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How many days to work to buy the 128GB iPhone 13 Pro in Malaysia?

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How many days to work to buy the 128GB iPhone 13 Pro in Malaysia?
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Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro is officially announced today. Some of you might be surprise and some of you might be disappointed with the iPhone 13 Pro launch. No matter what, Apple surely is going to hit its target sales once it goes for sale starting October onwards. Especially in country such as Malaysia, many of you will be more interested on how to buy the 128GB storage option iPhone 13 Pro.

Thanks to Picodi.com for sharing us the data titled “Working days needed to afford a new iPhone”. According to their data, they have shared how many days we need to work in average to buy the latest iPhone 13 Pro.

Data from Picodi.com

The current iPhone 13 Pro is priced at RM4,899 for the 128GB storage option. To be honest, RM4,899 is not cheap at all. We all need to work day and night in order to buy the latest iPhone 13 Pro. If you notice at the chart above, it clearly states that, Malaysians needs to work for at least 30.3 days in order to buy their first iPhone. This means, their need to use their whole 30.3 days salary to use it to buy the 128GB iPhone 13 Pro.

If you want to buy iPhone in less than 10 days working, then probably you might need to work in countries such as Switzerland, United States, Australia, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand, UAE, Ireland, Germany and Finland. Especially, if you work in Switzerland for just 4.4 days, you can immediately walk-in to the nearest Apple Store and get your iPhone 13 Pro.

Apart from Malaysia, countries such as Turkey or Philipines, they might need to work close to 100 days and then use their whole salary to get the latest iPhone 13 Pro. According to their statistics, the net wages were obtained using local salary calculators. Then the monthly salaries were divided by 21 (which is the average number of working days in a month). However, in other countries such as Australia, who get paid weekly. This will be divided by 5.

Talking about Malaysians, last year iPhone 12 Pro which is also priced around RM4,899 too. But still Malaysians need to work 29.1 days in order to buy the iPhone 12 Pro.

In conclusion, the iPhone 13 Pro is expensive and Malaysians need to use their hard earn money to buy it. To know more about the iPhone 13 Pro, check out our latest post here.

What makes the iPhone 13 Pro better than iPhone 13?

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What makes the iPhone 13 Pro better than iPhone 13?
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Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone 13 today and it will be officially available in Malaysia on October. Now, I would like to share with you the iPhone 13 Pro models. What’s make the Pro model better than the iPhone 13?. Let’s dive in.

Similar to every year, the Pro model iPhones always have better CPU performance and GPU performance in comparison with its competitors. Apple didn’t really mention who is its competition during the event. In comparison with the iPhone 12 Pro models, the iPhone 13 Pro finally comes with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. Check out the iPhone 13 Pro specifications below.

iPhone 13 Pro Technical Specifications

First of all, the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max features a 6.1″ and 6.7″ Super Retina XDR OLED display. For the first time ever, Apple is bringing its ProMotion display technology from iPad to the iPhone 13 Pro. With the ProMotion feature, both the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max supports a 120Hz adaptive screen refresh rate. This means it does not has a fixed 120Hz refresh rate. But the screen refresh rate changes according to the usage. For example, when we try to read an article and scroll slowly, probably you will get just a 30Hz to 60Hz refresh rate. Whereas, the 120Hz kicks off when you scroll continuously on a long article.

For the camera wise, Apple has upgraded the camera sensors of all the triple-camera setups. Even though it still consists of all 12MP cameras similar to iPhone 12 Pro, but the camera sensors are bigger now. It has a 12MP wide camera, 12MP ultra-wide camera and a 12MP telephoto camera. If you notice the image below, it shows that the size of the camera apertures has become bigger compared to its predecessor iPhone 12 Pro. The telephoto camera even comes with 3x optical zoom.

On the camera software, the iPhone 13 Pro comes with a new feature called the cinematic mode. Using this feature you can now shoot cinematic shots like how you watch it on the movies. You may check out the demo in this video below. Including the upcoming ProRes video recording feature which will support 4K 30fps also features in the iPhone 13 Pro. Not to forget, for the first time ever Apple has jumped into macro photography as well. Using the ultra-wide camera, you can take macro shots at a 2cm distance from the object.

Under the hood, the iPhone 13 Pro runs on Apple’s latest A15 Bionic chip. This chip comes with a 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU. Apple says that this chip is 50% faster than its competition. As usual, it even comes with a 16-core neural engine that is capable to perform 15.8 trillion operations per second. Imagine using the ProRes video feature requires heavy operations. Only with this A15 Bionic chip, Apple has made it possible.

