Japan Found 100 Years Worth of Energy

More precisely, 100 years worth of Methane Hydrate – solid deposit of methane gas in the sea bed.

Japan has successfully extracted the rocks to be processed into natural gas. Of course this could be used for any power generator that requires combustion or heat. Found in abundance off the shore of Japan, it is expected to last a hundred years or even beyond, with its naturally replenishing trait. This is due to the fact that one of the trove is stowed away in the area of ongoing territorial disputes between China and Japan.
Via : Sankaku Complex

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Review – Samsung Galaxy Note9: Innovating Forward

The Samsung Galaxy Note9 was announced last week at New York. We also have that in our hands and have been using it for quite some time already. While many are saying that the Galaxy Note9 is just a mere incremental upgrade, we think that it is truly innovative and sets a new bar for the industry – especially for smartphones with a stylus.
Thanks so much to Samsung Malaysia for the provisioning a unit of the Samsung Galaxy Note9 for us to review – particularly the Galaxy Note9 in the new and beautiful copper color.

We also took the Galaxy Note9 for our trip to Taipei – click here to read the full story!
Unboxing
Taking a look at the box itself, we immediately noticed something special here. Remember the blue Galaxy Note9 that has a yellow S Pen? Or the different colors of the phone with corresponding S Pen colors?
We got the Midnight Black’s sleeve but the phone is actually in copper color…
The new sleeve on the packaging is debossed with the silhouette of the S Pen itself with the corresponding color. If you’re getting the blue Galaxy Note9, the sleeve will have a yellow S Pen instead.

Behind the sleeve lists the storage capacity on the top left corner, then lists down the specs, features, and some accessories that come together with the phone.
Opening up the sleeve reveals the accessories box right away. This packaging layout can dampen the force and prevent damage phone during shipment – which is certainly a smart move. Underneath the accessories box, is where the Galaxy Note9 is found.

Under the phone we can find the whole slew of accessories that Samsung has bundled with their Galaxy smartphones for quite some time.

Here we can find the Adaptive Fast Charging charger, the OTG converter, a microUSB to USB-C converter, the USB-C cable itself, a few sizes of eartips for the included AKG-tuned earphones, and also the tool to swap the S Pen’s tip if it gets worn out.

Digging everything out of the accessories box, we also find the SIM ejector tool, a quick start guide, and an included high-quality TPU case.
          AKG-tuned earphones with different eartip sizes.            USB-A to USB-C converter and the microUSB to USB-C converter.
In terms of accessories, Samsung has included everything you need even – and more.
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In terms of the design, the Galaxy Note9 has the same overall look and shape of last year’s Galaxy Note8 that we reviewed here. However, the Galaxy Note9 is a teeny bit bigger than its predecessor.

Despite having a similar design, the Note9 is a prime example of the idiom “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it” – because the Note8’s design is actually working pretty well. Though, a few tweaks were needed – and Samsung implemented those tweaks on the Note9.

We complained that the fingerprint scanner location on its predecessor, and Samsung has moved it beneath the dual-cameras this time around.

While on the subject of the cameras, it’s worth noting that Samsung is not jumping ship to Apple’s vertically-stacked dual-camera system at the corner. Props to Samsung for that. Also, the camera is nearly flushed with the phone itself. No protrusion here.

As the Galaxy Note9 that we have here is in the new copper color, it has a matching S Pen that is in copper color as well.
When compared to its predecessor, the new S Pen in the Galaxy Note9 look identical – and even the size is the same. Of course, the main difference here is in the technology inside.
The included TPU case is made out of high-quality TPU and it’s thick. It also has the little dots inside that prevents direct contact between the case and the back glass to prevent scratches.

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The brand new Galaxy Note9 comes the the latest and greatest connectivity for sure. It supports up to 802.11ac WiFi obviously. Like its predecessors, it has Bluetooth 5.0 and comes with the Dual Audio feature. Let’s not forget that the Galaxy Note9 has NFC and Samsung Pay as well.

As for the card tray, it is once again placed at the top left corner and it has Nano SIM 1 + hybrid card slot. Nothing too fancy here – but I really hoped that Samsung would have dedicated slots for each card since they’re going for larger battery now.
          Volume rocker with the Bixby button on the left side.            Lonely power button on the right side.
The Galaxy Note9 still has the dedicated Bixby and volume rocket at the left side and the lonesome power button on the right.

There’s nothing at the top other than the card tray and another microphone.

At the bottom is where we can find the 3.5mm audio jack, the USB-C port, microphone, the loudspeaker, and also the S Pen.
I’m really glad that Samsung still retained the 3.5mm audio jack and still have the Galaxy Note9 rated for IP68. This is the type of premium engineering I come to expect and love from Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones.
The loudspeakers (yes, plural) on the Galaxy Note9 are pretty good. The bottom-firing speaker works together with the that earpiece which doubles as a speaker, hence creating a stereo-like audio experience.
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There’s one thing that Samsung highlighted during the presentation – the Galaxy Note9’s screen is the “largest ever on a Note”. And that’s true – but not by a lot. The new Galaxy Note9 is only 0.1-inch larger than its predecessor.
It actually changed the color of the wallpaper according to the phone’s color.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 18.5:9 aspect ratio with the resolution of 2960×1440. As usual, you can scale the resolution down to 2220×1080 to save some battery and gain higher scores in graphical performance.
Not new, but good to have.
Just like the Note8, the new Galaxy Note9’s display is HDR10 compliant and since it is using a Super AMOLED display, there’s always-on display feature too. Once again, always-on display is only going to be feasible for OLED-based displays since the black parts of the screen are actually turned off, thus prolonging battery life.
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How about the new Galaxy Note9’s cameras? Honestly, in terms of specs, Samsung didn’t change much for the Note9. Compared to its predecessor, only the main rear-camera module’s sensor size was increased by 0.05-inch and added the variable aperture.

Rear-facing cameras

12MP 1/2.55-inch sensor with 26mm f/1.5-2.4 aperture lens; has PDAF and OIS
12MP 1/3.6-inch sensor with 52mm (2x zoom) f/2.4 aperture lens; has autofocus and OIS

Selfie camera

8MP 1/3.6-inch sensor with 25mm f/1.7 aperture lens; has autofocus

It’s worth noting that the Galaxy Note9 is actually having the exact same cameras as the Galaxy S9+. And yes, we expect the same quality of pictures. We even brought it the Note9 for our trip to Taipei and it performed admirably well. Check out the full gallery of pictures here.

Samsung’s Galaxy S and Note series are also two out of many smartphones that has autofocus for selfie cameras. Not even the rival companies with “selfie-focused smartphones” have autofocus selfie cameras.
As usual, you can check out our entire gallery of pictures taken with the Samsung Galaxy Note9 here at our Flickr album.
Rear-facing camera pictures
Firstly, there’s a new “scene optimizer” feature. It detects whatever “scene” the camera is trying to take a picture of, then does the enhancements accordingly. You can actually turn it off manually. Since Samsung switched it on by default, we took all of these pictures in full auto mode with the scene optimizer turned on.

First off, some flowers and grass. They look a bit saturated for my taste, but overall still looks realistic enough.

Second scene detected – pets – or animals. Not sure what’s the enhancement here, but presumably the shutter speed is faster to prevent motion blurring. You know, animals can move unpredictably and cause your photos to be blurred out.
We checked the EXIF data – and it indeed has higher ISO and faster shutter.

Third mode – greenery. Pretty self-explanatory and I presume it makes the greens greener. However, I encountered an issue with the white balance initially where the picture appeared blue instead of green.

Then I’m not sure what’s this detected as. Still looks absolutely amazing.

The pictures always appeared sharp and with lots of details in it. Nothing short of magnificent, to be honest. With the 2x zoom, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 can still take pictures with high amounts of details and nice colors. It’s just a fantastic phone to have.
Even in low-light condition, it’s great in 1x or 2x zoom. I actually hijacked someone’s low-light photography test box for these two shots.

1x zoom…

… and 2x zoom. Look at the uneven surface on the 3D model.
Selfie camera pictures
As for selfies – like I said, the Galaxy S and Note series remains to be one of the few smartphones in the market that has a selfie camera with autofocus. The selfie photos that it takes are sharp and it looks absolutely fantastic. You can zoom in and have a look at my eyebrows, by the way.

Colors and details captured by the selfie camera is just fantastic. Coupled with the S Pen that functions as remote shutter, the only thing that Samsung has to include in the next Note smartphone is a stand. Then it’ll be a perfect phone for photography.
Camera UI
It’s actually the same as the Galaxy S9 and S9+. Nothing has changed and it’s a direct copy paste – and that’s fine. Samsung’s camera UI is great because they want the experience to be “point and shoot and get perfect shots”. Samsung did this very well.
For the full camera UI experience, check out our Galaxy S9 review here.

Other camera features
I like how Samsung calls things as it is. Scene optimizers. It’s not AI since the software doesn’t self-learn or self-improve. What these “enhancers” really do is that they detect a scene, guess what scene it is, and applies the appropriate enhancement for that particular detected scene.
The new scene optimization feature on the Note9 can be turned on or off – and it’s fairly easy to access the menu as well.

The Galaxy Note9 can now detect 20 scenes as of the time of this review is published. We expect the list to grow, but will definitely take time.
There will be a small little icon at the side of the shutter button whenever a known scene is detected.

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For the software part of the Galaxy Note9, most of it are actually identical to the Galaxy S9. It’s using the latest Samsung Experience 9.5 but obviously with the new S Pen features built into it.
We still find the Edge Panel and Edge Lighting feature in the Galaxy Note9 as well – but that’s not the main highlight of this new smartphone.
The new Bluetooth-connected S Pen
The main difference here is gotta be the S Pen itself. Like we’ve stated before, the overall look, feel, and size of the new S Pen is the same as before – but it’s the new Bluetooth connection with the S Pen that makes all the difference.

