After their initial announcement, Sony has finally revealed the PSVR2 headset in full so we can now see it in its full glory. Here’s what you need to know,
Sony PSVR2 Has Finally Been Revealed in Full

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Sony has officially revealed the highly-anticipated PSVR2 headset in full on their official PlayStation blog. This was done after their initial announcement, which didn’t show the headset so we only that it was confirmed coming our way.
As you can see, the new Sony PSVR2 headset looks quite different from its predecessor as it clearly takes some design cues from the PlayStation 5 console with its clean matte white look. The interior itself is black in colour. Unsurprisingly, the controllers for it are also themed after the DualSense, with its more ergonomic curvature making it more comfortable to hold.
From what we understand thus far, the Sony PSVR2 headset comes with a new lens adjustment feature which will help each gamer optimize their view accordingly with their preference. Furthermore, the headset is lighter than its predecessor, which should make it easier to use it over a longer period of time.
The idea here for Sony, in terms of design, is to make it so immersive that you almost forget that you’re using the headset or the controller. With that being said, we have no release date nor retail price for the peripheral just yet. We should be able to hear about it soon so until then, stay tuned for further details.
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Pokdepinion: If there is a good array of VR games on the platform, I’d be more than happy to get one myself. No point in having good hardware if there’s no good software to make use of after all.
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Upcoming OnePlus 7 Could Come With A Pop-up Camera According To Leak

In the forever battle for smartphone makers to build devices that comes with true full screen displays, it seems that OnePlus’ upcoming OnePlus 7 will be fitted with a pop-up camera to negate the need of a notch or even a punch hole in its display.
This was revealed by a leak on OnLeaks, where a rendering of the unreleased device was published. It’s been reported that the device will come with a clear 6.5-inch display and follows the pop-up camera design that was first introduced by the vivo NEX.
Through the leak, we can see that the OnePlus 7 could come with a triple rear camera setup. Sadly, if reports are true, we still won’t be offered a 3.5mm jack port. Other than that, it is said that the smartphone will be utilizing a Snapdragon 855 chipset. We probably have to wait longer for the company to implement 5G connectivity on their devices, so don’t expect it on the OnePlus 7. We could see the OnePlus 7 come out in May or June of this year.

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Previously, OnePlus’ CEO has stated his opinions on wireless charging, where he thought that the feature is totally redundant right now and should be faster than it is concurrently.
Pokdepinion: I guess it’s nice compared to a notch but my favorite type would be a slider phone. I just rarely take selfies, so I don’t think I’d slide the device that much and damage it over time.
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Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile will be offering 1GB of free data daily

In line with yesterday’s announcement of the COVID-19 Stimulus package, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has revealed that the local telcoes have collectively offered a total of RM1 billion to aid Malaysians during this trying times.
Free 1GB Data

From 1st April until the end of the Restricted Movement Order (RMO), all telcos will be offering all customers free 1GB of high-speed data daily, from 8am to 6pm. So far both Celcom and Maxis has announced that all their customers will be enjoying the free 1GB data automatically, while U Mobile subscribers will have to activate the free data by dialling *118#. Digi has announced that they will be providing more info on the promo at a later date.
Free Calls to Selected Hotlines
All telcos will also be offering free calls to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Center (CPRC), the National Operations Management Center and state health departments. It’s worth noting that Celcom has already stepped up to the plate to offer this prior to our Prime Minister’s announcement, so kudos to them.

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In addition to all the benefits to end users, the telcos will be hard at work maintaining their network during these times which has put a massive load on the network infrastructure worldwide. The National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) is also slated to continue, to further improve connectivity in rural areas.
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Pokdepinion: It’s great that we now have more data to use to work from home!
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Sony Reverses Decision To Close PlayStation Store For PS3 And PS Vita

Sony has just announced that they have decided against closing the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita devices. This means that gamers can still continue to purchase their favourite games on Sony’s older gen consoles. Sony originally made the decision to shutter purchasing support for the PlayStation 3, PS Vita and PSP last month. However, now it seems that only the PlayStation Store for the PSP will shut down as planned on 2 July.
Sony: Shutting down PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita was a mistake
Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment
In a recent blog post, Jim Ryan, the President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment admitted that their decision to shut down the stores on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita was a wrong decision on their part. He also explained their decision in doing so in the blog post.
“When we initially came to the decision to end purchasing support for PS3 and PS Vita, it was born out of a number of factors, including commerce support challenges for older devices and the ability for us to focus more of our resources on newer devices where a majority of our gamers are playing on,” said Ryan. “We see now that many of you are incredibly passionate about being able to continue purchasing classic games on PS3 and PS Vita for the foreseeable future, so I’m glad we were able to find a solution to continue operations.”

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What do you guys think of Sony decision to backtrack on shutting down the PS3 and PS Vita’s PlayStation Stores?
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Pokdepinion: I am honestly impartial to this as I have moved on from the PlayStation 3 and never owned a PS Vita myself. However, I am aware that both these consoles still have a very healthy and active fanbase hence I understand the negative response towards the news of the PlayStation Stores closing.
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PS5 Wins Next-Gen Race With Xbox Series X Having Bottlenecks Says Crytek

While the PS5 hasn’t officially been unveiled, with just its controller DualSense being introduced, it seems that Crytek’s rendering engineer claims that the console is already better than the new Xbox Series X.
PS5 is better than Xbox Series X
The staff, Ali Salehi has revealed on what’s it like in terms of developing around both consoles.
Despite the Xbox Series X coming in with better overall specs, it seems to have a downfall; bottleneck. He states that despite Microsoft claiming that the Xbox Series X generally works below 12 TFLOPs, he states that you’d need the have the ‘perfect conditions of use of resources’ to hit those figures.

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Another issue with the Xbox Series X is the RAM department, where Microsoft has made it into two parts. On one part, it has higher bandwidth while the other is low on it. This in turn makes coding harder.
He also adds that the PS5 higher frequency for Compute Unit count as a factor on why it’s better than the Xbox camp. With it, it benefits in terms of memory, rasterizer, and every section of of the gpu that’s dependent on clock speed, will work faster.
Surprisingly Ali has taken down his statement on Twitter regarding the topic and so did the interview that he did too. For what reason? Well one could imagine.
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Pokdepinion: I’d rather not compare between the two. At the end of the day, the PS5 is more viable here in Malaysia with Xbox not providing the proper support in the country.
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Bykski temperature monitoring fittings look amazing — keep tabs on the temperature of the liquid in your watercooling loop!

Bykski has announced their latest B-TME-SE-AL and B-VGA-SC-AL temperature monitoring fittings. They look great, and allow you to monitor the temperature of the liquid in your watercooling setup. Both the B-TME-SE-AL and B-VGA-SC-AL are machined from aviation-grade aluminium for excellent quality and a stylish appearance.

The difference between the B-TME-SE-AL and B-VGA-SC-AL is the location in the loop that you are supposed to fit them to. The B-TME-SE-AL temperature monitoring fitting is designed to be added to your main loop tubing to monitor the temperature of the liquid passing through. The B-TME-SE-AL comes in black and grey.

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Meanwhile, the B-VGA-SC-AL temperature monitoring fitting is designed to be added to VGA blocks. They can be mounted onto Bykski’s line of VGA blocks, and they will blend right in with the combination of aluminium and acrylic. The B-VGA-SC-AL is available in black and grey to suit your build.
Both feature a thermistor in the inlet screw to read the temperature. The data is then displayed on the OLED display. Users can choose between a graph or a bar to monitor the liquid temperature. The B-TME-SE-AL and B-VGA-SC-AL are covered by 3-year warranties.
Pokdepinion: I am not really sure if I am interested in monitoring the temperature of the liquid in my loop… As long as my hardware runs cool, I am happy. But for those who are very particular about every Celcius, this is for you.
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AMD Zen 2 combines cutting-edge 7nm and mature 14nm processes for higher cost-effectiveness

AMD has been laying the hurt on Intel’s latest processors with the AMD Ryzen processors. They look set to put in the final nail in Intel’s coffin with the upcoming AMD Zen 2 architecture which will be based on the latest 7nm manufacturing process. All while Intel is still struggling with their 10nm process.

Thanks to the Infinity Fabric interconnect’s inherent modularity, AMD is even going to be able to do some cost savings here by mixing the latest 7nm process and the mature 14nm process. The Zen 2 CPU cores will be using the 7nm process, while the I/O portion of the processor will be using the mature 14nm process. This allows AMD to deliver higher performance, while also saving costs to deliver better value.

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Aside from gains in the manufacturing process front, AMD is also claiming some nice upgrades thanks to the newer architecture. Among which include an improved execution pipeline to occupy the cores better, doubled floating point width to 256-bit, improved branch prediction and also hardware-enhanced Spectre mitigation.

