Xiaomi Pocophone F1 To Receive Widevine L1 Certification Soon Currently In Beta Testing

— POCO (@POCOGlobal) March 4, 2019 At current, the certification isn’t widely available for the Pocophone F1 per se. As mentioned, Xiaomi is only rolling out the certification to users on the MIUI beta. Meaning that unless you’re absolutely desperate for HD resolutions on Netflix, you’re just going to have to wait for the Widevine L1 certification to roll out with the next stable MIUI build. (Source: Xiaomi)

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 68 words · Deborah Hanson

Xiaomi Redmi 8 Goes Official Features Snapdragon 439 5000Mah Battery 12Mp Dual Camera

Equipped with a 6.22-inch HD+ IPS display, the Redmi 8 is running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor and is available with up to 4GB of RAM as well as 64GB internal storage. Housed within the display’s notch is an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera. The Redmi 8 also comes with a dual rear camera system on its back that includes a 12MP Sony IMX363 sensor and f/1.8 lens on its main camera, alongside a 2MP depth sensor....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 180 words · John Heroman

Xiaomi Watch 2 Launches In China Retailing At Cny1000

The Xiaomi Watch 2 comes with a circular 1.43-inch AMOLED display with 326 ppi pixel density. The wearable is offered in three colourways – white, black, and gray – which can be combined with over 200 watch faces and 6 strap colours including black, blue, white, green, yellow and orange. Like its predecessor, it is also water resistant up to 5 ATM. Features-wise, the new smartwatch comes with dual-band GPS support, 24/7 heart rate, Sp02, sleep and menstrual health tracking capabilities, as well as over 110 sports tracking modes....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 228 words · Richard Michalak

Zoom To Include Feature That Allow Users To Report Uninvited Participants

The new feature is expected to arrive in an update scheduled to go live on 26 April 2020, according to the platform’s release notes. Account owners and admins will be able to enable a setting to allow the host to report participants, it added. Reported users will be sent to the Zoom Trust and Safety team to evaluate any misuse of the platform and will issue them a ban if necessary....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 172 words · Thomas Woodson

Zotac Geforce Rtx 4090 Amp Extreme Airo Now Available Retails At Rm8779

As one of the latest members of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 family, the AIRO essentially mimics the hardware and internals as NVIDIA’s Founders Edition (FE) version of the card, save for the obvious difference in cooler shroud design and cooling technology. Specifically, the card is equipped with a handful of Zotac-centric features, including its IceStorm 3.0 Advanced Cooling technology, which in turn is paired with its own Zero RPM technology called FREEZE Fan Stop....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 341 words · Lyndon Dobbs

2020 Dell Xps 13 Is Here Features New Infinityedge Display With Slim Bezels On All Four Sides

Maintaining the same weight of around 1.2kg as per its predecessor, the new 2020 XPS 13 (designated as model 9300) comes with a brand-new InfinityEdge display that features slim bezels on all four of its sides. For comparison, the previous XPS 13 (model 7390) featured a noticeably thicker bottom bezels as compared to its left, right, and upper bezels. Available with resolution of up to 4K Ultra HD+ (3840 x 2400) with HDR support, the new 16:10 display apparently has a 91....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 248 words · Pedro Saucedo

3Rd Gen Apple Airpods Now Officially Available In Malaysia For Rm829

As you may know from our previous report, the 3rd generation AirPods carry a new contoured design and shorter stems which make them look almost identical to the AirPods Pro. Even though they were indeed equipped with the same H1 chip and force touch controls, the new AirPods are not in-ear and are also missing the active noise cancellation capability as well as Transparency mode. However, they still offer several other similar features such as IPX4 sweat and water-resistant rating, spatial audio support with dynamic head tracking, and Adaptive EQ....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 162 words · Gary Garcia

5 Lessons Disney Must Learn From Fox S X Men Franchise

Not all of them painful mind you. There was a time not so long ago when Fox’s X-Men franchise was the standard of what comic book films should strive towards. For that, they will always inhabit a place of honour in the genre. But now, the mantle has been passed and here are five things Disney needs to remember from their predecessors when dealing with the X-Men. 1. Succeed With Social Commentary Before things went full on bonkers and dystopian from Days of Future Past onwards, there was a time when the X-Men films presented themselves as grounded and gripping allegories for societal discrimination....

January 10, 2023 · 8 min · 1548 words · Robert Richmond

Acer Predator Triton 300 Gaming Laptop Debuts In Malaysia Available For Rm3699 Onwards

In Malaysia, the Triton 300 can be obtained with either Intel Core i5-9300H or Core i7-9750H processor. These processors are also accompanied by 4GB and 8GB DDR4-2666 RAM respectively. Regardless of the processor though, the laptop comes standard with a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS 144Hz display and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics with 4GB GDDR5 VRAM. Also part of Triton 300’s standard feature for Malaysia are 512GB PCIe NVMe solid state drive, Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 module, and Killer E2500 gigabit Ethernet controller....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 168 words · Martin Mathews

Acer Predator X27 Gaming Monitor Lightning Review The Other Definitive 4K Hdr Gaming Display

Fast forward to today, Acer’s own 4K HDR gaming monitor, the Predator X27, was sent to our office. Featuring identical nearly identical specs and features, the thing we want to know is; How different is it from the competition? What Is It? Let’s start with a breakdown of the Predator X27. As mentioned, the Predator X27 gaming monitor is a 4K HDR monitor. It’s display panel measures in at 27-inch, has a maximum ratio of 16:9, and is made using Quantum Dot technology....

