Comparison – Exynos 2100 vs Exynos 990 vs Snapdragon 865

The new Exynos 2100 is here. The Galaxy S21 series of smartphones are the first ones to be using this new chipset that is made with their own 5nm lithography process, and since we have the Galaxy S21 Ultra, we – of course – have to talk about its performance.
But, we’ll also compare with last-generation smartphone chipsets. Particularly, against its own Exynos 990 to see how much it has improved against itself, and also the Snapdragon 865 just to see how much Exynos has gotten better against the competition.

And we should also mention that both the Snapdragon 865 and Exynos 990 are already in the market for a year or so – and they’re much more matured drivers and optimized by the developers.
So, let’s begin.

We’ll start off by talking about the specs first. The Galaxy S21 Ultra that we have here is equipped with the Exynos 2100 chipset and 12GB RAM version alongside 256GB of storage.
To compare against the Exynos 990, we have the Galaxy Note20 with 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage.
For the Snapdragon 865 phone, we have the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro. This phone we have here comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. Alright, let’s begin the benchmarks.
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
The first benchmark of choice is 3DMark’s new Wild Life benchmark. This is a new benchmark that uses Vulkan API and runs a minute and UL – the developers – claim that it has short-bursts of intense action like mobile games, and it also runs on 2560 × 1440 rendering resolution before scaling the content to the display.
Of course, the Exynos 2100 wins in this test.
3DMark Wild Life stress test
Then, we tried another test – by running the 3DMark Wild Life stress test. It runs 20 loops of the 3DMark Wild Life benchmark and this mimics how intensive games work – and from here, we can see the Exynos 2100 not being able to maintain the score across all 20 loops. Somewhere after 10 loops, the performance drops and maintains on a flatline.

The graph suggests thermal throttling since it flatlined at the 10th loop, and the same thing happened between the S21 Ultra and the Note20. Perhaps there’s something else at play –  and Antutu also suggests something different – but we’ll discuss later.
Geekbench CPU
Then comes Geekbench – everyone’s favorite. This time, it’s really simple – the Exynos 2100 crushes both Snapdragon 865 and Exynos 990 chipsets. What’s interesting here is the massive improvements over the Exynos 990. In single-core performance, the Exynos 2100 is 1.5x better, and 1.33x better in multi-core performance.

Geekbench Compute
As for the Geekbench Compute using OpenCL – wow, the Exynos 2100 is just superb. More than double the score of the Snapdragon 865, and 1.3x better than the Exynos 990.

Antutu
And lastly comes Antutu. The Antutu scores are very misleading since its overall score culminates multiple different aspects of a phone together. Sticking to the main topic of this video, we’re only going to focus on the chipsets alone – so we’ll isolate and compare both CPU and GPU only.

It is here that we can see that the Exynos 2100 trades blows in the CPU benchmarks with the Snapdragon 865, but when it comes to GPU – the new Mali-G78 MP14 GPU that’s in the Exynos 2100 is much better than the Adreno 650 inside the Snapdragon 860.
And back to the temperature part – as you can see, the temperature did rise, and it seems to have a phobia against hitting the 40°C mark, hence the performance flatlining on 3DMark Wild Life test.

Androbench
And as a quick bonus, benchmark for the storage speed test. All of these phones that we have here uses UFS 3.1 NAND flash chips, but the Mi 10T Pro and Note20 both has more or less the same speeds but the Galaxy S21 Ultra has much higher scores for the UFS 3.1 chip.

That’s it. The performance number will most likely change as more updates come out to optimize the performance of the Exynos 2100. While benchmarks do show the improvements in numbers, we also have yet another video showcasing the Galaxy S21 Ultra’s gaming performance. So, watch that instead.

Is Exynos back?
It’s difficult to say since we do not have a Snapdragon 888 smartphone to compare with. But from what we can see here, the new Exynos 2100 is showing a lot of promise.
Watch our full review of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra too, where we talk about its chipset efficiency across multiple different refresh rates and resolutions alongside the 25W fast charging speeds. It’s surprisingly efficient in comparison with other phones!

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Microsoft’s new Surface said to be out in June

As the Surface wasn’t really a hit or a miss, Microsoft is said to be releasing the rumoured 7-inch version of the Surface tablet somewhere in about June. Source claims that the tablet will be released with a 7-to-9 inch displays during the Microsoft’s Build developer conference in late June.

Another rumour is that the upcoming Surface tablet might be released with Windows 8.
With a bunch of different tablets in the market and with Google I/O approaching – can Microsoft still create a market for themselves?
Source : The Verge

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Brand new ASUS ROG Phone 5s series revealed with starting price coming in at RM2,999

ASUS Malaysia has just revealed the new ROG Phone 5s series smartphones during the live stream just now.
Compared to the standard version, the 5s lineup now sports minor upgrades of various nits and bits particularly in the display where the sampling rate has been jacked up to 360Hz for a more responsive experience, and the SoC within is now the more so powerful Snapdragon 888+ with the RAM and storage staying pretty much the same. If you already own the standard edition, you are still good to go but for those looking to really blow some cash on a premium gaming smartphone, these are the better option as they have the same starting price as the standard versions back then. More bang for the buck it seems.

Here’s a list of summarized specs for the 2 new members of the ROG Phone family.

6.78-inch AMOLED Display

144Hz Refresh Rate
360Hz Sampling Rate
1 Billion Colors
HDR10+ Support

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G Chipset
Up to 16GB RAM
Up to 256GB UFS 3.1 Storage
Triple Rear Cameras

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

24MP Selfie Camera
6,000mAh Battery

65W Fast Charge
10W Reverse Charge

Phantom Black, Storm White Colors

On the other hand, if you crave the penultimate configuration of the highest amount of memory in terms of RAM and storage alongside that special PMOLED display on the back, then the ROG Phone 5s Pro is your one and only choice.

6.78-inch AMOLED Display

144Hz Refresh Rate
360Hz Sampling Rate
1 Billion Colors
HDR10+ Support

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G Chipset
18GB RAM
512GB UFS 3.1 Storage
Triple Rear Cameras

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

24MP Selfie Camera
6,000mAh Battery

65W Fast Charge
10W Reverse Charge

Phantom Black Color

Pricing and Availability
We’ll keep the pricing short and simple this time around as ASUS Malaysia is offering a couple of great deals for the launch to benefit the early birds. As a side note, the preorders start right now with ready stocks slated for October 21.

ASUS ROG Phone 5s

8GB+128GB – RM2,999
16GB+256GB – RM3,799

ASUS ROG Phone 5s Pro [AeroActive Cooler included]

18GB+512GB – RM4,999

For the 1st promotion, any buyers of the ROG Phone 5s Series will get a ROG Strix GO 2.4 for absolutely FREE and an optional PWP deal where you’ll get RM100 off the ROG Clip. However, this promo is exclusively available on Lazada only and the links are down below which will go live starting October 9.

ASUS ROG Phone 5s
ASUS ROG Phone 5s Pro

For the 2nd promotion, it is related to the PAYLATER Mall platform where either you get an RM50 discount by paying whole or opting in for a 12-month installment plan. If you do use this service perhaps it might suit your financial plans better but you’ll need to wait for a bit as the special deal’s live period is between October 25 until October 31.

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Neffos C7 Is Coming To Malaysia; Priced At RM599

For those who have been following Neffos – TP-Link’s smartphone division – will know that Neffos is well-known for their budget-oriented smartphones. They’ve recently announced a price adjustment across their lineup, and all of their smartphones are under RM900. Now, they’ve announced the availability of the Neffos C7 in the Malaysian market – and it’s only priced at RM599.
It features a 5.5-inch HD IPS display with an octa-core processor (presumably MediaTek, of course), a 13MP rear-facing camera and another 8MP selfie camera. Slated for RM599, the Neffos C7 will be available in the market starting early February 2018 – just in time for Chinese New Year.

All of Neffos smartphones will come with 2-year warranty and a one-to-one exchange to customers who experienced damaged beyond repair within the first 3 months of purchase.

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U Mobile Offers New HERO P38 & HERO P48; P48 Comes With Everything-Onz

More than a year and a half ago, there was a big low-price-high-data-quota telco war. It started off with Celcom’s announcement of the FIRST 38 which was only available for a limited time, and then every other telco followed through. While that war is long forgotten, U Mobile is still ringing true with that particular mantra, and hence the announcement of the new HERO P38 and HERO P48 postpaid plan.

These two new HERO P38 and HERO P48 plans are obviously made for those who need internet wherever and whenever they need. Following the U Mobile trend, they tend to offer free service usages for  their customers through the “something-Onz” categorization. This time around, both the HERO P38 and HERO P48 will get Call-Onz, App-Onz, Music-Onz, and Waze for free. For the HERO P48 in particular, even Video-Onz is included.
Semua-Onz is a name that I give to generalize their something-Onz naming scheme – and you’re welcome, just credit us 😛

Anyway, the HERO P38 is available starting today, whereas the HERO P48 will be available starting on 17th April 2017. Obviously there are terms and conditions with the Semua-Onz offer, so head on over to http://u.com.my/postpaid and check it out.
I’m curious to know what other telcos will come up with tot compete with this enticing offer 😉

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Flash Plus 2 Joins The 11.11 Sales on Lazada

Singles’ Day. Or  光棍节 in Chinese, is a pretty important day for e-commerce sites. For some reason, Single’s Day transformed into the world’s largest shopping event. And apparently, Flash Plus 2 joined in the fun too, with some massive discounts.
Joining Lazada’s Online Revolution event, all Flash’s devices will get up to RM100 discount in their  purchase! Only valid from 11th to 13th November 2016 though.

Now, we all know that the Flash Plus 2 comes in two different variants – 2GB RAM with 16GB storage, or 3GB RAM with 32GB storage. Both retails for RM599 and RM729 respectively, but the price for this event is pretty good.

