Sing in a full studio recording session with TikTok and Warner Music Malaysia

TikTok and Warner Music Malaysia is giving you the opportunity to sing your way into a full-fledged studio recording. From here, you are given the podium to showcase your beautiful voice and let everyone hear it.
Since TikTok does encourage its users to do covers of their huge library of music, this is the perfect chance for you to do just that. This new #ilovesinging challenge on TikTok gives will award the winner for a full day’s worth of time to a recording session in a recording studio by Faithful Music.

This new #ilovesinging accepts both original or cover versions of songs in the TikTok library.

Starting from now until the 18th August 2019, just record yourself singing and hashtag #ilovesinging to participate. You can submit your videos of yourself playing instruments, doing acapellas, rapping, or anything as long as it is done in your own voice. One winner will have the chance to experience “A Day as a Singer”.
To kickstart this challenge, a few local artists have uploaded their own #ilovesinging videos to the platform:

Faizal Tahir – https://www.tiktok.com/@faizal_tahir/video/6723086086341528833
Layla Sania – https://www.tiktok.com/@laylasania02/video/6719819351463087361
Amir Masdi – https://www.tiktok.com/@amir.masdi/video/6720176719623458050
Sissy Imann – https://www.tiktok.com/@sissyimann/video/6720056848680094977
Masya Masyitah – https://www.tiktok.com/@masya_legend/video/6723101540590128385

Pretty solid here considering a day in the recording studio means you can churn out quite a few tracks. And with that many other professionals in the recording studio, you can definitely create excellent music with this opportunity.

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ASUS Malaysia Launches ZenBook Pro 15

During our trip to Computex 2018, we first saw the new ZenBook Pro laptop. It is ASUS’s answer to those laptops which are meant for creators – and they’ve done it really well this time around too. Packing the laptop with powerful hardware and also a sleek design alongside with a brand new neat feature called the ScreenPad, the ASUS ZenBook Pro is here to dominate the market.

It’s quite an interesting laptop to be honest. The ASUS ZenBook Pro 15 offers up to Intel Core i9-8950HQ and also up to NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti. Once again, this laptop is meant for creators – but the hardware is actually quite okay for those who plays games as well. Not the latest and greatest AAA titles in the highest settings, but let’s say Overwatch at 60FPS @ 1080p.

The most interesting feature here is the ScreenPad. The trackpad is now a 5.5-inch touchscreen with 1080p resolution – just like many smartphones! There are a few compatible apps right now – starting with ASUS’s built in apps. Since Computex 2018’s announcement, ASUS has added a few more apps which is compatible with the ScreenPad:

ScreenPad Toolbar
ScreenPad Launcher
ScreenPad Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
ScreenPad Numkey
ScreenPad Calendar
ScreenPad Music Player
ScreenPad Online Video player
ScreenPad Calculator
ScreenPad for Spotify
ScreenPad Handwriting
ASUS Sync
ASUS SpeechTyper
Adobe reader Digital Signature
Spotify
YouTube

Another fantastic thing about the ScreenPad is that you can actually pair it to your phone and look at your notifications right at the ScreenPad itself. If that’s not that you like, then you can make the ScreenPad to become a secondary display, extended from the first one.

ASUS Malaysia is offering 3 different variants of the ZenBook Pro 15. The specs and prices are as follows:

Model
Colour
Specification
Price (MYR)

UX580G-EE2084T
Blue
4K NanoEdge display / i9-8950HK / 16G DDR4 / 1TB PCIE SSD / GTX1050 Ti
WIN10 / UHD / Touch & Screen Pad
10,999

UX580G-EE2030T
Blue
4K NanoEdge display / i7-8750 / 16G DDR4 / 1TB PCIE SSD / GTX1050 Ti
WIN10 / UHD / Touch & Screen Pad
8,899

UX580G-DBN044T
Blue
FHD NanoEdge display / i7-8750H / 8G DDR / 512GB PCIE SSD / GTX1050
WIN10 / UHD / Touch & Screen Pad
5,999

During Computex of 2018, we saw the ZenBook Pro 14 as well. We had the opportunity to ask ASUS Malaysia’s team about this and their answer is actually very good. Through their marketing survey, says that the 15-inch laptops are more popular here. Which I quite agree. With the NanoEdge display that has smaller bezels, laptops with 15-inch is actually small like 14-inch laptops.

Oh by the way – the new VivoBooks have been launched as well. You can go out and purchase one today. Comes in many different colors. Click here to learn more about them.

These are some beautiful laptops!

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Cooler Master showcases new dual mode power brick that can act as a portable powerbank

While Cooler Master has previewed a lot of stuff at CES 2023, one of the things that were sought after by many people but to no avail was finally answered in the form of the Dual Mode PD power brick.

As its name suggests, you can basically think of it as a power bank with built-in wall plugs that you can insert into any open outlet and start charging it. Time to head out? Unplug it and take it with you as you charge your smartphone or laptop.
According to the official information, the 15000mAh battery engages fast charging mode at 65W while acting as a portable battery pack, it will do 45W instead. Supporting PD 3.0 and QC 3.0 charging protocol, the GaN MOSFET technology used to create the power brick makes everything easy to use and durable for longevity as well.
It also comes with a traveling case and multiple pin-out adapters so you can go full international with it.

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Wiko Sunny 2 Plus Announced; Priced At RM249 Only

It’s been quite some time since we last heard from Wiko. And now, they’re back with a brand new smartphone that costs only RM249 – the Wiko Sunny 2 Plus. What’s good about it, is that Wiko didn’t skimp out on the color options, and it’s available in a few different colors.

From the image that was provided, we can see that the Wiko Sunny 2 Plus actually comes in a total of 5 different colors – but we have no idea what colors Wiko Mobile Malaysia is bringing in specifically.
Here’s the list of specs:

5-inch TFT display with 480×854 pixels
MediaTek chipset with 1.3GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB storage (expandable with microSD card)
Supports dual-SIM (1 mini SIM + 1 micro SIM)
2,000mAh battery
Android 7.0 Nougat

For the price of just RM249, I think it’s not a bad smartphone. It even has stereo FM radio, if you’re into that. Not many smartphones have FM radio these days, by the way.
With that said, the Wiko Sunny 2 Plus is available now at all authorized Wiko resellers nationwide.

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Long-term Review – EZVIZ C6CN cameras + Alarm Starter Kit

A few months ago, we got the opportunity to review the EZVIZ C6CN camera. It’s an IP camera that provides some security features, so we installed it in the office for a test. As for the Alarm Starter Kit, we thought that this is a good comparison against the Mi Smart Sensor Kit with similar functionality.
So, in this “review”, we have a total of 3 different videos – one introductory video for the EZVIZ C6CN and another introductory video for the Alarm Starter Kit.

I implore you to watch all of the two videos before watching this long-term, overarching review of both the EZVIZ C6CN + Alarm Starter Kit. We have segmented the video into 3 parts:

Review of EZVIZ C6CN camera
Review of Alarm Starter Kit
Overarching review when combining both camera and Alarm Starter Kit together.

Overall, I’m pretty okay with the cameras. They work great overall but my issue is the inability to share the alarm controls with other people. Imagine this – if I’m traveling or staying at my friend’s place (if that’s going to happen any time soon), then there is no one at home that can control the camera’s alarm.

What I did eventually is to share my entire account with someone. We both are using the same account now, and that’s just… not recommended, honestly. This can easily be fixed through software and that’s actually an easy fix.
Then, the Alarm Sensor Kit. Within this kit, there are a total of 4 different components. I was looking forward to that “Wireless Open-Close Detector” but it is the one that I am most disappointed with. The detector is prone to have false detections which everyone in the office is totally annoyed with. There is no method to set the sensitivity of the sensor – which is yet another easy software fix.

The “Wireless Pet Immune PIR Detector” is essentially a proximity sensor but the easiest way to describe this sensor is unreliable because of its inconsistency. Sometimes it detects fast, sometimes delayed, sometimes it doesn’t detect at all.
All in all, I think the hardware that EZVIZ has is really solid – though the software does need a lot of fixing. It seems like there are a lot of oversights in terms of its functionality, but they all can be improved via software updates.

Where to buy?

Official EZVIZ Shopee store

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NVIDIA release GTX 16-series laptop GPU; price starts at RM3,099?

We already saw lots of leaks and posts that already alluded to the fact that GTX 16-series laptops are coming. ASUS also just announced their new FX505 and FX705 that has an AMD Ryzen CPU with NVIDIA GTX 16-series GPUs. Now, it’s the official announcement from NVIDIA themselves – and yes, the GTX 1660 Ti offers a lot of performance improvements – not just in raw FPS, but in terms of livestreaming as well.
First off, the new GTX 16-series of laptops will be available starting today, at the starting price of $799 – that roughly translates to RM3,298.51. However, according to the leak that we have seen here – the GTX 1660 laptop from ASUS is priced at only RM3,099.

With that said, the new GTX 16-series of GPU for laptops also get to enjoy the same benefits as any other Turing-based GPUs – including concurrent float and integer instructions, adaptive shading, and the new NVENC encoder.
GTX 1660 Ti vs GTX 1060
NVIDIA boasts that the new GTX 1660 Ti is up to 1.5x the performance than the existing GTX 1060 laptops while boasting a massive 4x performance increase from the GTX 960M laptops.
GTX 1650 vs GTX 950M
As for the new GTX 1650 GPU for laptops, NVIDIA boasts a significant 2.5x the performance of the GTX 950M.
For anyone who is looking to purchase any new laptops equipped with the GTX 16-series of GPUs or any GTX 16-series desktop GPUs, you can also get the GeForce Fortnite Bundle. This promotion lasts from 23rd April until 22nd May. You’ll get:

2,000 V-Bucks
Fortnite Counterattack Set

Reflex Outfit – rare
Pivot Glider – rare
Angular Axe pickaxe – uncommon
Response Unit back bling

For more information on the two new GPUs:

GTX 1650
GTX 1660 Ti

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Feedly user number spike, thanks to Google Reader

Google just did their yearly spring cleaning to see which of their services is to be terminated and one of them – drum rolls please – is Google Reader. First released on October 2005 and now has a deadline (literally). The service is to be discontinued on the 1st of July 2013. Definitely not a TGIF everyone is looking for.

