Galaxy S21 goes to Malaysian TV channels this 26th and 27th January 2021

The Galaxy S21 series was just launched globally – but its Malaysian debut is not happening until tonight. Here’s how you can get a glimpse of how to live epically every day with the Galaxy S21 by joining TV3 and also Astro AEC.
Here is a quick summary of how you can join.

Live Time

Channel

26th January 2021 (Tuesday), 9PM
TV3 channel

27th January 2021 (Wednesday), 9:30PM
Astro AEC channel
MY’s Facebook page

For TV3’s live stream tonight, you can tune in via your TV and watch our popular local artists such as pop-star Ismail Izzani together with singer and actress – Nabila Razali, Elly Mazlein, and Norman Hakim who will be showcasing how a family pursues their dreams and passion from home with the Galaxy S21 series.
As for Astro AEC, it’ll be happening on 27th January 2021 at 9:30pm and we have Astro talents – namely Yoke Chen, Darren Ch’ng, Jie Ying, and many more – will show how they make their everyday moment epic by the Galaxy S21 series.
Plus, audiences will stand a chance to win attractive Samsung prizes by simply watching the live stream at Astro AEC, MY’s Facebook page, and participating in a Q&A session.

But, that’s not all – there will also be offers exclusively by Samsung Malaysia. In conjunction with the launch of Galaxy S21 to Malaysian consumers, Head of IT & Mobile Business, KM Liew will be joining both shows as a special guest to spice things up. Be the first in Malaysia to get updates on our launch bundle by tuning in to TV3 and Astro AEC.
By the way, we have also reviewed the Galaxy S21 Ultra – and we really love the smartphone a lot.

We also did a lot of performance and gaming tests using the Exynos 2100 chipset – which we were really surprised by what it has to offer. Have a look here.

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Get Big Gifts With Samsung’s Chinese New Year Promotion

Share the happiness this Chinese New Year with the whole family by furnishing your home with the best TV and digital appliances designed to fit all your festive needs. Samsung Malaysia Electronics expresses its utmost appreciation for its customers’ loyalty and remains committed in giving only the best for the years to come. You’re in for a treat as Samsung has all the right products for your home and they come with fabulous gifts and rebates!
Putting together a special festive deal for the customers, Samsung is pleased to announce its Joy of Prosperity campaign which you can bring home with gifts worth up to RM26,000 with the purchase of selected Samsung products!

Product
Free Gift

75″ Q8C 4K Curved Smart QLED TV
or75″ Q7F 4K Smart QLED TV
OGAWA Wellness set worth RM13,096

65″ Q8C 4K Curved Smart QLED TV
or
65″ Q7F 4K Smart QLED TV
Samsung Curved 4K UHD TV worth RM4,299

 55″ Q7F 4K Smart QLED TV
OGAWA Omknee Therapy PLUS worth RM 4,499

Samsung FlexWash
or
Samsung Front Load Washer/Dryer
Samsung POWERstick Vacuum Cleaner worth RM859 + Napping Pillow – Blanket worth RM89

Samsung Food Showcase with Twin Cooling Plus™ Refrigerator

Samsung Multi Door
or
Samsung Side-by-Side refrigerator
Samsung Vacuum Cleaner worth RM 299 + Napping Pillow – Blanket worth RM89
or
Samsung Microwave Oven worth RM 299 + Napping Pillow – Blanket worth RM89

Samsung’s Joy of Prosperity promotion starts from 1st January until 28th February 2018 so do head over now to any Samsung authorized outlets to enjoy these irresistible festive deals this new year! To find out more information on the Joy of Prosperity campaign, please visit http://www.samsung.com/my/offer/tv-appliance-joy-of-prosperity/.
I know that many new apartments and homes have finished building since the last property market boom – and many people are moving to new homes too. Perhaps it’s the perfect time to get new appliances?
Samsung became a good Samaritan during one of Malaysia’s most intense flood recently by offering free repairs for Samsung home appliances – and I commend them for that.

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Mountain Dew Mobile Challenge 2016 – The Details

Mountain Dew was kind enough to let us test their Dew Mobile Challenge some time ago, and we thought we might as well share it with you all. The app itself is fairly interesting – it’s a Pokemon Go-esque game with multiplayer challenges in mind.
We mentioned about this app not too long ago here, but didn’t explain much. I mean, it’s a fairly simple game by the looks of it. However if you do play it with other people, it gets really competitive! Let’s not forget –  Mounta Dew Mobile Challenge 2016 has a RM 50,000 prize pool here. Fifty thousand.

Without further ado, let’s get started on how you can earn that RM50k for yourself! Again, it’s fairly simple yet challenging.

You can check out Mountain Dew Malaysia’s official video regarding the entire event right here.

For even more information, head on over to http://www.mountaindewmalaysia.com/ for full details on the Dota 2 and Dew Mobile Challenge events!

RM50,000… Seriously not a joke.

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SanDisk releases sequel to Ultra SSD

SanDisk as we’ve all heard and loved about, makes great SD cards for our cameras, phones, some music players, and many more. Recently they came up with their first solid state drive, and it was amazing.

120GB – RM320
240GB – RM450
480GB – RM860
960GB – RM1,700

Is it worth to upgrade to an SSD? For me, yes. I will explain why in some future post. Promise!

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Lamborghini URUS Is Here In Malaysia

Lamborghini, as many of you have heard about it, the globally renowned carmaker, is unveiling the brand new Lamborghini Urus. This is the first ever appearance of the Urus here in Malaysia and dubbed as the world’s first Super SUV. It is set to be a game-changer for the luxury segment with unparalleled performance, design, driving dynamics and daily usability.

The Urus is built with two things in mind – the Lamborghini DNA of the super-sleek design with magnificent performance, and also the sole purpose of an SUV. With these two aspects combined, the Urus is the definition of a Super SUV.
The Performance

With a front-mounted 4.0-liter petrol V8 twin-turbo aluminium engine. Packed with a 650hp at 6,000 rpm, the Urus can achieve 0-100km/h in just 3.6 seconds, 0-200km/h in just 12.8 seconds. Even at high speeds, the Urus can decelerate from 100-0km/h in 33.7m.
The Tech

Now, let us just leave the car’s performance to your favourite car portal news site, let’s talk about what is the tech that has been incorporated into this awesome SUV.
Lamborghini four-wheel Drive & Torque Vectoring

The Lamborghini Urus’ four-wheel drive system delivers a highly responsive driving dynamics on every road and surface, in all weather. Torque is split 40/60 to the independent front/rear axle as standard, with a dynamic maximum torque of 70% to the front or 87% to the rear.
The Tamburo – Lamborghini driving dynamics control

Speaking of the torque vectoring, the Tamburo driving mode selector on the centre console controls all dynamic vehicle systems and allows the car to perform in different driving conditions:

STRADA (Comfort)
SPORT (Stability & Precision)
CORSA (Performance)
NEVE (Snow)
TERRA (off-road)
SABBIA (Sand)

The electromechanical active roll stabilisation system is being used for the first time in a Lamborghini. It ensures maximum reduction of the roll angle on bumpy roads.
There is even a specially-tuned damping system that continues to adjust to different driving conditions: harder when cornering and softer in a straight line.
Rear-wheel steering

Now some of you might not hear of rear-wheel steering before, but believe it or not, it has been around for ages and only available in some four-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive cars. The rear steering angle varies up to +/- 3.0 degrees, according to the vehicle speed and driving mode. This helps the car’s manoeuvrability no matter at low speed or high speed.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

The ADAS provide a comprehensive level of safety, security and driving assistance on level 2 (SAE scale). High Beam Assistant fades headlights in and out of high beam mode as required; front and rear parking sensors and cruise control are also included as standard, as is an innovative PreCognition system preventing or mitigating a collision. Optional ADAS add-on includes traffic management systems, top-view camera and a trailer coupling mode.
Price and market delivery

The first customers will take delivery of the new Lamborghini Urus in spring 2018 at suggested retail prices as follows:
Europe: EUR 171,429.00 (suggested retail price, taxes excluded)
Italy: EUR 168,852.00 (suggested retail price, taxes excluded)
UK: GBP 131,500.00 (suggested retail price, taxes excluded)
USA: USD 200,000.00 (suggested retail price, VAT/GST excluded)
China: RMB 3,130,000.00 (suggested retail price, taxes included)
Japan: YEN 25,740,000.00 (suggested retail price, taxes excluded)
Here’s the full gallery of pictures of the Lamborghini Urus. I have to say – it’s comfortable to sit in while still equipped with the utilities of a SUV, topped off with Lamborghini’s signature automobile DNA.

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All-in-one VR headset PICO 4 now available in Malaysia starting from RM1,699

PICO Malaysia has officially launched and made the PICO 4 All-in-One VR headset available in the local market starting today.

In case you didn’t know, the PICO 4 is challenging the position of Oculus Quest by offering a great set of hardware and feature set as well. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset to display high-fidelity visuals in a smooth 90Hz 4K+ screen with 1200PPI, the headpiece utilizes 4x SLAM camera placement to track your movement accurately.

It is also light to play with as well due to it weighing in at only 295g without the strap and thanks to the cushion lining SuperSkin fabric and anti-slip PU leather at the rear, you can play with it for several hours without too much strain.

The controllers are also nice to handle too, partly from its design language featuring a one-piece rotating arc column fitted with infrared sensors and the 6DoF support enables a wide degree of movement within the virtual space.

Not only do you get to play games with it but you can get other things to work with it via the PICO Store to stream some fitness programs, watch some videos, or access social apps.
Price and Availability
There will be 2 capacities for the PICO 4 – 128GB at RM1,699 and 256GB at RM1,999 and you can buy them starting today from authorized PICO dealers such as Impulse Gaming, Thunder Match, and Urban Republic or directly from PICO flagship stores on Shopee and Lazada.
Pull the trigger no later than October 16 then you’ll get RM100 instant rebate as well. Additionally, until January next year, there will 4 free games fully accessible by all users free of charge which are All-in-One Sports VR, Down The Rabbit Hole, OhShape, and After The Fall.

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DiGi’s early April Fool’s

The final day of March 2013 is only within 48 hours away and it seems like DiGi got its joke released early. I’m sure those from my generation remembers phones of unspeakable fame and has more changeable covers than the amount of cases the iPhone has.