2GB RAM 16GB storage: Originally at RM599, Lazada Online Revolution at RM499
3GB RAM 32GB storage: Originally at RM729, Lazada Online Revolution at RM619

Now, you’re looking to get a Flash Plus 2 yourself? Wink wink, click here!

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Review – realme Buds Wireless

realme is really branching out from solely being a smartphone company. First stepping into the realm of fashion, now realme is going into accessories. For those who have been keeping an eye out on realme Malaysia’s Facebook page, you might have heard of the realme Buds Wireless – particularly the Alan Walker edition.
The realme Buds Wireless isn’t the company’s first audio accessory – they already have the realme wired earphones before this. For them to come up with a neckband though, is certainly something interesting.

Unboxing
The realme Buds Wireless come in this simple packaging design that shows the product at the front of the box.

Sliding off the sleeve, we can see the realme Buds Wireless sitting in the cradle snugly. The piece of white tag on the neckband lets you pull out the realme Buds Wireless out of the cradle, by the way. Not sure if that’s the intended purpose, but that’s how I use it.

The accessories are found in a box by opening up the bottom compartment. The included items are pretty much the basics:

Total of 3 sets of eartips (S, M, L sizes)
Micro USB charging cable
User manual
realme Buds Wireless

Design
I think the overall design of the realme Buds Wireless is bold and striking. realme kept the company’s iconic “realme yellow” throughout in both the packaging and the product itself. Now, it’s not completely yellow like Lamborghinis, but serve as a highlight accent to the black body.

The first thing realme got right is to make a flexible neckband encased by a rubbery material. This allows comfort for someone with thick necks like mine, and also being grippy enough to stay in place when sweating.
I absolutely love its flexibility!
At the end of the flexible neckband are two metal cylinders. The right side houses the micro USB charging port and the 3 buttons, whereas the left side presumably houses the battery. Clean design overall, but I really would like realme to add some sort of bump on the “R” button so I know where my fingers are placed before pressing. Fortunately, each button press has satisfying tactile feedback.

The buds themselves are simple but very functional in terms of design. realme included silicon hooks – like Jaybird earbuds – hence making it suitable for vigorous activities like zumba without worrying that it will fall off.
If you don’t like the hooks, you can take them off. However, it’s weird that realme made the hooks removable but does not include different sizes of these hooks in the box. If the included hook is too big or too small for you, then might as well remove it.
Without and with the hook.
Functions
Despite how simple the realme Buds Wireless looks, it actually has some innovative features. Like many neckbands in the market, both earbuds will magnetically snap to each other. You might not realize this – but the realme Buds Wireless does not have a power button. Snapping the earbuds together automatically turns it off, and vice versa.
This is an excellent design choice as there is one less button to worry about. Unsnapping the earbuds automagically turns it on and pairs with your device, and snapping them back together will turn itself off. If it is turned on but no devices are paired to the realme Buds Wireless for 5 minutes, then it will also turn itself off. Neat feature.
The 3 buttons on the right side does these functions:

+ button

Short/long press: increase volume by step/continuously

“R” button

Single press: play/pause
Holding for 1 second: evokes voice assistant
Double press: next track
Triple press: previous track
While in a call

Single press: answer calls
Holding for 1 second: reject calls

– button

Short/long press: decrease volume by step/continuously

For me personally, I prefer realme would just forget about the continuous volume increment feature. Make long-pressing the + and – buttons to go next and previous tracks instead because I will spam the buttons to increase or decrease volumes anyway.

And the double/triple pressing of the “R” button has a weird learning curve to it. You need to time it properly – not too fast and not too slow. Though for me, I have more success in doing it slowly rather than spamming that “R” button. I suggest you watch our video review at the top of this page to know what we mean.
In terms of the nitty-gritty technical aspect, the realme Buds Wireless is quite generic as it Bluetooth 5.0 and supports both SBC and AAC codec.
Sound quality and user experience
Real bass. Unwired. Those were the words plucked from realme’s official page for the Buds Wireless. That is because realme got Alan Walker on board to tune the Buds Wireless. Alan Walker, you know that famous electronic music guy who composed the song used in PUBG Mobile?
Being an electronic music artist, he tuned the realme Buds Wireless to be with a heavy emphasis on the bass – hence suitable for electronic music. And that shows as I was listening to EDM and it sounded better than other genres of music. I also listen to big band jazz and I have to say – anything bass-related, the realme Buds Wireless can play it decently.
While the realme Buds Wireless doesn’t sparkle as much, I find it to be pleasant since other earphones with ear-piercing sparkles sound really annoying.
Gaming?
For the realme Buds Wireless, don’t. The audio delay on the realme Buds Wireless is not suitable for gaming, especially if you’re thinking of PUBG Mobile or COD Mobile. To learn more about audio delay, check out our video below.

As per mentioned earlier, the realme Buds Wireless only supports two commonly-found Bluetooth audio codecs – SBC and AAC. As of now, we found out that only aptX Low Latency (a.k.a. aptX LL) has a delay that is low enough to be suitable for most games.
To learn more about aptX LL, click here.

Battery life
Generally, neckbands are better than true wireless earbuds because of how it is made and how the buds connect to your phone. It is able to store a larger battery in the left side metal housing, too.
These two plus points in battery life made the realme Buds Wireless being able to achieve over 12 hours in our listening test. We tried at about 25% volume as that is the most comfortable. That means the “12 hour per charge” claim in realme’s website is not a joke – especially if you listen at a lower volume.

Charging might be a little slow, but that’s okay. For me, I just plug it in and go to sleep. When I wake up, I know that the realme Buds Wireless can last me for a full day’s worth of usage.
Wrapping up the realme Buds Wireless review
For us Malaysians, the realme Buds Wireless is only available in the Alan Walker edition – which is the one that we have. It’s in the black/yellow color scheme, and I honestly like how these two colors complement each other. Yet it’s comfortable and has features that make sense – most of it, anyway.

Yes, there is room for improvement, but mostly minor ones. Holding the + and – buttons to go next/previous tracks is much better than what we have now. Adding a little bump on the “R” button would be great, and making the switch to USB-C for charging would be even better.
But then again, for RM149, I think the realme Buds Wireless is a great deal.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note20, S20 FE and A32 welcome lower price tags permanently starting today

If you’re one of the gangs that are holding back buying a Samsung Galaxy device, be it an entry or high-end smartphone, you may release the trigger now as 3 of such phones have their price reduced just recently.
You can browse or immediately buy these 3 devices through the links below.

Samsung Galaxy Note20
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE/S20 FE 5G
Samsung Galaxy A32

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Samsung Galaxy S7edge Now Available In Blue Coral

Introducing the brand new Coral Blue for the S7edge.
Personally speaking, I find that the Coral Blue is a beautiful baby blue-ish colour. There’s something about its hue that isn’t quite baby blue, but isn’t traditionally blue either. I really like the Coral Blue colour, especially with the mix of a gold-accented edge all around.

“Blue is a significant colour for us at Samsung as it is not only our corporate colour, it is a colour for the bold and the adventurous. As a global brand, we constantly create significant innovations useful for worldwide consumers, and with the Galaxy S7 edge in Blue Coral, we are offering millennials who want to be different a bold and aspirational smartphone companion in the pursuit of their unforgettable lifetime adventures,” said Mr Lee Jui Siang, Vice President, IT & Mobile Business Unit, Samsung Malaysia Electronics.
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I have to say, the Coral Blue really does look one-of-a-kind with that colour hue. This Coral Blue is the latest addition to the family of colours available for the S7edge, which consists of the Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, and Silter Titanium. Of course, available now in Malaysia, and maintains the retail price of RM 3,099. However, you can get a cheaper price here at only RM 2,688.

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Samsung Galaxy A (2017) Smartphones Put “A” in Auspicious

There are many reasons to get a smartphone, be it specs, aesthetics, geometry, or a certain specific feature. The new Galaxy A (2017) series of smartphones might have gotten it right too – as it has a balance between its specs, aesthetics, features, and even its price.
Pre-order for the Samsung Galaxy A (2017) smartphones starts from now until the 15th January only. Get yours today at http://www.samsung.com/my/offer/a2017-preorder/, and get a Samsung Level U Pro for free!
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is priced at RM 1,699; and the Galaxy A7 (2017) is priced at RM 1,899. Available in Black Sky and Gold Sand.
Additionally, click here to pre-order with Lazada!

Here are 7 reasons to get the brand new Samsung Galaxy A (2017) smartphones.

Celebrate Non-stop in Rain or Shine

These days, the weather gets unpredictable. If you are suddenly caught in the rain, you will have a peace of mind knowing that your new Samsung Galaxy A (2017) series will remain operational, unscathed even in the rain. How? This is the first Samsung Galaxy A (2017) that is rated IP68, making it resistant to dust and water, for those carefree Chinese New year house visits, rain or shine! That way, you don’t have to worry about the gloomy skies and the sounds of thunder.  Celebrate non-stop this Chinese New Year!

No TV, No Problem

With kids constantly switching to Disney Channel, don’t be sad if you don’t get the chance to hold the TV remote to catch up on your favourite Hong Kong drama. Be the master of your own entertainment and stream your favourite festive contents this Chinese New Year using your new Samsung Galaxy A (2017) which now sports a Full HD Super AMOLED Display. The Samsung Galaxy A (2017) boasts vivid 5.7-inch (A7) and 5.2-inch (A5) Super AMOLED screen displays for your non-stop entertainment, so you never miss an episode of your favourite TV series wherever you are. Maybe, just maybe, your younger nephews and nieces will start to inch closer to you and join you, mesmerised by the smartphone screen’s vivid display!

