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An Overview of Vivo 5G On Innovating The Future

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An Overview of Vivo 5G On Innovating The Future
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(L-R) Fabian Narcis, Moderator, Rene Bernad, President of Access Blockchain Association Malaysia, Kenneth Ho, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Beamstart Malaysia and Mike Xu, Chief Executive Officer of Vivo Malaysia presented at Vivo 5G Panel Discussion.

With the evolving technology today, the world has seen many changes. According to Ericsson Mobility Report conducted on November 2018, global mobile data traffic is expected to multiply by five before the end of 2024; particularly in dense urban areas, the current 4G networks simply won’t be able to keep up. While the world’s demand for high-speed connectivity increases, we need a frontier technology to support our network, and that’s where 5G comes in.  

Following Vivo Malaysia’s recent launch of Vivo NEX 3, which is presented as the first 5G smartphone in Malaysia – where NEX 3 came on time to provide the best 5G experience for users. A panel discussion was organised recently by Vivo Malaysia to discuss on the vital role of 5G in the fast-paced smartphone industry; involving Mike Xu, Chief Executive Officer of Vivo Malaysia, Rene Bernard, President of Access Blockchain Association Malaysia and Kenneth Ho, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Beamstart Malaysia.

Being seen as one of the leading smartphone manufacturers, Vivo has started its 5G technology research and development hub in Beijing, China in 2016. On the first quarter of 2017, Vivo presented its technological development in High Power User Equipment (HPUE) at the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) Summit 2017 in Barcelona, showcasing its commitment to herald in the 5G era.

“Vivo has always been a technology-driven company by product innovation with a focus on smart devices and services. We are introducing the strategy to expand 5G end-points to include AR glasses, smartwatches, smart headphones and more while using 5G-enabled smartphones as a core feature,” shared Mike Xu, Chief Executive Officer of Vivo Malaysia during the panel discussion.

Additionally, Vivo strives to develop products that cater to everyone while enforcing the 5G application in all their products.

“To support the needs of consumers when connecting both digital and physical worlds while providing a more holistic and richer user experience across all Vivo 5G devices, Vivo adopted a multi-device, multi-application, and multi-scenario approach,” Mike Xu added.

On the same year, Vivo and Qualcomm signed an MoU worth 4 billion U.S. dollars. The signing of this MoU signifies Vivo and Qualcomm’s technical partnership and patent sharing and ensured Vivo’s leading position in mobile-related technologies.

Later in 2018, Vivo has announced plans to spearhead industry development of pre-commercial 5G smartphones through the introduction of ground-breaking 5G software and hardware based on Vivo NEX smartphone series.

Additionally, Vivo has completed the initial development of 5G smartphone software and hardware on Vivo NEX. Running on Qualcomm’s X50 modem, Vivo has concluded initial architecture planning, 3D placement stacking, radiofrequency antenna designs and optimised battery space within NEX to deliver 5G capabilities.

In June 2018, Vivo today has detailed its collaboration with Qualcomm to address a critical 5G development milestone with their ground-breaking 5G antenna technology. This milestone is significant as the arrival of 5G is creating major design challenges for smartphone manufacturers and network operators. To fully support the rollout of 5G services, even greater complexity and tougher requirements have been added to antenna designs and technologies.

Knowing that 5G serves to achieve the goal of enhanced person-to-person connectivity as well as improving individuals’ connection with the world, via any device, at any time and anywhere, Vivo shared its vision and insight on 5G development and how it will empower a new era of smart living during Qualcomm’s 4G/5G Summit held in Hong Kong in 2018.

On June 2019, Vivo unveiled its latest cutting-edge innovation at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2019 as part of its new strategy to deliver richer mobile experience in the 5G era. Aligning with MWC’s theme of “Intelligent Connectivity” this year, Vivo showcased several 5G enabled smart devices and applications, as well as new technology breakthroughs while demonstrating its commitment to empowering the next-gen mobile experience.

However, Vivo is not going to stop here; fact that Vivo is still making continuous efforts – striving to develop the most refined and innovative technology to be embedded in all their products to bring huge changes to people’s lives.

