre-order run.

It arrived in Singapore and it was immediately sold out as well. Samsung Electronics Singapore claimed there are “thousands” who registered their interest in buying the Galaxy Fold, and that’s the closest we can get to the number of units sold.
Samsung Malaysia Electronics did hint that the Galaxy Fold will have its pre-order campaign in Malaysia soon – but that’s the only piece of information we have as of now. You can click here to learn more about it.

Honestly speaking, I’m personally surprised by the reception of the Galaxy Fold. Being the first-generation in this brand new form factor of smart device, it seems that customers really do have a lot of confidence in Samsung. Even Linus Tech Tips is loving the Galaxy Fold.

Maybe unpopular opinion… but I absolutely love this thing… pic.twitter.com/K6WGLz8Sxa
— Linus Tech Tips (@LinusTech) October 1, 2019

We’ll definitely update this page when we have the pre-order details and the price.

UPDATE: The Galaxy Fold is finally available for pre-order here in Malaysia – and the price is at RM8,388. Available in both Cosmos Black and Space Silver colors.
The pre-order starts on 9th October 2019. For more details regarding the Galaxy Fold pre-order, click here.

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Preorders for the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is now open for Malaysia at RM4,999

ASUS ROG Malaysia has brought in some good news which is the confirmed arrival of the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate during mid-August 2021.

Featuring the rarer than ever Storm White color, the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is currently known for the vast amount of things crammed into such a small enclosure and essentially became the ceiling standard of how a gaming smartphone should be. Given that there are so many ROG fans around Malaysia, it can still sell really well despite carrying the highest price tag among other models.
Here’s a quick specs refresh in case you have forgotten about it already or take a look at our verdict to find out the overall experience of the device.

6.78-inch AMOLED display

1080p resolution
144Hz refresh rate, 300Hz sampling rate, 1ms response time
HDR10+ certified
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protected

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Chipset
18GB RAM
512GB storage
Triple rear-facing cameras

Main: 64MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-wide angle: 13MP f/2.4
Macro: 5MP f/2.0

24MP selfie camera
6,000mAh battery

65W wired charger
Steady Charge, Scheduled Charge, Maximum Limit Charge profiles

Headphone Jack
Storm White Colors

Preorder Bonus and Links
While the preorder and presumably standard MSRP is at RM4,999, a couple of freebies will be given to each fulfilled order which is the ASUS ROG STRIX Go Core Gaming Headset and an Ultimate Fan Gift Box totaling up to RM1,099. You can either place your preorder on Lazada or Shopee right now up until August 21.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-Series for Notebooks Launched

First and foremost – we know that there are GTX 10-series notebooks launched launched a while ago. However, NVIDIA is doing that officially now, and it happened recently in Singapore alongside with their close partner. That includes Acer, Aftershock, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASUS ROG. Also, these GTX 10-series notebooks will be on display in conjunction with Singapore’s COMEX 2016 IT Show Exhibition @ Suntec Singapore this from today till 11th September 2016.
Other than that, there are even more notebooks on display. You can even test it for yourselves too, if you wish to have some fun with it. As the the GTX 10-series notebooks uses the Pascal architecture, you do get all of the exclusive technology – such as the Simultaneous Multi-Projection for VR, Ansel technology which I really hope it works with ShadowPlay somewhere or somehow, and more.

It’s interesting to see new techs coming to notebooks, and especially with the improved TDP and performance. That means notebooks can now be much more superior than before. Longer battery life and better performance. Damn.
Come to think of it, Ansel with POTG on Overwatch sounds fantastic!

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Profits of OPPO R9s Black Edition Will Be Donated To Orphanages

Time for some wholesome news – which I think is really lacking in the world today. OPPO is donating their profits for the OPPO R9s Black Edition to orphanages, so the children of tomorrow can have a better future.
Here’s the message from Neelofa, the ambassador of the OPPO R9s Black Edition.

I mean, this is a very wholesome thing to do. There’s no reason for OPPO to be giving up their profits. And heck, I can tell that it’s selling like hotcakes right now because of just how sleek it is. Also, it’s one of the top smartphones of Q1 2017 worldwide.
In whichever case that might be, the OPPO R9s Black Edition. One of the sleekest smartphones in the market today is donating profits from its sales to charity. Just because.
Honestly, I’m touched.
I can’t resist the phone’s beauty.
OPPO even published the schedule on their charity campaign which covers orphanages from Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kedah, Johor Bahru, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Melaka, and Kuantan. Donation contribution of daily essential items, such as food, toiletries, book, umbrella, clothing, bag and etc will be made during the trip.
And hey – if you want to join OPPO by volunteering your O-fans spirit by helping out and meeting up with the children, you’re most welcome to do so! Just sign up at O-volunteering here!
In case you’re wondering, this is the full schedule table on OPPO’s charity campaign, which you can also find it here.

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Review – GameSir T4 Mini controller: Compact but comfortable

The GameSir T4 Mini is a controller that I think will be one noteworthy small-sized controllers of recent memory because of a few features it has – and particularly, it can wake up the Nintendo Switch from sleep. That is a rare feature that is known to only work with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, the Pro controller, and also the 3rd gen IINE controller.
For the most complete understanding of what this GameSir T4 Mini can do, I urge you to watch this video instead of reading.

It’s a mini controller
Similar to the GuliKit Elves Pro in terms of idea, but different in terms of execution.
Feels better to hold since the GameSir T4 Mini is thicker and has a very nice curve around it, making it really nice to hold – even the shoulder buttons and triggers are very long and comfortable to press even for my long fingers.

However, this controller is pretty mixed, in my opinion. There are a lot of plus sides and a lot of things to improve upon – so let’s just go through them.
The joysticks, buttons and D-pad
Starting off – the joysticks. I love them. They’re very smooth and no apparent angle snapping, and height of the joysticks is just fantastic.

The D-Pad is also great since I can roll off any fighting game combos easily. They’re also pretty stiff, so maybe you’ll like it? I don’t know, I don’t use the D-Pad much.

For the face buttons, oh lemme tell you – the buttons do feel good to press. I can’t help but realize that the buttons give off a squeaky sound. Yeah, literal squeak. I’m not sure if I can show it to you guys on video, but it is distracting.

Did I also mention that the GameSir T4 Mini has RGB lights? I can hang this controller on the Christmas tree and I think many will just treat it as Christmas lights.

Features
We can even change the lights on the Gamesir T4 Mini by pressing the T button with L3 or R3.
But, I do think that GameSir could’ve done better by just printing the button combos at the back of the controller for ease of reference – like the GameSir G4 Pro. While on that subject, I should also mention that the GameSir T4 Mini can connect to many different devices – like the Switch, PC, Android devices, and iOS devices.
This one did a good job, not the GameSir T4 Mini though.
To connect between different platforms, we’ll have to:

Switch: hold the sync button at the top
Android: X + Home button
PC & iOS: B + Home button
PC via USB: + or – to change between X-input or D-input
*Buttons are remapped to follow the Switch’s layout

We can also hold the T button and press the D-Pad up and down to control the vibration intensity but this controller seems to “forget” and reset the vibration level back to its default “medium level” whenever I turn it off. That is because I think the “medium” intensity is still too much for me and I prefer the low-intensity level.

