New ROG Phone 5 Deal Offers Cetra II Plus Kunai Gamepad 3 Promo

Eyeing to get your hands on the ROG Phone 5? Well the folks at ROG Malaysia has recently announced of a new package deal that lets you enjoy the phone plus more.
ROG Phone 5 August 2021 deal

The deal runs from now till the 15th of August 2021 and in that period, ROG Malaysia is offering two packages that you can choose from.

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From Package A, you can get your hands on the ROG Phone 5 (8GB+128GB) and get a free ROG Cetra II Headset that’s worth RM499.
On the other hand, you may choose for Package B. With it, you can get RM100 off on the ROG Kunai Gamepad 3 that’s worth RM499 when purchasing the ROG Phone 5.
While the deal runs till the 15th of August, you might want to hurry as the offer is valid while stocks last.
Want to find out more about the ROG Phone 5? Do check out our full in-depth review right here. If you are interested in getting one, you may get yours now by heading to this link. Stay tuned to Pokde.net for the latest tech and gaming news plus reviews.
Pokdepinion: If it was me, I’d go for the second package instead because I already have earbuds of my own. Then again, you are spending RM399 for the Kunai.. Decisions, decisions..
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Claim This Free PC Game And It’s Your To Keep Forever

In another episode of free PC games, it seems that Steam is giving away Kathy Rain for free. The game is all yours to keep once you’ve claim it, but you might want to act fast because it won’t be available for too long.
Kathy Rain
Kathy Rain is available for free on Steam until 10am PT today (7th May 2019), which means 1am here in Malaysia. The game is a point-and-click adventure, where all you need to do to claim the game for free is simply hit the “install game” button on Steam.
Released back in 2016, the game gathered a lot of ‘Very Positive’ reviews on Steam. If you’re wondering what the game is about, here’s a synopsis of the game, courtesy of Steam:

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Set in the 90’s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her own troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather. Armed with her motorcycle, a pack of cigs, and a notepad, Kathy begins to delve into a local mystery surrounding her hometown that will take her on a harrowing journey full of emotional and personal turmoil. As she follows a trail of clues he left behind, questions emerge… What was Joseph Rain really looking for that night all those years ago? What turned him into a mere shell of a man, confined to a wheelchair? What secret did a suicidal young artist take with her to the grave, and why are so many people in Conwell Springs going mad? The truth is dark and sinister…
Interested in the game? Well you can head to the link here to claim the game on Steam itself.
Pokdepinion: Even if it isn’t your type of game, why not just claim it? It’s free anyways.
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Valve Acquire Developers Of Firewatch, Campo Santo

New games by Valve on the horizon?

Campo Santo, the developers of popular indie mystery adventure video game Firewatch has been bought over by Valve following an announcement on the developers’ official website last weekend. The San Fransisco based developers, founded by former members from Telltale Games and Klei Entertainment stressed that despite their acquisition by Valve, development of their next game, In the Valley of Gods will continue on as normal.

In their blog post Campo Santo wrote,

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We had a series of long conversations with the people at Valve and everyone shared the satisfaction we take in working with people whose talents dwarf our own to make things we never thought possible. Both sides spoke about our values and how, when you get right down to it, we, as human beings, are hard-limited by the time we have left when it comes to making the things we care about and believe in. They asked us if we’d all be interested in coming up to Bellevue and doing that there and we said yes.
Campo Santo also stated that they would be moving their operations to Valve’s company headquarters in Bellevue, Washington and that support on their previous game Firewatch will not be disrupted. As part of the acquisition, In The Valley of Gods will be made as a Valve game.

In The Valley of Gods is a first-person adventure game set in 1920s Egypt and was revealed during The Game Awards 2017. Here’s a short description of the game via Steam:
You are Rashida, a disgraced former explorer and filmmaker given one last shot at the adventurous life you desperately miss. Somewhere, beyond the endless miles of dunes, ruins, and tombs lies an incredible archaeological discovery—but it can’t be found without the help of Zora, the former partner you vowed never to work with again.

With Valve purchasing Campo Santo, could this mean that we might see future new games from Valve? Since both the studio’s games are first-person games, could we see a certain highly anticipated first-person game somewhere, somehow? So many questions, so little answers..
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Mortal Kombat 11 Officially Announced – Less Than A Year Away

Mortal Kombat 11 Officially Announced

In a very huge surprise for fans across the globe, the folks over at NetherRealm Studios made a blockbuster announced at The Game Awards 2018. It is the next installment of their popular fighting game series, Mortal Kombat 11.
Of course, not much is known about the game since we just got an announcement trailer, but it’s safe to say that the game looks fantastic, even if all we got was just some cool cinematics, thanks to the game’s engine.
According to NetherRealm Studios, you’ll be able to customize your character in ways that haven’t been done before, so fans at least have that to look forward to. More details about the game is expected to be revealed at the Community Reveal event happening on 17th January 2019. Be sure to check out the trailer at the top of this post.

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Mortal Kombat 11 is set to hit store shelves on 23rd April 2019, and will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. If you pre-order the game, you’ll receive access to Shao Kahn and the game’s beta, which is set to go live sometime in March 2019 on consoles.
Pokdepinion: I certainly did not see this coming at all. Not only that, with the release date actually a lot sooner than expected too. Well, something good to look forward to next year for MK fans everywhere.
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Razer Phone 2 Launching By End of 2018? Equipped With Latest Qualcomm Chipset

It appears that the green gaming giant is gearing up for the release of the Razer Phone 2 by the end of this year, sporting the latest Qualcomm chipset.
Razer Phone 2 Launching By End of 2018?

The Razer Phone saw a successful start for the gaming company’s first entry into the world of smartphones. Naturally, this led to people asking if there would be a successor to the gaming smartphone coming soon. Well, it might just be the case.

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According to the Vice President of ChinaJoy, an annual gaming trade show in China, the Razer Phone 2 is said to be launching in China by end of 2018. However, it’s worth noting that he specifically used the words ‘may launch’, which indicates that even though a successor is in the works, there is no clear launch date yet.
At the moment, it’s being said that the Razer Phone 2 will be powered by the latest Qualcomm chipset and about 8GBs of RAM. While this may be pointing at the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, that may not necessarily be the case. There are rumours going around that Qualcomm is planning to release the Snapdragon 855 chipset in November, but take this information with a grain of salt.
While many are expecting it to retain its 120Hz display and stereo speakers while also having thinner bezels, but you never truly know until it happens. For now, we just gotta keep our eyes and ears peeled in case it happens. If it does, hopefully it reaches Malaysia sooner rather than later, especially since the Razer Phone isn’t officially available in Malaysia.
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Pokdepinion: Well, I hope to see some big improvements, especially in the camera department. The battery in the first iteration is already pretty good, the display is great, but the camera is clearly lacking. Up the quality and you may see an even bigger fanbase for Razer Phones.
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POCO F3 And POCO X3 Pro Unveiled From RM999

The folks at POCO Global has today launched two new smartphones in the form of the POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro which packs Snapdragon 800-series chipset starting from the price of RM999.
POCO F3 & POCO X3 Pro launch in Malaysia
First up is the POCO X3 Pro where it comes equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 chipset and sports a 6.67-inch FHD+ LCD DotDisplay. Adding to that, it offers 120Hz refresh rate as well as 240Hz touch sampling rate and HDR10 support.
You should know that with the Snapdragon 860, it isn’t 5G-capable and most probably among the last 4G chipsets in the market.

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For cameras, it offers a 48MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide angle lens, 2MP macro sensor, and finally a 2MP depth shooter. At the front, it comes with a 20MP in-display camera for your selfies.
Other than that, it comes with a 5160mAh battery under the hood which you can charge with its 33W fast charger, dual speakers, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0 as well as IR blaster. The good old headphone jack is also available too.
On the other hand is the higher-end POCO F3 which utilizes a Snapdragon 870 chipset (5G) and new LiquidCool Technology 1.0 Plus to make performance smoother.
Coming with up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage that’s paired with 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, it features a 6.67-inch AMOLED E4 DotDisplay that comes with 120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch sampling. On top of that, it also supports HDR10+.
For cameras, it comes with a triple camera setup instead, consisting of a 48MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide lens, and 5MP telemacro shooter. On the front, it uses the same 20MP selfie camera.
Under the hood is a 4520mAh battery that comes with the same 33W fast charger. Entertainment wise, it comes with Dolby Atmos dual speakers and supports Hi-Res Audio and Hi-Res Audio Wireless certified.
You can refer below for the price for both POCO X3 Pro and POCO F3:

POCO X3 Pro: 6GB+128GB (RM999) / 8GB+256GB (RM1,299)
POCO F3: 6GB+128GB (RM1,399) / 8GB+256GB (RM1,699)

Not tempted with the price? Well they will be offering both devices at a special early bird price of just RM899 and RM1,099 for the POCO X3 Pro from the 24th of March 2021 till the 25th of March 2021, while stocks last.
For the POCO F3, it will be available for RM1,299 for the 6GB+128GB variant and RM1,499 for the 8GB+256GB version from the 27th to 28th of March 2021 while stocks last too. The POCO X3 Pro will be available on Shopee while the POCO F3 will arrive on Lazada.
Pokdepinion: Well folks, POCO has done it again, offering incredible value for money devices. Stay tuned as we are in the midst of reviewing the POCO X3 Pro!
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Apple May Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over MacBook Pro Display Flexgate Issue

Apple may be facing a class-action lawsuit over their MacBook Pro display issue, the one many people on the internet are referring to as Flexgate.
Apple MacBook Pro Flexgate Issue

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The Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Edward Davila, has ruled that Apple should be aware of a defect involving a display cable for their MacBook Pro 2016 but still decided to sell the product anyway. A lawsuit will move forward on the matter with 9 different plaintiffs, and it may lead to a class-action lawsuit.
In case you’re not sure what issue this is, it’s the Flexgate issue that went viral before, where the display cable within early versions of the MacBook Pro 2016 was found to be too short and easily damaged. As a result, this caused uneven lighting for the display, which is far from acceptable given the machine high price tag.

