CES2017: LG Electronics Wins ‘Best of the Best’, Alongside Over 120 Awards

It’s no easy feat to win that many awards, and LG has done it this CES2017! LG’s brand new SIGNATURE W7 OLED 4K TV is the whole that won a variety of best-of-show honors, together with the LG Smart InstaView refrigerator.

The SIGNATURE OLED TV W-series won over 20 awards alone, as it has an impressive show-stopping picture-on-wall design. The InstaView refrigerator however has a 29-inch touch LCD display with Amazon’s Alexa voice service integrated.
Below are the list of all awards and honors that LG received this CES2017. Long list, but it’s certainly something special for LG.

LG SIGNATURE W7 OLED TV: Engadget Best of CES: Best of the Best, Engadget Best of CES: Best TV Product, Expert Reviews CES Top Picks: Best TV, Men’s Health Editors’ Choice Awards, TechRadar’s 2017 CES Awards: Best in Show, The Verge: Best TV, Advertising Age Best of CES, BGR Best of CES, CNET Best of CES 2017: The Best Thing We Saw, Pocket-Lint: Best TVs of CES, CNN Money Coolest Tech Products at CES, Dealerscope Best of CES, FOX News 10 Best Gadgets at CES, PCMag Best of CES: Best Television, Popular Mechanics Best of/Editors’ Choice CES Awards, Reviewed.com CES Editor’s Choice Winners, SlashGear: Best of CES, Sound & Vision/What Hi-Fi Stars of CES, Stuff Magazine Best TVs of CES 2017, Techlicious CES Top Picks, TechnoBuffalo Reader’s Choice Awards, TechRadar’s 2017 CES Awards: Best TV, AVS Forum Best New Products of CES 2017, Tom’s Guide Best of CES, Tweaktown Best of CES, TWICE Picks Awards: Video & TVs, T3 12 Best Gadgets We’ve Seen at CES, UberGizmo Best of CES, 9to5Toys Best of CES, EFTM Best of the Best
LG Smart InstaViewRefrigerator: Expert Reviews CES Top Picks: Best Home Appliance, Reviewed.com CES Editors’ Choice Winners, Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Home Appliances, Stuff Magazine 9 Best Gadgets with Amazon’s Voice Assistant, Techlicious CES Top Picks, TechnoBuffalo Reader’s Choice Awards, TechRadar’s 2017 CES Awards Best In-Home Gizmo, Tom’s Guide Best of CES
LG Hub Robot: SlashGear: Best of CES, WIRED Best of CES, The Verge: Best Robot, The Telegraph Best Tech of the Week, Stuff Magazine 9 Best Gadgets with Amazon’s Voice Assistant, Chip Chick Best of CES
LG Gram 14:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Computer Peripherals, Engadget: Best of CES: Best PC Finalist, MSPoweruser Best Windows Devices to Come Out of CES
LG Gram 15.6:Thorrot Best of CES
LG SJ9 Sound Bar:Pocket-Lint Best Headphones and Speakers at CES, TechRadar’s 2017 CES Awards: Best Audio Accessory
LG SJ7 Sound Bar:EFTM Best Home Entertainment
LG Multi-Functional Bluetooth Speaker:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Portable Media Players and Accessories
LG ProBeam:The Verge: Best Projector, Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Home Audio/Video Components and Accessories
LG SIGNATURE TWINWash Front-Load Washer and Dryer Pair:Better Homes and Gardens CES Editors’ Choice 2017 Innovation Awards, Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Home Appliances, TWICE Picks Awards: Major Appliances
LG 4-Door Refrigerator Door-in-Door, Dual View Camera:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Home Appliances
LG SIGNATURE Dishwasher:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Home Appliances
LG HOM-BOT Network Water Mop:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Smart Home
LG CordZero Handstick Vacuum:com CES Editors’ Choice Winners
LG PJ9:ZDNet: Best Smartphones, IoT Products at CES
LG Airport Guide Robot:Advertising Age Best of CES
LG SIGNATURE OLED 65 G6:Tech50+ Boomie Awards: Best Television of the Year
LG Air Purifier PuriCare 360:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Home Appliances, TWICE Picks Awards: Connected Home Devices
LG Super UHD TVs: Pocket-Lint: Best TVs of CES
LG Display 55-inch Transparent TV: Mashable Best Tech of CES 2017, Chip Chick Best of CES
LG 65-inch B7 4K OLED TV:The Wall Street Journal Best of CES, Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Video Displays, Digital Entertainment Group Awards: Best 4K Ultra HD TV
LG Flat 65-inch Super UHD 4K TV– TWICE Picks Awards: Connected Home Devices, Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Home Appliances
LG 65-inch 4K OLED TV: Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Video Displays
LG 65-inch E7 OLED 4K TV:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Video Displays
LG 65-inch 4K LED TV with Advanced Accessibility Technologies:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Video Displays, TWICE Picks Awards: Video & TVs, Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Video Displays: Tech for a better world
LG 65-inch B7 4K OLED TV with Advanced Accessibility Technologies:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Tech for a better world
LG 75-inch 4K ULTRA HD LED TV:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies
LG 31.5-inch 4-side Borderless UHD 4K HDR Monitor:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Computer Peripherals
LG K8™:TWICE Picks Awards: Smartphones & Tablets
LG V20™:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Wireless Handsets
LG G5:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Wireless Handsets
LG FORCE:TWICE Picks Awards: Accessories
LG TONE Active+™:Consumer Technology Association 2017 CES Innovation Awards: Headphones
LG ELECTRONICS:SMM Electronics Challenge Awards

For more information about LG’s products at CES 2017, visit www.LGnewsroom.com.

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Amazfit launches affordable yet fashionable smartwatch GTS 2 mini at RM399

Amazfit has announced the arrival of Amazfit GTS 2 mini in Malaysia, a fashionable and affordable smartwatch that packs great features in a smaller form factor.

For starters, it packs a 1.55-inch 2.5D curved AMOLED display on top of a thin 8.95mm body for a light yet tough body made of aluminum alloy that weighs in at only 19.

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Toshiba Brings Portege Z30-E; Aimed At Mobile Workforce

After so many years, I’ve personally wondered where some of these laptop brands have gone. Toshiba has just appeared back into the market with the announcement of the new Portege Z30-E, a laptop made for today’s mobile workforce need.
The Portege Z30-E touts full-size ports into a thin and durable design with an ultra-light body yet packs performance. It has a range of full-size ports too, which is an issue since the dongle life is taking over the world now. Three USB 3.0 ports in total. There’s also conventional ports like both VGA and HDMI on the Portege Z30-E, it can be used in any office with any projectors or external monitors.

The Portégé Z30-E was developed with keeping business moving in mind, from employees in small to mid-size organisations, to large corporate environments – regardless of their location. This addition to the Portégé family provides premium performance with convenient portability, whilst offering an advanced level of security and peace of mind for today’s workforce.
– Ms Wong Wai Meng, Senior Manager of Product Strategy at Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd, Mobile Computing Solutions & Devices Division.
Toshiba proudly states that the Portege Z30-E weighs in at just 1.2 kg with its magnesium chassis. Packed with a battery that can last up to 18-hour battery life, you can charge after 2.5 days worth of work. That’s something to take note of.
The Portege Z30-E has a 13.3-inch non-reflective HD or Full HD screen with LED backlighting so you can work in all lighting conditions – even under direct sunlight.

Through a test called H.A.L.T. (Highly Accelerated Life Test) which simulates approximately 3 years of wear and tear, the Portege Z30-E is still working well. The tests by independent German test institute, TÜV Rheinland include drop-testing, spill-testing and pressure-testing, so users can work confidently in the knowledge that they are using a robust device.
There’s also another trick up its sleeve. There’s an optional Smartcard and SecurePad with fingerprint reader to prevent unauthorized access. Managing the Portege Z30-E is made easy with in-built Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) meaning IT departments can easily make updates at any time.
As for price and availability, it’ll come in Q3 2018. We do not have the solid list of specs just yet, hence prices are up in the air too.

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Lenovo adds new thin and light devices to match consumer’s increasing demand for touch-based inputs

Hybrid work and daily lifestyle are gradually moving towards touch-based inputs to enable a better and more intuitive consumer experience and that’s why Lenovo’s MWC 2022 announcement revolves around the IdeaPad Flex and Duet series Windows/ Chromebook devices with touch input support.

Debuting first in the new lineup is the 2022 IdeaPad Flex 5 and 5i convertible laptop that rocks the latest 12th Gen Intel Core i7 U-series mobile CPU with Iris Xe MAX graphics or the AMD Ryzen 7 with Radeon graphics that delivers super-efficient performance with day-long battery life, allowing users to use the device in multiple modes such as the traditional laptop, tablet, or stand to tent mode powered by the 360-degree drop-down hinge for an easy screen-spinning gesture.
Available in sizes of 14-inch and 16-inch, the up to 2.8K 16:10 display on offer with an OLED option rated for 100% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage offers crystal clear image quality and excellent color accuracy hosted within a chassis that has a few grams shaved off the total weight to become lighter than before. Wrapped with an FHD webcam and noise-canceling microphone and you get a device capable of doing a lot of things.

If you tilt the balance of the tablet vs laptop towards the former side, the IdeaPad Duet 5i is designed for that spectrum. Debuted as the latest 12-inch consumer detachable laptop running Windows 11 out of the box which Microsoft heavily emphasizes on tablet-optimized interfaces, by the way, the nature of not being confined within the conventional form factor means users can literally treat it as a fully functional Windows PC but use it as an Android device. If you don’t want fingerprints ruining the screen, the bundled Bluetooth keyboard and optional Active Pen 3 will do the job as good as your hand. Under the hood is a 12th Gen Intel Core i7 processor powering a 2.5K IPS touchscreen display in taller 16:10 format with 96 percent DCI-P3 color gamut and 450 nits brightness offering immersive entertainment experiences.

Lenovo is also not forgetting the Chromebook department by introducing new devices based on the Flex 5i, Flex 3i, and Duet 3 designs, ushering the incredible price to performance value bumped by similar offerings in recent years. Each and every one of them utilizes a different class of mobile processors with the most interesting one being the Duet 3 powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform chip that is super thin and cool with zero fans needed for getting the most used time without overheating. The range of I/O is subjective but they are in the “just enough” borderline comprising of USB-A and USB-C ports. Otherwise, the entire experience is leveraged by how well Chrome OS is performing, practically speaking.
In any case, there’s a whole list of spec sheets waiting for you to take a deep dive into what’s sort of computing components are in there.