#FestiveSelfies, #OOTD & #CNYHoChiak

Take that family wefie during Reunion Dinner with the whole family gathering around the table. Sneak in a shameless selfie or two with gorgeous #OOTDs, or dive deeper into your inner photographer and start taking pictures of mouth-watering CNY dishes to fill your #CNY2017 photo album. With 16 preloaded filters inside, your Instagram page will be Instafamous in no time! The Samsung Galaxy A (2017) comes equipped with 16MP front and rear camera with f1.9 lens and Light+ feature that can help you snap all those precious moments even in lowlight conditions. Instantly share these photos on Facebook, and get started on tagging your many family members!

No Cash, No Worries

Seeing your closest relatives and cousins this Chinese New Year? How about taking your little cousins out to the nearest shopping mall, and buy them a meal when they least expect an unplanned surprise? Now, with Samsung Pay, payments are never the same again! Just swipe up on your Galaxy A device, select your preferred payment card, authenticate with your fingerprint or PIN number, and tap the device on the payment terminal! Make secure and convenient mobile payments anywhere and look cool doing it while the rest of the queue looks on enviously!

Style You Can Afford

To add a touch of style, the Samsung Galaxy A (2017) with its premium build can definitely add some sparkle to your festive get-up. The Gold Sand model radiates youth and prosperity whilst the Black Sky is a colour option that exudes a mysteriously classy and elegant aura. Measuring at 7.9mm thin, this slim device can fit into any pocket and look dashing on any palm! Now when relatives ask you what’s new, whip out your Samsung Galaxy A (2017) and wave it like the fashionista that you are!

Powering You Through The Day

Family visits are part of the CNY trend. You’ll continue from one house to the other, and the next thing you know, your power bank is almost drained and you’re scrambling to find a power outlet to recharge your device. Fret not because the Samsung Galaxy A (2017) comes with bigger batteries and supports fast charging! Just plug in your device to a power source and be amazed at how quickly your battery power restores just so that the device can keep you company throughout the day. The Galaxy A7 (2017) comes with 3,600mAh while the Galaxy A5 (2017) comes with 3,000mAh battery capacity.

More Space, More Memories

With dozens of people to celebrate this Chinese New Year with, naturally you would worry if your smartphone will run out space when it comes to capturing great moments. With the new Samsung Galaxy A (2017), get expandable storage of up to 256GB to fit all your memories (and silly selfies with family and friends) into a single, handy device. That’s right, there’s no need to free up some space. Keep all your favourite memories on the go!

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New Redmi Note 11 series revealed for international markets

Xiaomi has finally launched the new Redmi Note 11 series for the global market which carries 4 different models to offer more options to different users.
The Redmi Note 11 series will be covering the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 11S, and Redmi Note 11 that bounces different combinations of SoC, camera system, memory configuration, and features set honored by their own set of price figure but nevertheless, the overall experience looks nice on paper, especially the 120Hz refresh rate display on the Pro variants and high wattage charging capability. Aside from the most basic model, the other 3 house a 108MP main lens to offer a decent quality in taking photos and videos to an extent while the design language is still the same old Xiaomi. If you like it before, you’ll probably like it now still.

As a mid-tier device, there’s not too much to talk about aside from their specs that make up the value and meaning of their existence. Here’s the full list for reference.

Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G

Redmi Note 11 Pro

Redmi Note 11S

Redmi Note 11

Display

120Hz 6.67” FHD+ AMOLED DotDisplay

90Hz 6.43” FHD+ AMOLED DotDisplay

Rear camera

108MP main camera
8MP ultra-wide camera
2MP macro camera

108MP main camera
8MP ultra-wide camera
2MP macro camera
2MP depth camera

50MP main camera
8MP ultra-wide camera
2MP macro camera
2MP depth camera

Front camera

16MP in-display front camera

13MP in-display  front camera

Dimension & Weight

164.19mm x 76.1mm x 8.12mm, 202g

159.87mm x 73.87mm x 8.09mm, 179g

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

MediaTek Helio G96

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

RAM+ROM

LPDDR4X
UFS 2.2

Audio

Dual speakers
3.5mm headphone jack

Security

Side fingerprint sensor
AI Face Unlock

Charging

5,000mAh battery
Supports 67W wired turbocharging

5,000mAh battery
Supports 33W wired Pro fast charging

Connectivity

SIM 1 + Hybrid (SIM or MicroSD)
NFC
IR blaster

Dual SIM + MicroSD
NFC
IR blaster

Variant

6GB+64GB, 6GB+128GB, 8GB+128GB

4GB+64GB, 4GB+128GB, 6GB+128GB

Colors

Graphite Gray, Polar White, Atlantic Blue

Graphite Gray, Polar White, Star Blue

Graphite Gray, Twilight Blue, Pearl White

Graphite Gray, Twilight Blue, Star Blue

Local Pricing and Availability
Unfortunately, as this is a global launch Malaysia won’t be the special kid that receives early news for local pricing this time around but we’ll be back to update this post again when the info comes through.

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Samsung Malaysia Electronics Flood Relief Offers Free Repairs!

This is by far the most extensive gesture that any company has put up to those who are in need. If you are affected by the flood in Penang or Kedah and you have Samsung products at home, then fret not – give them a call and Samsung will come and fix them for free. Yes – free. This is a very wholesome gesture from Samsung Malaysia Electronics for the sake of flood relief. Of course, there are terms and conditions.
From now until 31st December 2017, selected Samsung Service Centres located in Penang and Kedah will attend to the repairs of damaged Samsung products caused directly by the flood. For repair services of In-Home Products (television above 32-inch, washing machine, refrigerator, and air conditioner), customers are first required to call Samsung care-line at 1800-22-8899 (for mobile devices) or 1800-88-9999 (for other products) to book an appointment. Samsung authorized technicians will subsequently make house visits to carry out an inspection on the affected products.

For Carry In Products (mobile devices, vacuum cleaner, microwave oven, air purifier, television below 29-inch, and audio home systems), customers are required to send in their affected Samsung products to the authorised Samsung Service Centres located in Penang or Kedah, where Samsung authorised technicians will then attend to the repair request on the damaged product. Operating days and hours of the selected authorized Samsung Service Centres may vary for different outlets.

Flood Relief Campaign Terms and Conditions

This Offer is valid from 8th November 2017 until 31st December 2017. Free repair services offered are not exchangeable and non-refundable for cash. This Offer is not valid with other on-going promotions.
This Offer covers cleaning, inspection and repair services on the affected Samsung products. Repairs are subject to availability of spare parts.
Free repairs are only applicable for any damages on Samsung products caused directly by the floods and are owned by residents at the Flood Affected Areas (as defined below). Not applicable for any accidental physical damage due to mishandling, e.g. cracked screen and/or product damaged outside the Flood Affected Areas.
This Offer is valid only for the following areas affected by the recent flooding in Penang and Kedah (“Flood Affected Areas”). Other areas affected by the flood may be informed by Samsung from time to time. (We’ll keep this post updated! 😉 )

Penang: Pulau Tikus, George Town, Bayan Lepas, Batu Ferringhi, Sungai Puyu, Balik Pulau, Bukit Mertajam, Butterworth, and Juru.
Kedah: Kampung Masjid

Cleaning, inspection and repair services will be arranged based on the availability of the authorised Samsung Service Centres located in Penang and Kedah.

For more information on this campaign and the full terms and conditions, please call Samsung toll-free care-line stated below or visit news.samsung.com/my/samsung-offers-flood-relief-for-penang-customers

1 800-22-8899 (For mobile devices)
1 800-88-9999 (For other products)

For more details on the in-warranty/out-warranty repair and categorisation of In-Home (IH) and Carry In (CI) products, please refer to www.samsung.com/my/support/warranty/.
For more details on the location of the authorised Samsung Service Centres, please visit www.samsung.com/my/support/servicelocation/.

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Free flights with Samsung!

Samsung has been a really pro-social company these years ever since the inception of the GALAXY Life program. I’ve been getting really nice drinks and food on the cheap, and sometimes even free meals and movies too.
That said, Samsung is stepping up their game and would like to sponsor your mid-year vacation, well at least a part of it – the return flight from Bangkok with AirAsia that is. Also, Samsung is sponsoring you a 20kg baggage allowance too! This is a first-come-first-serve manner, so GET PREPARED!

These limited return flights are available for travel dates on 14th to 16th May 2016 and 21 st to 23 rd May 2016 for the first 500 GALAXY Life users who redeem it.
Get the GALAXY Life app here now!

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[PSA] Lazada Scam! Here’s How To Avoid Them – UPDATED

I’m very sure that many people have heard and know of the name Lazada. It’s pretty much the household name for online shopping these days to the point where people go window shopping and search for better deals over at Lazada. Daily supplies and gadgets are bought from Lazada too. With so many customers heading over to Lazada to purchase items, it’s bound to have lots of sketchy deals. Lazada scam are on the rise!
This PSA is to ensure that our readers are aware of these scams and will not fall victim to these schemes.

There are a few distinct scam schemes that I want to highlight here. Without further ado, let’s begin. We’re splitting this Lazada scam PSA into two parts – one highlighting the different types of scams, and the second part on how to identify and avoid these scams.
Fake items
Firstly, fake items. I’m giving the sellers benefit of the doubt that they do not know these items are fake. The suppliers/manufacturers of these items are the scammers.

I have seen this type of scams way too much, and it’s not new or exclusive to Lazada either. These flash storage – be it USB drives or SD/microSD cards – have an exceedingly high capacity at a very low price. The price is actually way too low. Have you ever seen RM46.96 for a 128GB microSD card?

There’s one 512GB for RM45 too. Just wow.
Someone actually fell victim to these sorts of Lazada scam. I feel bad for this guy. He lost many of his pictures. Leaving the technical details aside on how this happens for now, there’s no way to retrieve these pictures. They’re lost forever.