The court finds that the allegations of pre-release testing in combination with the allegations of substantial customer complaints are sufficient to show that Apple had exclusive knowledge of the alleged defect.
Judge Edward Davila
The primary issue here isn’t that there’s a defect with the MacBook Pro 2016 but rather, how Apple handled the Flexgate issue. The company fixed the issue for newer models but kept quite and didn’t do anything to fix the issue for the ones who purchased the defective models. It was only after a petition for it, which gained 15,000 signatures, came up that they opened up the MacBook Pro Service Program.
While things have improved since then, it did leave a bad taste for a number of consumers. For now, there isn’t a class-action lawsuit yet but it could easily happen. We will report more on this as the issue develops so stay tuned.
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Pokdepinion: This sounds kinda messed up but sounds like there might be more to this issue than meets the eye. We’ll definitely learn more about it as the lawsuit goes through.
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ASUS shifts focus to AIoT, gaming, power users — more variants of the ROG Phone is coming?

ASUS’ CEO, Jerry Shen has just stepped down from his position as ASUS CEO, to commandeer iFast, as CEO and Chairman of the company. iFast is a new AI & Internet of Things (AIoT) venture with investment from ASUS. iFast’s goal is to be come a global leader in three years.
With the ASUS CEO position open now, ASUS will be adopting a co-CEO structure, with S.Y Hsu and Samson Hu to serve as co-CEOs, effective next year. The joint leadership is expected to help the duo bring the company to a new level. However what’s most interesting is what comes next.

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It appears that along with their corporate transformation, ASUS will be focusing on designing smartphones for gamers and power users. This marks a return to ASUS’ commitment to delivering high end, quality products, but it might spell an end to budget lineups like the ASUS ZenFone Max family. On the plus side, ASUS has announced that they aim to focus on the gaming smartphone market further, to be a leader in providing total gaming solutions.
The ROG Phone has opened our eyes to what a gaming phone should offer, so we are very interested in what ASUS might offer. Considering that they will be focusing on power users and gamers, we don’t expect them to be cheap, but we expect them to blow our minds.
Pokdepinion: Oh no, will the ZenFone Max Pro M2 be the last ZenFone Max we see?
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Director For God Of War Says There Won’t Be Any DLCs Coming

Not surprisingly that many would expect more content from the PS4 exclusive title, God of War, seeing at how many awards it scooped after it was released. Sadly, Cory Barlog, the game’s very own director has some news for fans out there.

Just so no one gets the wrong idea – there is no DLC coming for the game. Sorry.
— Cory Balrog 🖖 (@corybarlog) April 14, 2019

Posting on his official Twitter account, Cory has said that they will be no DLC coming for the game. The tweet was posted after revealing that they are celebrating their one year anniversary by handing out free theme and avatars for Playstation gamers.
Previously, the director gave out ideas on DLCs for God of War but it was deemed “too ambitious” and he was told that they (the ideas) were to crazy, so it got cancelled off. In the same Twitter thread, he even joked that the next God of War game will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store.

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Just recently, we’ve posted on how Kratos made his way to be the cover of Men’s Health Singapore.
Pokdepinion: I wonder on what was considered ‘crazy’ in his ideas. Well now I’m curious.
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Persona 5 The Royal Officially Announced – Featuring A Female Protagonist

Persona 5 The Royal Officially Announced

Previously, we knew that a major news related to Persona 5 R will be coming in late March 2019 but now, we know exactly what it’s about. It is the unveiling of Persona 5 The Royal for the PlayStation 4.
It is said to be an enhanced port of the original game and the only information we have right is that it will feature a selectable female protagonist. You can check that out on the trailer at the top of this post.
I’m about pretty sure there will be additional new elements in the game, like new story bits among many other things in the game. However, there really is not much information about the game available at the moment.

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However, we do know when we can expect more details on Persona 5 The Royal. We expect a bunch of details on the game to pop up during the next Persona 5 concert which will be happening on 24th April 2019.
Pokdepinion: The game is already fun to begin with, and it is quite lengthy as I’m a bit of a perfectionist with RPGs. Now I’m trying to see if it’s worth playing through again so soon.
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HONOR Smartphones Gets New Price Cut Starting 1 May 2020

HONOR Malaysia has revealed that starting from the 1st of May 2020, selected HONOR smartphones will be on new and lower prices.
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HONOR Fantastik Raya Bersama new prices
In the campaign, you can find lowered prices for devices such as the HONOR 20, HONOR 20 Lite, HONOR 9X, and more. You can check out the full list of price changes below:
ModelRRPNew RRPHONOR 20RM1,199RM1,099HONOR 20 LiteRM799RM699HONOR 9XRM999RM899HONOR 8X MaxRM899RM829HONOR 8ARM499RM469HONOR 8SRM399RM369HONOR 7SRM329RM299
You can enjoy these new prices starting from tomorrow, 1st of May 2020 and on hihonor, Shopee, Lazada, HONOR Experience Stores as well as all of their partner stores.

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For more details, you can check out HONOR Malaysia’s official Facebook page.
Pokdepinion: Well what can I say? The affordable just got more affordable now.
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Honor Malaysia launches the dual-lens Honor 6X – An affordable device starting from RM1199

Honor Malaysia today has launched a new device for its X-series line-up, the Honor 6X. With the “double or nothing” motto, the Honor 6X is an affordable phablet with dual-lens setup with premium specifications.
The Honor 6X is a 5.5-inch device with a Full HD IPS panel. The device is powered by Huawei’s homegrown HiSilicon Kirin 655 SoC, an octa-core chip build based on the 16nm manufacturing process. Available in two options, the Honor 6X is available with either 3GB or 4GB RAM and 32 or 64GB internal storage. The storage is expandable, up to 256GB via a microSD card.
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The Honor 6X is comes with a dual-lens rear camera in a 12MP + 2MP configuration. The main shooter is a 12MP sensor responsible for the image composition while the 2MP sensor is to provide depth of field information. With the lens configuration, the camera can emulate a wide aperture of up to F/0.95 for DSLR-like depth of field effect. The Honor 6X’s main 12MP camera is a SONY IMX386 sensor with Phase Detection Auto Focus Technology (PDAF). On the front, it comes with an 8MP camera for selfies.

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To provide all day long battery life, the Honor 6X is equipped with a 3340mAh battery capacity. It is claimed to last up to 2 days with casual usage and up to 1.5 days under heavy usage with just a single charge. It also comes with a 5V/2A charger for faster charging.

Runing on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1, the update to EMUI 5.0 (based on Android 7.0 Nougat) is in the works. In additional the Honor 6X’s display is embedded with “Eye Comfort” technology to filter blue light and also packs a Wi-Fi repeater capability to solveproblem with network sharing.

Honor 6X will be available in the Malaysia market in two configurations. The variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage is priced at RM 1199 while the higher end one with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage is priced at RM 1399. If you interested with the device, exclusive pre-order is now available via DirectD and Lazada. First 50 users to pre-order will be entitled to receive an Honor Turbine earphone, Honor casing, and Petrol voucher of RM100. The RM 1199 Honor 6X will be available in all stores starting this 17th February while the RM 1399 Honor X will hit stores by 6th March 2017.
Pokdepinion: Affordable price tag for the specs and the dual-lens setup, let’s see what the device is capable of. Review is coming soon, stay tuned.
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Online Free Roam Coming to Need for Speed Payback; Officially Confirmed

It looks like the folks over at EA and Ghost Games have been kind of busy lately. Need for Speed Payback has been confirmed to have online free roam, and it’s coming soon.
Online Free Roam Coming to Need for Speed Payback

Online Free Roam coming 2018, Happy New Year from everyone at Need for Speed! 🎆 pic.twitter.com/Ht8cRsvQQA
— Need for Speed (@NeedforSpeed) January 1, 2018

To kick off 2018, Electronic Arts and Ghosts Games revealed that a new online feature will be coming to Need for Speed Payback this year. This feature is the much requested Online Free Roam mode that would allow players to explore Need for Speed Payback’s large world with others online.

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This news was delivered via the official Need for Speed Twitter, so details on the mode are still quite scarce other than the fact that we will be receiving it sometime this year. 2017 was a pretty rough year for EA, so it’s good to see that they are kicking off this year by confirming that they are adding a much-requested feature to one of their bigger titles from last year.  You can check out the full tweet at the top of this post.
Need for Speed Payback is actually the 23rd entry in the long-running Need for Speed series, which began on the Panasonic 3DO all the way back in 1994.The game was unveiled back in June before appearing at EA’s E3 Press Conference. Need for Speed Payback features an action-heavy single-player campaign that follows a group of friends as they try to fight off an evil cartel.
Need for Speed Payback is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Pokdepinion: Well, with the must requested feature about to be added to the game, fans of the game will soon have more stuff to do in Need for Speed Payback. Online free roam is a great idea nowadays, wished they included it from the beginning.
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USB-C Will Be Universal Across All Portable Devices: EU

Your next iPhone may finally ditch the decade-old Lightning port in place for USB-C, as the new EU legislation has now passed to European Council after a near-unanimous victory of 602 seats voting for, 13 against and 8 abstained from voting. The ruling will be made official once the legislation receives official approval from the Council.