I’m not sure if this bug will be fixed because I paired the controller with a phone, installed the GameSir World app and it recognized the controller, but there’s no way to update its firmware.

This T button is also to toggle turbo functionality. They work pretty fine. Hold the T button and press whatever button you want to turbo – the first one is to repeat when the button is held, and another one is to stop repeating when the button is held.
I mean, I tried this feature on Metroid Dread and I can cheese through a large portion of the game but holding the button down doesn’t make Samus charge the shot.
That impressive battery life
Then, the battery. This thing can last for a freaking long time. I managed to use it for like 12 hours or so in total, with RGB turned on and a mix of turbo functionality. That’s quite impressive. However, once the Switch starts complaining that the battery of the GameSir T4 Mini is low, it will only last for about 5 minutes more before it completely dies.

And there is no battery indicator on the controller, by the way. Even when it’s low on battery, it just looks like the turbo functionality is active.
Charging the controller is simple enough since it has a USB-C port at the top – just be mindful of what a Christmas tree it’ll become.

Should you buy the GameSir T4 Mini?
For the price of $35.99, it’s a good price when compared to the likes of the 8bitdo SN30 and the GulitKit Elves Pro. Yes, it’s thicker than those controllers but the GameSir T4 Mini is much more comfortable and its functionality is pretty much on-par too.
There are a few issues here and there that can be fixed via software updates but I’m not sure if GameSir will do it.
A lot thicker, though.
Either way, just having the ability to turn on the Nintendo Switch from sleep is already a feature that is enough to entice me.

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon
Lazada
Shopee

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ASUS Announces Aura Sync to Outshine the Competition

ASUS today announced that it will Outshine the Competition with Aura Sync, the world’s first RGB-lighting-synchronization feature that is compatible with a broad range of PC components and peripherals, from motherboards and graphics cards to keyboards and mice — including many developed by popular third-party hardware manufacturers.
ASUS Aura Sync takes color (RGB) lighting beyond the checkbox, with Aura Sync-capable motherboards combining and controlling the LEDs of all connected and Aura Sync-enabled equipment to achieve stunning light shows in perfect, synchronized harmony. Paired with the easy-to-use Aura Sync software, Aura Sync affords both enthusiast and everyday PC owners the ability to create impressive illumination effects, with the creative freedom to explore nine unique lighting schemes.

Outshine the Competition: Global campaign, and contest with fabulous Aura-themed prizes
ASUS will promote the Aura Sync platform with the Outshine the Competition campaign. We are inviting fans from anywhere in the world to submit Aura Sync-inspired photos compositions in order to win great prizes — including all kinds of Aura products, including new Aura Sync motherboards and an Aura Sync-enabled dream PC package.
Existing owners of Aura products should take a photo or a video of their gear in action and submit it to the competition website, at https://www.asus.com/microsite/Aura/Campaign.html. Those yet to treat themselves to Aura Sync kit are still able to enter, by creating an Aura Sync-inspired photo montage that features the Aura Sync logo. Entrants must also post their creations to at least one popular social-media channel, using the hashtag #ASUSAura. All participants have the chance to win prizes, including those voting for other entrants. Full competition rules and conditions are available on the competition website
ASUS Aura Sync family: The first, best and fastest-growing synchronized RGB LED platform
Many ASUS and ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) products are already equipped with Aura RGB lighting and to ensure the best compatibility, ASUS has also teamed up with well-known RGB strip-makers and case manufacturers, including CableMod®, IN WIN, DEEPCOOL®, NZXT™, BitFenix®, Phanteks EKWB and SilverStone — helping gamers to light up easily wherever they see the Aura Sync badge.
The Aura Sync platform is already growing rapidly, with many more ASUS and ROG Aura Sync-capable products[1] scheduled for release in the next few months.

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Samsung launches the Galaxy A23s 5G in Malaysia; Only at RM1,099 until the end of October

Samsung Malaysia is welcoming another new member of the Galaxy A series family which is the Galaxy A23s 5G.
Created for the best bang for buck value, the Galaxy A23s 5G champions its value by offering a high refresh rate display, big battery, and decent back camera setup supported by the One UI 4 OS that contains all the software support used by the flagship Galaxy S models as well. Therefore, all sorts of Galaxy companion devices work seamlessly even with this budget-centric device.

The specs on paper looks nice too.

6.6-inch Infinity-V (IPS LCD) Display

1080p Resolution
Waterdrop Notch
120Hz Refresh Rate

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G Chipset
8GB RAM
128GB Storage
Quadruple Rear Camera

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-Wide: 5MP f/2.2
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth Sensor

8MP Selfie Camera
5,000mAh Battery

25W Fast Charge

Orange, Black, Light Blue Colors

Price and Availability
The Samsung Galaxy A23s 5G smartphone is normally priced at RM1,399 but you can take it back home at RM1,099 as long as you buy it within this month so decide as soon as possible.
Click here to buy now.

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Catch the next NVIDIA GTC from March 20 to 23 for more AI and industrial Metaverse discussions

Another year, another round of NVIDIA GTC event where talks about the latest technologies will engage between the experts and the audience.
Happening for 4 days from March 20 to 23, the 2nd day will see the Leather Man himself to deliver the all-important keynote at 8AM, Pacific Time. He will be followed up by Demis Hassabis and Ilya Sutskever, two prominent figures from DeepMind and OpenAI respectively.

Several high-profile individuals will be attending their respective sessions and discussions which are of the following (But not limited to):
● Chike Aguh, chief innovation officer, U.S. Department of Labor
● Soumith Chintala, researcher, Meta, and creator of PyTorch
● Paul Debevec, chief research officer, Netflix Eyeline Studios
● Kathryn Guarini, CIO, IBM Corporation
● Tony Hemmelgarn, CEO, Siemens Digital Industries Software
● Sergei Levine, associate professor, UC Berkeley
● Thomas Schulthess, director, Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, ETH Zurich
● Kathy Smith, artist and professor, USC
● Ashok Srivastava, chief data officer, Intuit
There are also companies from different industries that utilize AI in their own ways who will be giving out some presentations as well and they are Amazon Robotics, AWS, ByteDance, Dell Technologies, Deloitte, Epic Games, Ford Motor Company, Fraunhofer, General Motors, Google, HPE, Jaguar Land Rover, Lenovo, Lockheed Martin, Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, MIT, Oracle Cloud, Pixar, Samsung, Shell, TSMC, United States Space Force and VMware.
For the “Learning is Life” gang, technical workshops are returning again at a discounted price which is led by the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) to provide direct access to industrial-ready knowledge and skill sets for interested individuals. Additionally, credits will be given to those who are in HBCUs, HSIs, and community colleges for attending the programs.
NVIDIA Inception focuses on helping startups have its fair share of sessions as well including topics of ‘Essential Tech for GenAI Startups’, ‘Emerging Venture Themes for
2023 – Generative AI’, and ‘Riding the Wave – Generative AI’.
Registration is available right now over here.