Again, it’s not exclusive to microSD cards only. The same goes to headphones as well. Have a look at this.
From the KIOSO group. RM131.10 for a Marshall headphone!
Also, be careful when it comes to 2TB external hard disks like this one. Too cheap to be true. Has a few questionable descriptions, and horrendous reviews.

Paying through other channels
Lazada is an e-commerce platform. How they earn is through commission per sales made through Lazada. All sales are monitored and in some ways, protected by Lazada in case of broken items, shipment issues, or item returns in general.
Credits to Kongsi Info Online Shopping Offers (KIOSO) and the good people there to dig up more information. Gurvin Abruzzi actually paid the scammer through Lazada. Smart move there, Gurvin. Paying through Lazada means he’s protected. Gurvin reassured us that Lazada is going to pay him back if the seller is not doing anything.

UPDATE: Lazada has refunded Gurvin!
Lazada just marked it as “out of stock” and refunded. That’s actually quite sad.

It’s a new type of scam that’s just… Lots of helpful and friendly people there, and I highly recommend you to check it out.
I owe many of  the information here to the folks over at KIOSO. Thanks a bunch!

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Industrial use Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro now available for Malaysia

Samsung Malaysia has announced the availability of the latest “tough as brick” Galaxy XCover6 Pro smartphone.

Carrying its signature super ruggedized externals, the Galaxy XCover6 Pro not only is a tough phone but a powerful and tough phone now. The SoC upgrade to the SDM778 will allow more apps to run more smoothly and I mean real smooth in the sense of the new 120Hz IPS screen.
Although one doesn’t really buy this phone to take super good photos but at least the main lens will help workers to take quick pictures of the surroundings or simple stuff like documents clearly.
Oh, the phone is also 5G-compatible so super-fast mobile connection when the time comes too.
Here’s the general spec sheet of the phone.

6.6-inch IPS LCD Display

1080p Resolution
Waterdrop Notch
120Hz Refresh Rate

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778 5G Chipset
6GB RAM
128GB Storage
Dual Rear Cameras

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

13MP Selfie Camera
4,050mAh Battery

Price and Availability
The official price for the Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro is RM2,399 but you can’t simply buy them as you do for a normal smartphone so you’ll have to click here to get in contact with Samsung Malaysia.

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Story of how I *nearly* got scammed by a buyer – fake money involved

We live in the day and age of online shopping for both first- and second-hand items. Everyone can list their items for sale and people will definitely come and inquire for more details and perhaps – want to make the purchase.
I was selling something online and yes, I nearly got scammed by receiving fake money. Looking back at the entire timeline of events and the details of how everything happened, there were red flags all over the place. This is the story of how I nearly got scammed and steps you can take to avoid it.

So here’s the full story.
How the timeline went
I have a pretty hot item for sale here – so I listed it at multiple different places. I’m not going to specifically name it here since it doesn’t matter here as scammers are everywhere.
I got a quick PM and with that said that they want to meet up. So okay, I thought it’s just like any other transactions. We traded phone numbers for easier contact and we talked on WhatsApp. They were using WhatsApp Business, by the way. I didn’t bother. We set the appointment to meet at 11pm on that night.
Funny thing is that the scammer actually asked for the serial number of the product but sent me an example picture with the model number highlighted instead. 🤔

When the time draws near, I always send a reminder or a ping to ask about the current status – where they are and if they are coming. At 11pm, this person said they’re coming over and it takes about half an hour. So I thought about 11.36pm is not that bad – and I know for a fact that it takes about half an hour to get from Kota Damansara to the meetup location since I always take this route when I drive.

I asked the “buyer” to send me another message when they’re 10 minutes away so we both don’t have to wait for each other that long. At 11.32pm, the “buyer” ended up delaying until 12am without any notice. This is the first red flag.
The “buyer” ended up calling me at 12am, and the number displayed on my phone was “Private Number”. Once again I didn’t bother much since it could’ve been for privacy purposes, so not a red flag.

When we arrived at the destination, the “buyer” changed to the nearby 7-Eleven, which turned out the “buyer” is actually at a nearby dark corner. At first glance, the “buyer”‘s car has a very dark tint and a piece of masking tape covering a number off their vehicle’s number plate. These are the second and third red flags.

There were two people on their side and two from my side – including me. When we officially met and spoke, I just followed my tradition – let the buyer check the goods first before paying up. So we were chatting there and surprisingly, they didn’t even want to check properly.
When it comes to the payment time. The scammers were at first talking about receiving fake products since they had something similar happened before. I reassured them that this is the real product since you just unboxed it in front of me anyway.
And they handed over the cash – well, luckily I brought my brother along who I tasked to handle the cash. He immediately exclaimed that it’s fake money as they felt like wet cardboard. He then used his phone to shine light on it and hey – there are missing banknote security features! Even the edges of the notes showed unclean cuts from the piece of white paper that it was cut from! This is the fourth red flag!
Here comes the part that requires reading body language and how people respond to accusations. Honestly, the scammers really need to take up some acting classes here. When the accusation was made, both the scammers were unfazed. Red flag number 5! At this point of time, I was grasping on my goods tightly.
Then the scammers tried to ask each other if the previous transaction was the culprit. And then they told me why not go over to the nearest 7-Eleven to get those banknotes checked out. And we just told them no, do online bank transfer instead. And remember that it was 12am? The banks’ online services are down for maintenance. That slipped through my mind, too.
At this point of time, we’re on high alert. The scammers said why not we pay you a deposit first and pay the remaining later? The scammers also specifically mentioned that they’ve formed a “trust” with us. That instantly rubbed me the wrong way and insisted that we go to the nearby bank instead.
I took my goods and headed back to my car. We went to the nearest bank and to no one’s surprise, the ATMs were down for maintenance as well. All of the other banks were in the same situation.

Alright, so I messaged the scammer and told them hey – the ATMs are not working so what should we do? And they didn’t reply. We sat in the car for 5 minutes and they didn’t show up at all. They literally ran away!
A day later, I was shown this notification – their WhatsApp Business number was reverted back to being just regular WhatsApp account. Well, that settles it.
Yes, I got a notification about this change.
How we can avoid scammers
COD is the most common way of independent online traders to avoid scammers. I still insist on COD for all transactions, but perhaps redefine the term “COD”. COD stands for cash on delivery – and perhaps it should be “online bank-in on delivery” instead.
Also, no more midnight meetups. If you are interested in the product, then let’s meet up at some other hours. The latest I will stay up and meet others is 10pm.
I don’t know what image to put here, so here’s the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active (review), showing the time.
I think it’s high time that we all learn some basics on EQ in general. Reading lies and deception through words first, then by reading their facial expressions. There is a sort of undertone and the way these scammers overuse the words “trust” and instills a sense of urgency for you to let them possess the item immediately.
Just be patient, you’ll eventually sell your goods – even if it takes a few months. That’s what happened to me.
In conclusion?
We managed to notice the scam scheme before anything tragic happened. I just lost my item’s factory seal and about an hour’s time but that’s pretty much it. I got out of this lucky – and you should really pay attention and incorporate some of these precautions to how to do these deals next time.
Here’s the summary of the event with red flags that I should’ve taken note about:

Uninformed delaying of meetup time from 11pm to 12am (bank services are all down for maintenance at that time).
Asked to meet up at a dark corner instead of designated place.
Car plate number has a piece of masking tape blocking off a number.
Handed over fake money that felt like wet cardboard.
Unfazed by the accusation when they were called out.
Insisted on paying a deposit for the item first because “trust was formed”.
Told them to go to the nearby bank and settle the payment, but they disappeared into the night and never responded to my messages.
Two more semi-red flags are the usage of a private number to call and also the usage of WhatsApp Business. Smells fishy but could’ve been for privacy.

How you can avoid these issues? Simple:

Redefine COD. Meeting up is just to check on the goods but doing online bank transfer instead. So don’t meet up at 12am!
Pay attention to the words used. These scammers were particularly insistent on “trust” and paying me a deposit for the item first.
 Check their transaction histories if any. Carousell user reviews are able to help.

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Logitech Malaysia launches Ultrathin Touch mouse

If you ever felt that the mouse you’re using is a little too bulky due to the arc shape for your hand’s natural curve, then Logitech might just have the solution for you.

The new Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse – the T630, seeks to “complement today’s MacBook and Ultrabook computers”, as they are just thin beyond imaginable. The mouse is also rechargeable through USB.
The Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630 is expected to reach Malaysia shores by mid-September and is tagged at a retail price of RM219.00.
I am however worried about its ergonomics as well, it doesn’t follow your hand’s natural curvature but instead now became a sloped. That aside, maybe now you can start doing drawings with the mouse itself as if you’re using an iPad, maybe? A little indirect, but it works, right?
Check out Logitech’s website about the Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630 for more details.

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5G version of the HONOR X8 launches in Malaysia at RM999

HONOR Malaysia has officially launched the HONOR X8 5G in the country today.

The 4G version of the HONOR X8 launched about 5 months ago and that carries a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 which itself is already a mid-low SoC in my opinion that is only powerful enough to power some 2D games alongside daily driving.
Despite the confusing numbering, the Snapdragon 480+ in the X8 5G actually performs better than the former model as it can provide a stable frame rate in titles like PUBG Mobile and LoL Wild Rift. So for the people that want that minor headroom in gaming while capable of utilizing a 5G connection (sooner or later), this might be worth your buck more.
Here’s what the phone’s spec looks like.

6.5-inch IPS LCD Display

720p Resolution
Waterdrop Notch

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G Chipset
6GB RAM
128GB Storage
Triple Rear Camera

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

8MP Selfie Camera
5,000mAh Battery

22.5W Fast Charge

Midnight Black, Ocean Blue Colors

Pricing and Availability
Compared to the HONOR X8’s RM899, the HONOR X8 5G comes in at just RM100 higher which is RM999 and you can buy one through the brand’s official website starting today.

