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The most used video messaging apps during COVID-19

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The most used video messaging apps during COVID-19
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Before the World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 as the global pandemic disease, many people were still continuing to work from their office. But no one expected that COVID-19 could be the unexpected disease which shook the worldwide economy. This has caused many people to work from home. Students were attending classes too by using video messaging apps such as Zoom.

During this pandemic, most of the people have started to use the video messaging apps to have their meetings. School students were excited because of the lockdown, but teenagers were sad because they can’t meet their friends. Youngsters were using WhatsApp to video call to meet their friends without leaving home.

This has caused the interest in video messaging client to increase up to five times than the usual usage. Research has been carried out by Picodi to find out which are the most used video messaging apps during the COVID-19 period. The research has been done by analysing the average numbers of online search queries of these video messaging clients. As we all know the most common video messaging apps are Line, Viber, WeChat, WhatsApp and the most recent ones, Zoom. The research team has even compared the result with other tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft. These data obtained through the Google Keyword Planner.

WhatsApp is the most used video messaging app

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Based on their analysis, it is found that surprisingly, most of the Asia peoples tend to use WhatsApp more compared to Zoom, Line or WeChat. It was noticeable that Malaysia is one of the countries too which was using WhatsApp most of the time. We all already know that WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in the world. But what we didn’t expect was it is the most popular video messaging apps to in the Asia Pacific region.

Taking a look at the map below, it shows that 98% of the South-East Asia countries are using WhatsApp to video call their friends. Countries such as Indonesia, Singapore and even Papua New Guinea were using the WhatsApp video messaging app to communicate with their friends. But how about attending meetings or conference calls? It is for sure, you can’t attend meetings and conference calls using WhatsApp. That will be a total inappropriate. We are assuming, some companies could be using Skype for Business though to have their conference calls and meetings.

Apart from WhatsApp, there are a few countries which insisted on using Zoom app as the video messaging app. For example, countries such as Australia, Brunei and Japan are mostly using Zoom video messaging app to have their meetings. The reason could be, most probably those companies in these countries requires the employees to use video messaging app and the camera has to be turned on. Personally, I don’t like turning on my cameras during the conference calls.

Even though Zoom is not secure but still these countries insisted on using it

Did you know that recently security researchers found out that Zoom logins have been sold in the dark web? Yes, Zoom is not secure as it says it is. There are many complaints on the Zoom app. In countries such as Malaysia, there is even fake news saying that installing Zoom is allowing hackers to steal their money from their bank account. That doesn’t make sense at all. Maybe as the Zoom video messaging app is vulnerable your personal information can be collected but not your banking account guys. Beware of this type of fake news.

Well, it’s pretty obvious that countries such as Thailand and Taiwan are still using Line as their favourite video messaging apps recently during this COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak. On the other hand, both Bhutan and Myanmar prefers to use WeChat and Viber respectively. To be honest, it has been for years, we hear that people are still using Viber or WeChat. Maybe WeChat there are still groups of people likes to use it but not Viber. The reason people could be using Viber instead of WhatsApp is because of their network availability in a certain region of Myanmar.

In a nutshell, it is crystal clear that WhatsApp is the most used video messaging apps during this global pandemic COVID-19 period. Maybe if we continue the research up until today then probably, Zoom could be the most used video messaging apps out of these video messaging apps.

LG unveils the luxurious mid-range LG Velvet smartphone

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LG unveils the luxurious mid-range LG Velvet smartphone
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The rumours of LG unveiling a smartphone has been going around lately. It has been two years since LG unveils a new smartphone. Many people were saying that LG is not keeping up to the trend because the smartphone which LG launches didn’t go on well. But, now LG is stepping up the paddle once again to compete with other smartphone makers. LG finally unveils the luxurious midrange smartphone called the LG Velvet.

The name itself sounds luxurious, so do the phone design. Upfront the LG Velvet features a 6.8″ OLED display with a tiny notch at the top center which houses the front selfie camera. The LG Velvet also comes with IP68 rating where it is dustproof and waterproof. You can bring the LG Velvet even for swimming and it still works fine.

Another thing to note about the design is it has a military standard approved by the US Department of Defence. This means the smartphone is durable where you can drop at any heights and still it works. Not to forget about the fingerprint scanner. When we take a look at the design of the LG Velvet, we could find the fingerprint scanner neither at the rear nor at the sides. This makes us conclude that the LG Velvet has an in-display fingerprint scanner.