DiGi’s very own Vintage Phone Sale is now available for preview! Preorders are coming soon, so stay tuned! Of the three phones offered are definitely those that revolutionized the mobile phone scene, and the one that still has its legend being told is the Nokia 3310. The other two phones are the Motorola StarTAC and Ericsson SH888.

Only for RM1,499 you can sign up for DiGi’s new and magnificent SmartPlan Classic for RM148 monthly with free 30GB internet! The best parts are all the interchangeable covers, the awesome Snake game (they forgot Space Impact!) and the old XT9 dictionary which I loved a lot! What’s even better is the battery life of all these three phones too!
The agony of this joke though is that the Nokia 3310 doesn’t even have GPRS capabilities or a web browser. Maybe it’ll be a great plan for those who has another SIM card to swap it with another smartphone to wirelessly tether for the world to use? (Hint : tether it in the classes I attend to!)
Source : DiGi

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HONOR Malaysia has 10.10 deals for HONOR Band 5 & more

HONOR Malaysia has always been a giver. They had lots of deals in the past, and it’s no different now too. Introducing the HONOR Malaysia 10.10 deals – you have deals ranging from the purchase the HONOR Band 5 at a great price exclusively on Lazada as part of HONOR Malaysia’s 10.10 deals.
You can get the HONOR Band 5 at just RM119 (originally RM149) starting at 12am on 10th October 2019.

The HONOR Band 5 was just launched not too long ago too. It comes as a 24/7 health monitoring and has up to 14 day of battery life with a single charge. It also has a 0.95-inch AMOLED screen.
The latest OTA update for the HONOR Band 5 brings in new features too – the Pulse Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) monitoring and remote music control.
Of course, this is not the only deal on that day. On HiHonor.com, there’s a one-day event too. You can get these deals:

HONOR FlyPods Lite @ RM299
HONOR Watch Magic @ RM499

Not bad, considering that the HONOR Watch Magic was indeed one of the cool products that were launched early this year, and caught our attention instantly.
The FlyPods Lite is surprisingly low priced compared to the Xiaomi one that was launched yesterday, though Xiaomi has other true wireless earbuds that is priced at RM99 only.
None the less, remember to check both HiHonor.com/my and also on Lazada tonight at midnight to enjoy the deals!

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Review + Discount Code – Sudio Niva Wireless Earphone

I have with me here is Sudio’s latest earphone – the Sudio Niva. This is the first ever pair of wireless earbuds from Sudio a la the Apple AirPods and Samsung IconX. It’s quite an uncharted territory as there aren’t many wireless earbuds available in the market today. It’s still a very product subcategory in the earphones genre.
Sudio’s brave venture into wireless earbuds with the Niva signifies that the company is expanding and exploring into many other new product segments while still maintaining their signature aesthetics. We’re fortunate enough to have the Niva sent to us, and we’re bringing you the full review here.

Unboxing

The Sudio Niva comes in a rather compact and cleanly designed box. It’s square and separates into two parts – the lid and also the product itself. It’s a very common packaging style for products – smartphones in particular.

Then, you’ll be presented with a pretty simple packaging – the Sudio Niva itself. Well, part of it at least. That’s only the case, surrounded by foam.

Underneath the case is where you’ll find the accessories – a micro USB cable to charge the Sudio Niva, a user manual, and a packet of extra eartips. You do have a total of 3 sizes of eartips, by the way.

In terms of contents, the Sudio Niva is a lot simpler compared to the other Sudio products that we reviewed previously. I mean, have you looked at the packaging for the Sudio Tre?
Obviously, the wireless earbuds are found in the case.
Design

Let’s start off by talking about the case first. It has an understated design that looks classy yet it’s something that people will ask you “what is that?” when you take out. Looking from the top, there name “NIVA” is embossed on it.

From the sides, you have a few things – firstly the blue colored LEDs that signifies the case’s battery level, a micro USB port at the back, and also a leather string to hand the case to backpack or whatever you like.
Lights up red while they’re charging.
As for the wireless earbuds themselves, or the “true wireless earphones” as it should be called, is also very simple in terms of design. It has a “pod” body and an angled channel for you to insert it to your ears.

There’s also a button alongside with an indicator LED on each of the earbuds. Let’s not forget that the pogo pins for charging are found beside the left and right side indicators.

The wireless earbuds weighs 5 grams each, whereas the case + the earbuds weighs in at only 63 grams.

Again, very simple and understated design, yet classy.
If you get the white color variant of the Sudio Niva, then everything is in white too. It looks great. Thanks to The Adventures of Vesper for these pictures. Check out his review of the Sudio Niva here.

Features
The Sudio Niva is actually really easy to use. To enter pairing mode, you’ll have to press buttons on both the wireless earbuds until the LED blinks. Then, the right side will blink in purple, signifying that it’s already in pairing mode. Then, you can start enjoying your music. Simple.

The Sudio Niva allows you to press the button once to play or pause music, and double-pressing skips to the next track. This can be done on either the left or right earbud, so it doesn’t matter if you’re a leftie or rightie.
I found out that the Sudio Niva has another feature where it can operate in one-sided mode, but there’s a catch. Only the right side can function in one-sided mode. That’s because the right side has a microphone.

That means if you’re going to use it one-sided, it’ll become something like a wireless Bluetooth earphone where you can answer calls with it.
I do have one gripe with the Sudio Niva – the earbuds don’t automatically turn on when they are removed from the case. That means each time you want to listen to your music, you’ll have to press the buttons first. Quite a nuisance, to be honest.
Using the Sudio Niva
For some people, the Sudio Niva’s case is an issue. Since it’s rounded, there are some wasted space compared to a square box. Though, it’s worth noting that Sudio is a brand that always aims for style points. There’s a leather strap hanging out of the case itself, so you can hang it on your bag to show it off.

In case you’re wondering, the Sudio Niva’s wireless earbuds are held on magnetically to the charging case. Very strongly too, if you’re wondering. It won’t fall off even when I violently tried to do so. Good job, Sudio!
Since each wireless earbud will need to manually power on, I prefer to press and hold the buttons while the earbuds are still in the case. I find it easier than to press it after I wore them. It takes about 6 seconds for the earbuds to turn on and complete the connection process.

Wearing them is surprisingly easy too. Since I’m more of a left-handed person, I really appreciate that Sudio made the Niva’s buttons work on both sides. Pressing the button once plays or pauses music, double pressing will skip to the next track. Sudio missed out on triple pressing to go back to the previous track, though.
For those who want to use the Sudio Niva as a one-sided wireless earphone, you can leave the left wireless earbud in the case. Pressing the button once when you get a call will answer the call for you. Holding the button will transfer the call back to your smartphone.
I can wear it hours and hours at end and yet feels like there’s nothing attached to my ear. It’s comfortable and stays in my ear surprisingly well. It didn’t drop even when I was going down the staircase. Just be careful when you sneeze.
Listening Test
The overall testing experience is quite simple – the Sudio Niva is a bass-heavy pair of wireless earbuds. While the vocals, mids, and highs does sound decent here, its frequency response is skewed towards the bass. Let’s go through the specs first:

Type: 6.2 mm dynamic speaker
Sensitivity: 105 dB SPL @ 1 kHz
Impedance: 32 Ohm @ 1kHz
Frequency Response: 18 Hz – 22 kHz

I tried with my usual slew of music. First off, Marshmello’s Alone. The bass is really good here. When the bass drops, it is tight, hits hard and thumps while the background bass hums really well too. Same goes to more EDM like Delayed Friend Request by 7 Minutes Dead. The Schism by Haywyre sounds very rich and just overall a very enjoyable experience. Once again, emphasis is on the bass.
Queen’s Killer Queen sounds decent overall – but it’s quite obvious that the frequency response is skewed towards the bass as they are higher in volume. The same goes for acapella tracks like The Longest Time by Billy Joel. Surprise, surprise – I listen to these types of music too.
Battery Life
From what we can find at Sudio’s website, the Niva has 55mAh battery in each wireless earbud, and the case itself has 500mAh.
According to our test, the Sudio Niva can last for slightly more than 3 hours before dying off. Putting them in the case to charge takes quite a long time to charge the earbuds completely as well.

The case has a sticker that says its power output – but not the input. Hence, we can’t know if it takes in 5V 1A or 5V 2A. Either way, charging takes quite a long time when both the wireless earbuds and the case is running low on juice. I plugged it to my PC to charge, and that took hours to charge completely.
Wrapping up the Sudio Niva review
It’s a pair of true wireless earphones at a low price and yet has a lot of features that the Apple AirPods have. As for sound quality, it’s bass is heavy and bassheads will most definitely love it. However, the battery could definitely be improved here – especially the charging time.
Here’s the deal. The Sudio Niva is priced at RM425. It’s a true wireless earbuds that actually has mos of the features that the Apple Airpods have – and Apple is charging nearly double the price.
Better yet, Sudio is having a promotion! Go to www.sudio.com/my/ and place your order now. Then, use the discount code NasiLemakTech2018 to get 15% discount on your purchases.
That’s not all – Sudio Sweden is also having a special 2018 Hari Raya promotion now where you’ll get these items for free:

FREE Gift Box
FREE Sudio Eco-friendly Tote Bag
FREE Delivery to Malaysia (1-17 June only!)

While there are minor nuisances like not turning on automatically when the earbuds are taken out of the case, the Sudio Niva is surprisingly bass-heavy to the point where it can really shake your world. Vocals, mids, and highs sound great and they’re not overshadowed or overpowered.
Don’t forget to put the hashtag #sudio, #sudiosweden, and #sudiomoments when you do get a Sudio Niva 😉
But before you proceed – the Sudio Tolv has arrived. Check out our full review of Sudio’s newest true wireless earphones here!
Review + Discount Code – Sudio Tolv True Wireless Earbuds: Much better than the Nivå

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LEAGOO M5 Plus Is Ultra-Durable

We’ve all wished that one day, our smartphones will never shatter. Be it by drops, random knocks, or just getting hammered.19 second fingerprint unlock. Oddly specific at the unlocking time, I would say.

Comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage too, and it’s powered by a MediaTek MTK6747 chipset with a quad-core processor.
The back panel has what it looks to be a very rough sandblasted aluminium material – which LEAGOO claims to improve grip. We’ll be the judge of that, but I’m just glad LEAGOO is taking some radical design choices to differentiate themselves from the sea of smartphones.
The LEAGOO M5 Plus is available in both Champagne Gold and Titanium Gray colour.
If you want to pick one up for yourself, click here to get one for yourself – and you’ll get free gifts too!