Google Reader being a famously used as an RSS feeder (obviously) offers great integration to Google’s services like Blogger, podcasts and more. Since Google has already settled down on killing Google Reader, Feedly is getting “over half a million Google Reader users” since the announcement.
Reason why is simple – they offer a simple button to “Connect to Google Reader”. Instant user data migration!

As many other alternatives are there, Feedly obviously got most of the users from Google Reader, but there is also a petition to bring Google Reader back. Obviously people have been using Google Reader and is already tailored to its interface and usage.
Via : TweakTown

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19 POCO items are on sale on 7.7; Get them on Lazada and Shopee

POCO fans. Get ready to blast a hole into your wallet in POCO Malaysia’s 7.7 monthly sales available on Shopee and Lazada.
Multiple series are available for grabs at a lower price from the higher tier F and X series down to the budget segment M and C series.

Oh, the POCO Watch is in there as well and yes, 2 purple paper money is all you need to get it.
So without wasting your time, here’s how much they will be going.

Product

7.7 Special Deal

POCO F5 Pro (12GB+512GB)

RM2,249

POCO F5 Pro (12GB+256GB)

RM2,149

POCO F5 Pro (8GB+256GB)

RM1,999

POCO F5 (12GB+256GB)

RM1,599

POCO F5 (8GB+256GB)

RM1,499

POCO X5 Pro (8GB+256GB)

RM1,299

POCO X5 Pro (6GB+128GB)

RM1,149

POCO X5 (8GB+256GB)

RM999

POCO X5 (6GB+128GB)

RM949

POCO F4 (6GB+128GB)

RM1,049

POCO M5S (8GB+256GB)

RM799

POCO M5 (6GB+128GB)

RM569

POCO M5 (4GB+64GB)

RM479

POCO C40 (4GB+64GB)

RM359

POCO C40 (3GB+32GB)

RM309

POCO M4 (6GB+128GB)

RM759

POCO M4 (4GB+64GB)

RM559

POCO X4 GT (8GB+128GB)

RM1,099

POCO Watch

RM199

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Chromebook Pixel – worth it?

It has been since 2010, nearly 3 years, actually, since the first ever Chromebook video that as released. It has come a long way now and finally we’re seeing the first ever video of the third generation Chromebook by Google.

This video alone showed us how the laptop will look like. It resembles an ad particularly, or not so particular – just all ads by Apple. Don’t get me wrong though, I love the design of the Chromebook, but one thing is that I’m not too sure about the form factor, though Google stated it’s made in a 3:2 aspect ratio, optimized for the web.

However, the lights on the lid, which Google calls it the Lightbar, definitely looks cool. Here’s what Google has to say about it.

Yes, I think so too!The display itself is made with a 2560×1700 pixel resolution capacitive touch screen under a 13 inch form factor, making it 239 pixel density. Runs on Intel i5, 4GB of RAM but only 32GB of flash storage (that’s SSD, if you’re wondering).
The price? Well let’s just say it’s a little absurd for Google to price it so.
Chromebook Pixel costs $1,299 for WiFi-only variant and $1,499 for LTE variant.
That’s approximately RM4030.80 and RM4649.15 respectively.
Obviously the Chromebook Pixel is created to stack against its rival, the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display and also a lot of PCs in the market.
What do you think? Is it too expensive? Does the features it offer cloud the price?
Check out the Chromebook Pixel official website here.
For the fun and just because I can, let’s watch the first ever Google Chromebook video that was posted in 2010.

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Multiple Xiaomi products are going for cheap this 12.12 with discounts up to RM400

Xiaomi Malaysia’s official curated list for the 12.12 sale has been announced and you might wanna take a look.

Not only their popular smartphones but also their AIoT products, there’s basically a little bit of everything for everyone so just take your pick whether it’s for your family or yourself.
The list of discounted items is as follows.
Smartphones

Product

Special Deal

Redmi 9A (2GB+32GB)

RM 339

Redmi 9C (3GB+64GB)

RM 369

Redmi Note 11 (4GB+128GB)

RM 659 + FREE Redmi Buds 3

Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G (6GB+128GB)

RM 949 + FREE Wi-Fi Range Extender Pro

AIoT Ecosystem

Product

Special Deal

Redmi Buds 3 Lite

RM 79

Redmi Buds 3

RM 119

Redmi Buds 3 Pro

RM 199

Redmi Watch 2 Lite

RM 199

Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2

RM 699

Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Lite

RM 599

Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Pro

RM 1,199

Xiaomi Smart Band 7

RM 179

Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4

RM 649

Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4 Pro

RM 899

Xiaomi Band 7 Pro

RM 279

Xiaomi Watch S1

RM 699 + FREE Redmi Buds 3 Pro

Xiaomi 360° Home Security Camera 1080P

RM 99

Xiaomi 360° Home Security Camera 2K

RM 169

Take home one of these goodies exclusively on Xiaomi Global’s Lazada and Shopee page on December 12.

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ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe Finally Available

In today’s news, the ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe that has been announced since end of May this year has finally been announced! It’s now available in Malaysia! I’ve been waiting for nearly 5 months straight!

According to ASUS, they’re bringing in two variants of the ZS570KL model. They have pretty much the same specs, other than the internal storage (both capacity and its storage technology), chipset, and price.  Let’s bore ourselves with some specs.

ZenFone 3 Deluxe
ZenFone 3 Deluxe

Model Name
ZS570KL-2G005WW
ZS570KL-2J025WW

Color
Shimmer Gold & Glacier Silver

SRP (RM)  GST incl.
2599
3299

Device Specifications
64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 820
Quad-core Processor @ 2.15GHz; Adreno 530
64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 821
Quad-core Processor @ 2.4GHz; Adreno 530

6GB RAM

64GB Storage Space
256GB Storage Space

5.7-inch; 1920×1080 Super AMOLED; Corning Gorilla Glass 4

WiFi

802.11a/b/g/n/ac; 5 Ghz 2×2 MIMO Support

Camera

Front-facing camera: 8MP; f/2.0
Rear-facing camera: 23MP
Sony IMX 318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture
6P Largan lens
4-axis OIS
Front-facing camera: 8MP; f/2.0
Rear-facing camera: 23MP
Sony IMX 318 sensor, f/2.0 Camera, f/2.0 aperture
6P Largan lens
4-axis OIS

Battery

3000mAh (non-removable); Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Warranty
1 Year Local

Knowing this, I’m really interested in getting a ZenFone 3 Deluxe to be on my table and to test it out. Again, the last time I ever touched it was back in ASUS Zenvolution – that’s nearly 5 months ago – yet that’s still a prototype device.
Gorgeous!
We’ve recently reviewed the ASUS ZenFone 3, and I absolutely loved it. Let’s hope that we get the ZenFone 3 Deluxe quick enough to give it a real test.

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BLU Smartphone Debut in Malaysia; Brings 10 Models

Today is an insane day – as BLU smartphone are now officially in Malaysia! BLU smartphone is a brand that I’ve personally heard quite a few times in the past, and I’ve heard good things about them too. I’m glad that they’re still kicking strong!
They announced that they’re bringing in a slew of new smartphones into the Malaysian market – 10 models, actually. Prices range from RM 299 all the way until RM 1,799 – which is a big range of price points! Here is the list of smartphones that BLU is launching right here in Malaysia.

BLU Diamond M @ RM 299

BLU Vivo 5 Mini @ RM 299
BLU Grand M @ RM 369
BLU Energy Diamond @ RM 439
BLU Studio G HD LTE @ RM 459
BLU Life Max @ RM 599
BLU Vivo XL 2 @ RM 899
BLU Vivo 5R @ RM 1,059
BLU Vivo 6 @ RM 1,399
BLU Pure XR @ RM 1,799

With these 10 smartphones, BLU pretty much blanketed the entire of smartphone price range – from entry-level all the way to the mid-to-high range smartphones – which is insane! Now, BLU smartphone is focusing more towards the sub-RM1k price range, and a majority of the smartphones they’re bringing into Malaysia are priced at about RM300 to RM450. Here’s the deal – get any of these 5 BLU smartphones and you’ll get these JBL goodies.

BLU Life Max @ RM 599 (free JBL Grip 100 worth RM 129)
BLU Vivo XL 2 @ RM 899 (free JBL Reflect Mini worth RM 279)
BLU Vivo 5R @ RM 1,059 (free JBL Trip worth RM 429)
BLU Vivo 6 @ RM 1,399 (free JBL Everest 300 worth RM 799)
BLU Pure XR @ RM 1,799 (free JBL Charge 3 SE worth RM 829)

Want to get yourself a brand new BLU Smartphone now? Head on over to Lazada right now!

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Google’s Chromecast Streaming Web Video On Your TV

Google finally announce their latest two-inch device that runs a simplified version of Chrome OS — Chromecast!!! This device was apparently leaked ahead of its release a few days ago.

Chromecast is like a little flash-drive shaped device that we need to plug it in into our TV’s HDMI port and requires separate USB power. Then, by connecting it to our home Wi-Fi, we’re ready to wirelessly transfer what we’re watching on our computer, phone, or tablet on the TV!
Well it’s not just limited to Android and Chrome OS and Android devices – but all operating systems. For more easy understanding, if the application we’re using on the phone or other device supports Chromecast, then it function well with it. This means it will work with iPad, iPhone and Mac as well! Cross platform baby!
The apps that work with the device included a “Cast” button that allows users to push video to their televisions and control various aspects remotely. All the supported application for now includes Youtube,  Netflix, Google Play Movies, TV, and Music.
Here are video for Chromecast:

Chromecast is now available through Google Play for $35(approximately RM105) and it will start shipping by 2nd August. With Chromecast, we can now easily share everything to a larger screen and enjoy it together either with family or friends. Isn’t it great??? I would like to have one too!!! The price is amazingly low too!
Via : Engadget

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OPPO F1s Now RM598 with Celcom FIRST Gold Plus Plan

It’s interesting to see that OPPO is now pairing up with Celcom out of all the telcos, to bring you a special promotion.
Here are the main highlights. When you sign up for the Celcom FIRST Gold Plus package, you’re entitled to  get OPPO F1s (we’ve reviewed here) for as low as RM598 only. Of course you’ll have to take note of the words we use.