At the camera section, the luxurious midrange smartphone, LG Velvet features an array of triple camera setup. LG is calling it the raindrop cameras. If you watched the LG Velvet invitational video, that’s how LG promoted the LG Velvet. And also if you take a look at the camera design it indeed looks as if it is a rain droplet. From small droplets to big droplets. It is easy to identify which one is the main camera.

First of all, similar to other major midrange smartphones, the LG Velvet also comes with the 48MP main camera. Then the smaller droplet is the 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera. Whereas the smallest droplet is the 5MP depth sensor camera. Over at the front, the LG Velvet features 16MP front-facing selfie camera. Surprisingly, there is an additional feature called Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). Using this feature, you can record some sounds such as paper crippling sound and munching sound. We haven’t seen other smartphones comes with the ASMR feature which seems quite interesting though.

Under the hood, the LG Velvet has the latest chip from Qualcomm which is the Snapdragon 765 with 5G support. It comes with an 8GB of RAM and a 128GB of internal storage. You can expand the storage up to 2TB with the microSD card. Besides that, after such a long time, we are seeing the stylus back on the mid-range smartphone. For the battery wise, the LG Velvet has a decent amount of 4,300mAh battery. According to the LG website, the battery can last up to 16 hours of continuous calls and 440 hours of standby time. For a mid-range smartphone, it also supports wireless charging too.

For the pricing wise, the LG Velvet is priced at ₩899,800 (RM3,196). Currently this luxurious mid-range phone is only available in South Korea. However, LG could be working on to release the LG Velvet globally too. We might need to wait for further updates from LG itself.

Apple will be hosting its virtual WWDC 2020 on June 22

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Apple will be hosting its virtual WWDC 2020 on June 22
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It’s almost time for Apple to host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) which usually happens on June every year. As announced by Apple on March 2020, it confirms that its upcoming WWDC20 will be a complete digital-only event. Now, Apple has already revealed the date of the WWDC20 digital event.

Apple confirms on its website stating that the WWDC20 will be held on 22nd June 2020. Due to the global pandemic COVID-19, Apple says that it will host the WWDC20 virtually. Apart from Apple, Microsoft also confirms that all its event for this year will be a digital event. Every year, Apple charges a huge amount of fee to attend for its WWDC. However, this year Apple will be hosting the WWDC for free for all developers.

According to Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing, the upcoming WWDC20 will be one of the biggest event yet. The reason is, Apple will be bringing in its global developer community of 23 million developers for this event. He also added that Apple is excited to meet all these developers online on June 22 to show them Apple’s new tools and softwares.

Apple’ Swift Student Challenge for all student developers worldwide

On top of that, Apple also announces the Swift Student Challenge. Swift is a programming language build by Apple which supports all Apple devices. Through the Swift Student Challenge, all the student’s developers can show off their skills and love of coding by creating their own Swift playground. Swift playground is an app for iPad and Mac which you can use it in an interactive way to learn to code.

The student developers can start to submit their Swift playground starting 5th May 2020 until 17th May 2020 at 11.59 p.m. All the submission should be done through the Swift Student Challenge website. Apart from that, Apple also announces that it will be announcing winners on 16th May onwards. All the winners will get the WWDC20 jacket and pin set. For more information on the Swift Student Challenge, you can visit the Swift Student Challenge website.

In conclusion, this is one of the world’s biggest conference of the year. And this year, it is going to be a spectacular event as millions of developers will be joining for the WWDC20 for free. As usual, we will be hosting our live blog during the first day of WWDC20. So stay tuned for that too for further updates.

Beware! Zoom logins are being sold in the Dark Web

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Beware! Zoom logins are being sold in the Dark Web
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It has been almost six months since the global pandemic COVID-19 strikes worldwide. No one ever expected that a virus could cause a catastrophic to the economy of the countries worldwide. During this moment, most of the meetings are being hosted via Zoom. Zoom is one of the most used video conferencing platforms. Recently, the UK Sunday Times has reported that 500,000 Zoom logins are being sold on the dark web.

Back in March, security researchers have reported that Zoom is not secure to be used for meetings. Due to its major security flaw found in it most of the US tech giants have banned their employees to use Zoom. Tech companies such as Google is encouraging its employees to use Google Meet to have their daily meetings. Besides that, even companies such as NASA and SpaceX has completely banned Zoom being used by their employees.