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Truecaller Comes To Malaysia; Less Spam Calls For You & Me

Let’s be honest here – no one likes spam calls. Spam calls can be a few flavors (non-tasty ones), either by telemarketers from banks, scammers, or whoever they may be, or just scummy spam calls that annoy people. Here’s where the real idea of caller IDs come in – and Truecaller is one of them.
Unwanted spam calls are on the rise around the globe, and the situation is no different in Malaysia. In fact, Malaysia is being more affected than its neighboring countries. The recently published Truecaller Insights: Top Spammers in Malaysia in 2017 report reveals that in Malaysia, the average Truecaller user receives more than 7 spam calls each month, compared to 4 spam calls monthly in Singapore and Thailand and 2 per month in Vietnam. However, Malaysian residents will be glad to know that so far, Truecaller has helped its users in Malaysia identify over 4.3 million spam calls, just this year alone.

Globally, there are a number of common categories that tie all spam calls together, with some of the most common being unsolicited finance and insurance product offerings along with telemarketing and debt collection calls. Other unwanted calls include operator nuisance and scam calls.
“Spam calls and SMS is a global phenomenon, and recently we’ve seen an uptake from users suffering from this hassle in Malaysia,” said Alan Mamedi, CEO & co-founder of Truecaller. “Truecaller is substantially improving people’s lives and we look forward to being able to help even more people by making their communications safe and efficient.”
A closer look at spam calls in Malaysia
One major driver of spam calls in Malaysia is financial services that account for 67% of spam calls. Typically, these are banking product offers or cold calls from credit card companies. Another major spam call problem that Malaysians have to deal with is telemarketing calls at 13% of total spam calls. Telemarketing calls can further be broken down into promotional calls from companies, surveys being done by analytics firms on behalf of their clients, or new client outreach for services and subscriptions.
Rounding off the spam call list in Malaysia are insurance calls at 9% and operator calls at 4%. Debt collection, nuisance and scam calls make up 6% of spam calls.

Ways to counter spammers
In Malaysia, the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) enables consumers to officially write to any company that is using their contact details for marketing, to ask for the company to stop marketing to them. Companies that do not comply with the written notice from the consumer are liable to be fined up to RM200,000 or jailed for up to two years, or both. However, it can be tedious for consumers to identify every company marketing to them and to send a written notice, and to later lodge an official complaint to the authorities if the marketer does not comply.
Truecaller makes it simple for everyone to look at their Caller ID and know who’s calling, even if the number is not stored in their phonebook. Truecaller also enables users to block calls as well as SMS and report spam callers and messages, allowing the larger community of users to avoid the spammers too. Currently, more than 250 million people around the world are enjoying the benefits of using Truecaller. So, even unidentified foreign numbers can be vetted with Truecaller, currently available for Android and iOS.
I think with the help of a caller ID function, it can display who is calling me and I can mentally prepare myself for that call before picking it up. That really helps me a lot personally, actually.

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Spice up your life with some Coke but not the wrong kind as the special edition realme 10 Pro 5G enters Malaysia next week

Drinking coke every now and then while despising those drinking Pepsi? Well, there’s a chance for you to embody that spirit into your everyday life with the upcoming special realme 10 Pro 5G Coca-Cola Edition.
Sporting a special back of black and red colorway etched with the signature Coca-Cola aesthetic, Malaysia is actually 1 of the 5 launching countries that will be having this first edition release that includes Thailand, India, Philippines, and Indonesia.

Although it is one of a kind, the main selling point of this is just the special collaboration with the addictive drink and none when it comes to the internals which we’ll give u another quick refresh.

 6.72-inch IPS LCD

1080p Resolution
Middle Punch Hole Notch
120Hz Refresh Rate

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G Chipset
8GB RAM
256GB Storage
Dual Back Cameras

Main: 108MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Depth Sensor

16MP Selfie Camera
5,000mAh Battery

33W Fast Charge

It will be launched on April 12 which is next Wednesday so be sure to prepare your wallet if you want to add it to your collection!

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Acer expands Vero portfolio with new Chromebook Vero 514 that is eco-conscious and self servicable

Acer is continuing the mission of embracing and pushing the spirit of environmental sustainability by improving the range of product selections that use recycled materials with the latest being the Chromebook Vero 514.

As the brand continues to push for the use of more PCR plastic in its offerings, they are also slowly amping up the ratio as well with the Chromebook Vero 514’s chassis getting a 30% PCR mix while the keycaps and speakers are at 50%. The signature OceanGlass touchpad is present as well and in case you don’t know, it is not made from PCR plastic but rather ocean-bound ones that provide a smooth and sleek texture.
As for the computing parts, it is powered by the 12th Gen Intel Core mobile processor with Iris Xe graphics to tackle all sorts of tasks with ease while going easy on the battery life. Speaking of battery, the fast charge tech allows the 10-hour block of lithium-ion power to be juiced up to 50% in just 30 minutes.
Coming in with a 14-inch FHD anti-glare Corning Gorilla display (with optional touch), you can take it out with you and not worry about the sun screwing your view while the 100% sRGB color gamut makes sure you can get a good color accuracy.
Other notable points include a 720p flare-reducing webcam, DTS audio, and a mix of I/O ports like USB-C + USB-A + HDMI. Additionally, Acer also said that the laptop is designed to make self-repair and self-upgrade an easy task but it can only be confirmed if we have a chance to review it in the future.
Reference Price
While official pricing in Ringgit Malaysia is not available right from the get-go, at least we have it in USD which is at 499.99 (approximately RM2,242.92 at the time of writing).
More information about the Acer Chromebook Vero 514 is available here.

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Xiaomi announces flagship Mi 10 series; starts at €799

Xiaomi is now focusing on 5G and AIoT technologies – and the company is fully moving forward into 5G with a total of 3 new smartphones. Yes, all 3 new smartphones from Xiaomi are equipped with 5G connectivity. And yes, there are a total of 3 new devices – that’s why Xiaomi is calling it the “Mi 10 series”.
There are a total of two phones, but the last phone is a bit of a mystery. So let’s talk about both the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro first.

Mi 10 & Mi 10 Pro highlights
Most of the specs and features on the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro are very similar. For example, they both have 108MP sensor, can take videos of up to 8K at 30fps, has the new ShootSteady video stabilizing technology, and also comes with the capability of taking LOG videos. As a videographer myself, LOG videos is a boon to have.

One interesting feature is the addition of a hardware flicker sensor. It’s a bit difficult to explain. For those who tried to take videos or pictures of a screen before, then you can see the image looks ugly as there are lines and bands of brightness and darkness. This hardware flicker sensor can detect that and solve that for you.

The Mi 10 series also has dual-speakers. One at the top, and another at the bottom. I’d personally still prefer two front-facing speakers but this is the next best thing that we can have. No audio jack, though.
Mi 10 specs
Let’s start off with the specs:

6.67-inch Super AMOLED

2340×1080 pixels in resolution
90Hz support

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Up to 12GB RAM
Up to 256GB of internal storage
Quadruple rear-facing cameras

Main: 108MP f/1.7 with PDAF; OIS
Ultra-wide: 13MP f/2.4
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth sensor

20MP f/2.0
4,780mAh battery

USB-PD support of 30W fast charging

The Mi 10 starts at €799. Comes in this magnificent color too. My personal favorite color, actually.

Mi 10 Pro specs

6.67-inch Super AMOLED

2340×1080 pixels in resolution
90Hz support

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Up to 12GB RAM
Up to 512GB of internal storage
Quadruple rear-facing cameras

Main: 108MP f/1.7 with PDAF; OIS
Ultra-wide: 20MP f/2.2
Telephoto: 8MP f/2.0 with 10x hybrid zoom; PDAF; laser AF; OIS
Portrait: 12MP f/2.0 with 2x optical zoom; dual-pixel PDAF

20MP f/2.0
4,500mAh battery

USB-PD support of 30W fast charging

The Mi 10 Pro also comes with a 65W charger bundled inside the box – which we have talked about it here. This means it is technically the same as the Innergie 60C. I can charge some laptops as well as my other smartphones and Nintendo Switch with that one charger. That’s just great!
The Mi 10 Pro price starts at €999

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Dell integrates a PC into a monitor stand as the OptiPlex 7070 Ultra

Let’s take a look at PCs these days.
Of course, if your PC is somewhat slow, then swap out the guts. Just open up the monitor stand and you have access to “PC” itself.

The overall look and feel of the OptiPlex 7070 Ultra is pretty much similar to an AIO, but comes with the upgradability of a desktop. It’s definitely flexible as you can mix and match your PC specs and your monitor to whatever flavor you like best.
Here are a few more feature highlights about the new Dell OptiPlex 7070 Ultra:

Has physical security options designed to protect against tampering
Compatible with height-adjustable stand, fixed stand, VESA mount, Dell Single Monitor Arm (MSA20) and Dell Dual Monitor Arm (MDA20)
Available in specs up to Intel Core vPro i7, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD and 2TB HDD

If you are planning to hook up a few displays, then keep this in mind – the Dell OptiPlex 7070 Ultra hooks up to those displays via USB-C cable. All power, data, video, and audio are transmitted via this single cable.
I honestly am impressed by this new way of thinking. AIOs are sleek but its upgradability is solved by just moving the PC part from the AIO and into the stand itself. By doing this, the display and the PC can breathe better too.
The Dell OptiPlex 7070 Ultra available soon. Pricing is also to be announced soon.

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Review – Apple MacBook Pro 14 with M1 Pro

When Apple first announced the first ARM-based chip called Apple Silicon, codenamed the M1, I was surprised. The performance it offered was supremely amazing. Fast forward for another year, Apple then released the new generation of MacBook Pro. This new generation of MacBook Pro is what I’ll consider being the first real MacBook “Pro” laptop – made for professionals.
So, the laptop we have here is the base model 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro with a slight upgrade to 32GB of RAM and that’s about it.