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Review – BitFenix Aurora Mid-Tower Case: All About The Bling

PC cases are all the rage these days, especially during Computex 2017 too. The theme since last year’s RGB outbreak is simple – transparency. That’s where the BitFenix Aurora excels at – it’s a case that’s meant to be beautiful with its aesthetics and internals. Just how well does it fare out for a PC builder? Let’s find out.
Unboxing
The BitFenix Aurora comes in a fairly simple box. With a few feature highlights and a view of its internals. Pretty good when it comes to highlighting its features actually, as BitFenix adopts a very graphical way of representing and showing off its case features.

At the back reveals more information about the case, and the labels are done neatly too.
These values and diagrams might not have its purpose apparent at first sight. Needs a little bit of guessing.
Opening up the box shows two thick foam pieces with the BitFenix Aurora wrapped in a plastic case. These two tempered glass side panels have a piece of sticky plastic film to prevent fingerprints and scratches. It’s nicely protected.

In the case, there are two different accessory boxes tied on the case body itself – and wow, the BitFenix Aurora comes with quite a lot of extras. My first nitpick is that the screws are not separated according to its type like how the Sharkoon BW-9000W did it.

I had another extra piece of accessory for the BitFenix Aurora too – and that’s another RGB LED strip. I asked BitFenix what’s up, and they said the variant available in Malaysia here comes with an extra RGB LED strip – just because. It’s actually quite a good strip for case ambient lighting!
It’s magnetic too!
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When it comes to the overall design of the BitFenix Aurora, its main core is rather squarish and boxy. The top and front plastic bezels snap on to place to accentuate its unique look. Once the entire BitFenix Aurora has been unboxed, everything can be seen through its humongous and heavy sheet of tempered glass, also known as its side panel.

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With both side panels on.

With only the right side panel on.

Both side panels removed.

To remove the tempered glass size panel, you’ll have to be really careful. It uses the common pegs and rubberized metal thumbscrews to secure it in place, but the real issue comes when these heavy glass panels are to be reinstalled. Just be careful not to slip and drop the heavy sheet of glass, as realigning the glass with these pegs aren’t easy since the top bezel is in the way.

Speaking of the bezels, both the top and front plastic bezels have to be removed to further strip down the case.

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Here reveal three of the two 120mm fans included with the case. Its official specs (more on this later) says that the BitFenix Aurora only comes with one 120mm fan, but there are three included in the unit that I have here.

I’m fairly surprised by how spacious the case is. There is a special front-facing 2.5-inch mount to show off your SSD with BitFenix’s Chroma SSD feature – more on this later.

The power supply can be fitted nicely on 4 rubber rises, and the intake is filtered too.
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Specifications
There are quite a few differences between the unit I have and the full spec list on BitFenix’s website. For example, I have and extra RGB LED strip included in the box – and I also have two 120mm fans mounted at the front and another 120mm fan at back already.

Colors

Black
White

Materials
Steel, ABS, Tempered Glass

Supported Motherboards

E-ATX
ATX
M-ATX
Mini-ITX

CPU Cooler
Up to 160mm height

Graphic Card Length
Up to 400mm

Expansion Slots
7

3.5” Drive Bays
2 + 2

2.5” Drive Bays
2 + 1

I/O

USB 3.0 x 2
USB 2.0 x 2
HD Audio MIC & Headphone

Front Cooling
120mm x 2 or 140mm x 2

Rear Cooling
120mm x 1 (Included)

Top Cooling
120mm x 2 or 140mm x 2

Power Supply
Up to 220mm

Weight
10.58kg (net); 11.94kg (gross)

Dimensions
215 x 490 x 520mm

Highlights

BitFenix LED Lighting Controller & SSD Lighting Bracket
20-25mm Cable Management Space
Graphic Length up to 400mm
Support Dual 280mm radiator
Removable HDD cage
Removable PSU Dust Filter

Now, these included fans aren’t BitFenix’s best or flashiest, but they get the job done really well. They look like 120mm BitFenix Spectre fans – the non-PWM version. Again, BitFenix included a total of 3 of them – 2 at the front and another one at the back. It’s more than adequate to get your system cooled down.
The included 120mm fan at the back.
Features
All about that bling
Where do I begin? Let’s start with the BitFenix Aurora’s “SSD Chroma”. By my books, this is totally unnecessary – but the implementation of this feature is actually really neat. Right above the 3.5-inch hard drive cage is where a special 2.5-inch drive caddie is found. You can mount a 2.5-inch drive there – sure, but it wouldn’t look nice. So BitFenix created the “SSD Chroma” – a plastic strip with RGB LEDs illuminating the entire 2.5-inch drive. The real challenge for using this feature is connecting the SATA power and data cables, actually.

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Extra features
The BitFenix Aurora comes with a reservoir bracket that can either be mounted at the front or at the top. Both front and top have the same cutouts where you can mount 2x120mm fans or a single 140mm fan. There’s no worry about whether or not the top fan mounts and clearance issue – because the entire mounting bracket is lifted upwards for maximum compatibility. By having the whole bracket raised upwards, you’ll have greater compatibility for top-mounted reservoirs, fans, and radiators. It won’t interfere with the motherboard’s top side VRM heatsinks.
Spacious top mount. Great for radiators – and it comes with a reservoir mounting bracket too!
I really like BitFenix’s tool-less snap-on rails for hard disk installation too. Take two of those rails, align properly and push then to lock onto the hard disk itself. Then, slide it in and it’s installed! No awkward plastic wrestling to get the hard disk inside!
It’s removable too, if you don’t plan to use 3.5-inch hard disks at all.
My major complaint about the features is the lack of removable fan filters for both front and top fan mounts. They are just large plastic bezels with meshed slits as intakes. It’s not going to trap dust particles anyway. Even if it does, it’ll be really difficult to clean as a total removal of the bezels and cables attached to it. It’s a hassle.

The only removable fan filter available is the power supply. Still, it’s better than nothing.
The only dust filter you’ll be getting.
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Testing Setup

Test hardware configuration

CPU Cooler

Noctua NH-U12S (pictured)
Noctua NH-D15 (tested)

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 1700

GPU
MSI GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GT OC

Motherboard
ASRock Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4

Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 16GB

Primary Hard Drive
Plextor M8SeGN

Power Supply
SilverStone ET-650B 650W

Chassis
BitFenix Aurora

Fans
Noctua NF-F12

Others
SilverStone LS02 RGB LED Strip

Building in the BitFenix Aurora
I have to say, the completed build looks absolutely fantastic with the BitFenix Aurora.

This is my first ever case with tempered glass. The BitFenix Aurora has tempered glass side panels on both sides – but the right side panel is a tinted pitch black. Quite unnecessary, as I find it quite difficult to stuff in all the cables behind the motherboard tray and close the tempered glass side panel. With the lack of power supply shroud, it’s quite a challenge to cable manage a non-modular power supply without a shroud.

