Instagram Users Can Now Appoint Moderators To Oversee Their Live Streams

Moderators are essential, as they can aid content creators to handle certain administrative tasks and also oversee chats or comments during a live stream. Importantly, having an active moderator during a session can help reduce unwanted or toxic behaviour from commenters, as well as prevent spam. According to Instagram, mods can report comments, disable comments from a particular user, and remove troublesome viewers from the stream. We’re launching Live Moderator on Instagram Live, where creators can assign a mod and give them the power to: ✅ Report comments✅ Remove viewers from Live✅ Turn off comments for a viewer pic....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 202 words · Alicia Holman

Intel Qualcomm To Blame For 5G Modem Sale To Apple

If that wasn’t enough, Intel is openly blaming rival semiconductor maker, Qualcomm, stating that the latter’s anti-competitive behaviour had created the conditions that forced its hand. Causing them to sell off their 5G mobile modem division to the Cupertino-based giant. Intel’s alleged revelation of Qualcomm’s anti-competitive business was brought to light when it filed a brief at the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeal that, as luck would have it, bears support to an on-going FTC antitrust probe against Qualcomm....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 173 words · James Barnett

Intel 6Nm Ponte Vecchio Xe Gpu Will Reportedly Be Manufactured By Tsmc

According to China Times, the Taiwan-based foundry was reportedly approached by Intel and asked if it could work on getting the latter’s 6nm process node for its Xe-based GPU ready for production. To that end, the production of Intel’s uniquely sized die lithography is expected to begin later this year. To be fair, Intel’s Ponte Vecchio Xe-based GPU is designed and aimed towards the datacentre market segment, and not the consumer market....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 123 words · Robert Seidel

Intel Core I9 12900K Review All Caught Up With Alder Lake

Sitting at the top and on a pedestal, is the lineup’s top-tier CPU model, the Core i9-12900K that is seemingly able to take on AMD’s own top-tier Ryzen 9 5950X CPU. It’s also the processor that I will be looking at in this review. Specifications Design Let’s begin with the physical changes that is part and parcel with Alder Lake. I’ve probably and irritatingly mentioned this little nugget several times in past reports, but Alder Lakes officially marks Intel departure from the use of its very archaic and ancient 14nm process node, since it’s inception back in 2014, when it first debuted as Skylake....

January 20, 2023 · 7 min · 1378 words · Brenda Parker

Intel Core I9 13900Ks Now Available Retails For Us 699

Effectively a souped-up version of the original Core i9-13900K, the 13900KS features 24-cores comprising eight P-Cores and 16 E-Cores, which also provide a total of 32-threads. Moreover, it also has a 150W TDP or processor power base, 36MB of Intel Smart cache, and a total of 20 PCIe lanes. The latter made up of 16 PCIe 5.0 and four PCIe 4.0 lanes. As a point of note, Intel CPUs labelled with the “KS” moniker at the back are usually made from hand-picked, pre-binned cores that offer the best power and operating efficiency....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 274 words · Tami Otto

Intel Winds Down Work On Realsense Cameras

According to CRN, Intel will still honour whatever existing commitments that it has. But beyond that, the company will apply what it has learned from the computer vision tech to support other parts of its business. Word on Intel giving up on RealSense got about following the announcement that the team’s head, Sagi Ben Moshe, was leaving the company two weeks ago. Intel has since confirmed this with its statement to CRN....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 168 words · Julia Silva

Internet Explorer Flaw Allows Pc To Be Hijacked Microsoft Urges Users To Update

Discovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group, the memory corruption flaw can be exploited by simply enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a website made to exploit it. Upon visiting the malicious site, the hacker gains the same user rights as the actual user of the affected PC. They are then free to view, add or remove data, which will likely lead to the installation of malicious programs such as backdoors....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 122 words · Warren Harvey

Iphone 12 May Feature Magnetic Wireless Charging Apple Airpower Replacement Hinted

Leaked images of the new iPhone’s components were uploaded on Weibo, which allegedly revealed its wireless charging coil that features a circular magnetic strip. According to IT Home, this strip will allow the device to stay in place while charging on a compatible accessory. Leaker and Youtuber Filip Koroy (aka EverythingApplePro) claimed that this mechanism is included in official iPhone 12 cases as well. This would enable the phone to be charged wireless even when the casing is still attached....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 173 words · Lillian Duff

Jack Black To Play Claptrap In Borderlands Movie

Now, anyone who has played any instalment of the Borderlands series should know who or what Claptrap is. But for those who don’t, Claptrap is a recurring character archetype in the series, officially designated CL4P-TP. Across the games, its lines are supposed to be sarcastic, but fall flat more often than not. — GearboxOfficial (@GearboxOfficial) February 11, 2021 It’s definitely a role that a comedian like Jack Black can play well....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 180 words · Cynthia Rodriguez

Joaquin Phoenix Pays Tribute To Fellow Joker Actor Heath Ledger During Sag Award Winning Speech

In a heartwarming moment, Joaquin Phoenix used his acceptance speech to pay tribute to the late great Heath Ledger who died after of drug overdose shortly after delivering a groundbreaking performance as The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Phoenix said (via Vanity Fair): Phoenix also went on to show his support to all the other actors who received nominations as well. Much like DiCaprio, Phoenix began his career in Hollywood as a child actor....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 266 words · John Maldonado

