Celcom Game Hero Launches Fifth Mobile Game Tournament

Heating up the mobile gaming scene, Celcom Game Hero continues the legacy with its fifth title Knight Clash and RM300,000 in prize money up for grabs.

Techninier Sdn Bhd, an internet company based in Malaysia is proud to announce the new game title of its biggest mobile tournament in Malaysia, Celcom Game Hero.

The fifth game title for the series is Knight Clash, a running game that revisits the classic adventurous theme of knight save princess.

It is a 2D scrolling runner game where players take the role of a valiant knight on the mission to beat the evil warlord and save the princess, all done while avoiding obstacles and defeating enemies along the journey.

Players need to fight or escape from monsters and travel through all 8 beautiful 2D crafted realms before reaching the final boss stage to save the princess. Whether it’s graphics or new characters, the game got everything to keep players hooked and the potential cash prizes makes it all worth it.

The tournament is open to all Celcom customers and everyone stands a chance to win up to RM300,000 in cash prizes. Participants just need to attain a high score and upload it on to the Game Hero leaderboard to compete with other players for the top 50 spot.

During the event, players will be awarded free gems for their daily login. These gems can be used to unlock lucky chests to win XPAX reloads or more gems that can be use to purchase game boosting upgrades and bring players closer to the prize.

The tournament will run for a period of four months from July 2018. Players can download “Knight Clash” via Google Play and iOS App Store, as well as learn more details about ongoing tournaments throughout the year on
www.gamehero.my
.

Celcom Game Hero’s hold series of successful mobile game tournaments started since March 2017. It is the first of its kind in Malaysia’s esports scene to introduce competitive gaming to mobile games.

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About Techninier

Techninier Sdn. Bhd. (Techninier) has been at the forefront of innovation as a company which specializes in the provision of technology and content in the internet and mobile space. In tandem with technology provision, Techninier is focused in mobile social gaming and mobile social networking platform, having been accredited as finalist in global accolades such as The Meffy Awards and World Communication Awards among the likes of companies such as Apple. Techninier also integrates and manages clients’ and partners needs in the ICT industry. For more information on Techninier, visit
www.techninier.com
.


Certified by Testlab: No Burn-in with Samsung QLED TV

TV experts from video magazine and connect Testlab put Samsung QLED TV through a 72-hour stress test and certify the non-appearance of undesirable visual effects.

Many of us have experienced the permanently ‘burnt-in’ image on a TV screen when having the TV turned on for an extended period of time. Regardless of whether you call it screen burn-in, ghosting or image retention, we can all agree that this phenomenon can be an expensive and tricky issue to solve.

Accessing the TV’s susceptibility to burn-in is key to determining how long the TV will last – and ultimately whether it’s worth your money. With Samsung QLED TV models, such an issue is a bygone and consumers will be at ease to enjoy a TV viewing experience that is unlike any other.

To prove that Samsung’s 2018 QLED TV series is indeed free of burn-in and afterglow, and to see if the displays stand up to the exacting performance requirements, Samsung teamed up with acclaimed German tech magazine video and global testing lab connect Testlab to carry out a certification test – based on the Information Display Measurements Standard (IDMS), an international norm for panel measurements, focusing specifically on QLED TV’s HDR (high-dynamic-range) content display quality.

The results – Samsung’s QLED TVs passed the stress test with flying colours and received the certificate for ‘no burn-in’ and ‘no afterglow’ . In a 72-hour endurance test, the testers performed measurements on Samsung QLED TVs to check their reputed burn-in effects, which may be caused by static picture elements.

In the test, the TVs were made to display a checkerboard pattern for deep black and very bright white values for longer periods of time. As such, all 2018 Samsung QLED TVs were proved free of burn-in and afterglow, reaffirming QLED TVs’ position as one of the most durable displays on the market today.

Certified free from undesirable picture effects

72-hour endurance test

Memory effects

The test lab certifies the Samsung QLED TVs ꞌno burn-inꞌ and ꞌno afterglowꞌ.

The
video
 experts tested display technologies with checkerboard patterns and gray images for 72 hours.

Some TV displays show memory effects after a while – but Samsung QLED TVs do not.

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The test engineers added variable text elements and an intermittently blinking white frame to the test picture so that the automatic stills detection customary for modern HDR TVs could not spring into action.

This helped the testers create similar conditions as in HDR video games. In addition to the standard analysis, the testers used dark gray images with brightness values of 10 nits – which will show if dark pixels are brightened up.

The measurements showed that the tested Samsung QLED TVs remained unaffected by the rigorous tests and can theoretically be left on permanently without picture elements like network logos leaving an afterglow or burning in.

The experiments conducted assert Samsung’s steadfast commitment to offering consumers the very best in terms of picture quality, while the 2018 models, particularly the Samsung Q9F QLED 4K TV, continue to garner more praises to the already impressive list of global acclaim:

iF Design Awards 2018
 commended that the Samsung QLED TV boast “unparalleled image technologies in a very thin display profile”, while bringing an “intimate yet exquisite touch to any room”.

Tech Radar
 added that the Q9F delivers “the best 4K high dynamic range pictures” they have seen to date and it is the “most spectacular TV they have ever tested”.

Trusted Reviews
 applauded the Q9F as the “most impressive TV reviewed in years”, noting that the “light and colour performance is, as it was last year, unprecedented”.

What Hi-Fi?
 concluded that the Q9F is “a stunning TV in its own right” bragging that it is “the brightest, punchiest, most vibrant TV” they have reviewed.

Samsung QLED TV is a product of choice among many other modern TVs for those planning to invest in a high-end TV. It guarantees powerful visual capabilities without potential memory effects or permanent damage.

“Anyone who is particularly sensitive to ghost images and unwilling to run any risks over many years of use will be on the safe side with LCD or QLED, respectively,” concluded the test experts.


Experience The Beauty In Malaysia Contest With The Honor 10

Stand a chance to bring home three units of the vibrant honor 10 or a Vespa Primavera 150* when you capture and showcase the ‘Beauty in Malaysia’ with your honor smartphone.

honor Malaysia, the leading mobile device e-brand, is launching its #BeautyinMalaysia photography contest to showcase the beauty of Malaysia interpreted through the lens of honor smartphones, by Malaysians.

The photo contest is open to users of honor smartphones, and will run from 2nd to 22nd July 2018. Lucky winners stand a chance to win the grand prize of a Vespa Primavera 150* or three units of the ‘AImazing’ honor 10 – a vibrant and powerful handset with 24MP + 16MP dual-lens AI assisted cameras and the industry-first Semantic Image Segmentation technology, which allows you to take apart different layers from an image and also identify multiple objects in one single image.

honor hopes to encourage Malaysians to capture and share every beautiful aspect of the country throughout the month of July, leading up to the National Day in August.

Zhao Zhiwei, Head of honor Malaysia said, “honor Malaysia is a relatively young brand in the mobile device space, yet we have shown amazing strength in our growth through acceptance amongst Malaysians. Much of honor’s success is attributed to millennials nationwide, who are our core target as well as the young at heart. As Malaysians gear towards celebrating 61 years of independence, we felt it was the right time to honor and appreciate the beauty in Malaysia through photos that reflect the spirit of our brand.”

“The honor 10 received great response from Malaysians since it first launched, due to the features of the smartphone which are specifically engineered and designed for photography, and we know how much Malaysians love taking photos of everything around them. Hence, we, at honor Malaysia are happy to reward winners with the honor 10 as main prizes, and also to provide this platform to inspire and motivate our fans and customers to interpret this beautiful country beyond limitations,” added Zhao.

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The contest consists of three themes for participation, and will run on honor Malaysia’s social media platforms, namely Facebook and Instagram. Contestants are encouraged to submit entries for all three themes (stated below) and more than one entry for each theme in order to stand a higher chance at bringing home the prizes.

A total of three themes will be organised by the following categories:

Week 1 – Food of Malaysia: Contestants are required to take a creative photo of their favourite foods or food stalls. (Submission period: 2nd – 8th July)

Week 2 – Places of Malaysia: Contestants are required to take a creative photo of places in Malaysia. (Submission period: 9th – 15th July)

Week 3 – People of Malaysia: Contestants are required to take a creative photo of people in Malaysia. (Submission period: 16th – 22nd July)

Entries will be judged by a line-up of professional photographers and representatives from honor Malaysia based on the level of creativity and how each photo embodies the theme of ‘Beauty in Malaysia’.

Winning entries of the contest will also be featured on the hihonor website, the honor theme app and honor Malaysia’s official social media platforms where images will be combined into a series of high definition, scenic wallpapers for users of the smartphone brand to view and utilise globally.

The winner also will receive the opportunity to be honor’s exclusive speaker for future honor events.

For more information on the Beauty in Malaysia contest, please visit
https://www.facebook.com/notes/honor-malaysia/beauty-in-malaysia-tc/2145309049038887/
 and for more information about honor Malaysia, please visit
https://www.facebook.com/HonorMY/
 or
http://www.hihonor.com/my

*Terms and Conditions apply


“hoco.” Official Introduction & HOCO O2O Retail Concept Store Launched

Malaysian mobile phone accessories distributor Cosmos Online Sdn Bhd officially introduced “hoco.” and also their Hoco O2O Retail Concept Store at a press conference held at their flagship outlet in Low Yat Plaza, today.

“hoco.” is an international premium lifestyle accessories brand from Hong Kong Haoco (hoco.) Technology Co., Ltd, which is dedicated to the development of high-quality digital accessories. Established in 2009, the young company focuses on the development and production of digital products with simple design philosophies, to create exquisite digital lifestyle products.

Gracing the launch event was brand principal and Hong Kong Haoco (hoco.) Technology’s General Manager, Gavin Ou and Cosmos Online Sdn Bhd’s Chairman Choong Sang Joo, Joining them at the official ribbon cutting ceremony were Lotyat Plaza’s Marcom & A&P Manager, Raymond Foo and a representative from Malaysia Mobile Communication Association (PPTM).

Choong Sang Joo (Chairman of Cosmos Online)

According to Gavin Ou, “hoco.” produces fashionable and distinguishable accessories based on unique ideas and refined craftsmanship. Hong Kong Haoco Hoco’s parent company, Shenzhen Hoco Technology Development Co., Ltd. has won recognition from the international market and global customers, for its design and technological innovation, along with their special expressions of human-ness and functionality.