AMD is pushing hard with the 7nm process, with new AMD EPYC “Rome” processors and AMD Radeon Instinct GPUs based on the latest process node. While there is little doubt that the next generation Ryzen 3000-series of processors will whoop Intel’s behind, will Vega 20 be able to compete against the GeForce RTX cards?
Pokdepinion: It’s truly a feat of epic (pun intended) proportions for AMD to be able to comeback hard and strong after their last generation of processors. Can’t wait to see AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs!
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Dell Asset Recovery Services Help Malaysian Businesses Recycle IT Equipment with Ease

The new Dell Asset Recovery Services is a new service for Malaysian businesses to be able to retire and recycle their IT equipment with ease. Here’s what you need to know.
Dell Asset Recovery Services for Malaysia

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Dell Malaysia has introduced the Dell Asset Recovery Services for Malaysian businesses. The service will allow companies to retire and recycle their laptops, desktops, servers, peripherals and accessories regardless of brand as a sustainable and scalable recycle and recovery solution.
Dell has recovered more than 2.5 billion electronics from their takeback programs since 2008. Businesses can make use of the service’s online self-service portal to recycle it in a convenient manner, and it includes real-time value estimates, comprehensive resources, and streamlined takeback of electronics. There is no minimum unit to make use of the service so businesses can make use of it anytime regardless of size and quantity.
For security concerns, the Dell Asset Recovery Services will ensure all devices undergo their data sanitization standards to prevent customer exposure to data security breaches. Moreover, there are extra options for improved protection:

Onsite data sanitisation – Data is cleared from devices onsite before the equipment leaves a customer’s facility.
Onsite hard-drive shred – Hard drives with data are disposed of through physical destruction and recycled according to local guidelines.

If you / your company might be interested in making use of the Dell Asset Recovery Services, click right here.
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Pokdepinion: Anything that can assist with recycling and letting business get rid of older hardware with ease is certainly a great addition.
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CelcomDigi Announces Pakej Perpaduan Internet Plan Following Budget 2023

As the unity government tabled Budget 2023, among the plans are to collaborate with telco operators to provide a special low-cost network plans for the certain citizen groups.

Good news: following the Budget 2023 announcement, CelcomDigi has formally announced the availability of the new Pakej Perpaduan Prabayar Internet Mudah Alih (also called Pakej Perpaduan) to provide as an alternative option for target communities to connect to essential Internet services.

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As defined, the new Internet plan will be available to certain groups including: youths (12-30 years old), B40 communities, person with disabilities (OKU), senior citizens and Malaysian veterans of uniformed bodies. These groups are eligible for a pay-once RM30 package which enables 180 days (6 months) of Internet at 30GB of quota, with speeds of 3Mbps.
Eligible groups will be able to purchase this package starting today until 31 Dec 2023 – should they require more Internet quota anytime within the 6-month period, customers can choose to subscribe to any of Celcom or Digi active Internet passes from as low as RM3, CelcomDigi has added. More information can be read on respective websites from Celcom and Digi.
Pokdepinion: For those who don’t need the fast Internet but just needs the connectivity, this plan is very suitable for the purpose.
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Pascal-based NVIDIA Titan X not featuring GP100 and HBM2 memory

We expected that the new NVIDIA Titan X will feature the Pascal GP100 silicon and also HBM2 memory, or what is also known as “big Pascal”. Then a GP102 GPU popped up out of nowhere, with people claiming that it will possibly be found in the GTX 1080 Ti, as traditionally Titan cards have always used the biggest parts of its generation. Well, it seems that the new Titan X will be based on the GP102 GPU, and will only come with GDDR5X memory.

What we know of the card is that the GP102 GPU under the big black vapor chamber cooler is that it will feature a whopping 3584 CUDA cores, nearly 50% more than the 2560 CUDA cores the GTX 1080 packs. Clocked at up to 1531 MHz, this allows the new Titan X to push 11 Tflops of FP32 compute performance. Memory wise, a 384-bit wide interface feeds the 12GB of GDDR5X running at 10 Gbps, or 10 000 MHz, for a memory bandwidth of 480 GB/s. Worth noting here is that the HBM technology in the AMD Fury cards offered up to 512 GB/s of bandwidth, so we are coming pretty close here now. All this figures come together to bring a claimed 60% increase in performance compared to last-gen’s Titan X, or what NVIDIA touts as an irresponsible amount of performance.

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We are looking at a 250W TDP for the new Titan X, requiring 8 pin + 6 pin power connectors. What we don’t know about this card is whether it is a cut-down variant of the GP100 or a new GPU based on the GP104, but we do believe it is most probably the former. Well, now let’s talk pricing. The new NVIDIA Titan X is slated to cost around $1200 USD (around RM4900), but don’t put your hopes up too high for it arrive here with that price tag. If we look at the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, it was priced at $599, but was priced at around RM3300 here in Malaysia. So I think a RM6669 RRP would be more probable when it arrives in Malaysia. Meanwhile, enjoy the video below where the new NVIDIA Titan X is a spaceship.
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Pokdepinion: Well for anyone looking for the best gaming GPU out there with a budget where money is not an issue, they now have the fastest Pascal card out there. However I believe most enthusiasts will still be holding on to their cash until the HBM2 cards come out.
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Wiko Launches New Wiko Tommy3 – 18:9 display for less than RM 400? Oh la la

Rich in features, cheap in price

Devices with an 18:9 aspect ratio displays are definitely the “in thing” with smartphones these days with most phone manufacturers coming in left and right with devices sporting these “widescreen” format displays. When 18:9 screens were first introduced it was exclusively available on flagship devices such as the LG G6 (which was one of the first ones to have it) as well as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ which cost a bomb. In time it became more widely available on more mid-range devices such as the ASUS Zenfone Max Plus and the OPPO F5 with considerably less weight on consumers’ wallets.

Now however, Wiko has burst into the scene with probably the most affordable device out there to feature a display with an 18:9 aspect ratio with the Wiko Tommy3. Part of their Y series of devices, the Wiko Tommy3 sports a 5.45 inch 480×960 resolution display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and packs an unspecified Quad-Core 1.3Ghz processor under the hood together with a 1GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage which is expandable with a microSD card.

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In the photo taking department, the Tommy3 features an 8MP rear shooter with LED flash and Auto-HDR. The front camera of the Tommy3 is a 5MP snapper with Display Flash, Face Beauty and Live Filters for all your selfie needs. Powering the device is a respectable 2,500mAh battery and runs Android Nougat 7.1 right out of the box and supports split screen mode. The Tommy3 also supports 4G LTE.
The Wiko Tommy comes in four different colours with metallic finishes. The colours you can choose from are Anthracite, Gold, Bleen and Cherry Red.
Anthracite colour
Gold colour
Bleen colour
Cherry Red colour
The Wiko Tommy3 will retail for a jaw dropping price of just RM 329 and is available right now at all authorised stores across the country. It comes with a standard 1 year warranty and as an added bonus, a 120-day replacement warranty as well, valid from the date of purchase.
Pokdepinion: I can’t believe the price of the Tommy3 is just over 300 bucks! Definitely perfect for anyone who wants to enjoy a device with a large screen but can’t afford to purchase one of the more expensive ones.
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[UPDATE]: Launch date confirmed! OPPO Teases New OPPO F5 Ambassador And Selfie Icons – Guess who and win prizes!

F5 is coming! [UPDATE]: Date CONFIRMED!

[UPDATE]: The OPPO F5 is confirmed to launch on the 2nd of November. We are invited to the launch event too, so stay tuned for more details about the OPPO F5!
With the impending arrival of OPPO’s latest Selfie Expert device, the OPPO F5  in Malaysia , OPPO has released brand new teasers regarding the identity of their next Selfie ambassador and this time it’s going to be a little different. OPPO is teasing three different Chinese celebrities with one female celebrity as their official brand ambassador for the OPPO F5 and two male celebrities as their Selfie Icons.

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In regards to who this mystery female celebrity is, OPPO remained tight lipped as ever but did mention over on their official Facebook page that she is a Chinese actress that is “absolutely the epitome of real beauty”. As for the two new Selfie Icons, OPPO teased that they had recruited two very well known Chinese singers that O-fans will surely lose their minds over.

The new OPPO F5 is rumoured to have a 6″ display, powered by Snapdragon 660 chipset and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. It is said to have 64GB of internal memory, paired with a 6GB RAM. The phone is speculated to have a 20MP front camera, with a dual 12MP rear camera setup. Under the hood is a non-removable 4000mAh battery. The OPPO F5 will be available in their two usual colours, Gold and Rose Gold.
To mark the upcoming reveal of the OPPO F5’s official brand ambassador as well as their two new Selfie Icons, OPPO Malaysia is conducting a fun guessing game over on on their official Facebook page. Guess the identiy of OPPO’s new female brand ambassador correctly and you will stand a chance to win a NOW2 Smartband that is worth RM 199 as well as mystery gifts from OPPO.
Interested? Here’s how you can enter OPPO’s guessing game and win those prizes.
STEP 1: You must first like OPPO Malaysia’s Facebook page right here.
STEP 2: You must comment your guess as to who you think the OPPO F5 brand ambassador is under their post “Guess who the female ambassador is”
STEP 3: Share the post and make sure to set the post as public.
Winners will be announced on the 21st October.
Good luck readers!
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TikTok Will Reportedly Partner With US Company Oracle, Microsoft Not Buying

TikTok partnering with Oracle?

ByteDance, the parent company for the ultra popular social media platform TikTok will not be selling their operations in the US to Microsoft, according to a statement made by the American tech giant. Instead, they will reportedly be seeking partnership with US software company Oracle, in the hopes of preventing a ban in the US by Trump’s administration.

Microsoft stated in their statement that had their proposed deal gone through they would have made significant changes to ensure the service met the highest standards for security, privacy, online safety, and combatting disinformation.