Having a stylus that’s connected via Bluetooth low-energy, or Bluetooth LE for short, might not sound impressive – but trust me, it changes the way I do things – especially photography. It can function as a remote shutter despite how shaky and unstable the tripods I used are. Yes – I have multiple tripods to cater different dilemmas.
You can swap the tip of the S Pen if it is worn out.
During the launch, Samsung also showed off the new S Pen being used as a presentation slide controller. That actually is a brilliant idea. But for that to work and adopted by Galaxy Note9 users, Samsung has needs to make their desktop experience, or DeX, more accessible and feasible.
Dockless DeX
As a Samsung Galaxy S9 user myself, the one thing that blocks me from using Samsung DeX is the requirement of a dedicated DeX dock. That dock itself is not cheap. There are uncertified 3rd party DeX docks and searching for a compatible one is difficult.
Enter Samsung’s brilliant solution to increase the DeX adoption rate – being dockless. Well, you can still use the dock – but Samsung has enabled DeX to work by simply plugging a USB-C to HDMI dongle to your Galaxy Note9, and it works right away!

For us to put this to the test, we used the Pioneer USB-C PD Dock that we reviewed here. When we reviewed that dock, we plugged it into the Galaxy S9 and it actually mirrored the the phone to the large screen via MHL.

With much anticipation and nervousness, we plugged in Galaxy Note9 into the Pioneer USB-C PD Dock – and WOW it worked instantly!
That means Samsung has enabled DeX on the Galaxy Note9 to work even with MHL! Of course, we do get some notifications saying that “you should get the original DeX dock”.

Since a dock like the Pioneer USB-C PD Dock works with the Samsung Galaxy Note9’s DeX, that means you can literally go out and get any cheapo MacBook Pro USB-C dongles that has HDMI port and it’ll work flawlessly.
For the dock that we tested with, we can actually play games on the Galaxy Note9 using an external keyboard and mouse while charging the phone at the same time – much like what the upcoming ROG Phone is able to do. Speaking of gaming, let’s take a look at the performance of the Galaxy Note9.
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The brand new Samsung Galaxy Note9 uses the same chip that is found in the Galaxy S9. To be honest, it’s a powerful chip but the Galaxy Note9 has something special.

Introducing the water-carbon cooling system and Smart Performance Adjuster. Essentially, from the looks of it, the water-carbon cooling system seems to be a thick heatpipe with what I assume to be liquid inside. Similar to vapor chambers in PC’s CPU coolers. It can pull the heat energy away from the SoC itself – but it still needs dissipate the heat energy elsewhere. The back glass piece wouldn’t help – and how the heat energy is expelled remains to be a mystery.
As for the Smart Performance Adjuster, I also presume that it is just a fancy way of calling it thermal throttling to avoid overheating like the Honor Play. It could also be some sort of adaptive performance limiter to prevent wasted performance.
Here’s the list of specs that the Galaxy Note9 has:

6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 2960×1440 pixels
Exynos 9810 Octa

Octa-core processor with 4x 2.7GHz Exynos M3 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A55
Mali-G72 MP18 graphics processor with 18 cores

6GB LPDDR4X RAM
128GB UFS 2.1 storage
4,000mAh battery with Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Android 8.1.0 with Samsung Experience 9.5

As for benchmarks, let’s take a look at what the Galaxy Note9 has to offer.

One test in particular stood out for me – and that’s Purple Room test in VRMark. It’s a looped VR test to know if the phone can sustain high frame rates over a period of time.
With the help of the new water-carbon cooling, the Galaxy Note9 passed that Purple Room test in VRMark, but the Galaxy Note8 and Galaxy S9 failed.
Gaming on the Galaxy Note9
Mobile gaming is a huge deal these days. Samsung even partnered with Epic Games to bring you Fortnite on Android – exclusively on certain Samsung Galaxy smartphones and Tab tablets for now.
Honestly speaking, the Galaxy Note9 has zero issues at whatever games I throw at it. Honkai Impact 3, Asphalt 9, Fortnite – it handled every game smoothly at the highest graphical settings while running at 2960×1440 pixels in resolution.
I even played Asphalt 9 at the resolution of 2960×1440 pixels while recording a gameplay footage at 1080p with the highest available bitrate – yet my gameplay is still smooth. Take a look at that gameplay here.

Perhaps you should take a look at our review’s Software section. DeX might be an interesting tool for mobile gamers.
There’s no surprise that the Galaxy Note9 can handle all the tasks and games – but I worry the most is the battery life – which we will talk about in the next section.
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The one big teaser that Samsung did is on the battery life of the Galaxy Note9. Samsung touted “all day battery”. That’s a bold claim. With the Galaxy Note9’s 4,000mAh battery, it is the biggest one yet in the Note series.

While that’s impressive and all, how well does it score in our battery test? We repeated the test twice – one with 2220×1080 pixels in resolution, and another at the resolution of 2960×1440 pixels.

Now that’s an impressive battery life! While running at full 2960×1440 pixels in resolution, the Galaxy Note9 can last a little shy of 12 hours of screen on time while running the battery life test. For the test in 2220×1080 pixels in resolution, the Galaxy Note9 can nearly another hour longer.
I also played Asphalt 9 at the resolution of 2960×1440 pixels in resolution at the highest settings. I also recorded some gameplay footages at the same time while connected to WiFi. With 30 minutes of gameplay, I drained 9% of battery – from 97% to 88%.
That’s truly impressive.
While it’s somewhat of a stretch – the water-carbon cooling could prolong the battery life by pulling heat away from the components. We talked about how a cooler battery can help in prolonging battery life here.
During our trip to Taipei, we brought only the Galaxy Note9 with us – and the battery actually fared out really well in intensive use. Click here for the full story.
Charger
As for the charger, I think this will eventually be a problem for Samsung Galaxy series of smartphones. As the Galaxy Note9 paves the path to high capacity batteries for Samsung, the Adaptive Fast Charging is starting to face its limitation.

Here’s what I mean.

It takes quite a long time to charge despite having a 9V 1.67A pumped into the phone. To reach 50% battery, it took 33 minutes. To reach 75% of battery, it took a total of 55 minutes. Though, do take note that the Galaxy Note9 is using a 4,000mAh battery – hence 1% means 40mAh. That’s a lot of juice!
I actually think the current Adaptive Fast Charging is still okay. Samsung is in this catch-22 now, actually. Larger batteries will obviously take a longer time to charge, but lasts way longer with that one full charge – and vice versa.
Personally, I’ll take a large battery that lasts me two days with a single charge, please.
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I think the Note9 is a great incremental upgrade. Samsung acknowledged customers’ complaints about the Note8 and improved it for the Note9. The new S Pen is fantastic. The new DeX is more accessible and feasible in day-to-day use.
This is how a manufacturer should do incremental upgrades. Though the changes might seem small, but these small differences make a huge difference – especially in daily usages.

The 3 changes that impacted the most are the larger battery, new S Pen that is connected via Bluetooth LE, and the “dockless” DeX. With these combined, I don’t see why students will need to take their laptops to lecture halls do to their presentations. Just plug in your Note9 via a simple dongle and control your presentation slides via the S Pen.
For the price of RM3,699 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, it’s a great buy. The Note9 is great for mobile gamer, photographers, and even students or anyone who wants to use a smartphone as a laptop replacement.
And the new copper color just looks classy. 😉

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Facebook Phone Image Leaked Ahead of Official Announcement

Evleaks, who is famous for leaking legitimate upcoming phone images, has posted an image of HTC First, or better known as HTC Myst also known as the new Facebook phone.

The photo shows the phone with 3 capacitative buttons (the same as 2012 HTC models albeit with a different styling), but without any logos present, be it HTC or Facebook.
The phone is rumoured to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus dual core SOC, 1 GB RAM, 4.3″ 720p monitor and a 5MP rear shotter. The software is believed to be Android 4.1.2 with Sense 4.5 and Facebook Home. We will see more details on 4 April when Facebook makes an official announcement.
Via GSMArena
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Review – OPPO Reno10 Pro Plus: Enticing, but the price…

Yes, that is the official name of this phone. The OPPO Reno10 Pro+ is the highest-end smartphone within the newly announced Reno10 series, and it packs a lot of punch. Most notably, it comes with a periscope lens – and that is something that we’ll be testing out in this review too. Let’s get started.

Software
I gotta make one thing clear first – this unit of the OPPO Reno10 Pro+ is considered to an engineering unit because it is written here as “internal test”. There is a persistent notification from the Feedback app that is logging what we’re doing – and that is for the sake of troubleshooting in case anything goes wrong.

Now, it is running ColorOS 13.1 on top of Android 13 but it is indeed different from the usual OPPO-flavored ColorOS. There is still bloatware in this version of ColorOS but less than the usual amount. I know this because I also have the OPPO Reno 10 Pro without the Plus, and it is filled to the brim with bloatware.

Anyway, the software in itself is pretty much the same ColorOS 13 that we’ve tested before – so nothing surprising here. The Shelf feature is as amazing as ever, and I really hope OPPO adds homescreen widgets to it.

Performance
Now, the specs of this phone is rather interesting. Powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and 12GB RAM for our particular unit here, it is practically a flagship smartphone from late last year and repackaged as a mid-range smartphone. I really like this approach.

In terms of gaming – yeah, you don’t have to worry about anything. The performance is top-notch and you can get about 50fps easy on Genshin Impact at the highest graphical settings at 60fps.

Unfortunately, like any other OPPO phones, games need to be enabled from the phone’s software side to run beyond 60fps. For example, Subway Surfers can run at 165fps if your phone has 165Hz refresh rate. However, even though this phone is using a 120Hz screen, Subway Surfer is locked at 60fps only.
Screen
And now, let’s talk about the screen. This is a rather long 6.74-inch AMOLED screen with a curved edge, and has a resolution of 2772×1240 pixels and refresh rate of up to 120Hz.

Now, I’m not sure why OPPO went for a curved screen, but it does feel very nice to hold in the hands. Just that finding screen protector for this phone will be… challenging.

Nonetheless, this is a beautiful screen capable of covering 99.78% of sRGB and 97.40% of DCI-P3 color gamuts with a maximum ΔE of just 2.35. The maximum brightness can also reach at around 850 nits – which is definitely not the best, but we can still see what’s going on while under direct bright sunlight.

One thing I don’t particularly like is the under-display fingerprint scanner location. Once again, it’s placed way too low and it’s just not comfortable to use.

Cameras
Okay, now for the main highlight of the phone – the cameras. We have a triple camera setup here and thankfully there is no macro camera or depth sensors anymore. All 3 cameras on this phone are actually useful. Good job in removing macro and depth sensors, OPPO.