After many years of development, and continuous R&D, coupled with an excellent production system, “hoco.” has out together a diverse and complete range of products which are well regarded and are highly sought after.

“hoco.” is targeted at the mid to high-end market with a significant product range, and is user-friendly in design, fashionable and comes with excellent build quality. If you are looking for exquisite, “hoco.” makes it for you.

Its products include accessories for Apple, Samsung, HTC, MEIZU and other major brands. ”hoco.” has also established an excellent reputation in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, North America, the Middle East, Europe and other regions across the globe, and has become a leading brand in the digital accessories market space.

Choong Receiving Exclusive Distributor Certificate from Gavin

“hoco.’s” brand influence has already penetrated the global market, and is well recognized by the global consumer. The brand has become synonymous with high-end digital lifestyles.

With the establishment of the new Hoco O2O Retail Concept Store, Cosmos Online and Hong Kong Haokuo hoco hope to lead their Malaysian retail peers to break through the industrial dilemma with O2O thinking.

Hoco has been a player in the mobile phone accessories retail industry for nearly 10 years, and has established a professional team, diverse and innovative product lines, and a leading O2O innovative retail model to solve problems in inventory, capital backlog and commodity sales.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, from left – Jacky Chee (PPTM Representative), Gavin Ou (Hoco), Cjhoong, Grace Wang (Cosmos Director) & Raymond Foo (LowYat Plaza Marcom & A&P Manager).

Cosmos Online will lead the revolutionary transformation of the local traditional mobile phone retail industry by introducing the O2O business model, and a novel management system to help the mobile phone accessories industry become standardized and international.

According GfK (Growth for Knowledge), Germany’s largest market research agency, pointed out that Malaysian consumers spent a total of RM6.8 billion in 2017 to buy mobile phones. Stanley Kay, GfK’s Managing Director for Southeast Asia said that the company’s retail tracking system data showed that it was significantly higher than the RM5.4 billion spent by Malaysian consumers in 2015.

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Despite the growth, the industry faced enormous challenge in the development of the mobile phone accessories sector due to global recession and rising competition from the increase of mobile phone accessories retailers, resulting in oversupply, resulting in a reshuffle in the mobile phone accessories market with many mobile phone accessories retailers folding.

The popularity of smartphones has increased the demand from mobile phone users for large-capacity memory cards and batteries, as well as smart phone devices such as headsets. battery, chargers, Bluetooth headsets, memory cards, card readers and other mobile phone accessories.

To break the bottleneck, modern businesses are looking at the innovative O2O (Online to Offline) business model. The use of O2O is no longer limited to online and offline shopping guides, but also affects the overall business model and sales chain.

The rise of countless new ventures has become a hot spot for the new economy. Future enterprises must have the management capabilities of handle both online and offline and also multiple channels.

O2O is not just a reform of sales methods, it’s an innovative business model. In the future, every enterprise must have the ability to manage its sales business online and offline. In order to solve the dilemma that the industry originally faced, businesses must rethink and reform their business model with Internet thinking.

Traditional business models will still encounter the same offline problems once they go online. Companies will have to break all the rules that have long been used by industry to overcome existing limitations. Therefore, in addition to the innovation of the sales model, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunities brought by mobile network technology to innovate the business models.

Hoco. Malaysia’s establishment of a complete merchandise supply system and the introduction of the O2O business model will change the traditional diversified retail stores of the past, allowing operators to experience “savings” after “savings” while easily making money.

The mobile phone accessories retail industry is soon to face a major disruption. The online and offline integration to open the O2O omni-channel retail model is a new reality for all traditional mobile phone accessory retailers. The traditional retail industry is still the world of offline.

However, with the rapid growth of e-commerce, the proportion of online retail sales has gradually increased, which has changed the industrial environment for online and offline. O2O is not just a sales pipeline, but a new and innovative retail business model, that combines a branded franchise store, digital online store, social media and mobile marketing.

Online-to-Offline (O2O) Simplified

Online-to-Offline (O2O) commerce is a business strategy that draws potential customers from online channels to make purchases in physical stores. Online-to-offline commerce, or O2O, identifies customers in the online space, such as through emails and internet advertising, and then uses a variety of tools and approaches to entice the customers to leave the online space.

This type of strategy incorporates techniques used in online marketing with those used in brick-and-mortar marketing. O2O is related to but not the same as the concepts of “clicks-to-bricks” or “click and mortar”.


honor Launches Official E-commerce Platform and Portal with 7uly Madness Offers

hihonor’s 7uly Madness Offers will be offering up to a whopping 30% discount on selected gadgets for a limited time only, while stocks last.

In conjunction with the launching of its official e-commerce platform and information portal, the hihonor website, honor Malaysia today announced its 7uly Madness Offers, making smartphones more accessible to honor fans and customers nationwide.

The jaw-dropping deal starts from 17 July 2018 to 22 July 2018, where fans can now purchase new gadgets at discounted prices while stocks last, such as the affordable yet power-packed 7S for RM349 (RRP: RM379) and honor 7A at only RM429 (RRP: RM 479).

The sleek honor 7X will also be up for grabs for only RM729 (RRP: RM849). Other stylish and exquisite models such as the honor 9 Lite, honor view 10 and honor 10 also come with attractive complimentary gifts upon every purchase.

“At honor Malaysia, we recognise the need for users wanting high quality devices at competitive prices. Today, honor Malaysia is pleased to make honor smartphones even more accessible to our fans and customers. Consumers can now purchase all honor products directly from the site, with faster and more secured service than ever. hihonor will also be the official news portal for all news related to honor, including information on our future launches, campaigns and promotions via the honor Wall function.”

“In order to connect more fans and customers under one platform, the hihonor website also features the honor Community where they can participate in discussions and communicate with other honor users across the globe,” said Zhao Zhiwei, Head of honor Malaysia.

Exciting offers for 7uly Madness Offers

Details of the smartphone promotions can be found below:

Smartphones

RRP (RM)

Promotion

price (RM)

Percentage off

Free Gift (for every purchase of one unit)

honor 7S

379

349

8%

–

honor 7A

479

429

10%

RM30 Voucher (can be used for any product)

– Usage duration: 1 Month

– Will be delivered directly to customer’s account after payment

honor 7X

849

729

14%

–

honor 9 Lite

659

Gift box worth RM109

honor View 10

1789

Band SS worth RM399

honor 10

1599

Flip Cover + AM61 Earphones worth RM298

In addition to smartphones, honor is also offering massive discounts for the AM61 Earphones and the honor Body Fat Scale:

Accessories

RRP (RM)

Promotion price (RM)

Percentage off

AM61 Earphones

159

109

31%

honor Body Fat Scale

149

109

27%

To add-on to the excitement, honor will be giving out massive gift vouchers worth *RM100, *RM50 and *RM30 each daily. Customers can access this deal by visiting this link:
https://www.hihonor.com/my/event/7ulymadness.html
, during two different timeslots (10am-11am and 3pm-4pm)* during the promotion period:

Voucher Value

Rules

RM100

Applicable for total orders worth RM800 only.

RM50

Applicable for total orders worth RM500 only.

RM30

Applicable for total orders worth RM200 only.

*Note

1. Each person is only entitled to one voucher of different values (RM100, RM50, RM30) per day

2. Only 50 units of gift vouchers of each RM100, RM50 and RM30 are available for each time slot (10am-11am and 3pm-4pm)

3. Vouchers can only be used within the period of the promotion (17th July to 22nd July)

4. Vouchers are claimed based on a first-come-first-served basis

For more information on the 7uly Madness Offers and honor Malaysia, please visit
http://www.hihonor.com/my
 or the
honor Malaysia Facebook page
.

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Honor Stuns With 150% International Sales Growth in H1 2018

The Latest AI 2.0 flagship Honor 10 reached 3 million sales units within three months

Honor, a leading smartphone e-brand, today shared figures that show Honor’s growth globally in the first half of 2018. Chief among them, a remarkable 150% increase year-on-year in international sales volume outside of China.

This continued advancement represents significant progress for Honor towards its goal to be among the top three mobile brands globally in the next five years.

The brand’s flagship device, the Honor 10, led the charge, with over 3 million units sold since its launch just a couple months ago. Widely praised, the Honor 10 featured two major smartphone innovations — an industry-leading AI-powered dual-lens camera and a groundbreaking design featuring a 3D glass back with stunning nano-scale optical coating.

Highlights from the Honor 10’s global success include:

Malaysia, where the Honor 10 broke the record for bestselling flagship phone ever on major online retailer Shopee.

France, where the Honor 10 was the second bestselling smartphone online and sixth ranked in retail sales overall in the EUR300-400 price range in May.

Russia, where the Honor 10 is the bestselling smartphone in the RUB25,000-30,000 price range and is ranked in the top 5 smartphones in the GfK Hitlist.

Germany, where the Honor 10 is outpacing post-launch sales of the Honor 9 by over 100%.

Honor 10 has sold out 3 million units globally

“At Honor, we’re delighted to see that our dedication to delivering unrivaled innovation and user experience at an unbeatable value has been recognized and met with such enthusiasm by users all around the world,” said Mr. George Zhao, President of Honor.

“Our strong performance globally so far in 2018 puts us in a strong position to meet our goal of being a top-three global smartphone brand within five years.”

Data on a market level also shows Honor breaking records and winning over new fans in every market. In May this year, Honor surpassed Apple to become Russia’s No. 2 smartphone brand in terms of sales volume, after having placed a strong third for the prior 13 months.

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The brand is also the fastest growing smartphone vendor in India, with a 300% increase in sales volume and revenue in the first half of 2018. Impressive gains could be seen across Europe as well, with sales volume growing 200% in the UK and 500% in Spain.

Honor also continues to expand its global footprint, broadening its product portfolio in South East Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, with significant new launches this year in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, Egypt, Pakistan, Mexico, and Colombia.

At home in China, Honor continues to be the No. 1 smartphone e-brand – and the only smartphone e-brand to rank among the top five overall smartphone brands in the market.

From January to April 2018, Honor sold 18.07 million units and saw sales revenue reach RMB26.3 billion, according to independent market research firm Sino Market Research.