As for now, these 500,000 Zoom logins is being sold in the dark web for $6,250 (RM27,000). You might think $6,250 is expensive for Zoom logins, but there could be some high profile users details too in it. Hackers can use these details to exploit these 500,000 Zoom users easily. Each of the Zoom login is almost priced at $1.25 (RM5.40).

Did you know that for these past months, every time when you login to Zoom using Facebook, your login information is being shared to Facebook? With the security flaw in it, hackers can easily hack your account. After receiving tons of complaints, Zoom CEO, Eric Yuan told to remove the Facebook SDK on the latest update. Especially, when you login to Zoom using the app on your iPhone or Android devices.

One of the cybersecurity intelligence company have bought the 500,000 Zoom logins. According to Cyble, it bought the Zoom logins from a “Russian-sounding person” through the Telegraph app. By purchasing it they were able confirm that it is true that 500,000 Zoom logins have been compromised. Cyble has reported this issue to the Zoom to take the necessary action.

The Zoom spokesperson shares that the investigation has been started on this issue. And currently, Zoom is locking all the account which has been compromised. Zoom is also personally requesting the victims to change their passwords immediately. Apart from that, Zoom is also on the verge of investigating on who is responsible for this act by hiring an intelligence firm.

Despite having such an issue, there are millions of people are still using Zoom to attend their meetings. Even college students in Malaysia are using Zoom too to present their assignments. It is also reported that, back in December 2019, Zoom had 10 million daily users. Even on April, 300 million users are using Zoom video conferencing platform.

In conclusion, if by any chance you receive email from Zoom then you should know you are one of the victims too. Immediately change your passwords. Make sure to use a password with multiple characters rather than words.

The iOS text bug returns in iOS 13 to haunt Apple users

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The iOS text bug returns in iOS 13 to haunt Apple users
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Boo! Do you remember back in iOS 11 there was a serious issue when you send a specific character can crash your iPhone. Did I say crash? Yes, true it crashes the iPhone. Today, the iOS text bug has returned once again to Apple users to haunt them.

This time, specific characters from the Sindhi language can cause your iPhone to crash. If you are using iOS 13.4.1, then you can try this iOS text bug to see what happens to your iPhone. Back in iOS 11, when you send specific Telugu characters to your iPhone it will immediately block you from accessing to apps and messages.

In the meantime of waiting for Apple to fix this issue, the only thing you can do is reboot your iPhone if your iPhone crashes too. According to TheVerge, this bug was due to the notification in the iPhone. So, if you want to avoid having such an issue, then you can easily disable your notifications specifically for your Apple Message app.

Not only iOS 13 and iOS 11 had the issue, even in iOS 12 also there was an issue where by clicking on a single link will crash your iPhone too. But for this current issue, it seems Apple has already fix the iOS text bug in the latest iOS 13.4.5 beta release. This latest update should be rolling out globally in the coming weeks.

In conclusion, no matter how secure a smartphone is, still, there will be a simple bug which can crash your smartphone. You can watch the video from EverythingApplePro tried to reproduce this issue and it works. Try it out now if you want. We don’t take any responsibility for this act.

U Mobile and Celcom to be first to offer iPhone SE 2020

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U Mobile and Celcom to be first to offer iPhone SE 2020
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We all have been waiting for the most affordable smartphone from Apple and finally it is here. That is the iPhone SE 2020, the cheapest smartphone from Apple. Apple’s iPhone SE 2020 will be launching in Malaysia sooner than expected. Today, we have update from both U Mobile and Celcom confirms that they will be offering iPhone SE 2020 in Malaysia.

At this moment, the package details are not reveal yet these telcos. But we can confirm you can get the iPhone SE 2020 via instalment plan from U Mobile and Celcom. For the launch date wise, we expecting the iPhone SE 2020 to be launched in Malaysia after the iPhone SE 2020 launches in our neighbouring country, Singapore.

To recap on the specs, iPhone SE 2020 will be featuring a 4.7″ Retina HD display. if you are a fan of the TouchID then you going to love the iPhone SE 2020 because it has TouchID now. Under the hood, the iPhone SE 2020 runs on the latest processor from Apple which is the A13 Bionic chip. This is the same processor the current iPhone 11 series uses. According to Techtainment, the battery size on the iPhone SE 2020 is 1,821mAh and the RAM size has been increased to 3GB of RAM.

You can find more information on the iPhone SE 2020 on Apple Malaysia website. We will update you guys once we know the package details from U Mobile and Celcom.