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Early last month, the United States sought to ban the Beijing-based TikTok due to the administration’s distrust of anything affiliated with China which saw Microsoft stepping in as the prime candidate to acquire the popular social media app. The ban will prevent any United States person or within the United States from making any kind of transactions on the app.
Oracle has yet to issue any sort of official acknowledgement at this current moment. However, seeing that the ban will be going into full effect on 20 September, expect to see some sort of an official statement very soon, either from TikTok or Oracle.
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Pokdepinion: Well isn’t this a surprising turn of events. Interested to see how this drama will ultimately unfold especially since the clock is ticking for TikTok.
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Samsung Introduces Ultimate BLACKPINK Fan Challenge — Malaysia’s First Reality Show On Instagram

Love reality shows? Well Samsung Malaysia has announced their Ultimate BLACKPINK Fan Challenge, where it is a reality show set on Instagram. It will feature four local influencers that include Chan Wei Keat, Shawn Gan, Arwind Kumar, and Sean Lee.
The show will see the four of them battle it out in a series of missions around Kuala Lumpur starting from today to be the Ultimate BLACKPINK fan. During the show, they will be using Samsung’s first rotating smartphone camera, the Samsung Galaxy A80. The winner will be determined by votes, so you will get to decides who ends up as the victor.
By simply voting, you stand a chance in winning a pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds that’s worth RM399 as well as other prizes. For more details on the BLACKPINK Fan Challenge, you can check out Samsung Malaysia’s official Instagram page here.

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Pokdepinion: Sounds like a deal. Simply watch and vote for your favorite to win Samsung Galaxy Buds!
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HoYo FEST 2023 Lands In Malaysia This Coming August 1st, Featuring 5 Titles Of HoYoverse

HoYoverse has recently announced the highly anticipated launch of HoYo FEST 2023 in Southeast Asia – this extraordinary event brings together beloved HoYoverse titles, including Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd, Honkai: Star Rail, Tears of Themis, and the eagerly awaited Zenless Zone Zero. Accompanied by the presence of the live virtual actress, Lumi, HoYo FEST promises a spectacular gathering of fans and players alike, offering immersive experiences and a wide range of on-site events.
Taking place from July to August in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, followed by Thailand, Philippines, and Singapore from October to November, this year’s HoYo FEST marks the first time all six HoYoverse titles have united under one grand celebration. The Malaysian leg of the tour will be held in 1 Aug – 7 Aug 2023, set at Tropicana Gardens Mall, Selangor.

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All five of the HoYoverse titles will get their respective spot in the event site, including the recreation of Mondstadt (Genshin Impact), Sea of Quanta (Honkai Impact 3rd), Xianzhou Luofu (Honkai Star Rail), Random Play video store (Zenless Zone Zero); whereas Tears of Themis will feature a recreation of the romantic proposal scene, accompanied by Lumi – HoYoverse’s first virtual actress and her room.
Each booth will feature exclusive HoYo FEST merchandise that can only be found on-site. Fans can browse and purchase HoYo FEST-themed goodies, as well as official merchandise from each title, including popular figurines, plushies, and standees. Participating in the event will offer fans the chance to earn luxurious HoYo FEST-themed freebies, and more.
Pokdepinion: Players and fans alike, be sure to mark your calendars!
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ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED (UX9702) Preview — a 17.3″ laptop that fits into larger handbags

We all know laptops are sort of foldable: they technically fold shut, with the screen folding onto the keyboard. Then we have 2-in-1 convertibles, with hinges that can go 360°, or funkier ones that have even weirder hinge or swivel designs. But as we are embracing a new age of flexible display panels, we are now seeing foldable laptops that can fold their screens in half. The ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is not the world’s first laptop with such a form factor, but it will be the first to be developed in partnership with Intel with the new Intel Evo Design Foldable Display Spec. But more on that later.
ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED: expanding your horizons

It’s often quite hard to judge such a groundbreaking device before it has arrived on the market, simply because there will most probably be little to no software out there that can take advantage of the benefits of such a design, yet. That was the case with foldable smartphones, and that will most probably be the case for the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. ASUS does try to circumvent that with their Screen Xpert, but that’s more like being able to partition the screen real estate better, rather than delivering better experiences in each respective mode. So I would say that this is an early preview of what’s coming, and there isn’t too much to talk about when it comes to the overall experience. And this is especially so, because this is an engineering sample we are looking at, so many of the issues I mention here might get fixed before its eventual release.

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The main appeal of the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, aside from the pure awe factor of a laptop screen that folds in half, is the fact that you can bring a 17.3″ display with you without having to carry a monstrous hulk of a laptop. You can also use it as a normal, albeit a little small, 12.5″ laptop, with a keyboard in it, if you don’t have the space to unleash the full glory of the foldable display. And the keyboard actually feels quite comfortable to type on, with plenty of travel. Which shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, given that it is quite thick. There’s no PrtScr button though, which I honestly hate. Really, ASUS, just why? Luckily, the faux leather palm rests soothes my aching heart pining for the dearly missed PrtScr button… And oh, you still get a trackpad.

One very odd thing is that ASUS didn’t decide to try to cram any fancy charging connectors for the keyboard along the rather bezels like pogo pins, and instead you have to charge the ASUS ErgoSense Bluetooth keyboard via USB-C. While I guess it’s fine if you have to charge like once every 30 days or so… I guess having some pogo pins or wireless charging coils might have been an interesting way to keep things working without the need for cumbersome cables.
Rather limited I/O

Since we are on the topic of cables, the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED has the absolute bare minimum when it comes to ports. There are only two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one on the top side, and one on the side. And, if you decide to charge the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold and the keyboard at the same time… Well, let’s just say that if that’s something you find yourself doing often, invest in a Thunderbolt 4 hub. ASUS somehow decided to still include the headphone jack here though, which is a really interesting decision, considering that they dropped the headphone jack from the earlier mainstream ASUS Zenbook series.

Also visible along the frame are the perforations for the speakers, and for cooling. The ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED has a rather odd layout, whereby you will have two speakers right in front of you in the “laptop mode” and the other two at the top edge above the display. It’s only optimal if you are using it in the “PC mode” with the display unfolded and propped up.

I would add that this is definitely the best way to use it, and the main way to take advantage of the foldable property of the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. When fully unfolded, you get a huge 17.3″ 2.5K 4:3 OLED screen, something which no other laptop, at least as far as I am aware, can offer. The display is glossy, and unfortunately due to the limitations of the flexible material used, can reflect light in very distracting ways with the waviness of the surface. I hope ASUS adds a anti-reflective coating or something to help with this. Aside from that, you can find everything else that you would expect to find from an OLED laptop, even though ASUS worked with BOE on this, instead of their usual OLED supplier, Samsung.

One alternative mode that you can use, but I don’t think is particularly useful, is the “Extend mode” that is just essentially the “laptop mode”, without the keyboard mounted. So you can use it with an on-screen keyboard, or just take advantage of a really tall display. But I think it probably isn’t particularly useful unless you are just skimming through long walls of text. Being nitpicky, I will have to mention that the rather thick bezels aren’t beautiful to look at, and they have a rather unsatisfying rubber finish, which I sure hope doesn’t make it to the finalized product. One thing that I noticed was that ASUS worked to make the transitions between each mode quite smooth, with open windows moving around within the space they have quite seamlessly. There’s still a tiny bit of lag as the windows rearrange themselves, but I believe as the software matures, the experience should improve.
Beautiful design, but that kickstand though…

My main grouse with the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is honestly the kickstand. While it is integrated nicely into the sleek design here, the kickstand doesn’t feel as substantial as I would have liked it to be, and thus comes off as a little flimsy. It does its job, but I fear for its longevity, as the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is not exactly light, tipping the scales at 1.65kg, although it is probably slightly lighter with the keyboard out of the way. This is despite a magnesium alloy construction, which has helped a lot of gaming laptops shed a few pounds on the scales.
I hope ASUS improves with a wider kickstand, or maybe one that’s not only sturdier, but also easier to flip open. ASUS went with really strong magnets to hold the kickstand flush to the body, but apparently thought it was okay to leave such a thin piece of material to support the entire ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. It would also be great if there was support for multiple angles, allowing one to use it in say a slightly angled position to draw on the touch screen more comfortably. That is, provided that ASUS decides to add stylus support to the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. Maybe in the next iteration, eh, ASUS?

But I would say when it comes to the design, much is forgiven with the sheer beauty of the glass panel here. With a deep, lustrous finish, the new ASUS monogram stands out beautifully. Just by looking at this, you know that this not just another laptop. Aside from the kickstand, and rubber bezels around the display, there really isn’t much to comment about the overall design of the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED.
Intel Evo Foldable

If you looked closely to some of the earlier shots, you might have noticed that the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED has a rather large cutout for its webcam. That’s because the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is developed in partnership with Intel, meeting all the requirements for the Intel Evo spec. Now, the camera software in our preview sample of the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED appears to be somewhat wonky, so we won’t be talking on that. In terms of hardware, it has a whopping 5MP camera, and is also equipped with the Intel Visual Sensing Controller, which allows the laptop to lock up when you step away, saving battery and also protecting your privacy, while seamlessly waking up and unlocking with Windows Hello when you are back in front of the screen. We didn’t test this, but it does sound pretty nifty.