We welcome @europarl_en adoption of our proposal for a common charger to reduce electronic waste and the fuzz of having several cables for different devices.
USB Type-C port will be the new standard for portable devices by the end of 2024.#DigitalEU pic.twitter.com/R1gPbIBY4D
— European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) October 4, 2022

The proposal mandates all smartphones and portable electronic devices must at least contain a single USB-C port to ensure universal compatibility, and reduces unnecessary waste from manufacturing proprietary connectors. However, there are certain exemptions given if the device is physically too small to fit a USB-C port (i.e. smartwatches), or the device requires more than 100W to operate (i.e. gaming laptops).
It is expected to be enforced starting late 2024 and this will be enforced across EU member countries – however it remains to be seen if such ruling will stay exclusive in EU as many other jurisdictions may follow suit over time. On top of that, economics of scale may force manufacturers to produce a single model with USB-C ports for worldwide markets – so it is expected that countries like Malaysia may see the result of such ruling in the electronic products soon.

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Pokdepinion: A big win for consumers – no more carrying proprietary cables just to charge your device.
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Former MSI BB Park Store Reopens In Plaza Low Yat

As we’ve reported previously, the MSI Concept Store at BB Park was relocating to a new location and the company has revealed on their new location: Plaza Low Yat.
MSI Concept Store Plaza Low Yat

The company has said that the new store “has a sleek and modern design which gives visitors a sense of futurism yet indestructible touches” and provides customers the latest MSI product and information.

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To celebrate the occasion, MSI will be holding a grand opening launch of the concept store at Plaza Low Yat on the 5th of January from 11am to 1pm. In that period of time, you can expect activities in store for attendees.
If you want to join in on the launch, the store is located at Lot G-003A, Groundfloor at Plaza Low Yat.
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Pokdepinion: At least they’re back. It feels a shame that they had to relocate, the BB Park Concept Store was pretty iconic. Well I supposed they have to move forward from now on. Will you be joining on the fun?
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Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime to Retire – Replaced by Bowser

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime to Retire

It appears that the video game industry is about to get the first major shakeup in 2019. It has been confirmed that the Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime will retire from his position this April 2019. It will be the end of his 15 year career with the company.
Reggie Fils-Aime said:
Nintendo owns a part of my heart forever. It’s a part that is filled with gratitude – for the incredibly talented people I’ve worked with, for the opportunity to represent such a wonderful brand, and most of all, to feel like a member of the world’s most positive and enduring gamer community. As I look forward to departing in both good health and good humor, this is not ‘game over’ for me, but instead ‘leveling up’ to more time with my wife, family and friends.
Doug Bowser, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Reggie Fils-Aime will be succeeded by Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Just in case you’re wondering, that is a real person and yes, the fact that a man named Bowser is working at Nintendo is indeed intriguing.

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Reggie Fils-Aime started at Nintendo of America in 2003 as its Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and became its President and Chief Operating Officer in May 2006. His time with Nintendo began during the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance era.
His leadership of Nintendo’s largest territory expanded the audience for Nintendo products as phenomena like Nintendogs, Brain Age, Wii Sports and Wii Fit brought millions of new players to the world of video games. Fils-Aime’s management led to record-breaking sales for products including the Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch systems.
At the same time, he communicated innovative new product features to a mass audience via his strong and affable personality, making him a favorite of media, members of the video game industry and Nintendo fans alike.
Source: Business Wire
Pokdepinion: It is indeed a big loss for the company come April 2019. But the show must go on.
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GIGABYTE BRIX launched with the latest 6-core 10th Gen Intel Core processors!

GIGABYTE has just announced their latest GIGABYTE BRIX featuring the Comet Lake-U series of processors. These 10th Gen Intel Core processors offer up to six cores, but are still extremely efficient with a 15W TDP, providing plenty of flexibility for any deployment you have in mind.
The GIGABYTE BRIX supports a total of six USB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps) ports, with one of them being a USB-C for added convenience. It can also be mounted behind any VESA display with a bundled VESA bracket, saving you some precious desk space. Speaking of displays, it packs two HDMI 2.0a outputs, giving you the option to use the GIGABYTE BRIX with two 4K60 displays. There’s a combo headphone jack and RJ45 LAN too.

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For those who need the GIGABYTE BRIX for more niche applications, the  are also available with RS232 COM ports. There’s a specific variant that’s slightly taller that offers the COM port, while the other doesn’t so do check if you need to use the COM port.
The GIGABYTE BRIX can be gotten with the Intel Core i3-10110U, Core i5-10210U, Core i7-10510U and the Core i7-10710U. For more info, check them out here.
Pokdepinion: Looks like a good option for those who want a simple office PC for work.
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With more people being stuck at home because of the second MCO in Malaysia, TM is making some premium TV channels on Unifi TV available for free. If you’re a customer and you have nothing else to watch, you at least have these to enjoy.
TM Unifi is Making Some Premium TV Channels Available for Free

Guys! Binge-watch shows all day, every day, with lots of channels to view from, as we are giving you access to the best unifi TV has to offer, so YOU and your family boleh #stayentertained while you’re staying at home. pic.twitter.com/8RkVO7eMxJ
— unifi (@unifi) January 18, 2021

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To help make the second MCO more bearable for Malaysians, TM is making a number of their premium TV channels free for subscribers. To be precise, it’s made available for all TM Unifi customers for free until 1st February 2021.
While this isn’t the first time TM is doing this, there are less free channels this time around. They didn’t mention specifically which channels are free, but they did mention the channels that aren’t free. There are 18 channels in that list, which includes:

FOX Movies HD
FOX Action Movies HD
FOX Family Movies HD
FOX Sports HD
FOX Sports 2 HD
FOX Sports 3 HD
National Geographic Channel HD
Nat Geo Wild HD
Nat Geo People HD
FOX HD
FOX Life HD
FX HD
SCM Legend HD
SCM HD
SCC HD
Baby TV
Sky News HD
France24

In other words, every channel aside from the ones listed above here are free on Unifi TV. You can access them by using the TV box or via the mobile app on your smartphone.
Source
Pokdepinion: Well, if it’s free, no one’s gonna complain about it. It’s better than nothing after all but kinda wished they’d just say which channels are free instead of doing it this way.
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Teenager Turned Down $8 Million Offer To Play CS:GO With His Friends Instead

It seems that Avi Schiffman, a 17-year old kid who famously created a website that tracks and updates Covid-19 cases over the world was offered a huge sum of money but he turned down the deal. What was the reasoning? Well he simply wanted to play some CS:GO with his pals.

Meet the teenager behind https://t.co/pCQaM7zz40, one of the biggest #coronavirus-tracking websites in the world pic.twitter.com/9hVwjUzcNv— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) April 12, 2020

It appears that recently that he got so much attention to the point that he got offered a whopping $8 million offer to put ads on his website. He then turned it down, simply because he wanted to play CS:GO with his friends.
He has said that he doesn’t care much about making so much money and he mentions that the website wasn’t hard to do but he simply had the ‘initiative’ to do so.

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With his act, he hopes that he can inspire the young generation to do something seeing the situation that’s going on with the virus right now.
As of right now, it seems that the website has gathered over 350 million visits, with it averaging 30 million per day now.
Source
Pokdepinion: Well I gotta take my hats off for the fella. It’s not everyday that you receive a huge amount of money just to turn it down.

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New Redmi Note 10 5G Is Making Its Way To Malaysia Soon

Xiaomi has just announced that their new 5G mid-range device, the Redmi Note 10 5G is coming to Malaysia very soon. It is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 700, a 7nm manufacturing node that has a Dual 5G SIM supported system and integrated modem.
Get ready for the Redmi Note 10 5G

The Redmi Note 10 5G comes with a 6.5-inch AdaptiveSync DotDisplay with a refresh rate of 90Hz that is capable of adjusting to content automatically. This means that the display can switch between 30Hz, 60Hz and 90Hz refresh rates for a smooth experience and optimum battery usage.

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The Redmi Note 10 5G also features a triple camera setup that consists of a 48MP main wide-angle camera, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. As for the selfie camera, you will find an 8MP front camera nestled in a punch-hole cutout at the top of the display. In addition, its 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support makes it an ideal companion for daily usage.

Apart from utilising the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, the new Redmi device will feature three different memory variants; 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with128GB internal storage, and 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage. Other features include NFC and an IR blaster.
The Redmi Note 10 5G is due to be officially announced on 20 May during a local online launch event. For more information regarding the phone or the launch, do stay tuned to the official Xiaomi Malaysia Facebook Page.
Stay tuned to our review of the Redmi Note 10 5G coming real soon!
Pokdepinion: I miss using phones with built-in IR blasters. It’s just so darn convenient!
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Malaysian Project CShox Introduces NFT Timepiece to the Metaverse

Echelon Cipher’s Project CShox is a self-designing functioning NFT Digital Watch Collection that lives on the Ethereum Network and can tell the time in real-time. It was developed to expose Web3, decentralized platforms, and their possibilities to Malaysia’s online and offline marketplaces. Khor Ren Jin and Dindran Kumar, both Malaysians from internet businesses o2o.my and etokina.com, co-founded this project.