To have a look at all the pictures taken by the OPPO Reno10 Pro Plus, watch our video at the top of this review.
Battery life
Now that we’re done with the cameras, we’ll talk about the battery life. It has a 4,700mAh battery which I think is a dual-cell battery, and it can last about 10 hours and 41 minutes in our standardized battery life test. Not bad, considering that it is using the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with a high-than-usual resolution.

Charging speed
The reason why I am confident that it is using a dual-cell battery is because of its charging speed. It does come with a 100W charger in the box and it charges from 15% to completion in about 30 minutes only. That is not surprising – but the temperature is. Even with such high charging speed, it barely goes beyond 35°C. It’s my first time seeing this and I am impressed.

A few more things to mention
There are a few more things to mention. This phone does not have an audio jack, does not have microSD card slot, and also using USB 2.0 port. Transferring files is slow and there is no way to output HDMI signal over that USB-C port.

We do have an IR blaster at the top, and you can use the app that OPPO provided to add remotes to the phone.

Should you buy the OPPO Reno10 Pro+ 5G?
So, after going through all that – I just want to say one thing. This phone is very, very similar to the OnePlus Nord 3 5G that we reviewed yesterday. You can check it out here.

I think both these phones share a lot of similarities including the IR blaster, but the biggest difference is the chipset. One is using the MediaTek Dimensity 9000, and another is using the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Both these phones are created with the same idea in mind – bringing some of the flagship experience from last year and repackaged it as a mid-range smartphone.
I like this approach a lot, but I’m not sure about the price, honestly. At RM3,499 – I can only say yeowzers.
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Logitech shows science wins

In the battle between gaming grade peripherals and basic consumer ones, there are always with many significant differences, in terms of design, colours, ergonomics and also its appeal. Well, that’s just physical stuff. What about the feel, touch and usage of the peripherals?

Logitech just renewed their slogan for their G series for gaming peripherals as “Science wins”, and they’re not ashamed to show you why.
Logitech claimed that they all made the gaming products in conjunction of precision devices, giving you accuracy of a scientist, which they will argue the value of π up to a few million decimal points! Ho Xing-Yi, aka TheShadowGamer.com said that “the first and best thing that caught my eye was the colour of the G430 headset”, which he said that other brands had only all black or all white, whereas the Logitech one had a mixture of colour.
CEO of Spotgamers, Rinie Ramli, also said that “the precision is accurate, the weight is just nice and most importantly, it fits perfectly in my hand”, which I think is a crucial point too since it is a hassle for users to fine tune those Cyborg mouse themselves and also has gaps in between the plates when adjusted.
Here is the full video of the Logitech G – Gaming Roundtable Event that was held recently.

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Realme launches new visual identity & peripheral products

Realme, which started off as a smartphone brand, has announced that it has now upgraded its brand visual image and materials – streamlining itself with the young folks. Also, Realme will now have peripherals and products available – like sweaters, T-shirts, and office supplies.

Realme actually invited multiple ADC Gold Cube Awards-winner, Eddie Opara from top-class design studio Pentagram, to lead the overall Visual Identity upgrade. The chief designer, Eddie Opara, came up with the “R” logo in “Realme Yellow” which has now became the icon for the Realme visual.
The new Realme logo has an interesting aspect to it too. It merges a circle, square, and triangle form a nested uppercase “R” and lowercase “r” which stand for the original aspiration of “Realme” as providing the youth with quality products they need and “realme” – young people’s true selves – simultaneously.

Now, fans of Realme can also wear the series of brand new peripheral products including handbags, paper cups, notebooks, folders, work badges, business cards, envelopes, sweaters and T-shirts. All of them feature the Realme’s design.

Of course, this is not the first time we saw a brand changing itself to become an apparel brand – ROG did it last year too. However, this is the first time a smartphone brand is also offering products like handbags, paper cups, sweaters, and other office supplies. Perhaps Realme backpacks, wallets, pouches, sling bags, and maybe luggage bags too.

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[Review] Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE

Beyerdynamic’s 2014 lineup of new earphones are something to look at – especially the DX series, which they claim are premium pair of earphones. Now, this does look and a lot like the DX 120 iE, but I can assure you that this pair of earphones is something that just blew my ears apart.
Let’s quickly get on to how awesome this pair of earphones is!

Offered in a style which I would say is their signature packaging design for this year’s new lineup of earphones, the size of the box is exactly the same as its younger sibling, the DX 120 iE, but touts a hard carrying case right off the bat.
At the back there’s a spec sheet that says the DX 160 iE has a frequency range of 10-25,000Hz, a nominal impedance of 47Ω and a sensitivity of 107dB. Nothing has changed much from the DX 120 iE, but that’s for a later part of this review.

Obviously it has the “ENJOY” tab. That really got me enjoying what they are offering.
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The DX 160 iE has a bunch of accessories included in it – a hard carrying case, many sizes and a two different types of eartips, earphones themselves, an extension cable, a Y-split cable, and a pair of Comply foam eartips for free.

The eartips offered are the same as the DX 120 iE, where you get 5 different sizes of single-flanged eartips, one double-flanged eartips and another triple-flanged eartips. Personally, I couldn’t use the double- or triple-flanged ones at all as they just hurt my ears more than anything.

The hard carrying case is small enough and it seems like the size of it is about 67mm in diameters – the same as my camera lens cap which I used to compare for the DX 120 iE’s soft carrying pouch too.

You get a small partition to put some of the sizes of eartips or foam eartips too, whichever swings your way of course.
The other accessories is the same as the DX 120 iE, with the same flaws and strengths that I have talked about. Go check out my review of the DX 120 iE right here.
[nextpage title=”Sound test”]Now onward to testing, I’ve used this pair of earphones the longest compared to the MMX 102 iE and the MXP 50 iE, because I couldn’t find the time to squeeze in a this review, and also the reason that I don’t want to return this pair of earphones at all. I’ve been enjoying it a little too much everyday, and I seriously got addicted to the sound it produces. I just want to listen to my entire library of songs again with this the DX 160 iE.
Why did I say that? Here’s my results in my list of chosen songs.
Adventure Time – Rogue (Monster 010 – Conquest) [FLAC]

Lows : Punchy bass with no aftermath
Mids : Each note is crisp
Highs : Excellent and clear

Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper (Bioshock Infinite Soundtrack) [320kbps MP3]

Lows : The bass is very clear
Mids : Vocals sound crisp
Highs : High pitched sound is pleasant

Orpheus Of The Underworld – Adya (Adya Classic 2) [215 kbps MP3]

Lows : The wave of bass at the beginning is excellent
Mids : Instruments sound fantastic
Highs : Electric guitar is a little lower than it should

An Accent Beyond – Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory (Portal 2: Songs to Test By) [320kbps MP3]

Lows : Bass just keeps coming nicely
Mids : Every note struck is played nicely
Highs : High notes are great, not muffled

Rosen aus dem Suden, op. 388 – Orchestra Of The Viennese Volksoper (Great Strauss Waltz, Polkas & Marches) [320kbps MP3]

Lows : Drums and tuba are clear
Mids : Brass and woodwind instruments are distinguishable
Highs : Flutes are amazing and crisp

Salome – The Johann Strauss Orchestra & Andre Rieu (Andre Rieu In Wonderland) [320kbps MP3]

Lows : Each struck of the drum can be heard; gong is surreal
Mids : The harp sounds amazing
Highs : Crisp and clear

The Entertainer – Scott Joplin (The Entertainer – The Very Best of Scott Joplin) [320kbps MP3]

Lows : Every note from the tuba and drum is heard
Mids : Piano is great
Highs : Flute sounds like it’s poking the ears

Skyliner – The BBC Big Band (The Age Of Swing, Volume 1) [FLAC]

Lows : Bass strings are audible
Mids : Background mids are not suppressed; saxophone is outsanding
Highs : Trumpets sound clear and crisp

The Ballad Of Mr Steak – Kishi Bashi (Lighght) [FLAC]

Lows : Every struck of drums is a punch to the ear
Mids : Violin’s micro-movements are heard
Highs : Keyboard sounds great

In The Mood – The BBC Big Band (The Age Of Swing, Volume 1) [FLAC]

Lows : Bass string plucks are heard
Mids : Saxophone and trumpet is outstanding
Highs : Trumpet highs are amazing

Comparing it with the MMX 102 iE (which we reviewed) that is priced RM200 lesser and has an in-line switch with a microphone, the DX 160 iE has a lot more punch to the bass, and the highs just outperforms the MMX.
With that out of the way, I have to exclaim that they’re light. Very light, to the point where it feels surreal – as if it’s not there, but you’re listening to something as if there are instruments beside you. The sound quality is just better than other earphones I’ve used so far. Think about this – in classical music, it sounds like there’s an orchestra in front of you, and you’re sitting on the front seat. Sure, it’s not particularly surround sound, but I actually did perceive the directions and the sound so clearly that I can just close my eyes and there’s the orchestra in front of me!

So the sound quality is magnificent, how about carrying it everywhere? The hard carrying case is indeed small and that’s a big hit-and-miss point for me personally. The case is just too thin to put in anything other than the earphones and the extension cable.

If you do put all the accessories together in the case, closing it is nearly impossible, and it’s highly probable to even damage the earphones while forcing to zip it shut, then putting it somewhere that will squish the entire case, for example a bag or your cargo pants pocket.
Secondly is this. You’ll really need to tie the cable nicely and then zip it close or else you’ll end up with this spaghetti monster when you unzip the case. Seriously, this needs an alternative – at least for those who doesn’t have another carrying case lying around like me.
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After all that, I can only conclude with four major points. It has :

All the flaws in terms of design from the DX 120 iE
Big problem with the carrying case
The best earphone sound quality I have ever used
Very comfortable to use

So what’s the big finale for the Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE that costs RM499?
Rating : 9/10
It’s just excellent. For those who’re always buying new pairs of earphones for the fun of it, please be a little like Rosmah and save up some money to buy this. It will be the only pair of earphones you’ll ever want to use for now. The price is justified by the sound quality and build quality for sure. They even provide a hard carrying case for protection, so there are tonnes of reasons for this pair of earphones to last for years.
Sure, the DX 160 iE lacks a lot more added functionality with the in-line switch and also the microphone and costs RM200 more, but this is a pair of earphones just for music to your ears.