The internal of the BitFenix Aurora is spacious. I took out both the reservoir mount bracket and also the upper 3.5-inch hard drive bracket. Doing that, however, reveals a large void at the top right corner – yet the case’s front I/O panel cables are coming from the top right corner.
It used to be a drive bay.
Removing the front and top plastic bezels, however, aren’t pleasant at all. Those tabs that lock in place are extremely difficult to remove, and it feels like they’re going to break by the snap I got them off the metal body. Also, it flexes a lot to the point where I’m actually afraid it’ll snap in half.
Seriously, I’m not a fan of these.
Cable management
With that 20-25mm cable management space, it’s actually rather simple to stuff cables behind the motherboard tray and closed it shut. Of course, it does require quite a lot of brute force to make it happen – but it works. I wouldn’t worry about the tempered glass side panel shattering, as the BitFenix Aurora actually uses really thick sheets of tempered glass. It measures at a thickness of 0.5mm and it’s quite heavy too. Imagine this – the case can topple on its sides easily when are are no components inside and the left side panel removed and the right side panel installed.
Revision 1 of the cable management. Spent about 15 minutes on this.
Everything is installed pretty easily – and once it’s done, the case looks absolutely fantastic. The cutouts and rubber grommet placement are adequate, It would’ve been better if there’s another cutout for the front panel audio connector or the inclusion of a PSU shroud.
The left side panel is actually slightly tinted – which is good for RGB LED builds since they’re always unnecessarily bright and distracting when brought up to eye level height. Speaking of RGB LED lights…
Included RGB LED strip controller
It’s actually quite disappointing. I don’t know if the included RGB LED controller can be synced up with the motherboard as it is not documented. Also, because it has a keyed header, the included controller can only connect one unit of their own RGB strip.
It needs molex power, by the way. This poses quite a challenge when it comes to cable management.
The RGB controller board at the back where you can connect the included RGB LED strip and then press the LED button on the left of the power button to cycle through colors. At this day and age, I really recommend getting a motherboard with RGB headers instead of using this built-in controller on the case. Makes talking with the RGB LED strips much more convenient.
The buttons are extremely tactile but the clicking sound made is like within a hollow space.
Since I do have a motherboard that has RGB LED headers, I ended up controlling all of my RGB LED strips via software instead of through hardware.
The SSD Chroma feature is… really just for show. Coming from me – someone who values function over form – I don’t see a point for it to exist, there’s not much use for it other than a being a majestic showpiece and probably with better temperature – not like any 2.5-inch drives need dedicated cooling anyway. But good gracious that SSD Chroma is a majestic showpiece.
Other highlights
Firstly, I have to point this out. I swapped out all of the included fans for Noctua NF-F12 fans because I obviously need PWM for silence. The rear fan for some reason has a little notch blocking the fan from getting installed properly. I’m utterly disappointed by this, and till now, I still have the NF-F12 mounted at an angle at the back. The rear fan can still expel heat from the case – it just looks weird.
The rear exhaust fan is pretty much held in place by two screws.
Then comes clearance issues. To be honest, the BitFenix Aurora is really wide. There are extra clearance behind the motherboard tray for cable management, and even roomier space in front of the motherboard for large CPU tower coolers. BitFenix delivered – as the Noctua NH-D15 can be fitted inside without issue. However, the problem comes when I tried to mount the second Noctua NF-A15 fan. First one mounts in between the fin stack and it fits inside snugly – but the second fan will need to be elevated slightly because of the RAM height and causing the side panel from closing. I can rotate the NH-D15 by 90°, but that’ll disrupt the airflow I’m going for.
We’ve already pointed out this issue when we reviewed the Noctua NH-D15, but this is the first time that it has ever prevented the side panel from closing.
Temperatures
Speaking of temperatures, we’re finally migrated to our new testing system. Specs are as listed in the table above. The BitFenix Aurora managed to perform pretty well with these NF-F12 fans, too.
When the system is stressed out, the fans really do spew out a lot of heat. from the back. For these tests, I have no fans at the top of the case.
Ambient temperature is at about 27.7℃ during the time of testing. CPU is stressed via AIDA64 and GPU is stressed via FurMark. Fans are running at ~1k RPM.

Idle
Stress CPU only
Stress GPU only
Stress both

CPU (℃)
30
49
38.9
56

GPU (℃)
31
33
74
76

The Noctua NH-D15 performed magnificently well in the test as expected – and yet I’m only using a single fan. I did try strapping the fan on the other side of the fin stacks to create a pull configuration instead, but the rear I/O shield is blocking too. What a bummer – temperatures can be further improved too!
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After that said, the BitFenix Aurora is made with aesthetics in mind. It looks gorgeous with those curves bezels and tinted tempered glass. Honestly speaking, RGB LED strips even at very low brightness (with the ASRock Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 at least), is eye-blindingly bright. The top side mount is fantastic, large open space for front mounted radiator, and the SSD Chroma is though only for aesthetics – it looks fantastic. With two 5mm thick tempered glass as side panels, it is able to squeeze cables behind the motherboard tray. Having a power supply shroud would be perfect, too.
The included RGB LED strip coupled with SilverStone LS02, illuminating the BitFenix Aurora.
However, my main concern with the case is the use of cheap plastic for the front and top plastic bezels and the lack of dust filters. The BitFenix Aurora goes for a price of USD $99 or RM429 – which is actually quite good considering the gorgeous aesthetics and the inclusion of triple 120mm fans and an RGB LED strip.
Where to buy?

Amazon – USD $99.00
Lazada – RM429

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vivo’s ambitious “smartphone-only recording” short film The Incident has premiered

The grand launch of the local short film ‘The Incident’ has premiered.
Gathering the power of local talents from actors and crews to singers and composers, a heartfelt story of a single mother taking care of the needs of her son during the pandemic session is presented to every Malaysian and to the entire world.

As expected, the entire short film is completely shot with the vivo X60 Pro smartphone, the latest flagship device from the company with camera lens and software all co-engineered with ZEISS. The cast of this short video is also some of the best from our local scene – Golden Horse Award for Best New Director Chong Keat Aun, Miss Universe 2015 Finalist Pauline Tan, veteran actress Adibah Noor and Yuen Teng, and more.
While it is certainly one of the very first movie creation spots purely using smartphone devices, it does come with some of the most surprising facts that you may get impressed thanks to the sheer quality of the hardware capturing the footage while all actors and crews giving their all into this wonderful story. Here, we listed 6 of them for you.

All footages of the film are completed just within 2 days, inclusive of a sanitization round every 30 minutes while enduring the hot sun outdoors
The main theme “Light of Hope” was composed by Yise Loo in just 24 hours
Singer of “Light of Hope” Firdaus learned Cantonese just to sing a phrase of the song, albeit already mastered Mandarin
Pauline Tan, the Miss Universe 2015 finalist participated in the film without makeups for the most local and authentic presentation
Again, Pauline Tan surprisingly owns a motorcycle license and knows how to handle a manual gear motorbike
The vivo x60 Pro was placed in a makeshift drain hole to capture some of the most unique angles that can be done with ease only with the smartphone

Since the quality of the shots is very decent and the goal of short films has already been completed, will we see a full-on 1-hour long movie-like stuff in the future? I do hope that smartphones’ lens can reach that level of detail though.

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Malaysia welcomes its latest post COVID-19 healing therapy thanks to Bactakleen and SEERS

Bactakleen has announced collaboratives with SEERS Technology to foster post Covid-19 healing with their cutting-edge technology.

The effect Covid-19 poses vary greatly from one individual to another including shortness of breath, fatigue, and depression. Therefore, the companies look to promote faster recovery from Covid-19 and other illnesses by focusing on rehabilitating patients’ lungs and overall respiratory health.