Sunway Pyramid is the first mall to use License Plate Recognition system

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Sunway Pyramid is the first mall to use License Plate Recognition system
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After introducing a cashless payment system, malls in Malaysia has started to stop accepting cash for the parking system. Ideally, when you enter a mall, you have to collect the parking coupon which later you need to pay it at the AutoPay station. Malls such as Gurney Plaza in Penang is now going cashless where you just need to pay the amount via Touch n’ Go payment or via banking cards such as debit or credit cards. Sunway Pyramid mall in Selangor is taking a step forward by introducing the License Plate Recognition (LPR) system.

With this system, you can worry-free about keeping your parking ticket save each time. Users won’t require to have the paper tickets during entry and exit. The Sunway Smart Parking system aim to provide its users with a seamless experience for both entry and exit. According to SoyaCincau, the Sunway Pyramid mall main aim is to also use new kind of technologies for its mall. Back in 2008, Sunway Pyramid was the first mall in Malaysia to implement the parking guidance system. Now, if you notice, many malls have started to implement this system.

The above teaser video was shared by Sunway to show a glimpse of how the LPR system works. You can watch the video above to have a rough idea of this smart parking system. Sunway is organizing its Sunway Smart parking preview next week. We will update you once there is an update from Sunway.

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Honor 9X to launch in India by end of 2019

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Honor 9X to launch in India by end of 2019
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Back in 2018, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has sold Honor 8X more than 10 million units worldwide. This record sale is achieved just within 6 months after launching Honor 8X. Countries such as India and Malaysia has tremendously increased the sales of the Honor 8X. Yesterday, Honor Malaysia confirms the upcoming launch of the Honor 9X on its official Facebook page. With that, Honor India President Charles Peng has also confirmed Honor 9X will be officially launching in India by end of 2019.

Honor 9X will be on Android

After the launch of the Huawei Mate 30, Huawei officially announces, the device will not come with Google apps and services. If you are thinking Honor 9X also will be the same, then you are wrong about it. The Honor India President itself has confirmed that “Honor 9X will be launch by the end of this year in India. It will be on Android.” The reason behind this is because Honor 9X was launched back in July 2019 before the United States government bans Huawei. With this, we are expecting Honor 9X sales also to increase as users can use Google services.

Review Honor 9X before the official launch

Besides that, in Malaysia, Honor is running a contest now before the launch of Honor 9X. The Huawei sub-brand is giving its fans a chance to review the Honor 9X before the launch itself by joining the Honor Club Early Access Program. Honor Malaysia will only be selecting two winners from this contest. All you need to do is review any of the Honor products and send the link to the campaign page before 31st of October 2019. Do note that, you can only join once. Multiple entries are not allowed.

For the specs-wise, Honor 9X features a large 6.53-inch OLED display with a motorized pop-up 16MP selfie shooter. Even with the OLED display, Honor 9X has mounted the fingerprint scanner at the side of the device.

For the camera department, Honor 9X has a dual-camera setup with 48MP as the main camera. The rest cameras are 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2MP depth sensor. Whereas for the Honor 9X Pro it features a triple camera setup with the additional 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera.

Powering the device is the Kirin 810 chipset and a large 4,000 mAh battery which supports fast charging via USB-C. For more information on the complete specs, click the button below.

Honor 9X Technical Specifications

In conclusion, the official pricing in Malaysia is not revealed yet. We will update once we have official information from Honor Malaysia. Stay tuned for more updates from us.

Google says it will fix Pixel 4 face unlock feature

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Google says it will fix Pixel 4 face unlock feature
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Image from The Verge

Last week, Google unveil Pixel 4 with tons of new features in New York City. During the event, Google has unveiled its new security feature which is the face unlock feature. According to Google, the face unlocks features works very fast. However, it works even your eyes are closed.

This causes a security issue, where anyone can unlock your Pixel 4 when you are asleep. Now, Google has responded that it is working an option to require its users to open their eyes in order to unlock the phone. If you have pre-order the Pixel 4, the option is not coming anytime soon. Google will be working on this feature and will be rolled out via software update in the coming months.

Here’s the statement from Google spokesperson:

We’ve been working on an option for users to require their eyes to be open to unlock the phone, which will be delivered in a software update in the coming months. In the meantime, if any Pixel 4 users are concerned that someone may take their phone and try to unlock it while their eyes are closed, they can activate a security feature that requires a pin, pattern or password for the next unlock. Pixel 4 face unlock meets the security requirements as a strong biometric, and can be used for payments and app authentication, including banking apps. It is resilient against invalid unlock attempts via other means, like with masks.