To get as low as RM598 for an OPPO F1s, you’ll need to sign up for that plan at RM98/month for 24 months. However, you do get unlimited free calls to all networks and WhatsApp & WeChat usage. Not sure why they didn’t include Facebook and Twitter, but that’s alright, since they do give a massive amount of data usage.
The promotion is only valid from now till 31st December – so be sure to check it out if you’re renewing your telco plan!

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SwiftKey announces new Beta

I’m pretty sure we all know how amazing SwiftKey is with its superbly advanced prediction engine. A year ago, they started teasing on the new SwiftKey Flow, which lets you swipe out an entire sentence without lifting your finger.

This year though, SwiftKey is taking the Swype approach – a crowd-sourced database of words and grammar, so that your sentences and words will be completed with much efficiency and accuracy. As the name suggests, SwiftKey Cloud also requires you to login your account, so that all the words you made SwiftKey learn is synced across all of your Android devices.
Check out the newsletter below.

If you’re interested, the link for the beta are below.

SwiftKey Beta 4.2.0.87
SwiftKey Tablet Beta 4.2.0.87

Oh, by the way, SwiftKey Flow is an amazing keyboard. Check out the video below on how it performs!

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Honor 7S Announced; Priced At RM379 Only

For those who want to get an entry-level smartphone, consider the new Honor 7S. It’s the latest addition to the Honor family and it has some of the latest hardware trends in the market as well.

First off, let’s take a look at the list of specs.

5.45-inch 18:9 FullView display with 1440×720 resolution
Mediatek MT6739 chipset

Quad-core (4×1.5GHz Cortex-A53)
PowerVR GE8100 GPU

2GB RAM
16MP storage
13MP rear-facing camera with PDAF
5MP selfie camera
3,020mAh battery

The Honor 7S is more than just its specs. Even for its RM379 price tag, it has some features like “swipe with 3 fingers to take screenshot”.
One interesting feature is something called the Super Receiver Mode. This mode is triggered by the volume + key at the time of the call when you continuously press on the volume + key after exceeding the normal volume range. With a much higher than usual volume, it’s a boon to use in noisy environments or for those who have trouble hearing – like the elderly.
We aim to position Honor as a global e-brand and an industry leader that is committed to catering to the needs of our fans and users by providing world-class value at a highly affordable price point. We recognized the need for consumers wanting a high quality device at a competitive price and the Honor 7S is an example of our efforts in ensuring users enjoy rich functionality without the need to burst their wallets. Today, Honor Malaysia is pleased to make the Honor 7S more accessible to our fans and customers.
– Zhao Zhiwei, Head of Honor Malaysia
Honor is also having an incredible offer for the first 500 customers of the Honor 7S. First 500 buyers of Honor 7S will receive a tripod selfie stick from hiHonor or a 32GB micro SD card from Lazada. So hurry while stocks last!
The Honor 7S comes in two color options – gold or black. They can be purchased exclusively online. The affordably-priced smartphone will available in the Malaysia market beginning 27th June 2018 at a retail price of RM379.

To shop for these remarkable deals, please visit:

hiHonor: https://www.hiHonor.com/my
Lazada: https://bit.ly/2tDble6

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Let’s kick off Malaysian’s Merdeka spirit with TikTok’s #KitaBersama campaign

TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, partners with Media Prima, the largest integrated media group in Malaysia, to launch #KitaBersama in celebration of Malaysia’s Independence Day.
From 17th August to 17th September, Malaysians are able to express their love for Malaysia through the campaign with an interactive Merdeka-themed feature, as well as earn points for redeemable vouchers through TikTok Rewards in support of local businesses, especially during this period.

Fellow users can use Faizal Tahir’s song “Malaysia” which is the official music for the campaign with lots of festive filters to create your very own Merdeka themed clips.
With how popular TikTok is now, it is not surprising for a traditionally established media corporation to form a business partnership with social media platforms to gather attention and cover a whole lot of users more easily, especially it is about patriotism and remembering historical events.
Treat yourself and help small businesses this Merdeka

As part of TikTok’s positive efforts in assisting the economic recovery of local businesses, the TikTok Rewards program is moving into the 2nd phase throughout the Hari Merdeka to Malaysia Day period, from 24 August to 20 September.
In case you are not familiar with the feature, it is a referral program that allows users to collect points and redeem vouchers from brand partners, such as foodpanda and Ikano Centres, to name a few. Over RM 300,000 worth of vouchers from Ikano Centres are available throughout their shopping centers IPC, MyTOWN, and Toppen. If it is a win-win situation where you get to help local businesses and enjoy benefits along the way, why not?
As our Independence Day celebration moves closer each day, let’s try out the interactive challenges from the #KitaBersama campaign or start racking up rewards all within the TikTok app starting today.

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CES2019: ASUS ROG Announces Zephyrus S GX701 & GC21 Webcam

In lieu of the Zephyrus S GX531 that we reviewed recently, ASUS ROG just announced a larger version of that laptop which is aptly name the Zephyrus S GX701. Of course, this laptop is not S-sized but actually a laptop with 17-inch screen.
This laptop now also comes with the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX2080 Max-Q design GPU. This also marks the beginning of RTX20-series mobile GPUs. Like its desktop card counterparts, the RTX2080 Max-Q can do real-time ray-tracing as well since it does have Tensor and RT cores. Just plug it back to the original DC charger and get the most performance out of it.

A funny thing about the Zephyrus S GX701 is that there is no webcam. ASUS claims that the bezels around the screen is so thin, they do not have enough room to integrate a webcam. So what they did is to create another external USB webcam – which is optional – and lets you place it wherever you want.

Introducing the ROG GC21 webcam. It can record at 1080p 60FPS and can be placed on top of the display like any other laptop webcams or put it elsewhere since there is another aluminium base included.

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Malaysia’s 1st 5G service launched by YES starts from just RM30

YES has announced the official launch of Malaysia’s 5G network service which is the country’s first commercially available 5G provider.

Rolling out in hopes of bringing Malaysia into a more digitalized and connected future, the #FirstTo5G plans is every Malaysian’s entry gateway to the world of high-speed digital connection due to the low price barrier placed by the brand so that everyone can experience the 5th generation of mobile technology with reduced latency, coverage and bandwidth.
Here’s what they are offering as of now.

YES FT5G Prepaid 30

Unlimited 5G Until April 1 2022
Unlimited 4G LTE + 9GB Hotspot
Unlimited Online and Offline Calls
RM30

YES FT5G Postpaid 49

Unlimited 5G Until April 1 2022
100GB 4G LTE
Unlimited Online and Offline Calls
RM49

YES FT5G Postpaid 99 Phone Bundles

FREE 5G smartphone from brands of Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, realme
Unlimited 5G Until April 1 2022
250GB 4G LTE
Unlimited Online and Offline Calls
RM99 Before Rebate

To be fair, the 5G service currently is exclusive to the Klang Valley area but it will continue to expand throughout the nation starting next year and to sign up for it, you can go through either the official website, from authorized dealers or 163 of the available MyNews outlets across KL, Putrajaya, and Cyberjaya.
After applying for it and receiving the SIM card, activate it through the MyYes app and plug it into your 5G supported smartphone to begin using the service. Or if you don’t have one, apply for the YES FT5G 99 Postpaid Bundle and get a free device along the way!
Let us know after a week or so and tell us what’s your experience has been like!

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Despite the coronavirus, Xiaomi Malaysia cuts price of hot-selling smartphones

The coronavirus is really spreading and it is affecting China the most. Many factories and offices are closing down to mitigate the spread of the virus, too. As factories close down, that means the production of tech gadgets will be affected as well. While the general consensus tells us that the prices of electronics will rise, Xiaomi Malaysia decided to lower their prices of some products instead.
We’re not sure what Xiaomi Malaysia is doing this – perhaps to tell customers that we don’t have to worry? Or maybe just because that this is a good time to upgrade our phones so that we can communicate with our loved ones without lag.

China is the one country that manufactures most of the products that we use daily, ranging from tech to clothes and also plastic goods.
With that in mind, Xiaomi has also offered help and resources to the affected area in China. Xiaomi doesn’t want to raise the prices of their products, so they already absorbed all of the extra unexpected cost. And now, they’re also lowering the prices of some hot-selling smartphones.

The list of new prices that we have now is surprisingly enticing too – especially for the new Mi Note 10 that we reviewed recently. Some deals from Xiaomi is even crazier – you can literally buy one smartphone and get another one for free!
All of the new prices shown below are now valid at all Authorised Mi Stores in Malaysia.

Redmi 8 4GB RAM + 64GB storage @ RM549
Redmi Note 8 4GB RAM + 64GB storage @ RM699
Redmi Note 8 4GB RAM + 128GB storage – RM799
Redmi Note 8 Pro 6GB RAM + 64GB storage @ RM899
Redmi Note 8 Pro 6GB RAM + 127GB storage @ RM999
Mi Note 10 6GB RAM + 128GB storage @ RM2099 (free Mi A2 Lite)
Mi Note 10 Pro 8GB RAM + 256GB storage @ RM2499 (free Redmi 7A)

We have reviewed some of the phones that are participating in this deal, like the Redmi Note 8 Pro and also the Mi Note 10.
It’s common to see brands donate to charities to help with such situations, but it is uncommon to see brands to pay forward by absorbing the extra cost, and then slashing the price too.
Xiaomi is doing something unprecedented for such situation. A round of applause for such a commendable act!

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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ announced; comes at an interesting price

Introducing, the Galaxy Buds+. There are a few notable highlights about the Galaxy Buds+. The leaks were true, as the Galaxy Buds+ did have nearly double the battery life compared to its predecessor.
The new Samsung Galaxy Buds+ comes with a few new features too. It now has 2-way speakers – one tweeter and one woofer like my HiFi speaker that I’m using in my room, and a total of 3 microphones for superior voice quality. These microphones are made for an immersive Ambient Sound mode, where you can hear the environment without taking out the Galaxy Buds+.