IdeaPad Flex 5i (14”, 7)

IdeaPad Flex 5i (16”, 7)

Display

Up to optional 14” OLED 2.8K 16:10, 100% DCI-P3, TUV-certified

Up to 16” 2.5K IPS 16:10 100% sRGB, TUV-certified

Processor

Up to 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U

Graphics

Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics

Memory

Up to 16GB LPDDR4X

Storage

Up to 1TB SSD PCIe

Operating System

Windows 11

Battery

MobileMark 2018: Up to 6 hrs (OLED display) and up to 9 hrs (WUXGA display)
1080p Video Playback: Up to 8 hrs (OLED display) and up to 12 hrs (WUXGA display)
Supports Rapid Charge Boost

MobileMark 2018: Up to 8.5 hrs (WUXGA display)
1080p Video Playback: Up to 11.5 hrs (WUXGA display)
Supports Rapid Charge Boost

Camera

Up to FHD webcam

Ports

1 x USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
1 x HDMI (1.4b)
1 x SD Card Reader
1 x Microphone/Earphone Combo
DC Port (round)

Audio

Dual speakers and Dolby Audio

Colors

Stone Blue, Cloud Grey, and Storm Grey (choice of body material offered)

Cloud Grey and Storm Grey (all-metal chassis offered)

Accessories

Lenovo Digital Pen or Lenovo E-color Pen (both optional)

IdeaPad Flex 5 (14”, 7)

IdeaPad Flex 5 (16”, 7)

Display

Up to 14” 2.2K IPS 16:10 100% sRGB, TUV-certified

Up to 16” 2.5K IPS 16:10 100% sRGB, TUV-certified

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U processor with Radeon Graphics

Graphics

Memory

Up to 16GB LPDDR4X

Storage

Up to 1TB SSD PCIe

Operating System

Windows 11

Battery

MobileMark 2018: Up to 9 hrs (WUXGA display) and up to 8 hrs (2.2K)
1080p Video Playback: Up to 12 hrs (WUXGA) and up to 10 hrs (2.2K)
Supports Rapid Charge Boost

MobileMark 2018: Up to 8.5 hrs (WUXGA display) and up to 8 hrs (2.5K)
1080p Video Playback: Up to 11.5 hrs (WUXGA) and up to 10 hrs (2.5K)
Supports Rapid Charge Boost

Camera

Up to FHD webcam

Ports

1 x USB Type-C (4.0)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
1 x HDMI (1.4b)
1 x SD Card Reader
1 x Microphone/Earphone Combo
DC Port (round)

Audio

Dual speakers with Dolby Audio

Colors

Stone Blue, Cloud Grey, and Storm Grey

Cloud Grey and Storm Grey

Accessories

Lenovo Digital Pen or Lenovo E-color Pen (both optional)

IdeaPad Duet 5i (12”, 7)

IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook (14”, 7)

Display

12.35” 2.5K IPS, 16:10, 96% DCI-P3 and Dolby Vision
Gorilla® Glass touchscreen

Up to 14” FHD IPS 16:10, 400 nits, 100% sRGB

Processor

Up to 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U

12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U

Accessories

Active Pen 3 (optional)

–

Memory

Up to 16GB LPDDR4X

Up to 8GB LPDDR4X

Storage

Up to 1TB SSD PCIe

Up to SSD 512GB

Operating System

Windows 11

Chrome OS

Battery

50WHr, supports Rapid Charge Express10

Up to 10 hours

Cameras

Front 5MP IR camera / Rear 5M

1080p FHD

Ports

2x Full function USB-C
1x Audio Jack

1 x MicroSD Card Slot (SD 3.0)
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) or 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 (Type-C)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A)
1 x Combo Audio Jack
1 x Kensington Nano Security Slot

Audio

Dual speakers and Dolby Atmos

Dual speakers tuned by MaxxAudio from Waves

IdeaPad Flex 3i Chromebook (15”, 7)

IdeaPad Duet 3 Chromebook (11”, 7)

Display

15.6″ FHD IPS touchscreen, 300 nits

11” 2K LCD 5:3 touchscreen with stylus support (optional), TUV-certified

Processor

Up to Intel Pentium Silver N6000

Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform

Memory

Up to 8GB LPDDR4X

Up to 8GB LDDR4X

Storage

Up to 128GB eMMC

Up to 256GB eMMC

Operating System

Chrome OS

Chrome OS

Battery

Up to 10 hour

Up to 12 hours battery life
Supports 45W Quick Charge

Camera

720p

–

Ports

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-C)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A)
1 x MicroSD™ Card Reader
1 x Audio Combo Jack
1 x HDMI

2 x USB 3.0 Gen 1 (Type-C™)
Pogo-pin

Audio

Dual speakers tuned by MaxxAudio from Waves

Dual speakers

Availability and Expected Price
There’s a lot to swallow right here as we bombarded you with lots of specs figures and information so we’ll keep the price and shipping date clear and simple for you to take note of.

IdeaPad Flex 5i (14-inch)

Intel: EUR499 (~RM2,324.01) starting June
AMD: EUR549 (~RM2,556.88) starting May

IdeaPad Flex 5i (16-inch)

Intel: EUR699 (~RM3,255.48) starting June
AMD: EUR699 (~RM3,255.48) starting May

IdeaPad Duet 5i with keyboard (Pen sold separately)

EUR749 (~RM3,487.45) starting July

IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook (14-inch)

EUR549 (~RM2,556.88) starting June

IdeaPad Flex 3i Chromebook (15-inch)

EUR449 (~RM2,090.61) starting May

IdeaPad Duet 3 Chromebook (11-inch)

EUR349 (~RM1,624.99) starting May

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realme XT launched; priced at RM1,399

Another day, another smartphone launch – but today’s smartphone is something different. The influx of smartphones 64MP cameras is starting to appear! This time, it’s by realme with the brand new realme XT – and it comes with a price of RM1,399.
Essentially, the realme XT is the same as the realme 5 Pro (review) but with a few differences. Here is the specs list for the realme XT:

6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with waterdrop notch (Infinity-U)

2340×1080 pixels in resolution

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 chipset
8GB RAM
128GB of internal storage
Quadruple rear-facing cameras

Ultrawide angle: 8MP f/2.25
Main: 64MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Depth sensor
Macro: 2MP f/2.4

16MP f/2.0 selfie camera
Android 9.0 Pie with ColorOS 6
4,000mAh battery

VOOC 3.0 charger inside the box

As you can see, the specs are pretty much the same with the realme 5 Pro (review here). We do get a 0.1-inch larger Super AMOLED display on the realme XT, and a 64MP Samsung GW1 sensor instead of a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor.
We’ve already seen some preview pictures taken with the 64MP camera sensor and it looks gorgeous. Currently though, our concern is the file size per 64MP picture. Smartphone photography has pretty much transformed all of us to become trigger-happy and rarely delete our photos. Luckily, the realme XT does have a microSD card slot.

I think that the realme XT has nothing particularly outstanding since the realme 5 Pro is already out in the market – but if mobile photography is your main focus, then maybe the realme XT is a great smartphone for you.
The realme XT is available for RM1,399 with 8GB RAM + 128GB storage. You can get it officially via offline channels on 9th November 2019, then online sales exclusively on Lazada starting 11th November 2019 at 12am.

realme Malaysia is also bringing in another SKU of the realme 5, as it is now available in 3GB RAM + 32GB storage for just RM549. There is a special offer on 11th November at 12am, where you can get the realme 5 for with 3GB RAM + 32GB storage at just RM499.

Not only that – realme Malaysia is officially bringing in some accessories as well. Starting with the realme Power bank at just RM129, the realme Buds Wireless at RM149, and finally the realme buds 2 at RM49 only.
For the realme Buds 2, you can get it for only RM39 exclusively on Shopee.

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You can watch and tip street performers in conjunction with the Raya season thanks to Maxis

Maxis is putting its Rangkaian Malaysia commitment into action this Raya, bringing Malaysians together to explore new possibilities through technology and Raya music.

The Riang Raya Maxis campaign shows how street musicians can perform Raya songs through virtual cubes, which are open to the public at NU Sentral in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Bharu Mall in Kota Bharu. The song they performed will then be broadcasted in Maxis Stores countrywide.
In conjunction with the campaign, Maxis is launching Last Kopek, a festive film about a group of resilient musicians who despite challenges, rely on each other to make the most of their abilities.

Maxis is collaborating with Persatuan OKU Sentral to work with musicians with disabilities whose performances will be featured on the virtual cubes. Malaysians can share their rezeki by scanning the QR code on the cubes to donate directly to Persatuan OKU Sentral.
Click here to watch the Raya film and learn more about the campaign.

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Computex 2019: Dell G3 15 3590; Dell G7 15 7590; Dell G7 17 7790 announced

Besides Alienware, Dell also has a gaming division of laptops – which is aptly name the Dell Gaming. Today’s announcement highlights that there are a total of 3 more additions to the Dell Gaming family with the Dell G3 15 3590, G7 15 7590, and the G7 17 7790.
Dell G3 15 3590
Looking at the Dell G3 15 3590 first, it comes with a pretty great list of specs as it comes with a 15.6-inch 1080p display and up to 144Hz screen. It is equipped with up to 9th Gen Intel Core i7 processors with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16-series of GPUs with 16GB of GDDR5 VRAM.

Dell also built two separate storage options – a single M.2 NVMe slot and also another 2.5-inch SATA III slot.

The Dell G3 15 3590 will be available starting 28th May 2019 with the starting price of USD $799.

Dell G7 15 7590
Then comes the Dell G7 15 7590 that still comes with much better specs. It comes equipped with up to 9th Gen Intel Core i9-8950HK processor with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics.

While it still has a 15.6-inch display, Dell managed to cram in up to a 1080p resolution display with 144Hz refresh rate, or a 4K OLED display with 60Hz reresh rate.

Dell G7 17 7790
Dell’s highest end addition to the gaming family of laptops is the G7 17 7790. The specs are pretty much similar to the G7 15 7590 but with a 17.3-inch display instead.

It still packs up to the 9th Gen Intel Core i9-8950HK processor with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q design with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM.
The display however, has is available up to a 1080p IPS screen with 144Hz refresh rate. There is also another variant of this display – a 1080p IPS display with 144Hz with Eyesafe low-blue light technology.