Let’s just get into it – what makes this laptop a true “Pro” laptop? It’s a culmination of a few things, actually. But of course, there are a few… quirks.

That amazing screen
The first thing that makes this laptop “Pro” is that screen. I think most of the cost for this laptop comes from the screen itself. It’s using a mini LED screen. It comes with a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR screen with 3024×1964 in resolution. Plus, it can also go up to 120Hz refresh rate too.

Cutting through all the extravagant bombastic names – that means this MacBook Pro is using a mini LED screen. This isn’t the first time we’ve encountered a mini LED display in a laptop too, by the way.
Mini LEDs come with the advantages of both improved contrast, black levels, and also improved brightness. I mean, if I am to compare with any displays with the conventional LED backlighting – it’s a big difference. Mini LEDs actually look a lot more like OLED but without the burn-in issue, which is excellent for desktops and laptops.

With that brightness and contrast means that HDR on the MacBook Pro 14 looks amazing. What makes this display special is how Apple utilizes the display tech with Mac OS. I mean, by default, it’s already using Apple XDR Display preset. But, I didn’t realize I was already using the display in HDR mode. But once I open up a HDR video on YouTube, that segment of the video’s brightness immediately shot up, signifying that HDR is indeed working.

And of course, such a magnificent display means that its brightness levels and color accuracy is just unparalleled. It is perfect for all sorts of content creation – ranging from video to photo, and even audio, since the speakers are great.

Back to the display – the bezels are tiny. This is the tiniest bezels that I’ve seen on a laptop so far, and I’m absolutely impressed by what Apple has done. Of course, there are some cropped pixels too. Like how all 4 corners are rounded, hence cutting out some usable pixels.

And of course – that notch. Yeah, that notch is pretty pointless since there is no Face ID like the iPhones. I guess that is why this display is actually a little taller than a 16:10 aspect ratio – just to compensate for that notch.

But within this notch, it has a 1080p webcam. When paired with the microphones in this laptop, I actually enjoyed doing calls and meetings with this laptop using just the loudspeakers and built-in microphone.
Apple Silicon’s M1 Pro chipset
Of course, we’ll also need to talk about the chipset. The Apple M1 Pro is much more powerful than the original M1 on paper. It supports more CPU cores, more GPU cores, and also more RAM and storage.

But that’s not all. What makes the M1 Pro more “professional” is the media engine. Having hardware-level H.264, H.265 (a.k.a. HEVC), ProRes, and ProRes RAW alongside video encoding and decoding engines, Premiere Pro ran extremely smoothly. Scrubbing through videos is just so damn smooth!

I’m not going to go in-depth about the M1 Pro chip today since it is a massive topic of its own in terms of both performance and power efficiency. As a summary right now, I use the M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14 to edit videos using Premiere Pro. I using MOGRTs a lot and compared to my desktop with this list of specs, this laptop can perform just the same at only a fraction of the power.

However, I am not entirely happy with one thing. You see, the new Apple Silicon computers are essentially embedded systems, everything is soldered onto the motherboard. The RAM and even the SSD are soldered onto the motherboard. Nothing is user-serviceable – except for cleaning the fan. I think that we users should at least be able to swap out the SSD – for longevity’s sake.

Ports
And we should also talk about the ports. Somehow, Apple, who robbed us of our beloved ports, decided to give us back some ports alongside the new MagSafe.

I am absolutely in love with the new MagSafe 3 though – particularly the cable. This new cable is USB-C to that iconic magnetic head – but that’s where things get interesting.

I can plug in the MagSafe 3 cable to the Ugreen 100W GaN charger and charge the MacBook instead of using the included charger. I can also buy the MagSafe 3 cable only, so I can use the MagSafe 3 cable with something like my USB-PD power bank.

Fun fact – even though the MacBook Pro 14 comes included with a 67W charger, this laptop actually is able to accept more than 67W of power. That means it can charge even quicker than the stock charger.

Other things worth highlighting
This MacBook Pro 14 comes with a pretty okay keyboard but I don’t like the smoothness of the keycaps and I also do not know why the entire top row of the keyboard is a lot taller.

However, I’m not sure if it’s only happening on our unit or what but there are some inconsistencies when it comes to the keycaps. Some are tilted and some are not, hence having backlight bleed on some keys.

It’s not a big deal to me, but annoying for sure.
As for the trackpad is the same as ever, so don’t fix what works, I guess.
The boxier design with rounded corners on this laptop is also loved by many – me included. I think it just fits the aesthetics as it does seem to be playful while being serious at the same time.

Just don’t mind the shiny look on our particular unit, though. I bought a sticker for this laptop and the product listing seems fine… but it’s actually shiny AF when I got it. The laptop looks like it’s covered in glitter now.
Should you buy the M1 Pro Apple MacBook Pro 14?
For the starting price of RM8,799, the M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14 is certainly not something that everyone should go out and buy. Considering everything that Apple packed in here – the magnificent mini LED display, the performance coming out of the M1 Pro chip, and also the unparalleled battery life and efficiency – I actually think it’s worth the price if you can make use of what it offers.

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

If you need to upgrade the MacBook Pro (like how we added RAM) then please head over to apple.com to customize your order instead.

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New budget smartphone OPPO A78 comes in at RM999 (No 5G btw); Free TWS as long as you buy within this month

After introducing the A98 5G a couple of months ago, OPPO Malaysia launched its younger brother A78 recently.

Continuing the spirit of “A-volution”, the A78 basically is a scaled-down version of the A98 5G, most noticeable in the name itself. Yep, no 5G.
Mainly due to the SoC itself, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 is an old chip from 2021 thus a product created during the transition to mass 5G network support across the world.

But in exchange for that, you get a device under a thousand bucks while offering quite a value across the board that is not 5G-related.
Here’s what it looks like on paper.

6.43-inch AMOLED Display

1080p Resolution
Top Left Punch Hole Notch
90Hz Refresh Rate

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Chipset
8GB RAM
256GB Storage, expandable up to 1TB
Dual Rear Cameras

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Depth Sensor

8MP Selfie Camera
5,000mAh Battery

67W Fast Charge

Aqua Green, Mist Black Colors

Price and Availability
The OPPO A78 is available for purchase right now on Shopee at the price of RM999.
All orders from now onwards until July 31 will see a free TWS thrown in as a freebie.

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HONOR’s new MagicBook X 15 gets a head start sale before the HONOR 50 smartphone in Malaysia

The new flagship HONOR 50 has been announced in China a couple of days ago with our Malaysia branch followed up with an update stating that they will be arriving pretty soon. But they had other plans, as they have officially pushed out the new MagicBook X 15 laptop yesterday.

While the name MagicBook X 15 seems like an enhanced edition of MagicBook, it is actually not as it runs a 10th gen Intel Core CPU, 8GB RAM, and a starting 256GB PCIe storage to keep the cost down. This can be quirky as it is suitable for students and workers that work with light applications and aren’t required to overspend their budget but the use of last generation processor often means that that computing power creep will be met earlier, not to mention that 11th gen Intel Core mobile CPUs are pretty powerful nowadays. In short, a simple laptop with average expectations coupled with a low entry barrier, decent battery at 42Whr together with a 65W Fast Charge enabled power brick, it is actually great for a daily companion sort of device.
HONOR Malaysia will also include one of two freebies within the MagicBook lineup so if you’re geared up and currently looking for a new laptop, give them a try (Although the freebies are a bit lackluster IMO).

Product

Price
Freebie

MagicBook X 15 (Core i3, 8GB+256GB)

RM2,299

Laptop Backpack

MagicBook X 15 (Core i5, 8GB+512GB)

RM2,899

Laptop Backpack
Bluetooth Mouse

MagicBook 15

RM3,699

MagicBook Pro

RM3,399

The HONOR MagicBook X 15 launches tomorrow at 12 a.m. sharp on Shopee, local HONOR Flagship Stores, and authorized dealers.

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Samsung launches KidsTime

It’s pretty surprising – Samsung is trying something new by breaking into an entirely unscratched market- digital age for the children.

We’ve seen Samsung made a tablet for kids in the past, particularly the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids Edition, and now they are back with KidsTime – a subscription based service provided by Samsung. It promises zero ads and in-app purchases, with a totally controlled environment for the children. Also, you can monitor your kids’ activity on the tablet and also set a time limit so the young ones won’t spend too much time on it.
Check out the video below for some details.

As for now, Samsung KidsTime is only available for Samsung devices, namely the GALAXY Note 4 4G+, GALAXY ALPHA 4G+ and GALAXY S5 4G+, as well as tablets including the GALAXY Tab S, GALAXY Tab 4, GALAXY Tab 3 Lite,  GALAXY Note PRO and GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition. Funny not seeing the GALAXY Tab 3 Kids Edition here.
Samsung is targeting the digital age for children with interactive education through games and books in a controlled environment on the tablet. We all know the internet is a dangerous place, and Samsung actually got quite a solid product here.
For now, the KidsTime comes with 10 free apps and eBook titles upon app installation. You can then get a monthly subscription if you want for the complete set of 30 apps and eBooks that will be expanded to 50 and constantly refreshed.
Get KidsTime app here on Google Play Store!

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Samsung launches Galaxy Note10 & Galaxy Note10+

After weeks after weeks of leaks and rumors – the Samsung Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones is finally here! We here both the Samsung Galaxy Note10 and the Galaxy Note10+ for this generation, and with most of the leaks are true, too.
Firstly, let’s talk about the display. The leaked images of the Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones is true – it is a humongous display with just a tiny cutout at the center at the top. And by the looks of it, the curvature on both sides of the phone is really extreme too. Galaxy Note10 comes with a 6.3-inch screen, whereby the Galaxy Note10+ comes with a bigger 6.8-inch screen.