So, if you’re looking to buy a pair of premium earphones and you don’t really have time to research, just go get a pair of these earphones from Jaben Malaysia’s online store.
Thanks to Jaben Malaysia for letting us review the Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE!

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Samsung Malaysia swarms the Klang Valley area with massive shade of Bora Purple in #UnfoldYourWorld day

Over a couple of days ago, you might have seen a group of people all wearing a particular shade of purple t-shirts running around the Klang Valley area across shopping malls and galleries. Worry not though, as it is only Samsung Malaysia celebrating its #UnfoldYourWorld day in peace.

Participated by more than 300 Samsung employees across different levels of management from the top executives down to the field workers, the initiative is basically a more in-depth way of the Korean electronic giant trying to drive a better conversation with its customer by sharing the full power of the Samsung foldable devices while listening to every opinion and desire offered by fellow visitors.

Participated by not only the President of Samsung Malaysia Edward Han, but the head of Mobile eXperience (MX) KM Liew also gave a little speech appreciating both Samsung’s effort in driving an unmatched multi-device to create a smarter and healthier lifestyle together with fellow Malaysians’ long time support in making all these possible.
Want to be part of the ongoing roadshow to experience the new Galaxy Z Fold4 5G and Z Flip4 5G first-hand? Then get hold of the last chance at one of the last 3 locations down below.

Roadshow Event Date

Location

9 September – 11 September 2022

Imago Mall KK, Sabah

9 September – 11 September 2022

Plaza Gurney, Penang

29 September – 2 October 2022

Sunway Pyramid, Selangor

And remember to claim all the gifts and rewards below when you purchase the new Galaxy Z series devices!

Product

Model

RRP

Colour Availability

Rewards

Galaxy Z Flip4

Galaxy Z Flip4 (128GB)

RM4,099

Bora Purple, Blue, Gold, Graphite

Free Samsung Care+ One year extended warranty (worth RM499) and 3 Protective Film Replacements
Free Galaxy Watch4 Bluetooth 40mm (worth RM799)

Galaxy Z Flip4 (256GB)

RM4,399

Galaxy Z Flip4 (512GB)

RM4,899

Galaxy Z Flip4 Bespoke Edition (256GB)

RM4,599

Bespoke Edition Colors

Free Samsung Care+ One year extended warranty (worth RM499) and 3 Protective Film Replacements
Free Galaxy Watch4 Bluetooth 40mm (worth 799)
2% Samsung Rewards Points
Free Clear Slim Cover (worth RM99)

Galaxy Z Fold4

Galaxy Z Fold4 (256GB)

RM6,799

Graygreen, Beige, Phantom Black, Burgundy

Free Samsung Care+ One year extended warranty (worth RM599) and 3 Protective Film Replacements
Free Galaxy Watch4 Bluetooth 40mm (worth RM799)

Galaxy Z Fold4 (512GB)

RM7,299

Galaxy Z Fold4 (1TB)

RM8,299

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Canon unveils EOS 5DS, 5DS R; XC10 4K Camcoder

Canon has launched their two flagship EOS DSLR product line today. The EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R. Both of the camera featured a massive 50.3 megapixel with 35mm CMOS sensor together with DIGIC 6 image processor to offer the highest image resolution with the most superb image quality in the market as of today.

“The EOS 5DS R and EOS 5DS mark a milestone in Canon’s range of DSLRs, with their breakthrough high image resolution in the 35mm format”
“Canon is also delighted to introduce an all-new 4K camcorder series beginning with the XC10 – which allows users to capture exceptional 4K-resolution videos, as well as high-quality still images,”
-Mr. Wataru Nishioka, President and CEO for Canon Marketing Malaysia
EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R

The highest resolution Canon EOS camera with 50.6 megapixel 35mm full frame CMOS sensor was engineered to give its users an ability like never before. Combined with DIGIC6 image processor, this new EOS DSLR could allow image cropping and trimming into tight frames while maintaining the ability to retain optimum picture quality for large printing.

Optical Low-Pass Filter cancellation allows the image captured to be extremely sharp and detailed by reducing the moire effect. This is extremely crucial for commercial photographers who takes studio photos and for large image printing.
Dual DIGIC 6 processors allows high-speed processing with maximum continuous capturing for 5 images per second at full 50.6 megapixel.
The new EOS is also paired with high-precision 61-point high-density reticular AF which is at the same level as the existing EOS 5D Mark III. Especially when you have a very high megapixel camera, the slightest vibration could ruin your image. However, the mirror mechanics was re-engineered to reduce vibrations to the minimum.
XC10: Canon’s First 4K Camcorder

The XC10 is Canon’s 4K camcorder debut which caters to professional and advanced videographers. The device was aimed to target consumers for wide range of applications such as documentary, news gathering to film making. The biggest advantage of the XC10 is its mobility and compact form factor given that it could shoot stunning professional quality video is 4K resolution.
XC10 was engineered with a 1.0 inch CMOS sensor and comes with a 10x optical zoom lens. This 4K camcorder is equiped with DIGIC DV 5 imaging platform which outputs a proprietary XF-AVC video format.
Intra Frame 4K video compression technology gives the XC10 a blazing maximum 305Mbps bitrate which gives high compression rate without sacrificing on video quality. XC10 is also capable of 12 megapixel still frame images with maximum ISO of 2000. The mechanical shutter was also designed to eliminate rolling shutter skew when capturing fast moving objects.
Pricing

EOS 5DS – RM13,999 (inclusive of 6% GST)
EOS 5DSR – RM14,999 (inclusive of 6% GST)
XC-10 – pricing to be announced closer to availability date

Technical specs
EOS 5DS R / EOS 5DS

Dimensions: Approx. 152 x 116.4 x 76.4mm
Weight: Approx. 845g (body only)
Image sensor: 50.6 mega-pixel CMOS sensor
Imaging processor: Dual DIGIC 6
ISO speed:  100-6400 (expandable to 50 and 12 800)
Continuous shooting speed: 5 fps
Maximum video format: Full HD 30p
AF: 61-points Phase Difference AF with iTR AF
LCD: Wide 3.2-inch (1.04 million dots)

XC10 Camcorder

1.0 Inch CMOS Sensor
DIGIC DV 5
10x optical zoom
24.1mm – 241mm (still images)
27.3mm – 273mm (movie)
8-blade iris diaphragm for beautiful bokeh effects
12 megapixel still images, touch LCD panel
3.0” (3.2), 1.03million dots, tiltable
4:2:2 / 8 bit 4k, 29.97P / 25P / 23.98P video output
305Mbps maximum bitrate
MXF file format
Picture styles settings for creating different “looks” to movie clips
1/4 x slow motion to up to 1200x fast motion movie recording
Dual slot (CFast and SD)
WiFi compatible – 2.4GHz / 5GHz dual bands

Canon Malaysia has also launched together their “Your Life With Canon”(YLWC) platform which cater to many photographers across the nation. Those who register will enjoy exclusive member privileges and rewards including extended warranty, loyalty points and special promotions. The platform also guides participants on learning and sharing skills, techniques and expertise in a community basis.
Registration is now open at https://ylwc.canon.com.my/

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Review – Lenovo Legion Phone Duel: Is this gaming phone worthy?

About a month ago, Lenovo announced the availability of the new Legion Phone Duel, which is solely targeted towards mobile gamers. After using it for 2 weeks, here are everything that we found out about the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel.

Let’s start off by talking about the unboxing experience. The sleeve pops off and we’re greeted in this Gmail-looking box design. I recommend you watch the video because it involves sound.

Now, let’s talk about the phone itself, starting off with the design. This phone is reminiscent of the ROG Phone 2 and ROG Phone 3 in terms of its geometry and its size. The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel has a 6.65-inch 1080p AMOLED screen that can go up to 144Hz and has HDR 10+ support too.

If you’re concerned, this phone, with the Snapdragon 865+, can run games without any issues at all. PUBG at 90fps or Genshin Impact at the highest graphical settings – this phone can handle it but does get quite toasty. About 49.4°C was the highest that I’ve seen, and the phone was uncomfortable to touch.

But back to the phone itself, the back is what makes the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel so special. It literally screams “gaming” to everyone that looked at it from the back, and it’s also functional at the same time.

Both the Stylish Outside and Savage Inside have these lines that at opposing angles but slanted downwards, which can be touch and felt. This adds extra grips while holding the phone in landscape mode and playing games. Smart idea – but adding a protective case will just render them useless.

The one big gimmick about this phone is where the selfie camera is positioned. I honestly think yes, this is the most logical position to put a selfie camera if you ever want to livestream while playing games on your phone. It even has a button within the Legion Assistant (which is what they’re calling their gaming toolbar) but doesn’t do anything other than opening up the selfie camera to look at you. Sure, you can add some filters and remove the background – but that’s about it. It doesn’t actually stream to Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, or whatever.
Granted, I understand that playing games like Genshin Impact at the highest graphical settings while streaming is literally impossible for a phone.

There is a redeeming point here though, which is to use a capture card. This phone has two different USB-C ports, which actually is the same as all generations of the ASUS ROG Phone. There’s a slower bottom port, and another fast side port. That high-speed side port also supports HDMI output over USB-C, which they’re calling ExtCast.

One burning question that we had since the original ROG Phone was “what happens when we plug in two chargers at the same time – one to the bottom, and another at the side?” Well… I did that to the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel, and I discovered that this phone has something called Dual-Turbo Charging. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

So, I benchmarked the charging speeds on all 3 different combinations. The first two charging tests were done using the included 65W charger – the first test at the bottom only, the second test at the side only, and the last test with two different chargers, one for each port. We used the Ugreen 65W GaN charger as our second charger and holy shit, the charging speed is both insane and weird at the same time. For some reason, there are some drops in battery level while using two chargers at once, presumably because of heat.

And speaking of the charger, the 65W charger that’s included with the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel has two output ports. One is at 65W, whereas another one is at 30W. If you use both, then it’ll split its 65W power into two ports.

But ultimately, I think the most unique part about this phone is the software. What I want to focus here is what specialty it brings while gaming. Let’s take PUBG for example.
Opening up the game and dragging down from either corner of the screen, we get a very nice dashboard with the appropriate information displayed right in front of us.