To bring these solutions to the masses, Bactakleen and SEERS introduce non-invasive medical devices in NuGen Health Centres – a chain of private healthcare facilities focused on alternative treatments across the country. 10 medically trained professionals will be deployed at the centers to assist in administering the usage of the medical devices.
This rollout is set to benefit approximately 100,000 patients who are currently undergoing treatment at the health centers for various ailments including post Covid-19 symptoms, starting at the NuGenHealth Centre, in Damansara.

Aside from helping Covid-19 patients recover from the after-effects, the centers will also feature other medical devices, aimed at helping people recover from a wide range of ailments.

Hydrogen Inhaler

Aimed at promoting the recovery of one’s lungs by improving the respiratory system

Atomic Energy Generator

Infuses high concentration of hydrogen into water, micro sizing the water molecules for better absorption

Health Energiser

Produces high concentrations of hydrogen gas for inhalation to promote self-healing, with ultra-high antioxidants, which reverses aging

Ultra Electron

A negative ion magnetic field and electromagnetic wave generator that sends a pulse into the body to clear the veins and blocked arteries. Thus, restoring vein function, improving blood circulation, boosting metabolism and one’s immune system.

Ultra Sound

Produces ultrasound pulses to relieve muscle or joint pains.

Visit the following links for more information on Bactakleen and SEERS.
https://www.bactakleen.com/
https://seers.com.my/

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Roborock is coming to Malaysia hard and strong

Introducing, Roborock. This is a brand that some of you might have seen. If you have not seen their brand name before, then there is a high chance that you already seen and potentially used their products before.
But now, Roborock is entering the Malaysian market hard and strong by introducing a lot of new, competitive, smart cleaning products that are under the IoT umbrella. And Roborock is not a small brand, too. There’s a Roborock Vacuum Official Community that has nearly 15k members – and people are actively sharing experiences and asking questions there too!

Now, Roborock is a company with strong growth in China – its country of origin – since its inception. This was back in 2014, and at that time, Roborock took the opportunity to fulfill a need that we customers didn’t realize that we needed yet. With enough R&D by a team of engineers, scientists, manufacturing experts, and designers, Roborock is able to create products that are one of a kind.
The company also introduced the Roborock S6 MaxV earlier this year, which is an upgraded version of the popular Roborock S6. It now has an increased suction of up to 2,500 Pa to remove dust and dirt – especially on carpets. It also has the functionality to mop floors since it has a water tank.

While 2020 isn’t a good year economically speaking, Roborock still wants to expand of Southeast Asia because the company believes that we require to work from home, and need to have a clean environment – since we do not have office cleaners anymore, we have to do it ourselves but most of us do not have the time to do so. Some of us even need to take care of kids while meeting deadlines, so having something that can clean for us is what Roborock aims to deliver.

Let’s not forget that Roborock also gained the number 1 spot on Shopee’s 10.10 sale. They are also looking forward to bring us even more sale events and rewards in the coming future.

And personally, we’re also concerned about aftermarket service – which Roborock said that they are hoping to bring service centers locally. The company aims to achieve this goal in 2 years.
Currently, I’m just looking forward to seeing what Roborock has in their (virtual) store for us. It’s exciting to see competition in the market – especially for such a new, bristling category of products. I mean, we already have the Roborock S6 MaxV with us – and so far, it’s working pretty well. Its integration with Xiaomi Home app is excellent too. 😉
If you want to take a look at the entire category of products offered by Roborock, click here:

Amazon US
Shopee
Lazada

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Review – HONOR 10 Lite

A while back, we reviewed the HONOR 8X. That smartphone in itself is aimed towards the mid-range market, but it does have a few big differences compared to the HONOR 10 Lite that we have here today. Though they both have the Kirin 710 chipset, these are two very distinct smartphones.
So what does the HONOR 10 Lite offer as a whole package? Let us take a look in this in-depth review here.

Unboxing
The HONOR 10 Lite comes in a pretty standard packaging that is not that flashy to begin with. Just a blue box with the words “honor 10 Lite”. Fun fact: HONOR just changed their logo, and I guess that the HONOR 10 Lite is still in transition – hence the presence of the old logo on the box itself.

Looking at the back of the box, it’s clean and do not have the specs list of the HONOR 10 Lite printed. However, do pay attention that there is a certification by TÜV Rheinland – that is important.

Opening up the box we can see that the HONOR 10 Lite is wrapped in a very simple plastic bag.

Under the phone, we can find the accessories box. More on this later. Under the accessories box is where we can find the charger and micro USB cable.

Digging out everything, we have the HONOR 10 Lite itself, a charger, a micro USB cable, and also a transparent TPU case. What we don’t have here are the documentations – which is fine by me.

Another thing is that the HONOR 10 Lite already has a film screen protector pre-installed.
[nextpage title=”Design”]
Looking from the front, the HONOR 10 Lite looks pretty common like any other smartphones in the market. However, the screen-to-body ratio is over 90% for the HONOR 10 Lite – and that’s because it has this little notch design. More on that later.

Looking at the back of the phone is where we can see the piece of glass at the back of the phone reflects light differently depending on what angle you are looking.

It sort reminds me of what the 2-year old HONOR 8 has – the 15-layer craftsmanship and 3D grating effect which makes every reflection unique.

Not only that, the new HONOR 10 Lite is also thinner on the sides since the back curves towards the front elegantly. It actually feels more like the Xiaomi Mi A2 on the hand compared to any other smartphones in the market – which is feels fantastic on the hand.

There’s something wonderful to see elegant designs of yesteryear being implemented in a much more elegant way.

The included transparent TPU case that is bundled with the HONOR 10 Lite is sufficient to get you started. It is with decent quality and its cutouts are very good. It even makes the buttons very pleasant to be pressed too.

Also, the case itself has a little notch (yes, a notch) for the earpiece at the top. By the way, the HONOR 10 Lite always has a film screen protector pre-installed.
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Let us take a look at the ports of the HONOR 10 Lite. It comes with only 2.4GHz WiFi, which means you can only utilize N-WiFi and that means you cannot utilize the complete Unifi Turbo experience if you are beyond 300Mb/s. Fret not though, as you can still get ~170Mb/s on average. And it’s not like you are moving big data back and forth anyway.

We then took out the SIM card tray and see something more conventional – a dedicated SIM 1 slot and another hybrid slot. This is a major difference compared to the HONOR 8X that was launched recently.

At the right side is where we can find the power button and volume button. Pretty standard in terms of button layouts so far.

At the bottom of the phone is where the 3.5mm audio jack, a microphone, the micro USB port, and also the speaker grill are found. I personally prefer 3.5mm audio jacks and for them to be located at the bottom of the phone since I always have my phone inverted in the pocket.

The earpiece – which does not function as a secondary speaker – is located right above the notch.
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Unlike many other phones in the market these days that has an ugly iPhone-like notch, the HONOR 10 Lite comes with what we are calling the semi-circle notch. It’s not quite like the waterdrop notch on the OPPO F9 as it is extended downwards.

Its 6.21-inch screen with 2340×1080 pixels in resolution that has a total of over 90% screen-to-body ratio is certainly something worth talking. That is because for some reason, the colors do look like they are really saturated – especially when looking at the home screen and the wallpaper.