Back to the classic pin, pattern and password feature

Meanwhile waiting for Google to unveil this option, Google has suggested its users use the Lockdown feature. This is the classic security feature where you can set pin, pattern or password to unlock your phone. According to The Verge, Pixel 4 has already a feature called Screen Attention. This feature turns off your phone screen when it detects your eyes are not looking at the phone else it will be on. Google could have used this feature for the Face Unlock too, but why it didn’t use it? That’s still questionable.

In conclusion, Pixel 4 will be officially going for sale on October 24 onwards. However, there isn’t any news about whether Google will launch Pixel 4 in Malaysia any time soon. Until now, even the Pixel 3 is not launched in Malaysia yet. So if you are looking to order one for yourself, you can order it via Lazada or any other e-commerce platforms.

After FaceApp, Gradient is the next viral face app

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After FaceApp, Gradient is the next viral face app
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The next viral app is here. It is called Gradient. Similar to the previous FaceApp, Gradient uses your face to show your celebrity doppelganger. Since last week itself, the app has gone viral as many celebrities started sharing their photo on social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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The Gradient app is also developed by Russian developers. The FaceApp also was developed by Russian developers which had some user privacy issue. According to one of the reviewer, he says the app doesn’t use any AI to find your doppelganger. It randomly chooses some celebrities such as Bruno Mars and matches it with your photo. According to the Gradient website, it says it uses AI to match your doppelganger.

If you wished to give it a try of your face, you simply download the app both on iOS and Android devices for free. However, you can only use the app for only 3 days. After that, you will be charged $4.99 per week or $19.99 per month. This happens only if you forgot to cancel. So don’t forget ya.

Motorola to unveil foldable Motorola RAZR on Nov 13

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Motorola to unveil foldable Motorola RAZR on Nov 13
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The king of the foldable phone is ready to make a comeback after launching Motorola RAZR back in 2004. This could be the next foldable smartphone after Samsung and Huawei. Motorola has sent out the media invitation which it planned to launch the all-new Motorola RAZR at Los Angeles on the 13th of November.

Tech reviewers such MKBHD has received the official invitation from Motorola. From the animated invitation, it says “An original unlike any other” while displaying a hinge at the top. Besides that, Motorola has mentioned “highly anticipated unveiling of a reinvented icon” and “you are going to flip”. From the media invitation itself has proven it is going to be the Motorola RAZR.

Back in 2004, when Motorola introduces Motorola RAZR, it was one of the best flip phones in the world. According to Tech Radar, almost 50 million units have been sold from 2004 until 2006. It was the biggest selling flip phone back then. Now you know why we called the Motorola RAZR the king of the flip phone.

A smaller version of the Samsung Galaxy Fold

Thinking of the design, back in 2017, Motorola has filed a patent of a smartphone which almost looks like the upcoming Motorola RAZR. Since the foldable smartphone is the current trend, we are expecting Motorola RAZR also to have a dual display in the outside and inside.

When you flip the phone, you could have a full display on the inside. And once you flip it to close the phone, you could have another display which could show the notifications mainly. This could be almost similar to the concept of Samsung Galaxy Fold. However, this could be a smaller version of the Galaxy Fold. Before this, we have received the first look of the Motorola RAZR which was leaked online. We are assuming, that’s how the design of the RAZR is.

We will be updating you all from time to time regarding the Motorola RAZR. Keep on following our future updates on our Facebook page “TechmonQuay”.

Apple Watch Series 5 LTE coming to Malaysia November 1

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Apple Watch Series 5 LTE coming to Malaysia November 1
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Apple Watch Series 4 is the latest Apple Watch Apple introduces previously. After one year, Apple has unveiled its latest Apple Watch Series 5 during the launch of iPhone 11. Interestingly, Apple is launching the Apple Watch Series 5 in Malaysia on 1st of November 2019.

Apparently, for the first time, Apple is launching Apple Watch Series 5 with LTE support in Malaysia. Even with the current Apple Watch Series 4, Apple did not launch the LTE version over in Malaysia. Now, you can use your Apple Watch to make phone calls without bringing your iPhone along with you.

Before the official launch itself, Apple Malaysia has removed Apple Watch Series 4 from the Apple Online Store. Apart from that, it reduces the Apple Watch Series 3 price too. Apple is also offering the Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular support too.

