Vivo Launches Iqoo Pro 5G Batman Edition In Conjunction With 80Th Anniversary Of Caped Crusader

Technically speaking, the IQOO Pro 5G is essentially the same phone that was launched back in August this year, just with 5G connectivity. Beneath the hood, the phone runs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC, has 8GB RAM, and an internal storage configuration of 128GB. The main difference between the two editions is the gift box that comes with the special edition. Inside the package, you can find a Batman-themed smartphone protective case and a tote bag....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 147 words · Paul Brown

Vivo Patent Features A Smartphone With 4 Punch Hole Cutouts

The punch-hole selfie camera housing first made its debut on the Samsung Galaxy S10 earlier this year and ever since then, more smartphone makers have been on board with the approach and adopting it into their current and upcoming line-up of phones. Vivo seems to be upping the ante by providing more than one if their patent is ever implemented to their newer smartphone releases. According to Tiger Mobiles, the 4 punch-hole cutout patent was filed to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) earlier this year....

January 12, 2023 · 2 min · 229 words · Julio Strieker

Vivo Y95 With 20Mp Selfie Camera Now Available In Malaysia For As Low As Rm 899

One of them is their display as both Y95 and Y91i are equipped with 6.22-inch HD+ display. Aside from being pre-installed with Funtouch OS 4.5 on top of their Android 8.1 operating system, they also carry the same 13MP + 2MP dual real camera setup and 4030mAh battery. What separated them apart is the fact that the Y95 comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor while the Y91i is running on a MediaTek Helio P22 processor....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 200 words · Beth Bigler

Why It Chapter 2 Is Different But Just As Good As The First Film

It was every bit as scary and insightful as I remembered it was back then in 2017. Keeping that in mind, I went into Chapter 2 cautiously optimistic, doing my very best to be objective about the whole matter. Long story short, I came out of the film and I really, really liked it. Dare I say, just as much as the first instalment of King’s cinematic duology. Don’t get me wrong, the sequel wasn’t an exact carbon copy of the first film....

January 12, 2023 · 9 min · 1741 words · Sherie Wyke

Xiaomi And Ikea Partner Up To Bring Ai To More Home Appliances

Donovan Sung, Xiaomi’s director of product management at Xiaomi, tweeted that the partnership will come into effect starting December. This followed the announcement made during Xiaomi’s AIoT Developer Conference in Beijing. Essentially, this will see IKEA’s smart products become integrated and compatible with Xiaomi’s Mi Home app and the Xiao AI assistant. A few new items will be launched with this collaboration in mind as well. And all of them can be controlled using your voice, using Xiaomi’s smart home interface....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 136 words · Douglas George

Xiaomi Mi 9T To Launch In Malaysia On 20 June

For those who are not familiar with the name, the Mi 9T is the third model under the company’s current flagship Mi smartphone series. Its existence was first made known by Xiaomi in late May and is believed to carry a pop-up selfie camera which is why the device has been speculated as a rebranded Redmi K20 for the international market. — Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) June 4, 2019 Based on several teasers by Xiaomi, the new Mi 9T will carry an unspecified Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 4000mAh battery....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 166 words · Mark Lamont

Xiaomi Redmi 9T Global Launch To Take Place On 8 January

The timing of the invite seemed rather apt as Xiaomi has just teased a brand-new Redmi model for Malaysia last week. The image in the teaser showed the rear camera module of the phone which has led us to believe that we may be looking at Redmi 9 Power which the company has just announced for India recently. However, there were already rumours within the pipeline that the phone would be called Redmi 9T in selected markets especially after its appearance on the database of Thailand’s communication authority....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 159 words · Kerri Jennings

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro And Note 9 Coming To Malaysia For As Low As Rm 599

Let’s start with the higher-end model; the Redmi Note 9 Pro which share the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor with the Redmi Note 9S. Equipped with 6GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage, the phone goes for sale on 18 May for RM 1,099 although the pre-order program which offers a free the Redmi 10000mAh power bank starts from today onwards. As for the Redmi Note 9 which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 processor, the phone is priced at RM 749 for the 4GB/128GB variant while there’s also 3GB/64GB option that goes for RM 649....

January 12, 2023 · 2 min · 246 words · Irene Thornton

Xiaomi Teases Another New Phone For Malaysia Possibly Redmi 9 Power

However, it is not the newly announced Mi 11 though. Instead, the new device will be from the Redmi family as shown by this teaser-giveaway post that Xiaomi Malaysia published on its Facebook page earlier today: As you may have noticed, Xiaomi has masked the name of the phone in the post above but based on the image itself, we believe that the phone is likely the new Redmi 9 Power that the company has just launched in India....