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Did you know: Qualcomm does more than just smartphone chipsets

We had the opportunity to attend an event hosted by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc in Kuala Lumpur to talk about what Qualcomm is up to – and most importantly, their advancements in other parts of the tech world apart from smartphones only.
Qualcomm is indeed at the forefront of interconnected intelligence which they are calling it the Connected Intelligent Edge. From the name alone, it is technically building AI capabilities in edge devices that we have in our desks and pockets.

There are a lot of advantages to doing it in this approach rather than relying on a central server to handle all of the computation – for example:

All edge devices can be connected to the internet – and by extension to each other – via cellular services like 5G networks. However, since all the AI data is done on the devices, it can be processed and analyzed in real-time and thus can give us the result faster.
Having devices like our smartwatches able to do real-time processes and analysis, the device can essentially help us track our vital signs, such as blood pressure and heart rate, and send the information to healthcare providers as quickly as possible. We already see this happening in certain products – and it’s a promising future with a lot more potential to save lives.
Having them in cars can also monitor the car’s performance and also the driver’s status. In short, it’s the usual accident prevention, fuel efficiency improvement, cost reduction, and ultimately – saving the environment. However, if all devices are interconnected, it can reduce traffic congestion too. Probably with self-driving cars and not human-driver cars though.

There was one use case that we were told by Qualcomm that I find to be really interesting. Since many cities already have surveillance cameras deployed on a large scale, upgrading each and every camera will be a problem. So, the most exciting solution is to connect each camera to an AI Box to “smartify” all the cameras together.

In a way, this AI Box approach transforms the video management service into a Video Software as a Service (VSaaS) implementation.

Since Qualcomm also mentioned laptops, we asked them about that too. Qualcomm is definitely aware of the general consensus regarding Windows on Snapdragon – and in extension Arm – and they did let us know that there is indeed R&D that is always ongoing.

Interestingly, the focus of Windows on Snapdragon is not on backward compatibility via translation from x86 to ARM, but on developing a new use case. Since it is equipped with Snapdragon, it will come with Qualcomm’s modem too. Since these laptops can be connected all the time, these Windows on Snapdragon laptops can be always-online and will be focused on new apps made for ARM instead.

It’s an interesting approach but that also will kind of mean that Windows on Snapdragon will only share the name and interface of Windows, but app usage will be different. It makes sense since the entire library of Windows apps is so vast, supporting all those old apps efficiently is daunting and could be impossible to do.

Still, this was an insightful session with Qualcomm – looking forward to discussing more some in-depth topics in the future.

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Self-Driving Truck Rolls In Japan

Japan has done it again! The first ever Self-Driving truck is now on its final stage of commercial use. Japan’s new Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization(NEDO) has announced a series of their successful test of the auto trucks.

The system works by forming a chain of four trucks. The lead truck is driven by a human being while the other trucks behind is travelling autonomously. The three autonomous truck will track and follow the leader closely; like a train but without links. The trucks are equipped with cameras and radar to tightly determine the speed and location of the lead truck and as well as other vehicle.
The truck can travel up to 80 km/h. The technology involved was the Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control. Just like the normal consumer Adaptive Cruise Control that was used in cars like Volvo but the truck’s system is programmed to communicate with other system to ensure that they all follow in a single line.

Researchers say that this type of logistic will reduce consumption and increase efficiency since it is controlled by a very precise program instead of a human. Testing says that the truck is now 100% ready to be used it Japanese highway but there are still some inevitable legal barriers standing in their way.
Via – NHK

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New AMD-powered ASUS VivoBook starts from RM2,899

We’ve been very familiar with ASUS’s VivoBook lineup of laptops. They’re stylish and available in a few different eye-catching colors. Now, ASUS is updating the new VivoBook lineup with AMD chips, too.
Introducing – the ASUS VivoBook S14 (M433). This new VivoBook S14 now comes with the latest AMD Ryzen 7 4700U mobile processor with 16GB of DDR4 RAM. As the name suggests, it’s a 14-inch laptop but comes with a 15.9mm thinness while weighing in at only 1.4kg.

The new VivoBook S14 now comes with an anodized textured metal chassis with diamond-cut edges. This is a big step-up compared to the previous versions of the VivoBook.
As for the colors the new VivoBook S lineup comes in Dreamy White, Indie Black, and the new Gaia Green. And for some reason, ASUS now also has a color-blocked Enter key that has bright yellow edges and legend.

Also, the VivoBook comes bundled with a bunch of stickers for you to further customize your VivoBook.
As for the specs, the VivoBook S14 (M433) is available in a few different variants. Here are all the specs with the prices.

Series

ASUS VivoBook S14 M433

Model Name
M433I-AEB004TS
M433I-AEB005TS
M433I-AEB006TS
M433I-AEB007TS
M433I-AEB008TS

Operating System
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home

Microsoft Office
Office Home and Student 2019 included
Office Home and Student 2019 included

Design Colour
Indie Black
Gaia Green, Indie Black, Dreamy White

Screen
14-inch IPS Panel FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9
250nits Anti-glare display
14-inch IPS Panel FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9
250nits Anti-glare display

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Processor 3.6 GHz (4M Cache, up to 4.0Hz)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Processor 2.4 GHz (4M Cache, up to 3.8Hz)

Integrated GPU
AMD Radeon Graphics
AMD Radeon Graphics

RAM
8GB DDR4 onboard
(No extra memory slot)
8GB DDR4 onboard
(No extra memory slot)

Storage
512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0  SSD
(No extra storage slot)
512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0  SSD
(No extra storage slot)

Front-facing camera
720p HD camera
720p HD camera

Wireless
Wi-Fi 6(Gig+)(802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 (Dual band) 2*2
Wi-Fi 6(Gig+)(802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 (Dual band) 2*2

I/O ports
1x HDMI 1.4
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
1x Headphone out
2x USB 2.0 Type-A
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C//Micro SD card reader
1x HDMI 1.4
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
1x Headphone out
2x USB 2.0 Type-A
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C//Micro SD card reader

Audio
Built-in speaker
Built-in microphone
Audio by ICEpower//harman/kardon
Built-in speaker
Built-in microphone
Audio by ICEpower//harman/kardon

Battery
50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion
50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion

Keyboard type
Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
Backlit Chiclet Keyboard

Dimension (WxHxD)
32.40 x 21.30 x 1.59 ~ 1.59 cm
32.40 x 21.30 x 1.59 ~ 1.59 cm

Weight (with Battery)
1.40 kg
1.40 kg

Security
Fingerprint sensor integrated with Touchpad
Fingerprint sensor integrated with Touchpad

Included in the Box
Backpack
Backpack

Warranty
2 Years Global Warranty
(1st year with Perfect Warranty)
2 Years Global Warranty
(1st year with Perfect Warranty)

Price
RM3,199
RM2,899

Availability Date
Available now
Available now

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realme Malaysia unveils apparels and accessories

I honestly expected this from quite a long time ago. realme has been moving to the apparels and accessories segment since early this year. Since then, realme Malaysia collaborated with mmm.stu6io to create their lineup of apparels. Now, realme Malaysia is back again with a list of collaborations with more apparels and accessories brands.
realme Malaysia has announced today that these apparels and accessories collaborations are with these brands:

Bwave
Supecrew
DrMister
Lord
Kittieyiyi
Eversince
Eglaf
Playaz
Stoned
Nerd Unit
Repulxe

With even more products into the lifestyle category of products, realme Malaysia sets itself apart from other smartphone brands by offering unique looks. realme Malaysia’s latest collaborations of comes with the attitude of “stay real”.

Currently, realme now offers limited edition bucket hats, “dare to leap” t-shirts, and also power banks. realme now also offers the realme Buds Wireless that is tuned by Alan Walker. The realme Buds Wireless is tuned to deliver power bass with Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB), specifically made to deliver a better experience for electronic music.
The realme limited edition apparels and accessories will soon be available to purchase in online or physical stores nationwide. Stay tuned for further update on these limited edition apparels and accessories come 30th October 2019, as realme Malaysia is having an event to launch the realme XT.
For all we know, realme Malaysia is having a contest for you to win a realme XT and prizes worth up to RM50,000. Contest runs from 28th October until 10th Noberm at realme Fashion Store, T-008 Third Floor, Mid Valley Megamall.

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Enjoy a 3 day long sale on vivo products starting on June 27 with Shopee’s Super Brand Day

vivo Malaysia is once again joining hands with Shopee for the Super Brand Day sales.

The majority of the items that will go on sale will be its family of smartphones from the budget ones up to the more premium ones. And if you are fast and close enough, you may net one of the devices from as low as RM77 which will only come in limited units as usual. But to be fair, the overall benefits and stackable bonuses can make your shopping spree worth the while.
Timed Sales
June 27

Model

Promo Price (RM)

Y20s G (6GB+128GB)

669

V20 Pro (8GB+128GB)

1299

Y1s (2GB+32GB)

349

June 28

Model

Promo Price (RM)

Y20s G (6GB+128GB)

669

Y20s D (4GB+128GB)

599

V20 SE (8GB+128GB)

899

Y1s (2GB+32GB)

77 (12p.m. ONLY)

Y30 (4GB+128GB)

177 (8p.m. ONLY)

June 29

Model

Promo Price (RM)

V21e (8GB+128GB)

1249

V21 (8GB+128GB)

1549

V21 5G (8GB+256GB)

1849

Mixed Bags of Offers

Discount Vouchers – Up to RM80 for claims when purchasing items during June 28
Gifts – Free shipping, complimentary gifts, RM15 discount voucher with minimum RM150 spend
Purchase with Purchase – Colour earphones at RM1 with purchase of Y series smartphones
V21 Series Freebies – Extra 1-Year extended warranty + screen crack protection + sanitizer pouch for purchases made during June 29 in addition to RM77 rebate when checking out with Shopee Pay on top of 77% discount for Wireless Sports Earphones and Wireless Sports Earphones Lite
Spend, Spin, Win – A chance to enter a lucky game of spin to win some great prizes by spending a minimum of RM100 on a single transaction

Instagram Filter Game
Users can stand a chance to win exclusive vouchers and gifts by participating in the following mini-game on Instagram

Follow vivo Malaysia’s Instagram @vivo_malaysia and try out the vivo V21 x Shopee IG
filter game
Post your score on Stories and mention @vivo_malaysia
Send the screenshot of your score to the Shopee live chat of the vivo official store with the hashtag #vivoSBDShopee to redeem discount vouchers worth up to RM20. The top scorer will also be walking away with the licensed product of the UEFA EURO 2020.