The brand’s strength and popularity were underlined recently during JD.com’s “618 Shopping Festival,” during which Honor topped the charts with the highest cumulative sales volume during the June 1-18 sales period, as well as the champion in single day sales volume on June 18.

For more information, please visit Honor online at
www.hihonor.com


Is Fast Fashion Good or Bad?

The hype of fast fashion is catching up with the locals and we could be getting slightly too into it at costs bigger than our wallet: The environment and cheap labour. How do we solve these issues? We’ll have to look just a little bit deeper, but before that, we have to know what exactly is ‘fast fashion’.

Fast fashion is the practice of taking all the fashion catwalk-designs (notably the higher-end wear) and mass-producing it at low costs to sell it at low prices. What this does is that it makes the clothing (and the fashion) a quick and disposable commodity. Just like fast-food, you take a nicely crafted double-cheeseburger recipe and then you start producing it by the hundreds at the nearest red-coloured fast-food place.

A research done by YouGov revealed that 27% of the participants have thrown away a piece of clothing after wearing it just once and that 14% thrown away at least three pieces of clothes that they wore only once!

The fast fashion culture is more common today than ever

Fashion retailers such as H&M and Uniqlo is an example of the fast fashion culture: They’re slowly dominating the fashion industry with affordable fashion and accessories, but with great prices. This has lead to the decline of other brands such as GAP, Topshop, and other privately owned clothing shops.

These fast fashion companies are also creating new clothing lines every month and every season, hooking the trendy persons into staying with the trend
where they ultimately buy up clothes they don’t need
 (and probably never wear). What happens with the older clothing then?

In that same research by YouGov, at least 3 out of 10 millennials have thrown unwanted clothes away. The report further added that while Malaysians commonly give away unwanted clothes to charity or to friends and family, the millennial-generation tend to sell the unwanted clothes online and may also play to their creative side to re-fashion these unwanted garments into new clothes.

But what are the typical reasons these clothings become unwanted? It’s because they’re “old” and “unfashionable”, or the owners have just gotten “bored of wearing it”.

What Are The Consequences Of Fast Fashion Culture?

You are wasting a lot of money that could be used for other purposes.

Yes, clothing from fast fashion outlets are affordable, but affordable hardly ever means “saving”. The money saved from buying several t-shirts on impulse could probably fund your next flight ticket or even act as an emergency fund!

That few hundred ringgit you stack up on your credit card could have been saved into a unit trust fund, stocks, or
even put into a fixed deposit with returns
. What would you get out of that? The money to retire, to buy that dream home, that dream car, and even your dream travel destination!

You are killing the planet and your ethics

The amazing colours, prints, and finishes on your clothing are commonly made from toxic chemicals, according to a news report by The Independent UK. The dyeing of textiles is one of the largest polluter of clean water in the world, second only to agriculture.

The Detox campaign by Greenpeace has been one of the driving force in trying to get fashion brands to reduce the use of toxic chemicals from their supply chains after it tested a number of the products and noted the presence of toxic chemicals.

The True Cost, a documentary, highlighted the death of a US cotton farmer by a brain tumour, as well as several serious illnesses and birth defects in the children of cotton farmers. These are the side effects of the use of high levels of pesticides in cotton farming to prevent crop failure – the very same cotton that are used in many fast fashion brands.

You are losing out on space and time

If you’ve been finding that you need to clean up your wardrobe more often these days (tidying up and throwing out your clothes), then perhaps it’s a sign to stop getting more clothes. Yes, that one pair of pants may not seem like much, but then it adds to the already large stack you have at home, taking up a ton of space.

You will also be spending a lot of time trying to decide which clothes to wear on a daily basis if you’ve got a large amount. You would be spoilt for choice!

You are oppressing the cost of labour in third world countries

In case you are not aware, many of our cheap clothing is made and manufactured in developing countries such as Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Indonesia. At the cost of cheap clothing, companies are gaining from the really low-priced labour in these countries and saving money by not providing a safe working environment as well.

Just in 2013 did a building in Bangladesh, Rana Plaza, collapse. It housed five clothing factories at that time, resulting in the deaths of over 1,100 people and injuring thousands more. It was a sign that many brands had to really pick their supply chain well to ensure proper environments and labour. In spite of that, however, there were no more than 20 brands signing up for the Apparel and Footwear Supply Chain Transparency Pledge.

In some cases, children labour are still contributing to making the cheap garments many of us are wearing today at wages and ages way lower than they deserve. Price is driven by demand and supply. When there is a spike in cheap clothing demand, companies will continue to meet them with supply at the cost of the people in these countries.

What Can You Do As A Consumer?

Consider cutting down your clothes shopping; control that urge to get into the latest ‘trend’ set by these fashion brands. Only
get those you really need and save money
. You can also donate or recycle your older unwanted clothes to recycling centres and charity organizations.