For the battery wise, Apple claims that the iPhone 13 Pro will provide you with all-day battery life. The iPhone 13 Pro Max can last 2.5 hours longer than the current iPhone 12 Pro Max. Whereas the iPhone 13 Pro model can last 1.5 hours longer than the current iPhone 12 Pro. As usual, the exact battery specs is not revealed by Apple during the announcement. Storage-wise, Apple has finally max it out at up to 1TB.

The iPhone 13 Pro will be available in four colours which are Sierra Blue, Silver, Gold and Graphite. To know about the pricing check out my post here.

iPhone 13 will be available in Malaysia starting October 8

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iPhone 13 will be available in Malaysia starting October 8
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All the rumours about the iPhone 13 series can be put to rest. Apple finally announces iPhone 13 series today during its Apple Event which happened today. Even though the number 13 is unlucky to the western world, yet Apple has agreed to stick with 13 instead of 12s or 14. As usual, Apple has announced four models of iPhones which are iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

I am sure by now, there would be hundreds of memes since the launch. But for now, let’s just talk about the pricing and the release date. The iPhone 13 models will be available to Malaysians for pre-order starting 1st of October 2021 onwards. And it will be available to purchase starting the 8th of October 2021 onwards.

The all-new iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 storage starts from 128GB up to 512GB. The mini iPhone starts from RM3,399 whereas the iPhone 13 is priced at RM3,899. As expected Apple has already removed the 64GB storage option from its list. Talking about the Pro models, both the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max storage starts from 128GB up to 1TB. The 128GB iPhone 13 Pro is priced at RM4,899. Well, the iPhone 13 Pro Max price starts from RM5,299. This is the first time, Apple has added 1TB storage options for the Pro model iPhone 13.

Just to give you a heads up that if you are planning to buy the 1TB iPhone 13 Pro, you need to cash out at least RM7,200. Are you ready to sell your kidneys? 🙂

In conclusion, there are not many changes in the iPhone 13 models in terms of design. Probably, the only change is the iPhone 13 camera placement. Well, TBH, my advice to you guys is, not to buy the iPhone 13 series. Instead, you can get the iPhone 12 Pro models where the price should be reduced after launching officially in Malaysia. For more info, you can visit Apple’s official page for iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro.

Xiaomi Smart Glasses is a hundred times better than Google Glass

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Xiaomi Smart Glasses is a hundred times better than Google Glass
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Today, Xiaomi unveils its first-ever smart glass called the Xiaomi Smart Glasses. Smart glasses are not something new to us. Back in 2013, Google unveils its smart glass technology as well. We were jaw dropped by the futuristic announcement from Google. However, later on, Google had to scrap the Google Glass due to some issues. Check out the video below to see the features of Google Glass.

Then, now comes another futuristic smart glass from Xiaomi. First of all, the Xiaomi Smart Glasses is a hundred times better than the Google Glass. The main reason is the sleek design. It doesn’t look too filmy. It looks more realistic. The second reason is the features. The Xiaomi Smart Glasses have a lot of features. According to TheVerge, this smart glass does not need a constant phone connection at all.

The Xiaomi Smart Glasses even has a MicroLED display in it. The display size is just 0.13″ only. According to Xiaomi, it is roughly the size of a grain of rice only. Imagine with such a small display, it has a peak brightness of 2 million nits. Yet, it still does not affect your eyes and it will provide you with a larger display for your eyes to see.

Check out the video below to know more about Xiaomi Smart Glasses.

Under the hood, it runs on a quad-core Arm processor with a 5MP camera. Using the Xiaomi Smart Glasses, you can use them for navigation, live translation, notifications display as well as making phone calls. Xiaomi even says there are chances that this device could replace your smartphone.

Overall, Xiaomi spokesperson told TheVerge that this smart glass will not be launching anytime soon. This is just a concept product that Xiaomi could consider as a consumer product in the near future.

WhatsApp will not support older phones November onwards

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WhatsApp will not support older phones November onwards
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No matter what type of privacy issue hits WhatsApp, it is still strong when it comes to the end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms. Billions of active users are sending WhatsApp messages to their loved ones. And some of them are still using quite older phones to send messages. Starting November onwards, WhatsApp has confirmed that these 43 smartphones will no longer be able to use WhatsApp. If your smartphone is part of this list, then I think it’s time for you to change your smartphone.