I asked our photographer and he told me this – the red color on the HONOR 10 Lite is especially saturated compared to green and blue. Deducing this information, it makes sense since human eyes are most sensitive to the color red. For me, the screen does look good.

The little semi-circle notch is still a notch – but due to its small size and how it is literally occupying as little space as possible, I feel like this particular notch is acceptable. The notification icons are beside the notch – and there is enough space on both sides to show critical notifications as well.
When it comes to games however, the notch will definitely obstruct certain buttons, but the little notch is not that bothersome.
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Taking a look at the cameras, the HONOR 10 Lite comes with a total of 2 cameras at the back, and another one that nicely occupies the notch only. The HONOR 10 Lite has two different cutouts at the back for its cameras instead of having a single piece of glass that covers both the cameras. This makes it less prone to breaking – which is something that I absolutely support.

The HONOR 10 Lite’s cameras are as such:

Rear-facing cameras

13MP f/1.8 with PDAF
2MP depth sensor

Selfie camera

24MP f/2.0 fixed focus

As usual, you can check out the full album alongside with all metadata at our Shutterfly album.
Rear-facing cameras
First off, the rear-facing camera actually great for social media posts. It is still a little noisy under direct sunlight, but generally is sitll okay. The white balance is also something that I personally prefer as it got the colors right.

Speaking of colors, take a look at the AI mode. Once again, turning on AI mode will create a much saturated image overall and has HDR turned on. Depending on the situation, it actually looks better with AI turned on.
AI turned off.
AI turned on.
The depth sensor does a fantastic job in separating the image as well. Take a look at this little plant.

When it comes to indoor shots however, that’s where the quality of the images taken start to take a toll. The images just looks… somewhat fuzzy and blurry overall.

The camera continues to underperform in low-light shots, showing high amounts of noise and fuzziness. If you’re wondering why the image looks purple, that is because of the ISO being raised too high.
Selfie camera
With a 24MP selfie camera but does not have autofocus, the image will never look sharp or pretty enough for a print. However, they are once again very usable for social media.

Camera UI
The camera UI did not change much since the HONOR 8X. Still is the same camera UI here.

The Pro mode on the HONOR 10 Lite can go down to ISO 50 and a shutter speed of 1/4000s to 8 seconds. The shutter speed slider is clunky to say the least – but works.
[nextpage title=”Software – Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0.1″]
The overall software experience with the EMUI 9.0.1 is actually no different from what we experienced with the Huawei Mate 20 Pro – granted that there are certain options are removed.

However, the HONOR 10 Lite is clean – there is only a minimal amount of bloat here. Most of them are HONOR’s own utility. Apps like HiCare can be disabled through the settings menu. There are some included 3rd party apps – like Messenger, Netflix, and Camera360 – can be removed.
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Once again, there is the option to enable a more traditional home screen whereby there is a drawer instead of having all the apps scattered across pages. There’s also something called HiBoard that can be accessed by scrolling to the leftmost home screen page. It acts like a dashboard for all the utility that EMUI 9.0.1 that offers into a single page.
There’s also something called HiVision that is integrated to EMUI 9.0.1 itself. Essentially, it intelligently identifies objects shown through the camera or on the screen (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and queries it on Amazon or Google. It can even read QR codes for that matter.
Remember this is only searches in Amazon for now.
It works a lot better now at identifying objects compared to what we experienced on the Mate 20 Pro. Now, Amazon isn’t a particularly popular shopping platform in Malaysia – but we do hope that they integrate Lazada or Shopee or even Taobao/Tmall for that matter.
[nextpage title=”Performance & Gaming”]
The HONOR 10 Lite that we have here comes with this list of specs:

6.21-inch screen with 2340×1080 pixels in resolution with waterdrop notch
HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset

4x 2.2GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53
Mali-G51 MP4 quad-core GPU

3GB RAM
32GB eMMC 5.1 storage
3,400mAh battery
Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0.1 (comes with GPU Turbo 2.0)

It is here that we truly see where the HONOR 10 Lite differentiates itself from the HONOR 8X. It offers the same premium experience like the HONOR 8X, but curated towards those who do not need the most storage or RAM. You can still play games and browse Facebook without any problems – just that multitasking with the 3GB RAM is a little restricted.
Anyway, as for the benchmarks – we cannot run Antutu or Geekbench on our unit because we don’t know why. It just fails to install. But our other benchmarks run fine – so here are the graphs.

Once again, we can see that we performance is right in between the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 636 chipsets – just like the HONOR 8X. 3DMark’s OpenGL score does seem like an anomaly, though.
Gaming on the HONOR 10 Lite
As for gaming, we tried our 3 games as well. Starting off with Honkai Impact 3. Once again, the Kirin 710 flexes its muscle as it proves to be a powerful mid-range chipset. It can run Honkai Impact 3 at highest settings at 30FPS, but with occasional frame rate dips. However, if you are using the flashy “God Kiana” then please don’t play in highest settings.

As for Asphalt 9, it runs smoothly at the highest graphical settings. The edges of the car look better than the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro (M2) and the Mi 8 Lite too – but still not the best.

Then comes PUBG Mobile. The game automatically sets itself to medium graphics and it actually runs pretty well – like the HONOR 8X. There are occasional frame rate dips as wel, but they are rather far and few between in Sanhok.

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With a 3,400mAh battery, it might seem like the battery is somewhat tiny in comparison with many other smartphones in the market these days. Actually – thanks to its efficient chipset, the 3,400mAh can last for quite a long time in our battery test.

UPDATE: We realized that the HONOR 10 Lite’s battery can last for about 10 hours and 8 minutes only. We apologize for this mistake on the graph.

One thing to note here is that the battery test revolves around a single app only. Since the HONOR 10 Lite only has 3GB of RAM, switching between multiple apps mean that there will be apps relaunching constantly and that will tax the CPU even more.
Still, that the HONOR 10 Lite does score surprisingly well in our battery life test even with its 3,400mAh battery.
Charger

As for the charger however, the HONOR 10 Lite comes with a pretty basic 5V 2A charger and charges through micro USB port. Nothing too fancy.

It takes around 33 minutes to reach 50% charge and a total of 57 minutes to reach 75% charge. Not too bad, considering that the battery life of the HONOR 10 Lite is quite good to begin with.
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Overall, the HONOR 10 Lite is a surprisingly good mid-range device. It still offers something different compared to the HONOR 8X, but still offering a fantastic mid-ranger experience. It excels in gaming – particularly even at games like PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9.

Sure, the camera is not that good and the battery capacity is smaller. Multitasking is a bit of a problem since there is only 3GB RAM. And it only has 32GB of internal storage – though you can expand using the microSD card slot. However, that means you’ll either live with 32GB of total storage, or use the dual SIM feature.
For the price of only RM749, you get exceptional value for the HONOR 10 Lite. It’s certainly cheaper than the Realme 2 Pro and the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro (M2) which are using the the Snapdragon 660 chipset while having performance that is comparable.

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Baidu Eye – China’s Google Glass

China can literally copy everything. From cars to gadgets, there’s always a China version. Some of you might have heard about Baidu; the China version of the massive search engine, Google. So, recently Google has announced that they will be releasing their Google Glass this year after years of development. Turns out that it’s doppelgänger is also quietly developing the same thing. Only with a different name – they call it, “Baidu Eye”.