It’s a limited-edition collection of 3,690 Genesis NFTs, with no two watches being the same because each one is unique. The NFT’s design is the result of integrating influence from several watches since the late 1980s, such as Swatch, GShock, London Boy, and many more, with the developers’ own spin to suit the Web3 era, ranging from rubber elements merging with metal to distinctive face and bezel designs. Owners can create their own masterpieces and bring them into the metaverse. This project includes a ready-to-use DApp into which owners of this watch collection can plug and play.

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What Can Owners of CShox Do With It?
Aside from telling time and date in real-time, Project CShox is packed with utilities, making it a versatile and effective NFT timepiece. To begin, it has a wallet ticker as evidence of ownership. This makes it simple for individuals who want to trade it or display the NFT for the public to see.
In terms of showcasing, owners can create their own CShox collection using Echelon Cipher’s designer tool and sign one upload of that design, which will then be saved on the secure server overlapping the Genesis skin. Owners can simply see a glimpse of their CShox collection on their hands at any moment by using the AR capability through the DApp on mobile, which will be released later. After connecting to MetaMask and requesting the CShox token, the owner can begin utilizing the DApp, earning app perks such as browsing on OpenSea, LooksRare, and Rarible.

That’s not the end of doing business with the CShox, as owners can acquire access to the exclusive Cipher-Market, where they can secure limited delights and merchandise available on the platform. In addition, owners have access to the holders-only Discord forum, where the latest Crypto-NFT and related topics can be discussed.
What Are the Benefits of Owning a CShox?
The founders’ logos have been incorporated into the CShox designer tool using the link from their existing business and customers, so the owner of the CShox NFT can select and choose to be able to enjoy retail rewards online and offline from a broad variety of brands on a monthly basis. Bean Jr., Australian Cake House, Opus Residence, Mitra Homestay Retreat, Doublewoot, Christy Ng, Beaubelle, and many more are amongst them.
Project CShox is currently scheduled to become live at the end of May 2022. The price for purchasing on the Whitelist will be 0.08ETH which is about RM700, while the public auction will be publicized on the official Discord server.
Feel free to join the official Echelon Cipher Discord server if you want to learn more about this NFT collection or if any Owners want to receive live updates about it.
Head on over to CShox’s media demonstration unit, to check out how it looks and feels by visiting their website.
Pokdepinion: NFTs integrated into watches? Sounds pretty unique. Time to support our Malaysian creators.
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FSP Hydro PTM+ 850W is a liquid-cooled 1000W PSU

Wait, why is the power supply named 850W but delivering 1000W? Well, FSP designed the FSP Hydro PTM+ 850W to deliver up to 1000W when a liquid cooling loop is connected to the power supply. Before this you could overclock your CPU or GPU better when you liquid cool it, now you can also liquid cool your power supply to draw more power from it.
The FSP Hydro PTM+ 850W isn’t a one trick pony though. It is a pretty respectable PSU regardless if you put it under water or not. It touts 80+ Platinum certification, with an industry leading 92% efficiency rating. The PSU can run in fanless mode up to 50% load, or 425W, before turning on its 135mm fan.

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FSP used a +12V single-rail design to make it simple for builders without having to worry about overloading separate rails. The FSP Hydro PTM+ 850W comes with 100% Japan-made electrolytic capacitors and dual transformers for reliable power over the years.

It’s fully modular so you won’t have to worry about cable management, and there is support for ASUS AURA SYNC too for those who are into RGB power supplies.
The MSRP for the FSP Hydro PTM+ 850W is $399 (~RM1634) which isn’t all that affordable for an 850W PSU or even a 1000W one, but if you want one that’s water-cooled and also AURA SYNC-capable, this might be one of your better choices.
Pokdepinion: Why would I want to dump more heat into my liquid cooling loop with a PSU that’s more expensive than the average 1200W PSU?
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New PS5 Patent Shows Major Upgrades for Next Gen Sony PSVR Headset

VR was expected to be one of the most exciting things about gaming but unfortunately, it didn’t quite pickup. However, Sony isn’t giving up on it yet. As we know, the PS5 will support the original PSVR but now, we have a good glimpse of the next gen Sony PSVR headset, and it seems quite promising.
There has been a mix of patents and leaks making its way around, and some giving key details that make it seem plausible enough. One very likely possibility is that the next gen PSVR will be completely wireless. This was designed to make it easier to use and setup, which is a common complaint with VR headsets. It will also have eye-tracking support, 2560 x 1440 resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate and 220° field of view. With all of this and especially because it’s wireless, it’s expected to deliver five hours of battery life per full charge.

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Aside from that, the patent also shows plans for acceleration and gyro sensors to be used as a way to detect how users tilt their heads and get a better guess of what they’re looking at on-screen. This will help reduce potential nausea and disorientation when using the new PSVR headset.
The detection section detects the posture of a head-mounted display worn on the head of a user. The status determination section determines a user’s gaze direction and a binocular inclination angle in accordance with the posture of the head-mounted display, which is detected by the detection section.
Foveated Rendering

It will also give extra room to improve the platform’s ability to output high resolution VR graphics at smooth frame rates. How so? With the new technique called foveated rendering. In simple terms, it only renders high-quality graphics to where the user is looking at, while everything else will be greatly reduced in quality. This will allow the GPU in the PS5 to better allocate its resources in order to provide a seamless gaming experience. We will talk more about foveated rendering in the near future.
Nothing has been set in stone yet at the moment. In the case of patents, it doesn’t necessarily mean it will be implemented. We will be reporting more about this as soon as information becomes available.
Source: Inverse
Pokdepinion: Honestly, the wireless part is what got to me. I hate having so many wires around in my room. I just hope the battery life is decent enough for it.
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POCOPHONE F1 MIUI 10 update rolls out! Massive changes in user interface!

Xiaomi has delivered on their promise to deliver the POCOPHONE F1 MIUI 10 update within this week! The update brings some nice UI changes to the POCOPHONE F1, bringing it up to speed with other recent Xiaomi flagships. The update includes the October 2018 Google Security Patch, but Android 9 Pie will have to wait.
The POCOPHONE MIUI 10 Global Stable update roll-out will be gradual, so don’t panic if you have not received it on your device. If you really want to get your device updated to the latest MIUI 10 version, you can download the OTA update manually from this link.
Doesn’t the UI look amazing?
After the update, POCOPHONE F1 users are once again able to download Asphalt 8: Airborne and Asphalt 9: Legends from the Play Store again. Unfortunately the bug with the notch in PUBG Mobile has yet to be fixed.

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With the MIUI 10 update, the POCOPHONE F1 is once again proving to be a great choice for an affordable smartphone with a flagship chipset. What do you think?
Pokdepinion: I am off enjoying the MIUI 10 update on my POCOPHONE F1!
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[CES2019] Samsung Introduces New Modular Micro LED Technology

Samsung has recently introduced of their latest innovation in the form of modular Micro LED display technology at their annual First Look CES event in Las Vegas.

For their showings, they’ve included a new 75-inch display, a 219″ The Wall as well as more as they promote next-generation modular Micro LED display.

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With Micro LEDs, they feature millions of inorganic red, green, and blue microscopic LED chips that emit their own light to produce colors on screen.
The technology offers flexibility in screen size that allows consumers to customize it to fit any room or space. Thanks to it, users can expand their display to any size they desize and will allow users in the future to create event at irregular 9×3, 1×7, or 5×1 screen sizes that suits their needs.
Micro LED can support everything from the standard 16:9 content, 21:9 widescreen films, to even unconventional aspect ratios like 32:9 or even 1:1 without having the need to compromise its picture quality.
Due to the fact that they are bezel-less, there are no borders between modules. making it seamless to blend in with its environment.
Pokdepinion: Do you remember The Wall that we’ve covered previously? Well this isn’t far off from that. I can just expect the hefty price that they’ll put it at though. These things don’t come cheap.
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LIAN LI unveils STRIMER PLUS TRIPLE 8 Pin extensions and UNI FAN SL140 fans

In light of newer graphics cards featuring up to three 8-pin power connectors, LIAN LI has stepped up their game by offering the STRIMER PLUS TRIPLE 8 Pin. As the name implies, the STRIMER PLUS TRIPLE 8 Pin consists of a set of three 8-pin PCIe power connectors that sport the sweet RGB lighting that enthusiasts are into nowadays.
STRIMER PLUS TRIPLE 8 Pin

Each STRIMER PLUS TRIPLE 8 Pin touts a whopping 162 LEDs, ensuring that your system will be better lit than your Christmas tree. LIAN LI ships the STRIMER PLUS TRIPLE 8 Pin in a package that includes a controller for you to synchronize the lighting on the cable extensions. The STRIMER PLUS TRIPLE 8 Pin extensions measure 300mm long, and touts standard 18AWG cables to ensure a safe and stable power delivery to your precious GeForce RTX 30 series or Radeon RX 6000 series graphics card.

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The STRIMER PLUS TRIPLE 8 Pin is priced at $59.99 (~RM243).
UNI FAN SL140

LIAN LI also expanded their innovative UNI FAN series of interlocking fans with the new UNI FAN SL140. Once again, as the name implies, these are 140mm ones, instead of the 120mm fans that debuted when LIAN LI announced the UNI FANs. Thanks to their larger diameter, the UNI FAN SL140 can run slower and yet push more air, which bodes well for more quiet systems. LIAN LI rates the UNI FAN SL140 with up to 70.5CFM of airflow, 1.67mmH2O of air pressure and 30dB noise.