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Hackers can hijack your computer through bloatware

We all hate bloatwares, no doubt about that. There are many of us who don’t care bloatware and just let it slide, but the real issue comes when built-in bloatwares are causing critical security issues – and that time has come, again.
Not particularly sure what’s up with Lenovo, but last year there’s a great security problem with their laptops regarding Superfish, a data-gathering piece of software that sends all the data back to Lenovo’s servers and then pump curated ads back to the users. This posed a great security flaw last year, and was urged to be removed completely. This year however, there’s a brand new software that makes everyone nervous.

Lenovo Accelerator Application is a piece of software that Lenovo included in each of their desktop and laptop sold, except for ThinkPad and ThinkStation devices. Also, it’s bundled with Windows 10 installations. The security flaw is very similar case to what Superfish is about – as a middle-man can hijack and sniff all the data. Lenovo claims that this is not as serious as Superfish, as the potential impact is only to those who uses “remote code execution by an attacker with local network access”.  Lenovo posted a list of laptops that are affected, and how to remove the Lenovo Accelerator Application once and for all.

On another serious and important note – HP, Dell, Acer, Asus, and Lenovo – has computers with at least one critical flaw in them. IBTimes UK also mentioned the Lenovo updater again, but has pointed out that instead of patching up the flaws, Lenovo decided to remove it entirely. ASUS has decided to patch the vulnerability that enabled the 10-minute attack, but did not come out with any come out with any patches for over 3 months since its first notice.
It’s heavily recommended that all bloatware is to be removed completely. If you’re using a computer provided by your workplace, get the IT guy to remove them. Else if you’re a home user, reinstall Windows with a clean copy or remove the bloatware with a cleaner like Revo Uninstaller  or the built-in uninstaller on Windows.
Seems pretty legit to me – I’ve always reinstall a fresh new clean copy of Windows on all new machines that I’ve come across.

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Rumour: New Generation of Galaxy Tab

Samsung is allegedly working on the 3rd generation of Galaxy Tab, according to a tipster of SamMobile. Model number GT-P8200, P8210 and P8220, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Plus has the image and hardware leaked.
Source : SamMobile

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Apacer AC730 eHDD Announced; Military-Grade Ruggedness

To be honest, external hard disks are fragile They have delicate little moving parts in them, and the main purpose of an eHDD is portability. That means these delicate little hard disks are going to bump into random stuff are random angles, and in random amounts of force. We’ve seen rugged external hard disks before, but the Apacer AC730 is certainly the most complete when it comes to military-grade ruggedness.

First off, the Apacer AC730 is encased in a casted aluminium alloy with a matte finish to prevent slippage from sweaty and clumsy hands. Secondly, it has an advanced level of crush protection, as Apacer claims that it can resist up to 1,500kg of weight(!), and it remains undamaged when ran over by a military armored fighting vehicle.
Thirdly, it is compliant to the MIL-STD-810G method 516.6 Procedure IV (Transit Drop Test), meaning its anti-impact ability is sufficient for accidental drops, jars and knocks, for up to 1.2 meter in height. How does the Apacer AC730 do it? By having a suspension layer built between the core and its aluminium case!

Fourthly and certainly the most fantastic feature is that the Apacer AC730 is IP68-compliant! That means it’s dustproof and waterproof. You can even submerge it under fresh water for up 60 minutes and up to 1 meter. With its fully sealed interior, you can wash off any dust or dirt off the Apacer AC730 whenever you wish.
The Apacer AC730 is available in 1TB and 2TB and uses the USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface, which can transfer data at maximum speed of 5Gb/s.

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My 5 NEW features on the Sudio E2!

With the release of the new Sudio E2, they made a few of my dreams come true – but they didn’t stop there. They went above and beyond, making the Sudio E2 one of the best TWS earphones that I’ve tried so far. I have shortlisted 5 of my personal favorite features – so let’s get into it.

Now, we won’t talk about the design or how beautiful the Sudio E2 is because Sudio is known to make their products look beautiful and feel super satisfying to touch. The Sudio E2 that we are showing here comes is called grey but… I don’t know how to describe it, looks a bit green? It just looks so mysteriously elegant.

Even the earbuds themselves look magnificent. Since the Sudio E2 uses touch controls to navigate – It has a copper-colored cutout to indicate where the touch controls are, while looking stylish at the same time. Kudos to Sudio for combining form and function so elegantly.

1. The new Sudio Personal Sound app
Okay, so my first favorite feature about the Sudio E2 is definitely going to be the app. I’ve been asking for Sudio to have an app for the earbuds since 2020 because having an app will elevate the user experience exponentially in terms of modes management – like ANC and transparency modes, while also offering more features like custom equalizers.

I mean, having a dashboard to see and control the earbuds directly from the phone means I can keep my hands on my phone or tablet and just tap a button to change to ANC mode.

The Sudio Personal Sound app also has a nice dashboard to tell me all the information that I need – but it’s not a perfect app still. There are a few problems that I discovered. For example, if I change from ANC to transparency mode by holding the touch panel for 3 seconds. the app doesn’t correspond to that change. Granted, the app is still new – and I’ve informed Sudio of the issues I’ve found. Hopefully, they can fix it soon.

2. Spatial audio with Dirac Virtuo
But, back to the app. Underneath the modes, we have a new toggle switch to enable or disable Dirac Virtuo. This feature is something like virtual surround sound but more like expanding the soundstage instead. I don’t know how to describe this to you, so I shall describe my experience.

So, I listen to a lot of instrumental music, namely classical waltz music by Johann Strauss II, the fantastic OST for the game Donut County, composed by Daniel Koestner, and anything from The 8-Bit Big Band.
Originally, I listened to the music with Dirac Virtuo turned off. It sounded like it’s from my speakers – it doesn’t sound immersive. When I turned on the Dirac Virtuo, wow – the entire song sounds different. It’s like they’re playing the entire concert from within my head and it sounds magnificent. Best of all, the Sudio E2’s sound quality has improved so much that I can listen to every bass kick and tell where that bass is coming from.

Plus, the Dirac Virtuo feature can also be combined with either ANC or transparency mode too. I have no idea how that is possible, but I exclusively used ANC with Dirac Virtuo, then close my eyes and it feels serene.
As a quick mention – both the ANC and transparency modes work fantastically well. I am most impressed by the ANC performance since it doesn’t have any weird pressure feeling on the ears and the noise canceling is clean too.
3. Custom sound profile
Okay, back to the app once more – if we scroll down, the app has an equalizer section that you can create your own EQ or just use some of the presets that Sudio already made for you. As you can see, I have it in balanced now – but if we scroll even further down, we have another section called “my profiles” and the ability to create a new sound profile.

I highly suggest you try out this feature as it creates a custom equalizer based on what frequency at what volume you can hear with your own ears. That is because everyone’s ears are different in terms of what we can hear at a certain volume – so this feature curates for that. Even as we get older, our hearing ability starts to deteriorate – so use this feature again to create a new sound profile.

As you can see, I have already created one sound profile here for my ears. Tap on that, and the entire EQ graph changes. Of course, the music sounds a lot different but this is for my own ears. It’ll be different for your ears.
4. Easy to clean with the specially-designed eartips
Did you know that earwax can change how your earbuds sound? Yeah, our earwax can clog up the speaker port of the earbuds, hence that is why earbuds tend to shift in sound quality after using them for a long time – and that is why professional earbud cleaning services exist.

Sudio created a special type of silicone eartip that has a built-in mesh that acts as a filter. It prevents earwax from getting into the earbud’s speaker port and we can even just take out the eartip to wash if we want to.
S, M (pre-installed), L, XL.
Plus, Sudio also included a few more sizes of eartips in the box – all of them with the same built-in mesh. No matter your ear size, there’s an eartip size for you.
5. Matching colors
Speaking about the eartip, let’s talk about my 5th favorite feature about the Sudio E2. You see, Sudio puts a lot of attention to detail when it comes to aesthetics.

That is why the Sudio E2 that we have, comes with a cable that has a matching color, and the eartips were also color-matched. If you buy the Sudio E2 in green for example, then everything will match with that green color.

A few more little features that I like
Before we end, I have a few more tiny features that I want to highlight
The Sudio E2 has wireless charging so you can use your existing wireless charging pads if you want to. Or you can order the Sudio E2 right now and get the Sudio Ladd+ wireless charging pad for free.

The microphones on the Sudio E2 are actually great too – and you’ll have to watch our video at the top of this article to listen to it.
Use our discount code!
So, if you want to get a Sudio E2 for yourself, then head over to sudio.com today and enter code “NASILEMAK” at checkout to get 15% discount! We don’t get any commissions from it, but it’s a product that I truly like and Sudio is kind enough to provide a discount code for you guys to enjoy too.
Also, every purchase of the Sudio E2 comes with:

3 years of warranty with Sudio Sphere
Free worldwide shipping and 90-day return

Where to buy?

Sudio’s website!

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Samsung 2020 Bonanza welcomes the new year with rewards up to RM8,000

The 2010’s are coming to an end – and Samsung wants to end it with a bang with the Samsung 2020 Bonanza promotion! This promotion includes a variety of Samsung’s products, ranging from washing machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and also ovens.
The Samsung 2020 Bonanza runs from 1st December 2019 until 31st January 2020.

One main highlight of this promotion is interesting – purchase the Samsung QLED 8K TV and you’ll get the Samsung Galaxy Fold (review) worth RM8,388. Yes, the foldable smartphone by Samsung as a complimentary gift when you purchase the 8K TV. Why? Because that Samsung Q900R 8K QLED TV is certainly a sight to behold.

This 8K TV is not only playing the resolution game for fun. It has an upscaler built-in and it is made for all types of usage scenarios – even for gaming. We tried it a few months ago on a Nintendo Switch and we have to say – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looked absolutely amazing on that Samsung Q900R.
The Samsung 2020 Bonanza also has other TVs included in the promotion. For other selected Samsung TVs, you can also get a Samsung Galaxy smartphone as a complimentary gift. You can also opt for a Samsung Soundbar with a purchase-with-purchase promotion and save up to RM2,200.

Other promotions for the Samsung 2020 Bonanza includes other home appliances – and the best is you can get the Samsung POWERstick Jet Essential vacuum cleaner as a complimentary gift for purchasing the washing machine.