Aside from turning the unwanted clothes into recycling centres and charity organizations, you could also try to fashion them into other clothes or products such as bags. This would help spread the message of utilizing resources at a necessary basis. Besides, you don’t need the latest trends to be confident!

~~~~~~~

This article is a guest contribution by
CompareHero.my
, your go-to website for finding Credit Cards, Personal Loans or Broadband products in Malaysia. Read our
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Media Recognizes Honor’s Ground-Breaking GPU Turbo Technology

International publications impressed by the improvements in graphic processing efficiency enabled by GPU Turbo

Honor, the trendsetting, young smartphone e-brand, recently introduced GPU Turbo, a revolutionary graphics processing acceleration technology in Beijing. The ground-breaking technology received recognition from a range of global media outlets, who were impressed with GPU Turbo’s capability to boost performance and its energy consumption efficiency.

“Better graphics performance usually comes at the expense of battery life, but not anymore. GPU Turbo delivers dramatically better gaming performance while also reducing power consumption,” said Mr. George Zhao, President of Honor.

GPU Turbo is a hardware-software integrated graphics processing acceleration technology. It reconstructs the traditional graphics processing framework at a lower-layer system, greatly enhancing the user experience.

The technology improves graphics processing efficiency by 60% while reducing SoC (System on Chip) energy consumption by 30%, upending the traditional trade-offs between smartphone performance and energy consumption.

GPU Turbo will particularly benefit users who play mobile games that demand high graphics processing efficiency, enhancing performance and optimizing users’ gaming experience dramatically.

“We’re honored that our innovation has been so well-received by reviewers and journalists around the world.” – Mr. George Zhao, President of Honor.

This new innovation by Honor received praise from global business and technology media.

South China Morning Post, an influential business newspaper based in Hong Kong, highlighted that “Huawei (Honor) makes play for mobile gamers with ‘turbocharged’ technology that beats all Android competitors, as well as Apple.”

Android Authority, a US-based top-tier international technology news site, was similarly impressed, “Game longer, better with Honor’s new GPU Turbo tech.”

T3, a top-tier technology media outlet based in the UK, said, “Honor’s new ‘GPU Turbo’ tech to offer enhanced mobile gaming performance.”

Tech Radar, the largest UK-based consumer technology news site, featured, “That’s (GPU Turbo) certainly an impressive feat.”

Gizmo China, a famous technical blog, also highlighted that “A revolutionary technology called GPU Turbo that’ll change the way we look at smartphone graphics.”

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For more information, please visit Honor online at
www.hihonor.com
 or follow them on:

https://www.facebook.com/honorglobal/

https://twitter.com/Honorglobal

https://www.instagram.com/honorglobal/

https://www.youtube.com/honorglobal


Reviewed: Samsung Galaxy S9+ is Bigger And Better

Samsung Galaxy S9+

RM3,579.00

9.4

Performance

9.5/10

Price

9.0/10

Camera Quality

9.8/10

Functions

9.0/10

Design

9.8/10

				Pros

Waterproof

Slim design

AMOLED

High performance

Awesome camera

				Cons

Expensive

Smudge magnet

In May,
I did a review on the Samsung Galaxy S9
. And then early last month, I got my hands on the big brother – the Samsung Galaxy S9+. I gave an awesome review on the little brother whereby I enjoyed using the S9 while being outdoors and underwater. I am not going to write about that with the Samsung Galaxy S9+ because it’s basically the same but I’m gonna talk more about the overall performance and daily usage.

Look and Design

What I like about the Plus version is the screen size (obvious difference). Although the display is 6.2″ in size, it doesn’t feel big at all unlike the older Galaxy such as the Galaxy Mega. Similar screen size but waaaay bigger. You can slap someone back to prehistoric time with the Galaxy Mega.

The S9+ has a big display but small footprint. It feels slim and still manageable with one hand. The Super AMOLED screen is beautiful to look at. That has been the Jack of all trades by Samsung all these years. And the guys at Samsung Malaysia are very kind to let me give the Samsung Galaxy S9+ a try for a few weeks.

Ergonomically it is a comfortable and stunning looking phone. Having a big screen with a slim design really made a lot of difference when it comes to handling. Easy single handed operation is essential for those who are always on the move (but don’t do it while driving ya). And if you’re a vain person who loves taking selfies, it is still easy to handle the S9+ with one hand.

The S9+ comes with a similar slim design just like the S9 as well as the S8 series. Of course, the S9+ is considered a slight evolution from the S8+ series in terms of design but with huge improvements in the camera department. And I can safely say that I fell in love with the S series since last year’s S8 launch. Samsung have truly amazed me with their latest phone designs.

Android 8.1

In terms of the S9 and S9+ OS, I find that it is a well thought system throughout including the User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX). Based on Android Oreo 8.1, Samsung’s own interface is very user friendly and it’s easy for me to find the settings that I need. I have other phones in hand for review but I find those to be a little bit messy.

I like the fact that Samsung have ditched the old habit of having too many bloatwares installed in the phone by default. Instead, they gave an option whether you want to install those extra wares or remove those you don’t need. I actually installed a few just to test out. And it doesn’t use much resourses anymore.

Moving on to the main highlight – Camera

This is what everyone is looking forward to when someone is reviewing a phone. Other than performance, we all look forward to the camera tests. Correct? Don’t worry, I do that too.

The S9+ comes with a dual lens camera at the back unlike the smaller sibling, the S9. The main shooter is 12MP with f/1.5 aperture opening while the second shooter is also a 12MP sensor but with f/2.4 aperture opening and 2x optical zoom. So if you want to shoot something far away, use the second camera.

The front camera is also one of the biggest feature in the S9 series. It comes with tons of cool features in the camera software. Augmented Reality is the in-thing at the moment and Samsung is pleasing those who loves to utilize that feature. The effects are cool and cute. Creating a 3D cartoon of yourself is a whole lot of fun in both the S9 and S9+.

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Below are some camera samples that I have taken with the S9+.

Outdoor – Normal

Outdoor – Same location 2x optical zoom (second camera)

Closeup – Normal

Closeup – Zoom camera

Outdoor – Wide Panorama

Selfie – Normal

Wide Angle Selfie

Closeup Plant – Normal (but close to the subject)

Evening sky

Camera quality from the Galaxy S9+ is solid. I can’t find one photo that is blurred or out of focus. Colours are vibrant without being over-saturated. Images are sharp and in full detail.

I really enjoyed taking tons of photos with the S9+ but my laptop hard disk went bonkers the other day and most of the photos that I have saved were gone. Luckily I have some that I managed to sync in Google Photos (above photos). That was really a bummer for me. Lesson learnt. From now on I will turn on the auto-sync to Google Photos, just in case.

Overall Usage and Conclusion

When I review a phone, I will use it every single day so that I can fully test the features and power. The S9+ glides through the day as though there are no obstacles along the way in a 100m hurdle.

Using the S9+ is a joy, just like the
previously reviewed S9
. It all comes back to the improved OS customisations by Samsung. The battery on the S9+ last a lot longer than the S9. On a full charge, the S9+ can last me around 36 hours before it hits 10%. The S9 last me up to 30 hours, give and take.

Other than the camera and battery life on the S9+, it is more or less the same in terms of performance with the S9 hence why this review is a little shorter than my usual. I have already covered the extended camera and performance in the S9 review and as I have said earlier, this will only be about the key features of the S9+.

I love the size, I love the display and I love the camera quality. Everything that I totally need for my daily usage is in the S9+. I don’t mind saving up most of my monthly salary to buy one, really…I would. Not that I’m trying to butter up with Samsung here but that is my honest opinion.

The S9 is good with gaming expecially now that I’m addicted to PUBG Mobile. But with the S9+, it got waaay better. Screen is larger and everything else looks stunning. Game time got bumped an extra half hour with the S9+. Maybe more. So yeah, those who loves gaming, this is for you too.

That concludes my review on the Samsung Galaxy S9+. It is one heck of a solid phone. Priced begins at RM3,579.00 at
Samsung’s official Lazada page
.

GENERAL

Release date

March 2018

Form factor

Touchscreen

Dimensions (mm)

158.10 x 73.80 x 8.50

Weight (g)

189.00

Battery capacity (mAh)

3500

Removable battery

No

Colours

Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Coral Blue

SAR value

0.21

DISPLAY

Screen size (inches)

6.20

Touchscreen

Yes

Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

Pixels per inch (PPI)

531

HARDWARE

Processor

2.7 GHz,1.8GHz  octa-core

Processor make

Samsung Exynos 9810

RAM

6GB, 8GB

Internal storage

64GB, 128GB

Expandable storage

Yes

Expandable storage type

microSD

Expandable storage up to (GB)

400

CAMERA

Rear cameras

12-megapixel

Rear Flash

LED

Front camera

8-megapixel

SOFTWARE

Operating System

Android 8.1

Skin

Experience 9

CONNECTIVITY

Wi-Fi

Yes

Wi-Fi standards supported

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

GPS

Yes

Bluetooth

Yes, v 5.00

NFC

Yes

USB OTG

Yes

Headphones

3.5mm

Number of SIMs

2

SENSORS

Compass/ Magnetometer

Yes

Proximity sensor

Yes

Accelerometer

Yes

Ambient light sensor

Yes

Gyroscope

Yes

Barometer

Yes


Samsung Opens 11th Brand Shop in Penang

Samsung partners up with Ban Hin Bee Sdn Bhd to expand its coverage in Penang, offering the latest home entertainment products and appliances that redefine modern living.

Samsung Malaysia Electronics has collaborated with Ban Hin Bee Sdn Bhd to launch the 11th Samsung Brand Shop in Bayan Baru, Penang today.

The management team of Samsung and Ban Hin Bee were present at the opening ceremony of the shop, which retails Samsung’s latest collection of home entertainment products, including 2018 QLED TV series, along with other preferred home appliances such as Digital Inverter refrigerators and QuickDrive™ washing machines.

The opening represents Samsung’s continuous efforts in expanding its reach to other regions in Malaysia with its products and services.

“The opening of the Samsung Brand Shop, in partnership with Ban Hin Bee Sdn Bhd, is a strategic decision that enables Samsung to explore market opportunities in the region and also cater to the lifestyles of its residents. New housing developments are progressive in the area and with Samsung’s products, we aim to deliver the best brand performance and encourage local consumers to embrace the smart home living ecosystem,” said Yoonsoo Kim, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics.

Also present at the event was Mr. Wilson Yeoh, Managing Director of Ban Hin Bee Sdn Bhd. “We have been a part of the Samsung family since 2009 through a steadfast partnership that is built upon a shared acumen of providing the best quality products and services to Malaysian consumers. With the opening of our first Samsung Brand Shop in Bayan Baru, we look forward to enriching and supporting the lifestyles of the local consumers with Samsung’s innovative appliances and home entertainment product offerings,” he expressed.

In celebration of its opening, Samsung and Ban Hin Bee are offering special promotions for all customers and household enthusiasts. For the movie buffs, customers can look to enhance their home cinematic experience with a free Samsung 5.1 Ch Panoramic Soundbar, upon purchase of a 65” QLED 2018 TV.

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Customers who enjoy the culinary arts can capitalise on free cooking tools (worth up to RM1,148) through the purchase of selected home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines and vacuum cleaners.

Visit the new Samsung Brand Shop in Bayan Baru, Penang, today for more details on the opening promotions!


Samsung Smart Community Centre Opens New Possibilities to RPS Legap

Samsung’s vision to “Inspire the World, Create the Future” is not just an ambition – it is a brand promise that Samsung continues to keep so that communities are able to experience life’s possibilities through innovative technologies and solutions.