Each UNI FAN SL140 retails or $29.99 (~RM122), but you can also get it in a pack of 2 for $69.99 (~RM284), which comes with a fan controller included. The LIAN LI UNI FAN SL140 is available in black and white.
Pokdepinion: I now wonder if LIAN LI will explore the possibility of introducing a 280mm AIO…
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AMD Radeon RX 6800, RX 6800 XT and RX 6900 XT reference cards will continue to be made indefinitely

After sort of announcing that the AMD Radeon RX 6800 series reference cards will be discontinued in early 2021, there was apparently quite a vocal fanbase that was disappointed with AMD’s decision. And now Scott Herkelman, CVP and GM at AMD Radeon, has announced that they will be continue making the reference AMD Radeon RX 6800, RX 6800 XT and RX 6900 XT indefinitely.

We’ve just officially extended the reference design builds indefinitely due to popular demand. Thanks for the feedback.
— Scott Herkelman (@sherkelman) December 9, 2020

The reference designs are mainly popular among the enthusiasts and die-hard fans. There are going to be plenty of aftermarket watercooling blocks that will support the reference designs. If you are planning to use the cards in your PC, you might want to go with a AIB partner card, as those often sport better cooling.

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Speaking of which, AMD’s AIB cards are priced at relatively lofty price points, which negate their value for money proposition in comparison to their NVIDIA counterparts. It was previously reported that AMD is working with AIBs to bring the prices down to MSRP prices “soon”. We assumed that would be after the initial production run of their reference designs, giving time for AMD to clear off the reference cards at MSRP before allowing partners to pick up the slack with more affordable custom designs.

Now with AMD extending the production of their Radeon RX 6000 series reference cards, might we see no AIB cards priced at the MSRP, and instead have all of them being offered at a premium over the reference cards? This situation would actually be pretty acceptable, as the reference coolers aren’t really all that bad for this generation, as we have discovered in our review. But it still boils down to whether you can get a card at all.
Would you prefer a reference design card, or do you prefer AMD’s partners takes on the cards? Let us know in the comments!
Pokdepinion: I think reference cards have a certain appeal… Partners usually slap their own branding all over the cards, but reference cards are more “pure” in the way that they usually only carry the branding of the chipmakers…
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Wiko Ufeel Prime review — quite the upgrade!

We have already gone through two Wiko devices, both from the Ufeel line-up. The Wiko Ufeel Go and Ufeel Fab were both budget devices, staying affordable to appeal to the masses. I must mention that the Wiko Ufeel Prime is still very affordable, being well below the RM1000 mark. Let’s see what Wiko managed to do with the extra headroom available when designing Wiko Ufeel Prime.
Unboxing

The Wiko Ufeel Prime comes in a turquiose box. The front of the packaging is quite a fair bit fancier than the competition, probably to appeal more to the younger generation.

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You will find the device wrapped in a frosted plastic wrapper as soon as you lift the lid of the packaging. There is a whole compartment of accessories beside where the device lies, and still more under it. Which brings us to the next section…

The Wiko Ufeel Prime comes with some of the most comprehensive package I have seen for some time! You get the standard issue charger and microUSB cable, but Wiko has gone the extra mile by providing a soft clear case, plastic screen protector and even SIM adapters.

This is the first time I have seen a SIM ejector pin come with its very own rubber protector! The SIM adapters are useless for this device, as it uses nanoSIMs.
Appearance

The Wiko Ufeel Prime has quite substantial bezels on the top and bottom to make space for the fingerprint sensor. The front camera here is an 8MP one with a LED flash, so selfie users should be able to get a kick out of it. The 5.0″ display seems a little small in this day and age, but I am sure there are those who will appreciate it.

The back of the device looks familiar, having a look shared with a lot of smartphones in the market. Unlike the previous Wiko devices that we have reviewed here, the sticker here mars the clean look of the device, and it doesn’t seem like it will be easily removed.

Along with the microUSB port on the bottom of the device are the primary microphone and loudspeaker, hidden behind symmetrical grilles for aesthetic purposes.

Buttons are on the right, where they are usually found. The buttons here are not textured, which was quite surprising since their lower end device had a nice textured power button.

The 3.5mm jack finds itself on the top of the device, with the secondary microphone beside the camera.
Specifications

CPU:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (8 x A53 @ 1.4 GHz)

RAM:
4GB

GPU:
Adreno 505 @ 450 MHz

Display:
5.0″ FHD (1080p) IPS, full lamination

Storage:
32GB + MicroSD up to 64GB

Camera:
Main Camera
13MP f/2.2, PDAF, Sony IMX 258 dual LED flash
Front Camera
8MP, single LED flash

OS:
Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Connectivity:
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
LTE Cat 4

SIM:
Dual-SIM (nanoSIM, second SIM slot shared with microSD)

Battery:
3000 mAh non-removable

Performance
The Snapdragon 430 packs eight A53 cores clocked at up to 1.4 GHz. This does not make it the fastest chipset around but the Wiko Ufeel Prime does pair it with 4GB of RAM so it should be capable of providing a decent user experience. Before we go to that, let’s take a look at the benchmark scores.

Here it scores a bit better than the ASUS ZenFone 3 Laser which sports the same Snapdragon 430 and 4GB of RAM. It does trail the Honor 6X by a considerable margin, simply due to the fact that the Kirin 655 offers a better GPU and also has the A53 cores clocked much higher.

PCMark Work benchmark tests the performance of the device in workloads like web browsing, video editing, writing, photo editing and data manipulation, which is pretty much all the productivity you can do on a smartphone. It makes a decent showing here.

The pure CPU performance of the CPU part of the Snapdragon 430 is tested in Geekbench, and it performs as expected.

Here in 3DMark we see the Snapdragon 430 having nearly triple the performance of the MTK6735 found in the Wiko Ufeel Fab. Mobile gamers will definitely find the Wiko Ufeel Prime to be a lot more satisfactory than the lower end models.

Despite Wiko being able to cram 4000 mAh batteries in the Wiko Ufeel Go which featured a similar 5.0″ screen, they oddly decided to pack a smaller battery in the Wiko Ufeel Prime which actually features a more powerful chipset. As a result, the battery life figures here are poorer than its weaker brethren.

In normal usage, the Wiko Ufeel Prime doesn’t do that poorly, with 4 hours of screen on time in over a day of usage, which is good enough for me. Given that we have a full octa-core CPU, 1080p display all running off a standard 3000 mAh battery, these numbers are really good.
User Experience
Hardware
The Wiko Ufeel Prime supports two SIMs, but sadly unlike its two brethren, it does not support true dual-SIM functionality, instead going for what a lot of other smartphones offer: an option to use two SIMs and no microSD card or one SIM and a microSD card. I must say I am quite disappointed to see this here as they had such a nice track record of offering real dual SIM support.

I don’t really enjoy having the fingerprint sensor on the front, but the one here has quite a few neat tricks up its sleeve. You can swipe it to emulate the back navigation key, double tap or long press to bring up the app switcher and tap it to go home. While its nice and dandy, and you may be able to get by without a navigation bar on the screen, until you want to use Google Assistant. For some reason, you can’t open Google without the on-screen navbar, which makes all these cool gestures Wiko baked into the fingerprint sensor moot. That isn’t the end of it though, as Wiko also allows you to immediately go to an app from sleep by unlocking it with different fingers.

The rather tiny 5.0″ display panel makes it easy to hold, but it really feels a bit too small when compared against the competition nowadays. It is very easy to carry around and use with one hand, which comes really handy (is this a pun? I have no idea) when out and about.

With that said, the 1080p IPS panel here is quite sharp, with a PPI count of 441. Colors are vivid, and the display goes quite bright, up to 460 nits to be exact. Full lamination means there won’t be internal reflections ruining your view under direct sunlight.
The loudspeaker in the Wiko Ufeel Prime is decently loud, but does not reproduce bass and will suffer from distortion when playing higher frequencies. Once again, this is a loudspeaker meant for notifications, not for sharing music with friends. Keep to that, and you should be fine
Camera

The rear camera is a 13MP Sony IMX258 behind a f/2.2 5P lens with a blue light filter, and is aided by a dual LED flash. You can take up to 1080p videos with the Wiko Ufeel Prime, which is a step up from their lower end models that were limited to 720p. A professional mode offers some added control, but the shutter speed control is still missing here. The front camera also sees an upgrade with an 8MP sensor, also aided by a single LED flash.

The image quality out of the rear camera is decent, and HDR mode gives the images a very interesting look, really widening the dynamic range of your shots. However it does have the downside of taking some time to process and also softer details that is noticeable when you zoom in. Otherwise, it is a mode I would gladly play around with. The 8MP camera in front gives decent images, but it will be rather grainy when taking shots indoors.
Software

The Wiko Ufeel Prime packs an almost-stock Android 6.0 Marshmallow UI, with the addition of some minor tweaks to make it unique. A weird addition to their stock UI is a shortcut to the app drawer, when all the apps’ icons are on the homescreen and cannot be removed without uninstalling the apps. I have no idea why they did it. You get a gestures panel when you swipe down from the left corner, which allows you to program gestures to quickly open your apps or dial contacts. An addition that was not available in the other Ufeel devices is a smart left panel, offering you last used contacts, frequently used apps as well as a news feed by News Republic.