Product
Free Gift

Front Load Combo Washer with QuickDrive Washing Machine
Complimentary Samsung POWERstick Essential worth RM 889

Side by Side Refrigerator
Complimentary Induction Hob worth RM 249

POWERstick Jet™
Complimentary Induction Hob worth RM 249

Wind-Free™ Air Conditioner
Complimentary Induction Hob worth RM 249 and PWP installation fee at RM 38

Convection Microwave Oven
Complimentary Cook Frypan 30cm worth RM 99

Honestly speaking, this is a great time for purchasing these home appliances as well. Chinese New Year is only about two months away – and it is before 31st January 2020 as well. Which means you can still enjoy the Samsung 2020 Bonanza even after Chinese New Year.
Just head on to your nearest Samsung authorized outlets to enjoy these deals. To learn more about the Samsung 2020 Bonanza promotion, click here.

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OPPO’s next Reno8 series smartphones will use the same NPU found in the Find X5 flagships

A couple of months ago, OPPO’s latest flagship, the Find X5 series, was in the spotlight for getting low-light shots at incredible standards and quality thanks to the integration of a Neutral Processing Unit called the MariSilicon X. Now, the brand is bringing it to the Reno lineup starting with the Reno8 family.

Although not really equipped with the most premium class of lenses and whatnot, the Reno8 series’s Dual Flagship Sony Camera System running the IMX709 sensor can still take on various lowlight portrait photography, or video if you desired thanks to the 4K Ultra Night Video feature.
Using a combination of HDR Fusion and AI Noise Reduction to remove unwanted noises, 1080p footage is reportedly 4 times clearer than traditional video while lowlight selfies from all sorts of angles like close-up or wide-angle are easy peasy for it.
The OPPO Reno8 series will be announced in Malaysia soon and the devices are reported to use a variety of SoC from MediaTek.

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Nexus 5 to feature Nikon’s camera?

Another rumour just spurred up about the aforementioned LG Nexus 5 codenamed “Megalodon” that adds the thrill to the chill – Nikon camera branding to the phone.

According to the source, the Megalodon will feature “triple camera sensor thing” and it has something to do with Nikon and finally they’re doing something to improve their dreadful camera performance on the current Nexus line of devices, with a confident claim by the source saying that “camera is selling point, testing module now is better than everything else.” How true is that, we don’t know. Guess we’ll have to wait.
Well since Vic Gundotra said they’re committed to make Nexus phones to have “insanely great cameras”, this might just be it. The first step to insanely great cameras might just be from Nikon – the camera experts.
Source : PhoneArena

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Logitech wants to celebrate Father’s Day with tech and a contest!

This 16th June is going to be an extremely fine Sunday for fathers alike, as it is a unique, yearly day specially dedicated for appreciating them.

An interesting survey by Consumer Electronics Association found out that men spent a hefty amount of USD $728 (RM2,237.51) on consumer electronics in the past 12 months. The point is – men love gadgets, and are willing to spend a lot on it!
Logitech seeks to have its products as gifts for tech-savvy fathers, as most men would be very peculiar and hesitant when it comes to purchasing accessories for their gadgets, even me myself.
But wait – there’s also a contest by Logitech! Details below!
For your tablet-addict dad, Logitech offers you a ultrathin keyboard for the 10-inch iPad that maintains a slim profile. Who doesn’t want more while losing nothing?
Prizes – that’s why everyone is interested right? The prizes included are the 4 products above, one each!
The winners will be announced on the Logitech Malaysia Facebook page by 2nd July 2013.
For more information, check out Logitech Malaysia’s Facebook page!
Well, what are you waiting for? Hook your dad to do some fun activities with you!

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Xiaomi shows off Mi Air Charge technology

Wireless charging. We have some form of wireless charging now where we need to put our device on a pad. It’s still wireless, but requires contact. What Xiaomi shows off here is literal Nikola Tesla’s level of wireless power, and they’re calling it the Mi Air Charge Technology. It just shows off a little box as the source of power. Xiaomi also says that it doesn’t require cables or stands – which is obvious since their main objective for this technology is being to wirelessly charge from anywhere in the room.

Xiaomi announced in their official blog post that this technology is able to remotely charge your device at 5W. The technology behind it – in a more layman’s term – is by using isolated charging pile has five phase interference antennas built-in to create beamforming so that the “charging beam” is directed to your device only.

There is also a phase control array with 144 antennas that transmits millimeter-wide waves to your phone.
Xiaomi also claims that it can charge several devices within several meters away from the transmitter, and all of them are at up to 5W charging each. Xiaomi also claims that “physical obstacles do not reduce the charging efficiency” which I highly doubt.
Firstly, this technology uses a lot of ideas from how WiFi is transmitted. But, since both these technologies are essentially electromagnetic waves (EM waves), I highly doubt Xiaomi’s claim of “physical obstacles do not reduce the charging efficiency”. It’s vague.
If I just have a sheet of metal between me and the transmitter, I doubt I can get any charging at all. Also, what’s the efficiency? If the receiving power is 5W, that means the transmitting power is surely higher than 5W. So, is it safe to just transmit that high amount of power around the room?
Also, can my neighbors essentially steal my charger?
I have too many questions, honestly. There are no details and the descriptions are too vague. We’ll have to wait and see when and if this Mi Air Charge Technology makes it to the mass market.

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Acer refreshes the Swift 5 and Swift 3 ultrabooks with Intel Alder Lake CPUs

Acer has announced that they have updated the popular Swift lineup of notebooks with the 12th Gen Intel Core processors alongside other quality-of-life improvements to meet the needs of mobile professionals.
Take one look and you’ll notice that the Swift 5 has been crafted to be in line with some of the premium business laptops thanks to the CNC-machined unibody chassis made of aerospace-grade aluminum adopting a Black/Gold color palette with the inside rocking a 12th Gen Intel Core mobile CPU of up to 12 cores with the Iris Xe Graphics paired with a maximum of 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 2TB of PCIe 4.0 storage. Rounding up the specs are the FHD MIPI webcam that portrays clear video footage of the user, the OceanGlass touchpad that is made from ocean-bound plastic, Windows Hello-enabled fingerprint reader, and a 10-hour battery life where all of them meets the requirements of the Intel Evo Platform.

That’s not all as the Swift 5 2022 edition is also the first time the series gets a touch screen display with a resolution of 2560×1600 at 16:10 aspect ratio for superior clarity and usable screen estate in addition to the layer of Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass protecting the surface against those cheeky little things. For the I/O ports, it comes with two Thunderbolt 4, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, and an HDMI 2.1.
Those that want a more compact form factor can go for the Swift 3 2022 instead, similarly equipped with the latest 12 Gen Intel Core mobile processors and up to 2TB of SSD storage lighting up a decent 16:9 QHD or FHD touch display and a more budget yet usable FHD webcam with Acer’s TNR technology for better video calls. While the premium Thunderbolt 4 port is gone, it still has USB-C, USB-A, and HDMI 2.
Global Pricing
While local pricing is not yet finalized, Acer has revealed that the new Swift 5 laptop will be available in the coming days starting at USD1,499 while the Swift 3 is at USD849.99.

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Review – Samsung Galaxy A03

Recently, Samsung released an entry-level smartphone – the Galaxy A03. This phone is a fairly simple one – as you can see that the box itself is also very simple – but at the price of RM469, what does it have to offer? Let’s find out.

I wanna talk a little about the wonderous naming scheme that Samsung has. This phone is in the Galaxy A series of phones and it is at tier 0, which means it’s an entry-level phone, and it’s the 3rd generation of the tier 0 phone, hence Galaxy A03.

The overall design of this phone is fairly simple, I’ll say. It has something that looks and feels like cloth texture and it’s very nice to touch and hold too, thanks to the curves at the sides from the back.

The Galaxy A03 is also available in 2 more different colors – the classic black color, blue, and this red color.

Personally, I love this red color. It suits the cloth texture very well and it just looks amazing. And that camera cutout also blends in with the whole aesthetic very well, too.

Cameras
Speaking of the cameras, the Galaxy A03 comes with a total of two cameras but one of them is a depth sensor so I’ll consider that only one camera is usable.

I don’t expect much from that camera on this phone but I’m okay with the pictures it took. To have a look at all the pictures taken with the Galaxy A03, watch our video at the top of this review.
Screen
But what about the screen? The Samsung Galaxy A03 comes with a 6.5-inch screen with a resolution of 1600×720. On Samsung’s website, it’s listed to have a “PLS TFT LCD” screen. It’s actually very similar to an IPS LCD screen as it has good viewing angles unlike TN panels.

While PLS LCD screens look okay, the colors aren’t as vivid as some of the other screens I’ve used. Not that I’m complaining because this is indeed an entry-level phone.

Performance
As for the performance of this phone… Let’s just be real here – this is an entry-level phone. It uses the Unisoc Tiger T606 chipset which is sufficient for basic day-to-day tasks but definitely not meant for any sort of gaming.
Also, our unit of the Galaxy A03 here has 4GB RAM, which is the higher-end variant.
Battery life
And that ties in to the battery life of this phone. This phone has a 5,000mAh battery. Combined with the low-powered Unisoc Tiger T606 chipset, we got 21 hours in our battery life test. That’s insane!

And the charging time is even more insane! This phone comes with a 7.8W charger out of the box. I don’t know where this 7.8W came from but here it is. It took us nearly 3 hours to charge this phone all the way up to 100% battery. That’s… insane.

And what’s even more insane is Samsung’s usage of a micro USB port in the year 2022. Seriously, why are we still seeing phones with micro USB ports? It should be USB-C!

Software – Samsung One UI 3.1 Core
Anyway, on the bright side, Samsung included One UI Core version 3.1 in the Galaxy A03. It’s a stripped-down version of the usual One UI since it doesn’t have Samsung Pay (obviously, since it doesn’t have NFC) but it still has Edge Panel, which is one of my favorite features in Samsung’s One UI.

Other than that, the layout and overall user interface remain the same as the usual One UI. That’s great.

Should you buy the Samsung Galaxy A03?
So, for the price of starting price of RM439, this is indeed a very capable phone. However, the RM469 variant only comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage – which I think is just way too little even though this phone has a microSD card slot.

There is another variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage but it is priced at RM549. Still, I think for the price of RM549, it’s a decent price.
To summarize the pricing:

3GB RAM + 32GB storage @ RM469
4GB RAM + 64GB storage @ RM549

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

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Check Out Lenovo CNY2017 Promotions Here!