A quick reminder, all of these are only applicable for purchases made through the official vivo store on Shopee.

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The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 is now available for purchase from RM3,299

Lenovo Malaysia is officially bringing in the latest gaming smartphone, the Legion Phone Duel 2 to the country.

Aside from packing the best-in-class hardware to enable the highest settings in games, the Legion Phone Duel 2 is also bringing some of the practical features found in other brands such as pressure pads as triggers, ultrasonic buttons, and capacitive sliding buttons to reduce the dependency on physical buttons. Also, the use of a motorized pop-up camera that is not on top but at the side means that you have zero notches to worry about and the big screen is all the estate you get to enjoy all your favorite titles.

6.92-inch AMOLED Display

144Hz Refresh Rate
1300 nits Peak Brightness
HDR10+ Support

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Chipset
Up to 16GB RAM
Up to 512GB Storage
Dual Rear Camera

Main: 64MP f/1.9 with PDAF
Ultra-Wide: 16MP f/2.2

44MP f/2.0 pop-Up (Side?) Camera
5,500mAh Battery

65W Fast Charge with Single Cable
90W Fast Charge with Dual Cable

Titanium White, Ultimate Black Colors

Pricing & Hotlink / Maxis Exclusivity
For Malaysia, the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 will be arriving in 2 sets of configurations: 12GB+256GB at RM3,299 and 16GB+512GB at RM3,899. Also, during the period between June 28 to July 31, Hotlink and Maxis users will start to receive a notification regarding an exclusive promo for the phone where new owners of the device that bought it from selected stores will receive a Lenovo 500 Bluetooth In-Ear Headphone for free.

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JBL expands in Malaysia through addition of partners, distributors and sales channels

Audio equipment manufacturer JBL has announced a brand renewal in Malaysia through a series of virtual events and announcements just yesterday.

During the event, the company has announced many new products that span over a variety of categories. Pretty neat for a big grand relaunch of a famous brand in Malaysia.

Bar 2.0 All-in-One Soundbar
Bar 2.1 Deep Bass Soundbar
Bar 5.0 Multibeam Soundbar
Bar 5.1 Soundbar
Bar 5.1 Surround Soundbar
Bar 9.1 True Wireless Surround Soundbar
C150SI In-Ear
Charge4 Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Cinema SB130 Soundbar
Cinema SB 160 Soundbar
Clip4 Ultraportable Waterproof Speaker
Club 950NC Wireless Noise Cancelling Earphone
Club One Wireless Noise Cancelling Earphone
Club 700BT Wireless Earphone
Endurance DIVE Wireless Waterproof In-Ear with MP3 Player
Endurance Peak II Wireless In-Ear
Endurance RUN BT Wireless Sweatproof In-Ear
Endurance RUN Sweatproof In-Ear
Endurance SPRINT Wireless Sweatproof In-Ear
Flip5 Portable Waterproof Speaker
Flip5 Eco Portable Waterproof Speaker
Free II TWS
Go2+ Portable Waterproof Speaker
Go3 Portable Waterproof Speaker
Horizon2 Bluetooth Clock with FM Radio
JR310 Kids Headphone
JR310BT Wireless Kids Headphone
Live 460NC Wireless Noise Cancelling Earphone
Live 660NC Wireless Noise Cancelling Earphone
Live Free NC+ Noise Cancelling TWS
PartyBox 100 Portable party Speaker with Light Show
PartyBox 310 Portable party Speaker with Light Show
PartyBox OTG Portable party Speaker with Light Show and Microphone
Pulse 4 Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Quantum 50 Gaming In-Ear with Volume Slider and Mic Mute
Quantum 100 Wireless Gaming Headset with Detachable Mic
Quantum 200 Gaming Headset with Flip Up Mic
Quantum 300 Hybrid Gaming Headset with Flip Up Mic
Quantum 400 USB Gaming Headset with Balance Dial
Quantum 600 Gaming Headset with Surround Sound and Balance Dial
Quantum 800 Wireless Gaming Headset with Surround Sound
Quantum One USB Gaming Headset with Head Tracking
Tune 115 TWS
Tune 125 Wireless In-Ear
Tune 125 TWS
Tune 215 Wireless In-Ear
Tune 225 TWS
Tune 510 Wireless Headset
Tune 660BTNC Wireless Noise Cancelling Headset
Tune 700BT Wireless Headset
Tune 750BTNC Wireless Noise Cancelling Headset
Tuner2 Portable Radio with Bluetooth
Under Armour Wireless Train Headset
Under Armour TWS Flash X
Xtreme3 Portable Bluetooth Speaker

On the subject of sales channel, JBL products have found their official online home on Lazada and Shopee while participating retailers down below (not full list) will also hold authentic JBL stocks.

CG Computer
Machines
PC Image
Fotoflash
Vivid
Viewnet
ALL IT
AI Home
Access Mobile
AV World
Foto Shangri-La
I-Store
Jaben
IT One
Loop
Multics
Spring Cass
Telstar
TMT
Worldpro
AI Sound
One Living
Seng Electric
Keck Seng

Products-related aside, JBL also announced partnerships with local companies to let more Malaysians get in touch with JBL products through the #JBLPeople campaign. What’s more, they are sponsoring the ESL Mobile League of Legends: Wild Rift SEA Icon Series Malaysia Summer 2021 tournament.

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WWDC 2023 Software: Version 17 for iOS/iPadOS/tvOS, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma

With the hardware lineup announced at Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote done, let’s hop over to the software side and see what new stuff is coming.
iOS 17

Let’s go for the most important one – the iOS 17 update. For starters, the Phone app is getting the new Contact Posters where you get to personalize how you look from the caller’s perspective and you get to add emojis and text or whatever stuff to suit your taste.
Simply speaking, think of it as your SNS profile picture but delivered in a phone-contacting layout.
On the other hand, Voicemail has been AI-augmented to offer real-time transcription in addition to the ability to call back someone that is currently leaving a voicemail.

Speaking of voicemails, FaceTime can now do something similar as in leaving audio and video messages so that the people on the other side can get updated later.
New effects like hearts, balloons, fireworks, laser beams, rain, and more have been added to the reaction tray for more fun.
Additionally, the seamless transition between devices during FaceTime calls has been enhanced to now include Apple TV 4K so that start a call from your iPhone or the TV and then pass it to each other and vice versa as needed.

For Messages, brand new stickers experience plus the ability to create Live Stickers out of subjects from photos is now possible. The new Check-In function can notify friends and families upon arrival at a given destination for added safety, and general optimizations towards the search function and revamped UI are the main points here.
Here are some other notable updates that you should know as well.

AirDrop-based NameDrop allows contact info sharing by bringing iPhone / Apple Watch closely
Better Autocorrect and Dictation for more accurate input and contextual amendment
New StandBy mode displays important info when the device is charging or on its side
AI-enhanced Journal now with tools to help users jot down their daily experience
Private Browsing mode added to Safari
Password and Passkey sharing is now possible for trusted contacts
Health app now ventures into mental health care
Maps now support offline maps
AirTag is now sharable with up to 5 people
Share collaborative playlist with Apple Music
Wider AirPlay compatibility across hotels and resorts across the state
Multiple new features added to AirPods
Home app can now display up to 30 days old of activity history across sensors, garage shutters, doors, and sensors
Reminders now have grocery list mode
Visual Look Up now usable in paused video frames
Siri is now summonable without saying “Hi” so it is just “Siri”
On-device machine learning in Photos to identify people and animal
General Privacy and Accessibility updates and optimizations

iPadOS 17

As for the iPad gang, in the latest iPadOS 17, you’ll see a brand-new lock screen delivered to your face where users can use a custom photo in static mode, a set for dynamic shuffling order, or Live Photo that moves ever so slowly but consistently.

As for those little Widgets, they now provide more function-based offerings instead of just outright informational to help you be more productive while the interactive ones are now better thanks to updates delivered to the WidgetKit.

PDF gang rise up, it’s the time now. Now, PDF files will now display in full width for easy page-flipping, annotations, sketches, and more.
Reviews and markups can be applied right on top of the file plus live collaborations can all get these notes and jots reflected real time.

As for Messages, it is almost similar to the iOS counterpart where you can cap subjects out from photos to make stickers, enhanced search filters, and overall navigation improvements.

It is also the same case for FaceTime – video messages as a kind of voice mail, more reactions for concise mood delivery, and Apple TV 4K seamless transition.

Private Browsing for Safari is also accessible for iPadOS 17 where the screen is immediately locked when the user leaves the sight detection range and can only be unlocked using the same Face ID or Touch ID in addition to tracker blocking for more anonymous web surfing.

Fancy a bigger dashboard for your well-being? Well, then you’ll be happy to know that Health is going big screen now. Enjoy interactive charts and detailed information on yourself which can be shared with medical professionals as references when in need.
Health and fitness devs can also get HealthKit on iPad to make use of these key features to help develop something that can benefit mass users in the long run.
A small list of other notable features includes the following:

Stage Manager now offers more positions and sizes for windows layouts
New hover, tilt, and snap to shape, etc, added to Freeform
Spotlight is now faster and better in helping users find and take action quicker
Visual Look Up can now recognize more stuff
Better Autocorrect on Keyboard alongside predictive text and speech recognition
“Hey Siri” is now just “Siri”
Grocery mode for Reminders
Offline maps for uhm, Maps
General Privacy and Accessibility enhancements

tvOS 17

As for the underlying system for the Apple 4K TV, the tvOS 17’s highlights come in the form of Centre Stage keeping all people framed on the screen while gesture-based reactions give more interaction.
Split View will be the one solution to stop the argument of “Who’s time is now for the TV” as one can game on one side while the other FaceTime someone else.
Later this year, professionals will be able to use Webex by Cisco or Zoom natively on the TV for easier video conferencing while the Continuity Camera API allows devs to integrate other Apple devices into the tvOS ecosystem.
Speaking of that, Apple Music Sing will utilize that as well so users can see themselves on screen and add some filters accordingly.

Is the Siri Remote falling into the deep void and you can’t find it? Well, just ask your iOS 17-powered iPhone and you’ll retrieve it eventually.

