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Acer Reveals New Iteration Of Spin 3 Now With Active Pen And Nvidia Geforce Mx230

One of the major changes for this year’s Spin 3 is the fact that it comes standard with Acer Active Pen. Not only that the stylus is rechargeable but also has its own slot on one of Spin 3’s sides, which means that the probability of losing it should be significantly lower. Equipped with a 14-inch Full HD IPS display, the 2019 Spin 3’s screen is apparently able to support both touch and pen input at the same time which should be handy for those tasks that require collaborative efforts....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 186 words · Melissa Gosser

Asus Tuf Gaming Fx505D Hands On Making Amd And Nvidia Play Nice

Fast forward to today, and ASUS has decidedly brought about a reunion of the two brands in the form of its TUF FX505D gaming notebook. And the brand does so by combining AMD’s Ryzen mobile CPU solution with NVIDIA’s recently released Turing-powered GeForce mobile GPUs. On that note, let’s begin by talking about the notebook’s specifications. The FX505D in my hands houses a Ryzen 7 3750H CPU, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile graphics....

January 27, 2023 · 3 min · 598 words · Goldie Joiner

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 Coming To Malaysia Will Come In Two Variants

In fact, Lazada has already listed the device , albeit with a placeholder price. As for the launch itself, it’s slated for the week after, though the exact date is not known yet. We also know that we’ll be getting two major variants of the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2. One will come with 4GB of RAM, while the other will have 6GB of RAM. Both are said to have 64GB of storage, so there’s a slight difference from the previous leak....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · Maria Wyckoff

Celcom Reveals The Price Of Oppo F11 Pro To Be Available For Free Through Postpaid Plan

According to Celcom, the new F11 Pro will carry a price tag of RM 1399. Naturally, consumers can choose to obtain for less through its postpaid plan. In fact, the F11 Pro can be obtained for free if they subscribe to the Platinum Plus plan: As pointed through the table above, the new F11 Pro is also available through Celcom EasyPhone 24-month installment scheme for as low as RM 54 per month....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 146 words · Jimmy Huber

Command Conquer To Be Remastered By Original Developers And A Malaysian Studio

This is significant simply because Petroglyph Games comprises many individuals who originally worked with Westwood Studios. The company that made the earlier C&C games. In fact, the founders of Petroglyph Games consists of the C&C co-creator Joe Bostic, Red Alert Lead Programmer Steve Tall, and Westwood audio technician Mike Legg. Adding on to this is Lemon Sky Studios’ announcement that it will also be part of the effort to remaster the classic C&C games....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 175 words · John Howard

Dji Osmo Pocket Is The Company S Smallest 4K Gimbal Camera Coming This December

At only 4-inches or 10 centimeters tall, the Osmo Pocket is barely taller than the larger smartphones in the market now. The 1/2.3-inch sensor inside is a 12-megapixel unit which was adapted from Mavic Air that can capture images as well as 4K video. It has a small 1-inch screen on the body itself when used as a standalone device. At the same time, you can connect it to your smartphone – either Android or iOS device – with included USB Type-C or Lightning adapters via a modular port....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 187 words · Claudia Yuste

Emui 9 0 Drops For The Honor 10 Tomorrow Get It On 11 11 For As Low As Rm1249

The honor 10, which was introduced in May of this year, is one of the first few devices that will be getting the EMUI 9.0 update this weekend. The honor 10 has been a game changers with its unique color changing capabilities – a feature that has since been adopted by many other manufacturers. With an original introductory price of RM1599, the honor 10 became the best selling flagship ever for honor Malaysia....

January 27, 2023 · 3 min · 465 words · Adam Muzzey

Endgame Writers Explain If Captain America Had A Discussion With Bucky About The Shield

The theory isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility. After all, when Steve comes back to the prime timeline as an old man, Bucky reacts in a manner that suggests he already knows what lies ahead. However, it looks like the theory is only partially true. When asked by The Hollywood Reporter if Steve Rogers first offered the mantle of Captain America to Bucky Barnes, Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely had this to say:...

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 108 words · Roberto Harris

Epic Opens Up Fortnite Cross Platform Tools For Developers To Adopt Into Their Own Games

To start with, Epic will first roll out services related to cross-platform login, profiles, friends, voice chat, parties, matchmaking, cloud saves and achievements. All of these will be opened up to developers starting Q2 of 2019, with more features to be announced at a later date. If these implementations end up being widely used, it will be another set of Epic tools that other game developers would rely on, in addition to the Unreal Engine....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 152 words · Margaret Fernandez

Facebook Reportedly Developing Own Cryptocurrency For Whatsapp Transfers

It’s not just any random crytocurrency that Facebook is trying to create. To make sure that its crypto-dollar is actually worth something, the social media brand is trying to develop a stablecoin. A kind of coin that is actually pegged to the current value of the US dollar, in order to minimise volatility. As you might have guessed, the concept of a stablecoin isn’t new and somewhat questionable. Besides Facebook’s new endeavour, there is also Tether....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 208 words · Eva Hays

Game Of Thrones A Perfect Ending To A Mostly Great Not So Perfect Series

Who would sit on the Iron Throne? Would the world be a better place than it was before when all is said and done? What will befall the faiths of all those we hold dear? Will there still be a throne left? All those questions and more were thoroughly and beautifully answered in the series’ swan song, and here’s why. The Death of A Dragon We see the aftermath of Daenerys’ rampage throughout King’s Landing and it is a terrible sight to behold....