I received some great news today regarding their Lenovo CNY2017 promotions. This news are obviously beneficial for us consumers, and that’s why I’m eager to share it with you all.
This is a big list of promotions hosted by Lenovo, so I understand that reading all of them are a bit of a hassle. Here’s a quick summary – buying the Lenovo Miix 510, Yoga Book, Phab 2 Pro will get you shopping vouchers. The #KamKaiPoHei campaign has 3 challenges – but the Tongue Twister Challenge does not require any purchase, and you can still get a chance to win a new Lenovo A6600 Plus smartphone!

Full details for Lenovo CNY2017 promotions down below.

Firstly, it’s the Lenovo Miix 510. This is a 12-inch 1080p touch screen display, detachable 2-in-1 Windows 10-based device. Comes with up to an Intel Core i7 and 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD. In terms of ergonomic, a 170° angle adjustment and weighing at just 880 grams, it can be a pretty portable device. Lenovo even claims it has up to 7.5 hours of battery life too.

The most basic model of the Lenovo Miix 510 is priced at RM 2,649, and Lenovo is giving you shopping vouchers when you purchase the Lenovo Miix 510 from selected Lenovo Exclusive Stores. Only valid for this Lenovo CNY2017 promotion!

Then comes the Yoga Book. It’s a unique little device that words can’t really describe what it can do. This magical 10.1-inch device is best told through a video.

With its lightweight 690 gram and up to 12 hours of battery life, the Yoga Book comes at a rather low price of RM 2,699 too. Comes in two different variants and a few colors too – as the Android version comes in Carbon Black, Champagne Gold, and Gunmetal Grey; while the Windows variant comes in only Carbon Black.

From 13 January to 12 February 2017, Lenovo CNY2017 promotions bring you shopping vouchers when you purchase a Lenovo Yoga Book from selected Lenovo Exclusive Stores.

Ah, the world’s first ever Tango-enabled smartphone. I’ve covered this smartphone quite extensively here, and I can tell you that before VR becomes the mainstream technology, AR will take over that spot first. With the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, you can have fun and play around with AR this Lunar New Year with your family.

The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro comes in both Champagne Gold and Gunmetal Grey, and starts at a price of RM 1,999.
From 13 January to 12 February 2017, receive shopping vouchers when you purchase a Lenovo Phab 2 Pro from selected Lenovo Exclusive Stores and Lenovo Multi Brand Stores, while stocks last.

#KamKaiPoHei Campaign
Kam Kai Po Hei is a Cantonese slang that roughly translates to “Golden Rooster is here, announcing the auspicious news to kickstart the Lunar New Year”. Lenovo is launching this campaign as a part of the entire Lenovo CNY2017 promotion, as a way to thank and reward their customers.
Starting from now until 5th February, every purchase of either the Lenovo P2, Lenovo K6 Note, Lenovo K6 Power, Lenovo A6600 Plus, Moto Z, Moto Z Play, or Moto M, will get you a chance to win great prizes – and the grand prize is a 40-inch LED HDTV!
Yes, the Moto smartphone is now under Lenovo.
Of course, there are other prizes too, such as a washing machine, refrigerator, and a soundbar system. There’s also a daily hamper prize worth RM199 and instant shopping vouchers gifted instantly. Moreover, merchandise such as Skullcandy earphones, memory cards, Nut trackers, and more are redeemable at the store.
However, there’s a catch. The #KamKaiPohHei campaign has 3 separate parts: Shop & Win Contest, Yuen Bao Golden Egg Lucky Draw, and Tongue Twister Challenge. Here are the details of each of them.
Shop & Win Contest

Purchase selected Lenovo or Moto smartphones from any authorized retailer store
Answer two questions, SMS the answers and personal details to 66688
Winners will be contacted for verification; note that the original receipt will need to be retained as proof of purchase

‘Yuen Bao’ Golden Egg Lucky Draw

Customers who purchase selected Lenovo or Moto smartphones from any authorized retailer store are eligible to draw a Golden Egg and redeem an additional gift in-store

Tongue Twister Challenge

10 winners will each walk away with a brand new Lenovo A6600 Plus smartphone worth RM479! No purchase is needed to enter this challenge, all participants will need to do is:

Record a video of themselves reciting either one of the tongue twister phrases below
(In English) “Get a super golden rooster booster this Chinese New Year when the chooser chooses to participate in the Lenovo promo like a pro!”
(In Mandarin) “无论是火鸡烤鸡炸鸡母鸡金鸡, 你都炫不过Lenovo超强智能手机, 因为金机报喜一机在手抢尽先机!”
Submit the video on Lenovo Mobile Malaysia Facebook page at facebook.com/LenovoMobileMalaysia and tag us
Hashtag #LenovoKamKeiPoHei, and tag 2 friends

As a bonus, participants who walk in, record and post the tongue twister video at any participating Lenovo brand store will be given a pair of free Skullcandy earphones on the spot.
For more information on the Lenovo #KamKaiPoHei Campaign and the list of participating authorized outlets, visit http://lenovomobile.com.my/campaigns/cny/.

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The Apple iPad finally receives Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro access

Video editors and sound engineers rejoice. Apple has finally made Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro available on the iPad.

In this version, users can utilize the new all-touch interface and intuitive tools to make the entire editing process much smoother. For example, Live Drawing provides you the ability to draw and write directly on top of a clip using Apple Pencil.
On iPad Pro with M2, one may even quickly skim and preview footage through Pencil alone without even touching the screen.
Through Camera Pro Mode, video content creators can easily shoot high-quality video in portrait or landscape, monitor audio, and manually control various settings. Supporting ProRes.3 for additional format support, multicam video editing can easily synchronize multiple clips together or even switch angles.
AI power also graces the iPad application through the power of machine learning providing features like Scene Removal Mask, Auto Crop, and Voice Isolation.

For the audio editing software Logic Pro, similar optimizations for touch-based inputs have been given to it as well. As for a brand new feature, now there’s a Sound Browser that shows all sorts of patches, plug-ins, samples, and more, under a single location for easy browsing and discovery.
Users can also expect highly streamlined processes such as Multi-Touch enabling several play surfaces to be executed at once and Sample Alchemy which can make any sample into a wonderous piece in just a single tap.
And yes, all of those things you’ve enjoyed on the MacOS version can also be accessed here.
Price and Availability
Thought you can get it right away? Heck no. But you will be able to starting from May 24 onwards. Both the Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad will become accessible for RM22.90 per month or RM199 per year with a 1-month free trial.
But it is not all sunshine and rainbows though as Final Cut Pro is only compatible with models using M1 or later while Logic Pro requires at least A12 Bionic or newer variants.
And yes, you need iPadOS 16.4 on top of the hardware requirement.

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE pre-order is only at RM2,549 if you use this special code

It’s only been two days since Samsung officially launched the Galaxy S21 FE globally, and now it is available for pre-orders here in Malaysia! The deal this time around is actually quite compelling, too.
The pre-order period runs from 6th January to 10th January 2022, and you’re essentially getting RM350 discount plus Samsung Care+ device protection bundled for free.

That means the Galaxy S21 FE will have its price reduced to:

Galaxy S21 FE @ 128GB – RM2,549 after discount
Galaxy S21 FE @ 256GB – RM 2,749 after discount

This discount is applicable only if you order via Samsung’s online store and enter the code “S21FEFANS” at checkout. You’ll get that RM350 discount and also Samsung Care+ device protection that also covers both accidental and liquid damage.
Of course, you can also pre-order at Samsung Experience Stores and Samsung Authorized Partners too – but I guess without the discount or Samsung Care+ bundle.

But that’s not all – Samsung is also offering an extra 30% discount off selected Galaxy S21 FE accessories and 20% off for certain wearables from 6th Jan all the way to 28th Feb 2022.
This color is achieved by installing the silicone case, by the way.
If you’re switching from an existing device, Samsung is also offering a trade-in program as well.
To pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, click here!

For more details of the Galaxy S21 FE, then read on. We had some hands-on time with the Galaxy S21 FE and we detailed everything here. It’s certainly a great phone in itself, though the launch timing is still concerning to me.
To know more about the Galaxy S21 FE, watch our video below.

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Cooler Master’s Sentinel III mouse is for FPS palm grippers

Personally speaking, I love big-sized gaming mouse. It has enough buttons for all the functions I need, and top-notch build quality is guaranteed to the point where I don’t even have to worry a single bit about reliability.

The Sentinel III is an improvement on the gaming mouse with an ergonomic palm grip design that users like. This means that the mouse is made for right-handed users only, as the shape even incorporates a thumb and pinky rest on the mouse itself. The Sentinel III has a five-disk weighing system, with each disk weighting at 4.5 grams.

The entire Sentinel III is covered with matte UV coating for durability and longer-lasting from wearing out over time, which is a great idea since Cooler Master guarantees 20 million clicks on the Sentinel III.
The Cooler Master Sentinel III is now available in the market at RM259 – go geddit boiii

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Transcend’s Best Product Award Highlights of 2016

Transcend is proud to present its best product award highlights in the year of 2016 from the prestigious UK’s No.1 Digital Camera Magazine, Apple Mobile Poland, Good Design Award Japan, and APC Magazine Australia.
StoreJet 25M3: Hi-Speed, Military Grade Shock Resistant External Storage

Packed with Military Grade shock-resistant qualities and SuperSpeed 5Gb/s interface bandwidth of USB 3.0, the StoreJet 25M3 allow users to shrug off the knocks from the daily city life with the highest level of anti-shock protection while still able to enjoy ultra-fast data transfers.
The outstanding performance, quality and features have earned StoreJet 25M3 the Great Value Award, Gold Award, Best on Test Award from UK’s No.1 Digital Camera Magazine that describes the StoreJet 25M3 2TB as a incredible value external storage which packs a Military Grade shock-resistant protection and the fastest hard drive they have ever tested.
Click here to check out our review about it!
JetDrive Go 500: The Storage Expansion Solution for Your iPhone, iPad and iPod
Specifically designed for iPhone, iPad and iPod, the JetDrive Go 500 features external storage expansion for your iDevice by up to 128GB, JetDrive Go App with intuitive interface to take full advantage of the JetDrive Go 500, and a sleek Zinc Alloy enclosure that comes available in gold and silver color to match the color scheme of your iDevice.