January 10, 2023 · 4 min · 789 words · David Sapp

Acer Swift X An Entry Level Creators And Gaming Laptop With Unassuming Exterior

Since the new Swift X not only has a similar letter in its name but also has a 14-inch display, one may easily confuse it with last year’s Swift 3X. However, the specs sheet showed that Acer has definitely equipped the new model with plenty of hardware that would set them far apart. For example, the Swift X can only be obtained with an AMD Ryzen 5000 Series processor with options of up to the Ryzen 7 5800U chip as well as 16GB onboard LPDDR4X RAM....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 234 words · Adam Weeden

Adobe Releases Beta Version Of Photoshop For Arm Based Windows And Macos Devices

Currently, the software is emulated on Windows for ARM devices and through Apple’s Rosetta translation on macOS. This is the first time Adobe is enabling Photoshop to run natively on ARM-based machines, albeit being in beta for the time being. Speaking of which, the company noted that there are several tools missing such as content-aware fill, patch tool, healing brush, and many others are absent from this version of the software....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 157 words · Virginia Gunn

Airasia Acquires Gojek Thailand For Usd 50 Million

In addition to that, Gojek will also be provided with a 4.76% stake in the AirAsia Super App which apparently has a market value of around USD 1 billion. Gojek’s CEO Kevin Aluwi has noted in the joint announcement that this deal will allow the company to put more focus on Singapore and Vietnam which have been deemed as its main international markets. In general, this acquisition provides AirAsia Digital with an established platform to immediately expand its operation to Thailand instead of starting from scratch....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 261 words · Eddie Numbers

Airasia And Avolon Plan To Bring Flying Taxi Ride Sharing To Southeast Asia

The VX4, developed by British aviation company Vertical Aerospace, is a zero-emission piloted aircraft that can fit four passengers and has a range of over 100 miles with a top speed of 200mph. It is claimed to be near silent when in flight and is apparently so low-cost per mile that it only costs passengers slightly more than a regular taxi. Avolon pre-ordered a total of 500 VX4s from Vertical last year, and has made deals to lease 450 of them to AirAsia, Japan’s JAL and Brazil’s Gol....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 161 words · James Marr

Alleged Amd Ryzen 9 5900X Cpu Benchmark Leaks

The image posted by HXL shows some performance details on the CPU-Z software monitoring tool. The labels are Chinese, but for those of you who can’t read the language’s character, the top half basically shows both the single-threaded and multi-threaded performance of the CPU. — HXL (@9550pro) October 1, 2020 Specifically, the blue bars and numbers within it belong to the Ryzen 9 5900X, while the purple bars belong to a CPU chosen by HXL for comparison, mostly likely from the database of CPU-Z....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 225 words · Tony Gonzalez

Alleged Asus Zenfone 7 Live Photos And Specs Leaked Flip Up Camera Gimmick Retained

Alleged live photos of the new device and its packaging were recently uploaded to Twitter by two users, @daige8888 and @yabhishekhd. Based on the images provided, fans of its predecessor will be glad to know that the Zenfone 7 retains the flip-up camera gimmick – this time with an additional camera included in the module. Unfortunately, both leaksters did not provide a front view of the device but it is safe to assume that it will sport an all-screen display with no notches or punch-hole cutout, thanks to its dual-role camera system....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 205 words · Timothy Ziegler

Alleged Google Pixel 4 Xl Specifications Leak Online Runs On Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Soc

The image, which was first posted on the mobile site 91mobiles, showes a blurred out image of the allaged Pixel 4 XL, along with the details of its supposed hardware on display via the DevCheck Hardware and Software Info app. The most obvious and stark piece of information is the chipset; the phone is clearly running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, instead of the more recent Snapdragon 855+. Further details also show that the phone’s display measures in at 6....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 194 words · Oscar Landingham

Alleged Intel Core I9 12900K Benchmarks Appears On Geekbench Overtakes Amd Ryzen 9 5950X

According to the listing – which is no longer accessible, by the way. The original links provided by sources all seem to lead to a dead-end, suggesting that Geekbench could have pulled it at the behest of INtel – the 12900K and its 16-cores, 24-threads layout scored 1834 points in the single-core test, and 17370 points on the multi-core test. In contrast, the Ryzen 9 5950X, when it was first tested, scored 1691 points and 16720 points in both single-core and multi-core tests respectively, which are already considered to be high....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 303 words · Teresa Holmes

Amazfit Offers Free Neo Fitness Watch With Each Purchase Of Powerbuds Pro

The freebie comes in the form of an Amazfit Neo which is essentially an entry-level fitness watch. With a design that was inspired by classic digital watches, Neo is equipped with a 1.2-inch monochrome STN display alongside an optical heart rate sensor and accelerometer. Aside from steps and calorie tracking, the Neo also can be used to track walking, running, and cycling as well as sleeping and napping. Together with the ability to withstand a water depth of up to 50 meters, the watch can also last for up to 28 days on a single charge with normal usages....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 268 words · Kurtis Gilbert

Amd Allegedly Culls Production Of Radeon Vii Graphics Card

The news comes by way of the French-based tech site, Cowcotland, who says that AMD allegedly declared the card’s “end of life” cycle last month. Specs-wise, the Radeon VII is built around the company’s then brand new 7nm, Vega-based GPU architecture. It features 16GB HBM2 memory, 3840 Stream processors, and even an extremely wide 1TB/s memory bus. Speed-wise, the card runs at a boost clock of 1.89GHz. While there is no official reason, one likely reason behind AMD’s decision to effectively kill off the Radeon VII is due to the announcement of its Radeon RX 5700 series....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 160 words · Glen Todd