Personalized profiles for each family member can also be applied to carry over settings and preferences while the Screen Saver can display happy memories or some amazing photos taken from famous locations.
Take a look at some additional features down below.

Enhanced Dialogue that can identify speeches in movies and shows with higher accuracy
Dolby Vision 8.1 support
Apple Fitness+ enhancements with Custom Plans for dedicated training, Stack for back-to-back workouts, and Audio Focus that can emphasize either the music or the trainer’s voice
3rd-party VPN support

watchOS 10

As for the Apple Watch, the new watchOS 10 is going to incorporate the Smart Stack design that piles different “info cards” into a scrollable tile with the use of the crown on the side.
With this, Apple is able to make each info utilize as much screen estate as possible but just without showing it all at once.

The demo sees Weather, Stocks, Home, Maps, Messages, World Clock, and more placed with elegance and a clean look.

Additional watch faces in the form of Palette and Snoopy have been added with Palette portraying a special 3-layer overlapping action for color contrast while the Snoppy one sees him and Woodstock reacting to various applications.

As for fitness tracking, taking Cycling as an example, the Live Activity will be launched within the paired iPhone with a full range of parameter tracking while a simplified one is produced by the Apple Watch.
Cycling-specific factors like Functional Threshold Power (FTP) are calculated by an algorithm taking all the data from sensors to give veteran cyclists more information to work with.
For Hiking, it is focused more on the safety side through the generation of 2 waypoints – Last Cellular Connection Waypoint and Last Emergency Call Waypoint to help pinpoint the location of an individual.
A topographic map with contour lines will be useful in tracking various details like elevations, POIs, and more.

Various mental and eye health-focused functions contributed by Mindfulness and Health apps have been added to help one be conscious about what or how they feel in a daily setting.
Additional updates are given in the following form:

NameDrop for sharing contacts
Offline Maps
Start a FaceTime video message directly from the watch
Medications now send reminders if logging is not detected post-30-minutes of a scheduled time
Custom Plans, Stacks, and Audio Focus in Apple Fitness+ accessible through the watch

macOS Sonoma

Now onto the big guns macOS Sonoma. Hiding behind the name are enhanced widgets with better interactivity that blends in with the wallpaper while providing essential functions from iPhone as well thanks to Continuity.

Video conferencing is much better in Sonoma thanks to the Presentor Overlay that puts the camera directly on top of the content while Reactions, now enhanced and expanded, allows more interaction with the rest of the call.
Screen Sharing is now simpler to enable just by clicking the green button, choosing what to share, and bam, done.

As for the in-house browser Safari, aside from the Private Browsing improvement, the separated profiles allow you to sign into a website under different accounts at the same time so that everything is accustomed to that specific niche such as work and personal accounts with all the relevant content.

Gaming on Mac has stopped being a joke and more so with Metal 3 attracting titles like DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT, Stray, Fort Solis, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, HUMANKIND, Resident Evil Village: Winters’ Expansion, The Medium, ELEX II, Firmament, SnowRunner, Disney Dreamlight Valley, No Man’s Sky, Dragonheir: Silent Gods, and Layers of Fear.
It is all thanks to the new Metal game porting toolkit that removes preliminary research on how a game would perform in a macOS environment while automating code translation that would harness the full power of Apple Silicon.
The addition of Game Mode would help things out by power budgeting the CPU and GPU to the best utilization on top of reduced latency for connected AirPods for more responsive audio and low Bluetooth latency when connecting to an Xbox or PlayStation controller.
Here are some points that you should take in before the update arrives:

Enhanced Screen Sharing with lower latency, high frame rates, and up to 2 virtual displays at once
Autofill option for PDFs and inline PDFs in Notes
Say Siri to activate Siri, duh
Password and passkey sharing among trusted contacts
Associated Messages, Reminders, and Keyboard updates found in iOS
General Privacy and Accessibility optimizations

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Review – OPPO F11 Pro: The premium mid-ranger to buy

OPPO has been making mid-range smartphones for years now. The OPPO F1s from years ago paved the way for this cheap-yet-great price range of smartphones, and it ws my favorite smartphone at that time. Now, we have the new OPPO F11 Pro on our hands – and OPPO is redefining themselves in the mid-range market into the premium segment.
It comes with a lot of premium features and specs to match – but how premium can a mid-ranger get? Let’s find out in this in-depth review of the OPPO F11 Pro.

Also check out our highlight on the OPPO F11 Pro’s camera. We brought it to Taipei and took lots of fantastic night shots.
Unboxing

Looking at the box itself, the packaging seems to be a little more of the usual. OPPO logo at the front together with an image of the phone itself.

At the back, there is a list of specs together with a sticker that describes the color of the unit that you have.

Digging everything out, we can find the OPPO F11 Pro, a very interesting protective case, a fast charger, a proprietary micro USB cable to support OPPO’s fast charging standard, earphones, and also some documentation.
[nextpage title=”Design”]
We have the Thunder Black color variant of the OPPO F11 Pro, and from here we can see that the colors are baked into the back of the phone itself. It has a total of 3 colors are are laid out diagonally – violet, black, and purple. It surely is rather simple yet has an eye-catching color.

Of course, we need to talk more about the included protective case that comes with the OPPO F11 Pro. It is actually made out of two materials – the back is a hard shell plastic, whereas the sides are made out of soft TPU material. These two materials blend together nicely and grips to the phone fantastically well.

You might ask – why did OPPO create such an intricate case for the OPPO F11 Pro? The answer is simple – it has a popup camera at the top. Instead of having a TPU case with weak grip because of cutouts on the case itself, OPPO created something new by combining the best of two worlds.
Also, the OPPO F11 Pro comes with a film screen protector out of the box too – so your phone can be protected the moment it is out of the box.
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As a premium mid-range smartphone, it also comes with 5GHz frequency – and it supports AC-WiFi as well. With AC-WiFi, you can utilize your Unifi Turbo speeds even further. This is actually a rare feature in the mid-range smartphone market.

Looking at the left side is where we can find two dedicated buttons for volume Again, this is quite rare since most other phones are using a volume rocker instead of two separate buttons for volumes up and down.

On the right side is where we can find the power button that has a green color highlight and an indentation. And that is where we can find the card slot as well.

The OPPO F11 Pro comes with a dedicated nano SIM card and another hybrid slot.

At the bottom of the phone is where we can find a 3.5mm audio jack, a microphone, the micro USB port, and also the loudspeaker grill.

The top is where we will find the ambient light sensor and a secondary microphone, together with the popup camera. As for the proximity sensor, it is hidden somewhere behind the far left end of the earpiece grill.
You can unlock the phone via the fingerprint scanner at the back of the phone, or via face unlock with the popup camera – and I love the choice that OPPO offers.
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Upon booting up, the display on the OPPO F11 Pro looks fantastic out of the box. It is high in contrast and with a warmer hue. Thankfully, OPPO has included an option to adjust the white balance of the screen in ColorOS 6.0 too – so you can tune it to be a little bluer if you choose to do so.

The display – as you may have known – is a true full view display. No notch, no cutouts – just pure screen. It has a beautifully designed popup camera at the top, which is tiny yet effective in doing its job.

The massive 6.53-inch LTPS IPS LCD display with 2340×1080 pixels in resolution with a massive 90.9% screen-to-body ratio is a true feat for a mid-range smartphone as well. I cannot describe how great it felt at first because it is a big display with narrow bezels.

Honestly, watching movies and videos on the OPPO F11 Pro is a boon as the display is huge – and it does not have any cutouts or notches.
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Of course, the main highlight of the OPPO F11 Pro is the camera. It comes with a 48MP camera at the back, and also a popup camera for selfies. This is a true premium experience brought to a mid-range smartphone – and yet the pictures that it takes are also jaw-dropping.
We also took the OPPO F11 Pro to travel around and took a lot of night pictures at Taipei.
But first, let’s take a look at the camera specs of the OPPO F11 Pro:

Dual rear-facing cameras

48MP f/1.8 with PDAF
5MP depth sensor

Motorized popup selfie camera

16MP f/2.0

Like any of our smartphone review, click here to take a look at the full image on our Shutterfly album alongside with all its metadata.
Rear-facing camera
Throughout my experience with the camera, I found otu that the white balance is pretty good on the F11 Pro. The exposure on the other hand, is a little aggressive depending on the situation. I took 3 shots of these spider lookalike decors and the last one turned out the way I wanted it. The other ones were too dark.

There’s also Dazzle Color, which adds vibrancy and contrast to the picture. Good for colorful shots or with subjects which are color-coded.

Then comes the night photography, obviously. I first started off by taking these two pictures as a comparison to see how the night mode really performs.
Without night mode.
With night mode.
Damn. I was surprised. Then, we took the OPPO F11 Pro to Taipei, Taiwan and started shooting pictures around at night. We have talked about the photography capability of the OPPO F11 Pro quite extensively here. Honestly, it is good. We have even more pictures here to show you too.

You can even combine Dazzle Colors with night mode to create a much punchier night shot too. We have the perfect example here as well.
Night mode only.
Night mode with Dazzle Color.
Just wow. Once again, the OPPO F11 Pro has proven that hardware with proper software is able to do magic.
Selfie camera
The selfie obviously means there’s a popup camera. It takes about half a second for the camera to rise, which is about as long as other phones take to switch between cameras.

As for the image quality, I’m satisfied. White balance is good and details are surprisingly decent too.
Camera UI

Once again, the camera UI is the same as the one found in the Realme 3 since they both are using ColorOS 6.0 as well. The new camera UI is clean – and they did a good job here.

As for how to take 48MP pictures, you have to enter the camera settings and change it to 48MP there. If you are taking 48MP pictures, then you cannot turn on HDR, AI or Dazzle color.

I still like the fact that the OPPO F11 Pro can indeed mix different modes together. I still like using Dazzle color with night mode to create punchy night shots.
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Once again, ColorOS 6.0 has a tremendous amount of improvement over the previous iteration, and with it comes a bunch of new rearrangements of items in the settings menu. It also added a lot of useful features here and there.