Another thing to note here is the 11 hours of battery life that Samsung is claiming. It will have another 11 hours of playtime provided by the cradle itself, totaling up to 22 hours of music.

And hey – it is now integrated with Spotify. By pressing one button, we can get recommended music based on our personal listening history. That’s quite interesting.
Samsung also improved how the pairing process works. It seems like we can now pair multiple different devices without needing to unpair and pair every time. This will definitely be great as we can swap from smartphone and smartwatch without needing to re-pairing.

The Galaxy Buds+ also works with iOS devices with the Buds+ app.
So far, there is no official mention of gaming mode for the Galaxy Buds+ like what we saw in the leaks. However, the Galaxy Buds+ will be available on 14th February with the price of USD $149. That’s a surprisingly good price, actually.

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HONOR partners with Maxis to welcome the View20

Another day, another partnership. HONOR Malaysia just announced yet another exclusive deal for the HONOR View20 on top of the roadshow that is happening this 26th January 2019. This new partnership brings the HONOR View20 Sapphire Blue (6GB RAM + 128GB storage) from Maxis for only RM1 with the MaxisONE Plan 158.
Of course, there are standard Maxis T&C applies too. But – for the first 30 customers who sign up with Maxis for the HONOR View20 Sapphire blue, you will get a special gift pack worth over RM700. You get a unit of the HONOR Watch Magic together with an HONOR backpack.

The subsequent 30 customers who sign up with Maxis for the HONOR View20 will receive a gift pack worth RM300 – an HONOR Band 4 and an HONOR backpack.

The HONOR View20 brings a few special features together into one beautiful smartphone. It has the beautiful back design that is made via nanolithography to create a V-shaped aurora reflection, 48MP camera with a fantastic 48MP AI Ultra Clarity mode and also a 3D TOF camera to bring even more innovative features. All of that are powered by a Kirin 980 chipset alongside with a massive 4,000mAh battery.

We already have a unit of the HONOR View20 with us, and we have to say – this is indeed an innovative flagship smartphone. Ironically, we think that this is much better than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro that we reviewed a while ago.
Our full in-depth review will be published on the 22nd January after the official global launch at Paris. Until then, you can watch our unboxing video here.

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Dell EMC PowerStore now comes with faster response with flexibility and scalability

Dell EMC just announced the arrival of the PowerStore that touts up to seven times faster, three times more responsive than previous Dell EMC midrange storage arrays. They are also purpose-built to run the AppsON feature that allows virtualized workloads and apps directly, because of its faster access to data and quicker response times.
There are a few highlights of the new Dell EMC PowerStore. Dell claims that the PowerStore has the ability to have 99.9999% availability, and able to provide and support:

Any Workload: PowerStore simplifies IT infrastructure by supporting a wide range of traditional and modern workloads with its scale-up, scale-out architecture for block, file and VMware vVols.
Performance Optimised: PowerStore is 7x faster and 3x more responsive than previous Dell EMC midrange storage arrays. This is thanks to NVMe SSD and support for Storage Class Memory that is powered by dual-port Intel Optane SSDs.
Efficiency Without Compromise: The new PowerStore has always-on deduplication, compression and a guaranteed 4:1 data reduction.

Dell EMC also has new machine learning and intelligent automation features for better and faster application virtualization and delivery, and with up to 99% less staff time to balance volumes:

Programmable Infrastructure: Streamlines application development and reduces deployment timeframes seconds, with VMware integration and support for leading management and orchestration frameworks including Kubernetes, Ansible and VMware vRealize Orchestrator.
Autonomous Infrastructure: Built-in machine learning automates labor-intensive processes like initial volume placement, migrations, load-balancing and issue resolution.
Infrastructure Insights: Dell EMC CloudIQ storage monitoring and analytics software combines machine learning and human intelligence for real-time performance and capacity analysis and historical tracking for a single view of Dell EMC infrastructure. Dell Technologies will integrate CloudIQ across the full Dell Technologies infrastructure portfolio for even greater insights.

Dell’s PowerStoreOS also allows the PowerStore to be scalable and flexible, so it can adapt to the organization’s ever-changing demands:

Container-Based Architecture: PowerStoreOS, the system’s container-based software architecture, enables feature portability, standardization and rapid time-to-market for new capabilities.
Introducing AppsON: AppsON ideal for data-intensive workloads in core or edge locations and infrastructure applications, thanks to the built-in VMware ESXi Hypervisor
Ease of Migration: New native tools within the PowerStore Manager wizard allow customers to automate entire migrations in fewer than ten clicks.

The PowerStore is also covered by Dell EMC’s Future-Proof Program, which provides greater choice, predictability, and investment protection through new Anytime Upgrades, the industry’s most flexible controller upgrade program.
Unlike other controller upgrade programs, customers can expand or enhance their PowerStore performance and capacity after 180 days.
Availability

Dell EMC PowerStore is now generally available globally.
Dell EMC PowerStore will be available as an option for PowerOne autonomous infrastructure in the coming weeks.

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Xiaomi Malaysia officially brings Mi True Wireless Earbuds & Earphones

Alright, I was contemplating to do a separate post for these audio products or not. I originally posted this on our Facebook page and surprisingly, there were many questions and confusion regarding Xiaomi’s lineup of wireless audio products. So let’s go through them one by one here.
Xiaomi Malaysia brought in a total of 3 different wireless audio products – the Mi True Wireless Earphones, the Mi True Wireless Earbuds, and also the Mi True Wireless Earbuds Basic.

Why buy from Xiaomi Malaysia?
Yeah, that’s a valid question. The price is indeed higher – but you get instant availability and local warranty. That means you can go out and get one Mi True Wireless Earbuds Basic at your nearest Mi Store and test it out. If there are any issues, just ask the employees there.
I think the local warranty and instant availability justifies the higher price. With that said, the price isn’t that much higher anyway.
Mi True Wireless Earphones
By looking at the product alone, you’ll know that this is an earphone. It’s bigger in size and Xiaomi promises better audio quality, comfortable fit, and also touch controls of each earphone itself.
Compared to other wireless earphones like the Beyerdynamic Byron BT that we reviewed here, the Mi True Wireless Earphones is truly wireless. There are is no wire connecting both sides together. By opting for this design, it offers even more features – like single ear mode.

The Mi True Wireless Earphones is priced at RM329. It is definitely bass-focused – at least from our testing.

Xiaomi Malaysia is now officially selling the Mi True Wireless Earbuds Basic (a.k.a. Redmi AirDots) for the price of RM99 only.

You might think the price is a little high – but honestly, it’s worth that extra cost since you get local warranty and instant availability. If there are any issues, just take it back and get your warranty.
Also, beware of fake ones. More information about it here.
Mi True Wireless Earbuds
Now, this is the other variant of the earbuds that Xiaomi has. From hereon, I’ll call this the non-Basic version. Based on what we found online, the non-Basic version has touch controls instead of buttons, and comes in white color. I’m not sure if there are any differences since we can’t find anything on it.

The battery size is the same, too. The Mi True Wireless Earbuds is priced at RM179.

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New Razer Blade Pro Announced – Laptop with Desktop Specs

The brand new Razer Blade Pro has some top of the line specs for a laptop. It’s just insane. It packs in the greatest specs and peripherals for a desktop, and cramp into a 17.3-inch laptop.

The brand new Razer Blade Pro has insane specs – packing in an Intel i7-6700HQ quad-core processor, NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB of VRAM paired with a 17.3-inch IGZO 4K touchscreen display with G-Sync that has an outstanding 100% Adobe RGB colour accuracy, and paired with 16GB 2133MHz of DDR4 RAM.

As for storage, the Razer Blade Pro only comes in dual-PCIe M.2 SSDs, and they’re in RAID 0 configuration out of the box. It’s available in 512GB, 1TB or 2TB – depending on your choice. For peripherals, Razer made a special ultra-low profile mechanical keyboard for it. No idea how that feels, but it’s interesting nonetheless. Unlike MSI who used full Cherry MX key switches for its laptop, making it extremely bulky. Speaking of bulkiness, this laptop is only 2.81cm thin, and weighs in at 3.54kg.

Everything here screams desktop-grade, even the unveiling video is focused on that. Everything is ripped out from a high-end desktop and transferred onto the Razer Blade Pro.
Everything is on this super thin laptop!
To learn everything about the brand new Razer Blade Pro, check out this link. The price is expected to start from $3,699 USD, and that’s about RM15,480.31 (ouch!). It’s available at Razerzone.com, and is expected to ship in November for both the US & Europe regions.

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Hands On: LUMOS Auro Home Cinema Smart Projector

The cinema industry has been heavily affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Even though we know online streaming services are still available, then again, the feeling of watching a huge silver screen and listening to the nerve pumping soundtracks through the amazingly-tuned sound system is no longer there.
Things got worst when my TV decides to break down during this period of time, forcing me to rely on my PC for all my entertainment and multimedia consumption. Don’t get me wrong though, a PC is great for productivity task and games but certainly not as comfy as slacking on a couch.

That brings us to LUMOS as they reached out for us to try out their Auro Home Cinema Projector. I do have to make it clear that this is not a sponsored post even though they did send over the projector for us. The main point of this article is to share my personal experience after using the LUMOS Auro projector for about 3 weeks time.
LUMOS Auro Video Review

What to Expect

Before we get into the review, let us set our expectations by looking at the retail price. The Auro home cinema projector comes in two different variants – regular and smart. The regular one is just like any other projector whereby you need to connect it to your source input. On the other hand, the smart model will come with Android OS preinstalled. That means you can download and install your favourite video streaming or playback app on it.
We got the smart model, which is priced at RM1298. For a projector that can project up to 100″ from 3 metres away, it is an interesting proposition for those who want to experience a huge display without breaking the bank.
My Setup

My setup is far from ideal as my living room lacks the space for the projector placement. The RIZE stand is sold as a bundle for RM179 when you purchase the projector.