It has only been three months since its Love & Care campaign, and Samsung Malaysia Electronics is once again empowering communities as they launch the Samsung Smart Community Centre within the rural areas of RPS Legap in Sungai Siput, Daerah Kuala Kangsar, Perak.

Dato’ Roh Jae Yeol, Director of Corporate Affairs of Samsung Malaysia Electronics (left) presenting token of appreciation to Tuan Saiful Zahlan bin Muhamad, Deputy Director-General of Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA) (right)

This time, the mission is to ensure that the orang asli community will have the opportunity and access to Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in this increasingly digitised world.

Signing ceremony by YAB Tuan Ahmad Faizal bin Dato’ Haji Azumu, Chief Minister of Perak at the launch of Samsung Smart Community Centre

“As the world is becoming more technologically advanced, digital platforms have become vital for enhanced learning experiences. Connecting with communities is always at the heart of Samsung, and that is why we are constantly looking for ways to help those in need. Through this Smart Community Centre, we believe that residents of this community have been given a gateway to bridge the gap between them and the mainstream society,” said Yoonsoo Kim, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics.

The villager from RPS Legap happily engaging with YAB Tuan Ahmad Faizal bin Dato’ Haji Azumu, Chief Minister of Perak (front right)

The launch of the Samsung Smart Community Centre is a collaborative effort with Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP).

The centre will benefit some 4,700 individuals via several Samsung products such as Samsung tablets that have been pre-installed with educational apps provided by UKM, allowing students to learn in fun and engaging ways.

Fun learning with Samsung tablets

Apart from that, 65” UHD Smart TV, 24” LED monitors, refrigerator, vacuum cleaner, and wall-mounted air conditioners have been installed for a comfortable and productive learning environment as well.

Computer area at Samsung Smart Community Centre

Presented at the launch of the Samsung Smart Community Centre as well was YAB Tuan Ahmad Faizal bin Dato’ Haji Azumu, Chief Minister of Perak. “Congratulations to the parties in stepping up to make a difference in people’s lives. Thanks to this initiative, the residents of RPS Legap will now receive digital education which will drive their ambitions and inspire them to achieve more. Let’s continue to support the national agenda in using ICT towards achieving a knowledge-based nation, and do our part for our community towards a better Malaysia,” he said.

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Multipurpose room at Samsung Smart Community Centre

With this Samsung Smart Community Centre, JAKOA added that the community is able to share a centre that is infused with collaborations between technology and education. “We have worked tirelessly over the years to provide better opportunities to the orang asli in terms of education and employment. Everyone is able to achieve truly great things in life, but only if given the right platform. Yes, there is more to be done, but we are proud of what has been done here together with Samsung for the people of RPS Legap,” said Tuan Saiful Zahlan bin Muhamad, Deputy Director-General of JAKOA.

View the Samsung Smart Community Centre video below:


Samsung Wins Two Top Global AI Machine Reading Comprehension Challenges

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played a prominent role in advancing the world’s greatest innovations, giving way for many technologies to assist us in much of our day-to-day lives.

The introduction of AI brings about the idea of an error-free world, providing a glimpse of what it looks like to reduce human effort while producing quick and accurate results.

Samsung Research, the advanced Research & Development (R&D) hub of Samsung Electronics, has recognised the potential in AI, and has dedicated substantial effort in creating ground-breaking AI technologies that could one day change the world for the better.

And it has succeeded, as proven by its recent success at two of the world’s top global AI machine reading comprehension competitions, MAchine Reading COmprehension (MS MARCO by MS Microsoft) and TriviaQA (hosted by the University of Washington).

“Artificial Intelligence is the way forward and the future of how we experience the world. Our R&D team has done truly outstanding work in the development of its AI technologies, as proven when Samsung Research was ranked first in the MS MARCO competition and won ‘Best Performance’ in TriviaQA. Although there is still much to be researched and developed, this is the right step forward toward creating an efficient world assisted by smart AI,” – Yoonsoo Kim, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics.

MS MARCO and TriviaQA are among the most actively researched and used machine reading comprehension competitions in the world. In these competitions, AI algorithms are tested in their capabilities of processing natural language in human question and answers, while also providing written text in various types of documents such as news articles and blog posts.

Samsung Research was able to excel in these competitions which required particularly high levels of technical expertise, thanks to its ConZNet algorithm. This algorithm advances machine intelligence by giving reasonable feedback for outcomes, similar to a stick-and-carrot (or reinforcement) strategy in the learning process.

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ConZNet takes natural language into account such as how people deliver queries and answers online which was the key factor in determining the winners of these competitions.

With this, there is very high potential in introducing Samsung Research’s AI algorithm to other departments in Samsung Electronics such as Home Appliances and Smartphones.

Apart from that, departments dealing with customer services are also showing high interest in the AI, especially since AI-based customer services like chatbots have emerged as hot topics in recent times.

“There are limitless opportunities in the areas of AI, and through that, we have the potential to build a knowledge system about connections between machines, applications, and customer demands in the Internet of Things. We are always looking for ways to allow our consumers to do and achieve the most in their daily lives, and we believe that this is a huge stepping stone towards that,” President Kim added.

“Furthermore, Samsung Electronics has recently begun launching global AI Centers where we will be working closely with leading AI experts. Eventually, we hope that our technologies developed at Samsung Research will be naturally adopted by other Samsung Electronics products and services”

Competitions such as MS MARCO and TriviaQA allow contestants to participate at any time, and rankings are altered according to real-time test results.

For more information, kindly visit the Samsung Malaysia Newsroom at

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-wins-at-two-top-global-ai-machine-reading-comprehension-challenges

and

https://news.samsung.com/global/interview-with-samsungs-unique-strengths-we-are-developing-a-user-oriented-ai-algorithm
.


Spain Set to Become Focal Point for Honor’s GPU Turbo Technology

New OOH campaign marks ‘pivot’ towards Spanish Millennials

Spain is set to become a launchpad for Honor’s groundbreaking GPU Turbo technology, heralding a turning point for millennial smartphone users across the country. Following the successful launch of GPU Turbo in London and Madrid last week, Honor will now turn its focus to Spain as it prepares a high profile campaign around the breakthrough technology, which is redefining mobile gaming as we know it.

The new campaign, which will include the use of outdoor advertising will exhibit the game changing capabilities of GPU Turbo, showcase a series of iconic, youthful designs and demonstrate Honor’s lasting commitment to Spanish millennials as the company seeks to deepen the relationship with this increasingly important base.

Honors’s outdoor advertising in Spain

Honor’s pivot towards Spain coincides with the rapid emergence of the domestic gaming industry. Spain is in the midst of a gaming industry boom and is fast becoming a global Mecca for both gamers and developers, with recent figures showing the Spanish gaming sector was worth almost $2 billion in 2017 alone[1].

Notorious trendsetters, Spain is renowned for fast fashion and edgy, affordable design. Spain’s reputation as the worlds fast-fashion capital makes it a natural focus for Honor, which is globally recognized as an industry leader, offering iconic styles and youthfully designed products at an affordable price.

The new campaign is an affirmation of Honor’s deep commitment to engage with and understand the aspirations and desires of Spanish millennials. Through substantial investments across Spain, Honor has been able to build strong connections with local millennials, resulting in the development of products that are uniquely designed and tailored for the local audience.

Understanding that eSports are amongst the most popular activities for young people in Spain, Honor sponsored the Movistar Riders eSports team in 2017, providing a unique platform for local youth to engage with each other. In addition, Honor sponsored a series of winter sports in Sierra Nevada ski resort in Spain during 2017, including bag jumps and FIS snowboard championship.

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Citing recent research that shows Spanish millennials have a penchant for risk taking[2], Honor Global President, George Zhao likened the company’s renewed focus on Spain as somewhat of a homecoming.

“Our brand is built on many of the characteristics that are synonymous with Spanish millennials. Our iconic designs reflect Spanish millennial’s willingness to be brave and take risks to get what they want in life,” said Mr. Zhao.

“Spain is increasingly becoming a second home for Honor because the Spanish culture reflects our corporate culture. Spain’s emerging e-commerce sector and booming e-gaming industry are both integral components to Honor’s business model and so it’s only natural that we seek to build even deeper relationships with Spanish millennials as we turn our focus to this increasingly important market,” Mr Zhao concluded.

Meanwhile, coming this August…


The New Galaxy J8 and J6: Live Colourfully!

Samsung’s latest Galaxy J models now come with a Super AMOLED Infinity Display for a vivid viewing experience

It is widely understood that the modern generation of smartphone users often demand for a device that would act as a window to their world – an instrument that will help them express themselves and keep them entertained in their own time.

Whether they are going through their social media feeds or streaming videos, a wide display offers users more freedom to comfortably consume any content they want, whenever they want it.

Enter the new Galaxy J series, which boasts an outstanding display that will act as a new window to the world of its users. Ever since coloured screens entered the market, smartphones have made life so vibrant but now, life could get a whole lot more colourful with Samsung’s newest devices, the Galaxy J8 and J6!

“At Samsung, our constant endeavour is to create products that will enrich consumers’ lives. The Galaxy J8 and J6, packed with compelling upgrades to its display, camera functions and performance, will certainly meet the needs and bring value to young smartphone users. We are confident that with the features offered, the Galaxy J8 and J6 are sure to be the ideal companions that millennials can rely on to get the most of their day,” said Yoonsoo Kim, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics.

The Galaxy J8 (6-inch HD+) and J6 (5.6-inch HD+) are equipped with Samsung’s Super AMOLED display technology, giving users 15% more display area without jeopardising their overall size. The Infinity Display is made of premium polycarbonate and is designed ergonomically to give users a more comfortable grip to enjoy movies and games.

Samsung Galaxy J8

The advanced front camera of the Galaxy J8 (16MP f1.9) and J6 (8MP f1.9) feature the ideal everyday mobile cameras, so that amateur photographers can create beautiful shots anytime. In order to produce images that stand out on social media, the Galaxy J8 boasts a new dual rear camera setup (16MP f1.7 + 5MP f1.9) to deliver a unique camera experience.

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With Samsung’s flagship ‘Live Focus’ feature, users can easily adjust the ‘bokeh’ effect before and after the picture is taken.

Both the Galaxy J8 and J6 integrate a real-time selfie focus and a Front LED flash, so that users can snap stylish selfies be it day or night. Additionally, the AR sticker allows users to truly personalise the pictures they take and instantly share them with their friends and family.

Samsung Galaxy J6

Beyond the improved cameras and stylish design, the Galaxy J8 and J6 are able to deliver powerful performances, courtesy of their Octa-core processors. Furthermore, they feature a storage capacity of 32GB, which is expandable to up to 256GB, and a 3GB RAM memory.