Problem is, the translations are problematic and confusing. We have things like “stream mode” and “controller” but they don’t do the things that at least I expect them to do. In this case, pressing “stream mode” opens up the selfie camera while “controller” is actually to tune the Y-triggers. There is also the option to activate “sim-slide” which uses the phone’s gyro as the analog stick. Problem is, there is no button to recenter the gyro, and please don’t use “stream mode” if you’re also using the “sim-slide”.

There’s also keyboard/mouse and controller support, which needs to be enabled manually in the Lenovo Labs in the settings menu. It… is confusing as heck to set up. I paired a controller to the phone and it does not work for games like PUBG Mobile. The ROG Phone 3 on the other hand, was very easy to set up and worked flawlessly.

Now, at this point in time, I mentioned the ROG Phone a lot because, from the moment I first saw and held the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel in my hands, it felt like the ROG Phone – actually, the ROG Phone 2 to be exact. That is because all the features found on the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel resembles the ROG Phone 2 more than the ROG Phone 3.

The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel starts at RM3,399, whereby the ROG Phone 3 starts at RM3,799, but you can get the STRIX Edition for RM2,999.
In my opinion, if I were to pick between these two, I still prefer the ROG Phone 3 – particularly the STRIX Edition – more than the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel. Firstly, the software is a lot more fleshed out and also has a bunch of well-established first-party accessories, as well as a great support for third-party accessories.

But before we end this review, we need to talk about the one gaming phone that I think is criminally underrated – the Black Shark 3 Pro. Yes, this phone is supremely expensive at RM4,199 but it has the best feature on a gaming smartphone yet – physical, clicky trigger buttons that pop up when needed and shrinks back in when you’re done gaming. But that’s not all – the screen is also pressure-sensitive, acting as two more additional triggers.
But the Black Shark 3 Pro doesn’t support HDMI output over USB-C, making it purely only for playing mobile games and not for streaming.
So if you don’t want to stream and want the best mobile gaming experience that money can buy, forget about both the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel and the ROG Phone 3, get the Black Shark 3 Pro.

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Buy GeForce RTX 20-Series, Get Battlefield V For Free

You know what’s better than to try your brand new graphics card with a new AAA title that can utilize all of its new bells and whistles? A free game, of course! NVIDIA has announced that the GeForce RTX series of graphic cards will be bundled with Batlefield V. There are other announcements as well – like Battlefield V Shot With GeForce contest.
Did you just miss out on the 11.11 sale that just passed? Well, fret not there, techies. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner – and NVIDIA is bundling the latest Battlefield V in every purchase of GeForce RTX graphic cards. Of course, that’s how you can show off RTX feature since Battlefield V is the first ever game that supports real-time ray-tracing.

Any purchase of the new GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080 or GeForce RTX 2070-based graphics card or desktop PC from participating partners will receive a copy of Battlefield V. The bundle runs until 7th January 2019 or while supplies last. Well over Christmas, too. 😉
Battlefield V Shot With GeForce Ansel Contest
NVIDIA is hosting a Shot With GeForce Ansel contest for Battlefield V. Gamers can jump into Battlefield V, head into the single-player War Stories and capture beautiful NVIDIA Ansel in-game photos. Upload a photo to our NVIDIA Ansel Shot With GeForce photo sharing website, and post it to social media with @NVIDIAGeForce and #SHOTWITHGEFORCE included in their post, and they could win a GeForce RTX graphics card! Contest will run until December 16, 2018.

We’ve seen what Ansel RTX can do – and we’re honestly really impressed in what Ansel can do. Not only that it can now become a meme engine, it can take beautiful screenshots since Ansel is not real-time.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Supports NAS
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is now the first game to use another advanced another GeForce RTX feature, NAS, which stands for NVIDIA Adaptive Shading.
Honestly, it’s not the easiest to explain what NVIDIA’s Adaptive Shading does and how it works. The main benefit here is that you can get a smoother gameplay. Take a look at our demonstration here where we sat down with our partner and roamed around this tech demo.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus utilizes two new techniques – Content Adaptive shading and Motion Adaptive shading. NVIDIA claims that by just using Turing-based GPUs, you can experience up to 70% faster than their Pascal predecessors.
GeForce Gamers are Ready for Darksiders 3
A highly-anticipated upcoming action adventure RPG game, Darksiders III, is coming soon. NVIDIA says that they’ll have the Game Ready Drivers for Darksiders 3 released before the launch day.

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Get POCO smartphones on the cheap alongside vouchers this 12.12 on Lazada and Shopee

POCO Malaysia has revealed its 12.12 sales lineup and you can get one from as low as RM659.

For one day only, multiple series of POCO devices including the M, X, and F family can be acquired at a lower price and buyers can obtain additional vouchers of RM20 and RM50 when they spend RM500 and RM1000 within a single transaction respectively.

Product

Promo Price (RM)

POCO M4 (4GB+64GB)

RM 659

POCO M4 (6GB+128GB)

RM 759

POCO M4 Pro (8GB+256GB)

RM 699

POCO X4 GT (8GB+128GB)

RM 1,299

POCO X4 GT (8GB+256GB)

RM 1,459

POCO F4 (6GB+128GB)

RM 1,299

POCO F4 (8GB+256GB)

RM 1,599

POCO F4 GT (8GB+128GB)

RM 1,699

POCO F4 GT (12GB+256GB)

RM 1,999

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HONOR Malaysia extends another year of warranty for selected smartphones

This year is HONOR Malaysia’s 5th anniversary and they’re really throwing a big party to celebrate this. HONOR Malaysia gives us customers the benefit too – and the latest addition to that list of benefits is another year of extended warranty.
Yes – for selected HONOR smartphones, you are entitled to 2 years of warranty. This is in part to the new campaign that they’re calling “Rileks, Beli Je“. I mean, with two years’ worth of warranty, there truly is nothing to worry about. The smartphones that are entitled to this extended warranty are:

HONOR 20 Lite (review)
HONOR 20 (review)
HONOR View20 (review)
HONOR 20 Pro (launching soon, review coming soon)

The new HONOR 20.
Here are the T&C and steps to redeem your extra 1 year warranty:

All smartphones must be purchase within 22nd July – 30th September 2019.
The warranty extension can be redeemed via HiCare app on the smartphone

Launch the HiCare application (pre-installed) on your HONOR device, click on the “Extended Warranty Plan” banner at the top of the screen
Update HiCare version as prompted by the system
ID is required to redeem the Extended Warranty Plan
Click on “Click Here Now” to redeem your Extended Warranty Plan. Customer shall claim his entitlement for the said extended warranty (additional 1 year) within 7 days from purchase.
Application to confirm Extended Warranty Plan redeemed successfully

This extended warranty covers repair costs with HONOR official maintenance standards and 100% original spare parts.

For more information about the Rileks, Beli Je campaign, click here.

Also, HONOR Malaysia is now having yet another promotion for their flagship smartphone! The HONOR View20 (8GB RAM + 256GB storage) can now be purchased at RM1,999. The HONOR 20 Lite (4GB RAM + 128GB storage) can also be purchased at RM899.
There are a truckload more deals which you can check out at HiHonor’s website here. These deals will only be available until 31st July, so be sure to catch them!
Check out the rest of the deals at https://www.hihonor.com/my/5th-anniversary-sale.html! The deals will be ending soon on 31 July, so don’t miss it!

[UPDATE]: The campaign has been extended!
The HONOR Malaysia Rileks, Beli Je 1+1 Year Extended Warranty Campaign period has been extended to 31 December 2019 for the HONOR 20 and HONOR 20 Pro smartphones – so you can buy it now and enjoy both extended warranty and also Google apps and services!
That means you get a total of 2 years worth of warranty – and that’s always a good thing.

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Review – ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED UX582: High-powered with 4K OLED goodness

A few months ago, ASUS launched both the ZenBook Duo 14 and ZenBook Pro Duo 15. That is considered generation 2 of these dual-screen laptops. But what we have today is a mid-gen refresh with a few minor changes, and also has an OLED screen.
So, let’s check out what this new ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED UX582 has to offer.

Before we begin, we have to highlight that we’ll skim over many things about this laptop because it’s the same as the ZenBook Duo 14 UX482 that we looked at a few months ago.
After unboxing the laptop, we are greeted by the typical ZenBook look. It has that iconic hue of blue and also the concentric circle design that’s instantly recognizable. And as you can see, those concentric circles are going to trap fingerprints and grime in between – and you can definitely see them.

Opening up reveals the dual-screen setup – a big 15.6-inch 4K OLED screen and the ScreenPad Plus with 3840×1100 (technically 4K) resolution that is IPS-level.
Honestly speaking, this screen is amazing. It’s bright, vivid, and definitely beautiful. I watched some anime and animated shows like Adventure Time and Amphibia using the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED UX582 – and man, this 4K OLED screen makes it just so much more beautiful and crisp.

When we whipped out our colorimeter, we found out that the colors are supremely accurate, too. At the highest brightness – which is 400 nits – it covers 100% sRGB color gamut and 99.96% of DCI-P3.

But I don’t think anyone will use this laptop at its highest brightness since it’s… I really do wish that the ScreenPad Plus angle is self-adjustable. That would’ve been perfect.

Also, we should mention that ASUS included a custom-made folding laptop stand that fits perfectly on this laptop. Once installed, you can prop up the laptop to improve cooling and also ergonomics – particularly to look at the ScreenPad Plus more comfortably.
Provides better ventilation for cooling, too.
There’s also another ASUS Pen inside the box that can be used to draw stuff on both the main OLED screen and also the ScreenPad Plus.

Oh – before we forget, the ports. This laptop has a pretty disappointing slew of ports, honestly.

DC barrel jack
HDMI port
3.5mm audio jack
Indicator LEDs

On the right, we have:

USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
2x Thunderbolt 3 ports

Remember, this laptop is using a 10th Gen Intel CPU, so it doesn’t support Thunderbolt 4. But that’s beside the point – I have a few issues with the I/O ports in general:

The USB port placements will cause issues since the USB cables will stick out to the mouse movement area.
This is a laptop made for creators in mind but there’s no SD card reader?
The lack of USB-A ports. Yeah, I know that this laptop is technically just slightly thicker than the USB-A port but I honestly think we’ll need at least one more USB-A port. Currently, there’s only one. If I plug in a mouse then whoop – it’s gone.