One of them is the new granularity in how you want the face unlock to be. Since it is indeed a popup camera, you can choose face unlock to be the secondary method to unlock the phone after enrolling your face. That means the selfie camera can hide in the phone as long as you want.
The display white balance shift is here once again, whereby you can shift make it a little colder or warmer depending on your personal preference. For me, I like the warmer look that came by default.
Still, I really need a system-wide dark mode here, OPPO. ColorOS 6.0 is great and we have a huge gold mine of untapped potential here.
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The OPPO F11 Pro is the first ever smartphone with the Helio P60 chipset to land on our hands – and we tested it with everything we have, of course. Taking a look at the specs sheet, we have:

6.53-inch LTPS IPS LCD with 2340×1080 pixels in resolution

Notchless display

MediaTek Helip P70 chipset

4x Cortex-A73 @ 2.1GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 graphics with 3x 900MHz cores

6GB RAM
64GB internal storage (expandable with microSD)
4,000mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 support

Now with that said, let’s take a look at the benchmarks.

It actually performed quite well, showing major difference from the MediaTek Helio P60 that is found on the Realme 3 that we reviewed here. The performance is surprisingly similar to the Snapdragon 660 chipset too, which is once again – surprising.
Gaming
Smartphone gaming is important – and with a beautiful true full view display on the OPPO F11 Pro, the gaming experience is important. We once again hit it with the 3 usual titles that we use for game tests here.
First off, Honkai Impact 3. It is no surprise that the Helio P70 chipset can keep up at the highest possible graphical settings – most of the time. It can run at 60FPS most of the time, but frames are dropping here and there – so I suggest to go on the highest graphical settings but with “high quality” turned off for a smoother experience as the frame drops happens less frequently.
Secondly, Asphalt 9. For such a graphically-intensive game, the OPPO F11 Pro cannot run the game smoothly in the lowest graphical settings. Unfortunately, the GPU of the Helio P70 is showing its limitations here.

Thirdly, PUBG Mobile. It can only run at HD graphics with “high” frame rate, but overall – the game runs really smoothly here.
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Let’s start off with the battery life test. The OPPO F11 Pro can last for nearly 12 hours in our test – which is a tad low when compared to other smartphones that has a 4,000mAh battery. Still, it can last through a full day’s use.

Charging
The OPPO F11 Pro comes with their signature VOOC 3.0, with a total of 20W charging speed. This is magnificent since it is indeed still a mid-range smartphone.

With OPPO’s magnificent pioneering technology in fast charging, the OPPO F11 Pro can reach 50% battery charge in just 22 minutes and 75% battery charge in 40 minutes.

When compared to the usual 5V 2A charger, the OPPO F11 Pro can only reach 50% battery in 40 minutes and 75% battery charge in 70 minutes. That is a stark difference!
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Like what we’ve said at the beginning of this review – the OPPO F11 Pro is a premium mid-ranger. I have an unexpectedly great user experience in and out. Though the price might shock you.

It’s priced at RM1,299 right now. Hold on – before clicking away, read the next sentence.
This is a premium mid-range smartphone that gives you 20W fast charging with a relatively long battery life, a notchless display with a popup selfie camera, takes great night shots, and comes with 3.5mm audio jack too.

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OPPO Reno3 series announced; starts at RM1,699

OPPO has announced its new OPPO Reno3 series of smartphones that aims to create a new mobile photography trend and redefine the smartphone photography experience. They also packed in the latest ColorOS 7 to freshen up user experience with this new line of product.
OPPO’s move to a being a premium smartphone brand seems to be the way to go, as the new OPPO Reno3 looks sleek and clean with a premium finish.

OPPO Reno3

Let’s start with the specs. The new OPPO Reno3 comes with:

6.4-inch AMOLED display

1080p resolution
Waterdrop notch

MediaTek Helio P90 chipset
8GB RAM
128GB storage
Quadruple rear-facing cameras

Main: 48MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Telephoto: 13MP f/2.4 with 2x optical zoom
Ultra-wide angle: 8MP f/2.2; AF
Depth sensor

Single selfie cameras

44MP f/2.4

4,025mAh battery

30W wired charger

Android 10 with ColorOS 7
Aurora Blue, Midnight Black colors
RM1,699

OPPO Reno3 Pro

With a larger screen with better hardware for power users, the Pro variant packs the following hardware:

6.4-inch AMOLED display

1080p resolution
Punch hole notch at the top left corner

MediaTek Helio P95 chipset
8GB RAM
256GB storage
Quadruple rear-facing cameras

Main: 64MP f/1.7 with PDAF
Telephoto: 13MP f/2.4 with 2x optical zoom
Ultra-wide angle: 8MP f/2.2; AF
Depth sensor

Dual selfie cameras

Wide: 44MP f/2.4
Depth sensor

4,025mAh battery

30W wired charger

Android 10 with ColorOS 7
Aurora Blue, Midnight Black, Sky White colors
RM2,399

Raya deals, freebies everywhere
To celebrate the upcoming Hari Raya, purchasing OPPO devices will net you several goodies as a bonus. We have summarized them in a list.

OPPO A9 2020

OPPO Backpack (RM199)
RM100 Rebate

OPPO A92

RM50 Rebate

OPPO Reno Series
(Including the new Reno3 lineups)

OPPO Enco W31 (RM259)

OPPO Find X2 Series

OPPO Enco Free (RM499)

That’s not all, throughout the Raya campaign OPPO device purchasers will stand a chance to be one of the lucky winners in an online lucky draw on OPPO Facebook page every night at 8 pm and there will be 100 prizes daily, which consists of:

10x 100% Cashback with purchase of any phone
30x OPPO Enco W31 worth RM259
60x RM30 discount voucher.

A side note for the deal on A92, you can either show your existing OPPO phone to enjoy the discount when buying through any OPPO concept stores or download the MYOPPO app and get the discount code by filling through some forms.
You can make your purchase at OPPO Concept Store, online at OPPO Official Online Store, OPPO official dealer stores, OPPO Chain store partners, and e-commerce partners namely Lazada and Shopee.

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ASUS Malaysia Announces ROG Gladius II; Brings Lots Of Improvements

Here comes the brand new ROG Gladius II! ASUS’s latest iteration of this gaming mouse brings quite a lot of improvements over the first one, and here are the things you need to know.
The Gladius gaming mouse is definitely my favourite mouse in the market today, as I’m personally using one for almost two years now. You can check out the review of it right here. While that mouse isn’t perfect, the ROG Gladius II aims to enhance the user experience by including more buttons, and obviously there will be RGB lights too.

The brand new ROG Gladius II still has all the exclusive features from the original  ROG Gladius – a highly ergonomic design, Omron switches, DPI switch, separated button design, detachable cable and a carrying pouch. What’s new is the RGB lighting system and a brand new DPI target button which is placed around the thumb resting area.
Another thing that I noticed is that the new ROG Gladius II can have its Omron switches swapped out easily.  Unlike the original ROG Gladius, the new one doesn’t require the anti-friction pads to be mutilated before accessing the screws to disassemble the body and swap the switch. That is my biggest complaint on the original ROG Gladius, and I’m glad that ASUS fixed it in this iteration of the Gladius series.
Here’s also a very handy comparison table between the original ROG Gladius and the ROG Gladius II.

Model

ROG Gladius II

ROG Gladius

Optical sensor

12000 DPI

6400 DPI

Switch

Omron with 50 million clicks

Omron with 20 million clicks

Exclusive switch socket design

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●

Additional Japanese-made Omron switches

●

●

Lighting

Aura Sync

Red only

DPI switch

●

●

DPI target button

●

Separate button design

●

●

Detachable cable

●

●

As of now, there is no pricing or exact availability date yet – but it’s coming soon.
We’ll definitely update you when we have the price and availability!

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[Guide] How to choose a laptop on a budget

[UPDATE]: This guide serves as a general rule of thumb. The laptops listed here are outdated.
With the current generation that we’re all moving towards everything mobile, full-fledged computers are never replaceable. The question that we all face each time while looking for laptops is always this : which laptop is suitable for me?

With this is the time where students are hard at work looking for a new laptop for universities, I couldn’t find a better time to post this.
This is a very rough guide with some general rules of thumb of what to look for that will help you in choosing your laptop.
General rules of thumb
My friend Tan Ji here pointed out on how much should you, an average user spend for a balanced notebook in Malaysia and he came out with the conclusion of RM3000. That’s a little too much, but he also pointed out that for that price, you get what you pay for – that is the build quality, the ergonomics, warranty, cooling system, upgradability, serviceability, and many more. Here is some of my must-have while choosing laptops :

Must have an SSD with 128GB of storage
Minimum of Intel i3 for light users, i5 for heavy/enthusiasts/some gamers, i7 mainly for content creators and higher-end gamers. Potentially Ryzen laptops too if available in the market.
4GB RAM for lightweight usage, 8GB minimum for heavier usage/gaming and content creation
Decent build quality (less flex on keyboard and screen)
Decent keyboard

I got my laptop, what to upgrade?
After opting in for at least 8GB of RAM for heavier usages, I don’t insist getting an Intel i7 laptop if what you plan to do is occasional rendering of images, video, and audio. Instead, get one with i5 (if option is available) and then upgrade to an SSD instead. That’s a much more practical choice.
Of course, his guidelines are different from mine, but we are aiming at the same goal – that is to find the best laptop for the users.
Many people just look at the specs sheet and make their decision while making their purchase – which is a very bad thing to do as some brands have generally horrible build quality but great specs with a cheap price (hello Acer).  So please do not stop at researching for the best laptop by just looking at their spec sheets.
So here’s how I answer the question. I first survey what type of user you are, and then trying to tailor for that specific range of user with the lowest priced machine to suit their needs. I neglect mostly is the hard disk capacity, presence of an optical disk drive (DVD or Blu-Ray drive) and also the trackpad. I’m also going to give some of the models available for your choice and some reasons why I recommend it alongside with the cheapest price I can find, but you’ll have to really Google for the looks of each machine and for further elaboration of its specs. Personal recommendations are those which are bolded.
Light users
These are the users who are getting a laptops just for the sake of finishing their assignments, browsing the internet (Facebook, YouTube, whatever), watching movies, and does a little bit of everything else – including some light gaming or Photoshop. It’s generally going to be slower, but it does what you need it to do for a low price, at most RM1500. In any case, do upgrade to 4GB RAM.