Just like its entry level brethren, there are redundant apps lying around here in the Wiko Ufeel Prime. There is quite a selection of in-house apps as well as a selection of Google apps here, which are system apps and cannot be uninstalled without rooting the device. Bloatware comes in the form of 360 Security, News Republic and Zenly, which thankfully can be uninstalled. The Snapdragon 430 and 4GB of RAM does offer enough oomph to keep things running along quite smoothly, and I did not suffer fromlag nd  no complaints when I used it as my daily driver for a week.
Conclusion
The Wiko Ufeel Prime is a great device, and does justify its higher price tag compared to the Ufeel Fab and Ufeel Go. At RM899 you get a smartphone that has a Snapdragon chipset, 4GB of RAM and a pretty decent camera. The near-stock Android Marshmallow UI is great, and the fingerprint sensor is also quite fast, making this device a very acceptable choice. The small screen size may be a downer for some, but if you prefer smaller devices, this is definitely one to consider.
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It’s no surprise that Among Us still remains to be one of the most popular online multiplayer games around, especially given the social elements of the game. Now, we can put that popularity to number and it’s a frighteningly high one in terms of active players.
Among Us Active Player Base Has Reached a Frighteningly High Number

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According to a research from SuperData, it is said to be “by far the most popular game ever in terms of monthly players.” In November 2020, it had half a billion active players alone. It is said that PC players make up the majority of the company’s revenue from August to November 2020 at about 64% but they had an oddly small share of total player base with 3% in November 2020.
One reason for this is because the mobile version of Among Us is free to play, albeit with ads, whereas the PC version is a game that you have to buy. It’s also worth noting that despite the game’s popularity, the revenue isn’t particular big.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, it wouldn’t be surprise to see the game continue to flourish. This is especially the case with the Nintendo Switch port of Among us being launched last week, and with it coming to more systems later on like the Xbox family of consoles via the Xbox Game Pass. Moreover, the developers will be adding more content with the new playable map, Airship, coming soon.
Among Us is currently available for the Nintendo Switch, PC, Android, and iOS.
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Pokdepinion: It’s simple to play and it doesn’t require a heavy system. It’s a good recipe to get more people to play it.
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Hades Is Now Available On Both PlayStation And Xbox Platforms

If you’re playing on the PlayStation or Xbox platform and have been waiting for Hades to come out, well here’s some good news. It’s finally out on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One.
Hades out now on PlayStation and Xbox consoles

The game has won over 50 Game of the Year awards and is now available in Malaysia on the mentioned consoles, in both physical and digital copies.
Should you purchase the physical edition of Hades, well it includes a character compendium booklet as well as a redeemable code for digital soundtrack. The first-run prints of the retail PlayStation copies will also include a metallic foil detailing across the cover art, perfect for collectors.

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The game can run at 4K at a target 60fps for the latest PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. On the other hand, it’s able to perform at 1080p at 60fps on last gen consoles. Aside from that, Hades features enhanced controller vibration and lighting on the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller.
Hades is available for the price of RM135 for the physical edition and RM99 digitally. All PS4 versions will include a free upgrade to the digital PS5 version. As for the Xbox version, it uses Smart Delivery, allowing you access to both Xbox One title and the Xbox Series X.
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Pokdepinion: Honestly I’ve been wanting to try out the game but unfortunately I haven’t been able to so far.. It does look like a fun game to play though.
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TEAMGROUP announced the T-FORCE SPARK RGB USB Flash Drive and ELITE SDXC Memory Card

Well, the RGB craze has now extended to USB drives too, apparently. TEAMGROUP has just announced the latest additions to their storage solutions lineup with the T-FORCE SPARK RGB USB Flash Drive and the ELITE SDXC Memory Card. No, the SD card doesn’t glow in RGB…yet.
T-FORCE SPARK RGB USB Drive
Aside from the soft RGB lighting at the tail-end, the T-FORCE SPARK RGB USB Flash Drive is actually a pretty good USB stick. It sports a capless design so all you have to do is slide the connector out to jam it into any USB port, and you will never have to worry about losing the cap. Speeds are pretty decent with up to 180MB/s read and 90MB/s write speeds over USB 3.0.

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TEAMGROUP seems to believe that the RGB lighting on the USB stick will help you upgrade your non-RGB gaming systems like your consoles or Mac PCs. It’s not all for show though, with the RGB lighting also serving as an indicator of how much space is left in the thumb drive, with it flashing either red, orange or blue depending on the free space left.

You can only get the T-FORCE SPARK RGB USB Flash Drive as a 128GB thumbdrive and it will cost $25 (~RM109), which to be entirely honest isn’t too bad for a tiny USB stick of that capacity. Not to mention there’s a lifetime warranty on these, which is pretty impressive. And did we mention it comes with RGB?
ELITE SDXC Memory Card
Targeted towards photographers, the TEAMGROUP ELITE SDXC Memory Card supports 4K recordings with write speeds of up to 45MB/s. This exceeds the minimum 30MB/s write requirements of the UHS-III and V30 ratings which the ELITE SDXC Memory Card bears. Read speeds are a respectable 90MB/s too.

In addition to performance, the ELITE SDXC Memory Cards are also tested to be waterproof and shockproof. It is also designed to be resistant against X-ray and static as well as capable of withstanding extreme temperatures. The memory card also comes with a lifetime warranty, which should give you the peace of mind you need to trust it with your precious memories.
The TEAMGROUP ELITE SDXC Memory Card is available in capacities ranging from 64GB to 256GB, with pricing as follows:

64GB: $14.99 (~RM65)
128GB: $22.99 (~RM100)
256GB: $40.99 (~RM178)

Pokdepinion: The RGB thumb drive seems like the perfect addition to my array of USB peripherals with RGB!
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Lenovo Launches the Innovative Yoga Book and Phab 2 Series of Phablets

Not too sure how I feel about Lenovo’s dual-screen laptop. Feels too close to a Nintendo DS.
We haven’t heard much from Lenovo these days on what they’ve been up to, and we were generally curious as to what they have in store for us Malaysians. Plenty of brands out there pushing new stuff for the holiday season and it would be weird if one were to be left out.
Well, Lenovo did launch a few products, a lot more than I anticipated so if you’re shopping around this holiday season, you might want to keep your eye out on these.

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Lenovo Yoga Book

Lenovo today launched the highly innovative Yoga Book and their latest series of Phab 2 smartphones. The Yoga Book is the first of its kind, which features a dual-screen laptop with one being the regular computer display while the other is for their patented Halo keyboard, which appears when a user needs to type and disappears with the touch of a button.

The screen on the Halo keyboard can also be used for sketching or taking notes with the use of the Real Pen stylus. It is said that the Yoga Book has a 15-hour battery life, which is pretty amazing but I won’t believe it until I’ve personally tested it myself.

The best example I can honestly give for this would be a laptop version of the Nintendo DS. After all, the screen where the keyboard is supposed to be is touch-sensitive. It is pretty innovative, I can you that.
There are 2 versions of the Yoga Book:
Lenovo Yoga Book for Android

Processor
Intel® AtomTM x5-Z8550 Processor

Operating System
AndroidTM 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Display
Size: 10.1” FHD IPS (1920 x 1200)
Color Depth: 16.7 Million
Color Gamut: 70%
Brightness: 400 nits
Touch
On Screen: Capacitive Touch with AnyPen Technology
Create Pad: Capacitive Touch and EMR Pen Technology

Camera
Rear: 8 MP Auto-Focus
Front: 2 MP Fixed-Focus

Audio
Dolby Atmos®

Memory
RAM: 4GB LPDDR3
ROM: 64GB
Card Slot: microSDTM; Supports Up to 128 GB

Battery
8500 mAh Li-ion Polymer

Pen Input
2,048 levels of pressure

WLAN/ WiFi
WIFI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

SIM
Type: Nano
Slots: Single SIM Slot

Weight
690g (1.52 lbs)

Lenovo Yoga Book for Windows

Processor
Intel® AtomTM x5-Z8550 Processor

Operating System
Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro

Display
Size: 10.1” FHD IPS (1920 x 1200)
Color Depth: 16.7 Million
Color Gamut: 70%
Brightness: 400 nits
Touch
On Screen : Capacitive Touch with AnyPen Technology
Create Pad: Capacitive Touch and EMR Pen Technology

Camera
Rear: 8 MP Auto-Focus
Front: 2 MP Fixed-Focus

Audio
Dolby AudioTM Premium

Memory
RAM: 4GB LPDDR3
ROM: 64GB
Card Slot: microSDTM; Supports Up to 128 GB

Battery
8500 mAh Li-ion Polymer

Pen Input
2,048 levels of pressure

WLAN/ WiFi
WIFI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Dual Channel (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

Dimensions
Width (mm): 256.6
Thickness (mm): 9.6
Height (mm): 170.8

Weight
690g (1.52 lbs)

Lenovo Phab 2 Series

The Phab 2 series of smartphones include the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, Phab 2 Plus, and the Phab 2. The Phab 2 Pro is a 6.4-inch Android smartphone powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 chipset and built for Google’s Tango technology. The Phab 2 Pro also features the Dolby Audio Capture 5.1 with Dolby Atmos playback capabilities, which enables you to record crystal clear, surround sound audio which is made possible with the the Phab 2 Pro’s 3 microphones with spatial capture and noise reduction.

The Phab 2 Plus on other hand is similar to the Phab 2 Pro, except that it’s powered by the Mediatek MTK 8783 octa-core chipset. It’s a more camera-centric phablet as the camera boasts an F/2.0 aperture lens with Fujitsu Milbeaut image signal processor that is seen in Leica cameras for better image production.