On top of the basic requirements of the new 3rd Edition Intel Evo that we touched on earlier, the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED also meets the rest of the Intel Evo Design Foldable Display Spec… I am not exactly sure whether ASUS developed the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED to meet the specs, or Intel based their specs on ASUS’ prototype, but in any case, ASUS and Intel did mention that they have been working together to enable a new certification to ensure a great experience with new foldable laptops.
ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED Specs

CPU
Intel Core i7-1250U, 10-core (2P+8E) @ up to 4.7GHz, 9W nominal TDP, Intel 7

RAM
16GB LPDDR5, on-board

GPU
Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU @ up to 0.95GHz)

Storage
1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD

Connectivity
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
2 x Thunderbolt 4

Display
17.3″ 2560 x 1920 4:3 flexible OLED display, Display HDR True Black 500, Pantone Validated
12.5″ 1920 x 1280 3:2 when folded
2 x DisplayPort Alt Mode over USB-C

Audio
Quad speakers, harman/kardon (Premium)
3.5mm combo jack
Array microphone

Power
65W power adapter, USB-PD support
75WHr 4-cell Li-Ion battery

Dimensions
378.5 x 28.8 x 12.9 mm

Weight
1.65kg

Conclusion

Do I think the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is cool? Well, for sure. Being able to pack a 17.3″ display into a small sling bag is something I would love, especially on business trips. There is still plenty of room for improvement though. For one, I probably need way more ports. Or at the very least a simple USB-A port, for my mouse. I would also like a more hassle-free way of charging up the keyboard. The very substantial gap at the hinge when closed surely looks like it could be reduced, but given the way that ASUS has to ensure that the keyboard has proper stowage, means that it is probably unavoidable. And I would also welcome an anti-reflective coating on the display to reduce the distracting reflections that you get due to the softness of the material. A pretty good first attempt by ASUS, but it could definitely be better. Now, tell me what do you think of foldable displays.
Our thanks to ASUS Malaysia for providing us the opportunity to preview the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED.
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PS Plus Asia May 2023 FREE Games Lineup

The PS Plus Asia May 2023 free games lineup for the Essential tier, featuring GRID Legends, Descenders, and Chivalry 2. Learn more about these titles and how to claim them for a limited time.
PS Plus Asia May 2023

Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially revealed the PS Plus Asia May 2023 free games lineup, which will be available starting 2nd May 2023. This in particular is for the Essential tier, which allows players to enjoy online gameplay and offers three to five games for free within that time period, provided the account remains active.

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The headliner for this month is GRID Legends, a motorsport racing game with an interesting twist – its story mode is presented through a documentary featuring actors such as Ncuti Gatwa from Sex Education and Doctor Who.
Other games included in the lineup are Descenders, a technical downhill biking game, and Chivalry 2, a medieval first-person slasher with objective-based or free-for-all battles for up to 64 players. These games replace April’s selection of Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Meet Your Maker, and Tails of Iron. Meanwhile, PlayStation Plus’s higher tiers, Extra and Premium, will be losing 50 games in May 2023.
Once again, the PS Plus Asia May 2023 free games lineup will be arriving on 2nd May 2023.
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Pokdepinion: Not gonna lie, GRID Legends is one of those games I know I could have at least some level of fun with, but not one I’m willing to spend on. This would be a good opportunity for me to start playing when I’m done with a couple of other games.
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PS4 Hits Yet Another Sales Milestone; Now Top 10 Best Selling Console

It looks like the PlayStation 4 has hit a new sales milestone. With this, the PS4 is now part of the top 10 best selling game console of all time.

PS4 Hits Yet Another Sales Milestone

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According to Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore, the PlayStation 4 has officially hit a new sales milestone, selling more than 70.6 million units worldwide as of December 3rd 2017. However, it’s not just the PlayStation 4 console that’s doing well here.
There is more than 617.8 million copies of PS4 games that have been sold worldwide as of December 3rd 2017. This number is made up of PS4 games sold in retail stores globally as well as digital downloads on the PlayStation Store.
As far as VR on the PlayStation 4 is concerned, the PS VR has sold approximately 2 million units as of December 3rd 2017, with over 12.2 million copies of games, from 150 different PS VR games, being sold at retail stores and in digital form on the PlayStation Store.

Andrew House, Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said:
We are delighted that so many people are enjoying the unique entertainment proposition of PlayStation 4 and that an emerging technology like PlayStation VR continues to gain traction. I cannot thank our fans and partners enough.
Their support, since the launch of very first PlayStation in 1994, has helped to make PlayStation one of the biggest console gaming network in the world. We will continue to work closely with partners to maintain this momentum and remain steadfast in making PS4 the best place to play.
With this new milestone for the PS4, the console has now made it to the top 10 best-selling game consoles of all time. If you’re wondering what consoles are in the list and how many units they have sold, check it out just below here:
Top 10 Best-Selling Videogame Consoles of All Time

Sony PlayStation 2: >155 million units
Nintendo DS: 154.02 million units
Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color: 118.69 million units
Sony PlayStation: 102.49 million units
Nintendo Wii: 101.63 million units
Microsoft Xbox 360: 84 million units
Sony PlayStation 3: >83.8 million units
Sony PlayStation Portable: 82 million units
Nintendo Game Boy Advance: 81.51 million units
Sony PlayStation 4: 70.6 million units

Of course, the PS4 itself still has some life in it so we might see it ranked even higher in the future. For now, seeing the PlayStation 4 reaching top 10 already is an amazing feat. Congratulations to Team Sony.
If you wanna check out the previous milestone that the PlayStation 4 managed to reach, click here.

Pokdepinion: Well, can’t say it was a surprise. I personally enjoyed the PS4 more than the PS3 anyway and it was doing better from the beginning. Let’s see what they have in store for 2018.
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Acer Unveils New Line of Products Ahead of Computex 2017; Laptops and Tablet to Suit a Variety of Consumers

In a surprising twist, Acer has unveiled a  range of products ahead of Computex Taipei 2017.
We’re just days away from one of the hottest events for PC enthusiasts, Computex Taipei 2017. You can expect a whole range of products to be unveiled and showcased at the event from various brands.
Surprisingly, Acer has unveiled their new range of products ahead of the major event. If you can’t wait to see what they have in store, here’s all the details you need.

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Acer Unveils New Line of Products Ahead of Computex 2017
Acer Nitro 5

First from the new Acer Nitro family, the Nitro 5 series provides a good balance of powerful features with a sharp and stylish design. Acer is offering a variety of configurations that feature popular graphics and processors, providing consumers with a wide selection to meet different budgets and needs.
Gamers can choose from configurations featuring up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics paired with 7th Generation Intel Core i7 or i5 processors, or models with AMD Radeon™ RX550 graphics with 7th Generation AMD A-Series FX, A12 or A10 APUs. These models all feature Windows 10, and support up to 32GB of DDR4 2400 MHz memory.
It’s equipped with PCIe SSDs (up to 512GB) paired with an optional HDD for storage (up to 2TB), a Gigabit Ethernet port, and the 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO wireless technology. It has a comprehensive selection of ports including one USB 3.1 Type-C (Gen 1) port, one USB 3.0 port with power-off charging, two USB 2.0 ports, and an HDMI 2.0 port, which can support up to 90 Hz refresh rates.
As for the cooling system, the Nitro 5 features dual fans with Acer Coolboost technology, which delivers heightened fan speeds and cooling ability, and allows users to manually control the cooling process when heavy use requires an added boost.

All models comes with a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display, with Dolby Audio Premium and Acer TrueHarmony technology working the audio departments. These work in tandem to provide immersive experiences for gaming or watching movies. The keyboard features red backlighting, and the WASD keys and touchpad are also outlined in red.
The Acer Nitro 5 will be available in North America in July starting at $799; in EMEA in August with prices starting at €1,099; and in China in July starting at ¥5,499.
Acer Spin 1

Next up, we have the latest version of the Acer Spin 1 convertible notebook. With a sleek all-metal chassis, the Windows 10 device is lightweight, portable and supports Windows Ink through an Acer Active Stylus for creative users on the go.
Weighing in at just 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs), the 14 mm-thin chassis sports the latest Intel Pentium / Intel Celeron processors, 4 GB DDR3L memory as well as a choice of 32 / 64 / 128 GB eMMC storage. Its crisp 11.6-inch Full HD  touch-enabled display with IPS technology displays vibrant colors at 178-degree viewing angles. Acer claims that the new Spin 1 will have an 8-hour battery life on moderate use.

