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As a recap, the Honor Play first launched in Malaysia earlier in August. The phone is marketed as the brand’s gamer-centric smartphone. The model that’s currently available in Malaysia sports a 6.3″ Full HD+ display, Kirin 970 SoC, 4GB RAM, and 64GB of expandable storage. To power it all, the phone also comes with 3750mAh. The Honor 10 was released several month before the Honor Play, and essentially shares similar hardware specifications with its game-centric sibling....

Starting with the HP Envy 13, it comes with a familiar look as it did before. And within the 13-inch frame, it comes with an equivalent Full HD touch display. As for the inside, the Envy 13 comes with up to an Intel Core i7-8565U processor, up to 16GB of DDR4 SDRAM and up to a combo of 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD or up to 128GB M.2 SATA SSD....

Huawei’s foldable device is also said to measure about eight inches unfolded, and around 4.6 inches when folded. This makes it slightly larger than Samsung’s prototype foldable phone. The report also suggests that Huawei intends to make an official announcement during MWC 2019. That said, it likely won’t actually be available until the second half of the year. It’s also not expected to sell exceptionally well since projected prices are said to be around US$1500 (~RM6290)....

However, the unveiling was only presented as a teaser, therefore no further details of its specifications or potential variants were mentioned during the event. Huawei CEO Richard Yu says the new P50 series will be ultra-thin and lightweight, and would also feature an “iconic design language”. The new line-up is also said to be capable of “[lifting] mobile photography to a new level”. The short reveal video only showcased the phone’s rear design – something that we’re quite familiar with, thanks to the corroborating leaks that were shared by multiple sources ahead of its official unveiling....

The speed test by Zhang was reportedly held in Wuzhen, with a resulting download speed about 746Mbps. Reports also indicate that the Mate X supports non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) 5G modes. At this stage, it’s likely that the phone in question is in its latest iteration. Originally announced to be available in June, the company pushed the release of the Mate X back to September, only to push the release back again to before November....

At a glance, the new phone looked rather identical to the new P Smart 2019 that Huawei released in Europe recently especially with its teardrop-shaped notch which also houses a 16MP selfie camera. At the same time, the Y7 Pro 2019 also features the same design language and 13MP + 2MP dual rear camera as well as 3GB of RAM. However, the Y7 Pro 2019 is actually equipped with a larger 6....

To be clear, the ChargePlay Clutch isn’t a controller in the traditional sense; as mentioned, the accessory is essentially a pair of contoured grips, absent of analogue sticks, a D-Pad, and any buttons. In the middle of the grips is a vacant space, large enough to accommodate phones as large as an Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy Note 10+. Of course, like most grips, the ChargePlay Clutch’s main objective is to provide mobile gamers with a more comfortable gaming experience on their device....

The IONIC features a magnesium alloy body with protective coating that weighs 1.45kg and measures at 15mm thin. It sports a 15.6-inch INFINIVISION display with ultra-thin bezels, as well as the company’s iRIS SRGB 100% technology which provides a diverse colour gamut, better brightness and enhanced contrast. Under the hood, powering the ILLEGEAR IONIC is a 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10510U processor which can be paired with DDR4 RAM of up to 16GB, and is able to support two M....

First on this list to be available – and in fact is already available – is Coffee Talk. Dubbed a “talking simulator” and probably akin to a visual novel to some degree, you play a barista doing stereotypical bartender things like listening to the troubles of your talkative customers, and serving appropriate drinks to them while you’re at it. It’s an indie darling, though its creator passed earlier this year....

On Cyberpunk 2077, he said, “Made by the guys that made Witcher 3, so this sht had to be good. Here’s our Cyberpunk universe and – trust us – you can do f**king everything! … Gamers were to believe that this is “Sci-Fi GTA in First Person”. What’s not to love? Every video released by CDPR was carefully crafted to create a picture in players minds that was just insanely compelling....

The monetisation tool has been in the works since last year, as Instagram confirmed after it was leaked that the company was developing “Exclusive Stories“. The tech giant then revealed earlier this year that it was testing out Subscriptions with a small number of creators in the US before eventually launching it to a wider base. With Subscriptions, influencers can leverage on their fanbase by charging them a monthly fee for exclusive content....

As pointed out by software reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi via Twitter, a new toggle to include the private messaging service for 2FA is found in Instagram’s Security page under the Settings menu. Upon activating it, users will be directed to a screen where the app will request for the same phone number that they’ve registered to WhatsApp in order to send the verification code. The latter step is necessary as there’s currently no direct connection between the two platforms, therefore the only way for Instagram to send you the code is by requesting your phone number....

As usual with most discoveries by Paluzzi, the new option was found in the app’s code, which he then reverse engineered for testing. Based on the screenshot provided, not much has changed in the Reels interface, apart from the addition of the 90-second option in the duration selector on the left sidebar. — Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) February 1, 2022 While unofficially confirmed by Instagram, the possible addition of longer Reels recordings is very likely, especially if the platform intends to keep up with its competitors....

In fact, the report by the Wall Street Journal stated that Apple was originally interested in acquiring parts of Intel’s smartphone modem business. The talk has since cooled down thought at around the same time that Apple and Qualcomm announced the end of their multi-year legal battle alongside a six-year partnership. It’s also understandable why Intel is looking to let go of that part of the business. The report states that it costs Intel about US$1 billion (~RM4....

According to information provided to The Oregonian, the number of people affected by the layoffs was reportedly in the hundreds. The same insiders have also suggested that the layoffs were not entirely tied to cutting-cost. Rather, it reflects a broad change in the way Intel is approaching its internal technical systems. Additional information states that the semiconductor maker will consolidate operations under a single contractor; the Indian tech giant Infosys....

As a quick primer, Intel’s cryptomining chip currently goes by the codename Bonanza Mine and based on what it shared at ISSCC 2022, the chip comprises 300 units of the 7nm power-efficient chip, melded together to create a massive, enormous ASIC, capable of delivering up to 40THash/s of Bitcoin mining performance. The catch? In order for it to work, the system that will run it will need to sustain 3600W of power....

For one IT administrator, the blatant disregard of his warnings was perhaps the step that drove him to the brink of frustration and forced him to make a strong, yet rather drastic point. So drastic, in fact, it landed him a seven-year prison sentence. The IT admin, a Chinese national who goes by the name of Han Bing, worked for a company named Lianjia, which specialises in real estate brokerage....

Realising this, Japanese telecommunications company NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) is partnering with local broadcasting firm SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings to develop a solution that will hopefully eliminate the issue from the face of the Earth, literally too. Both companies aim to launch a satellite system that can process and store data in space by 2025, with hopes for it to be fully operational in 2026. According to a report by Nikkei, each satellite will be equipped with computing functions and connected by NTT-developed IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) communication technology to act as a pseudo data center....

According to a recently Kaspersky report, malware is being embedded into popular TV shows on being hosted on illegal websites. Waiting for unsuspecting victims to download them. In 2018 alone, Game of Thrones contributed 17% of all infected pirated content, with 20,934 attacked, followed by The Walking Dead, with 18,794, and Arrow at 12,163. Further investigation reveals that malware distributors usually tackle the first and last episode of each season, which has more traffic compared to others....

According to THR, both John Wick 4 and The Matrix 4 will be released on the same date — 21 May 2021. It’s difficult to predict which will do better at the box office. John Wick is pretty huge now, but there is a question of what else can the franchise offer? I mean we already saw him kick ass while riding a horse for crying out loud. I think there could be enormous curiosity surrounding The Matrix 4, despite Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions kinda crapping the bed....