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Tech/Gadgets
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PlayStation to skip E3 2020, Xbox remains involved
TOKYO, Jan 15 — With the PlayStation 5 launching later in 2020, Sony’s console brand will “participate in hundreds of consumer events across the globe”, just not the...
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Windows 10 leads PC industry to historic year in sales
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 — According to the market research firms Gartner and IDC, 2019 marked the first year since 2011 that the PC market grew consistently for an entire year....
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Google says it will phase out web-tracking ‘cookies’
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 — Google yesterday said is making progress in its quest to vanquish third-party “cookies” on its popular browser used to track people’s online...
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Tinder, Grindr accused of illegally sharing user data
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 — Popular dating apps like Tinder and Grindr are sharing the personal data of their users to third parties in breach of EU regulations, a Norwegian...
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Chrome OS to soon support Android-inspired gesture controls
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 — Over the weekend, Android Police reported that Chrome OS 80, a version of the operating system currently in beta, will support a...
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Battle Royale and Auto Chess fused in ‘Might & Magic: Chess Royale’
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 — Two of the biggest new video game genres are being merged in Might and Magic: Chess Royale, which pairs 100-player eliminations with chessboard-style...
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TM is launching its Unifi 4K Android TV box soon
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — It looks like TM is introducing a new set-top-box for its Unifi TV platform. The broadband provider has started teasing the new box that’s going to be...
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Would you pay RM799 to charge your iPhone and Apple Watch at the same time?
PETALING JAYA, Jan 14 — If you have an iPhone and an Apple Watch, Belkin has just announced a range of new accessories that cater towards both products...
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TM and Huawei to trial 5G network sharing with other telcos
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 ― TM and Huawei have announced a collaboration to kickstart interoperability tests on a 5G Standalone (SA) network. The interoperability tests will be...
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‘LOL!’: China’s informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
BEIJING, Jan 14 — Chinese diplomacy has found a new voice on Twitter — and it’s not entirely diplomatic. The communist government has recently embraced the social media...
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‘The White Door’ mobile game is ‘quite different than anything we have seen before’
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 14 — Released just before the weekend, The White Door became an instant number one download on iOS and Android devices. We asked its developers at Rusty Lake...
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Mark Hamill quits Facebook over dishonest political ads
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 14 — Mark Hamill, the actor famous for legendary Star Wars film character Luke Skywalker, has quit Facebook for its refusal to require political ads to be...
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Apple challenges iPhone users to a 'Night Mode' contest
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 ― It's time for another worldwide Shot on iPhone challenge and this time Apple wants to see how well you navigate its Night Mode feature. Running until...
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Watch out TikTok, Instagram is coming for you with these new features
PETALING JAYA, Jan 13 — Instagram has been dominating the video-sharing space in recent years, and the Facebook (FACEBOOK)-owned company has been defaulting to...
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Maxis, Huawei to explore, collaborate on TechCity programme in KL
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Maxis and Huawei Technologies Malaysia has recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore and collaborate on a TechCity Programme in Kuala...
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The Samsung Galaxy S20+, fully revealed for the first time
PETALING JAYA, Jan 13 — We’ve had a fair bit of news on the upcoming launches from Samsung, haven’t we? First, rumours that the next foldable from the Korean company would...
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Dressed to connect: Wearable tech expands all over the body
LAS VEGAS, Jan 13 — From tiredness-detecting driving glasses to shin guards that judge the performance of footballers — we’ve come a long way since the early days of the...
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Samsung‘s next foldable phone has a strange name
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Samsung is introducing its next foldable smartphone next month and it will be a clamshell device that’s similar to the Motorola Razr. Recently, it was...
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Major Facebook redesign announced last year begins rolling out
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 13 — Last spring at the annual F8 Developer Conference, Facebook announced that the platform will be receiving a major redesign; on Friday, January 10, 2020...
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Apple recalls Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS, XS Max and XR
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Apple has announced a Smart Battery Case replacement programme for the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. This affects units that were manufactured...
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TM propelling smart tourism through 5G in Langkawi
LANGKAWI, Jan 12 — Imagine your vacation made easier using state-of-the-art technological applications. This is what the My Smart City smart application developed Telekom...
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Here’s how TM will solve the Streamyx issue with its 700MHz 5G SA network
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Earlier this week, TM has successfully conducted a 5G Standalone (SA) trial on both 700MHz and C-Band (3.5GHz) simultaneously on a converged core network....
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Bzigo marks mosquitoes for death
LAS VEGAS, Jan 12 — Startup Bzigo was at the Consumer Electronics Show this week with a gadget designed to spot mosquitoes and then mark them for death. Bzigo, pronounced like...
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New game release: 'The White Door' slides between puzzling routines and lucid dreams
NEW YORK, Jan 11 — The unique, acclaimed Rusty Lake Hotel adventure series returns with a new perspective. After a dozen entries to the expanded Rusty Lake franchise, spread...
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Laptops of the future steal the show at the CES 2020
LAS VEGAS, Jan 11 — Laptops have been the centre of attention at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which wraps up Friday, January 10 in Las Vegas, with the notable...
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Robo-crib highlights infant safety at technology show
LAS VEGAS, Jan 11 — A robotic crib with a mission of preventing sudden infant death syndrome made its appearance this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, part of a growing...
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Seniors get special attention at consumer tech show
LAS VEGAS, Jan 11 — How can the tech sector help seniors remain independent, connected, healthy, and safe? Solutions for the elderly were prominently displayed at the 2020...
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg takes long view on new year’s resolutions
LOS ANGELES, Jan 10 — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has ditched his annual new year’s resolutions for a long-term list of goals and predictions that he posted on the social...
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VR game ‘Job Simulator’ passes one million sales mark
AUSTIN, Jan 10 — Employment comedy Job Simulator has accrued one million sales, four years after release; 2018’s Beat Saber did the same after months. How’s that for growth?...
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Roomba’s automatic vacuums of the near future could have robotic arms
LAS VEGAS, Jan 10 — At the 2020 Consumer Electronics Conference yesterday, the maker of the automatic Roomba vacuum iRobot told Bloomberg that a bot with arms is currently in...
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Internet nonprofit leaders fight deal to sell control of .org domain
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10 — A group of prominent internet pioneers is mobilising to block the US$1.1 billion (RM4.49 billion) sale of control of the .org internet domain, arguing...
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Food stirs up interest at Vegas tech show
LAS VEGAS, Jan 10 — What’s cooking at the Consumer Electronics Show? AI meal planning, a robot to chop your onions and vegan pork. Food and tech have come together at the...
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Samsung Malaysia to unveil new Galaxy A series with Blackpink next week
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The Samsung Galaxy A51 and A71 are coming to Malaysia very soon and they have just announced its launch event that’s happening next week....