On all models the Precision Touchpad, which supports Windows 10 gestures, allows users to work faster and smoother due to accurate tracking of their fingertips and movements. To help with more complex projects, the Spin 1 is fully ready to work with the Acer Active Stylus accessory which enables precise and direct on-screen input, providing a natural pen-on-paper experience.
Users can quickly turn thoughts into action, capture ideas swiftly and naturally with Windows Ink. The device also features Acer BluelightShield which may help to reduce eye strain from prolonged screen viewing.
Speakers with Acer TrueHarmony technology are located on both sides of the device. Audio channels automatically reverse to ensure optimal sound quality in any mode, and are paired with a webcam for video chats. Additional connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.0, one USB 3.1 port, one USB 2.0 port, one HDMI port and one microSD (SDXC) card slot.
The Acer Spin 1 will be available in North America in July with prices starting at $329; and in EMEA in July with prices starting at €399.
Acer Iconia Tablets

And now, we have Acer’s tablet offerings. The new Iconia tablets are a series of 10-inch tablets, which include the new Iconia Tab 10 (A3-A50) designed for premium multimedia experiences, and the new Iconia One 10 (B3-A40FHD) with dual micro-USB ports for flexible connectivity options.
Powered by quad-core MediaTek processors and Android 7.0 Nougat, it is said to be able to deliver up to 8 hours of battery life. Wide-viewing-angle IPS displays and five-magnet speakers with DTS-HD Premium Sound. It utilizes 802.11ac wireless for wi-fi connectivity.
Iconia Tab 10 – True to Life Colors and Audio with a Punch

Designed with media consumption in mind, the Iconia Tab 10 (A3-A50) features a display with Quantum Dot technology, offering a wider color range with higher brightness, deeper saturation and better accuracy for dramatically more vivid visuals.
Despite its slim profile of under 9 mm (0.35 inch) in height, it has a subwoofer with four speakers to provide a richer and more immersive audio experience. The Iconia Tab 10 also features Acer MediaMaster which allows users to set preferences for different types of movies or music.
Iconia One 10 – Enhanced Productivity with Dual Micro-USB Ports

With dual micro-USB ports and On-The-Go (OTG) support, the Iconia One 10 (B3-A40FHD) provides enhanced productivity as it allows the device to be charged and connected to external devices such as storage or a mouse at the same time, while a Bluetooth keyboard can be connected for text input.
Smart Tools that Simplifies Tasks
The new Iconia Tab 10 and Iconia One 10 tablets feature smart tools developed by Acer that simplify everyday tasks:

EZ WakeUp – With simple gestures, the tablet awakens and loads a pre-selected app of choice.
EZ Snap – Makes it easy to take a screenshot with a simple three-finger pinch. Images can be easily edited and shared.
EZ Mode – Allows users to customize the system interface so that access to specified apps and data are restricted when sharing the tablet with family, friends or children.
Memory Cleaner – Manages the device’s memory, storage, and apps to optimize system functionality.

Pricing and availability for the tablets will be released in the near future.

Pokdepinion: Well, the new range of products look promising but we can’t say for sure if it’s good until we try it ourselves. We’ll see if that happens.

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Instagram to Change Home Feed With Removal of Shop Tab in February 2023

In an effort to “simplify” their in-app navigation, Instagram will be changing their home feed, starting with the removal of the Shop tab.
Instagram Home Feed Changes

📣 Navigation Update 📣
The navigation is changing in February to make it easier for people to create, be entertained and connect with friends over the things they love.https://t.co/9tR4kIH9d0 pic.twitter.com/DwinENhku7
— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) January 10, 2023

Instagram and its CEO, Adam Mosseri, have recently announced plans to simplify the platform’s in-app navigation in an effort to prioritize connecting users with the content they enjoy. One of the main changes to be implemented next month will be the removal of the Shop tab from the navigation bar on the home screen.

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Additionally, Instagram will be repositioning the Create / Compose button back to the center of the navigation bar, which currently occupied by the Reels feature. The Reels feature will be shifted to the right of the repositioned Create / Compose button.
While the Shop tab will no longer be accessible from the home screen, the ability to purchase products directly through Instagram will still be available. According to Mosseri’s statement, users will still be able to shop through the platform’s feed, Reels, stories and advertisements, and only by interacting with those features provided by creators and advertisers.

Based on recent announcements, it seems that Instagram may be returning to its original focus of being a social network where users can share photos and videos with one another. This move appears to be in response to complaints from the community that Instagram has been trying to emulate services offered by its main rival, TikTok. This includes placing a strong emphasis on short-form video creation, offering an in-app marketplace feature, and promoting recommended content in users’ feeds.
However, as it stands, only two of the three previously mentioned features are being addressed in the upcoming update. The platform will continue to push recommended content on user’s feed instead of going back to the more preferred chronological layout. This approach aligns with Instagram’s and Facebook’s goal of allowing users to discover content from creators (and particularly advertisers) that they may not be following yet.
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Pokdepinion: Took them long enough to figure out the current layout doesn’t work well. They must have really wanted the money and encourage more people to shop, but that didn’t work out as they had hoped it to.
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ASUS Malaysia Flashes Their D with the New ROG Phone 6D Series

At a launch event in KL today, ASUS Malaysia has officially launched the ROG Phone 6D Series, and there’s even a Batman Edition available.
ROG Phone 6D Series

There are three new gaming phones for you to consider now in Malaysia; the ROG Phone 6D, 6D Ultimate, and ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition. Essentially, it’s the same ROG Phone that was launch earlier this year but with some changes inside, most notably the use of the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chip, which is where the “D” comes from.

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For the Ultimate Edition, it even has a new AeroActive Portal, which works together with the AeroActive Cooler 6, with thermal surface area increasing by nine-fold, thus improving thermal efficiency by 20% and allowing the CPU to run at a consistent performance for marathon gaming sessions.

As for the ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition, it comes with the Batman Aero Case, Bat Signal Projector, Batman Ejector Pin with Gotham City-themed stand, and a storage case made of extended polypropylene (EPP). The phone itself is clad in in the Gotham City Black colour, setting it apart from the other devices in the series.
Inside the device, you get a special Batman-themed live wallpaper, redesigned app icon frames, unique sound and animations, along with a custom Bat emblem in-display fingerprint icon.
Specifications

SoC
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
1 x 3.35GHz Cortex-X2, 3 x 3.2GHz Cortex-A710, 4 x 1.8GHz Cortex-A510, 4nm

GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 730

Memory
12GB / 16GB LPDDR5

Storage
256GB / 512GB UFS3.1

Display
6.78” 20.4:9 2448×1080 (395ppi) 165 Hz
1 ms AMOLED HDR10+ certified
720 Hz touch sampling rate, 23 ms touch latency
Brightness: 5 nits to 800nits @ APL100 + HBM or 1200nits @ APL1
111.23% DCI-P3, sRGB : 150.89%, Delta E average < 1
Contrast ratio: 1,000,000:1
Front 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
SGS Eye Care 6.5% & SGS Seamless Pro (120 Hz)
AS coating for reducing friction when hand sweating

Camera
50MP f/1.9 wide angle Sony IMX766 main sensor with PDAF
13MP f/2.2 ultra-wide
5MP macro camera

Selfie camera
12MP wide angle Sony IMX663 sensor

Connectivity
IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax(6E)
2×2 MIMO
3 Antenna Wi-Fi-Direct support
UL 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth Profile: HFP + A2DP + AVRCP + HID + PAN + OPP
Additional Bluetooth audio codec: LDAC + aptX + aptX HD + aptX Adaptive + AAC

Battery
6000mAh
Dual 3,000mAh batteries MMT design
65W (21V 3A) PD3.0 / QC5.0 / Direct Charge adapter

Dimensions
173 x 77 x 10.4 mm

Weight
239 – 247g

Colour
Space Gray

As for pricing and availability, we’ve listed them right below here:

9th November 2022

ROG Phone 6D (12GB RAM / 256GB storage) = RM3,499
ROG Phone 6D Ultimate (16GB RAM / 512GB storage) = RM4,999

End of November 2022

ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition (12GB RAM / 256GB storage) = RM4,799

To celebrate the launch of the new ROG Phone 6D series, you can RM300 off if you purchase it anywhere between 9th to 30th November 2022 from their official stores and retail partners. Meaning here that you can get the most affordable variant at just RM3,199.
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Pokdepinion: I’m actually curious to see how well it performs since it’s rumoured to outperform the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Guess we’re about to find out ourselves soon.
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Pocophone F1 sold like hotcakes — Mi fans lined up in front of the new Mi Store Midvalley as early as 8pm yesterday!

Today the Mi Store at Midvalley officially opened it doors. You can gets some hands on experience with Xiaomi’s latest smartphones, accessories and smart home appliances there. But the highlight of the day was the Pocophone F1, which starts selling today.

Mi fans lined up as early as 8pm yesterday to be one of the first to get their hands on the Pocophone here in Malaysia. With Xiaomi throwing in a free Mi Sports Bluetooth Earphones and a game holder for the first 200 customers, it was no surprise to see the long queue in Midvalley. Aside from the promised freebies, Mi fans also got 5 chances at a claw machine to bring another gift home with them.

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For those who missed the news about the Pocophone F1, it’s the most affordable smartphone packing a Snapdragon 845, with 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage. You can get the affordable flagship from as low as RM1237, being more affordable than most mid-range devices.

Aaaand for those who are just getting interested, you might just be too late. The Pocophone F1 is sold out at both the Mi Store at Midvalley and on Lazada. The official Xiaomi store on Lazada will be restocked on 6th September, so get ready.
Were you at Midvalley today queuing for the most affordable Snapdragon 845-equipped smartphone in the market?
Pokdepinion: Played around with the phone a little, and was quite impressed by what it offered for its price. We will be publishing a full review very soon though!
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Samsung Online Store Now Open — Get A Fast Charger For Free!

Samsung Malaysia has announce of the opening of their online store, where you can now shop for a wide range of products by the company and get a fast charge battery pack for free for a limited time.
Samsung Online Store Now Open

With the newly opened online store, it makes it easier for consumers to purchase Samsung devices anytime, anywhere, as well has the luxury of having their items delivered right to their door step.

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To celebrate the launching, they are giving gifts in the form of a Samsung battery pack 5,100mAh (fast charger) that’s worth RM249 for every Samsung smartphones and tablets that is purchased from the online store, albeit for the first 100 customers.
If you would like to check out the online store, you can simply do that by going right here.
Pokdepinion: Having their own official online store is definitely great news for Samsung fans. At least, consumers can get assurance of the product that they’ll be getting and have no worries. So if your planning on getting a Samsung device, why not purchase directly at their online store, you’ll get a fast charger! (while stocks last though)
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Celcom Offering 100,000 Free Smartphones For 101 Days

Celcom Axiata Berhad is offering their customers an opportunity to one or more new smartphones from a total of 100,000 phones for free and with no upfront payments.
Celcom Free 100,000 Smartphones
The promo which started 20th September 2018, will run until the 29th of December, where Celcom Mobile users can enjoy the opportunity of waiving upfront payments on any Celcom device bundle when paired with Celcom Mobile Gold Plus, Celcom Mobile Gold Supreme, Celcom Mobile Platinum and the Celcom Mobile Platinum Plus postpaid plans.
For those who have been using Celcom for more than 12 months and have not been barred for 3 months, you can also enjoy the upfront waiver when you subscribe to the four plans mentioned with a device contract.