The baseline Phab 2 focuses on augmented reality (AR) technology, and is powered by the Mediatek MTK 8735 quad-core chipset. It’s equally as big as its Phab 2 brethren, but is more focused on giving consumers an affordable AR-capable smartphone.
For a more detailed look into the Phab 2 series, check out the technical specifications just below here:
Phab 2 Pro

Processor
Qualcomm® SnapdragonTM 652 Processor Built for Tango

Operating System
AndroidTM 6.0

Display
Size: 6.4” Quad HD (2560 x 1440) 2K IPS Assertive Display
Type: 2.5D Curved Glass

Camera
Rear: 16 MP PDAF Fast-Focus,
Depth Sensor for Tango,
Motion Tracking Sensor for Tango
Front: 8 MP Fixed-Focus
F2.2 Aperture
1.4 µm Big Pixel

Sound
Triple Array Microphones with Active Noise-Cancellation
Dolby Atmos ® Dolby AudioTM Capture 5.1

Memory
RAM: 4 GB
ROM: 64 GB
Expandable Memory: Up to 128 GB, microSDTM

Battery
Type: 4050 mAh Li-Ion + Fast Change

GPU
Adreno 510

SIM
Type: Nano SIM + Nano SIM /Micro SD Card
Slots: Dual Slots

Connectivity
WLAN: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth®: Bluetooth ® 4.0
3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes

Dimensions
Width (mm): 88.57
Thickness (mm): 6.96 – 10.7
Height (mm): 179.83

Weight
259 g (0.57 lbs)

Phab 2 Plus

Processor
Media Tek (MTK 8783) Octa-Core Processor

Operating System
AndroidTM 6.0

Display
Size: 6.4” Full HD IPS
Type: 2.5D Curved Glass
Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Camera
Rear: 13 MP Dual Camera
Mibeaut® ISP, F2.0 Aperture
1.34 Big Pixel, Laser Focus with PDAF Light Supplement
Front: 8 MP Fixed-Focus
F2.2 Aperture
1.4 µm Big Pixel
Light Supplement

Sound
Triple Array Microphone with Active Noise-Cancellation
Dolby Atmos ® Dolby AudioTM Capture 5.1

Memory
RAM: 3 GB
ROM: 32 GB
Expandable Memory: Up to 128 GB, microSDTM

Battery
Type: 4050 mAh Li-Ion

GPU
MaliTM-T720

SIM
Type: Micro SIM + Nano SIM /Micro SD Card
Slots: Dual Slots

Connectivity
WLAN: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth®: Bluetooth ® 4.0
3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes

Dimensions
Width (mm): 88.3
Thickness (mm): 5.5 – 9.6
Height (mm): 173.89

Weight
218 g (0.48 lbs)

Phab 2

Processor
Media Tek (MTK 8735) Quad-Core Processor

Operating System
AndroidTM 6.0

Display
Size: 6.4″ HD
Type: IPS
Resolution: 1280 x 720

Camera
Rear: 13 MP PDAF Fast-Focus
Front: 5 MP 85O Wide Angle

Sound
Triple Array Microphone with Active Noise-Cancellation Dolby Atmos ® Dolby AudioTM Capture 5.1

Memory
RAM: 3 GB
ROM: 32 GB
Expandable Memory: Up to 128 GB, microSDTM

Battery
4050 mAh Li-Ion

GPU
MaliTM-T720

SIM
Type: Micro SIM + Micro SIM/ Micro SD Card
Slots: Dual Slots

Connectivity
WLAN: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth®: Bluetooth ® 4.0
3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes

Dimensions
Width (mm): 89.5
Thickness (mm): 5.5 – 9.6
Height (mm): 175

Weight
225 g (0.5 lbs)

Pricing and Availability

The Lenovo Yoga Book will be available in both Windows and Android versions, and will be retailing for RM2.599 inclusive of GST.  It will be bundled together with a Yoga Book sleeve, Real Pen, and Book Pad, and will be available in Lenovo Exclusive Stores starting end of December.

The Phab 2 series of smartphones will be bundled with a protective clear case, and will be available in Lenovo Exclusive Stores as well as Lenovo Multi Brand stores starting mid-December. The Phab 2 Pro, Phab 2 Plus, and the Phab 2 will be retailing for RM1,899, RM1,299, and RM899 respectively and inclusive of GST.

Pokdepinion: While the Lenovo Yoga Book is indeed highly innovative, it’s going to be tough to find a crowd that’s willing to swap out a regular keyboard in favour of the Halo keyboard. Sure, you can always connect an actual keyboard externally how many people are willing to do lug around a keyboard? The smartphones are affordable, that’s for sure, but three 6.4″ smartphones seems a bit too much. Maybe just one would do fine because the phone is EFFING HUGE!
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[CES2019] 7nm-based AMD Radeon VII arriving 7th February — 29% faster than Vega 64!

The world’s first 7nm graphics card is finally here. The AMD Radeon VII is based on the AMD Vega architecture, but heavily upgrades it to deliver much higher performance. For starters, we are looking at 2x more memory, 2.1x higher memory bandwidth and of course, a serious manufacturing process shrink.
All of these comes together to bring up to 29% higher gaming performance, and 36% higher performance in content creation than the Vega 64. These are pretty serious gains, as it would mean the Radeon VII will be somewhere between the GeForce RTX 2070 and GeForce RTX 2080 in terms of gaming performance. And thanks to the die shrink, AMD is able to deliver 25% higher performance than the Vega 64 at the same power draw.
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This performance gain comes despite cutting down on the number of compute units (CU) to 60 instead of the RX Vega 64’s 64 CUs. That represents 256 less stream processors, but AMD somehow made up for it by amping up the core clocks to 1.8 GHz. Doubling up the memory also more than doubled the memory bandwidth, with 1TB/s of memory bandwidth over the 4096-bit memory interface. That’s one of the main advantages of HBM2 memory, and it is truly jaw-dropping to see AMD finally put it to good use.

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The Radeon VII will be available starting 7th February with a $699 (~RM2867) price tag. Sweetening the deal will be three free games from the Raise the Game Fully Loaded bundle. With every purchase of an AMD Radeon VII, you will receive Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5 and Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.
Pokdepinion: I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these Radeon VII!
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[RazerCon 2020]: Everything That Razer Announced At Their Inaugural Keynote

Razer recently held their first ever RazerCon where Razer CEO, Min-Liang Tan hosted a live mixed-reality keynote – a one-of-a-kind interactive session hosted against the iconic Singapore skyline. There were also other announcements made during RazerCon 2020 including new and unannounced products by Razer, as well as exclusive content showcases and giveaways from partnering game studios and technology partners.
Notable gaming veterans and icons also made their appearances at RazerCon 2020 including Brenda and John Romero, and Haz Dullul who went and presented their upcoming projects. Leading gaming celebrities such as CloakZy, CourageJD, PaladinAmber also made an appearance during the stream.
The RazerCon 2020 livestream was watched by over 1 million concurrent viewers at its peak and was streamed across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.  In case you missed it, here’s a short recap of everything that’s been announced at RazerCon 2020.

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Razer Iskur Gaming Chair

Starting things off, Razer announced the Razer Iskur at RazerCon 2020 and is Razer’s first ever gaming chair. It is designed to address the need for superior ergonomics in today’s gaming chairs, with its unique external lumbar support system that offers 26 degrees of customization, to help improve gamer posture during long gaming sessions. The Razer Iskur also features high-density foam cushions for additional support and comfort, a 4D armrest system that can be customized for optimal reach, and a memory foam neck pillow for additional support at the top of the spine.
The Razer Iskur sports a multi-layered black synthetic leather upholstery accented with green stitching as well as Razer’s logo adorning the headrest, with Razer’s motto, “For Gamers. By Gamers.” printed along the seat. The cushioning is also finished with a distinctive snake scale design that is very reminiscent of the whole Razer image.
Razer Tomahawk Gaming Chassis
Razer Tomahawk ATX
The Razer Tomahawk Gaming Chassis is another Razer first in that it is the first true Razer desktop experience designed by Razer for PC gaming enthusiasts. The Razer Tomahawk Gaming Chassis features full tempered glass side panels that open from a detachable rear hinge that gives builders the ability to quickly build, change and perfect their system.
The chassis features a matte black metal frame and an all-black front panel accentuated with a luminous Razer green logo. There’s even Razer Chroma RGB lighting lined at the bottom of the case which can be controlled and customised via the Razer Synapse 3 software. Furthermore, the Tomahawk Gaming Chassis can support up to a 360mm radiator along the front and up to two 140mm fans along the top for maximum cooling performance.
Razer Tomahawk Mini-ITX
The Razer Tomahawk Gaming Chassis is available in two distinct sizes: The Tomahawk ATX, a standard mid-tower case, and the Tomahawk Mini-ITX, a small form factor case.
Razer Blade Stealth 13

Razer also announced a brand new version of the Razer Blade Stealth 13 at RazerCon 2020 which is both faster and more efficient than ever before. The laptop comes equipped with the latest 11th Gen Intel i7-1165G7 processor and is capable of achieving CPU speeds of up to 4.7GHz using Intel Turbo Boost technology. Paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, the new Blade Stealth 13 is not only better in productivity but also gaming and video rendering on the go.
The Razer Blade Stealth 13 comes in two display options; Full HD OLED touch and Full HD 120Hz. The Full HD OLED display option features 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 space, a higher contrast ratio, and a Gorilla Glass touch display, which makes it the ideal choice for creators. For gamers on the other hand, the Full HD 120Hz display model features the highest refresh rate panel available on a 13-inch laptop, a matte finish for reduced glare, and full coverage of the SRGB color space.
The Blade Stealth 13 4 smart amp powered speakers and new THX Spatial Audio application which features a variety of audio profiles for any use case from gaming, to music, to movies. The app also offers a customisable EQ profile so users can create their own audio profile that suits their own preferences.
Razer Seiren Mini