Technologically, the Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones use the same Dynamic AMOLED display like the Galaxy S10 series of smartphones too. That means the smartphone can now display HDR10+ content.

Of course, this also makes the Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones the second batch of phones that can natively view HDR10+ videos. By the way, remember the Live Focus Videos feature that we talked about in the Galaxy A80 review? It’s now in the Note10 series. And the camera can now focus on your subject based on sound.

The new S Pen now even has motion gesture! Coupled with the Bluetooth LE technology from last year, the S Pen is literally like a magic wand now. The demonstration did on stage was by waving the S Pen to change the camera modes and flip between selfie and rear-facing cameras.
The S Pen motion control SDK is also opened for other developers to implement more features into it.

The Note app has also been updated to now support better character recognition too. Best of all – all your notes can be saved in PDF or Microsoft Word format instantly.
And hey – the Galaxy Note10 can literally become a 3D scanner to bring everyone to the virtual world! Once the object is mapped in digital 3D space, you can even print it out via a 3D printer. Wow.

Also, DeX now works with your PC by just plugging in a USB-C cable!
As for the list of specs, here they are:
Samsung Galaxy Note10

Exynos 9825 (world’s first chipset made by 7nm EUV lithography process)
6.3-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with Infinity-O notch with HDR10+ support

FHD+ resolution

8GB RAM
256GB internal storage
Triple rear-facing cameras

Main: 12MP f/1.5-f/2.4 with OIS
Telephoto: 12MP f/2.1 with OIS
Ultrawide: 16MP f/2.2 with 123° viewing angle

10MP f/2.2 selfie camera with autofocus
S Pen with 6-axis motion sensor
3,500mAh battery with 25W fast charging (same as the Galaxy A80)
Android 9.0 Pie with One UI

Samsung Galaxy Note10+

6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with Infinity-O notch with HDR10+ support

1440p display (3040×1440 pixels)

12GB RAM
256GB or 512GB internal storage
Quadruple rear-facing cameras

Main: 12MP f/1.5-f/2.4 with OIS
Telephoto: 12MP f/2.1 with OIS
Ultrawide: 16MP f/2.2 with 123° viewing angle
DepthVision depth sensor

10MP f/2.2 selfie camera with autofocus
S Pen with 6-axis motion sensor
4,300mAh battery with 45W fast charger
Android 9.0 Pie with One UI

As for the pricing, there was a leak by Celcom too. The price starts at RM3,699 for the Galaxy Note10 and the prices for the Galaxy Note10+ starts at RM4,199.

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OnePlus 5 Pre-Order Starts Now; Should You Get One?

Seems like OnePlus is coming to Malaysia really early this iteration! The OnePlus 5 has already started its pre-order window from now until 6th July. You’ll receive the phone in an “estimated within 5 working days after 8th July”, as told by Brightstar. Brightstar is the official distributor for OnePlus, by the way.

This time around, the OnePlus 5 will only be distributed via Brightstar alone, unlike the OnePlus 3/3T where DirectD also offers the cheaper CN variant. Anyway, the OnePlus 5 comes in two colors – the Midnight Black version with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage at a price of RM2,688, and also in Slate Grey color with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage at RM2,388.
With that said, the specs between the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 3T isn’t that far apart other than a bump in chipset & processor, display panel type, and camera. Another optional upgrade is the RAM and storage, where the choice is entirely up to you.
From my point of view, if you already have the OnePlus 3T, then it’s not such a major upgrade – unless you really need that upgraded camera.
Looks a lot like the Galaxy Note 5…
The OnePlus 5 is still a phone with great value but it also kinda swayed off from its original idea. The flagship killer that never settles went to disrupt the market with the OnePlus One by offering great hardware at a really low price. I personally owned one, and never cared about its aesthetics. That phone is just superb! Years passed and it seems like they’re now just like one of the flagship smartphone that costs ~RM2.5k and above price mark. Just seem a little generic to stand out from the crowd, to be honest.

Anyway, the all new OnePlus 5 is available for pre-orders on Lazada. Again, the Midnight Black version has 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage with the price of RM2,688.
You can pre-order it right here.
The Slate Grey version has 6GB RAM and 64GB storage, has a price of RM2,388.
Pre-order it here.
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Get MGS V: The Phantom Pain with ASUS RoG laptop bundles

The upcoming game that got everyone get goosebumps all over is finally arriving this 15th September – that’s Metal Gear Solic V : The Phantom Pain. We’ve seen how Big Boss now has an Ironman-like bionic arm too. And that’s why they’re bringing the bundle for Phantom Pain when you get an ASUS RoG G751JY or G751JT!

This promotion is valid only if you get any of the two RoG laptops between now till 1st September 2015, and register it your code at ASUS’s event site here! The codes you receive are valid till 1st October 2015.
Let’s not forget – both the RoG751JY and G751JT totally OWNED the recommended requirements (cited from PC Gamer) for Phantom pain!
MINIMUM:

OS: Windows 7×64, Windows 8×64 (64-bit OS Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz) or better; Quad-core or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 card Required)
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 28 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

RECOMMENDED:

OS: Windows 7×64, Windows 8×64 (64-bit OS Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 (3.60GHz) or better; Quad-core or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (DirectX 11 graphic card required)
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 28 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Surround Sound 5.1)

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The OPPO Reno8 T 5G with 108MP portrait camera is launching soon in Malaysia

OPPO Malaysia has given us a sneak peek of the upcoming Reno8 T 5G smartphone today.

Expected to launch next month, the Reno8 T 5G is a little special as it is the brand’s first device to host a 108MP sensor that works together with the NonaPixel binning technology to create a high-definition image output when paired with the in-house AI Super Resolution algorithm.

As a mid-range device, it has a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen while a mid-tier Qualcomm Snapdragon chip handles all the processing. So essentially, this is just your run-of-the-mill smartphone with an extraordinary camera setup which is pretty good for all the photo and videographers out there with a tight budget.

We also got to take a quick look at the Enco Air3 TWS where from the exterior look, it is almost identical to the last gen but surely some under-the-hood changes are there. We’ll just have to see what OPPO says during the official reveal.
What are your thoughts about the newest member of the Reno8 series? Let us know in the comments.

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Samsung to adopt “Paper-Free” ecosystem across all 11,000 service centers worldwide

Samsung has announced that they are going to scale up their commitment to practicing sustainable business by taking a step from the customer support department.

As everything takes the chance to get into digital transformation, the move of transitioning from paper documentation to full binaries of 0s and 1s not only signifies the age of digitalization but also cutting away the dependencies on trees which is literally one of the saving grace of our planet.
Specifically, anything that relays information such as product repair, service records, receipts, e-manuals, and more, will be making the change from physically printed copies to messages and emails delivered to the user’s digital mailbox.
To facilitate this, Samsung’s global service system, the Global Service Partner Network (GSPN), was upgraded to accommodate this program by allowing associated employees to send e-documents about each aspect of service via various digital communication channels.
Operated by 40 Samsung Electronics subsidiaries across 11,000 service centers around the world, this is just the first step for the Korean giant as they aim to scale up the application towards internal use to include office work documents as well.
Through the campaign, the brand expects that approximately 6 million liters of water will be saved each year while nearly 526 tons of carbon emissions will be reduced, which can be translated into the amount of carbon absorbed by 61,000 30-year-old pine trees in a year. Dang, that’s some numbers just by not using paper.

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Review – Edifier W240TN TWS – Punchy sound profiles and well-rounded software support

Edifier has been churning decently-priced audio products for years and they can be seen as an alternative choice when it comes to sound-related offerings thanks to the great balance between sound quality and their price tag.
Over a couple of weeks, I received the new Edifier W240TN TWS for a review so let’s see what it has to offer.

The packaging utilizes a black base and gold-colored fonts for that exquisite look at the front while the bag is packed with feature descriptions written in white. Nice contrast in my opinion.

The box can come off with ease since it slides out sideways instead of you needing to cut away any parts. A hard Edifier-etched box opens upward to reveal the accessories box and the W240TN lying down snuggly within the throne.

Inside the accessories box are a couple of instruction manuals, a USB A-to-C cable, and 3 different sizes of ear tips.

Removing the wrapper and the W240TN’s case is really a big hunk of chunk that contrasts against a lot of other “modern” TWS looking for the sleek and clean look. But Edifier says no otherwise for the W240TN because it definitely has some weight and is quite thick.

Looking at it sideways so you know how big this thing is relative to my hand.
Giving the case a little shake does wriggle the earbuds within a bit therefore it can be said that the magnetic force that holds them in place isn’t that strong. But I don’t see a reason to shake the case, even for fun.
But at least the hinge is tight and nice without going full flimsy mode when you opened it and can easily be opened with a single hand too.

The charging port is using USB-C which is the industry standard for 2022. Feel free to use the one universal USB-C cable that you use for charging literally anything.

Upon flipping the hinge, the earbuds’ “butt upwards” placement caught me off a bit simply because I didn’t expect it. But after considering the design, it does help users to pull them out due to how large each unit is, and to be honest, it is way easier and smooth to take out the earbuds of the W240TN than other brands’ conventional offerings.

The earbud adopts a horizontal insert orientation and with the default ear tip size, it fits tightly into my ear canal and has no problem with stability when it comes to exercise such as treadmill running and stretchings.
But perhaps it is a bit too tight as my ear canal started to feel a bit of uneasiness and pain upon reaching the 1-hour mark. Still, it wasn’t caused by the ear tip part (like some of the AirPod-like design that doesn’t use silicon ear tips) but rather the part between the magnetic tip and the “R” mark.
But in the end, ear comfort is subjective so it is best that you test this out in a physical store if possible to see whether it suits you or not.