Nonetheless, in order to minimise the image correction, I choose to have the projector placed directly perpendicular to the wall.
As for the audio setup, even though the LUMOS Auro comes with a built-in speaker, due to its speaker placement it won’t sound that natural. We humans would attempt to track the source of the sound which might be awkward depending on where you place the projector.

My personal suggestion is to either use a cleaner wireless Bluetooth speaker or simply drag a 3.5mm audio cable across your setup for a low-latency audio experience. In my case, I’ve opted for Bluetooth because it is easier to set up and I could live with that slight audio delay.
Around the Projector

The LUMOS Auro has a sleek and modern design which should go well with your home theatre setup.

There are plenty of input options:

SD card reader
2x HDMI

Apart from HDMI, the projector also supports legacy video input such as VGA and analogue AV input. Although the LUMOS Auro comes equipped with WiFi they also provided users with a dedicated ethernet port for a faster and reliable internet connection.

In terms of controls, you do have the option to either use the onboard buttons or the IR remote control. They work just fine but since this projector uses the Android operating system, a USB mouse and keyboard would work on it as well.

Even the LUMOS user manual is recommending users to use a wireless mouse for a better user experience. Just keep in mind that both USB ports are stacked extremely close to each other, which would render the other one useless.
Software & User Experience

That brings us to the software and user experience of the LUMOS Auro. The use of the Android operating system is a crucial advantage for this projector. You can even wirelessly cast your smartphone’s screen to the projector and enjoy your mobile phone content on a larger display.

Google Play store has all the apps ready for their Android TV counterpart and manufacturers should just focus on maintaining the hardware compatibility and future updates. The vast selection of apps on the Play Store opens up limitless capabilities and options for the user. If you prefer some other streaming services other than Netflix, as long as the app is available on the Play Store user can just install it from there.

Even though I’m directly projecting the image onto my plain white wall, the projection quality is still very impressive. The vibrant colour reproduction even in the day time is largely contributed by the bright backlight that goes up to 6000 lumens. If you plan to extract the most out of this projector, it is best to invest in a decent projection screen that will also reduce glare and reflections.
Conclusion & Future Plan

All in all, after using the LUMOS Auro for about 3 weeks, I’m really satisfied with the image quality and the software user experience. Even my wife is happy with the experience of a movie night at home. Using the projector feels just like how you’re using a smart TV but this time having the flexibility to move your broadcast location. That said, my next plan is to actually set up a proper home theatre configuration for better seating and viewing experience.
For the price of RM1298 (smart) and RM999 (regular), I think the LUMOS Auro is a strong contender when it comes to setting up an affordable home cinema.

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ASUS ROG GX501 Zephyrus & GD30 Launched; Updates GT51

In case you’re wondering how’s ASUS ROG GX501 Zephyrus is doing, then let me tell you this – the momentum is building now. Especially when it comes to NVIDIA’s new Max-Q design, as it’s really getting more common in gaming laptops these days.
In conjunction with the ASUS ROG Masters 2017 qualifiers that’s happening at One Utama this weekend (16th-17th September 2017), the GX501 Zephyrus, the Strix GD30 desktop, and updates the GT51 desktop were launched beforehand on the same stage.

Without further ado, here are the gaming rigs by ASUS ROG.
ASUS ROG GX501 Zephyrus

Comes with NVIDIA’s Max-Q design for the GTX1080 and a custom design where the plate is raised when the lid is opened, the ASUS ROG GX501 Zephyrus aims to be the most portable yet powerful gaming laptop. This is quite true, as the ASUS ROG GX501 Zephyrus is only at 16.9mm when closed, and 17.9mm after the back is raised.
Yes, the internals are totally exposed when it’s raised.
The ASUS ROG GX501 Zephyrus comes with a bunch of other advanced cooling technologies which ASUS ROG dubs it as the ROG Active Aerodynamic System (AAS). There are holes at the top of the CPU and GPU die area which is for ventilation purposes. Remember – hot air rises.

ASUS also opted to use a new type of fan blade made out of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) which enables them to reduce the fan thickness by 33% and add up to 71 fan blades compared to the usual 53 blades.

Specs of the ASUS ROG GX501 Zephyrus are as mentioned in the leak here – very accurate leaks by the way. Few points to add – the GX501 Zephyrus has a 15.6-inch IPS 120Hz panel with G-Sync technology to prevent tearing.

Now for the big question – how much does the GX501 Zephyrus cost? Well, for just RM15,999 – it can be yours! You can pre-order right now at any of the ASUS stores nationwide too. First 12 orders get a special set of gifts worth over RM2,000!
Check out our photo gallery of the GX501 Zephyrus too. Looks gorgeous. I mean, that show girl can hold the Zepyhrus and stay at that position for us to take pics for at least 10 minutes. She stayed still and didn’t flinch one bit! That surely says something about its weight, no?
                                                       Yes, the internals are totally exposed when it’s raised.
ASUS ROG GT51CH
Remember that ASUS ROG GT51 that was launched about a year ago? That desktop has now been updated to have the latest and greatest hardware – packing the Intel i7-7700K and also double GTX 1080 in SLI.

Comes with something that ASUS is calling as Aegis III too – a three-way overclocking technology that enables easy and safe processor, graphics card, and memory overclocking.

Price of the GT51CH is at RM11,999 and is available for pre-orders too. I mean, the real price of it is on the looks. That Ironman-like aesthetic is definitely worth extra, am I right?

ASUS ROG Strix GD30
The one that’s launched in Malaysia specifically is the ASUS ROG Strix GD30CI. This PC looks like something that came out of Star Wars with that Stormtrooper/Clone Trooper look. This desktop comes with the 7th generation Intel Core i7-7700 (the non-K edition) and GTX1070. There’s also a hot-swappable 2.5-inch SSD module. Never seen those around for a long time, actually.

And hey – the front plates are removable too! Just like helmets!

Price of the Strix GD30 is at RM7,499, and it’ll be available starting on 18th September.

ASUS ROG Masters 2017 Qualifiers
As you might have known, the ASUS ROG Masters 2017 Qualifier rounds are happening this weekend. Be sure to head on over to One Utama to spectate – and you’ll get a chance to win an ASUS ROG GL553 gaming laptop too 😉

After this, the APAC qualifiers will happen in SMX Convention Center at Manila, Philippines this 26th to 29th October.

Then, in December, that’s when the ROG Masters 2017 Grand Finals will happen – 7th to 10th December at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. We’ll be attending, of course!:D

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Review – Samsung Galaxy Note10+: Many intricate changes

It’s time for Samsung’s brand new flagship smartphone – the Galaxy Note10+. This smartphone marks a departure of the traditional Note series of smartphones. With it, we have a lot of changes in our hands with the brand new Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones.
So let’s dive into our in-depth review of the Galaxy Note10+. Watch our video review right here to know what’s up.

Unboxing

Looking at the box itself – Samsung has once again redone the packaging design of their flagship smartphone. This brand new packaging design is even more compact than the Galaxy S10 series of smartphones, as shown in this unboxing video that we’ve done on the European set.

We specifically mentioned “European set” because for some reason, Samsung separates two different sets of accessories that come with the Galaxy Note10 series. For us Malaysians, we got the unit without two adapters as per mentioned here.
The two adapters we Malaysians don’t get. USB-A to USB-C on the left, micro USB to USB-C on the right.
We still stand by what we have said in that post – the absence of those two adapters are not a big problem but the exclusion of a USB-C to 3.5mm audio jack dongle is the true hindrance that I face so far. We’ll talk about that later.
In summary, the Malaysian set of the Galaxy Note10+ gets these items:

The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ itself (obviously)
3-pin 25W charger
USB-C to USB-C cable (for the new charger)
AKG earphones with USB-C
Tweezer and replacement tips for the S Pen

Cost-saving or not, we Malaysians are already enjoying the Galaxy Note10 series with a much lower price tag compared to other countries – so no complaints there.
Design
The brand new Samsung Galaxy Note10 series takes a bold redesign and departure from the previous designs. It’s a refreshing design, to say the least. Especially the back of the phone.

It is available in a few different color options but the one that we have for review here is in the brand new Aura Glow. Truth to be told, its beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I personally love the Aura Black a lot more – but I have seen creative use of this Aura Glow to create a beautiful textured, shimmering kaleidoscope effect.

Though, with such a shining, shimmering, splendid design – the Galaxy Note10+ is a fingerprint magnet and can easily be seen because of its shininess. Pretty much the same as any other colorful, shiny back smartphones that we’ve seen in the past.
The phone is also surprisingly humongous this time around and it is a bit too big, even for large hands like mine. Thankfully, Samsung One UI is here to help.

The curved sides of the phone make sure that you are able to grab it comfortably and does not bite into your palms or fingers.
Connectivity & Ports
While the Galaxy Note10+ was still in its rumor stages, a lot of people have been talking about the removal of the headphone jack. I personally believe that the headphone should still exist on smartphones these days and calling it “courage” as Apple did, is a complete hoax to sell you wireless earphones.

From what we discovered here, not only that the Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones do not have audio jack – it does not support any common USB-C to 3.5mm audio jack dongles as well. The one we have from UGREEN does not work. Why? Because of how the circuitry works, there is no audio passthrough from its USB-C port.
You’ll need to get a USB-C dongle with DAC integrated, and has 3.5mm audio jack. This is most certainly a pros and cons situation as getting a separate DAC means the audio quality that you hear is heavily dependent on the on that DAC itself – so the price really does vary from as low as RM30 to get the job done, or to thousands of ringgits into the audiophile territory.
Where’s Jack???
To keep things simple, Samsung does have their own in-house USB-C to 3.5mm audio jack dongle with DAC built-in and is capable of outputting up to 24-bits at 192kHz. That’s HiRes audio right there. And probably will be available in Malaysia soon too – and it can be used on any smartphones, upgrading your audio quality for all wired headphones/earphones.

As for the other parts of the Galaxy Note10+, it retains the microSD card slot (the basic Note10 does not). Samsung also shook things around by moving the buttons’ functionality around.