The all-new Razer Seiren Mini, Razer’s smallest USB powered microphone to date which offers pro grade sound in an ultra-compact form factor. The Razer Siren Mini features a supercardioid pickup pattern that helps reduce unwanted ambient noise, paired with a finely tuned 14mm condenser capsule to broadcast crisp and accurate sound. The Seiren Mini also comes with a built-in shock mount to reduce vibrations from outside sources and a heavy-duty tilting stand to maintain stability and positional accuracy.
The Seiren Mini weighs less than 500g and stands a mere 6.42 inches tall. It also features a simple plug and play design through a single USB connection. The microphone comes in a variety of colours including Razer Black, Quartz Pink, and Mercury White.
Razer Kraken BT Kitty Edition

A new take on a fan favourite, the all-new Razer Kraken BT Kitty Edition was also unveiled during RazerCon 2020 which allows fans to take their meow factor anywhere and everywhere. The Razer Kraken BT Kitty Edition features Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, 40mm drivers, Razer Chroma RGB and up to 50 hours of battery life. The headset also features a built-in microphone with beamforming technology to block out ambient noise and capture the user’s voice clearly and precisely.
Rocking the signature kitty ear design, the Kraken BT Kitty Edition is available in a stylish Quartz Pink finish, accented with Mercury White padding on the headband and earcups. There’s even Razer Chroma RGB in the earcups and kitty ears which responds to apps and notifications and can also be customised through the Razer Audio App.
Razer Chroma RGB
Alongside the new hardware announcements at RazerCon 2020, Razer introduced four new partners to the rapidly growing Razer Chroma Connect program: WD Black, Seagate Gaming, Yeelight, and Twinkly. The Razer Chroma Connect program now consists of over 50 third-party hardware partners, making it the world’s largest RGB lighting ecosystem for gaming devices with support for over 500 devices and over 150 games and applications.

Razer also announced the first ever Razer Edition motherboards in collaboration with ASRock. The new Razer Edition motherboards are custom design versions of the ASRock Taichi boards and supports either X570 or B550 chipsets. The boards offer native Razer Chroma RGB support and universal compatibility with thousands of addressable RGB (ARGB) components. DIY PC builders with multiple ARGB components can now easily sync every component with their Razer peripherals with just the Razer Synapse 3 app.
Price and availability

The Razer Iskur is available from October 10 for USD499.99 (RM2,068.97) exclusively at the official Razer website.
Razer Tomahawk M1 Gaming Chassis ITX is available October 10, 2020 for USD179.99 (RM744.80) at the official Razer website and select retailers.
Razer Tomahawk A1 Gaming Chassis ATX is available Fall 2020 for USD199.99 (RM827.56) at the official Razer website and select retailers.
Razer Blade Stealth 13 will be available in October 2020 starting at USD1799.99 (RM7,448.40) at the official Razer website and select retailers.
Razer Seiren Mini is available October 10, 2020 for USD49.99 (RM206.86) at the official Razer website and select retailers.
Razer Kraken BT Kitty Edition is available October 10, 2020 for USD99.99 (RM413.76) at the official Razer website and select retailers.

There isn’t word yet on the stated Razer products’ official Malaysia release, we will update as soon as it becomes available. If you’re interested in watching the whole RazerCon 2020 presentation, you can do so right here.
Pokdepinion: Wew that’s a lot of Razer products announced during RazerCon 2020. Very interested with the Iskur gaming chair though. I wonder how the local pricing will be like?
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Grab Empowers Domestic Economy With New #TechUntukSemua Programme

Grab Malaysia has introduced a new #TechUntukSemua programme which is meant to tackle underemployment challenges in Malaysia. The programme was just presented by Grab last Friday to the National Employment Council during their third official meeting which was chaired by the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Dato’ Muhyiddin Yassin himself.
Grab introduces the #TechUntukSemua programme

The #TechUntukSemua programme consists of three key initiatives to empower more people to access opportunities from the digital economy. Grab believes that these initiatives will help create access to flexible, supplementary income opportunities, and enable small traditional businesses to thrive and truly benefit from the digital economy.

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Enable equal access for Persons With Disabilities (PWD) – Grab hopes to work with the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Women Development, Family and Community Development to ensure our community of PWD could gain accessible means to independently earn an income.
Simplify regulatory requirements to access flexible earning opportunities – Grab wants to streamline regulations and make it more seamless than ever for Malaysians to access flexible, supplementary income in the gig economy. By doing this, Grab hopes that they will be able to create 35,000 income opportunities by the end of this year.
Empower traditional businesses to participate in the digital economy – With government support, Grab hopes to further enable businesses across Malaysia, from mom-and-pop stores, wet market traders to food court hawkers, to participate in the digital economy. Grab says that they will continue to invest in creating awareness and visibility for local entrepreneurs and equip them with the tools to thrive in the digital economy.

Grab states that they, as a homegrown company, are committed to putting in the hard work alongside the government, community and industry partners to further enable and empower businesses, gig workers and all Malaysians. For more information on Grab’s new #TechUntukSemua programme or any other news, do head over to the official website here.
Pokdepinion: I’m a fan of Grab’s new #TechUntukSemua programme because only God knows the kind of hardships people with disabilities face on a day-to-day basis. I myself recently experienced a Grab ride where the driver was a disabled person and I couldn’t help but feel amazed and in awe at how well he did about his duty and how he treated me as a passenger despite his shortcomings.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 introduced at MWC 2017, SuperAMOLED display, AKG-tuned audio

While Samsung has not revealed the anticipated Galaxy S8 at MWC 2017, they did announce the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, a premium Android tablet with high-end specifications for a superior video and gaming experience.
The Galaxy Tab S3 features the Snapdragon 820 processor, instead of an in-house developed Exynos chipset. The performance of the Snapdragon 820 has already been well proven, and it is mated to an ample 4GB of RAM for some serious multitasking capabilities. Samsung is also set to make use of Vulkan API for superior graphics and feature Game Launcher for an optimized gaming experience.

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Multimedia enthusiasts will also get a kick from the 9.7″ SuperAMOLED 2048×1536 display which support videos in HDR (10bit colored) for realistic colors and vivid content. The quad-stereo speakers tuned by AKG by HARMAN will work in tandem with the stunning display for a premium visual and listening experience.

The Galaxy Tab S3 isn’t all about play, as the refined S Pen with a 0.7mm tip offers increased pressure sensitivity for a more natural experience writing on the tablet. The S Pen is integrated with various convenient software features like Screen Off Memo, PDF Annotation and Advanced Drawing Tools to make full use of the S Pen.

Availability and pricing in Malaysia has not been announced, but we will update you as soon as we receive news of it.
Pokdepinion: The Galaxy Tab S3 looks like an amazing tablet! I have always wanted a proper tablet with a S Pen support and a high end chipset, and looks like the Galaxy Tab S3 fits the bill perfectly.
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ROG Phone III Release Date Finally Revealed

If you’ve been waiting on the ROG Phone III to be released well great news; it’s coming soon. ASUS has finally let out on the release date of their upcoming gaming smartphone for this year.
ROG Phone III release date
ASUS ROG Phone III Weibo teaser
The launch date was revealed on Weibo, where it seems that ASUS ROG and Tencent has once again partnered together. This would probably mean that we will be seeing a new ROG Phone III Tencent Edition to come out. The release date? Well according to the teaser, a July dateline is to be expected.
Unfortunately there’s no specific date announced but seeing how July is just a couple of days from now, we can see it being release soon.

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It is expected that the ROG Phone III to come with this year’s Snapdragon 865 flagship chipset and it is suggested that the device comes with up to 16GB RAM, a huge 6000mAh battery under the hood as well as a 64MP main camera.
Previously the ROG Phone II was released globally at $899 (~RM3844) so we could expect a similar price tag for the newer version once it releases.
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Pokdepinion: I definitely can’t wait for it to come out! What’s sure is that, I’ll be looking forward to the standard ROG Phone III instead of the Tencent Edition however as they usually have the better package.
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SonaOne Set For honor 8X Launch Performance

honor Malaysia has announced today that local Malaysian singer and rapper, SonaOne will be performing live during the launch of the honor 8X smartphone tomorrow.
SonaOne To Perform At honor 8X Launch
SonaOne is no stranger to honor. You don’t even have to go far to check what he’s done with the brand. Previously with the honor 7X, he came out with the phone’s theme song called “Honor is Mine”, which at the time of writing has managed to gather 12 million plus views on Youtube itself.
Well here’s the music video, in case you haven’t watched it before.

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Well this time around, SonaOne will be joined by Zizan Razak, which we’ve reported previously as the ambassador for the company. Stay tuned to our page as we’ll be at the launch event of the honor 8X and also there’s a livestream which you can watch here tomorrow at 2.30 (9 October 2018).
You can click on the link here to find more on the honor 8X and see our hands on look on the device.
Pokdepinion: Be sure to catch the live stream. honor is also doing a contest where if you can guess the price of the honor 8X, you will be walking away with a brand new device for yourself.
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