Edifier also has its own companion app, the Edifier Connect, and it might be one of the quirkiest that I’ve used.
For one, the Mall and Discover are where they self-promote their own products to convince you to grab some more gear. But at least they do provide you with a seamless purchase platform to make the process good and not troublesome.
But back to the topic, the main page will show off the device you’ve connected with your smartphone with the Noise Cancellation Off, On, and Ambient Sound mode laying out flat and easy to access.
The noise cancellation isn’t really strong to start off as it can only block off soft cues like cricket noises and fan sounds, so it is best to leave it on all the way. But everything comes with an opposite “drawback” but in this case, the pressure buildup created by the ANC feature is quite comfortable to work with so I’d say Edifier did a good balance in this.
As for the Ambient Mode, it does give you the adjustment slider to control how strong surrounding sounds enter your ear canal and it is a great way to keep the earbuds in while engaging in a local conversation.

When launching the app for the first time, I am asked whether the app can draw itself over other apps so I enabled that to find out what is it about. But what I get is that it is now capable of displaying itself on the notification bar.
Yet the app is not working seamlessly with 3rd-party music apps because it can be a pain in the butt for compatibility’s sake, so its presence here is just for you to switch between modes, turning features on and off – you get the deal. It just saves you the hassle to launch the app.

If a constant notification dot hovering over your screen is a threat to your mindset and makes you uncomfortable, you can instead access them via the clickable button on the flat side of the earbuds. Here, you can configure how the button behaves when it is clicked once, twice, thrice, and more with 2 different modes of within a call or not within a call.

Swiping to the second panel reveals the current track playing in the middle with 3 separate choices of sound profile – Classic, Dynamic, and Customized.
The default state of Classic doesn’t really do the TWS justice so I immediately moved to the Dynamic mode and there’s where it shines the most as the bass is punchy without overwhelming the mids and highs. One point that I noticed is that as the volume goes up, the impact of the bass can get ahead a little bit too much so you’ll have to keep that in check as you adjust to your desired amplitude.

If either Classic or Dynamic fails, you can always go your own way with the Customized EQ sliders.
The Game Mode also can be flicked through the notification bar or within the app itself. For the curious ones, below is the latency difference and it is as standard as they are.

Conclusion
So in the end, I do have quite a positive experience with the Edifier W240TN thanks to the overall design and sound profile it produces fitting to my style of music and use case. While it is mildly drawn back by the aforementioned Bluetooth connection problem, it was annoying to me specifically due to my job of needing to switch around devices frequently.
But that might not be the situation for you as most people only need one smartphone at a time and by looking at it from another perspective, the mechanics of it not broadcasting itself means privacy and some buyers would take that as a main point of attraction too.
Alright, the main consideration of all – is the price. At its MSRP of RM369, it is probably a bit steep to pull the trigger even for me but if you are one that can utilize all the functions it provides, the W240TN can prove its place and can do so better if you can snag it at a lower price (Currently going for RM299 on Lazada due to some sort of sales campaign at the time of writing).
Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

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Operational efficiency optimization is top priority in doing business in Malaysia, claims Aruba’s latest study

A multi-nation study has been conducted by Aruba and some interesting findings have been discovered in terms of the impact of high-performance networking and security solutions on connected and smart high-tech manufacturing operations, particularly in Malaysia.

Conducted by Forrester Consulting over the past 12 months, a general consensus supported by 2 in 3 manufacturers in Malaysia is focusing on prioritizing innovation and automation for greater operational efficiency and resilience. Although the study is conducted on more than 270 business and IT decision makers across Australia, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, we’ll be talking about our own land for now.
For starters, the new generation of tech including edge and IoT-based applications and solutions are the main innovation-driving sectors for 7 out of 10 respondents and half of them already included automation and robots within their manufacturing processes. The same number can be said for utilizing cloud-managed networking and security solutions to benefit from improved flexibility, scalability, and defense capabilities.
Yet again, 7 in 10 respondents are seeing the increase of importance in enabling consistent network operation, remote monitoring, and modern resilient operations. Meanwhile, 6 out of the 10 indicate they have the intention to augment previous investments through AI-powered software to further optimize their business.
Addressing Data Privacy and Security Concerns
Although deploying leading technologies into processes and operations can drive business to new highs, the associated data privacy and security concerns have to be dealt with as well because anything digital will more or less involve these two gentlemen.
More than half of the respondents rated these factors part of their ‘Top 5 Challenges’ when implementing networking solutions while one-third of them feels the lacking of cybersecurity features in legacy IoT devices makes the list as well.

Responding to these issues, manufacturers have given themselves a period over the next 2 years to leverage emerging technologies and automation to properly secure their operations with more than 50% of respondents exploring potential cloud-managed networking while 33% are eyeing SD-WAN.
Zero Trust Edge solutions, a widely popular security method, are getting some interest from another 33% of manufacturers as well. Additionally, 2 in 3 said that identity-based traffic segmentation will help them achieve their business goals more effectively.

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Mars Is A Green Light For Life

Many scientist believe that there were liquid on Mars at a certain time on the surface of Mars. The evidence shown by the planet are those trails and channels that they believe to be carved by liquid water. We all know that if there is water, there is life. So far, data from the rovers and probes suggest that the water on the surface are acidic and salty; not suitable for life.

Recently, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has announced that the recent drills by Curiosity discovers that a stream bed is actually capable of sustaining life.
“They indicate a habitable environment characterized by neutral pH, chemical gradients that would have created energy for microbes, and a distinctly low salinity, which would have helped metabolism if microorganisms had ever been present. “A fundamental question for this mission is whether Mars could have supported a habitable environment,” said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. “From what we know now, the answer is yes.” ”
-NASA JPL
However, Curiosity is only equipped with a chemistry lab, not a biology lab. It means that an analysis of the capability to sustain life never mean that there are or was any life form on Mars.

Future missions could be sending another rover capable of analyzing the martian history to conclude whether there was any life form on Mars. Finding out that Mars could sustain life is of course, exciting!
Via – Dvice.com via Nasa JPL

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OPPO Announces Hyper Boost Technology

At this point of time, I’m sure many avid followers of the smartphone industry knows what GPU Turbo is all about. Long story short, it studies the game and predicts what graphics to be rendered in the scene. Of course, this is only for GPU. OPPO’s Hyper Boost technology is aimed to provide a system-level performance boost through an engine.
OPPO claims that Hyper Boost helps elevate the overall user experience through improvements in the power consumption and performance and it is designed to accommodate a wide range of usage scenarios and behaviors.

Our journey toward improving the system performance of smartphones dates back to 2015. Today we are proud to see the launch of OPPO Hyper Boost, the result of constant improvements and optimizations. Its ability to optimize resource allocation on Android systems helps overcome the power consumption and performance challenges when smartphones are running heavy-load applications. This cutting-edge technology has demonstrated our industry-leading strength in technical innovation and our commitment to bringing the best experience to our users.
– Ryan Chen, Head of the Software Research Center of the OPPO Research Institute
OPPO describes the Hyper Boost engine to work by enabling a real-time “two-way dialog” between the apps and system resources. After having recognized the various scenarios and user behaviors from different applications and game programs, Hyper Boost comprehensively optimizes the allocation of resources across the system to specific needs. This helps ensure better utilization of hardware resources, faster response speed of applications and game programs, and smoother operation of the overall system.

As Hyper Boost is a system-level performance booster, it is made up of three parts – system, game, and application.

System engine: Hyper Boost delivers system-level optimization across the Qualcomm and MediaTek platforms. The system engine provides over 50 solutions for optimizing the utilization of the underlying hardware resources against 20-plus software scenarios and 20-plus software behaviors, ensuring that users have a smooth and stable experience in almost every common scenario. This optimization helps general applications achieve up to 31.91% shorter loading time.
Game engine: One of the smartphone manufacturers to first work with Tencent, Netease and game engines such as Unreal, Unity and Cocos, OPPO is well-equipped to implement underlying optimization on the Top 100 mobile games. This game engine provides optimization for 11 of the most popular mobile games on the market, such as the “Honor of Kings” and “PUBG”. Its polymorphic network acceleration technology can intelligently distribute the traffic between the cellular and Wi-Fi data network channels. This optimization reduces the overall network latency to offer players a more relaxing and smooth gaming experience.
Application engine: Platform-level applications including WeChat, Mobile Taobao, and Mobile QQ have been among the first applications that Hyper Boost targets for optimization. The optimization provides dramatic acceleration in 39 common usage scenarios for users of these heavily used applications.

OPPO claims that there are already close collaborations with close partners to bring optimization with devices, chip platforms, and applications across the industry and to bring a “fully elevated user experience for Android smartphones”.

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Shopee opens pre-orders for PlayStation 5

Shopee is quick to respond to the new pre-order listing of the highly-anticipated Sony PlayStation 5, starting tonight at 12am. I sure hope you guys didn’t already burn a hole in your wallet because the prices of the PlayStation 5 are as such:

So, if you want to pre-order them right now – here are the listings:

Sony PlayStation 5 Pre-Order: https://shopee.com.my/product/66318056/7658696983/
Sony PlayStation 5 DualSense™ Wireless Controller: https://shopee.com.my/product/66318056/7262297354/
Sony PlayStation 5 DualSense Charging Station: https://shopee.com.my/product/66318056/7662301566/
Sony PlayStation 5 PULSE 3D Wireless Headset: https://shopee.com.my/product/66318056/7562304457/
Sony PlayStation 5 HD Camera: https://shopee.com.my/product/66318056/5762307020/

As far as I was told, there are limited units for this pre-order. So make sure you act fast if you really want it!
Though, the units will only be shipped out a month later – but hey, at least you have a PS5 this Christmas.

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