Lenovo

G400S 59-382396 – 14-inch, Intel i3-3110M, Intel HD graphics (RM RM1299)

HP

248 G1 – 14-inch, Intel i5-4200U, 2GB RAM, Intel HD graphics (RM 1380)

Heavy users
I don’t really know what to call this group of users – those who does a lot of work on the laptop. These users does an adequate amount of Photoshop, video editing, surfing the internet, movies – generally everything, but constrained on a budget. The perfect solution for this group of users is an all-rounder computer. This is of course the toughest of all the categories, with the price around RM1500 to about RM2500. Also, 4GB RAM might not be enough for you guys – maybe get a total of 8GB RAM in these machines.

Asus

K451LN-WX046H – 14-inch, Intel i5-4200,  GeForce GT840M graphics(RM 2199)

HP

HP Pavilion 14-n268TX –  14-inch , Intel i7-4500U, GeForce GT740M graphics (RM 2499)
HP Pavilion 15-n277TX – 15-inch, Intel i5-4200U, GeForce GT840M (RM 1849)

High-end/enthusiasts users
This is where things get interesting and everything matters – even the slightest bit ranging from serviceability to ports and upgradability. The price points of these laptops are from RM2500 and above, which has better processors and graphics, alongside with a more beautiful screen. These machines can be regarded as gaming machines, or workstations where you do all the editing and exporting your 3D renders, video editing, intense Photoshop and Illustrator all together.
These are also some of the models that have quite a few variants and causes some major confusion for the consumers to choose the right laptop.

Lenovo

IdeaPad Y510P 59-394411 – 15-inch Full HD, Intel i7-4700QM, 8GB RAM, GeForce GT755M (RM 3020)

IdeaPad Y410P 59-403955  – 14-inch, Intel i7-4700QM, 4GB RAM, GeForce GT755M (RM 2640)

Yes, the general high-end/enthusiast users on a budget generally comes down to only these two models from Lenovo. Other brands are just ridiculously expensive somehow.
If you can wait a little longer for some of the newer model of laptops which are to be available a little later, high-end/enthusiasts should – and is strongly recommended to wait for the new Lenovo Y40 or Y50, which looks absolutely amazing!

The pricing and availability of the Lenovo Y40 and Y50 in Malaysia is not available yet, but then again it’s only a matter of time. The Y50 is available in the US now for about USD $1250, that translates to a hefty RM4035.62. In whichever case, we’ll have to wait for this machine to arrive to really judge any further.
Where can I buy all these recommended laptops with the price listed above?
Great question. To get the price listed above – and potentially cheaper – is to head on over to Lowyat Forums and find it yourself. Luckily, I have already did that for you.
A dealer that goes by the username of hikari85 is a trusted seller and personally I have dealt with them for quite some time. Great and efficient service with quick delivery.
Tell them I sent you there and then ask for the price with no free gifts and most of the time they’ll give you some discounts.
Here are the links for the the laptops listed above.
For Lenovo
For Asus
For HP
If you have any questions or constructive comments, do post it on the comments section below. We’ll help you out.

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Orbital Earthquake Detector

-credits, Dvice
Earth-monitoring satellites have been in orbit for ages, helping researchers and other agencies to harvest various data from above. Each satellite have their own function such as for weather, geographical survey and countless others.
Leading the group from University of Toulouse in France, Raphael Garcia, developed a way to detect infra sound waves resulting from an earth quake. It could measure seismic events on the planet remotely from above which gives us the coverage of the entire planet.
The group discovered that the Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation (GOCE) satellite is actually capable of doing just that. The satellite was launched back in 2009 by the European Space Agency and could potentially be the first orbital seismometer.
The satellite’s original function is to measure the gravity field on our planet’s surface. Garcia and his team believe that this satellite could serve as a proof of concept for future earthquake detection satellites.
Via : Dvice

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Behold, OnePlus Nord is coming to Malaysia soon

Ex-flagship killer OnePlus has teased a budget device slated for 2020 release several times months ago. Today, OnePlus has announced the OnePlus Nord will be available in Malaysia really soon.

It seems that OnePlus is finally taking a step back to its roots which introduces competitive products with affordable pricing. Aside from that, the OnePlus Nord is reportedly created based on the feedback of its evergrowing community that the company has been known to listen quite frequently to its user.
According to rumors, the elusive OnePlus Nord will be equipped with a Snapdragon 765G SoC, 90Hz display, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, a quadruple rear-facing camera setup, and dual-selfie camera setup.
Leaked price suggested an RRP of $499USD price tag so expect around RM2000 when it reaches the Malaysian shorefront. Not exactly “back to its roots” kind of pricing, since the RM2000 mark is around what the Poco F2 Pro is priced.

Launching the OnePlus Nord product line marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for OnePlus. The ‘Never Settle’ spirit is centered around sharing the best technology and products with the world, but it is also about challenging ourselves and going beyond our comfort zone. We are immensely proud of our flagship products and will continue to create more tech-leading flagships for our users. Now we are excited to share the OnePlus experience with even more users around the world through this new product line.
– Pete Lau, CEO & Founder of OnePlus

Stay tuned for more news on the teaser page and the official OnePlus Nord Instagram.

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Review – Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite: A compelling offer

So far, the Galaxy Note series of smartphones with the magical S Pen is locked behind a price premium. If you want to use the S Pen, you have to pay the price premium of a Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone. But then comes an announcement last year – the Galaxy Note10 Lite is now official.
Pre-orders for the Galaxy Note10 Lite has already started – and the price of it is at RM2,299. The question is – what did Samsung do to keep the price down low?

This review is going to be a bit different. To start, we have a quick rundown of the key highlight points about the Galaxy Note10 Lite. This phone is a mixture between the Note9 and also the Note10 series.

Galaxy Note10 Lite retained the headphone jack
The earpiece does not function as a stereo speaker
The power button and volume rocker is at the also kept at the right side
Has 3 different usable cameras – main, telephoto, ultrawide
Comes in 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
Uses UFS 2.1 storage chip
Bixby button has been removed
No IP-rating
No wireless charging
No Samsung DeX
No autofocusing selfie camera, but with higher megapixel count
No heart rate sensor

While it does have the “Lite” moniker in its name, it does have most of the features found on its higher-end brethren:

Samsung Pay
Full-fledged Edge Panel
S Pen with Bluetooth LE (no magic wand)

Design
The obvious thing to start here is the design. This is a rather big but thin phone, and comes in this striking Aura Red color. I obviously like this color a lot – but Samsung is also offering the Galaxy Note10 Lite in Aura Black and Aura Glow colors. However, the back does feel like glossy plastic, so be careful of scratches.

The camera cutout at the back has also changed to this rectangular shape, parked at the top left corner. This placement is practical since it is the furthest away from the gimbal motor.
Display
Samsung opted for an even larger 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio, making it having a supremely long 2400×1080 pixels in resolution. As usual, the colors and contrast on Samsung phones with Super AMOLED displays are fantastic.

One reason why the Galaxy Note10 Lite has a larger display compared to the Note9 is because of the thinner bezels all around. The chin is tinier, and the “forehead” is now a selfie camera cutout only. Samsung calls it the Infinity-O notch and I personally don’t mind it since it’s way far above the long screen.

Cameras
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite also comes with a total of 3 different usable cameras – like the other Note10 series of smartphones. We have:

Main: 12MP f/1.7 with Dual Pixel PDAF; OIS
Telephoto: 12MP f/2.4 with 2x optical zoom; PDAF; OIS
Ultrawide angle: 12MP f/2.2
Selfie: 32MP f/2.2

It can take some pretty impressive pictures, which you can check them out in the video review up above.
The selfie camera has more megapixel count now, but it does not have autofocus.
The videography capabilities of the Galaxy Note10 Lite is also fantastic as it is able to capture 1080p 240fps or 4K 60fps with the main camera too. It also comes with the Super Steady EIS feature, which was first introduced with the Galaxy S10+.
Software – Android 10 with One UI 2.0
Yeah – the Galaxy Note10 Lite comes with the latest version of Android and One UI, which makes the experience just about the same as any flagship Samsung smartphone.
Samsung retained some of its useful features that I use on a daily basis – Samsung Pay and the full-fledged Edge Panel which I think is great.

Let’s not forget about the S Pen too, since this is a Note series of smartphone. The S Pen here does have Bluetooth connectivity and can be used as a remote clicker – but the pen does not have gyro, so no magic wand feature here.
Technically, it’s the same S Pen like the Galaxy Note9.
Performance & gaming
One of the biggest reason why Samsung managed to keep the price of the Galaxy Note10 Lite low is because of its specs. Its core specs are identical to the Galaxy Note9, which has:

6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with 2400×1080 pixels in resolution

Infinity-O notch

Exynos 9810 chipset
8GB LPDDR4x RAM
128GB of UFS 2.1 internal storage (expandable via microSD)
4,500mAh battery with 15W fast charging

And for the benchmarks, here they are.

As of today, this chipset is still powerful as I can play PUBG Mobile at HDR graphics at extreme frame rates with both anti-aliasing and shadows turned on. COD Mobile runs just fine at its highest graphical setting too.
Battery & charger
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite also comes with a relatively large 4,500mAh battery – and yes, it can last you throughout the day without any issues. In our test, it lasts for nearly 12 hours – and that’s just fantastic.

As for the charger, well the Galaxy Note10 Lite is maxed out at 15W. Its charging speed isn’t particularly “fast” at this point in time, but at least it’s faster than the standard 5V 2A.

Wrapping up the Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite review – is it worth it?
So we laid out everything that we know onto the imaginary table. Compared to the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+, the Lite variant has a lot of rarely-used features removed. While it’s nice to have many of those features, not many people will use them – like wireless charging.

But, Samsung retained many of the useful and practical features like Samsung Pay and Edge Panel – and those are the features that I personally use on a daily basis.
My main reason why the Galaxy Note10 Lite is a logical phone for Samsung. That is because there are many people who waited for the Note10 to come out so that it’ll drive the price of the Note9 down. But when that happened, the lower-specced, cheaper Galaxy Note9 is already out of stock. So, the Note10 Lite is here to take up that spot.
I mean, you can still get the Galaxy Note9 now but you’re forced to get it at a high-spec configuration, and the price is crazy high.
So, for the price of RM2,299, I think it’s a great deal.

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Review – Samsung Galaxy A50s

Making its way into our list of smartphones to review is the latest Samsung Galaxy A50s. It was launched a little more than a month ago and this smartphone is certainly an interesting one. Being marketed as a mid-range smartphone with Samsung’s features, the new Samsung Galaxy A50s is a little on the high side in terms of price – but that is because it also comes with Samsung’s ecosystems. Partially, at least.
Let’s take a deep dive into this new Samsung Galaxy A50s and see what’s new and what’s great. Here’s our video version of this review too.

