After Apple and Amazon reach $1 trillion-dollar company, Google joins the race too. With such a huge valuation tech giant company, it can acquire any company it wishes at any time. Officially today Google announces that it is acquiring the world’s most famous wearable company.
Do you know which is the most famous wearable company? Well, the answer is Fitbit. Google has officially acquired Fitbit for $2.1 billion today. The US tech giant made the official announcement via its blog. The Google SVP of devices and services, Rick Osterloh says that Google is planning to invest in Wear OS and wearable devices which are Made by Google.
According to Google, Fitbit will be completely owned by Google. This means Fitbit will not be a separate division under Google. With this can we expect Google to rename Fitbit as Google Fitbit or Google Fit? Previously, when Google rebrands Nest, it was later named as Google Nest.
On the other side, Fitbit has also released its official press statement. From the press statement, Fitbit has mentioned that it takes its users privacy for health and fitness seriously. Neither of the health nor the fitness data will be used for Google ads.
Until today, Google has not ventured into the wearable technology. This could be its first step to launch a new Google smartwatch later next year. Besides that, Fitbit has already smartwatch such as the Fitbit Versa. Now, with Google software integration into Fitbit hardware, it can make the Fitbit watch smarter. Google believes this could be the best alternative to the Apple Watch.
In conclusion, Google soon will be introducing its own smartwatch. We can expect Google to unveil its first-ever smartwatch next year around October 2020. Besides Fitbit, Google has already also acquired a few smartwatch technologies from Fossil. We will update you once we got more information on Google smartwatch.
It has only been a few days since Samsung reveals the concept design of a foldable flip smartphone. Samsung shows off its vision to develop a new foldable form factor for a smartphone during its annual Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose.
As we looked at the video, many of the tech bloggers confirmed it could be the upcoming Galaxy Fold 2 design. The reason we said was that back in 2018 when the South Korea tech company reveals a new foldable design phone, everyone was very sure that Samsung is going to unveil a new foldable smartphone. As expected, Samsung reveals the Galaxy Fold.
But, now we receive the latest information saying that Samsung will be unveiling a new flip phone. However, it is not the Galaxy Fold 2. It is called Galaxy W20 5G. This could be the new Galaxy series Samsung plans to unveil. And if this phone is revealed, it would be a direct rival with the upcoming Motorola RAZR.
Besides that, we also got to know that this foldable flip device is expected to launch on November 2019. During the same month, Motorola will be unveiling Motorola RAZR on November 13 in Los Angeles. Currently, there is still no information from the South Korean company yet.
But looking at the leaked image at the top, China Telecom could be the main telco provider to sell the phone in China. China Telecom is one of the famous telco provider company which is similar to Maxis and Celcom in Malaysia.
That’s all we have for now. Stay tuned for more updates from us.
Before the official launch itself, there are already many leaked photos which show the Motorola RAZR flip smartphone. The most recent leaked photo we have it from the famous serial leakster @evleaks. Now, we have the complete image of the Motorola RAZR. Besides that, we also have a few other photos from another online source.
From the leaked images, we know the housing design is 90% similar to the classic Motorola RAZR. The major difference would be instead of having the keypads inside, the phone is completely full display when you flip it open. Besides that, there is a small button could be seen when you flip the device close. We are assuming this button is used to flip the RAZR open. We wish Motorola could be using the same mechanism to flip it close. That would be something unique.
Other than that, as we said previously, the small screen will be mainly used for the notification purpose only. On top of the small screen, there is a single camera bump which looks like the Motorola RAZR could be only having a single main camera. The specs of the camera are not revealed yet.
At the moment, the official specs are not revealed yet. But, looking at these photos we can say the Motorola will probably have a tall 22:9 aspect ratio display. Furthermore, if you view at the Motorola RAZR sideways, it looks thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Fold. With this, we can also assume the battery size could be smaller than the current Galaxy Fold.
Pricing and Availability
It is also rumoured that the Motorola RAZR will be priced at USD1,500 (~RM6,257). Even though it is considered an expensive smartphone, but if you compare it with the Galaxy Fold, its much cheaper. Foldable smartphones are the future, and Samsung is wishing to be part of it very badly. A few days ago, Samsung reveals its plan to unveil another foldable smartphone which flips similar to the upcoming Motorola RAZR.
In conclusion, Motorola will be announcing Motorola RAZR on 13th of November 2019. The event is planned to take place in Los Angeles. For more official information stay tuned with us. We will update you all once we receive official information from Motorola itself.
As we are nearing to the end of 2019, many smartphone makers are slowing down their products announcement. But, it looks like Xiaomi has another product to launch before the end of 2019. By this time, we are sure many of you have already known that Xiaomi will be launching the CC9 Pro in China next week.