The new Galaxy J8 and J6 are available for purchase at all Samsung Experience stores and the Samsung Malaysia Online Store at a recommended retail price of RM999 and RM749 respectively. Both devices are also available in three colour variants – Purple, Black & Gold to suit your personal style.

For more information about the Galaxy J8 and J6, please visit:
https://www.samsung.com/my/smartphones/galaxy-j8-j810/
 and

https://www.samsung.com/my/smartphones/galaxy-j6-j600/
.


Upcoming Event: MDEC’s Kre8tif! Conference and Creative Festival

August is set to be a happening month in Cyberjaya with the return of MDEC’s Kre8tif! Conference and Creative Festival! Targeted towards the country’s creative industry and professionals, the festival is an invitation for the industry to think big through creativity and innovation.

For the public, the festival is also an avenue for children, parents and students to get to know our creative industry better, celebrate the colorful characters that makes the industry internationally known and have a generally good time with the various lineups.

This year, MDEC is proud to have Setia Haruman Sdn Bhd as the main sponsor as they will be championing the creative community events for Kre8tif 2018.

Among the activities not to be missed this year are:

Kre8tif! Xhibition
 (6 – 7 August 2018)

Kre8tif! Business Xchange
 (6 – 7 August 2018)

Kre8tif! Entertainment Xperience
 (6 – 9 August 2018)

Kre8tif! Conference
 (8 – 9 August 2018)

Cyberjaya Multimedia Festival
 (11 – 12 August 2018)

For your reference, detailed information on the each events are as shared below:

Kre8tif! Xhibition

Date: Monday – Tuesday, 6 – 7 August 2018

Venue: Cyberview Resort & Spa, Cyberjaya

Admission type: Free, open to public

Information:
https://kre8tif.mdec.my/

Kre8tif! Xhibition is open to all creative and technology companies to showcase their intellectual properties (IPs), current hardware, software and services that may spur the industry towards innovation. This will be a great avenue for companies to reach out to exciting and new customers, and for the public to get to know the technology and services that are available within the creative industry. For job seekers, take this opportunity to get to know creative companies, animation studios and reach out to them.

Kre8tif! Business Xchange

Date: Monday – Tuesday, 6 – 7 August 2018

Venue: Cyberview Resort & Spa, Cyberjaya

Admission type: Paid, not open to public

Information:
https://kre8tif.mdec.my/

Kre8tif! Business Xchange is an ideal platform for creative companies looking to dramatically impact the industry and the world. This is a networking session and value creation platform designed to help business leaders upscale to the next level. It will bring together some of the biggest international, regional and local industry players for the opportunity to exchange business insights, trends, and potentially secure projects that will further grow the industry.

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Kre8tif! Entertainment Xperience

Date: Monday – Thursday, 6 – 9 August 2018

Venue: Cyberview Resort & Spa, Cyberjaya

Admission type: Free, open to public

Information:
https://kre8tif.mdec.my/

For the first time this year, Kre8tif! will be introducing the Kre8tif! Entertainment Xperience segment. The interactive segment is aimed at encouraging attendees to observe and interact with latest apps, from mobile VR to haptic technologies, 3D printing and immersive realities. Experience virtual reality like you have never before!

Kre8tif! Conference

Date: Wednesday – Thursday, 8 – 9 August 2018

Venue: Cyberview Resort & Spa, Cyberjaya

Admission type: Paid, not open to public

Information:
https://kre8tif.mdec.my/

Registration:
https://kre8tif.mdec.my/#register

Kre8tif! Conference 2018 (Kre8tif!) is an initiative to develop the creative content industry in Malaysia. Under MDEC’s #animationMY platform, the conference is aimed to spark innovation and exploration of major trends across the creative sector.

The Conference will feature sharing sessions for passionate practitioners within the creative scene, as well as gathering leading minds in animation, licensing & merchandising, visual effects and digital technology in business & technical tracks.

Cyberjaya Multimedia Festival: a Kre8tif! Content & Music Celebration

Date: Saturday – Sunday, 11 – 12 August 2018

Venue: Centrus Mall, Cyberjaya

Admission type: Paid, open to public

Information:
https://www.facebook.com/cyberjayafest/

Registration:
http://kedai.tapau.tv/

Brought to you by MDEC and Setia Haruman, Cyberjaya Multimedia Festival: a Kre8tif! Content & Music Celebration is a gathering of creative technology, music, and art & design by bringing together creative studios, professionals, artists and students as a community. Here, everyone can share and discover experiences to educate, challenge and inspire their individual creativity. The festival will hold various programs including:

Local & International features screening

Mascots and celebrities appearances

Talk shows

Community booths

Food trucks

Be sure to make yourself free this coming August and bring your friends and family along to Cyberjaya for some Kre8tif! fun.


BOH Launches NegaraUmmph TV for National Day

BOH Plantations Rallies Malaysians to Share Their ‘Ummph!’ for the Country

In conjunction with Malaysia’s 61st National Day, BOH Plantations Sdn Bhd (BOH) has launched their online TV channel called NegaraUmmph TV, a nationwide movement that aims to bring together Malaysians from all walks of life to sing their hearts out for Malaysia.

The 24-hour e-channel which will go live at 12:00am on National Day aims to showcase Malaysians singing the national anthem ‘Negaraku’ in happier and more prideful ways, serving as reminder of why Malaysia is truly a unique country and should be celebrated.

NegaraUmmph TV was borne to uplift the spirit of togetherness, putting aside differences to celebrate the sense of belonging to this nation. This is why this National Day, BOH is calling all Malaysians together to unleash that thumping ‘Ummph!’.

“Lepak. Mamak. Nasi lemak. Badminton. Bola Sepak. Teh Tarik, semuanya menarik! As proud Malaysians, we celebrate all these cultural quirks that define who we are as a nation. But more than any national celebrations in history, this year’s National Day feels more energised and exciting. With the constant changes happening around us, we hope to see more Malaysians ingrained with a sense of pride that is now filled with a whole lot of ‘Ummph’,” said Chen Chaw Chang, Chief Commercial Officer of BOH Plantations.

He added: “As a homegrown tea maker, BOH has been a part of the Malaysian tea culture for nearly 90 years. But our tea is not the only thing that we serve. At BOH, we strive to ensure that our work goes beyond our products as we aspire to serve the Malaysian community in a more meaningful way. Therefore, the NegaraUmmph TV not only demonstrates how dedicated we are in enriching the Malaysian experience, but it also proves that BOH is committed to be a part of every joy, celebration and moment in the lives of all tea lovers nationwide.”

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Malaysians who would like to be part of the movement can visit the NegaraUmmph TV at
www.negaraummph.tv
 to submit their own version of the national anthem ‘Negaraku’. The submissions will be uploaded to the channel and will go live for 24 hours at 12:00am on Friday, 31st August 2018.


Digi Gamestrike Awards Prizes to Winners of Fishy Fish Mobile Game Tournament

The live tournament was concluded on August 2nd with the Top 9 finalists bringing home prizes worth up to RM100,000.

On August 2, Gamestrike, a tournament-based mobile gaming portal, completed its tournament championship with an intensive round of live gaming session between the Top 9 finalists.

Contestants were the 9 highest scorers among thousands of Digi users who participated and uploaded their scores on the leaderboard for the game title “Fishy Fish” that was held between January 25 and May 30, 2018.

“Fishy Fish” is a simple, yet addictive tapping game where players control Ms. Puffer, in an attempt to swim between pipe obstacles without hitting them while tasting every seafood culinary the ocean has to offer (for extra points).

The 9 finalists dueled it out on August 2, 2018 in order to determine their final rankings and win the attractive prizes which total up to RM100,000.

The top prize of the day, an Apple iPhone X, went to Mohd Sharil bin Amado Tolento, 28, for the topmost score achieved within 60 minutes of the live gaming session.

Coming in second and third place were Fitri Azrin bin Ghazali, 30, and Mohammad Aslan bin Atik, 32, who won a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 respectively.

Others also received mobile gadgets and e-vouchers as prizes including a Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Huawei P9 Plus, Huawei Nova 2 Plus, Samsung Galaxy J7 and many more.

For the next game title, Gamestrike continues with “Kill Shot Legacy”, a first-person shooter game that takes place across different timelines including the Wild West, Alien Zone, Military Base and deep into the future.

Digi mobile users can easily join in the latest tournament by downloading Kill Shot Legacy which is available on the
App Store
 and
Google Play
.

About Gamestrike

Digi Gamestrike’s tournament portal hosts ongoing mobile game competitions through the year. For each tournament, a game title will be released as the tournament game and the duration of each tournament will be displayed on www.gamestrike.my. Members to Gamestrike can download the game and play the game to reach the highest rank on the Leaderboard to win the offered prizes.

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For more information, please visit
http://www.gamestrike.my/


honor Celebrates Malaysia this Merdeka with Marvellous Deals from Only RM1

For a limited time only, selected gadgets and devices can be purchased from price as low as RM1 while stocks last. Check out the details in the article below.

In conjunction with the upcoming Merdeka celebration, honor Malaysia, the leading global smartphone e-brand, rejoices Malaysians through a series of campaign offers for every purchase made on selected honor models and gadgets.

During the campaign period (25 August – 16 September 2018), fans can purchase honor smartphones at special discounted prices, such as the flagship smartphone model equipped with AI photography, the honor 10, at RM1,561 (RRP RM1,599).

Besides that, exclusive freebies await those who are keen to purchase honor’s latest revolutionary gaming smartphone, the honor Play, for only RM 1,249.

“We at honor Malaysia would like to celebrate this great nation and her people by enabling our technologies to be more accessible for all. Additionally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Malaysians for all the support that we’ve received over the years.”

“And for that, we are extending the Merdeka campaign offers for over three weeks to reward all new and existing honor fans and customers with our innovative gadgets and extensive freebies. On behalf of everyone at honor Malaysia, we would like to wish all Malaysians ‘Happy Merdeka’,” said Zhao Zhiwei, Head of honor Malaysia.

Jaw-dropping Offers to Celebrate 61 Years of Malaysia’s Independence

Details of the smartphone offers can be found below:

Product

RRP (RM)

Offer Price (RM)

Free Gift (Retail)

Free Gift (hihonor)

Honor View 10

1,699

1,661

Honor Phone Case + Speaker + Mobile Legend Voucher (worth RM328)

Band SS

Honor 10

1,599

1,561

Honor Phone Case + Travel Kit bag + Photobook Voucher (worth RM227)

Honor Phone Case + Travel Kit bag + Photobook Voucher

Honor Play

1,249

1,249

Honor Phone Case + Screen Protector + Foldable bag + PUBG Voucher (worth RM138)

Honor Phone Case + Screen Protector + Foldable bag + PUBG Voucher

Honor 9 Lite + 7A (3+ 32GB)

1,228

1,161

Mini Fan X2 + Photobook Voucher X2 (worth RM236)

Gift Box + Photobook Voucher + RM30 Hihonor Voucher

Honor 7A (2+16GB)

479

461

–

RM30 Hihonor Voucher

Honor 7S (2+16GB)

379

361

–

–

Honor 9 Lite

659

599

Mini Fan + Photobook Voucher (worth RM118)

Gift Box + Photobook Voucher

Each purchase of the offered products will qualify customers for a special lucky draw to win the grand prize of five Petrol gift cards worth RM5,000 each, and 20 consolation prizes of AEON shopping voucher worth RM200 each.

The total amount of purchase dictates the number of lucky draw tickets for each customer.

The conditions for the lucky draw are as below:

Purchases

Number of Tickets

RM999 and below

1

RM1000 – RM1499

2

RM1500

3

Each purchase must be made in one single receipt. Fans will also need to register an account on hihonor and submit the required information.

The results of the draw will be announced on the 21st of September 2018 via a “Live” video on honor Malaysia’s official Facebook page.

To add to the excitement of the campaign, customers are urged to mark their calendars as hihonor is also offering mad promotions for other accessories from as low as RM1 on selected dates, while stocks last:

Product

RRP

Offer price

Offer Date

AM61 Earphone

159

109

Within campaign period

Honor Body Fat Scale