Here is the list of smartphone which is not supported by WhatsApp starting November onwards:

  • Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy Trend II, Galaxy SII, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy Xcover 2, Galaxy Core and Galaxy Ace 2.
  • LGLucid 2, Optimus F7, Optimus F5, Optimus L3 II Dual, Optimus F5, Optimus L5, Optimus L5 II, Optimus L5 Dual, Optimus L3 II, Optimus L7, Optimus L7 II Dual, Optimus L7 II, Optimus F6, Enact , Optimus L4 II Dual, Optimus F3, Optimus L4 II, Optimus L2 II, Optimus Nitro HD and 4X HD and Optimus F3Q.
  • ZTE: Grand S Flex, ZTE V956, Grand X Quad V987 and Grand Memo.
  • Sony Xperia Miro, Sony Xperia Neo L, Xperia Arc S
  • Archos 53 Platinum, HTC Desire 500, Caterpillar Cat B15, Wiko Cink Five, Wiko Darknight, Lenovo A820, UMi X2, Faea F1 and THL W8.
  • Huawei Ascend Mate and Ascend D2Alcatel: One Touch Evo 7
  • Apple iPhone SE, 6S, and 6S Plus

I am not really sure about other smartphones, but I am more concerned with Apple iPhone users who will lose access to the WhatsApp app. There are still a lot of people who are using iPhone SE, iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. Some of my relatives as well are still using these models of iPhones.

Exactly on the 1st of November 2021, these 43 smartphones will not be able to access WhatsApp. According to the WhatsApp FAQ page, it confirms that any Android phone which runs older than Android 4.0.4 will stop getting access to WhatsApp. Whereas, iPhone users, who are still using iOS 9 or older as well won’t be able to use WhatsApp on their phones.

In conclusion, I personally think it is the right time for you to change your existing smartphones if your phone model is part of these lists.

Ingram Micro includes Veeam Backup software in its cloud marketplace

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Ingram Micro includes Veeam Backup software in its cloud marketplace
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Ingram Micro is a technology company that provides infrastructure for cloud, mobility, technology lifecycle, supply chain and technology solutions. It allows its business partners to operate more efficiently with Ingram Micro technologies. After launching a world-class backup solution to its cloud marketplace in Australia and New Zealand on June 16, finally, it is launching the Veeam Backup solutions for its customers in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Veeam® Software is the leader in Backup solutions that deliver Modern Data Protection. Nowadays, every company is required to have a strong backup solution integrated into their infrastructures. Being the leader in this field, Ingram Micro is proud to bring in Veeam’s core backup solutions which are Veeam® Backup for Microsoft Office 365 and Veeam Backup Essentials Universal Subscription to its national network of resellers through its cloud marketplace platform.

How does the Veeam backup solutions benefits local businesses?

Through the Ingram Micro cloud marketplace, business entities able to purchase it for their cloud servers. With this solution, businesses are able to protect their data and at the same time eliminate downtime. Another benefit of businesses purchasing these backup solutions through Ingram Micro is to increase efficiency. By integrating Veeam’s Backup solutions with the Ingram Micro Cloud billing, maintenance, and support are simplified into a single panel available on the platform. This equips resellers for the delivery of complete Backup solutions to their customers with a minimum of administrative overhead, maximising efficiency and margin.

Lee Welch, Ingram Micro Cloud Services APAC, executive director

According to the Ingram Micro Cloud Services APAC, executive director, Lee Welch, he enjoys working together with Veeam as they have been in the market for over ten years. He believes, by launching this backup solution to Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, will deliver an immediate and powerful advantage for all its partners in these countries.

According to the senior director of Channels, Cloud and Service Provider APJ at Veeam, Belinda Jurisic, Veeam is excited to bring its backup solutions to the Ingram Micro cloud marketplace. She told that, by using the Veeam® Backup for Microsoft Office 365 solution, local businesses can eliminate the risk of losing access and control over their Office 365 data. She also added that businesses can also purchase Veeam® Universal License (VUL), a simple, flexible ‘per workload’ license for protecting all workloads across on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

In conclusion, the Veeam backup solutions are one of the backup solutions that we will advise you to purchase if you are a cloud business user. Even though it’s the cloud, still there are high chances for businesses data to be corrupted or hacked by hackers. Check out the Ingram Micro cloud marketplace for more information. To know more about Ingram Micro visit the link here.

Apple confirms iPhone 13 launch event on September 14

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Welcome to Techtember (Tech September) where many companies will be launching their products. When it comes to September, you surely can expect Apple’s iPhone launch event. Yup, Apple has officially confirmed its upcoming iPhone 13 launch event which is slated to happen on 14th September 2021 at 10 AM PDT. That is around 1 AM in Malaysian time.