Apart from the CC9 Pro smartphone, Xiaomi is also prepping to unveil its new smartwatch. To be honest, Xiaomi new wearables totally imitates the design of the Apple Watch. The design is almost similar to the previous series of the Apple Watch. Apple has changed the design of the Apple Watch with the launch of Apple Watch Series 4 onwards.
Here is Apple Watch Series 1 and Xiaomi Mi Watch side by side comparison. It has the similar digital crown and a physical button below it.
Xiaomi will be unveiling its smartwatch on 5th of November in China. The name of it is still not confirmed yet. But it is going to be called either Xiaomi Watch or Xiaomi Mi Watch. According to Mijia, which is the sub-brand of Xiaomi noted that Xiaomi new smartwatch is able to work even without a smartphone with you. This is almost similar to the Apple Watch Series 5 which support LTE via the eSIM.
Pricing and Availability
At the moment, neither the pricing nor the availability is unveiled yet. However, it is speculated that Xiaomi’s new wearable does come in two colours which are Black and Silver. One thing we can assure you all is it will be way cheaper than the Apple Watch.
In conclusion, if you want to buy a cheaper smartwatch which has similar features with the Apple Watch, then you probably should buy the Xiaomi smartwatch. We will update you on the pricing details once Xiaomi unveils it next week. Stay tuned for more updates from us.
We know there are still many of you are still using iPhone 5. Some of you are still using the iOS 9 or iOS 10 on the iPhone 5. Now, here’s our note for you. Please update your iPhone 5 immediately as soon as possible (ASAP). At first, you might think this is total nonsense. But if you are not updating your iPhone 5 then we are really sorry for you all.
If you want your iPhone 5 to be not usable, then probably you can ignore this message. But if you are planning to continue to use your iPhone 5 then you must update your iPhone iOS ASAP. A few days, ago, Apple has updated notice on its Apple Support website regarding the iPhone 5 software update. Apple is insisting all iPhone owners update their iOS to at least version 10.3.4 by November 3 12 A.M UTC.
The main reason Apple is rushing every iPhone 5 owners to update to iOS 10.3.4 is because of the GPS rollover issue. Ok, now we know many of you are really confused right now when we say GPS rollover issue. Let us explain to you what is GPS rollover.
What is GPS rollover?
GPS rollover is an event where devices go crazy after 19.7 years to be exact. The last time GPS rollover issue happened to devices was on August 1999. The most recent GPS rollover happened on April 2019. The GPS systems record each of the weeks as a 10-digit binary number. Which this is equivalent to 1,024 weeks. During this time, most of the phone features such as GPS and Emails become unusable.
Although the GPS rollover happened in April, Apple has immediately all its devices to the latest iOS update. Despite releasing the software update, Apple has told that it wouldn’t cause any issues to iOS devices until November 3 2019. But, now Apple is aggressively insisting iPhone 5 users update their iPhone to iOS 10.3.4.
If you update this following iOS update, you can continue to use the App Store, iCloud, email and web browsing service. Unless if you are stubborn, then we are sorry because you going to miss all the useful features on your iPhone 5. Updating your iOS is a very simple thing. All you need to do is go to Settings -> General -> Software Update to update your iPhone 5.
Well, what if you have an iPhone 4s or iPad 2? Then you confirm will be losing the GPS capabilities. According to Apple, only 9% of the users are still on the previous iOS 10 version. So if you have an iPhone 5 we really salute you for still using it until now. Don’t forget to update your iPhone 5.
Samsung Galaxy Fold is the latest smartphone from the Korean tech giant. Despite having screen issues which were reported back during the beginning of this year, the Galaxy Fold finally goes for sale globally. Galaxy Fold is the world’s first foldable smartphone. Based on the same design, other smartphone makers such as Huawei has unveiled the Huawei Mate X.
In just within a month launching Galaxy Fold, Samsung has already started working on the next Galaxy Fold 2. Samsung plans to continue the foldable phone design for its upcoming years’ phone. Now, Samsung reveals that it is already working on the next foldable concept smartphone through a YouTube video. Samsung reveals its plans during its annual developer conference which happens in San Jose.
It’s going to be Samsung vs Motorola
From the video above, you can easily notice the left side is the current Galaxy Fold and the right side is the upcoming Galaxy Fold 2. Similar to the Galaxy Fold the upcoming Galaxy Fold 2 will be having two displays. This upcoming foldable device looks more like a clamshell device. Motorola will be unveiling the classic RAZR smartphone during the first week of November. We can say both Samsung and Motorola could be unveiling the next clamshell device which could be the next trend for the foldable smartphone.