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As for new Celcom users, they will be able to enjoy a partial upfront payment waiver when they register with any Celcom device bundles.
You can choose from a range of 4G devices such as the HUAWEI P20, OPPO F9, HUAWEI nova 3i, OPPO A3s, HUAWEI nova 2 Lite, iPhone 6 32GB, Samsung Galaxy J4 and more.
Besides that, Celcom is introducing two new bundle features that allows you to enjoy the option of keeping up with the latest phones once every 12 months, or to even upgrade their existing postpaid plans for more internet without any additional cost.
With Celcom’s new Contract Extension device feature, it allows those who have a device contract with less than 12 months remaining the option to upgrade their existing smartphone with a new device with no penalty fee whatsoever.
For more information, you can go to Celcom’s official website.
Pokdepinion: There you go Celcom users. If you’re on prepaid and been wanting to go on Celcom’s postpaid plans, why not treat yourself to a new device while you’re at it? There’s quite a number of smartphones to choose from.
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Infinix Mobile Makes Its Debut in Malaysia; Kicking Things Off with the Infinix Zero 4 and HOT 4 Pro

Another smartphone brand makes a mark in Malaysia. Introducing Infinix Mobile.
When it comes to smartphones, we have plenty of options to choose from. Whether you want something fancy, something affordable, or something with a balance of power without breaking your bank, there’s always something for you.
Now, you can add another new choice to the list. A new smartphone brand has made its mark in Malaysia. That brand is known as Infinix Mobile.

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Infinix Mobile Launch

Infinix Mobile is not what you’d call a new company in the global smartphone market. It finally decided to enter the Malaysian market, which is why we finally got to know about them today.
Marco Beh, Country Manager (Malaysia), Infinix Mobile, said:
Southeast Asia has an extremely vibrant and exciting mobile phone market that has infinite possibilities and numerous growth opportunities. Infinix is confident that our latest mobile devices will impress Malaysians looking at quality, stylish designed phones with cutting-edge specifications that cater to their varied digital technology lifestyle wants and needs.
Together with the brand’s launch in Malaysia, Infinix Mobile launched 3 of their smartphone offerings; Infinix Zero 4, Zero 4 Plus, and HOT 4 Pro.
Infinix Zero 4 and Zero 4 Plus

The Zero 4 series is said to be the best of their offerings. Powered by Mediatek, it has optical image stabilization (OIS) with an f/2.0 aperture camera, and a 6-piece complex camera lens which is said to prevent shaky images and low light blurring. The Zero 4 Plus’s main camera has a 20.7 megapixel sensor while the main camera for the Zero 4 has a 16 megapixel sensor.

The Infinix Zero 4 Plus sports a 5.98-inch Full HD display while the Zero 4 has a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS LCD display. The screen for both devices are scratch resistant thanks to the curved 2.5D tempered 3rd generation Corning Gorilla Glass. Another difference between the 2 devices is the battery capacity, with the Zero 4 having 3,200mAH while the Zero 4 Plus has 4,000mAH battery capacity.
The aim of these 2 devices is to provide consumers with a solid camera offering in a smartphone that will enable people to be constantly on-the-go. It’s said to have be able to capture very detailed shots with incredible speed and accuracy. However, we can’t vouch for this until we’ve given it a try ourselves. Would have had a clearer idea of what it’s like if they had a proper demo unit for this thing, but oh well.

The Infinix Zero 4 which is powered by the Mediatek MT6753 octa-core, is available in Lilac Grey, and will be retailing for RM999. The Zero 4 Plus on the other hand is powered by the Mediatek Helio X20 deca-core, and the price has not been revealed yet. It’s expected to be announced some time in April.
Infinix HOT 4 Pro

Powered by Android Marshmallow and Infinix Mobile’s custom user interface ‘XOS’, the Infinix HOT 4 Pro sports a 5.5-inch HD display and dual stereo speaker. The battery life is said to last up to 48 hours with moderate use. We at Pokde would definitely like to test this claim.
The phone’s killer feature lies in the 3D Stereo Surround via Dirac Stereo Widening. It allows users to immerse themselves in an exceptional multimedia experience through its dual stereo speakers.
Another key feature of the HOT 4 Pro is its secure ID access via the phone’s smart fingerprint feature. It is said to eliminated the use of passwords and allows for complete privacy for users as they can choose to freeze or hide certain apps for any purpose whatsoever.

The Infinix HOT 4 Pro has a 13 megapixel main camera with 5 internal lens elements, which is said to improve imaging quality. The front camera has a 5 megapixel sensor and paired with a soft light to give users a good selfie even in poor lighting conditions.
The Infinix HOT 4 Pro, which is powered by the Mediatek MT6737,  is available in Lilac Grey, Champagne Gold, and Galaxy Blue, and retails for RM599.

Infinix Mobile Aftersales

Aside from launching new phones in the Malaysian market, Infinix Mobile added on that their aftersales service will be one of the best in the country. All 3 devices seen above will have a 1 year warranty upon purchase date, with a 1-on-1 replacement for any customers that face hardware malfunction within 15 days of purchase date.
But wait, there’s more. Infinix Mobile is also adding a 6-months screen warranty that is redeemable only once so if your screen cracks within those 6 months, feel free to go get it changed.

Pokdepinion: Another affordable smartphone offering in Malaysia. I’m personally not a fan of the Mediatek chipsets but I have to admit that it has improved. Mediatek-powered devices are usually cheaper anyway, and if it can perform up to par, why not right? Gotta wait until we get to put the phone through our series of tests before we can say whether the phones are worth it or not. Infinix Mobile, bring it on!
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ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1 – Which is the Superior Gaming Headset?

If you’re looking to get a gaming headset today, then it’s highly likely that both of these have been in your consideration. You might also be stuck think which of these is the best for you. Well look no further and check out our ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1 comparison to find out.
Portability
ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1
When it comes to portability, the ASUS ROG Theta 7.1 gaming headset suffers a big loss, literally. Not only is the headset so big, it’s also very heavy at 650g. Moreover, it cannot be folded, which makes it even harder to bring around. Sure, it can be twisted but it can’t be twisted flat, which doesn’t help with portability.
The ASUS ROG Delta on the other hand is smaller and far lighter. In fact, it’s almost half the weight at 387g. While you can’t fold the headset, you can twist it flat like the picture above, making it easier to store the headset safely.

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Winner: ASUS ROG Delta
Listening Experience
ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1
Listening experience is where the ASUS ROG Theta 7.1 shines. You get wholesome audio, surround sound, and good noise isolation that will give you an immersive gaming experience. It does well for movies and music as well, but within reasonable expectations.
While the ASUS ROG Delta sounds good, the ROG Theta 7.1 has the upper hand in surround sound as well as noise isolation. You will still get a good experience, but you will get a better experience with the Theta 7.1 here.
Winner: ASUS ROG Theta 7.1
Comfort
ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1
On the subject of comfort, the ASUS ROG Theta 7.1 has nice, soft cushions which doesn’t easily heat up. The headband also has adequate cushioning to make it comfortable for long hours. However, the weight can be too much for some people. Even for me, taking it off felt like Son Goku taking off his weighted clothes.
The ASUS ROG Delta on the other hand is far lighter, but the cushions aren’t as comfortable. Furthermore, the RGB lighting seems to make the headset a little warm after a while, which can add to the discomfort. In this case, the ASUS ROG Theta 7.1 wins.
Winner: ASUS ROG Theta 7.1
Microphone

Normally, I use the Samson GO Mic Mini for recording and voice chat. To my surprise, the ASUS ROG Delta is so good, my friends on Discord couldn’t tell the difference. My voice sounded so crisp and clear that I would actually find it usable for livestreaming and recording.
For the ASUS ROG Theta 7.1 however, it wasn’t good. It will do fine for voice chats, but nothing more. It makes me sound like a cold-calling telemarketer and it lacks the definition needed for a satisfying quality. Both headsets feature a removable microphone so on that end, it’s even.
Winner: ASUS ROG Delta
Versatility
ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1
Both gaming headsets use a USB-C connector. You can use them on PC, smartphone, Nintendo Switch, and even the PS4 with a USB-A adapter. You will not lose out on microphone functionality this way, so no worries there. This is clearly a draw.
Winner: Draw
Price
ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1
The ASUS ROG Delta retails for RM819 while the ROG Theta 7.1 retails for RM1,199. That is a difference of RM380 right there, which is a lot because that money can easily be used for another peripheral like a gaming mouse. If you’re gonna go for the ASUS ROG Theta 7.1, make sure the extra RM380 is justifiable for you as it may not be the case for everyone else.
Winner: ASUS ROG Delta
ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1 Verdict
ASUS ROG Delta VS ROG Theta 7.1
We’re at the conclusion and some of you may be wondering why I didn’t comment on its appearance. Aside from a functional aspect like portability, it’s subjective. Some of you may love the RGB bling on the ASUS ROG Delta but some might prefer one that doesn’t stand out as much like the ROG Theta 7.1. This part will solely boil down to your own preference.
With that being said, the ASUS ROG Delta beats the ROG Delta 7.1 with a score of 4 to 3. This doesn’t mean the latter isn’t worth getting however as if you don’t mind the weight and are only planning to use at home, you can enjoy a better sound experience with it.
From an objective standpoint, the ASUS ROG Delta is the one to go for. But the final choice still depends on your preference and needs in a gaming headset.
Overall Winner: ASUS ROG Delta
If you want to check out our in-depth review of the ASUS ROG Theta 7.1, click right here.
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Apple and Amazon denies their servers were compromised by a tiny chip