So, who should actually buy this laptop? And who’s the target customer?
To me, I think of this ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED UX582 as a “portable desktop”. It’s a device that can be carried around but stays at one location for a long time because I won’t want to carry it around with me all the time.
Why? Because this laptop is freaking heavy. I seriously don’t want to lug this around with me.

So with the idea of a “portable desktop” in mind, then my complaints about ergonomics and the I/O ports don’t matter. Get a laptop stand and two Thunderbolt 3 hubs and connect however many USB devices or monitors you want. I mean, that’s technically what I’m doing with my laptop too.
At the price of RM12,999, I do think that this is a niche laptop. If you like what you see in this video, then I think this laptop will suit your needs.

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Review – OPPO A74 4G: A standard, decent mid-range phone

OPPO released another mid-range smartphone recently – the OPPO A74. This is a rather simple phone so let’s run through all our thoughts about this phone after using it for some time.
Since the OPPO A74 is a simple phone, so let’s go through all of the 6 points of a smartphone that matters to me.

Starting off with the design. The OPPO A74 comes in two colors – black and blue. We got the blue color variant with us and it has a gradient from blue to silver and it is also very shimmery.

It is also a fingerprint magnet and because of its shimmery back, those fingerprints can be seen easily.

As for the screen, the OPPO A74 comes with a 6.43-inch AMOLED screen with the typical 2400×1080 pixels in resolution and runs at 60Hz refresh rate at most.

The colors are good and the screen is vivid, no complaints about the screen but I have one complaint about the pre-installed screen protector. It’s… slightly misaligned.

It comes with a total of 3 cameras, but realistically, only the main camera can be used to take pics.
I can’t explore much about the cameras since it was already at the start of the lockdown here in Malaysia – but I think it looks decent enough. The night mode is not perfect but it helped a lot.

To have a look at the pictures taken using the OPPO A74, watch our videos at the top of this review.
ColorOS – in general – is okay for me. It works well, everything is laid out properly, and I have no problems using it. My only problem with this variant of ColorOS in the OPPO A74 is the amount of pre-installed software. We have a lot.

And what I also don’t like is the “hot apps” and “hot games”. I don’t need any of them yet I can’t remove them. They’re tied to the other “app market” that OPPO has, and that app market also cannot be removed.
In terms of performance, the Snapdragon 662 is performing very well but there’s nothing spectacular. It performs well in day-to-day usage but not so much in certain more demanding games.

There’s also RAM disk feature available in the OPPO A74, even though I think it’s not necessary since this phone already comes with 6GB RAM. In the settings menu, you can expand the RAM disk capacity by 2GB, 3GB, or 5GB. For whatever reason, there’s no 4GB option available.

The battery in the OPPO A74 is a massive 5,000mAh battery. It lasts for more than 14 hours in our battery life test which means it can last you throughout a single day’s use with zero issues.

There is a 33W charger included, which charges the phone from 15% to 100% battery in slightly more than an hour.

Honestly speaking at the price of RM849, it’s a decent phone. ColorOS offers one of the better software experiences that I wouldn’t complain much about – other than the hot games and hot apps.

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New Acer Chromebook, TravelMate, and Swift laptops introduced in latest announcement

Acer has announced a whack ton of new products just now and in this post, we’ll be going over 3 different laptops and you might find the one that suits you for the next upgrade.

For the first one, we have the Chromebook Spin 714 and the Chromebook Enterprise Spin 714 packed with a new up to 13th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU (optional Intel vPro for Enterprise models), 16:10 14-inch display with WUXGA resolution and 100% sRGB color gamut alongside a QHD 2K webcam plus 10 hours of battery life.
The spin also denotes its ability to be turned 360-degree into the convertible mode and the screen supports touch input via the USI stylus for better productivity. The entire chassis also follows the MIL-STD 810H military standards for enhanced durability and resistance against mild wear and tear.

On the other hand, the powerful and premium TravelMate P6 14 scales everything to the maximum with a glorious 16:10 2.8K OLED panel with 100% DCI-P3 coverage. It comes with up to 13th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU with vPro, 32GB LPDDR5 RAM, and 65Whr battery.
Other notable features include the FHD IR camera with Windows Hello support, PrivacyPanel that defends against glaring eyes, upward-facing speakers with DTS Audio, 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E, and 5G connectivity.

Similar models come in the form of the TravelMate P4 14, TravelMate P4 Spin 14, TravelMate P2 14, and TravelMate P2 16. The former two come with a distinct NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 GPU while the display is changed to a 16:10 2.2K IPS display while the latter two are more or less the same with similar computing parts and very little I/O difference.

As for the Swift family, one model stands on top which is the Swift X 16 made for the creators and designers who need to work on the go. Representing the Team Red + Green combo, it houses an up to AMD Ryzen 9 7940H CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU with Studio Driver pre-installed so you can use it out of the box to start your work immediately.
Memory configurations are available of up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 2TB of PCIe 4.0 SSD storage. The astounding 16-inch 3.2K 16:10 OLED screen achieves 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification for sensational visuals.
Users can also enjoy a wide variety of features such as an FHD camera with Automatic Framing and Eye Contact technology, 2x USB-C ports, HDMI 2.1, Wi-Fi 6E connection, and more.
Price and Availability
Machines announced in this post will be made available according to the projected month together with their price tag:

Chromebook Spin 714 – From USD699.99 – Available May Onwards
TravelMate P6 14 – From USD1,249.99 – Available June Onwards
TravelMate P4 16 – From USD1,049.99 – Available June Onwards
TravelMate P4 Spin 14 – From USD1,149.99 – Available June Onwards
TravelMate P4 14 – From USD1,049.99 – Available June Onwards
TravelMate P2 16 – From USD849.99 – Available June Onwards
TravelMate P2 14 – From USD849.99 – Available June Onwards
Swift X 16 – From USD1,249.99 – Available July Onwards

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The OPPO A31 is now available in Malaysia at RM699

Today, OPPO announced another new model for their A-series lineup, the OPPO A31. Not to be confused with the 2015 version, the 2020 version is not a refresh, but instead, an all-new device that sports current generation designs fitted with mid-tier hardware which is budget-friendly while hosting essential features for daily use.
OPPO A31

The A31 is fitted with MediaTek Helio P35 SoC which is sufficient for running a 1600×720 screen alongside 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The notch is your run-of-the-mill waterdrop design, but slightly smaller than the usual that gives it a tiny bit more real estate for the display.
It also has a triple rear-facing camera setup:

Main: 12 MP, f/1.8 with PDAF
Macro: 2 MP f/2.4
Depth sensor
8MP selfie camera

The battery comes in at 4320mAh and the device will have 2 colors: Fantasy White and Mystery Black.

As compared with several close competitors that have been reviewed by us, such as the realme C3, realme 5, 5s, 5i, and the 5 Pro, one-way OPPO could stand out from them is through the camera department, particularly software processing and enhancement, as OPPO’s main selling point are mostly targeted towards user who requires decent photo qualities, not to mention about the price-to-performance ratio of its SoC, battery, RAM and storage are slightly worse. Therefore it seems like a nitch product in general. Let us know if you would like us to review A31’s overall user experience.
The OPPO A31 is priced at RM699 and will be arriving soon to their official web store or other platforms such as Lazada and Shopee.
For more information about OPPO products, visit the official website or give a thumbs up to OPPO Malaysia’s Facebook page.

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Samsung pushes STEM education through B40 Children’s Outreach Programme

Personally, I take education very seriously – especially in sciences and all of its related topics. Being a nanoelectronics engineer myself, I can see the importance of STEM education – both in shaping how the thinking process works and also understanding how everything works. Now, Samsung launched its B40 Children’s Outreach Programme, focusing on exposing children from household income group of under RM3,000 (B40) to the wonderful world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
From 17th to 20th December 2019, Samsung’s B40 Children’s Outreach Programme was carried out in partnership with Me Books Asia, and with the support from Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Selangor (PPAS), Yayasan Warisan Anak Selangor (YAWAS), Persatuan Taska Negeri Selangor, Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ), CoBlix, and Atom & The Dot. The workshop was held at Raja Tun Uda Library in Shah Alam.

Interactive storytelling using the Galaxy Note10+ by Me Books Asia to the children from Tadika Denai Ilmuan
Throughout that four-day workshop, there were 22 sessions overall and introduced over 200 children from six schools alongside the public, to the fun and interactivity of STEM learning activities. There were storytelling workshops, coding & cool virtual reality experiences, and more hands-on science experiments.
Children listening attentively during the interactive storytelling workshop on the story Who Eats Who? by Oxford: InFact
As we head further into the 21st century, the importance of tech and IT literacy just gets more and more important. While we recognise our responsibility to the development of the nation, we are also equally committed to the communities around us. We hope that through these workshops, the children who participated have been inspired to explore the wonderful world of technology, and the abundant opportunities that it provides in life.
– Yoonsoo Kim, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics
The B40 children utilised several Samsung Galaxy gadgets to explore their curious, creative, and architectural sides. For one, Samsung Galaxy tablets were utilised to facilitate STEM coding workshops, which gave the children a lot of fun in creating their own zoos through the magic of coding. Some of them even had the opportunity to explore their spaceman side!
With the power of the Galaxy Note10 and a virtual reality cardboard (yes, they’re readily available for cheap), the students had the special opportunity to visit Mars through a 3D robotic virtual environment simulation.
Believing in equal and quality education for all, we hope to create and curate experiences that enriches children’s understanding in STEM education and what the world has to offer. By bringing together innovation and partners with the same values and passion for education, we can make world-class content accessible, affordable, and enjoyable for these children.
– Hao Jin, CEO of Me Books Asia.
Volunteers with the fully decorated elephant, unicorn, tree, deer, rabbit and giraffe to brighten up the children’s classrooms.
Showing its commitment to its cause, Samsung also sent its employees to facilitate the STEM workshops, as part of its recurring Love & Care programme. With enthusiasm and national pride, large human-sized objects in the form of an elephant, giraffe, unicorn, rabbit, deer, and tree were decorated with Décopatch papers that incorporated Batik and Hibiscus prints on them. These were then gifted to each of the schools to brighten up their classrooms.