Samsung could be unveiling the Galaxy Fold 2 as soon as next year February with an additional punch-hole screen. This round you can expect the exterior to feature a smaller display. This smaller display will be used for notifications purposes.
In conclusion, it is confirmed Motorola will be unveiling the Motorola RAZR flip smartphone ahead of Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 launch. Although Samsung has already shared the concept of smartphone design officially, we still not 100% sure that Samsung could be unveiling Galaxy Fold 2. We will constantly update you guys on the updates regarding Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 phone launch once Samsung officially reveal information regarding it.
The current most popular Chinese smartphone maker besides Oppo is Xiaomi. During the beginning of October, Xiaomi has unveil the world’s best concept smartphone, Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha. It features the world’s first 108MP camera. Now, Xiaomi has officially confirm its upcoming Mi Note series smartphone on its official Twitter account.
From the tweet above, it is confirmed Xiaomi will be launching Mi Note 10. The upcoming Mi Note series also will be featuring the world’s first 108MP Penta camera lens. Penta camera means, the rear of the Mi Note 10 will have five cameras. This is the first smartphone to be equipped with five cameras.
At the same time, there is a rumour saying that there are high chances Mi CC9 Pro will be rebranded to Mi Note 10. The main reason would be for global markets. Each time only in China the version namings are different than the global releases. Xiaomi has already revealed the Mi CC9 Pro on the Weibo account. On November 5th Xiaomi will be unveiling the Mi CC9 Pro in China. With this, we can expect the Mi Note 10 to unveil sooner after unveiling the Mi CC9 Pro.
According to Xiaomi, the main camera will be having a 108MP camera. The second camera is the telephoto camera which gives you 10x hybrid zoom and 50x digital zoom. The third camera is the 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 12MP portrait camera. The fifth lens is the macro camera which can shoot macro shots as low as 1.5cm.
In conclusion, we believe the Mi Note 10 will be one the best camera smartphone to rule the smartphone industry. At the moment, we still haven’t received any official specs from Xiaomi yet. Continue following our page for more update in the future.
In this most recent times, many of the users prefer to commute via e-hailing services. At the moment, in Malaysia, there are many e-hailing services such as Grab and Mula. Apart from these two famous e-hailing services, the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has reported that there are a total of 42 e-hailing services which has given the license to operate in Malaysia.
Currently, if you scroll through your Instagram posts or Facebook News Feed, most of the time without realising you might have come through a new e-hailing service called InDriver. Maybe after reading this article sooner, you might realise why we are writing an article about InDriver. Trust us, the features it offers will totally blow your mind away.
If you take a look at other e-hailing services, most of them are taking a certain percentage of commission from the drivers. With InDriver, it is totally opposite. According to InDriver, it does not take any commission from the drivers. This is something unusual for a company who provide e-hailing services.
History of InDriver
Back in 2012, a group of college students created a group called “Independent drivers, indrivers” in the social network “VKontakte”. The reason behind this creation was during the New Year holiday, the temperature in a city in Siberia dropped below -45 degree Celcius. During that moment, the local taxi drivers started to double the cost of trips due to the weather condition. In order to overcome overpaying the taxi drivers, the students created this group.
Within six months, 50,000 participants have joined the group. And that’s how a year later InDriver was founded. Passengers can set the amount of their fare and drivers can increase the amount accordingly. We will talk about this in detail soon.
How InDriver works for passengers?
Same as other e-hailing apps you have to register to use the InDriver service. You need to fill in your personal details such as first name, last name, email address and mobile number. For verification purpose, you will receive a six-digit pin code on your phone.
After that, as usual, you can select your current location and your destination. If other e-hailing apps, you have to click on the Book button isn’t it. However, this is where we say this app will totally blow your mind. For the first time ever, you can offer your fare. When you click on the offer fare button, a base price for your trip will be shown. You can either decide to set the base price or to decrease it accordingly.
Now, this is another interesting feature we have seen in the InDriver app where the InDriver app allows you to choose which offer to choose from the list of drivers. For example, if the average fare is RM22, the offer from the driver could be either RM22 or slightly higher than that. Since the app is transparent to the passenger, you can view their current rating and also the model of the car before accepting the offer. Next is you will be able to view the car plate number of the driver and also the current location of the driver. Do note that the app accepts cash only at the moment.
How does it work for drivers?
Are you in a plan to earn income while driving? Then you should try to be a driver with the InDriver app. Using a similar app, you can easily click on the switch to Driver mode by tapping on the button as shown in the image below.