January 27, 2023 · 14 min · 2842 words · Adam Gilbert

Get An Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1060 For Just Rm989 During The 12 12 Lazada Sale

Among the cards being offered for the 12.12 sale, we found a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Windforce 2 OC graphics card that will retail for RM989 during the 12.12 sale period. That’s a 21% discount off its original price of 1259, and frankly speaking, that’s a really good deal considering the card in question. However, do bear in mind that this is the GTX 1060 with GDDR5 memory, and not the variant that has been updated with GDRR5X memory....

January 27, 2023 · 2 min · 230 words · Gina Boyd

Google Begins Winding Down Of Google Platform

One of the reasons behind the shutdown of Google+ can be contributed to its “low usage”. In comparison to Facebook and Twitter. A major reason, though, would the security vulnerabilities that essentially leaked information of tens of millions of Google+ users. To add insult to injury, Google kept the leaks a secret for months, before eventually breaking the news to its users. It wasn’t all a failure for Google+. Despite stiff competition, the platform played home to a small community of user throughout the years....

January 27, 2023 · 2 min · 216 words · Benito Probst

Google Digital Wellbeing May Be Slowing Down Pixel Phones

The Verge reports that a number of Pixel owners are sharing their experiences on Reddit. Some of them are reporting “night and day” differences between having the feature on and off. Others are either not convinced that the difference is as obvious, or noticed any difference at all. The affected devices range from the Pixel 3 variants all the way to the original Pixel from 2016. To quickly recap, Digital Wellbeing was introduced as part of Android 9 Pie....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 189 words · John Reyna

Huawei Arrest Of Company Cfo Was Politically Motivated

As a quick recap, Wanzhou was arrested in Canada last year. The CFO was charged with fraud, spying, and violating US sanctions against Iran. Specifically, Wanzhou had specifically engaged in trade with Iran through a Hong Kong-based subsidiary known as Skycom. Through Skycom, Wanzhou channelled money from US banks directly to another Skycom branch in Iran. Therefore circumventing US sanctions. Since her arrest in Canada, the US has been pushing for Wanzhou’s extradition to the country, where she will be tried for multiple sentences....

January 27, 2023 · 2 min · 276 words · David Wade

Intel Launches Optane Dc Persistent Memory Modules Offers Up To 512Gb Capacity

The new Optane DC PMM sits between DRAM and Optane SSDs, with the sequentially slower SSD and HDD storage medium flowing down the pyramid. The memory module uses 3D XPoint (pronounced “Cross” Point) memory, a type of non-volatile memory that is like a fusion between NAND and DRAM. 3D XPoint is capable of retaining data even if power is loss. Meaning that it can switch between being a memory and storage component....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 193 words · Robert Tucker

Intel Unleashes 9Th Gen Core X Series Cpus With Up To 18 Cores And 36 Threads Available This November

The new 9th Gen Core X-series offers up to 18-core setup which equal to 36-threads thanks to the well-established Intel Hyper-Threading tech. Apart from that, all of them also support Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology that helps the new processors to deliver optimal performance for both lightly and heavily threaded applications. The 9th Gen Intel Core X-series has a total of 7 new processors for consumers to choose from, as shown below:...

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 124 words · Gene Carter

Minister Government Is Ready To Assist Tm

Below is the said tweet from the minister: — GobindSinghDeo (@GobindSinghDeo) November 20, 2018 As a reference, we have included some excerpts from TM’s which was rather elaborate: As you might be able to notice from these excerpts, TM has pointed out that technology limitations and financial impact on the company are among the main reason why the company not able to quickly cater customers that still stuck with Streamyx....

January 27, 2023 · 3 min · 472 words · Jason Brawner

Netflix Renews Umbrella Academy For A Second Season

According to Netflix, the likes of Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aiden Gallagher, and Justin Min are all returning to the fold. On top of that, there will also be new cast members that will be announced at a later date. There aren’t many changes happening behind the camera too, with Steve Blackman (Fargo) returning as the showrunner and the likes of comics creator Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance frontman) Gerard Way and illustrator Gabriel Ba returning to executive produce....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 186 words · Heather Hicks

New Phishing Method On Android Os Involves Chrome Browser And Fake Address Bar

In his blog, Jim Fisher demonstrated just how the fake address bar shows up. As you scroll down on a web page, the address bar typically fades away to make space for the page’s content. When this happens, the fake address bar shows up, and fools users into thinking it’s the real, trustworthy thing. The fake site employing this can also trick the browser to never display the real address bar....

January 27, 2023 · 2 min · 272 words · Johnny Berthold