After last weeks shocking reveal about a chip no larger than a grain of rice on Supermicro motherboards compromising the security of servers in almost every organization, the involved companies have stepped forward to deny all of Bloomberg’s claims.
A very extensive report published on Bloomberg Businessweek set off waves of fear and panic about the state of security and privacy in today’s connected world. Especially in a world where Supermicro’s motherboards are featured heavily in plenty of datacenters, including Amazon’s and Apple’s.
Amazon and Apple both denied any knowledge of any hardware vulnerability on the Supermicro servers they own. Here’s what they have to say about the article:

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Amazon
There are so many inaccuracies in this article as it relates to Amazon that they’re hard to count. We will name only a few of them here. First, when Amazon was considering acquiring Elemental, we did a lot of due diligence with our own security team, and also commissioned a single external security company to do a security assessment for us as well. That report did not identify any issues with modified chips or hardware. As is typical with most of these audits, it offered some recommended areas to remediate, and we fixed all critical issues before the acquisition closed. This was the sole external security report commissioned. Bloomberg has admittedly never seen our commissioned security report nor any other (and refused to share any details of any purported other report with us).
The article also claims that after learning of hardware modifications and malicious chips in Elemental servers, we conducted a network-wide audit of SuperMicro motherboards and discovered the malicious chips in a Beijing data center. This claim is similarly untrue. The first and most obvious reason is that we never found modified hardware or malicious chips in Elemental servers. Aside from that, we never found modified hardware or malicious chips in servers in any of our data centers. And, this notion that we sold off the hardware and datacenter in China to our partner Sinnet because we wanted to rid ourselves of SuperMicro servers is absurd. Sinnet had been running these data centers since we launched in China, they owned these data centers from the start, and the hardware we “sold” to them was a transfer-of-assets agreement mandated by new China regulations for non-Chinese cloud providers to continue to operate in China.
You can read the full statement from Amazon here.

Apple
We are deeply disappointed that in their dealings with us, Bloomberg’s reporters have not been open to the possibility that they or their sources might be wrong or misinformed. Our best guess is that they are confusing their story with a previously-reported 2016 incident in which we discovered an infected driver on a single Super Micro server in one of our labs. That one-time event was determined to be accidental and not a targeted attack against Apple.
While there has been no claim that customer data was involved, we take these allegations seriously and we want users to know that we do everything possible to safeguard the personal information they entrust to us. We also want them to know that what Bloomberg is reporting about Apple is inaccurate.
Supermicro
While we would cooperate with any government investigation, we are not aware of any investigation regarding this topic nor have we been contacted by any government agency in this regard. We are not aware of any customer dropping Supermicro as a supplier for this type of issue.
Every major corporation in today’s security climate is constantly responding to threats and evolving their security posture. As part of that effort we are in regular contact with a variety of vendors, industry partners and government agencies sharing information on threats, best practices and new tools. This is standard practice in the industry today. However, we have not been in contact with any government agency regarding the issues you raised.
Apple and Supermicro’s emailed statement to Bloomberg Businessweek can be read in full here.
As you can see from the tone of all the statements, Supermicro was definitely blowing things out of proportion, and probably reporting unethically too. All these raises the question whether it was a targeted attack at Supermicro, considering that the company’s stock prices has dropped drastically since the report was published.
We won’t deny that it’s very possible that these chips exist, but whether it’s true is now up for further scrutiny. We will update this article further if we get any more information regarding this matter.
Pokdepinion: The one on the losing end seems to be Supermicro. Such a allegation has definitely tarnished their reputation.
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The ROG Phone II 128GB with official Malaysian warranty is now available for just RM2499

During the ROG Mamak Conquest event last year, it was revealed that ASUS Malaysia was planning to bring in a Strix Edition of the ROG Phone II. It was slated to be a lot more affordable than the previous variants of the ROG Phone II available in Malaysia by packing less RAM and storage. And boy, is it more wallet friendly.

DirectD has just revealed the new ROG Phone II 8GB + 128GB’s pricing and it’s really quite affordable at RM2499. With such an affordable price tag, it seems that the ROG Phone II will go toe to toe with lesser gaming devices like the Black Shark 2 Pro and nubia Red Magic 3S.

Interestingly, instead of offering a similar package with the ROG Phone II Tencent Edition which was pretty barebones, the ROG Phone II 128GB variant will come with all the frills that came with the more premium ROG Phone II versions already available in Malaysia officially.

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You will get the AeroActive cooler, the Aero Case and also the 30W USB-C charger. That’s a far cry from the ROG Phone II Tencent Edition’s spartan accessories package. Good things do come to those who wait, it appears.
ROG Phone II Specs
Snapdragon 855+, octa-core up to 2.96 GHz, 7nm FinFETUp to 12GB LPDDR4x RAMUp to 1TB UFS 3.0 storage6.59″ FHD+ AMOLED display, 120 Hz refresh rate, HDR48MP f/1.79 + 13MP ultra-wide camera24MP f/2.0 selfie camera6000 mAh battery, 30W fast charging, QC 4.0 and USB PD support8GB + 128GB: RM249912GB + 512GB: RM349912GB + 1TB: RM4499
DirectD has revealed that the ROG Phone II 128GB will be available in their Klang Valley stores starting today, while their outlets in the East Coast will start offering it on 12th January.
Pokdepinion: I bet those who bought the Tencent Edition must be really regretting their decisions now…
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ASUS ROG G751JT Gaming Laptop Review

ROG – that’s all I need to say to divert your mind into the gaming side of Asus. Indeed, Asus has given some love to the gamers community by bringing in the Asus ROG G751JT laptop. Ever since Asus brought in the new brand Strix, gamers have been questioning the position of ROG in the Asus game-o-sphere. Basically, ROG holds the premium throne with bells and whistles while Strix is downright straightforward gaming gear. Well, in that case, ROG needs to be what it claims to be, and we are going to be bullish on this machine. Let’s begin!
ROG Aesthetics
I don’t want to lie, but I seriously fell in love with this body shell!
You couldn’t miss out the two main things when you spot this G751JT laptop. First, the anodized brushed aluminium looking interface that holds the ROG emblem. Second, the red fins at the rear through which this monster releases it’s fire breath from. Now, if you noticed, I used the word “looking” in “anodized brushed aluminium looking interface” because that’s what it is – looks. The core of it is actually plastic material coated with the super-impressive interface to give it such a premium look. Asus has really reached a whole new level in polished plastics ever since the inception of their Asus Zenfone mobile devices. If you are thinking that it was supposed to be real solid aluminium, I’d say good luck in adding to the weight of this already heavy beast.
Yeah, it’s ready to provoke your opponent sitting across you! Look at those fins!
The rest of the body including the outer shell and inner body are very nice to hold. They bear something like teflon coating to give it a very soft touch. I love this material, seriously, but my concern here is that at least this material was not supposed to be used on the palm rest area. It’s a gaming laptop and gamers are known to spend countless hours on the machine. This material is definitely going to leave some sweat trails over prolonged use. How do I know this? I had this same issue back then on my Alienware M17xR3.