Baidu spokesperson Kaiser Kuo said:
“It’s all about visual search on images and voice command. These have been a part of science fiction since the Fifties but now they’re becoming reality.”

Baidu spoke person denies that they are working with Qualcomm; a famous company that builds processors. As a matter of fact, they are not working with any vendors at all(yet?)!
Apparently, the Baidu Eye is only in “small internal test” phase which means that the product may not be released at all.

Via –  Dvice

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Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G and Note 11S 5G announced for Malaysia with starting prices from RM999

Xiaomi Malaysia has revealed the availability of the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G and Note 11S 5G.

You could be missing out on some context. To fill you in, the Redmi Note 11 series’s full portfolio actually consists of 6 devices with 4 of them announced last month and for the March release, it just the remaining 2 family members – one being the big brother of the Note 11 Pro 5G thus carrying the “+” sign denoting its bigger size – and the 11S 5G basically being the 11S but with 5G support contributed by the chipset.
So in short, both devices are completely new for the Malaysian market and if somehow, the 4 February boys didn’t made the cut to your shopping list, perhaps you can start looking through for the fresh duo right here through the spec sheet below.

Model

Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G

Redmi Note 11S 5G

Display

6.67-inch AMOLED DotDisplay (1080p Resolution, Middle Punch Hole Notch, 120Hz Refresh  Rate, 360Hz Sampling Rate)

6.6-inch IPS LCD DotDisplay (1080p Resolution, Middle Punch Hole Notch, 90Hz Refresh Rate, 180Hz Sampling Rate)

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 920

MediaTek Dimensity 810

RAM

8GB

8GB

Storage

Up to 256GB

128GB

Rear Camera

Main: 108MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.2
Macro: 2MP f/2.4

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.2
Macro: 2MP f/2.4

Front Camera

16MP

13MP

Battery

4,500mAh (120W HyperCharge)

5,000mAh (33W Fast Charge)

Colors

Graphite Green, Star Blue, Forest Green

Midnight Black, Twilight Blue, Star Blue

Price and Availability
Both the new Redmi devices will have separate launch dates and prices which are down below and they will be slightly cheaper on the launch date so if you treasure the value of each buck in your wallet, be sure to grab it during the 1st day on either Lazada or Shopee.
Also, a special Redmi Note 11 Xiaomi Fan Festival Edition has been announced as well and can be acquired on the same day as the Note 11 Pro+ 5G as well.

Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G (Online Exclusive starting April 6)

8GB + 128GB @ RM1,499 (Special Flash Sale Price @ RM1,399)
8GB + 256GB @ RM1,599 (Special Flash Sale Price @ RM1,499)

Redmi Note 11S 5G (Starting April 22)

8GB + 128GB @ RM999

Redmi Note 11 Xiaomi Fan Festival Edition (Online Exclusive starting April 6)

4GB + 128GB @ RM749 (Special Flash Sale Price @ RM699)

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The 4th entry of the Kingston New Year USB Flash Drive Mini Collection is the Rabbit; Get one now at RM99

Kingston Malaysia has announced the Mini Rabbit model of its New Year USB Flash Drive Mini Collection as the upcoming Chinese New Year is creeping in closer and closer.

The Rabbit entry is quite similar to the Cow and Tiger models back then, especially the eyes and noses but at least the special sauce is where the USB drive sits within and for sure, the name of the game is the ears so it is fully logical for it to just sit on the very top of the head.
The container that mimics the design of canned drinks for this time is a simple Vitamin-C-infused carrot juice bottle but I don’t think you should use it as an actual bottle though.
But as usual, the capacity of the USB drive is 64GB and it uses USB 3.2 Gen 1 for some relatively fast file transfer so you can move your files regularly without waiting all day.
Price and Availability
The Kingston 2023 Mini Rabbit USB Flash Drive can be purchased at the price of RM99 and each order will have a packet of red packets with the Kingston print so you can give them out as the tech-loving uncle/auntie.

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[Innovation Tech Flash Computex Special 2021] Lexar reveals new storage and reader products at Computex 2021

Industry-leading storage solution brand Lexar has announced a plethora of new products at Computex 2021. In case you don’t know, Lexar specializes in producing storage memory not only used by computers but also cameras, video recorders, and more. Let’s see what is in store for them this year around.

For a quick heads up, Lexar’s Professional CFexpress Type B GOLD Series card has been a staple choice for many industry professionals to capture high-quality image and footage in RAW 4K and 8K with a superior access speed of 1.75GB/s reads and 1.00GB/s writes and that’s here to stay. What’s interesting is the brand releasing a new SILVER series within the same memory card category for better accessibility and affordability for use cases that are more into the semi-professional and casual scene. Available in capacities of up to 256GB, the Professional CFexpress Type B SILVER Series is still fitted for professional image capture and rated for standard 4K video format. As for the access speed, it is slightly lower at 1.00GB/s reads and 600MB/s writes.

To keep up with content creator’s fully loaded storage equipment, Lexar’s Professional CFexpress USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Reader is capable of handle it all. Utilizing the latest and fastest USB protocol, offloading 8K videos with speeds of up to 1.70GB/s will crank productivity level to new highs while the small form factor will allow users to carry them in backpacks and storage boxes easily. Additionally, it comes with a 2-in-1 cable with USB-C to USB-C and USB-C to USB-A ports for multi-platform compatibility.

Need something even smaller transferring less demanding data? Then the new JumpDrive P30 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive wants your attention here. With 450MB/s reads and writes speed up its sleeve, it already matches the top speed of conventional SATA-based SSD while securely stores your file with a 256-bit AES encryption algorithm. With capacities going as high as 1TB, portability and performance are the names of the game here.

For the computer-based storage devices, Lexar’s NM620 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD makes a return to the spotlight through the addition of a new 2TB model. To recap, it is a PCIe 3.0 drive with speeds of 3.30GB/s reads and 2.85GB/s writes that features LDPC (Low-Density Parity Check). Pretty standard for most casual use cases. On the other hand, the newly announced Professional NM800 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD takes the storage game to the maximum that utilizes PCIe 4.0 to achieve a maximum speed of 7.40GB/s reads and 5.80GB/s writes. It is made to target high-profile file access, editing, and moving use cases such as editing 8K videos.
Availability
Lexar has given an expected release timeframe for all 5 new products that are slated for launch during 2021.

Products

Release Time

Professional CFexpress Type B SILVER Series

June

Professional CFexpress USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Reader

End of May

JumpDrive P30 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive

June

NM620 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD (2TB)

June

Professional NM800 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD

September

More information about Lexar can be found here.

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OPPO R9s Exceeds Pre-Order Records

It’s an impressive feat done by OPPO for the brand new R9s, as they’ve just surpassed the pre-order record that their previous smartphone, the OPPO F1s, holds.
You can get these for RM 1,798! Now available at all OPPO Concept Stores and OPPO Official Website.
Alternatively, you can even click here to purchase it from Lazada!

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Pokemon GO Asia official “within few days”

I’m a big fan of Pokemon GO of course. I’ve made a few posts about Pokemon GO in the past week too . I can’t stress how anxious I am about Pokemon GO being officially available in Malaysia.
Seems like the day is just a few more days ahead. Based on what Niantic Labs have informed, Pokemon GO will be available lanched in Malaysia by the end of this week. That’s all we know for now. After all, Pokemon spawns have been turning on and off for few days now.