January 12, 2023 · 2 min · 322 words · George Foster

Yoodo Begins Offering Free 1Gb Daily Mobile Data To Users

As per MCMC’s instructions, the free daily 1GB of mobile data will be provided by the telco, starting today until the end of the MCO period, 14 April. Unlike U Mobile, though, it doesn’t look like Yoodo is implementing any sort of restrictions over when said free data can be accessed. Instead, the telco says that the free data will be accessible at anytime of the day. As you well know, the free 1GB daily mobile data is part of the PRIHATIN economic stimulus package that PM Muhyiddin Yasin announced last week during his televised speech....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 167 words · Alicia Heiliger

You Can Now Pin Your Best Content On Your Instagram Profile

The additions were revealed by Instagram head Adam Mosseri via his usual video announcements on Twitter. Besides the aforementioned function, which is called Grid pinning, other new features introduced by Mosseri consist mainly of improvements to Reels. These include a longer 90-second cap, interactive stickers, and the ability to import audio to a clip. “Your profile is your place, so we’re looking for more ways to give you control over that experience,” the Instagram head said in regards to Grid Pinning....

January 12, 2023 · 2 min · 392 words · Michael Jones

You Can Play Doom On Twitter Via A Bot

This is done via the Tweet2Doombot account. And you do it by inputting your commands as reply tweets. Though it’s actually a lot harder than it sounds. This is simply because you have to input your commands via what can be most simply described as a unique coding language. If you have the patience for it, you can read the instructions and give it a try yourself. — Tweet2Doom (@tweet2doom) October 2, 2021 In some ways, this is similar to the Twitter account that lets you play Pokemon Red on it....

January 12, 2023 · 2 min · 250 words · Gonzalo Clark

Youtube Looking To Introduce Integrated E Commerce Services

According to a report from Bloomberg, YouTube has already begun prompting certain content creators to tag and track products featured in their video clips. Google will then use the product data to build its analytics and shopping tools which will allow people to buy the aforementioned product in a particular video on YouTube. The decision to allow e-commerce and selling transactions via YouTube is based on the company’s current integration test with Shopify....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 156 words · Ira Barrow

Youtube Offers Premium Subscribers To Test New Experimental Features

Naturally, all of these experimental features could soon be brought in to the regular version of YouTube in the near future if the company chooses to do so. For now, among the experimental features that are offered include Watch On Home, Voice Search On Web, and Filter by Topic. The Watch On Home Screen offer users the ability to seek videos without leaving their Home screen. As for the Voice Search On Web feature, users will be able to search for videos by using voice commands....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 138 words · Daniel Collins

Zotac Geforce Rtx 4090 Graphics Card Pictures Leak

The custom-cooled RTX 4090 in question is part of Zotac’s AMP EXTREME Airo line, and first popped up on the radar via the China-based forums, Baidu, but has since been deleted. Compared the brand’s previous generation GeForce cards, this one clearly shows off an all-new cooler design; instead of a sharp, angular, pixel-looking motif, the shroud and heatsinks model a new rounded look at both ends, giving them a slightly more bubbly outlook....

January 12, 2023 · 2 min · 301 words · Terry Pogozelski

10Km Radius Travel Limit To Be Lifted Soon Interstate And Interdistrict Movements Still Prohibited

This restriction applies nationwide regardless of the MCO, Conditional MCO (CMCO), or Recovery MCO (RMCO) zones. Speaking about zones, the government has also decided to extend the MCO period for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, and Penang to 4 March 2021 instead of ending it on 18 February as per the original plan. On another hand, Kedah, Perak, Melaka, Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Putrajaya, Labuan, and Sabah will be designated as CMCO zones starting from 19 February until 4 March 2021....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 302 words · Shirly Brittingham

5 Actors Who Could Play Penguin In Matt Reeves The Batman

The Penguin isn’t just some C-list villain. Over the years he’s become known as one of Gotham’s most notorious and vile crime bosses. A bird of the bourgeois and a beast on the streets. These are our top picks on who should definitely give the role of Penguin a good go! 1. Christian Bale Some of you may be thinking “Really!? Christian Bale from Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy? Isn’t the Penguin a little on the pudgier side?...

January 11, 2023 · 7 min · 1330 words · Olivia Gann

5 Most Disappointing Films In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Some of the reasons are either due to poor direction, awkward pacing or just downright bad writing. It would be easy to clown on the films that didn’t make the cut and deride them as “the worst of the MCU” but that wouldn’t exactly be fair. None of the films on this list is Freddy Got Fingered bad. Rather, they started off with a promising premise and simply dropped the ball....

January 11, 2023 · 8 min · 1499 words · Earl Anderson

Acer Malaysia Launches Two New Aopen 165Hz Gaming Monitors For As Low As Rm 569

Leading the list is the AOpen 32HC5QR P curved gaming monitor that carries a 31.5-inch VA panel with 5ms G2G response time. The Full HD monitor also has a curvature rating of 1800R but does not come with a built-in speaker even though there is a 3.5mm audio jack alongside DisplayPort and HDMI ports. The other new gaming monitor in the list is the AOpen 24MV1Y P which comes with 23....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 179 words · Marvin Sanchez

Airasia Launches Search For A Virtual Idol With Project Kavvaii

If you’re still confused about what a virtual idol is, think back to the 2002 movie Simone, where a Hollywood director played by Al Pacino turns a computer program in the form of an attractive woman (Simone) into an acting superstar. In our real world, AirAsia is auditioning for the ‘program’s’ voice actor. While that sounds vaguely dystopian and creepy, it’s not (entirely) a crazy idea. According to AFP, virtual idols are wildly popular in places such as China and Japan, often drawing millions of passionate fans....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 308 words · Roger Richardson