The JetDrive Go 500 has been endorsed by Apple Mobile (applemobile.pl) and is awarded with a Recommended Award for its sleek and compact design, fast data transfer speed, and the Polish language support  for its JetDrive Go App. Apple Mobile Poland also stated that the JetDrive Go 500 is a great companion especially for users who treated their iPhone as a camera while going on a vacation, as they no longer have to worry about running out of space.
DrivePro 50 Car Video Recorder: Compact Dashcam for Ultimate Protection on the Road
Featuring an extremely compact size, the DrivePro 50 can be well hidden behind the rearview mirror without blocking the driver’s view. The DrivePro 50 also boasts a large F/1.8 aperture, a 130° viewing angle and a Full HD imaging sensor for clear and smooth 1080p video recording to capture all details of an incident during either daytime or nighttime. The DrivePro 50 also comes with a built-in Wi-Fi and the free DrivePro New App, which allows users to stream, download, and share videos on their smartphones and tablets. Besides, the built-in G-Sensor in DrivePro 50 will detect the impact and instantly trigger emergency recording mode. This prevents overwriting of the recording made of the critical moments leading up to the accident.

The DrivePro 50 Car Video Recorder has won the “Good Design Award 2016” for top design quality and groundbreaking design. Its unique compact and screen-free design, features of ƒ/1.8 aperture, 130° wide angle, high image resolution and wirelessly access from mobile devices may be a mainstream in the future. The Good Design Award is one of the world’s most prestigious design awards, with over 4,085 entries submitted from all over the world this year.
SSD220S: Entry Level Solid-State Drive with Uncompromising Performance
Transcend’s SSD220 SATA III 6Gb/s SSD boasts uncompromising transfer speeds of up to 550MB/s to accelerate system boot-up and loading times at an economic price point. By using only high-quality flash chips and enhanced firmware algorithms, Transcend’s SSD220 is guaranteed to deliver greater reliability. With full support of SATA Device Sleep Mode (DevSleep), the Transcend SSD220 can prolong notebook battery life by consuming up to 90% less power.

The SSD220s has received Recommends Award for Australia’s APC magazine for its performance at an economic price point. In APC’s budget SSDs round-up, The SSD220s performs pretty well, and works hard to get the most from a SATA III connection. Read speeds are up there with the best. It also supports AES 256-bit encryption, as well as low power DevSLP. Transcend provides a free utility that makes it easy to manage the SSD, as well as clone your old drive.

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New Green iPhone 13 and iPhone SE 2022 announced together at Apple Event

The Apple Event, while not the usual one in September where the annual new iPhone gets revealed, is still giving the smartphone some love because they’re adding a new color to the iPhone 13 while announcing the 2022 edition of the iPhone SE 2022.

Apple doesn’t stop with just one assortment of Green because why not. Anyway, there will be a standard Green which is the lighter one, and the Alpine Green on the right that sports a rather darker shade that some of you may associate with Army Green.
And that’s that. Just a color update for the iPhone 13.

On the other hand, the iPhone SE 2022 will be sporting the good ol’ iPhone 8 design that many people still think is the pinnacle of the brand’s design language but now, it has the oh so powerful Apple A15 Bionic chip powering all the modern technology you need such as 5G, Smart HDR 4, Photographic Styles and Deep Fusion. The familiar Home Button retains Touch ID while the 4.70-inch display and the back use aerospace-grade glass to provide a strong and durable yet premium feel.
Coming in 3 colors of Midnight, Starlight, and (PRODUCT)RED, preorders will begin March 18 from the price of RM2,099 with a starting storage capacity of 64GB.

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Xiaomi officially brings in the 11T family into Malaysia together with the new Pad 5 tablet

Yesterday night, Xiaomi Malaysia has fully launched the Xiaomi 11 family of smartphones and the new Pad 5 tablet. Yes, the very first set of products that have ditched the “Mi” naming scheme.

A total of 3 new devices debuted for the new family which are the 11T, 11T Pro, and Lite 11 5G NE made to target different sets of users. As such, the 11T is just good for everything with decent performance and a high refresh rate display without breaking the bank while the 11T Pro is geared towards the gamers through a more powerful chipset and higher memory capacity with the Lite 11 5G NE wrapping the lower budget spectrum for absolute bang-for-buck ratio.

On the other hand, the Xiaomi Pad 5 is positioned as a high tier tablet that is capable of anything thanks to the high refresh rate and large screen estate, a decently powerful SoC, and large battery life to complement the expected usage of consuming visual content such as movies and videos, partially thanks to the 1Billion colors for vividness and Dolby Vision support.
Here’s a quick sum-up of the specs for all of the new Xiaomi gadgets.
Xiaomi 11T

6.67-inch AMOLED Display

Middle Punch Hole Notch
120Hz Refresh Rate
1Billion Colors
HDR10+ Support

MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Chipset
8GB RAM
Up to 256GB Storage
Triple Rear Camera

Main: 108MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.4
Telephoto + Macro: 5MP f/2.4

16MP Selfie Camera
5,000mAh Battery

67W Fast Charge

Meteorite Grey, Moonlight White, Celestial Blue Colors

Xiaomi 11T Pro

6.67-inch AMOLED Display

Middle Punch Hole Notch
120Hz Refresh Rate
1Billion Colors
HDR10+ Support
Dolby Vision

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Chipset
Up to 12GB RAM
Up to 256GB Storage
Triple Rear Camera

Main: 108MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.4
Telephoto + Macro: 5MP f/2.4

16MP Selfie Camera
5,000mAh Battery

120W Fast Charge
PD 3.0
Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0

Meteorite Grey, Moonlight White, Celestial Blue Colors

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

6.55-inch AMOLED Display

Middle Punch Hole Notch
90Hz Refresh Rate
1Billion Colors
HDR10+ Support
Dolby Vision

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778 5G Chipset
Up to 8GB RAM
Up to 256GB Storage
Triple Rear Camera

Main: 64MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.4
Telephoto + Macro: 5MP f/2.4

16MP Selfie Camera
4,250mAh Battery

33W Fast Charge

Truffle Black, Bubblegum Blue, Peach Pink, Snowflake White Colors

Xiaomi Pad 5

11-inch IPS LCD Display

120Hz Refresh Rate
1Billion Colors
HDR10 Support
Dolby Vision

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Chipset
6GB RAM
Up to 256GB Storage
Single 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Selfie Camera
8,720mAh Battery

33W Fast Charge

Cosmic Grey, Pearl White, Green Colors

Price and Availability
Unfortunately, all these devices including the 11T series smartphone and the Xiaomi Pad 5 will arrive at a later date and the price tags will be revealed until then.

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New Camo Blue color now available for the HONOR Watch GS Pro

HONOR Malaysia has announced the addition of a new color for the popular Watch GS Pro in Camo Blue.

The HONOR Watch GS Pro is made of comfortable and high-quality nylon to achieve a lightweight yet durable body. Using the Dope Dyeing technique, the color accuracy and vividness of the strap is more saturated and enhanced to resist wear and tear better while being more environmental-friendly by using fewer chemicals and energy during the production of the watch.
Packing a superior 25-day battery life, it is one of the longest-lasting smartwatches in the market that is also built to withstand challenging environments, meeting a total of 14 MIL-STD-810G standards.
The new Camo Blue model can be purchased on Hihonor, HONOR Experience Stores (HES), and partner stores at RM 999 right now.

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Celebrating Surface and Windows 10 – Helping Malaysians Be More Productive and Creative

Recently Microsoft Malaysia did a gathering to celebrate the success of the Surface and Windows 10. Surface devices has mark its second billion dollar quarter globally and with the new Windows 10 running on more than 300 million active devices around the world. For that, Microsoft Malaysia has launched an influencer campaign by partnering with four talented, young individuals in the startup, technology and creative scenes today. These individuals illustrates how the Surface Pro 4 powered by Windows 10 help them to be more productive and creative.
The Surface Pro 4 is a tablet that works like a laptop, and it’s the latest iteration of Microsoft Surface line. These influencers share their experience with their fans and fellow Malaysians at event as well as through videos and social media postings.

Pang Tun Yau

Editor of LowYat.Net, Malaysia’s largest tech publication, full time tech fan and self-proclaimed walking gadget encyclopedia.

Raesa Sya

Entrepreneur, brand strategist, designer, commercial model and currently the co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Bfab.my, an online beauty and wellness one-stop center.

Rueben Samuel

Professional DJ and multi-instrumentalist, as well as the founder of the Mile High Sounds, Rueben has a trainer certifications from Ableton (a Berline-based music software company that has unique software and hardware for music creation and performance).

Sheldon Goh

An accomplished comic book and storyboard artist with renowned works, including the horror adventure comic book series “Grimm Fairy Tales” and other independent comic book publishers in the United Kingdom.
The campaign kicked off with an intimate fans session with the Surface influencers, dubbed “The Surface Session”. Pang and Raesa shared tips on being productive while Sheldon and Rueben talked about their passion and creativity in design works of art – all with the help of the innovations of the Surface Pro 4 and Windows 10.
If you wanted to see more of The Surface Session by the influencers, you could visit Surface Malaysia Facebook and see for yourself and maybe get a tips or two on being productive and creative with the new Surface Pro 4.

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Manufacturers need Cyanogen

This is a problem for many manufacturers these days. Everyone wants their very own flavour of Android in their very own phone that they themselves manufactured. Is this even a feasible idea these days? Is it just a waste of time? Did this decision limit their customers’ ability to get the most out of their hardware?
There’s the OnePlus one that was offered in a generous amount of 3 officially supported versions of Android – there was the Chinese ColorOS and CyanogenMod at first, then came along the OxygenOS.