During this launch event, it is being speculated, that apart from the iPhone 13, Apple could be also announcing the upcoming Apple Watch Series 7. Similar to its previous events, this whole event will be a pre-recorded live stream event. This is where you can see Apple spends a lot on video production itself. Since it’s a live stream event, you can watch the full event on Apple’s official YouTube channel below.

Once Apple announces its upcoming event, Apple has even hidden an easter egg in the Apple logo as well. As long you have a newer iPhone, you can browse to Apple’s event page here using Safari. Then you need to click on it to activate the AR easter egg. It is quite fun actually. I have it tried on my iPhone and it seems to be cool and it looks like Apple has given us some clue as well. Check out my video below.

The first clue is, behind the Apple logo is fully dark. This means the Apple camera lens will have better Night Mode shots, especially its ultra-wide-angle camera lens. Besides that, with the AR easter egg feature, I was able to view the night sky with stars surrounding it. With this, they could be two possibilities Apple could unveil during the event. It is either the all-new astrophotography mode or the satellite communication feature. Once we have more details after the launch event I will share them here for you guys.

In conclusion, if you are planning to buy the iPhone 12 series smartphones now, please hold it on first. Wait until the Apple launch event and then you can decide it. The reason is, it is rumoured that there are slight chances for Malaysia to be part of the first wave countries too similar to last year. Anyways, stay tuned for more updates from us.

Vivo X70 series launching on 13th September

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vivo X70, X70 Pro and X70 Pro+ detailed specs leak ahead of September 9 launch

It is about time for Vivo to launch its next flagship device. Vivo will launch the upcoming Vivo X70 series smartphone on 13th September. At the moment, Vivo has shared a few glances of the Vivo X70. And surprisingly, Vivo Malaysia official website also has shared the same content. It looks like Vivo Malaysia could be launching the Vivo X70 on the same day as well. Even its Lazada official store also have shared the product page.

My first impression on the design it looks similar to the previous Vivo X60 series. But the rear surface material used seems to be a rough stone surface. Here’s the first look at the Vivo X70 series smartphone.

Similar to last year, Vivo will be launching Vivo X70, X70 Pro and X70 Pro+. In Malaysia, we can expect Vivo will be launching Vivo X70 and Vivo X70 Pro. Now, let’s have a look at the rumoured specs.

Vivo X70 series technical specifications

First of all, both the Vivo X70 and X70 Pro are rumoured to have a 6.56″ Full HD+ display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate. Whereas, the X70 Pro+ will be having a slightly bigger display, a 6.78″ QHD+ display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate as well. All these three models of Vivo smartphones will be featuring the in-display fingerprint scanner.

Over at the camera department, the exact camera specs are not revealed yet. But from the first look image above, we know that Vivo is using a Zeiss camera lens. It is also rumoured that Vivo will be using its own V1 imaging chip for camera processing. According to GSM Arena, the Vivo X70 has a 48MP, Sony IMX776, OIS-enabled main snapper, a 12MP ultrawide, with macro and a 12MP portrait camera. The Pro model comes with a 50MP, Samsung GN1 main snapper, with OIS, a 12MP ultrawide camera, a macro mode, a 12MP portrait camera and an 8MP periscope. The highest variant will be having a slightly larger camera sensor which is a 50MP, f/1.57 main camera, based on the Samsung GN1 sensor, a 48MP, ultrawide Sony IMX598 camera, with 4-axis gimbal OIS, a 12MP portrait camera and an 8MP periscope zoom camera, with OIS. All these three models will be having a 32MP selfie camera as well.

If you haven’t watched my Vivo X60 Pro video review. Check that out now.

The video language is in my native language (Tamil)

Under the hood, the Vivo X70 Vivo X70 Pro is expected to run on the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 processor and the X70 Pro+ will be powered by Snapdragon 888+ processor. For the RAM wise, both Vivo X70 and X70 Pro will come with two RAM options which are 8GB or 12GB. And storage all these three models will have 256GB UFS3.1 storage. The Pro+ model will come with a single 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM. Apparently, there is a rumour that the upcoming Vivo X70 series could be running on Vivo’s new Origin OS 1.0 instead of the usual Funtouch OS. We will cover more about it if Vivo shares with us about the Origin OS during the launch.