After that, you need to register your self as InDriver driver. This wouldn’t take a longer time. Most of the procedures are similar to other e-hailing services. The reason you should join as a driver is because of a few of the amazing advantages. First of all, since the passenger pays you in cash, all the cash is yours. The company is not taking any commission from you. Besides that, it is very flexible for you to switch between driver and passenger. The InDriver app also gives you the freedom to choose your ride at any time.
In conclusion, we are sure these features which are provided by e-hailing service, InDriver will totally blow your mind. However, we are still not sure on how secure is the platform yet. At this moment, InDriver is available in 26 countries and 300 cities worldwide. There are already more than 35,000,000 users worldwide and it is one of the worlds top 10 e-hailing services. For Malaysians, this ride service is available in a few cities such as Penang, Seberang Perai, Kulim, Sungai Petani, Taiping, Alor Setar, Ipoh and Kubang Pasu.
For more information on the InDriver e-hailing service, visit the official website. The InDriver app is available in both iOS and Android which you can download it for free. Try it out now.
Last week, Sunway Pyramid has sent out an invitation for the media preview of its new Smart Parking system. The Smart Parking system uses the License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology to detect the entry and exit of the vehicle.
With the new Smart Parking system, Sunway Pyramid believes the parking congestion could be reduced easily. This is because users would just have to drive in and drive out easily without taking any parking tickets.
The latest update from Sunway Pyramid is, the Smart Parking system will be developed by JeiShun. It is a famous smart parking vendor which is based in China. The Smart Parking system also accepts cashless payments such as GrabPay, AliPay, Boost, WeChat Pay, and even Touch n’ Go eWallet too. In case you have your debit or credit card, you can use it to pay for your entry too.
As we mentioned earlier, Sunway Smart Parking system with LPR technology is the first system being implemented in Sunway Pyramid. With this, in another a few more years, you can witness other malls also to have its own Smart Parking system. Currently, Sunway is testing its first of its kind parking system in other Sunway City such as Sunway Pyramid, Sunway Hotels and Menara Sunway. Do note that only season parking users are able to use this system at the moment. The Sunway Smart Parking system will be rolled out to the public in Q1 of 2020.
How to use Sunway Smart Parking system?
Furthermore, for the drivers, they can register their car plate registration directly using the Sunway Pyramid portal. You can also register your car plate number using the Sunway Pals app too. After registering once, next time you can easily drive into the car park without collecting the physical ticket. When you are leaving the boom gate will be automatically opened after recognising your car plate.
Image from Lowyat.net
You can also lock your vehicle directly from the app so that you can’t drive out of the car park. This is one of the security features which is implemented for the Sunway Smart Parking system. If you are thinking about the accuracy of the License Plate Recognition system, a representative from JeiShun confirms it has a 95% accuracy rate. This accuracy rate is specifically for the Malaysian car number plates. According to the JeiShun representative, they are aiming to increase the system accuracy up to 99.7% after deploying to the public in Q1 2020.
In a nutshell, we will have to wait until the Sunway Pyramid rolls out the system officially next year. What do you think of this new Smart Parking system? Is it something really useful for us? Do let us know your thought on the comments section below.
The main reason many people prefer buying the iPhone rather than an Android smartphone is the security feature in it. Until today, Apple has produced the most secured iPhone. Even if you publish an app to the App Store, Apple has a security team who verifies the app thoroughly.
But, last week Wandera, mobile security company reported that 17 apps from the App Store are infected with malware. It is a clicker Trojan malware which regularly attempts to connect to a specific website. The purpose of this malware is to either earn money for appearing to drive traffic to a specific site or to drain the budget of a competitor.
According to Wandera, all these 17 apps in the App Store is developed by the same developer who is based in India. Upon issuing a report to Apple, Apple has immediately removed the apps from the App Store. Besides this, it was also reported that 42 Android apps from the Google Play Store have also been removed by Google security team.
Infected apps from the App Store
RTO Vehicle Information
EMI Calculator & Loan Planner
File Manager – Documents
Smart GPS Speedometer
CrickOne – Live Cricket Scores
Daily Fitness – Yoga Poses
FM Radio – Internet Radio
My Train Info – IRCTC & PNR
Around Me Place Finder
Easy Contacts Backup Manager
Ramadan Times 2019
Restaurant Finder – Find Food
BMI Calculator – BMR Calc
Dual Accounts
Video Editor – Mute Video
Islamic World – Qibla
Smart Video Compressor
Even though Apple has removed these apps from the App Store, some of you might have download these apps previously and the apps might be in your iPhone now as we speak. Our advice to you is if you have any of these apps installed on your iPhone, better delete it before it infects your iOS system. For more information visit Wandera website.