The Bixby button is now the new power button, and this button is configuration to however you want. That means Samsung finally gave us users the ability to ignore Bixby entirely!
Since all the buttons are now on the left side, it is quite difficult to capture screenshots compared to before when the power and volume keys are on opposing sides. But, having the Edge Panel with Smart Capture option is an even better method anyway.

Another thing worth mentioning is that Samsung actually moved the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner up higher when compared to the Galaxy S10 series. This is a fantastic move by Samsung as it is much easier to reach with my thumbs now. 👍
Display
Sporting the same display as the Galaxy S10 series of smartphones, it is using the company’s latest Dynamic AMOLED display panel. It is able to display HDR10+ content too.
Samsung has also employed a brand new selfie camera cutout design here. It is still using that Infinity-O notch that we saw in the S10 series, but instead of parking it at the corner, it’s at the center. It’s easily ignorable but personally, I prefer it to be at the corner.

The Galaxy Note10+ is the biggest Note yet as it is packed with a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED screen. Yes, that is just 0.2-inch shy from those phablets Samsung used to make a few years ago. In retrospect, look at how much the smartphone industry has changed over a couple of years.

Cameras
Flagship smartphones these days are jam-packed with at least 3 usable cameras – and the Samsung Galaxy Note10 series of smartphones fulfills that criteria. This time around, there is another additional camera for the Galaxy Note10+ specifically – and that is the 3D TOF camera that Samsung is branding it as “DepthVision”.

Here is the list of cameras available on the Samsung Galaxy Note10+:

Rear-facing cameras

Ultrawide angle: 16MP f/2.2 fixed focus with 123° viewing angle, 0.5x optical zoom
Main: 12MP f/1.5-2.4 with dual-pixel PDAF, OIS
Telephoto: 12MP f/2.1 with PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
DepthVision

10MP f/2.2 selfie camera with autofocus

Its camera setup is exactly the same on paper as the Galaxy S10 and S10+, with the addition of the new DepthVision camera. We first saw the 3D TOF cameras on the Samsung Galaxy A80, but this is the first time Samsung has given it an official name.
Anyway, onward with the photo quality. You can check out our full metadata of these pictures over at our Shutterfly album.

While the Galaxy Note10+ makes us think that its camera picture quality will look the same as the Galaxy S10 series, it is quite different, actually. Samsung has further tuned the software so that it is able to take even nicer pictures.
Once again, Samsung did a great job in retaining the color consistency and white balancing between all of its triple cameras at the rear, unlike its rival which turned yellow when using the telephoto camera.

Samsung is still maintaining the “point and shoot yet look fantastic” mantra with this generation of smartphone. They also did some optimization to the other more specific camera modes – specifically night mode. While I personally don’t like changing modes if I just want to capture a simple picture, night mode is somewhat of a necessity nowadays.

From here, we can see that the night mode on the Galaxy Note10+ has vastly improved over the past – but only for the main camera. For some reason, the noise level on both the telephoto and ultrawide angle cameras are rather high – but only noticeable when viewed at 100% zoom.
I honestly do love that ultrawide angle shot with night mode since it brings out the vivid colors. Intriguingly, I uploaded that picture to Facebook and no one commented about its noise level.

Videography
Just as a quick note here, the Super Steady video functionality is now enabled for the main camera as well, but is limited to 1080p 30fps videos only. Have a look at the video review which compared walking while taking a video with and without the Super Steady feature.
About that new DepthVision camera?
Alright, we have to talk about the DepthVision here too. So far, we’ve reviewed a total of 3 phones with 3D TOF camera – the OPPO R17 Pro from last year which has zero apps that make use of that 3D TOF camera, and the HONOR View20 which gamified the 3D TOF camera, and also the Galaxy A80.
It’s not simple to explain the DepthVision camera in words, so watch our review video to get a better understanding of what it does.
Software – Android 9.0 Pie with Samsung One UI
Honestly, still loving that One UI. The new S Pen with a gyroscope is somewhat useful, depending on your use case scenario. The new S Pen gyroscope works with the camera and gallery app to perform various gestures – which I think are great when combined with Samsung DeX.

Speaking of DeX, it is even more easily accessible this time around. If you need DeX, just plug in your cable, download and install the desktop app (available for both Mac and Windows) and it will run. Not the most convenient option here, but it works.
Other than that, all of the features that we love is still retained in the Samsung One UI here.
Performance & Gaming
Unlike any of the previous generations, the Galaxy Note10 series got a chipset upgrade from the Galaxy S series. The new Galaxy Note10 series now sports the Exynos 9825 chipset, which Samsung upgraded it from 8nm process to 7nm EUV process. Learn more about it here.

Other than a change in name, the ARM Cortex-A75 cores did get a slight boost in clock speed as well. Here are the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ that we got for review:

6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with Infinity-O notch

1440p in resolution

Samsung Exynos 9825 chipset

2x Samsung Exynos M4 @ 2730MHz
2x ARM Cortex-A75 @ 2400MHz
4x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1950MHz

12GB LPDDR4X RAM
256GB UFS 3.0 storage
4,300mAh battery
Android 9.0 Pie with Samsung One UI

Let’s first, start looking at the benchmarks between the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ with other smartphones in the market. All benchmarks here were done in 1440p resolution.

Just for the sake of being a completionist, I also reran all benchmarks at 1080p resolution just to compare if there is a change in benchmark scores. Surprisingly, it’s within the margin of error.

From all the benchmarks above, we realized that the new Exynos 9825 on the Galaxy Note10+ may have a boost in GPU performance. Or maybe it’s because the Galaxy Note10+ is using UFS 3.0 storage chips. Either way, it’s supremely fast. We included a comparison in our review video as well.
Gaming
Alright, gaming with the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ is no doubt a great experience. The immersion is fantastic, just like the Galaxy S10 series. Like usual, we played some intensive games to test out the capability of the Galaxy Note10+.
We launched Honkai Impact 3 first – and everything is as expected. We cranked up everything to the highest graphical settings and the game ran without a hitch – minus the minor frame skipping when using God Kiana’s ultimate skill. At this point in time, all the phones we’ve tested had the same issue.

Asphalt 9 ran great at the highest graphical settings. The Galaxy Note10+ didn’t even break a sweat.
As for PUBG Mobile, I noticed is that PUBG Mobile can now be running in HDR graphical settings at “ultra” frame rates or at Smooth graphical settings with “extreme” frame rates. Obviously, the Galaxy Note10+ ran it without any frame skips as well.
Battery & Charger
It’s no surprise that the Galaxy Note10+ is now having the largest battery ever found on a Note. Its 4,300mAh battery can easily last you through a day – but that’s oversimplified. We first tested the battery life against other smartphones in our standard test – and it scored around 11.62 hours while in 1440p resolution. Not bad.

Then, we redid the test in 1080p resolution. That increased the life span of a single charge by 2.25 hours. That’s a really significant difference!
Charger
Alright, the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note10+ comes with two new charging speeds – 25W and also 45W. With every purchase of the Galaxy Note10 series of smartphone, you get the 25W charger included in the box itself.

From what we found out, Samsung is using USB PD 3.0 standards for both the new 25W and 45W fast charging.
Surprisingly, both the Innergie 60C (review) and also the j5create JCPD385 (review) does not support USB PD 3.0 but instead dropped to the 15W charging speed instead. We’ll revisit this when we have a USB PD 3.0 charger at hand.

In summary, here are the time taken to reach the specific battery percentage while charging up with different chargers.

Battery level
Charging time (minutes)

Samsung 25W charger (new)
Samsung 15W charger (old)
Standard 5V 2A charger

50%
16
28
44

75%
28
50
77

Wrapping up the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ review
Let’s bring it all together first. Throughout our review period, we realized that Samsung made a lot of tiny intricate changes. This is not just the latest Galaxy S series that has the S Pen, but they improved and provide better user experience overall. The best examples are the replacement of the Bixby button with the power button, and also the higher position for the under-display fingerprint scanner.
Looking at the specs and watching the grand launching presentation didn’t do justice for the Samsung Galaxy Note10+. Hence, that is why our review is extensively focused on the changes and overall user experience.

The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ is still a solid smartphone for the year 2019, but the removal of the headphone is truly unfortunate.

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Huawei P30 shows off zooming prowess with concert and wedding pictures

Ever wondered how fun would it be if a smartphone camera can zoom all the way to the performers themselves even though you are far away? Imagine all the money you can save since you don’t have to buy the high-priced tickets! And yet now the Huawei P30 is showing you what this upcoming smartphone can do.
During the concept of Blue, a British boyband, there was someone who was using the Huawei P30 to take pictures of the band members from afar. There are quite a lot of people there and surprisingly, the P30 can actually capture the image of the members in relatively good quality.

In another situation, it is Fasha Sandha and Aidil Aziz’s wedding. At this wedding, the Huawei P30 was once again used to take the pictures by zooming in and ]out. Surprisingly from the pictures, we can actually see the details when it was zoomed in as well. It looks absolutely impressive, to be honest.

As of now, we only know that the Huawei P30 will be launching at Paris at the end of this month and we are still waiting for further details on what the P30 is all about. Perhaps it can be one of the ultimate birdwatching smartphone with its super zoom. 🤔

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Review – HONOR 20 Pro: Quadruple usable cameras

It’s been a few months since the HONOR 20 Pro was unveiled but it is only about 2 weeks ago when the HONOR 20 Pro was finally on our hands. Obviously, we started our review on it instantly – and here are all the things we want to say about the HONOR 20 Pro.
This review will be different from our usual format since it is nearly identical with the HONOR 20 that we reviewed here.

Differences between the HONOR 20 Pro and HONOR 20

The biggest differences here are more RAM and storage and a larger battery on the HONOR 20 Pro. One more core difference – which is the main highlight of this review – is the 4 fully usable cameras of the HONOR 20 Pro.

Yes – the HONOR 20 Pro comes with a main 48MP camera, an ultrawide angle camera, and a telephoto camera alongside with another dedicated macro camera. Compared to the HONOR 20, the depth sensor is replaced with a telephoto camera. Nice, considering that this phone now has a total of 4 usable cameras.