149

109

Honor 7A (2+16GB)

479

399

Every Wednesday:

29 Aug, 5 Sep & 12 Sep 2018

Honor 7S (2+16GB)

379

349

Honor 9 Lite

659

599

Honor 5V2A USB 2.0 1m Type-C

19

1

Honor Type C Convertor

28

1

For more information on the Merdeka Campaign Offers and other innovative gadgets by honor Malaysia, please visit honor’s official e-commerce website and information portal at
http://hihonor.com/my
, or drop by their official Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/HonorMY/
 for more exciting updates.

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Honor Play Announces Joint Strategic Partnerships with Top Mobile Games

Game-specific customization of Honor Play will be available on PUBG MOBILE and Gameloft’s Asphalt 9: Legends for revolutionary gaming experience

Honor, a young, trendsetting, innovative smartphone e-brand, today announced strategic partnerships with industry leading gaming developers PUBG Corp., Tencent, and GAMELOFT, and many more, at Gamescom. Honor is teaming up with PUBG MOBILE and Asphalt 9: Legends to revolutionize the mobile gaming industry, starting with the Honor Play’s unprecedented speed and performance, its enhanced graphics quality and extended battery life, plus an exciting series of all-star gaming experiences.

SURVIVE ON PUBG MOBILE WITH HONOR PLAY

Honor is working closely with PUBG MOBILE, one of the world’s best tactical tournament games developed by Tencent and PUBG Corp., to co-create amazing gaming experiences for Honor fans globally.

As a trend-setting brand in the smartphone industry, Honor is proud to announce PUBG MOBILE as the Honor Play Official Gaming Partner, a gaming title that was awarded the Trending Game of the Year by SXSW Gaming Awards this year and has over 10 million daily active users around the world (excluding China). Both PUBG MOBILE and Honor bring friends together for exciting experiences. This gaming partnership will take this experience for Honor fans to a new level with the Honor Play.

These two industry leading technology and gaming brands have established a strong relationship to apply Honor’s latest gaming technology on PUBG MOBILE and execute gaming campaigns around the world with the Honor Play.

To offer a smoother and more comfortable gaming experience, Honor has partnered with PUBG MOBILE to customize the in-game graphics performance with the support of the Honor Play, featuring a close to full frame rate of 39.46 and a stable jitter rate of 0.21%.

More Honor devices are expected to partner with PUBG MOBILE in the future.

At Gamescom this year, Honor and PUBG MOBILE invited gamers and fans to put their skills to the test in Cologne, where they competed in teams with and against the world’s star gamers and had the chance to experience the Honor Play’s unprecedented speed and performance at the show.

Honor and PUBG MOBILE will host more online tournaments and offline campaigns across Western Europe, CEE & Nordic, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Russia and India.

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WIN ON ASPHALT 9: LEGENDS WITH HONOR PLAY

Honor is working with Asphalt 9: Legends, the most popular car-racing mobile game in the world created by GAMELOFT, to take gamers to a new level in their mobile car-racing experience with the Honor Play.

The collaboration with Asphalt 9: Legends has a lot of potential and this is not the first time for Honor has partnered with Gameloft. For the Honor 5X, Honor worked with Gameloft to launch the #Asphalt8HonorCup Challenge. For the Honor View 10, Honor collaborated with Gameloft to launch the Modern Combat Versus Honor International Series Esports Competition.

Both products and events were incredibly successful and were key in Honor’s decision to partner with Gameloft in confidence for a third time.

The Honor Play represents a “Game On” moment for mobile gamers. This game customization achieves a close to full frame rate and smooth experience even for graphic intensive gameplay. Histen 3D audio technology offers an ultra-wide 3D sound field for gamers. This virtual surround sound provides a cinematic experience from different directions, allowing gamers to locate enemies and gunshot direction with precision.

On PUBG MOBILE, the AI 4D Smart Shock function is also enabled for 30 different scenario vibrations, and will respond according to the direction of approaching enemies or gunfire, and you will even feel the kickback as you pull the trigger.

The Honor Play also features an enormous 6.3-inch FullView display with an outstanding 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a huge 3,750mAh battery that supports at least 4.5 hours of gaming. Gamers can enjoy a more pleasurable visual experience on gaming and multitasking, together with 24/7 entertainment.

“The launch of the Honor Play represents a quantum leap for the mobile gaming user experience. Honor is not just offering an exceptional experience, we are partnering with top-tier gaming developers to create more fun experiences for gamers too.” said George Zhao, president of Honor.

“The Honor Play is the “Game On” moment for Honor, for mobile gamers and our partners.”


honor Play is the Latest Revolutionary Gaming Smartphone Built for Everyone

The first smartphone to be equipped with the all-new GPU Turbo upgrade and the crazy smart Kirin 970 AI Flagship Chipset, honor Play surpasses industry standards through its groundbreaking graphic-processing technology for an unprecedented mobile gaming experience

honor, the leading mobile device e-brand, officially launched the honor Play today, adding another innovative model to the brand’s smartphone series. This time, the honor Play was designed specifically to satisfy every casual and hardcore mobile gamers’ needs, by delivering an optimum, high-end performance at the shocking price point of RM1,249.

The launch took place in Sunway Pyramid, where the honor Play Fair, one of the most anticipated gaming events, was organized in conjunction with the introduction of the latest gaming smartphone. honor Fans and event-goers were pleasantly surprised with special guest appearances by E-sports professionals and popular figures in the gaming industry, as they shared their thoughts on mobile gaming through an engaging gaming dialogue session.

During the launch, honor Malaysia also announced an exciting partnership with PUBG MOBILE, one of the most popular mobile games in the world. The two brands have been rapidly rising in their respective industries, and they will be working together to bring fans of both honor Play and PUBG MOBILE, as well as all game fanatics alike more exciting partnership activities in the future.

“The launch of honor Play brings major ground-breaking and industry leading smartphone technologies to mobile gamers. The support from our fans and consumers motivates us to consistently deliver and cater the best to the market. The honor Play aims to enable exceptional user experience at the best value as it delivers top-end quality and performance at a highly competitive price point that you cannot find elsewhere. It is every gamer’s ideal device to support their daily gaming needs,” said Zhao ZhiWei, Head of honor Malaysia.

Game ON with the Ultimate Performance Beast

With the GPU Turbo technology and the powerful Kirin 970 flagship chipset, the honor Play dramatically increases graphics processing, providing a smoother, faster gaming experience. The GPU Turbo is a groundbreaking graphic-processing technology for an unprecedented mobile gaming experience. It is an integrated hardware-software graphics processing acceleration technology that reconstructs the traditional graphics processing framework at the lower layer system, greatly improving the efficiency of GPU graphics processing and user gaming experience.

honor has achieved a key technological breakthrough with the GPU Turbo, improving graphics processing efficiency by 60% and reducing SoC (System on Chip) energy consumption by 30%, setting new records in smartphone performance and energy consumption balance.

In addition to its competitive internal software and hardware, the honor Play is a “Game On” device that gives you the edge to win. Its large 6.3” FullView Display, enormous battery life and other beneficial functions make this a phenomenally fun entertainment device for all users.

An AI Boost to the Mid-Range Device

This crazy fast gaming device is AI-enabled for total immersion. The 4D gaming experience includes not only graphics and 3D audio effects, but AI vibration that has been smartly driven by the AI capability, customized for the most popular games and matched to gameplay modes and scenarios, to deliver the truly immersive mobile gaming experience to gamers.

AI 4D Smart Shock

The AI real-time image and audio recognition will vibrate in 30 different scenarios according to the direction of approaching enemies and gunfire in selected games, and you will feel the kickback as you pull the trigger. 4D AI vibration and in-game notification mute can be switch on in gaming assistant and covers 30 different gameplay scenarios and 10 modes and weaponry options.

AI 3D surround sound

Histen 3D audio technology offers an ultra-wide 3D sound field for gamers. This virtual surround sound offers a cinematic experience with three modes: near, front and wide. This is supported by both wire earphones and headphones with 3D stereo effect.

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More than Just Gaming

The gaming element might be an attractive selling point on itself for the honor Play, but it does not stop there. The honor Play has many more exciting features that are suitable for anyone looking for value in the mid-range market.

The AI-enabled dual rear camera boasts a 16MP+2MP camera, acting as a professional photographer that auto-identifies scene types and thus adjusts the camera settings accordingly, even regulating exposure and the color after the shot was taken to ensure the perfect image. Being able to recognize 22 objects and 500+ scenarios in real-time the AI Motion Detection and Image Stabilization function enables a stable and sharp photo every time.

honor Smart Gallery is another innovation of the honor Play to intelligently identify the characters and scenes in each photo, and create a tag for each group. You can also search for photos in the gallery using keywords like a search engine. Through a range of pre-installed applications, photos in the smart gallery can also be grouped and generated into music videos while adding AR gestures, make-up and backgrounds.

Exclusive Pre-Order Promotions

Pre-order the new honor Play on hihonor or Shopee from 7 – 9 August to stand a chance in winning a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Germany and experience the Gamescom 2018, sponsored by honor Malaysia. Early birds can also redeem limited edition merchandizes worth RM248, exclusively for honor fans and customers, while stocks last.

Pre-Order Sites

Promotion Period

Free Gift (For every order of one unit)

hihonor

7 – 9 August 2018

Chance to win a trip to Germany + Free Exclusive PUBG MOBILE voucher + Honor Play Gaming Screen Protector + Honor Play PC Case + *RM100 hihonor voucher

Shopee

Chance to win a trip to Germany + Free Exclusive PUBG MOBILE voucher + Honor Play Gaming Screen Protector + Honor Play PC Case + *RM100 Shopee Coins

*
Terms and Conditions apply, all gifts and vouchers are available while stocks last. For T&C regarding hihonor website, please visit
https://www.hihonor.com/my/notice-297
 for more info

The sale of the honor Play will officially start on the 10 August:

Sale Starts

Promotion Period

Free Gift (For every order of one unit)

hihonor

10 – 12 August 2018

RM100 hihonor voucher + Free Exclusive PUBG MOBILE voucher + Honor Play Screen Protector + Honor Play PC Case

Shopee, Lazada, 11street, SenQ

10 – 12 August 2018

Free Exclusive PUBG MOBILE voucher + Honor Play Screen Protector + Honor Play PC Case

honor authorized store

10 August 2018 Onwards

Freebies nationwide, while stocks last

Those interested could also visit the exclusive honor Play roadshow on the 10-14 August at IOI City Mall with a chance to win exciting prizes on every purchase (while stocks last).

For more information on the new honor Play, please visit honor’s official e-commerce website and information portal at
http://hihonor.com/my
, or drop by their official Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/HonorMY/
 for more exciting updates.


How to Take Advantage of Instalment Payment Plans

You may have heard of this credit cards feature before, but do you know how instalment payment plans work? Learn more about it here and how you can take advantage of instalment payment plans now.

What is an Instalment Payment Plan?

Instalment payment plan or easy payment plan are actually the same thing. Essentially it is a feature which gives you the flexibility to use your credit card to make a payment for a substantial amount then repay it in instalments within a certain period. The duration for the instalments will depend on the financial institutions or credit card issuers. It usually ranges from 3 months to 24 months.

Instalment payments are particularly useful for larger purchases such as electrical items and furniture. However, there are certain things you need to know to take advantage of this feature.