We’re skipping the unboxing part of this review because we were handed the device only. However, looking at the list of accessories available for the Galaxy A30s, we expect to have these accessories.

Design
The Galaxy A50s is actually pretty similar with the A30s. It’s really thin and has a pretty pointy side. It’s really sleek and feels great on the hands with its thinness.
Looking at the back of the phone, it also has the same type of tiled diamond facade cuts. Each “tile” looks different, and this is certainly a unique look. The Galaxy A50s is also available in different colors – and I particularly liked the Prism Crush Green color which reminded me of the Prism Green color on the Galaxy S10 series.

Connectivity & Ports
There are absolutely no surprises here. To briefly go through, the Galaxy A50s has 5GHz WiFi to connect to AC-WiFi (important for those Unifi Turbo users), comes with NFC, and also has Samsung Pay compatibility. Yes, Samsung heard our cries and has finally included Samsung Pay into the Galaxy A50s.

As for the card slots, the Galaxy A50s has a total of triple dedicated slots – two nano SIM card slots and a single microSD card slot – all independent from each other.

Samsung has also placed all of the buttons on the right side of the phone, which is in stark contrast with the flagship Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones. Perhaps Samsung will realign the phone designs in the future generation.

At the bottom of the Galaxy A50s is where the audio jack, USB-C, microphone, and speaker are found.

At the top is where the secondary microphone is found. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
The fingerprint scanner is found under the display, and it is using an optical sensor. I’m not a fan of under-display fingerprint scanners in general, though.
Display
The Galaxy A50s comes with a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080p resolution and an Infinity-V notch. It does have a bigger chin compared to its forehead.
The colors and saturation of the Galaxy A50s is as usual from Samsung. It’s bright and vivid and the blacks are deep – like any AMOLED display should be. Samsung is really keeping the best technology and calibration for its own smartphones.

While some people might complain about its asymmetrical bezels but I honestly think it’s okay to have a thicker chin. That allows me to actually reach the bottom corners easily because of the offset in height.

Cameras
Alright, let’s look at the cameras here. The Samsung Galaxy A50s comes with these cameras:

Triple rear-facing cameras

Depth sensor: 5MP
Main: 48MP f/2.0
Ultrawide angle camera: 8MP

32MP f/2.0 selfie camera

So out of the list of commonly-found cameras, the Galaxy A50s is missing a telephoto camera. But how are the cameras on the Galaxy A50s?
As usual, you can click here to visit our Shutterfly album to check out all of the pictures without any compression.
I flew over to Bangkok for an event last week and I managed to take a few shots with the Galaxy A50s.

The main camera overall is actually pretty alright overall. There is no oversaturation or aggressive HDR – but certain scenes are little underexposed for my liking.

Then comes the ultrawide angle camera. It has a very heavy blue tint over all the pictures that I shot. This is the first time I have experienced such color inconsistency is happening to a Samsung smartphone.
Both saturation and contrast seem to have been cranked up high too, making the pictures very punchy. It definitely gives some drama to the picture, though.
By the way, Samsung, please calm down on the size of the watermark.
Software – Android 9.0 Pie with Samsung One UI v1.5
Despite using the same One UI software base, Samsung has a line segregating the flagships and its mid-rangers. The Galaxy A50s looks and feels the same, but some features have been changed.

For example, the Galaxy A50s actually has what seems to be a “lite” version of the Edge Panel here. The Edge Panel is one of my favorite features from the company’s flagship smartphones, but only part of the features are found on the Galaxy A50s. There is no Smart Select to highlight certain parts of the screen and save as a screenshot.
However, the Galaxy A50s comes with “Link to Windows”, which is a feature that was first available to the Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones. It’s not a feature that I’ll personally use, but it’s there.
Performance & Gaming
Let’s first talk about the specs. The Galaxy A50s comes with:

6.4-inch 1080p Super AMOLED with Infinity-U notch
Exynos 9611
4GB RAM
64GB of internal storage (expandable with microSD card)
4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging

The performance of the Exynos 9611 chipset here is pretty much similar to the Snapdragon 660 found on the Redmi Note 7. The Exynos 9611 has a slightly better CPU but a poorer GPU overall, as shown in the charts below.

Gaming
Then comes the gaming experience on this phone. As the benchmarks already showed that the Exynos 9611’s GPU is slightly below the Snapdragon 660.
And that’s exactly the experience we got from the Galaxy A50s too. We tested Honkai Impact 3 and for some reason, it stutters a lot on the Galaxy A50s. Asphalt 9 is rather weird. It can go to the highest graphical setting but stutters, the same goes to PUBG Mobile too. PUBG Mobile actually runs the best while it is at the lowest graphical settings with ultra frame rate.

COD Mobile runs perfectly fine at its highest graphical settings, though. Surprising.
Battery & Charger
The Galaxy A50s comes with a rather relatively large 4,000mAh battery – which should be the new standard when it comes to battery capacity in a smartphone. The Galaxy A50s manages to last about 13 hours in our test, which translates to a full day’s worth of use. It can last you through the day if you don’t play too many games on it.

Charger
Now, the Samsung Galaxy A50s is also compatible with Samsung’s 15W fast charging standards. Since we have that charger lying around our charging station, we can test it out too.

Curiously, the 15W fast charger isn’t that much faster than the standard 10W charger that we always use. It is definitely faster and has a noticeable margin, but not by much.

Battery level

Time taken (minutes)

Bundled 5V 2A charger (10W)
Aftermarket 5V 2A charger (10W)

50%
36
40

75%
64
71

Wrapping up the Samsung Galaxy A50s review
Being positioned as a mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy A50s is actually a very typical smartphone. In terms of its hardware and performance that it offers, there is nothing particularly outstanding about the Samsung Galaxy A50s.
However, the software on the Galaxy A50s is where it shines. The user experience is great as it now comes with Samsung Pay and also has Edge Panel, despite being a “lite” version.

Overall, for RM1,299, the Galaxy A50s has a higher price tag compared to other mid-range smartphones in the market, but it offers a better software experience and ecosystem compared to other brands.

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Grab the new HONOR Earbuds 2 Lite at preorder price at RM269 starting today

HONOR Malaysia is currently hyping up the pre-sale of the new Earbuds 2 Lite TWS with a series of preorder freebies. Combining both of these at an affordable price is the new HONOR Earbuds 2 Lite’s main selling point.
Preorder Bonus
The preorder period for the HONOR Earbuds 2 Lite starts from July 8 until 15 and available on HONOR’s Lazada, Shopee, Senheng, and authorized store at an early bird price of RM269 as opposed to the original RM299. Additionally, you’ll get 3 months of JOOX VIP subscription for free.

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Xiaomi Joins Super Brand Day on Lazada; Many Great Deals & Promotions

Just for today, Xiaomi has joined the Super Brand Day on Lazada and you can get a lot of discounts, freebies, and limited edition products. The Xiaomi x Lazada Super Brand Day on Sept 6. is Xiaomi’s first ever 24-hour event across six markets across the region – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, which aims to bring
amazing products at affordable prices to fans and consumers.
For one day only, Super Brand Day allows consumers to discover the best of what a brand offers, which includes exclusive themed gifts, limited edition products, premium packaging and even offline experiences.

With a slogan “Live the Future”, Xiaomi is devoted to making amazing products with reasonable prices. Products which are available on Lazada is Xiaomi’s highly-anticipated smartphone – the POCOPHONE F1 that we reviewed here. Also on offer are Mi and Redmi phones, Mi Band 2, Mi Robot Builder, and Mi Rollerball Pen. Bluetooth earphones are rather cheap as well.
Head on over to Xiaomi’s official LazMall store right here to score yourself some great deals now!

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Spice up your life with blocky waterless plants in LEGO’s latest Botanical Collection of orchids and succulents

Pretty sure when it comes to LEGO news, at least for the past 2 years, it was all about the red hat plumber and his friends but this time, everyone can get into this without any problem because it is related to plants.
Perfect for those that want to touch up their interior design with some zen but think watering would take up too much time, the Botanical Collection checks all the boxes with 2 available models of LEGO Orchids featuring a 6 fully bloomed and 2 budding petals stemmed out of a blue vase and LEGO Succulents going for the “family pack” game consisting of multiple types of plants from cactus to aloe vera (?).

Through these new additions to the Botanical Collection, you can easily keep up the floral theme without actually bringing in large pots that would otherwise waste your precious space and you can treat them as some kind of blocky bonsai as they are miniature enough to be displayed or placed on top of anything.
Pricing
Both the LEGO Orchids and LEGO Succulents are available for Malaysia starting right now and you can get them on the brand’s official Lazada and Shopee store for the price of RM219.90

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BlackBerry & TCL Communications Enter Long-Term Licensing Agreement

This agreement right here is definitely an interesting one. Remember the earlier news we covered regarding the BlackBerry DTEK60 and the DTEK50? Yeah – that smartphone is made in collaboration with TCL – where BlackBerry provides the software and TCL provide the hardware. Now, BlackBerry & TCL are entering a long-term licensing agreement orbiting this entire idea.
As you may have known, BlackBerry is moving out of the hardware side of things and going full-force into the security software-only. In my opinion, that’s a much more viable option for BlackBerry, and they finally realized that they need to perform the transition.

TCL is here to help them out of course, as TCL is already very seasoned in smartphone manufacturing. Alcatel and Flash smartphones are under TCL – just for your information.
“At TCL Communication, we are committed to creating the best portfolio solutions, while ensuring the quality support to consumers and enterprise users who trust the integrity of the BlackBerry device and the brand’s security leadership, coupled with the Android platform. Together with BlackBerry’s smartphone software platform, this partnership will strengthen our position in the global mobile market.” – Nicolas Zibell, CEO of TCL Communication.
The relationship between TCL Communication and BlackBerry builds upon their respective leadership positions in mobile communications, as well as existing work together on the DTEK50 and DTEK60 handsets. By working with TCL Communication, the fourth largest handset manufacturer in North America and top-10 globally according to IDC, BlackBerry is ensuring its branded devices will be available around the world.
Will BlackBerry be forgotten? I thought they would have if it wasn’t for this brilliant idea and collaboration between both BlackBerry & TCL Communication!

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