The overall design of the HONOR 20 Pro has changed too – it has a better curved back to make it much more comfortable to hold compared to the boxy design on the HONOR 20. This is a definite nice touch honestly.
And it’s also a little heftier on the hands – which I personally like.
The Phantom Black is just… not so black. It’s actually purple.
Of course, the HONOR 20 Pro also comes with different color options. It is now named Phantom Black and Phantom Blue – and we have the Phantom Black unit here. It’s… not particularly black, more like purple, actually.
Though the Phantom Blue is a color that I fell in love instantly when I looked at it. Damn, that looks good.
Now, let’s focus about a few more important things about the HONOR 20 Pro.
Cameras – for both photo and video
With the quadruple rear-facing cameras, we took a lot of pictures over the past 2 weeks while we were using the HONOR 20 Pro. Honestly, it does take great pictures in terms of clarity and details – but the colors seem to need a little more tweaking. The pictures that came straight out of the HONOR 20 Pro looks like it’s captured in log format for maximum dynamic range.

Take a look at these two pictures. We put it side by side and let you have a look and compare them.
          Original image            Tweaked image
          Original image            Tweaked image
          Original image            Tweaked image
And yes, we put those images through Photoshop to readjust its contrast and overall brightness of the image to give it a more appealing look. And through one post on Facebook, no one gave attention to the details and clarity of the image but only cared about the colors.

Then comes the videography of the HONOR 20 Pro. As shown in the video here, all issues stated earlier does apply to the videography as well – its colors just aren’t punchy enough and require some post-processing to make it look good.
The HONOR 20 Pro does have OIS + EIS to capture really stable videos. However, they did not mention that it is only applicable for 1080p videos and no 4K. However, the software did not mention anything about this – so beware.
I don’t think talking about the video is going to do it any justice – so I urge you to watch the video from the beginning until the end to know how good the stabilization on the HONOR 20 Pro really is.
Performance benchmarks
The HONOR 20 Pro comes with the Kirin 980 chipset and 8GB RAM with 256GB of internal storage, yada yada. It’s technically the same core specs as the HONOR 20. To no one’s surprise, they both perform more or less the same.
Here are the benchmarks for the HONOR 20 Pro.

Battery?
Yeah the battery got increased to a massive 4,000mAh here. Under our battery life test, it can last about 13 hours here – which is sufficient for a day’s use. Pretty decent when compared to today’s flagships.
Yep, that’s the 22.5W charger.
The HONOR 20 Pro comes with the 22.5W charger as well – which can get you up to 50% charge in 22 minutes and 75% in just 41 minutes. This is much faster than the conventional 5V 2A charger that can only get 50% charge in 38 minutes and 75% charge in 66 minutes.

Wrapping up the HONOR 20 Pro review
We really have to address one big thing – the price. It is at RM2,299 which is better than the overly high price that was first leaked out. While the RM2,299 price point is rather decent, I think that it faces tough competition against other devices like the Xiaomi Mi 9 and also the Samsung Galaxy S10e. Let’s not forget that other older, more famous flagships are also coming down in price – like the Huawei P30 and Mate 20, and also the Galaxy S10.

With all things considered though, the HONOR 20 Pro is a rather decent smartphone – especially in the hardware side of things. As for the software, there are lots of useful features scattered around. However, the UI is the biggest factor holding back the HONOR 20 Pro.

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HONOR Lenscape Party Happening On 8th January 2019

The HONOR 10 Lite will be coming on the 8th of January 2019 – yes, we all know that.
Guests can also stand a chance to win amazing gifts throughout the event, such as a unit of the yet-to-be-launched AI-selfie smartphone that keeps you #24hrInStyle, the one and only HONOR 10 Lite, and the other yet-to-be-launched HONOR Band 4.

We already have the HONOR 10 Lite with us and the review is pretty much done – we’re just waiting for the official price announcement before publishing that. From what we know, the HONOR 10 Lite will be on sale starting 9 January 2018 with exclusive freebies on HiHonor.com and Lazada. The new HONOR Band 4 will also be available for sale on 9th January 2019!

We’ll definitely be there to witness the grand launch of the HONOR 10 Lite and the HONOR Band 4 – so stay tuned to our website and Facebook Page for more updates!

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Hands-on: ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED

We actually got our hands-on with the device about a month ago. It was just sitting in the backlog and eventually was forgotten until today. But, this product is still unique.

You see, the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is the world’s first foldable OLED laptop. While many people may joke that all laptops are technically foldable, this is a true all-screen device that can be folded in half.

So, a quick rundown – as the name suggests, the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED has a 17-inch OLED screen with an aspect ratio of 4:3.

What ASUS did to fill in the gap is to fit the aforementioned keyboard in between. That protects the flexible OLED screen while also protecting the keyboard from randomly pressing keys. It’s actually a smart idea. Though, charging the keyboard will be a problem as it is a separate device connected to the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED via Bluetooth.

Of course, I am worried about the longevity and durability of this device. One particular thing that I’m very worried about is the kickstand’s strength. Currently, it’s a little flap at the back of the device that keeps the entire device propped up. That flip is… rather puny and it looks like the entire kickstand is going to break and collapse any second.

Either way, the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED that we looked at today is not the version that is commercially available so the final product will be different.

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Review – SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI: More Than Just A 2.1 Speaker System

Multimedia speakers. Who really uses them anymore, anyway? While the days of home desktops have decreased, many people have opted for a fancier and compacter Bluetooth speaker. It might be convenient, but the sound quality is still up for debate. Enter SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI – a 2.1 speaker system that has Bluetooth and more.
Let’s start off by saying this – we’ve previously reviewed quite a similar product before. Remember the Quatro V that we reviewed last year? That is a small USB-powered 2.1 speaker system that can play music through Bluetooth, microSD card, aux audio jack, and even FM radio. The SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI is no different.

The box itself is considerable in size, but right off the bat though – there’s one small, minor complaint. For some reason, the material used for the box is pretty thin and weak, in my opinion. The speaker arrived at my doorstep with some heavy damage on one side of the box. Not much of a deal though, because there is a considerable amount of foam inside, protecting the speakers.
Not the greatest quality of foam, but it does the job very well here!
Once the foam is removed, it reveals the 3 largest components in this speaker system – the two satellites and one subwoofer. It’s all wrapped in plastic – so that’s a plus point from me. If I need to transport these large items, I can do so without worrying that it’ll get scratched during the process.

Digging through all of its contents, I found out there’s more than I expect to have. Firstly, I like the fact that they included batteries for the remote control. I don’t care what brand or quality it is – a decent one will do, as it can get me started right away. Then, there’s a FM radio antenna, a RCA-to-3.5mm audio jack, and a user manual.
The complete set, alongside with all its accessories.
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Personally speaking, the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI looks great. It has a 4-character 7-segment display at the front, which is bright enough to be seen in a brightly-lit environment, yet not too bright that it hurts my eyes while in the dark. I use this speaker while I sleep, actually.

Its design is consistent throughout – with the top right corner having a piece of glossy plastic and a label. This part doesn’t serve any purpose on the two satellite speakers though, so I wonder why SonicGear included that.
However, on each and every piece of the speaker, it has some sort of wave pattern on its grills. It’s a really neat design, to be honest. Does it serve any purpose? Maybe not, but gains lots of points in terms of aesthetics.

Overall, the design of this speaker is great. Even the build quality is great. Matte black finish on all of its surfaces except the front. So far so good, but…

Since the subwoofer is designed in such a way, it must be placed on the table. If I do put it on the floor, I can’t access the ports or USB/SD card slot easily. Also, pointing the remote control downwards to a corner in the room just to control the volume isn’t that nice-looking either. Luckily though, it doesn’t really affect the bass quality much since the cone is facing sideways instead of downwards. More about the sound quality itself later.
Features
The amount of actually relevant features on the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI is definitely what sets this speaker apart from its 2.1 speaker system rivals. As you might have realized, the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI comes with a remote control and a FM antenna. That gave out some hints on what features it has, but there’s more.
Yupe – that’s a full-sized USB Type-A port with a full-sized SD card slot!
All you have to do is format your USB flash drive or SD card to FAT32 format, and copy your music files in it. Then, plug it in the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI. If the speaker is already turned on when plugging in the USB drive, it’ll automagically switch to USB mode. That’s pretty neat!
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The biggest realization I had about the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI is the buttons on the subwoofer. It’s adequate enough to do some basic controls like changing modes (the speaker does have a weird-sounding announcer to tell you what mode is selected by the way) and volumes, but totally impractical when it comes to FM radio mode or seeking to a specific track number while on USB/SD card mode. That’s where the remote control comes into play.

It’s a full-sized remote control actually – looks like a TV remote too. The remote could be smaller in my opinion, since there’s a ridge for ergonomic purposes – but I doubt anyone would hold a remote control for that long period of time.
Anyway, make sure you don’t lose this remote control, as it is very crucial in controlling the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI. It does way more functions than what the speaker itself offers – and I like it. Makes changing FM radio stations much more easier too. Speaking of FM radio…

You’ll have to attach the dedicated FM radio antenna onto the subwoofer itself. That means one more cable protruding out of the speaker itself, and the cable will have to be positioned somewhere else so that the FM signals can be received relatively clean. Thankfully, the FM radio antenna cable is a little lengthy.
Don’t throw this away!!!! It’s the FM radio antenna cable.
That said, there some minor complaints I have with the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI. A big one too – and that’s related to its on-board memory storage. I did mention about this quite heavily on my review of both the Pandora Neo Classic speakers, where all settings – including volume and FM radio frequency settings – will be lost when the battery is depleted. A simple CMOS battery to keep the on-board memory powered up would address this.

The only way that the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI can hold all the settings is by putting it on standby instead of powering it down entirely – and those red lights on the display will display “- – – -“, and there’s no brightness control either. That means you can’t turn off the display without losing all of your settings – which is the same as my Edifier C3, a 9-year-old speaker system.