For battery wise, the Vivo X70 has a slightly smaller battery compared to the Vivo X70 Pro. The X70 will have a 4,400mAh battery, whereas the X70 Pro comes with a 4450mAh battery. The Vivo X70 Pro+ will feature a 4,500mAh battery. For the first time, Vivo might be including a 44W charging adapter for both Vivo X70 and X70 Pro. Vivo X70 Pro+ will have both wired 55W fast charging adapters with a 50W wireless charging feature.

Overall, these are the currently rumoured specs of the Vivo X70 series smartphones. We will cover the official specs once the phones are launched in another couple of days. Stay tuned for more tech updates.

U Mobile offers 1GB fibre broadband at RM149.50 only

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It has been long rumoured that U Mobile is working on launching its own fibre broadband similar to its competitors. Looks like the day is finally here. U Mobile has officially partnered with TNB subsidiary company, Allo to provide fibre nationwide. The interesting thing is the highest package 1GB is at RM149.50.

It sounds good right! But there is a catch in it. I will explain you later in this post. Almost similar to other fibre providers, the U Mobile fibre broadband plan starts from 100Mbps, 500Mbps and 1Gbps. The lowest package is priced at RM129 monthly. Whereas, both the 500Mbps and 1Gbps are priced at RM199 and RM299 respectively.

By partnering with Allo, U Mobile is able to make this possible. Allo is a network infrastructure provider which was acquired by TNB to provide fibre optics to outskirts areas. Especially, for the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP), Allo was appointed by TNB to provide fibre optics to the selected locations. The best part of this partnership is users will be able to get the same speed for the uploads as well. For instance, a user who signs up to the 1Gbps fibre broadband, they will get to enjoy 1Gbps download and upload speed.

Are you an existing U Mobile postpaid user? If yes, then you will be eligible for the 50% discount on your monthly internet bill. Do note this is only applicable for the first two years only. In case you terminate your contract within 24 months, then you will need to pay the termination fee of RM500. According to U Mobile, the RM149.50 discounted price is only applicable to users who are subscribed to P99 and P139 postpaid plans only. If you are having the GX68 postpaid plan, then you can only get a discount on the 100Mbps plan only.

You can head over to the U Mobile Fibre Broadband page to check on the coverage area. But it looks, for now, U Mobile fibre broadband will be available to limited areas in Melaka, Cyberjaya, Perak and Kedah. If you living in any of these locations check the coverage and subscribe to the all-new U Mobile fibre broadband.

The biggest UI change is coming to the MySejahtera app

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The biggest UI change is coming to the MySejahtera app
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It has been almost two years since our country Malaysia got affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has caused many of us to stay at home and work from home. In order to move around, we are advised to take the vaccine which is being provided by the government. And all this while, all of our location check-in and vaccination details are being tracked on the MySejahtera app.

But, the question to be answered is, is the app really good for us? Especially, the new standard operating procedure (SOP) which says that we need to show our digital certificate after taking two doses of vaccine. At the same time, we need to continue to check in as well on the MySejahtera app whenever we walk into a store. To be honest this is seriously troublesome. Especially for the senior citizens, are having such a difficult situation to scan the QR code and then showing their digital vaccine certificate.

Surprisingly, the MySejahtera development team is hearing our feedback. This is because there are huge UI changes coming to the MySejahtera app. One of them is fixing the serious design problem as I mentioned above. Even though the design still needs more improvement, but this current design change fixes the problem where we need to check-in at the same time show our profile before entering a shop.

Thanks to our newly appointed Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who have shared this good news with us today. In his Twitter account, he has tweeted that, the MySejahtera team will be pushing a new build tonight with the latest design changes on the MySejahtera app. According to him, he believes these new changes will help us to live with COVID together.

Here’s the new UI change:

With these new design changes, you can easily check in to the location at the same time view your vaccination status. This means you don’t need to switch back to the profile tab to show the status manually. Honestly, this makes us feel more relieved rather than showing the profile tab each time entering a shop.

At the same time, Khairy has also shared another tweet regarding a new feature as well. It is a check out feature. Basically, it is a simple feature where once you check-in into a shop you need to tap on the checkout button as shown in the image above when you leave the shop. You won’t be needing to scan any QR codes during the checkout. Just a simple tap on the button will do. The main purpose is to improve contact tracing.

In conclusion, the new MySejahtera app update should be available on all platforms including Apple’s App Store, Google’s Play Store as well as Huawei App Gallery. Simply click the link above accordingly to update your MySejahtera app. Share with us your thoughts regarding the new UI change on the comment section below.

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