In addition to that, Samsung also donated several of its devices, such as Galaxy Tablets and TVs, to each of the six schools to encourage continuous STEM learning through technology. Moreover, basic necessities such as whiteboards, markers, stationery sets, and more items from partners such as Me Books Theatre and Me Books Plus app accounts were also provided to ensure that the schools are in tip-top shape for seamless education sessions.
We are honoured to host this initiative by Samsung and Me Books Asia at the Raja Tun Uda Library. We trust that by creating more opportunities and exposing these children to STEM, it will ignite their interest at a young age, thus preparing them for STEM careers in the future.
– Puan Mastura Haji Muhamad, Director of Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Selangor (PPAS)
It’s great to see companies going out of their way to nurture for the next generation of industry leaders with the proper education.

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Review – Huawei Band 6: I’m liking it!

Here we have the new Huawei Band 6. It is a very nice watch in itself, and we’re just going to briefly go through what to expect from the new Huawei Band 6.

In many ways, the HUAWEI Band 6 actually looks very similar to the Huawei Watch Fit that we reviewed a few months ago.

The overall shape is very similar, the strap is also similar, and the single button at the side is the same.

By the way, the strap can be changed and it is also using the same mechanism from the Huawei Watch Fit. Not the biggest fan of that mechanism, but it’s secure enough.

The screen is smaller as it is now using a 1.47-inch AMOLED screen with 194×368 resolution. It still has that choppy refresh rate but it’s not an issue since it saves battery and also makes the watch faces look more stylized.

Speaking of watch faces, the app remains the same too. There are a lot of watch faces available but there is no search button or categorization, making it difficult to search for something.
And the Band 6 also lacks a few features like GPS. Not an issue here if you don’t use it, though. Also, it has all-day SpO2 and heartrate monitoring, a total of 96 workout modes available, sleep tracking, and also stress monitoring.

And it can also display some notifications just like the Watch Fit.
As for the battery life – it lasts for about 10 days and as our writer mentioned – it has a very fast charging time and can get juiced up in an hour.
The magnetic charger only snaps on one direction, though.
Overall, the Huawei Band 6 is like a redux version of the Huawei Watch Fit that we reviewed a little while ago – and that’s good since the Huawei Watch Fit was already really good on its own – albeit a little pricey. Not, the Huawei Band 6 brings the best of the Watch Fit to a lower price – and I’m impressed.

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Lazada
Shopee

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Find out how OPPO Malaysia’s customer-centric service does to its business the right way

OPPO is competing against a lot of brands in Malaysia and that’s no joke but they somehow still manage to garner enough customers and fans to help them continue their business here. The folks over there contribute a huge part of their success to the wholly-supported ecosystem of both aftersales and the My OPPO in-app treatment.

The members-exclusive OPPO is where the Chinese brand puts its most effort into. With more than 2 million users in Malaysia now, the value it brings to the table grows over time with regular intervals of amazing rewards that happen every 16th and 18th day of the month that includes gifts and coupons to various F&B outlets and service-based offerings.

The app also arranges physical events like the O-Time experience that are all closed-door for members where OPPO engages different brands in connection with the user. As for what’s happening inside, it depends on the engaged brands but some examples include lifestyle workshops of cooking and baking classes or first-hand experience with the latest products.

OPPO also thrives in providing a good aftersales service to help customers troubleshoot their devices and provides repairs as necessary. Rated 94% for the Net Promoter Score, everyone is entitled to a wide variety of convenience such as end-in repair service, labour cost, service day discount, disinfection service, software upgrade and 1-hour flash fix on a general basis.

With 17 My OPPO Spaces, 2 Service Centers, and 1 Send-in Repair Service Center around Malaysia, the brand is focused and dedicated to fixing anything that’s wrong with customer devices and they have been slowly expanding compatible stores with after-sales service ever since November 2019.
3rd Anniversary Celebration
So, do you own an OPPO device? If you do, then please join in the member’s fun by registering for an account within the My OPPO app because a lot of deals and offers are happening right now in conjunction with OPPO 3rd Anniversary campaign!
Click here to download it now.

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HONOR View20 Launched In China

We already expected the HONOR View20 to be releasing soon. We know that the View10 was launched somewhere in December of 2017, and HONOR did not disappoint us as the View20 was launched in China. The HONOR View20 brings a few new things to the table as well.
The HONOR View20 is equipped with an insane 48MP sensor. This sensor is the Sony IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor – which features 48 effective megapixels on a 1/2-inch sensor with 0.8 µm/pixel. Combined with HONOR’s AI-optimized photography algorithms, the pictures taken by the HONOR View20 is sure to be fantastic. In addition, the dual-NPU and dual-ISP Kirin 980 chipset has improved the image and camera processing capabilities of the phone by 134% and 46% respectively.

There’s also a 3D TOF camera for mapping objects in 3D space. We can expect the HONOR View20 to be mapping objects in 3D space and uploading them to Facebook and have other people see the objects for themselves. Honestly, 3D TOF cameras will open a brand new perspective of how we consume media through the internet.
Also, this is HONOR’s first smartphone to have a circular cutout to replace the notch. That cutout houses the 25MP selfie camera camera. In the race of high screen-to-body ratio, the HONOR View20 scored 91.8% – which is just fantastic.
The HONOR View20 also comes in a very interesting color scheme – like HONOR always does. It is the first smartphone to use advanced nanolithography technology to develop an invisible nano texture on the body, combined with nano-vacuum coating and invisible aurora texture process create a vivid and dynamic V-shape color gradient when looked under certain angles of light.
Furthermore, HONOR has unveiled a crossover collaboration with Italian fashion brand MOSCHINO and launched the HONOR View20 MOSCHINO joint design edition.
HONOR X MOSCHINO
To mark the launch of what represents the top-of-the-line flagship smartphone, HONOR has also collaborated with iconic Italian fashion brand MOSCHINO to create an exclusive MOSCHINO-inspired range, the ideal fashion-statement for the ultimate phone fashionista.
HONOR’s View series offers ground-breaking technology and flagship performance to deliver a superior user experience. The HONOR V20 MOSCHINO Edition is a bold crossover that will revolutionize the fashion experience of younger users around the world.
MOSCHINO clothing and accessories are acclaimed worldwide for their signature wit, innovation and eccentricity, presenting audacious themes that push the fashion envelope. To mark this initial launch HONOR is thrilled to have collaborated with this esteemed fashion house on this exclusive product range that highlights View20’s elegant design aesthetic and pinnacle of technical achievement.
– Mr. George Zhao, President of HONOR

HONOR and MOSCHINO are the perfect combination. HONOR is a very fashionable, young, and trendy brand, and both our aesthetics and brand concepts are targeted at younger, more modern consumers. HONOR will be the best brand to create this contemporary lifestyle with MOSCHINO.
– MOSCHINO
The global launch of the HONOR View20 will take place in Paris on 22nd January. More product feature highlights for the global market will be unveiled soon.

By the way, did you realize that HONOR has changed their logo? They’ve also updated their slogan. In the coming New Year, HONOR will be using the phrase “HONOR MY WORLD” as their brand new slogan.

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Honor Fan Fest Happening On 21st September At Glasshouse Seputeh, 7pm

I’m sure many of our dear readers of Nasi Lemak Tech are actually using Honor smartphones. Because why not? They’re affordable for the performance you pay for – and they get to the market much faster than its competitors. The Honor Play that we reviewed here had nearly a month’s worth of extra time before the rivaling Pocophone F1 came.
And Honor is having an event to celebrate with the fans as well. On this 21st of September 2018, users of the Honor Play and Honor 10 are able to access the event for absolutely free-of-charge.

The Honor Fan Fest 2018 will be happening at 7pm this 21st September, at Glasshouse at Seputeh. Attendees can hang out with celebrities like Hunny Madu, Altimet and Nabila Razali, as well as DJ Elizabeth Wa. As this event is open to public, Honor Fans and others who are keen to access the festival can register here.
Existing Honor 10 and Honor Play users are not required to register but other smartphone users will need to register. Registrations are free, by the way.

You can even stand a change to win the Honor Play by capturing the most creative photo during the event and posting in on their Instagram account, along with the hashtag #HonorFanFestMalaysia. On top of that, there will be a lucky draw where you can win a unit of the Honor 10 or Honor Play.

In addition to these exciting activities, members of the exclusive Honor Club are up for a treat to win special gifts as honor will be rewarding the Most Loyal Honor Malaysian Fan, the Most Active Honor Club Member, and Best Attire Award. This gives a brand new meaning to the phrase “dress to impress”.
Detailed information on prizes are listed below:

Programme
Activity
Prizes

Fan Awards

Most Loyal Fan
Most Active Honor Club Member
Best Attire Award (Theme: Colorful)

Special Gifts

Snap & Win Contest

Snap a creative photo at the honor Fan Fest
Post on your Instagram account and use the hashtag #HonorFanFestMalaysia
Set your Instagram profile to public

1 unit of Honor Play

Lucky Draw

Simply drop your ticket stub at the registration counter and be the lucky winner
(Lucky Draw ends by 9.30pm)

1 unit of Honor Play
1 unit of Honor 10

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Almost half of the disasters happened within the digital space in 2022 are all cyberattacks according to Dell Technologies’ GDPI survey

The virtual digital world has been under cyberattacks even since the first virus or trojan or techniques came into play and their prowess has only grown stronger as technology becomes more powerful over the years.