Xiaomi Mi 10 series launching in Msia on 22nd April 2020

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Xiaomi Mi 10 series launching in Msia on 22nd April 2020
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Back in March, Xiaomi unveils its next Mi series smartphone. That is the Xiaomi Mi 10 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. It was one of the most awaited Mi series from Xiaomi. And if you are waiting for the Xiaomi Mi 10 series, then you just have to wait for another two more days. The Mi 10 series smartphone will be here in Malaysia starting 22nd April onwards.

At first, we were expecting Xiaomi to launch the Mi 10 series via live stream. Because if you notice now most of the smartphones event are being live stream. Even the upcoming Vivo V19 also will be launching its smartphone via the Facebook page. But Xiaomi Malaysia seems like not going to announce the Mi 10 smartphones via live stream.

Xiaomi Mi 10 series technical specifications

To recap on the specs, the Mi 10 series smartphones features a 6.67″ AMOLED which has a 90Hz screen refresh rate. Under the hood, both the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor. The Xiaomi Mi 10 series is one of the first smartphones to use this processor.

For the camera wise, both Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro features an array of four cameras at the rear. First of all, the Mi 10 Pro has a 108MP main camera, 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera, 8MP telephoto camera with 10x hybrid zoom and another 12MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. This is the first time, we are seeing a smartphone with two telephoto cameras.

Whereas for the Mi 10, it has the 108MP main camera similar to the Mi 10 Pro. Rather than having 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera, the Mi 10 has a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera. Additionally, the Mi 10 also features two 2MP depth and macro cameras. For more information on the specs, you can read our post here.

Stay tuned guys, we will update the pricing once Xiaomi unveils the price of the Mi 10 series smartphones in Malaysia on 22nd April 2020.

Vivo V19 launching in Malaysia on 23rd April 2020

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Vivo V19 launching in Malaysia on 23rd April 2020
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Vivo has been one of the top-selling smartphones in Asia lately. This is because Vivo are selling smartphone with awesome specs with affordable prices. And now, Vivo is ready to unveil its next smartphone, Vivo V19.

The Vivo V19 will be officially launch in Malaysia on 23rd of April 2020 at 6PM. Back a few months ago, there were several rumours on the design of the Vivo V19. It looks like now the rumours are indeed true. During the livestream event, Vivo Malaysia will be giving away 3 units of the Vivo V19. All you have to do to win is watch the live stream at home.

We can expect throughout this year, most of the smartphones will be launch via live streaming. This is because of the global pandemic COVID-19 outbreak. Nevertheless, it is good to watch smartphone launch live stream because there are tiny bit chances of winning a free smartphone from the smartphone makers. Previously, we couldn’t offer the specs information for the Vivo V19.

Now, we are glad to show you guys the specs of the Vivo V19. First of all, the Vivo V19 features a magnificent 6.44″ Super AMOLED FHD+ Ultra O Screen display. The Vivo V19 also comes with the Low Brightness Anti-Flicker Technology, where you can enable this feature via setting when you are using the Vivo V19. By enabling this feature, you can protect your eyes from the emission of the display. Similar to the previous Vivo smartphones, it features the in-display fingerprint scanner. And now it has a dual punch-hole display which houses two front selfie cameras.

For the camera wise, the Vivo V19 has an array of six cameras which includes the dual-selfie cameras. The back of the Vivo V19, features a quad-camera setup which has improved camera technologies compared to its previous model. It has a 48MP main camera, 8MP super-wide-angle camera, 2MP bokeh camera and another 2MP macro camera. Over at the front, there is dual-selfie cameras which are 32MP main selfie camera and 8MP super-wide-angle camera.

There are a lot of improvement on the camera department. First of all, it has the new Super Night Selfie mode, where you can capture beautiful selfie shots on the Vivo V19. Compared to the previous model, the Vivo V19 has layered based beautification, multiple exposure blending, AI frame filtering, multi frame alignment, and spatial noise reduction. Apart from that, you can also now record ultra stable selfie videos. It uses Vivo Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS) technology to record the video super stable. This is one of the feature, we are waiting to try it on.

Furthermore, there is a new software feature too for the rear cameras. It is the Art Portrait Video. Using this feature you can focus on the subject by either having the bokeh effect for the video or applying monochrome to the background. This yet another feature, which we are waiting to try too. And also not to forget with the Super Night Portrait feature, you capture great portrait shots with the rear camera.