The main point here being that OnePlus, a brand new manufacturer of Android smartphones, wouldn’t be successful among power users if they did not partner with Cyanogen.
The big question is – Why?
Let’s break it down – CyanogenMod is famous for its openness and its powerful customizability. It does have some special features that are only found in CyanogenMod ROMs too. Then again, it’s also simple and free of bloatware, and some might argue that it’s even cleaner than Google’s vanilla stock version of Android, which might be true as Google did include a bunch of crap in it.
First up, is the labour needed to design, code, test, debug, and publish. Then, the cycle repeats itself, and repeats the cycle of additional cost too. A team is needed to solely handle this, and maybe another team to handle the development of apps exclusive for the brand too. Of course, the app development side can be outsourced too – but that will again add more cost.
Secondly, stability. Programmers know that when you modify too much of someone else’s code, problems are sure to happen. Now I’m not saying all the other flavours of Android like Samsung’s TouchWiz or LG’s UX 4.0 are buggy, but there are problems although mostly insignificant.
Motorola of all the manufacturers even did it the Cyanogen way with their smartphones too, and it is really well-received.
Thirdly, maintenance. Ohhhh if you have seen the time taken to release updates from certain manufacturers, it’s a joke! Let’s take the recent Stagefright. Samsung still have not updated the Galaxy Note 4 until today. ASUS was quick-ish to fix it, and still took about a month to fix it on their flagship device, the ZenFone 2.
Last but also the biggest feature for consumers, the customizability. I suggest everyone to use Cyanogen for a while before going all insane and white blood cell on it. We’ve seen many manufacturers trying to implement their own theme engine into their flavour of Android – ASUS, Samsung, Sony – they all have their own theme engines and are proprietary. Which means all of their themes can only be used by themselves, and thus the lack of users making themes for them.
While on the subject of themes Cyanogen’s theme engine is able to use icon packs developed for other home screen launchers like Nova or Apex launcher. That said, as Cyanogen is available for many other devices, all of them have the exact same theme engine too. That means app of the themes made for Cyanogen can be enjoyed by all of their users.
Wrap-up

I personally believe, with the addition of maybe just Cyanogen’s theme engine into other manufacturer’s own flavour of Android, that’ll be the most viral story ever. Imagine the next Samsung Galaxy S phone will feature the CM12 theme engine – that’ll be the greatest selling point.

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Review – Samsung Galaxy A80: Over-engineered smartphone

The Samsung Galaxy A80 takes home a lot of “world’s first”. The reason why is best described by Samsung’s ability to literally over-engineer the smartphone – particularly the camera mechanism.
That new camera mechanism introduces a lot of new elements into the world of smartphones – which we are obviously going to talk about it here in this review.

Let’s quickly summarize and go through the points that we have for the Samsung Galaxy A80.
Unboxing
There’s really nothing much to be seen here. Samsung opted for a simple white box here.

At the back of the box is where the list of hardware and specs is found.

In terms of accessories, you get pretty much the essentials. Since the Galaxy A80 does not have an audio jack, Samsung included a USB-C earphone in it instead. However, I would’ve like to see a USB-C to 3.5mm audio jack dongle included too. Maybe you should get the one from UGREEN.
Oh by the way, Samsung’s new 25W charger uses a USB-C to USB-C cable.

Design
It’s a really sleek design here. Professional-looking with a shiny reflective back while incorporating that new camera mechanism seamlessly. I honestly love that design, though it is a fingerprint magnet after all.

The Galaxy A80 is available in Phantom Black, Ghost White, or Angel Gold. The one we have here is obviously in Phantom Black, but it actually looks more like grey. Also, that bronze rim around the camera is a really nice touch. 👌

One thing I have to say here is how top-heavy the phone really is. The phone feels like it’s about to topple over because of the weight distribution. Its weight is concentrated on the top side.
Connectivity & Ports
Here’s the one thing that needs a lot of explanation. The first thing you need to know is that the entire top part of the phone protrudes out when the camera mechanism activates. That means you can’t have any ports there.

With that said, everything will need to be placed at the bottom. That is where the newly-designed dual nano SIM card slot is found alongside the USB-C port, microphone port, and loudspeaker. There is no 3.5mm audio jack here simply due to the limitation.

See, Samsung’s lack of an audio jack here is justified due to the lack of physical space. They can put the audio jack at the sides, but that will obstruct even more parts of the phone internally. With the growth of USB-C audio recently, it’s better to go this route instead.
There’s only an opening for the secondary microphone up above.
Other than that, the Samsung Galaxy A80 comes with top-notch connectivity too. AC WiFi with Bluetooth 5.0 and whatnot. However, there is no microSD card slot here so be mindful of that.
Display
Since Samsung rethought the camera, they are able to put in a massive 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with no cutouts or notches. It’s 6.7-inch of pure magnificent of a display with rich and vibrant colors and an unbeatable contrast ratio. Watching movies on this display is blissful. Moreover, the phone also supports HDR.

Also, it has a supremely long 20:9 aspect ratio with 2400×1080 pixels in resolution. The display really feels like it’s something different as it gives a really immersive user experience because of its massive notchless display.
I truly enjoyed my time watching YouTube and Netflix on this phone here. If you can find any HDR videos, then the colors will pop out even more. Once again, for a phone that is top-heavy, I find it quite irritating to beat the rotational force constantly.
Cameras
Alright – here comes the biggest part of them all. The Samsung Galaxy A80 comes with a total of 3 cameras, and only 2 of them are usable. The 3rd camera here is a 3D TOF camera that is similar to the OPPO R17 Pro (review) and the HONOR View20 (review) but used in a completely different manner.

The 3D TOF camera on the Galaxy A80 is only used for the new feature called “Live Focus Video” which is exactly what it says it is – creating real-time bokeh for video recording. At the point of filming and publishing this review, that is the one and only function of the 3D TOF camera. It is not even used as an autofocusing assistant. I really hope Samsung will utilize the 3D TOF camera more in the next firmware update.
Back to the 2 usable cameras, we have:

Main: 48MP f/2.0
Ultrawide angle: 8MP f/2.2 fixed focus

The camera UI is also tweaked a little to incorporate the option to take 48MP pics instead of 12MP too. Yet this is the fastest phone in the market that takes 48MP pics. From the moment you press the shutter button, it takes around 2 seconds to appear in the gallery. We tried the Xiaomi Mi 9T too since it has the same list of specs and a 48MP camera – but the 9T took about 4 seconds to take a 48MP picture.
She’s clearly enjoying her time with the Galaxy A80.
Moreover, the Galaxy A80 is also the one and the only smartphone in the world right now that can take a 48MP autofocusing selfie or go for an ultrawide angle selfie with 123° angle view. That is just impressive, honestly.
Picture sample
In terms of image quality, the Samsung Galaxy A80 manages to take great pics as usual. One thing I still commend Samsung for is the color consistency between its different cameras. This is something that their competitors have a hard time achieving for more than a year yet Samsung got it right the first time with the S10 series.
For the full album of our sample pictures in its full resolution, click here.

Then comes the autofocusing 48MP selfie picture. Honestly, I’m impressed. No other smartphone in the world can do this as of now.

With that said, I am quite disappointed that Samsung has made a clear cut that this Galaxy A80 is still in the Galaxy A series of smartphones, hence is a mid-ranger and subsequently cut down the camera features. The Galaxy A80 does not have a proper Pro mode and the only option available here is manual ISO – which is not “pro” at all.
Because of the phone’s top-heavy weight distribution, taking pictures in landscape mode feels like the phone is going to slip off your hands at any moment. I really do hope Samsung addresses this issue in the next iteration of the Galaxy A80.

I have to give Samsung a round of applause because the Galaxy A80 only has a single motor inside it, even though there are two moving parts. How? Click here to find out. Samsung really over-engineered it this time.

Software – Android 9.0 with Samsung One UI 1.1
It’s still the same Samsung One UI here and nothing has changed. One thing to note is that the A80 supports Samsung Pay.
From all of the features that I actually care about, the Galaxy A80 has it all except for the Edge Panel and all of those widgets. Other than that, it’s pretty close to a Galaxy S series smartphone in terms of software.
Performance & Gaming
One big highlight in terms of hardware is that the Galaxy A80 actually uses Snapdragon 730 chipsets – but for some reason, Samsung never mentions it in their marketing material. Whichever the case may be, you can check it on CPU-Z app.
The full list of core specs of the Galaxy A80 are:

6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with 2400×1080 pixels in resolution
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8GB RAM
256GB internal storage (no microSD)
3,700mAh battery
Android 9.0 Pie with Samsung One UI 1.1

Taking a look at the benchmarks below, we can see that the Snapdragon 730 is still not up to part or near the Snapdragon 845 in terms of performance. That is to be expected since the SD730 is meant to be a mid-range chipset after all.

As for gaming, Honkai Impact 3 runs mostly smoothly with the highest graphical settings, but there are noticeable frame rate drops when I’m using the infamous God Kiana character. Asphalt 9 runs smoothly, though.

Then comes PUBG Mobile. As of the time of this publication, PUBG Mobile has not been updated to fully support the Snapdragon 730 chipset yet so you can only get “high” graphical setting with 30fps only. Though, you can unlock the limit by using apps like GFX Tools, and the Galaxy A80 can run at HDR graphical settings in 60fps.
Battery & Charger
The Galaxy A80 comes packed with a 3,700mAh battery – not the biggest in the market right now, but considerably large enough to last throughout a day. In our test, it scores about 11 hours which is decent enough.

In terms of efficiency, I find the Snapdragon 730 chipset is not particularly optimized for power efficiency just yet. Perhaps in the upcoming software update, it will be even better. Also as a side note, Samsung had been hard at work and pushing new software updates every month for their smartphones.
Charger
Another major upgrade for the Galaxy A80 is in its charger. This is the first smartphone from Samsung that uses the new 25W charger. We took the extra time to try and compare with multiple different chargers too – with the older 15W charger from Samsung and a conventional 5V 2A charger.
To reiterate, this charger uses a Type-C to Type-C cable.
This is Samsung’s brand new fast charger, capable of outputting a maximum of 9V @ 2.77A. Or 25W.
From here, we summarized the charging speeds into this simple little table.

Battery level

Charger

Samsung’s new 25W charger

Samsung’s 15W

Conventional 5V 2A

50%

21

28

38

75%

38

45

63

100%

88

92

114

We can see that the new 25W charger took about 88 minutes to charge completely whereas the 15W charger took about 90 minutes. I am able to deduce that Samsung is optimizing the 25W charger to reach around 75% mark faster and throttle the charging speed after that. This is to protect the battery from any sort of over-current.

Overall, I have to say – even though I’m not a fan of fast charging, this is nice to have – especially in emergencies.
Wrapping up the Samsung Galaxy A80 review
I think the best one-liner to describe the Galaxy A80 is this: an overengineered mid-range smartphone with ultrawide angle selfie and fastest autofocusing 48MP shooter. I put an emphasis on “overengineered” here since the camera mechanism can offload the work from the motor into another gear to rotate the camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A80 is using the same packaging style as the Galaxy S10 series.
Let’s not forget that the Galaxy A80 comes with Samsung’s beloved One UI although it lacks the Edge Panel found in the flagship Galaxy S and Note series of smartphones.
There are a few flaws as well – the phone as a whole is heavy – and the phone itself is top-heavy because of the mechanisms are found at the top. I do feel like the phone is constantly trying to rotate off my hand if I hold it at a certain risky way.