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Imagine gaming to this sight everyday!
Other sightings are a Blu-ray drive, four USB 3.0 ports, card reader, ethernet port, DisplayPort, HDMI port, VGA and audio ports.
ROG Performance
Here comes the best part in the ROG league. Under the hood, we are bearing the powerful 4th generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ processor which is more than enough to remove the bottleneck out of pretty much any game available in the market currently. For the graphics polygon calculation and rendering, we have a Maxwell architecture based nVidia GTX970M with 3GB of GDDR5 VRAM. This is going to run your Battlefield 4 at ultra settings on Full-HD easily! Moving on, we have dual hard drives, the main being a Sandisk 128GB SSD while the secondary being a HGST 1TB 7200rpm HDD. This is a very good setup as you have an SSD side-by-side with a quick spinning hard drive so you can move your game data to secondary drive and save more space on the SSD. So far so good.
Yes, we are serious about gaming here! WASD keys highlighted in red sides!
Next up, we have 8GB of DDR3 RAM. WHAT?! 8GB?! This is the second time I’m let down by ROG machine in terms of RAM. Bearing the ROG brand, I expected ASUS to throw in 16GB of RAMs, no less! And no, these are not the global specs. Looking around, most of the G751 are bearing 16GB while our Malaysian version is spotting only 8GB! Yes, you can upgrade and no, that is not acceptable.
Other under the hoods are the mobile Intel HM87 Express Chipset, 17.3″ Full-HD Back-Lit LED with 300 nits and ASUS Splendid View technology which is really beautiful to the eyes. The total weight of the laptop itself is slightly above 4KG and adding the 1KG brick power adapter, your friends better not ffk you last minute on a gaming party!
Connectivity
You would find ample connectivity options in this machine really. Ethernet and Bluetooth are just the beginning. However, there was one interesting finding that I made in this machine. Usually, the first thing you would do upon running the laptop is to connect it to the Wi-Fi network. This was where I found out that it was not detecting my 5GHz band but only the 2.4GHz band. Upon further inspection, I found out that Asus has chucked in the Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter that does not carry support for dual-band networks. This got me cracking because even my ASUS UX303 Ultrabook has dual-band capabilities. Again, carrying the ROG brand, I was expecting the laptop to work with dual-band networks but it was a let down.
Power Efficiency
I have had gaming laptops in my life and I used to convince myself into believing that it’s a gaming laptop and it’s not meant to be run on battery on prolonged hours – even if you are just using it for productivity purposes. However, I was pretty amazed this time around. The 8 cells 6000 mAh really delivered its prowess on this machine. I used it on normal load (non-gaming but heavy) and I easily got well over 3 hours of continuous usage. In fact, this whole blog post is being written on the machine and I’m nowhere near even half of the battery so far.
Additional Keys
You see, if there is one thing I believe in life, that is you can never go wrong with red & black. In fact, I have revolved myself around this color in pretty much anything that I do as it just looks elegantly awesome. And that is exactly what you will find in the chiclet keyboard. It uses 19mm full size key pitch and has an integrated numeric keypad with red back light. The WASD keys have been significantly marked too, proudly claiming its gaming profile.
The video recording key, Steam key along with additional customizable keys
What makes it even more interesting is that there are several shortcut keys that are rather very useful. First, there is a recording key for quick video recording while being in-game. This may come very handy when you are about to perform an epic pwnage. Next to it, we have a steam key for quickly launching the steam console. While this is biased against others like origin, sweat not. there are another 3 more keys that you can customize to launch other thin clients of yours.
The ROG key!
Another interesting key we have is the ROG key. This launches the Asus Gaming Center. If you don’t know what that is, it holds shortcuts to several essential tools like nVidia GeForce Experience, ROG Game First 3, Splendid View, RAM usage, storage usage, etc. Checkout the screenshot:
The Gaming Center provides some quick shortcuts and info, mostly gaming related. Love the interface!
Gaming Done Right
I love this machine. I really do. While there are hiccups in the specs, at least those are the ones that can be improved over time. The machine looks and feels sturdy and beautiful right since you take it out from the box until the keyboard fires up the red LEDs. The performance is insanely awesome and gaming is fun on it. If you are a gamer on the move, this is definitely worth carrying than a PS4 in your backpack. I didn’t discuss about weight in this post because if you are going to be gaming on a laptop, you better not be bi**hing about it’s weight. I carried laptops over 4kg all my teenage life just to pwn my enemies.
Although I would like to send a shoutout to ASUS to not play with my feelings when it comes to ROG products. The little things are what makes ROG my favorite emblem and it should not be tampered with. :)

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Xbox Games with Gold June 2018 Leaked – Here’s What You’re Getting for FREE

It would seem that the Xbox Games with Gold free games lineup has been leaked. If you were wondering what games you’re getting next month, here’s everything you need to know.
Xbox Games with Gold June 2018 Leaked

Towards the end of the month, there are always a slew of questionable Games With Gold “leaks.” However, June’s leaked roster seems the most legitimate since it came from the official German Xbox website. In June 2018, Games With Gold subscribers will be able to pick up Smite’s USD$100 pack and Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia.

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As mentioned above, news comes by way of the German version of Xbox Wire, the Microsoft’s dedicated PR site. While these announcements normally are revealed globally at the same time, it appears Microsoft PR published the German version early.
If you are a fan of MOBA games, you will be in luck. The most notable game on the list, Smite, may already be a free-to-play game. However, Xbox Games With Gold subscribers will be able to get USD $100 worth of in-game content. According to the description, the DLC pack unlocks 20 purchasable gods and 50 other items. Having played the game myself, these will most likely be skins and voice packs to pad out customization. This will be downloadable from June 16th to July 15th 2018.

Also on the list for the Xbox One is Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia. Unlike the mainline Assassin’s Creed games, Chronicles is the platformer iteration of the game. Obviously, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia takes place in Russia set to the backdrop of the October Revolution. If you want to pick up on the revolution, you can start downloading this game on June 1st until June 30th 2018.
The other 2 games padding the roster are both Xbox One Backward Compatible titles. The first game is the noteworthy Sonic All Star Racing Transformed, while the other is LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The New Adventures. The former will be available on June 1st to June 15th 2018; the latter will be available from June 16th to June 30th 2018.
In case the post gets taken down, we’ve included a screenshot of the post from the German Xbox site to show that we’re not kidding about them posting it early.
Pokdepinion: Yikes, I’m guessing someone might’ve gotten their timezone wrong when they accidentally posted this as it was up for a good amount of time.
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Celcom Becomes World’s First Telco To Be ISO 18295-2:2017 Certified

Celcom Axiata Berhad has been certified as the world’s first telco provider under the ISO standard 18295-2:2017 which is a new international standard for contact centers.
Celcom First Telco Globally To Be ISO 18295-2:2017 Certified

On 20th September 2018, the telco company was certified by SIRIM QAS International for meeting the requirements of ISO 18295-2:2017 – Managing Customer Contact Center Continuously Improving Customer Experience and Proactive Customer Servicing.

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They were selected as the first telecom company in the world and hence the first in the country to join the global pioneer batch of companies to earn that ISO 18295-2:2017 certification.
The International ISO standard 18295-2:2017 does audit and certify if best practices in customer servicing are applied along three main dimensions:

Managing Customer Contact Centre – Areas such as quality policies and monitoring of those
Improving Customer Experience – Areas such as speed of resolution of service requests and complaints, approaches to improve customer experiences and close gaps
Proactive Customer Servicing – areas such as proactive notification of customers

In order to ensure the continuity and compliance of the ISO 18295-2:2017 for Celcom’s Customer Contact Center, the company’s Quality and Operations Department will perform internal audits every six months, on top of an external audit within 12 monts from the date of certification.
Pokdepinion: Well if you’ve ever had any doubt on Celcom’s quality, they now have a certification to back them up.
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Garmin Malaysia Introduces Forerunner 255 and 955 Smartwatches

Garmin Malaysia has recently released the Forerunner 255 and 955 GPS running smartwatches for sports enthusiasts  The Garmin Forerunner 255 now has complete triathlon functionality, while the new Garmin Forerunner 955 series debuts its first solar charging watch.
Garmin Forerunner 255 Series

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The Forerunner 255S and Forerunner 255S Music have 41 mm casings, whereas the Forerunner 255 and Forerunner 255 Music have 46 mm cases. They require less charging time and have a battery life of up to 14 days in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode.
The Forerunner 255 series features Morning report where the user can Obtain the day’s weather and workout recommendations, as well as information about the user’s sleep and HRV state. Not only that, the Complete triathlon support can mix up your exercise regimen with triathlon and multisport activity profiles and you can switch between sports with a simple button click during races and block sessions.
The smartwatch also features Race widget where you can display race prep information in one widget, including a race day-specific performance forecast, race day weather, and a countdown clock. Once a race is set, the recommended exercises for the day will change dependent on the athlete’s race plans. Furthermore, the HRV status can help monitor heart rate variability during sleeping to have a better understanding of recovery and general wellbeing.
With the Garmin Pay contactless payments, you can skip the checkout queue by paying for products with your wrist. The smartwatch’s Multi-band GPS can assist the athletes to obtain more accurate run data even in the most difficult situations by activating multi-band, multi-satellite-system tracking on the watch.
Lastly, the Forerunner 255 series features Native running power whereby when you are using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro, which are available separately, the watch provides real-time measures of how much power is being expended during a run.
The Forerunner 255 is available in Slate Grey and Tidal Blue, while the Forerunner 255S, coming in Q3 of 2022, is available in Powder Grey and Bubblegum at a retail price of RM1,730.
The Forerunner 255 Music and Forerunner 255S Music will be available in Black and Whitestone, priced at RM1,970.
Forerunner 955 Series

In conjunction with Global Running Day, Garmin unveils the Forerunner 955 Solar, which has a Power Glass solar charging lens and provides athletes with up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 49 hours in GPS mode. The smartwatch boasts an easy-to-read full-color display and a responsive touchscreen that compliments the conventional 5-button design, allowing quick access to common health functions, simpler map management, and more.
The Forerunner 955 series features Power Glass solar charging which allows athletes to have up to 49 hours of battery life in GPS mode.  The Touchscreen interface can quickly navigate maps, statistics, and more. The classic 5-button design can be utilised independently or in tandem with the touchscreen.
The smartwatches also feature Real-time stamina insights that monitor and track activity levels during a run or cycle in real-time. Furthermore, the Preparation for training can learn how to prepare the body for training each day by taking into consideration sleep, recuperation time, HRV state, and other parameters.
The Forerunner 955 series has similar features to that of the Forerunner 255 series such as the Multi-band GPS, HRV status, Morning report, Race widget, and Native running power.
The price for the Forerunner 955 Solar is RM2,970 whereas the non-solar variant of the Forerunner 955 will be priced at RM2,470.
For more information about the ForeRunner 255 and 955 series, feel free to visit Garmin Malaysia’s official Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube page.
Pokdepinion: The watches look stylish and sturdy for outdoor activities. Really useful for those who are always out and about either hiking or deep diving. The solar charging feature is really useful for those who are out for a long time.
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