Belarus Government Legalises Pirating Of Western Multimedia Until 2025

That list of “unfriendly” nations includes the US, UK, and EU member states. The legislation was signed into law by Belarus’ only President, Alexander Lukashenko, last week and will last for three years until the year 2025. The new pro-piracy law is likely a response to the numerous sanction that have been imposed upon Belarus, more recently because of its support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For that matter, Lukashenko declared that the piracy law an acceptable crutch to help lift the country’s economy against said embargoes, which have clearly kneecapped it....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 386 words · Robert Suarez

Black Shark 3 Hands On Plenty Of Bite From The Underdog

Like its predecessor, the latest gaming smartphone from the brand is available in a standard variant and a Pro edition. The latter would feature higher specs, a bigger display, and even mechanical shoulder buttons. In this hands-on article, as you can already tell by the title, we’ll be focusing on the standard version of the handset. And before you ask, the standard version does not feature shoulder buttons or air triggers whatsoever....

January 3, 2023 · 3 min · 590 words · James Ryan

Blackberry 5G Phone May End Up As A Vapourware After All

As it turns out, OnwardMobility’s licence to utilise the BlackBerry name has been cancelled according to Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry together with Android Police. The reason behind the cancellation is rather unclear although both Kevin and Android Police have mentioned that BlackBerry is trying to distance itself from its former self as a phone company. The original teaser, back in 2020. [Image: Onward Mobilty.This news does sound a little bit odd because it was just a month ago that OnwardMobility has come out with a statement that both the company and its BlackBerry project is still alive....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 188 words · Simone Henscheid

Blizzard Stops Development Of New Content For Starcraft Ii

The news comes via a post on Blizzard’s website. In it, Blizzard executive producer and vice president Rob Bridenbecker says the Starcraft team will now only be working on balance fixes and season rolls. This allows the team to think of “what’s next” for the series. This means the game will no longer be getting new microtransaction items like War Chests and Commanders. The former is the Starcraft II equivalent of a battle pass....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 187 words · Lottie Leach

Blueshark R1 Electric Scooter Goes Official In Malaysia Commercial Pilot To Begin This November

The R1 is equipped with a 5kW motor that can deliver up to 201nm of torque alongside a top speed of 80km/h. In addition, Blueshark claimed that the scooter can accelerate from 0 to 50km/h in 4.9 seconds and users can choose to ride it in six different driving modes. Among them is a rather curious option called Turbo Racing Mode that would utilize both of the bike’s batteries to maximise its performance....

January 3, 2023 · 3 min · 493 words · Michael Evans

Borderlands Developer Gearbox Acquired By Sweden S Embracer Group

“[Embracer Group CEO] Lars’s vision of Embracer as an allied partner group committed to fueling and accelerating the ambitions of a series of decentralised, successful entrepreneurial companies while magnifying the collective value and advantages of diversification across the entire group is the most brilliant strategy and design for short, medium, and long-term success in this industry that I have ever encountered in my 30 years in this industry,” said Pitchford....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 221 words · John Lavoie

Canon Eos R5 And Eos R6 Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras Officially Launched

Originally announced to be in development back in February, the Canon EOS R5 is equipped with a 5.76M-dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder with 120Hz refresh rate, as well as a vari-angle 2.1M-dot LCD screen and a top LCD indicator display. It features dual card slots which respectively support CFExpress and UHS-II SD, microphone and headphone jacks, a mini HDMI port, and has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. According to the company, the camera is weather, drip and dust resistant as well....

January 3, 2023 · 3 min · 462 words · Ressie Betcher

Capcom Announced Street Fighter 6

The teaser itself doesn’t show any gameplay, but it gives you a hint of what sort of art direction Capcom wants to go for with Street Fighter 6. It mainly involves series protagonist Ryu being confronted by Luke, the last DLC character of Street Fighter V, which was also supposed to be the new series lead. The company said more info is to come in summer, or between late June and late September....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 212 words · Walter King

Celcom Completes Network Optimization Promises Excellent Video Streaming Performance And More

As part of the exercise, Celcom stated that it has now increased LTE footprint to more than 9000 sites throughout Malaysia. This apparently translates to LTE population coverage of 91% and 78% population coverage for LTE-A together with core network capacity of 750Gbps. At the same time, Celcom also stated that its network is able to deliver excellent video streaming experience. While video streaming might sound like an odd choice to use as its main benchmark, the telco’s own data apparently showed that 47% of its traffic was used for video services with 57% of them are being utilized specifically for YouTube....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 207 words · Joe Lavin

Chinese Chipmaker Debuts First Homemade Gpgpu Based On Tsmc 7Nm Finfet Process

Tianshu Zhixin’s comes months after Big Island was first announced at the beginning of the year. Back then, the Chinese chipmaker hinted at BI being made with a 7nm process node, along with a 2.5D chip-on-water-on-substrate (CoWoS). The company failed to mention what 7nm process it was using for its GPGPU, but Tom’s Hardware has confirmed that it is a 7nm from TSMC’s foundries. In addition to its “mass production” announcement, Tianshan Zhixin also shared some information about BI in the form of a slide....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 166 words · Martin Coco