UPDATE: There’s one newly discovered issue regarding its Bluetooth mode.
I discovered that once Bluetooth when I was reviewing the Edifier XM6BT. When the speaker is paired, it will automatically pair with the previously-paired device. There is no option to unpair the two on the speaker itself, and you’ll have to manually unpair or disable WiFi on your connected device before pairing it with another device.
This holds true for both the Edifier XM6BT and the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI, which is a real bummer for someone like me who has multiple devices.

However, the sound quality is something to behold.
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First of all, I’m going to compare it heavily with my personal 2.1 speaker system – the Edifier C3. The C3 is old – I know – but that speaker is still rocking hard even after 9 years, and it still sounds fantastic! That said, let’s get on with it. Let’s take a look behind the speaker itself. It features RCA cables for left and right channels for both audio input and output.

Then there’s that bass knob. It does provide some degree of freedom when it comes to bass tuning, but it keep in mind that it has a 5.25-inch driver for its subwoofer. It means the bass is still limited by its driver size itself.
At the beginning of my sound tests, I realize that the bass response isn’t that good, so I turned the bass knob and tried again. In the end, I just turn it all the way to the max and tested it thereon. Personally, I think the songs sound much better with bass turned on to the max – it’s not too heavy, so the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI might not be for bassheads.
On songs like Alone by Marshmello, where bass hits strongly, does sound fantastic throughout the room and made the table vibrate too. Too bad that it’s already on the maximum bass setting though. Mids and highs sound great on that particular song too – which I personally enjoyed.
Listening to orchestral music sound fantastic too – as its mids and highs are maintained very well throughout its frequency response. The bass is balanced nicely and did not overwhelm the mids and highs – which I absolutely prefer.

On some songs with vocals all throughout – for example rap or specifically the beginning of Let U Fall by PatrickReza and Aubren Elaine. The sound produced by the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI sounds absolutely great.
Oh – by the way, I’m testing it entirely over Bluetooth. Once I accidentally launched Overwatch while connected to it and I thought – this would be a great test for audio latency! To my surprise, there is no noticeable audio delay between the game itself and the audio that I perceive. Same goes to movies and YouTube videos, as mouth movement is in sync with the audio that I hear. Great!

Overall, sound quality wise – the SonicGear Titan 11 BTMI is fantastic. My first impression is blown away like it was a feather – although I wish that the highest bass level can be increased a little further. That’s just because some songs sound even better with more bass – like The Salmon Dance by The Chemical Brothers.
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I’m impressed by how great it sounds, honestly. It comes with all the latest and greatest features that everyone is seeking – like Bluetooth and USB playback, while not forgetting the more obscure features like FM radio and aux. Comes with a remote control that does everything that you want to do, and has a bass knob to adjust the bass in a granular fashion.

I really like this speaker, and it’ll be perfect if there’s no loss of settings each time it’s powered down. “So what’s the price for this speaker?” – I thought to myself. To my surprise – not much. It costs at about RM189 right now on Lazada. That’s excluding the 5% discount for purchases made via HSBC and discount codes too! That’s a great deal!
Check out the deal right here at https://goo.gl/oT1QIl!

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Take care of the environment while making a new cardboard house for your pet and stand a chance to win fabulous Samsung products

Samsung is inviting all pet lovers to give their pets a new surprise while expressing the environmentalist spirit through the new #FurTheWin challenge.

Participants are tasked to build a new Eco Pet House that is made entirely from cardboard boxes in order to reuse these materials that are generally disposed of as soon as the product within is unboxed. As Samsung’ goal of upcycling materials and reuse them to reduce the dependency on nature’s resources, this challenge easily speaks action louder than words as not only the competition is “green” as in environmental-friendly, but also all the little furry friends get to enjoy a new place for sleep, particularly the felines. Oh boy, they do love them cardboard boxes, don’t they?
Follow the steps below and start getting your hands dirty.

Build an Eco Pet House using any cardboard box or Samsung’s Eco-Packaging
Set your Instagram profile to Public and upload your creation there
Include a creative caption that describes your pet the best way alongside the #FurTheWin hashtag
Tag @SamsungMalaysia on Instagram alongside your 3 Instagram friends

Not only will the cardboard become a new housing for the furry friend, but there are also amazing prizes to be won.

1x Grand Prize: 65-inch The Frame QLED 4K Smart Lifestyle TV
1x 2nd Prize: 43-inch The Sero QLED 4K Smart Lifestyle TV
1x 3rd Prize: 43-inch The Frame QLED 4K Smart Lifestyle TV
20x Most Creative Prize: HW-T400 Soundbar

The challenge starts from today until September 19 with each participant entitled to only 1 entry throughout the entire period. After a panel of judges has selected and shortlisted the 23 entries, they will be announced on Samsung Malaysia’s Facebook and Instagram page.
Click here for more information about the #FurTheWin Eco Pet home Challenge.

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Redmi 10 5G enters Malaysia with telco partner Maxis offering them exclusively first from as low as RM1

Xiaomi Malaysia has officially launched the Redmi 10 5G in the country while announcing that Maxis struck an early exclusive deal with them to offer the device within one of the telco’s postpaid packages.

While Malaysia aren’t even ready to kick off the 5G cellular network any time soon but as a consumer, you have the choice of prepping yourself on the device side while not killing your wallet for a top-tier smartphone as the Redmi 10 5G is curated for the affordable 5G market.
But don’t expect too much power from it though as it may only tolerate some simple games and not the overloading 3D gacha titles. As for general use, its power-efficient chip and powerful camera may surprise you with its quality at this price point. And yes, the headphone jack!
Let’s quickly run through its spec sheet.

6.58-inch IPS LCD Display

1080p Resolution
Waterdrop Notch
90Hz Refresh Rate

MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G Chipset
6GB RAM
128GB Storage
Dual Rear Cameras

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Depth Sensor

5MP Selfie Camera
5,000mAh Battery

18W Fast Charge

Graphite Gray, Chrome Silver, Aurora Green Colors

Pricing and Availability
The Redmi 10 5G is given the price tag of RM959 when purchased as a one-off transaction but if you’re interested in getting it via the Maxis Zerolution package, here are several tiers to pick from that can make the device go as low as RM1.

Device Price

Maxis Postpaid

RM 1

Maxis Postpaid 188

RM 19

Maxis Postpaid 158

RM29

Maxis Postpaid 128

RM 36

Maxis Postpaid 98

RM 39

Maxis Postpaid Share 48

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vivo’s 8.8 sales on Lazada offers smartphones as low as RM569

The monthly wallet grim reaper which is the 8.8 for August returns with vivo offering several devices on sale while bundling some freebies for selected models.
Let’s start off with a quick “Buy X Amount and Get Y Amount of Voucher”.

RM429 get RM15
RM599 get RM18
RM799 get RM25
RM999 get RM30
RM1,299 get RM40
RM1,899 get RM55
RM3,299 get RM100

6 smartphones from the cheap to the top are included so one can net a nice device at a lower price and value.

Model

Promotion Price

T1 5G

RM1,129

T1x (8+128GB)

RM819

T1x (4+64GB)

RM569

Y33s (8+128GB)

RM729

X70

RM1,539

Y76

RM909

Don’t forget to take note of the free item if you’ve decided to get selected X or V series products despite not having any current discount.

FREE 50W Vertical Wireless Charger for X80 Pro
FREE Logitech Keyboard for X80
FREE V23 Thermo Clock for V23 5G

So hit up vivo’s Lazada store starting today until this Wednesday before the stocks get drained completely.

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Show off your hot moves and win a trip to Korea with #AwesomeNyer challenge

Want to pick up a free ticket to Korea or looking for a brand new Samsung device? Instead of relying on lady luck, why not participate in Samsung’s latest #AwesomeNyer challenge and show some dance moves and stand a chance to win one of those or even both!
The challenge starts from 11th February and ends on 12th March 2020, master your steps and join on Instagram by recording yourself performing gestures perfectly while the song speeds up. Here are the detailed steps on submitting your video:

Follow @SamsungMalaysia on Instagram.
Click here to download the song from the #AwesomeNyer webpage. You might want to right-click or “hold” at the click and select “save as” or “download link”.
Record a video of yourself performing the gestures perfectly.
Post it on your Instagram feed with hashtag #AwesomeNyer, #GalaxyA51, #danceAwesome, and tag @SamsungMalaysia
Set your profile to Public.

A total of 4 grand prize winners will take home 1x Galaxy A51 and a 3D2N trip to Korea while 2 Consolation Prize winners will win 1x Galaxy A51 each.
Additionally, from 11th February 2020 onwards, tune in to Samsung Malaysia’s Instagram TV and catch a live stream on the Samsung Galaxy A Series and experience its awesome screen, camera, and the big portable juice powering the device.

Technically, the contest wants you to replicate what Samsung has been showing in the Galaxy A series of ads. Particularly, Blackpink’s tutorial.

For more information on the #AwesomeNyer Challenge, visit the official page for terms and regulations.

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Honor 5X is actually pretty durable

This video alone tells me quite a lot of things about the Honor 5X. Firstly, it was placed in the box of explosions – specifically where 1000 fireworks are wrapped around the smartphone itself.

Sure, the phone still has some plastic on it but the pressure of those explosions are still quite severe. It’s also quite saddening to see such explosions on a beautiful smartphone, but then again, it’s proof of concept.

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Kingston is responsible for more than a quarter of all SSDs shipped last year

Kingston is outdoing itself again in the latest round of TrendForce data analytics done on the global market share ranking of branded SSDs in 2021.
Calculated from the total units shipped at 127 million, Kingston is among that 26% which places it way ahead of the competition where the 2nd place ADATA doesn’t even come close at just 8%.

While last year is still within the pandemic phase of COVID-19, that doesn’t really slow down the production of SSDs as more electronic devices like laptops are sought after due to the rise of WFHs and online education.
Kingston also took note of the rising demands of PCIe 4.0 drives that provide even more speed to users like gamers and professionals that seek the fastest loading times possible so there’s that.
Coupled with the ever-growing maturity of the flash storage manufacturing process, the value of SSDs particularly the SATA drives are creeping ever so closely to mechanical drives in terms of their price per GB ratio while factoring in the almost 5x higher speed than spinning HDDs.

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