For the LTE version, Digi is the only telco provider offering at the moment. You can head over to the Digi website to pre-order the Apple Watch Series 5. You can pre-order starting 25th October 2019.

For more information on the details, you can visit the Apple Watch Series 5 page.

BREAKING: Massive amount of Universiti Malaya data leaked online

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BREAKING: Massive amount of Universiti Malaya data leaked online
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On the same day of hacking Universiti Malaya E-Pay website, a massive amount of personal details has been leaked online. Those personal details leaked was from both the Academic and Non-Academic staff of Universiti Malaya.

According to Lowyat.net, almost 24,000 of personal information which is believed to be from the Universiti Malaya E-Pay website. This includes login information and also hashed passwords. Besides that, the hacker has uploaded all this information to a file-sharing website. Based on the checking the database credentials also have been leaked online.

With this, we are sure financial data also has been leaked online. If you are an ex-student of Universiti Malaya, we are sorry to say that your financial records have been compromised now. There are different parts of the leaked data. The first part was mainly on the financial information of Universiti Malaya. This includes banking information such as bank name and bank account number.

The second part of the leaked data was the staff’s details such as Employee Tax Numbers (LHDN) and EPF Numbers. Apart from the staff details, 24,000 login information as part of the second part of the leaked data.

However, before Lowyat confirms the data breach, Universiti Malaya has released a press statement stating that none of the data was neither leaked or compromised. Look’s like Universiti Malaya is in huge trouble now. The reason is, the hackers who hacked the E-Pay website has also hacked Universiti Malaya servers which causes massive amount of data to be leaked online.

In case you think your banking account could be compromised, we prefer you to take the necessary steps. We are still waiting for Universiti Malaya to give its official statement on this matter. But we can assure you it is going to take a longer period for the Universiti Malaya to recover back those details.

Google Pixel 4 has a major flaw in its face unlock feature

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Google Pixel 4 has a major flaw in its face unlock feature
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Google Pixel 4 is currently the talk of the town as Google launches it this week. After the launch, Google has given a few of the Google Pixel 4 to the tech reviewers. Not even a week, a reporter from BBC has found a major security flaw on the Google Pixel 4.

Apart from fingerprint scanning, face unlock is the new feature many smartphones has. Apple iPhone X also uses the Face ID from day one and it works like charm. However, Google Pixel 4 face unlock feature even works if your eyes are closed. If you have used the iPhone X before, you might know that you can unlock your device only if your eyes are opened and it is looking at the phone.

Back before Google unveils Google Pixel 4, the American tech giant releases a video of the Pixel 4 face unlock feature. In that video, Google requires you to open your eyes in order for the face unlock feature to work. According to The Verge, the Google support page also confirms that “Your phone can also be unlocked by someone else if it’s held up to your face, even if your eyes are closed,”.

Besides that, Google Pixel 4 has only one security feature which is the face unlock. This means you can only use your face to unlock your Pixel 4. With this major security, flaw makes us think about how secure is Google Pixel 4. Nevertheless, Google says the face unlock feature will get better from time to time with future software updates.

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Anyone can use fingerprint to unlock your Samsung Galaxy S10

Anyone can use fingerprint to unlock your Samsung Galaxy S10

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Anyone can use fingerprint to unlock your Samsung Galaxy S10
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Image from MobileSyrup

The main security layer in a smartphone is the biometric layer. Imagine if the biometric layer can be overridden, your smartphone is not secure anymore. One of the most trending news at the moment is, Samsung Galaxy S10 has a bug where anyone can unlock your phone using a fingerprint. Recently, one of the Samsung users has found out that when he installs a third-party screen protector, other users can easily unlock the phone.

Samsung reluctantly agreed there is a security flaw on the Samsung Galaxy S10. According to Samsung, its development team is working round the clock to issue a software patch for the malfunction fingerprint recognition very soon. Since the issue has been spread widely to worldwide, different online banks such as South Korea, KaKaobank has advised its customers to turn off the fingerprint recognition until Samsung releases a patch for the Galaxy S 10.

At the moment, one of the Samsung spokespeople has given the following statement to Engadget:

“We’re investigating this internally. We recommend all customers to use Samsung authorized accessories, specifically designed for Samsung products.”

Our advice to Samsung Galaxy S10 users is to disable your fingerprint scanning feature and use the face unlocking feature for now. Once Samsung issues the patch, you can enable your fingerprint scanning feature again.

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