Compare to Vivo previous smartphones back a few years ago, now they have improved the performance of their smartphone tremendously. This is one of the reasons Vivo has been one of the top-selling smartphones in the Asia region. Under the hood, the Vivo V19 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 processor. The Vivo V19 comes in single storage option which is the 128GB internal storage with 8GB of RAM.

Keeping the lights on is a 4,500mAh battery which charges via USB-C. Next thing to talk about the Vivo V19 is the new 33W Vivo FlashCharge 2.0 fast charging technology. Using the new power brick from Vivo, you can charge the Vivo V19 from 0% to 54% in 30 minutes. This one of the smartphone which can charge quickly. Comparing to the latest OnePlus 8 Pro, Vivo V19 has better battery performance. We will be trying the charging test run too once we get our hands on the Vivo V19.

The Vivo V19 runs on the latest Android software from Google, Android 10. On top of the Android 10, it uses the Vivo’s FunTouch OS 10. Currently, the pricing of the Vivo V19 has not been revealed yet. But we are expecting the price to start from RM1,200. Can you imagine having an affordable smartphone with tons of features in it? That’s the Vivo V19. To participate on the launch event you can join the live stream in Vivo Malaysia Facebook page.

Selangor gets green light to continue Ramadhan e-Bazaar

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Selangor gets green light to continue Ramadhan e-Bazaar
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Every year, during this month there will be Ramadhan Bazaar all over Malaysia. However, due to the Movement Control Order (MCO), the Malaysia government has announced that the Ramadhan Bazaar shouldn’t be allowed. This including e-Bazaars too are not allowed during this period.

But, now it seems like the state of Selangor has gotten the green light to continue the Ramadhan e-Bazaar. According to the state government, Selangor sellers can continue selling foods during this Ramadhan period through the two new platforms which the state government introduces. It is the Grab Selangor and Selangor Platform (Plats).

Central kitchens will be used as collection centres only

Previously, the state government proposed a plan where the sellers will use central kitchens, where the sellers can prepare their food. This proposal has been declined because it is impossible to let a whole group of sellers in one place. For that reason, the Selangor state government has proposed this new e-Bazaar platform, where the central kitchens will be used as the collection centres. This means there wouldn’t be any cooking activities in this areas.

According to Selangor Menteri Besar, he says that the state government has already identified 10 local authority (PBT) halls and 67 restaurants. These 77 locations will be mainly used to provide foods during the Ramadhan period. Most recently, Penang state government confirms that it will be continuing with the Ramadhan Bazaar through its Jom Beli Platform (JBO). Now, Selangor also will be continuing the Ramadhan Bazaar too.

Though, there is a catch where the sellers has to receive typhoid injection before participating in the Ramadhan Bazaar. According to the Ministry of Health, this injection is mandatory required for all the sellers. For the delivery partners wise, the state government will be collaborating with Grab, Bunkusit, Mr Spedy, Zepto Express and MatDespatch.

In conclusion, only these two states will be able to continue with the Ramadhan Bazaar through the e-Bazaar platforms. The state government is encouraging sellers to participate in this e-Bazaar platform by providing easy financing without interest to eligible small traders with the financing of between RM3,000 and RM5,000 through Hijrah Selangor.

Penangites can continue to order food during Ramadhan

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Penangites can continue to order food during Ramadhan
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Due to the global pandemic COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysia government have initiated lockdown nationwide last March 2020. As we all know, the month of Ramadan is just around the corner, many of the muslims and non-muslim will be ready to try varieties of foods. However, due to the Movement Control Order (MCO), the government announces that Ramadhan Bazaars will not be allowed.

Well, it looks like the government decision is not stopping for Penangites to continue having the Ramadhan Bazaars. Thankfully, if you are a Penangite, then you can continue buying your favorite foods during this period. Good news to Penang local sellers and hawkers, the Penang local council will be launching its own Jom Beli Online (JBO) platform.

Using this JBO platform, Penang sellers can continue doing their food business online. Both the full-time sellers and part-time sellers, can continue staying at home and continue to prepare foods for evening. Then there will be a service where the delivery guy will pick up all the orders from the sellers home and deliver it to the customers.

According to the Penang Island City Council, their main delivering partner would be DeliverEat. DeliverEat is one of the most famous food delivering service which is based in Penang. With the JBO platform, even other delivery partners also could collaborate with the Penang local council. However, Grab has decline to join the JBO platform during this upcoming Ramadhan period.

In a nutshell, if you are one of the sellers from Penang reading this post and you wished to join the JBO platform, you can mail it from here. And the arrangement can be done accordingly.

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