Comparing the Global Data Protection Index rating by Dell, last year’s 37% saw yet another staggering climb to 48% that leads to data and operation disruption on top of recovery costs. The survey also found out that 85% of organizations are sourcing multiple data protection solutions from a number of vendors while the other 15% are using only one, despite the fact that the latter incurred 34% less cost when recovering from cyberattacks.
Dell’s underlying concept of a better and more secure digital and network environment spawns from the Zero Trust architecture – a cybersecurity model that only allows authorized traffic to move in and out with authentication being checked on every instance of initialization.
As high as 91% of organizations are aware or plan to integrate Zero Trust into their IT infrastructure yet executions of such ideas are still relatively low as 23% are in progress while only 12% are readied and deployed. The same can be said in the APJ region with percentages at 22% and 13%.
More Protection with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
To combat the issue by streamlining the process of adopting the Zero Trust policy, Dell Technologie’s Dell PowerProtect Data Manager improves cyber resiliency via its new built-in operational security capabilities including the likes of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), dual authorization, and role-based access controls.
The software also provides the following:

Automated discovery and protection of assets
Unique protection toward VMware
More access control via Identity and Access Management
Software-defined data protection for a simple and unified user experience

Dell x Google for Cloud-Based Recovery
On the other hand, the PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for Google Cloud bridges customers that enjoy offerings from Dell and Google by enabling the deployment of an isolated cyber vault within Google Cloud to secure some of the most sensitive information. Different from the conventional backup solutions, it is tighter in terms of gaining access since it can be configured to request multiple security credentials or run through MFAs to unlock the vault.
Organizations can now use their existing Google Cloud subscription for purchasing PowerProtect Cyber Recovery through the Google Cloud Marketplace or acquire from Dell and channel partners.
Availability
The Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance and PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for Google Cloud is available starting today.

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CES2017: Lenovo Shows How “Different Innovates Better” At CES 2017

Lenovo’s CES2017 showcase of products are fantastic. Here are the highlights.
For me personally, I think the Miix series are already giving the Microsoft Surface series a run for their money. Also, the Lenovo Y-series gaming laptops (we reviewed one here a few days ago) have been updated with NVIDIA’s 10-series graphic chips, and they’re now called as Lenovo Legion Y-series laptops. It seems like they’re no longer in the family of Ideapads.

Another thing to take note – with Lenovo Smart Assistant, it seems like Amazon’s Alexa is going to be a rival to Google Home and its ecosystem.
Here are a few takeaway points:

Premium work and play experience with latest ThinkPad X1 family and Miix 720 detachable
New gaming sub-brand Lenovo Legion and two laptops: Lenovo Legion Y720 Laptop and Lenovo Legion Y520 Laptop
Living smarter with Lenovo Smart Assistant with Amazon Alexa, Lenovo Smart Storage and Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller
Unlocking Smartphone AR/VR experiences with Lenovo Phab 2 Pro Apps

LAS VEGAS – Jan 3, 2017: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today kicked off the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show with a full range of exciting products to show how “different innovates better.” Today’s consumers expect their devices to be tailor-made to meet their needs and fit their usage habits, whether at home, in the office or on the go. Today’s announcement solidifies Lenovo’s continued dedication to innovation through the lens of every individual and the demand of their distinct life.
“Our approach to innovation is to ensure we’re constantly evolving and understanding how technology is infused within every individual, business and home,” said Gianfranco Lanci, president and chief operating officer, Lenovo. “We’re dedicated to understanding our customers and will never stop creating better experiences, whether PCs for work, play or gaming, next generation AR/VR innovation or within the smarter home.”

Blending Work and Entertainment as One
A premium PC experience with the ThinkPad X1 family
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The next generation of ThinkPad X1 products are committed to uncompromised innovation and embracing the needs of the evolving consumer, who now blurs the line between work and personal PC use. Customer feedback, insight and experience has pushed Lenovo to truly understand what matters most to users and match those wants with its products.
The 2017 ThinkPad X1 Carbon, available in classic ThinkPad Black and a new silver color, is the lightest 14-inch business notebook1, weighing just 2.5 pounds and packs a 14-inch IPS display into a new sleek 13-inch form factor. Now offering up to 15 hours* of battery life for extended time away, the X1 Carbon has been redesigned to include Thunderbolt 3 ports, super-fast LTE-A Wireless WAN and WIFI CERTIFIED WiGig options that deliver superlative performance and connectivity. Feel protected from cybercrime threats with enhanced security features. A fingerprint sensor with a dedicated chip that handles biometric processing helps secure and simplify the Windows Hello logon experience with a new face recognition Infrared camera.
Also available in the new metallic silver, the updated ThinkPad X1 Yoga is flawlessly flexible and adapts to its users’ needs offering true multi-mode capability and can deliver stunning colors and absolute blacks on the only 14-inch notebook with an OLED screen. A redesigned rechargeable pen and improved ‘rise and fall” keyboard complete the improved experience. Alongside it is the ThinkPad X1 Tablet, continuing to impress with its lightweight, modularity and serviceability. The device has unique modules that offer port expansion and up to 5 hours* of additional battery life, and an integrated projector option making it easier to go from creation to presentation.
Work-life integration with the Miix 720

The ultra-chic Miix 720 Windows detachable includes the features needed to work smarter, combining an ultra-crisp 12-inch QHD+ display and precision touchpad-enabled keyboard with up to 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and Thunderbolt 3, the fastest port available on a PC today.2 When it’s time to hit the road—or your next meeting—you can simply remove the keyboard to instantly transform the Miix 720 into a feature-rich touchscreen tablet. Paired with a multifaceted Lenovo Active Pen 2,3 the Miix 720 is ideal for effortless note taking or bringing creative concepts to life.

When it’s time to relax, the integrated infrared camera with Windows Hello facial recognition allows you to settle in for an evening binge-watch session of your favorite show—all without the hassle of having to recall or re-type your password. The up to 150-degree tablet kickstand easily adjusts to your preferred viewing angle so you can ensure an evening of comfort and entertainment.
1 Based on an Internet search of all released products as of time of creating the release
2 Thunderbolt FAQs: https://thunderbolttechnology.net/tech/faq
3 Lenovo Active Pen 2 is sold separately and may be hard bundled or optional depending on the geography.
Game Better with Lenovo Legion
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Lenovo has steadily built a community of gamers that help the company better understand which features gamers value most. To meet the evolving needs of the gaming community, we’re launching a new gaming sub-brand, Lenovo Legion, to provide our customers the products, community engagement, and immersive experience that drive their passion for PC gaming. As part of the new Lenovo Legion brand, we are unveiling our first offerings that embody the modern gaming experience: the new Lenovo Legion Y720 Laptop and Lenovo Legion Y520 Laptop.
Two powerful gaming laptops designed for mainstream and enthusiast players, the Lenovo Legion Y720 and Y520 laptops offer gamers state-of-the-art technology to allow them to fully immerse in the game. The new PCs allow for a greater gaming experience in every sense—powering VR through the latest NVIDIA graphics, better sound with Dolby Atmos, and increased performance with the latest 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processor. Lenovo’s new gaming line is about addressing our gaming community’s demand for a superior gaming experience with a premium, next-generation PC gaming products inspired by gamers’ needs.

Different Enables a Smarter Connected Home Experience
Making Smart Technologies Accessible
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Bringing great smart home experience to more households and making the technologies more accessible is one of our big goals in the connected world. After conducting a series of studies on consumers’ pain points and needs, Lenovo designed the Lenovo Smart Assistant, a new mainstream digital personal assistant, with Amazon Alexa cloud-based voice services. Built in collaboration with Amazon, the elegantly designed Lenovo Smart Assistant recognizes users’ voice commands to conduct web searches, play music, create lists, calendar reminders and much more. And because Alexa’s brains are in the cloud, it means she’s always getting smarter. The Lenovo Smart Assistant is also designed to run Lenovo smart home devices, as well as scores of existing third-party products to expand user options.
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Lenovo Smart Storage, rounding out our mainstream smart home offerings, is a secure digital storage solution with massive—6TB1—capacity, dual-band wireless access and multi-device auto-sync capabilities. Designed for security and P2P (peer-to-peer) access to stored media like photos, music and documents, Lenovo Smart Storage offers users quick control of data and files. Its integrated facial recognition software can organize an entire photo library based on faces with high accuracy.
Taking Control with the Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller

With the explosive growth of internet-enabled smart TV, we built Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller, a state-of-the-art wireless keyboard and mouse that fits in the palm of your hand and dramatically improves not just the way homeowners connect to their PCs, the web and displays, but re-defines the very notion of how a compact, Human Interface Device (HID) should look, feel and function. The keyboard area doubles as a Windows 10 gesture-supported, multi-touch capacitive touchpad – meaning that users can type like a normal keypad with their thumbs or glide their fingers across the surface like a touchpad.

Unlocking ARVR Experiences with Phab 2 Pro Apps

Lenovo is dedicated in the Android and Chrome space, with the successful launch of the Lenovo Yoga Book and Lenovo Phab 2 Pro in 2016. Lenovo will continue focusing on products such as the Yoga Book; Chromebooks; and on the Tango technology with AR/VR devices.The world’s first Tango enabled smartphone, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is now available online and on shelves, unlocking unique mobile AR experiences for smartphone users all over the world. As the consumer smartphone device for all Tango app developers, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro offers the optimal Tango experience for a wave of new apps. To enable Tango, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is equipped with a set of sensors that capture 250,000 measurements a second, processing information through motion tracking, area learning and depth sensing. The apps that use this technology are now opening up a wave of new AR and VR experiences in the areas of shopping, games, interior design and education. These include apps such as iStaging, Matterport and Hot Wheels Track Builder. Decorate and map your own interiors, film yourself with holograms or transform your home into a virtual playground—learn more about Tango’s new app experiences here.

Pricing and Availability

ThinkPad X1 Carbon starts at $1,349, available in selected countries beginning in February 2017.
ThinkPad X1 Yoga starts at $1,499, available in selected countries beginning in February 2017.
ThinkPad X1 Tablet starts at $949, available in selected countries beginning in March 2017.
Miix 720 (keyboard included) starts at $999.99, available in two color options Champagne and Iron Gray in selected countries beginning April 2017.
Lenovo Active Pen 2 starts at $59.99, available in selected countries beginning in February 2017.
Lenovo Legion Y720 Laptop starts at $1,399.99, available in selected countries beginning in April 2017.
Lenovo Legion Y520 Laptop starts at $899.99, available in selected countries beginning in February 2017.
Lenovo Smart Assistant starts at $129.99, available in Light Gray, Green and Orange in selected countries beginning in May 2017. Lenovo Smart Assistant Harman Kardon Edition starts at $179.99, available in selected countries beginning in May 2017.
Lenovo Smart Storage starts at $139.99, available in selected countries beginning in May 2017.
Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller starts at $54.99, available in selected countries beginning in March 2017.
Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is now available at: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/tango/

All product specifications, price and launch date information in Malaysia market will be announced shortly.

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