Joker Oscars 2020 Voters Claim Film Is Too Dark Not Sure If It Should Be Celebrated Or Banned

And then the film was screened in the US and the entire narrative flipped on its head. While there are loads of American critics who loved the film, there are also many others who found the film too dark and very irresponsible. Some even claimed that the film is a love letter to incels that’ll probably inspire mass shooters. From a wholly celebrated film, Joker became a highly polarising film that has inspired discourse unlike any other film in recent memory....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 312 words · Quintin Vonsoosten

Jurassic World 3 Title Revealed In First Set Photo

— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) February 25, 2020 On Instagram, Chris Pratt shared the same photo along with a caption explaining what the subtitle of Jurassic World 3 means. His caption reads: Previously, Pratt had mentioned that Jurassic World 3 will be the Avengers: Endgame of the Jurassic franchise. “I’m not allowed to say anything… It’s got everybody. It’s got pretty much everybody in it. Maybe I just blew it, but I don’t care....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 195 words · Laverne Carter

Kelantan Plans To Use Satellites To Provide Internet In Rural Areas

According to Ahmad, BinaNet will provide internet connectivity that will help people in terms of education and e-commerce through the Rural Satellite Internet Service initiative (PeSAT). He added that telecommunication transmitters would be installed in 50 schools that are under the supervision of Yayasan Islam Kelantan (YIK). As for the cost of using the satellite internet, the state chief said the pricing would be up to the service provider, as Kelantan ICT Gateway is only providing the infrastructure....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 172 words · Hassan King

Level51 Refreshes Forge 15S And Forge 15X With 10Th Generation Intel Mobile Cpus

Starting with the Forge 15S, customers have a choice between a 4-cores i5-10300H or 6-cores Core i7-10750H. By default, the base model uses the former, while upgrading to the latter will cost an additional RM379. On another note, Level51 will also apply Kryonaut’s Thermal Grizzly compound on to the CPU at no extra charge. Graphics-wise, Level51 pairs the 10th Gen Intel Core processors in the Forge 15S with either an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or GTX 1650 Ti....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 352 words · Verona Lessard

Lingbox Mini Evs Are Coming To Malaysia

On top of that, the deal also allows EP4W to implement any adaptive improvements or custom upgrades to them if deemed necessary. It also allows the company to brand these locally assembled EVs as Lingbox Auto, Qingyan Hailong, or EP4W’s own brand names. [Image: Lingbox Auto.] The 5-year deal will be officially in place from 1 January 2023 onwards although the agreement did not mention when exactly Lingbox vehicles will be rolled out into the market....

January 20, 2023 · 3 min · 433 words · Paul Conner

Lrt Service And Safety To Be Upgraded Costs Almost Rm1 3 Billion

Out of the billion Ringgit budget, RM450 million has been earmarked for the 23 initiatives alone while the remaining RM800 million will be used for the level four maintenance, repair, and overhaul of the Bombardier 818 trains that have been in operation for 14 to 15 years. The mid-life refurbishment involves 28 trains with four carriages each, extending the lifespan of the coaches. Some of the improvement initiatives include a new system which detects “time out” trains remotely, visible track markers and signages in tunnels, manual train operation within tunnels using two drivers, and periodic safety issue reports....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 291 words · Bettina Opheim

Mac Mini With M2 And M2 Pro Officially Launch Maxes Out At Rm18 399 In Malaysia

The new lineup starts with the base model with an M2 chip with an eight-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine. It has 8GB of unified memory and 256GB of SSD storage, which can be configured up to 24GB and 2TB respectively. As for ports, the M2 Mac mini comes with two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, a headphone jack, and Gigabit Ethernet that can be upgraded to 10 Gigabit for an extra RM400....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 319 words · Catarina Stromain

Macos Monterey Is The New Operating System For Apple Desktops

All in all, macOS Monterey is probably not as massive as the Big Sur that came before it. That being said, it’s still the culmination of the many other improvements announced on other fronts during WWDC. One example is Universal Control, which takes the company’s Continuity feature to the next level. By extension, the Mac running this new OS also acts almost like the control centre for all your Apple devices....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 190 words · Janet White

Malaysia Airlines Currently Testing Klia Single Token Feature To Speed Up Check In And Boarding

The system is a basically a new facial recognition feature designed to minimise passenger requirement to produce their travel documents at the designated airport checkpoints. On trial for the next three months, it is only available on two MAS airlines: MH070, which goes to Narita International Airport (NRT), and MH052 that goes Kansai International Airport (KIX). In order to sign up for the program, travellers heading to either of these cities simply need to head over to counters H5 to H8 at KLIA....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 269 words · Marie Dodge

Malaysia S 5G To Exceed 40 Percent Coverage By End Of Year

According to the state-owned company, the 40% coverage will be achieved using 3,500 sites as opposed to the 4,018 sites initially planned. It explained that the reduced site count is the result of supply chain issues as well as delays in securing local council approvals in Selangor and Sarawak. DNB assured that the issues have been resolved and that the network will be deployed next year as planned. To overcome said issues, it redirected its network deployment efforts to those states initially intended for 2023 and beyond....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 284 words · Tasha Goode