How do I Take Advantage of an Instalment Payment Plan?

Make Sure the Interest Charges Are Zero

In order to take advantage of an instalment payment plan, make sure it offers you a zero percent interest rate. Depending on your credit card issuer as well as the participating merchants, sometimes there may be a one-off payment or other fees involved when you use this feature.

Tip: Read through the terms and conditions, it may be a bit tedious but that’s how you will know whether there are any hidden costs in your purchase through instalment plan!

Make Sure You Purchase from Participating Merchants

Before you run off to the store to make that big purchase you have been eyeing, make sure to check if the store is on the list of participating shops for your credit card’s instalment payment plan. Most instalment payment plans are only limited to participating merchants, which means usage of instalment payment plans are more limited unlike your credit card which is accepted at most places.

Know the Terms and Conditions

Like other purchases made with your credit card, you will have to pay for the instalments on time, otherwise there will be consequences. For example, if you miss your instalment payment, the 0% interest rate may be retracted without notice and you will be charged with normal interest rates which could range between 12- 18% for the entire outstanding balance until you pay it all off.

Therefore, in order to optimise this feature, you must be disciplined and not miss any payments. If you miss any payment it may result in you paying a lot more because of the penalty and revoked 0% interest!

Aside from that, some banks will allow you to opt to pay for the 5% minimum amount instead of the agreed monthly instalments. But it is important for you to know that If you pursue this option you will still be charged with interest on the outstanding amount.

When to Use An Instalment Payment Plan

Electronic gadgets, like a new mobile phone or laptop can be expensive and can set you back financially. If you make the payment with your credit card but cannot afford to pay off the amount in full at the end of the month, you will then be incurring interest every month on the outstanding balance. If you’re thinking of upgrading your phone or are in the market for a new gadget, look out for instalment payment plans so you won’t feel like you’ve just had to part with a huge amount of cash in one go.

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Let’s say you want to buy a MacBook.
If you have a CIMB credit card
, you can pay for it in instalments at 0% interest with the CIMB Bank’s 0% Easy Pay. But this is if you get the MacBook at Machines, as it is one of the participating merchants. You can then stretch repayment up to 36 months.

As appliances like a fridge or microwave are also generally pricey items and falls under big purchases, if the option of paying for it in instalment is available, you should use it so it can help with managing your finances and cash flow.

When Not to Use an Instalment Payment Plan

Services like gym memberships or salon packages. Keep in mind that you will still have to make instalment payments to the bank even if a service provider goes out of business. So avoid using EPP to pay for services. Here’s another word of caution. Don’t make purchases that you cannot afford. EPP should only be used so that you can have better cash flow instead of having to use up your cash for a big purchase. Don’t make that big purchase if you know you cannot afford it in the first place.

This is because even though you can make various types of purchases in instalments, you can lose your money if you are not disciplined. If you miss your instalment payment, the 0% interest rate may be retracted without notice. You will then be charged with interest rates that could be as high as 18% for the entire outstanding balance until you pay it all off! On top of that, they may also be late payment charges, so you end up paying a lot more in the end.

Remember using an EPP will also affect your credit card’s available credit limit. For example, if you have a credit limit of RM10,000, and you use an EPP to buy a new mobile phone that cost RM3,300, you will now only have RM6,700. But your credit limit will return to its original amount as you pay off your instalment payments. Check out the best instalment payment plans below so you can take advantage of it:

The Best Instalment Payment Plans in Malaysia

Alliance Flexi Payment Plan Campaign

3-Month Flexi Payment Plan (FPP) At 0% Fee.

Minimum amount of RM500 in a single retail transaction, local or overseas.

Allowed to perform multiple Qualified FPPs within the Campaign Period.

Campaign period: 6 April 2018 to 30 September 2018

0% HSBC Card Instalment Plan

0% interest rates

Fixed monthly repayments

Choose a range of tenure from 6 months to 36 months

Shop at more than 500 merchant outlets

Maybank EzyPay

0% interest rate.

Instalment plan duration between 3 to 36 months (depending on the participating merchants).

Choose from a huge selection of participating merchants

Applicable to all new and existing Visa/ MasterCard/ American Express Credit Cards issued by Malayan Banking Berhad or Maybank Islamic Berhad.

This article originally appeared on
CompareHero.My
. They are an online comparison platform for financial products such as credit cards and personal loans.


The Powerful Galaxy Note9 with its Amazing S Pen is in Town!

Super Rewards awaits you at Samsung’s nationwide roadshow this weekend!

The Galaxy Note9 has certainly caught the attention of the tech world by building on its legacy that sets a higher bar for performance and productivity. The signature S Pen is the trademark of the Note series that makes it stand out among its peers in the smartphone arena and over the years, it has evolved dramatically in design and capabilities.

This year with Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) support, the new Galaxy Note9’s S Pen delivers an entirely new way to use the device which further transforms simple gestures into powerful actions to help you to get the most out of everything you do.

Capture Life’s Best Selfie with the S Pen

With just a single click on the S Pen button, you can launch the camera app from an off-screen and take a picture with another one click. Thanks to its Bluetooth capabilities, it is now no longer just a tool for writing, but a great tool for remote photography that allows you to take a great selfie (or wefie) when you are within 10m apart from the phone.

Present with the S Pen

The core of the Note series is the productivity of its S Pen that allows people to make important memos, express ideas and thoughts through doodling and drawing. This year, Samsung elevates the productivity of the S Pen with the Galaxy Note9’s new presentation mode where you can connect your Galaxy Note9 to a monitor during a meeting and make notes while presenting. You also can navigate your slides easily with just a single or double click on the S Pen button.

Play with the S Pen

The S Pen is capable of controlling the entertainment side of your world too with a click on the S Pen’s button. You can play music and pause on apps such as Samsung Music, YouTube, Google Play Music, and Spotify. With double clicks, you can move on to the next track in your playlist!

Favourites with the S Pen

The great thing about the Galaxy Note9’s S Pen is that you can customise it to suit your preference. For now, the S Pen is compatible with Samsung’s Camera, Gallery, Voice Recorder, Samsung Music, MS PowerPoint, B162 and Snow apps, Snapchat, and most music applications.

Quick Charging for Non-Stop Productivity

You can charge your S Pen just by simply inserting it back into the Galaxy Note9! With just 40 seconds of charging, the S Pen can be used for 200 clicks or 30 minutes of waiting time.

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In celebration of the device’s arrival to Malaysia, Samsung Malaysia Electronics is thrilled to kick off the Galaxy Note9 road show happening from 24th till 26th August 2018 (27th August for Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur) at the locations below:

Region

Location

Central

Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur (24
th
 to 27
th
 August, 10am – 10pm)

Southern

AEON Tebrau, Johor Bahru (24
th
 to 26
th
 August, 10am – 11pm)

Northern

Queensbay Mall, Penang (24
th
 to 26
th
 August, 10am – 10pm)

East Coast

East Coast Mall, Kuantan (24
th
 to 26
th
 August, 10am – 10pm)

East Malaysia

Surian Sabah, Kota Kinabalu (24
th
 to 26
th
 August, 10am – 10pm)

The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is available at a recommended retail price of RM3,699 and RM4,599 for the 128GB and 512GB models respectively. The device will be offered in Midnight Black and Metallic Copper with matching S Pen colours, and Ocean Blue with a Yellow S Pen.

The first 1,000 customers who purchase a brand-new Galaxy Note9 at the roadshow will be entitled to FREE exclusive gifts including Samsung Screen Protection Plan, Wireless Charger Pad and exclusive Selfie stick worth a total of RM515. You can also choose to purchase a second Galaxy Note9 and receive an instant cash rebate of RM999!

Mark your calendars this weekend to attend the Galaxy Note9 roadshow! A lot of exciting challenges and interactive activities await you at the Suria KLCC Kuala Lumpur roadshow including meet and greet sessions with local celebrities:

24th August 2018, 4pm – 6pm with Aiman Hakim & Farah Nabilah

25th August 2018, 2pm – 4pm with Elizabeth Tan

25th August 2018, 4pm – 6pm with Ismail Izzani

26th August 2018, 2pm – 4pm with Miss Astro Chinese International pageant 2018 finalists

Don’t miss out on this golden opportunity to be among the firsts in the country to own this new super powerful device! For more information about the Galaxy Note9 roadshow, visit
https://www.samsung.com/my/offer/mobile/note9-roadshow

To know more about the Galaxy Note9, please visit:
https://news.samsung.com/my/tag/galaxy-note9


Samsung Galaxy Note9 Captivates The Crowd at Nationwide Roadshows

Following the official launch in Malaysia last two weeks, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 is finally in town and Samsung Malaysia Electronics continued the excitement with consumer roadshows that offered super rewards in major cities around the country over the weekend!

The roadshows took place concurrently from 24th till 26th August 2018, at five different locations in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Penang, Kuantan, and Kota Kinabalu.

The excitement for the Galaxy Note9 was clear as customers started waiting in line before the doors to the mall were opened during the 1st day of the roadshow.

Qusai Gulam Ali, a 25 year-old mechanical engineer was the first customer who lined up since 12am on the first day to purchase the Samsung Galaxy Note9 at the Suria KLCC roadshow in Kuala Lumpur. “It is the best phone around now. The best thing Galaxy Note9 has for me is the large 4000mah battery that offers all-day usage. Also, now the S pen that comes with Bluetooth function comes in really handy for me. I’m really excited about this purchase and I can’t wait to get into it when I’m back home!”

Abdul Manan B Abdul Manaf, a 48 year-old resort manager who purchased two (2) units of the Samsung Galaxy Note9 for himself and his wife shared his excitement as he had been waiting for the new Galaxy Note since his wife bought a Samsung Galaxy S9 early this year. “Having previously used the Galaxy S8+, I am delighted with the innovation by Samsung. As a resort manager, I multi-task frequently and I need a high performance device that allows me to achieve my goals in both work and life. I really like the all-day battery and powerful storage in Samsung Galaxy Note9. What makes it stands out among the rest of the smartphone is the S Pen which is only available in Samsung Note series.”

34 year-old retail manager Yew Hung bought the new Samsung Galaxy Note9 as a surprise gift for his sister who has been using her current phone for 7 years. “My sister has been looking for a smartphone since last year that can accommodate the heavy load of data and files she has for work and personal life. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 arrived just in time with bigger storage that fits her needs and now with the S Pen as a Bluetooth enabled remote control, she can control her presentation slides easily with a single or double clicks of the button.”

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What made these roadshows extra special was that fans were engaged with interactive activities hosted by local celebrities such as Aiman Hakim, Farah Nabilah Elizabeth Tan, Ismail Izzani and Miss Astro Chinese International pageant 2018 finalists who took part in welcoming the new Galaxy Note9 over the weekend at Kuala Lumpur roadshow.

To know more about the Galaxy Note9, please visit:
https://news.samsung.com/my/tag/galaxy-note9

Additionally, do click on this link to see how Samsung’s state-of-the-art manufacturing line produces each Galaxy Note9 to ensure the highest level of quality:
https://news.samsung.com/global/video-factory-tour-offers-a-peek-at-how-samsung-makes-each-galaxy-note9

More photos from the roadshow.