Then comes the price – for RM2,499, I still feel like the Samsung Galaxy A80 is a concept phone. There are a few flaws that Samsung can brush up for the next generation of such smartphone. It is certainly cool to be able to take selfies in 48MP with autofocus, though.

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Join Samsung Jimat, Snap & Menang Raya contest to win prizes totaling RM424,000

Wanna win something amazing while rewarding yourself this Raya? Samsung has something for you – and it’s the Samsung Jimat, Snap & Menang Raya contest. There are many prizes up for grabs, totaling up to RM424,000.
This Raya, we’re home-bound but that opens up the door for new discoveries and new experiences. I mean, we’ve been working from home and it opened our eyes to new experiences, too. Of course, remote connectivity is important.

The new Samsung Malaysia Electronics’s Jimat, Snap & Menang campaign runs from now until 7th June 2020. With every purchase of an eligible Samsung Galaxy device, you’ll be eligible to score an entry in the Jimat, Snap & Menang contest where you can score these prizes. Terms and conditions are as stated here.

Categories
Units
Prizes

Grand Prize
10
Samsung 65″ Q800T QLED 8K Smart TV (2020) + RM500 Boost Credits

2nd Prize
18
Samsung POWERstick Jet Jet 90 Premium (up to 200W) + RM300 Boost Credits

3rd Prize
36
Samsung Convection Microwave Oven 45L + RM100 Boost Credits

Consolation Prize
500
RM100 Boost Credits

So, here’s how you can join the Samsung Jimat, Snap & Menang Contest.

Step 1: Purchase any select Samsung Galaxy device to enjoy model-specific promotions
Step 2: Snap a creative picture of your Hari Raya and submit your entry
Step 3: Look out for the weekly winner announcement

To further sweeten the deal, selected Samsung Galaxy smartphones will also be eligible in scoring some freebies. Also, enter the code “HOME300” with any purchase bundling your mobile device purchase with any wearable item with a minimum of RM3000 spend in a single transaction. Terms and condition here.

Product
RRP
Promotion Rewards

Galaxy S20
RM3,599
Receive a complimentary Samsung Wireless Charger Pad and a Samsung 128GB microSD card

Galaxy S20+
RM3,999

Galaxy S20 Ultra
RM4,999

Galaxy S10 Lite
RM2,699
Receive a complimentary Samsung Galaxy Fit

Galaxy Note10 Lite
RM2,299

Galaxy A71
RM1,799
Receive a complimentary Samsung Galaxy Fit-e

Galaxy A51
RM1,299

Galaxy A01
RM449
Receive a complimentary 6-months Screen Protection

Galaxy A30s (64GB / 128GB)
RM899 / RM999

Galaxy A20s
RM699

Galaxy A10s
RM529

Galaxy Tab S6
RM3,099
Receive a complimentary Samsung Galaxy Buds

To learn all about the Samsung Jimat, Snap & Menang Raya contest, click this link here.

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New Nanlite Forza series LED spotlights launched with brighter and smarter control

Today is a new product announcement day for Nanlite as they reveal the latest additions to the Forza 60, Forza 300, and Forza 500 series LED spotlights to provide a better lighting source for studios and film production teams.

Let’s take a look at the Forza 60 series consisting of Forza 60 II and 60B II. Coming in as the 2nd generation product, Nanlite took all the suggestions they could from the 1st generation Forza 60 and created a better successor in terms of interaction, control, noise management, and more.
Only as big as a standard DLSR camera, the super compact form factor is capable of outputting some strong light source at 3,420lux/2,[email protected] illuminance levels. When switched to either Maximum or Constant output modes, the Forza 60B II can maintain a uniform shine towards its subject while adjusting CCT from 2700K to 6500K.
Both the 60 II and 60B II is also rated for an excellent color rendition with their CRI and TLCI number sitting at 96 and 98 respectively and special effects are packed within them with support of smart control via 2.4G wireless, Bluetooth, DMX/RDM, or the simplest on-board switches and toggles.
Noise reduction is also part of their charm as at almost full operating capacity, it is only at 20dBA so there’s no need to worry about fan noise captured by the microphones. Notable features also include the iconic FM mount, included updates for accessories utilizing the Bowens mount, multiple battery options, and easy firmware upgrade via USB found on the bottom of the lamp head.

While the Forza 60 series covers the 60W market, the 300W and 500W also got all the same improvements as well in the form of the Forza 300/300B II and 500/500B II. Those looking for high-powered units can just take them for a spin straight away. The brand also tuned some little things here and there to make the general experience much better such as no intensity loss during the addition of bi-color functionality.
Aside from that, they also contain a built-in W(RG)/WW(RG) color mixing system with G/M±80 tunability for on-the-fly adjustment to go with any environment. Optimized chassis design also managed to cut the size of the second-gen’s control unit for the Forza 300 series by 37% and 16% for the Forza 500 family.
As they require more power to drive, they can be powered by a dual power supply of 14.4V-14.8V batteries simultaneously for extra mobility while the extended DC (3M) and AC (6M) power cables will serve static studios just as good. Accessories for them include an umbrella mount found with the Bowens mounting spot, power cable extensions, and more.
Availability
The Nanlite Forza 60/60B II, Forza 300/300B II, and Forza 500/500B II are slowly being shipped across the globe so you’ll need to search up your local digital platforms to see whether someone is bringing them it.

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Spotify now in Malaysia

Spotify, one of the biggest music streaming service – competing with the guys over at Rdio and Pandora – is now available for Malaysians!

They are also offering music streaming service for free – but only on your computer, where internet connection is vital and ads are always bugging you. For a fair price of RM14.90 a month, you get to go premium – where you can now stream and download your music across all your mobile devices (Android and iOS) without ads blocking/leeching your internet connection.
And thus I wonder – with our “great” Malaysian internet, how do we actually survive using cloud services?
Source : Spotify Malaysia

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Samsung Showcased The New Galaxy Note 7 for Enterprise Needs

Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) hosted an exclusive Enterprise Business Showcase for their new Galaxy Note 7, featuring a complete Smart Office solutions where their business partners were given an opportunity to explore various business solutions offered by their latest mobile innovation. The Galaxy Note 7 was built with the best-in-class features for enterprise grade phone to optimize efficiency for professionals at work, at the same time seamlessly integrate their personal lives allowing the professionals to do more in work as well as in life.

“It is (Galaxy Note 7) a flawless combination of intelligent security, innovative productivity and intuitive manageability to help professionals increase efficiency and achieve productivity while staying secure.”
– Lee Jui Sian, VP of Mobile & IT Business Unit, SME

The new Galaxy Note 7 was showcased five of many solutions that leverage on its Knox security, Iris scanning, S-pen and IP68 features catering for business and security needs of professionals. Their new Cloud Document Solutions benefits the professionals with its user secure access to classified documents stored in the cloud. The Knox customization allows software customization for the corporate to add their own boot image, preload applications as well as pre-set the device settings.
The new Galaxy Note 7 preloaded with built-in Knox 2.7, which boast enhanced biometric security including iris scanning and encrypted folder to separate personal and work-related files. Iris scanning provides security 200 times more powerful than fingerprint authentication for the users’ peace of mind. The encrypted folder allows the user to securely manage private apps and files in one encrypted folder that can be securely locked via iris scanner, fingerprint and traditional lock types.
The new Galaxy Note 7 take productivity to a new level with its exclusive IP68 S-Pen where note taking, document signing and capturing important business notes on-the-fly is never more convenient. The S-Pen also has higher sensitivity than its previous generation to gives a better feeling at using it as if you’re writing with a pen and paper. With the long-lasting 3500 mAh battery, with Fast Charging capability the Galaxy Note 7 delivers the all-day usability for the power users need to achieve everything, anytime and anywhere.

The much improved Always-On Display (AOD) on the new Galaxy Note 7 now gives you the ability to show important content or schedule reminder on the locked screen at all time. Its Screen-Off Mode functions also allows users to easily take note using the S-Pen and linking it to a desired action, despite the screen staying turned off.
For more information about the new Galaxy Note 7, do visit www.samsung.com/my/note7.

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[UPDATED] Stream With Real-Time Beautification Only With ASUS ZenFone Live

The ASUS ZenFone Live is something that I personally know is coming soon, but I didn’t know it’ll be this soon. The ZenFone Live is made with two things in mind – streaming live, and looking stunning at the same time.

The ASUS ZenFone Live takes on the model number of ZB501KL, and its specs are pretty much at the entry-level smartphone range. It has a Snapdragon 410 chipset with a quad-core 1.2GHz processor and Adreno 306 graphics, 2GB of RAM, and either 16GB or 32GB of internal storage. To power all of these hardware, ASUS included a 2,650mAh battery for the ZenFone Live.
Then comes the camera – the most important part of any live streams. The ASUS ZenFone Live comes with a 13MP rear-facing camera with an aperture of f/2.0, and a front-facing camera with a 5MP sensor with 1.4µm pixel size, and a lens with f/2.2 aperture. The larger pixel size can increase the light sensitivity of the camera, so it’ll be brighter.

Now many of you might think that with such hardware, it might not be powerful enough for real-time beautification. That’s why ASUS developed hardware-optimized real-time live-streaming beautification technology. That’ll not only help save battery, but also speed up the entire beautification technology, and hence “real-time”.
We discussed in-depth on how hardware-optimized features can be beneficial here. It’s quite technical, but I’m sure it’ll be beneficial to you when it comes to choosing a smartphone.
Anyway, the ASUS ZenFone Live is available in 3 different colours, and it is priced at only RM649.

Color
 Price

ZenFone Live (ZB501KL)
Navy Black
RM649

Shimmer Gold

Rose Pink

Personally speaking, I’m liking this live streaming trend. It’s just that the Malaysian wireless broadband isn’t that stable for live streaming. Seriously, if you’ve tried Facebook Live, you’ll know the dreaded “poor connection” error and the entire live stream just cuts off. There is no way to reconnect other than re-starting another stream!

[UPDATE] ASUS posted this video on the ASUS ZenFone Live – and it’s hilarious!
Don’t worry, it’s nothing scary. Trust me – I’m not a fan of horror too.
I just want to highlight on how creative this ad really is. I mean, it’s not the first time they’ve done something with this theme for an ad video. They did something similar for the ASUS ZenFone 2 too, but it’s in Chinese and I can’t find it back. ?

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