Chromium Versions Of Nano Adblocker Ends Up Becoming Malware

Ars Technica reports that the original developer for both extensions quire recently sold off the rights to both. The new developers have since rolled out updates that added malicious code. The discovery was made by the maker of another extension, uBlock Origin, on which the Nano Adblocker is based. With the new malicious code, browsers infected by Nano Adblocker and Nano Defender are giving likes to large numbers of Instagram posts without user input....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 190 words · Hermine Miller

Cimb Customers Get Accounts Frozen Bank Blames Processing Error

Among them is Twitter user manap.exe (a.k.a @pundetaguna) who then reached out to CIMB’s customer service and was told that there has been a processing error involving a service called “Money Send” which led to the duplication of fund transfers to their account. We couldn’t find such service by that name on CIMB’s website but the closest reference that we found is a Mastercard-related service. — manap.exe (@pundetaguna) January 25, 2022 Meanwhile, manap....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 227 words · Edith Malone

Cloudflare Cuts Ties With 8Chan In Light Of Mass Shooting And Upcoming Ipo

The decision came after a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas over the weekend that killed over 20 people. The site reportedly hosted the manifesto of the gunman, who also referenced the Christchurch shooter from back in March. It also appears to be a decision change on Cloudflare’s part, as it decided to not revoke its service from 8chan back then. In a blog post, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince called 8chan a “cesspool of hate”....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 151 words · Jose Cardenas

Comms Minister Acknowledges Finas Act 1981 Need To Be Updated

Not surprisingly, the Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Saifuddin Abdullah has released a follow-up statement to address the remark he made at Parliment this morning. Essentially, he stated that some of the reports about his remark were not accurate. Minister Saifuddin further explained that the answer he provided to MP Wong Shu Qi was merely an explanation of the FINAS Act 1981 that have been used by the government until today....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 274 words · Karen Lambert

Comms Ministry Looking To Improve Personal Data Security And Laws

One of the ministry’s aspiring plans is to turn its Personal Data Protection Department into a statutory body in order for it to carry out its functions more efficiently. Fahmi said the agency will become among the important departments that need to be strengthened, especially concerning the effective safeguarding of personal data from risks such as leakage. “For example, if I issue a cash cheque, the bank will call for confirmation,” he said during the discussion....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 352 words · Nicholas Miller

Comparing The Unlimited Prepaid Plans Hotlink U Mobile Xpax And Yes 4G

Some might not aware of this but Yes 4G also offers unlimited prepaid plans to its customers. In fact, the telco has been offering them since 2018, just like U Mobile. So, how do they stack up against each other? Here’s a table that puts them all in one place, so that you can compare them more easily: It’s important to note that all the above unlimited prepaid plans are subjected to their respective Fair Use Policy (FUP)....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 358 words · Judith Hill

Contraband Is An Xbox Exclusive With A Malaysian Writer

On board as a writer and Advisory Circle member of Contraband is Bernice Chauly. She is a Malaysian novelist who has written works like Lost in KL and Once We Were There. Though the game will not be set in Malaysia, but a fictional Southeast Asian city of Bayan. It’s a familiar formula, especially for Avalanche. After all, Just Cause 2 was set in a fictional Southeast Asian island nation of Panau....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 210 words · Frances Cartwright

Covid 19 Vaccine Now Mandatory For All Civil Servants

Citing provisions under the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Code of Conduct 1993 [pdf] to implement the mandate, JPA says that exemptions will only be given to those who have documentation from government doctors that prove they have health issues preventing them from taking the vaccine. “By requiring all federal government employees to be immunised, this will give the people confidence and guarantee of a smooth provision of services,” says the department....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 198 words · Susan Parks

Daniel Radcliffe Will Not Be Returning As Harry Potter Anytime Soon

In an interview with Variety to promote his upcoming film, Escape from Pretoria, the actor was asked about the possibility of him ever reprising his role as the “boy who lived” in a future Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts sequel, to which he replied: While it certainly looks like we would not see the actor leap in for a cameo in the next Fantastic Beasts movie which is slated for 2021, I can definitely comprehend his side of things....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 194 words · David Newman

Dbkl To Open Tidal Flow Lanes To Reduce Kl Traffic

According to Federal Territories deputy minister Jalaluddin Alias, DBKL has identified the Seremban-Kuala Lumpur Highway, Jalan Cheras, Jalan Istana, and the Pahang roundabout area as some of the roads that will see this method being implemented. “We will look in more detail at the implementation of tidal flow on the Seremban-KL Highway to disperse traffic in and out of the city centre during peak hours,” he said. The deputy minister added that the existing 4 KM-long tidal flow on Jalan Cheras will be extended to 8 KM, until Jalan Maharajalela....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 277 words · Donovan Williams