We also did go through list of compatible devices few days ago, and it seems like I have to decommission my ASUS ZenFone 2 now 🙁

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Transcend Introduces StoreJet 200; Portable HDD For Your Mac

Ever wondered what’s it like to have an external HDD optimized for Mac out of the box? Of course, with a design as elegant as Apple’s too. Well, now don’t want to wonder anymore as it is available for sale – introducing the Transcend StoreJet 200 portable hard drive.
The brand new StoreJet 200 is simple – it takes Apple’s elegant design and create an external hard disk around that idea. The end result is simply gorgeous – it has an aluminium body that’s thin and light. Only 9.95mm thin and 133 grams. Looking at this StoreJet 200, the design is reminiscent of the StoreJet 25C3N that we reviewed here.

Review – Transcend StoreJet 25C3N: Slim, Sleek, Sexy

The new StoreJet 200 has a silver color finish instead of a gunmetal grey, matching it with your MacBook’s aluminium color.

With only a single USB-C port at one end of the StoreJet 200, it aims to be the most elegant and simple-to-use external hard disk for Mac users. It’s pre-formatted to Apple’s proprietary HFS+ file system, so you can connect it to your Mac and use it for Time Machine right away.
And of course, you can pair the StoreJet 200 with the Transcend Elite software. It can help you manage your data easily so you can have a peace of mind knowing that your data will be backed up automatically to your external hard disk silently.
Transcend is offering the StoreJet 200 for Macs with up to 2TB in capacity, and it’s backed by Transcend’s 3-year limited warranty.

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Kingston KC1000 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Announced; Up To 290k IOPS

While Computex is happening today, Kingston announced their brand new KC1000 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD ahead of time. The Kingston KC1000 does offer something special for those who are willing to pay the price for it – and here’s what it does. The Kingston KC1000 however, has a Phison PS5007-E7 controller with MLC NAND flash.
Reason why we use the same image: all M.2 SSDs look pretty much the same, other than the sticker on it.
As for the rated read and write speeds, the Kingston KC1000’s 240GB variant can go up to 2700/900MB/s for read/write speeds, whereas the 480GB and 960GB can go up to a speedy 2700/1600MB/s read/write speeds. That’s seriously insane. Comes with a full 5-year warranty by Kingston too!

With more and more storage manufacturers bringing in NVMe SSDs into the market, I can see that they’re pretty much gaining more mainstream attention now. However, they’re still way too expensive, and demand for NAND flash chips are at an all-time high now to the point that it affected RAM prices. Which is weird, because I have no idea why Toshiba’s Flash Memory business is having trouble now.
Here’s the full list of specs from Kingston themselves.
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD Features and Specifications:

Form Factor: M.2 2280
Interface: NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 Lanes
Capacities: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
Controller: Phison PS5007-E7
NAND: MLC
Sequential Read/Write:

240GB: up to 2700/900MB/s
480GB, 960GB: up to 2700/1600MB/s

Maximum 4K Read/Write:

240GB: up to 225,000/190,000 IOPS
480GB, 960GB: up to 290,000/190,000 IOPS

Random 4K Read/Write:

240GB, 480GB: up to 190,000/160,000 IOPS
960GB: up to 190,000/165,000 IOPS

PCMARK®Vantage HDD Suite Score: 150,000
Total Bytes Written (TBW):

240GB: 300TB and .70 DWPD
480GB: 550TB and .64 DWPD
960GB: 1PB and .58 DWPD

Power Consumption: .11W Idle / .99W Avg / 4.95W (MAX) Read / 7.40W (MAX) Write
Storage Temperature: -40°C to 85°C
Operating Temperature: 0°C to 70°C
Dimensions:

80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm (M.2)
180.98mm x 120.96mm x 21.59mm (with HHHL AIC – standard bracket)
181.29mm x 80.14mm x 23.40mm (with HHHL AIC – low-profile bracket)

Weight:

10g (M.2)
76g (with HHHL AIC – standard bracket)
69g (with HHHL AIC – low-profile bracket)

Vibration operating: 17G Peak (7-800Hz)
Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (20-1000Hz)
MTBF: 2,000,000
Warranty/support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Part Numbers

Part Number
Capacity

SKC1000/240G
240GB

SKC1000H/240G HHHL (Add-In Card)
240GB

SKC1000/480G
480GB

SKC1000H/480G HHHL (Add-In Card)
480GB

SKC1000/960G
960GB

SKC1000H/960G HHHL (Add-In Card)
960GB

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Brand new Arctic White edition of the vivo V21 launches tomorrow at RM1,599

vivo Malaysia has brought in a brand new Arctic White edition of the V21 for those who like the glistening color of mild pink and blue hue.

Literally the same as ever but with a different color, it still rocks the highlighted OIS-equipped front camera for excellent selfie quality in combination with strong low-light photo capability to make sure even the most photo-centric person can take great photos during nighttime.

6.44-inch AMOLED Display

Waterdrop Notch
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+ Support

MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G Chipset
8GB RAM
128GB Storage
Triple Rear Camera

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

44MP Selfie Camera with AF, OIS
4,000mAh Battery

33W Fast Charge

Oh, first time hearing about the device? Afraid not. We have the review you need right here.

Pricing
The vivo V21 Arctic White Special Edition will go on sale starting tomorrow which is July 10 at all vivo concept stores, authorized dealers, E-store, Shopee and Lazada with the same price tag of RM1,599.

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Get the most value out of your data plan with Digi Prepaid NEXT starting from RM15

Digi has introduced its all-new Digi Prepaid NEXT which is a prepaid starter pack preloaded with a 30-day high-speed internet plan. The package is the most suitable for people who rely on data plan on a daily basis but only spends the bare minimum to keep their line active.
For a small price of RM15, you can enjoy 30 days of high-speed internet and the monthly renew price is the same as well. If you need more internet in the month, add-ons are available from RM1. However, the most interesting feature is the Always Active proposition where data validity and line validity are separated, therefore you will not need to extend the one that gets rarely used.

We have listed out the 3 most popular plans in the table below:

Digi Prepaid NEXT

Choice of 30 Days High-Speed Internet Plan

RM15

RM28

RM28

Always Active High-Speed Internet

3GB

6GB

4GB

Always On Experience

Unlimited Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Unlimited YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Unlimited Calls (All Network)

Validity

30 Days

Internet Add-Ons

 From RM1

Tariff

Calls to all networks: RM0.10/min
SMS to all networks: RM0.10/SMS
Video Call to all networks: RM0.30/min

Plans Benefit

Free Basic Internet 1GB every month for life
Welcome Bonus of Free 20 IDD mins

Renewal Bonus

Free up to 2GB High-Speed Internet for successful on-time renewal every month

Reload Bonus

Minimum RM10 reload per week:
Free 100 mins Digi to Digi calls every week
Free IDD mins to selected countries every week

As an introductory bonus, the data quotas listed above have been included a 50% boost so better start early to utilize them as effective as possible.
Get information on all other Digi Prepaid NEXT plans by visiting http://digi.my/next.

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