Two months ago, Apple issues a recall on the 15″ MacBook Pro. The reason is Apple suspects the battery in it could overheat and poses a fire safety risk. When Apple recalls the 15″ MacBook Pro, it says the affected units are between September 2015 and February 2017. Two months after the notice, two Australian airlines companies have issued a ban on all MacBooks from checked luggage.
The first Australia airline which bans its passengers from carrying MacBook for checked baggage is Virgin Australia. Until further notice from the airline company itself, passengers have to bring their MacBook in their carry-on luggage.
On the other hand, Qantas has also ban its passengers to put MacBooks into their checked baggage. Virgin and Qantas are one of the famous airline companies in Australia. Similarly, Jetstar also does not permit MacBooks in the checked luggage. Additionally, Qantas and Jetstar do not allow their passengers to use MacBook throughout their flight journey.
According to an airline spokesman, he says the safety of their passengers and crew members is their highest priority. Due to that, they are requesting all its guests to carry their Apple MacBooks as carry-on luggage as a safety precaution. Another statement from Qantas and Jetstar says:
All Apple MacBook Pros must be carried in cabin baggage and switched off for flight following a recall notice issued by Apple
In a nutshell, this is not the first time airline companies are banning specific electronic devices. A few years ago, Galaxy Note 7 was banned in major airlines due to the lithium battery which can cause a fire. If you are planning to travel via Australia airlines, you might want to stop bringing your MacBook along with you.
After the release of Huawei P30 series smartphone, Huawei soon will be launching Huawei Mate 30 series smartphone in September. At this moment, Huawei Technologies is still under the Entity List. Which means they could not continue doing business with US companies.
In order for them to continue doing business with the American companies, either the US government has to remove Huawei from the Entity List or the US government has to provide a temporary license for Huawei. Three months ago, the US government provides a 90-days temporary license for the Chinese tech companies so that they can continue to do their business with the US tech companies.
After the 90-days temporary license ends, the US government has decided to extend the temporary license for another 90-days. With this Huawei can continue to launch Huawei Mate 30 series smartphone on September.
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A Google spokesman has provided Google’s update to Reuters. According to the Google spokesperson, the temporary license does not provide additional supports for Huawei’s Mate 30 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro. This means if you are planning to purchase Huawei Mate 30 or Huawei Mate 30 Pro, you might not be able to use any of the Google apps.
In conclusion, the Huawei Mate 30 series smartphone will be the first flagship device to be without Google apps and services. However, the latest Huawei nova 5T which launches earlier this month is preloaded with Google apps and services. One of the possible reason for the nova 5T to preloaded with Google apps and services is because the device registration is made earlier before the US government bans Huawei. Do you think Huawei can survive without Google? Let us know in the comment section below.
After lots of rumours on the Redmi Note 8 series smartphone, finally, Xiaomi reveals the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro. All the hypes for this phone are mainly for the 64MP quad-camera setup. Let’s see what Redmi has to offer us.
Redmi Note 8 Pro: A staggering 64-million pixels smartphone
First of all, Redmi Note 8 Pro is the high-end model for the Redmi Note series. Obviously, you can expect the specs to be higher than the Redmi Note 8.
The front is the large 6.53″ Full HD+ LCD display which has the resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. By looking at the front display design, the Note 8 Pro has a dew-drop display with the notch for the selfie camera. The display has 91.4% of the screen-to-body ratio which covers almost the whole body. Redmi Note 8 Pro uses a Gorilla Glass 5 which protects the phone from accidental fall and day-to-day wear and tear. With the 32MP front selfie camera, you can enjoy taking beautiful selfies with your friends and family.
The rear side comes with the long-awaited 64MP quad-camera setup. This includes an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor and 2MP f/2.4 macro lens. This is almost similar to its contender, Realme XT which recently launched by Realme which equips with the similar 64MP quad-camera setup. This is the first time, Xiaomi uses Samsung’s new 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 camera sensor technology. As we said previously, with this image sensor, it can produce bright 16MP photos under the low-light situation.
Other than that, since the front is using an LCD display, Xiaomi decided to mount the fingerprint scanner at the rear of the Redmi Note 8 Pro. Xiaomi is also using similar Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for the rear of Redmi Note 8 Pro too. This will protect the phone from shattering easily.
Under the hood, is the new MediaTek’s Helio G90T processor. Redmi Note 8 Pro is the first smartphone to hook up with this chipset. Redmi Note 8 Pro is mainly focused on gaming performance. For that, Xiaomi has packed the device with a huge 4,500mAh battery which supports 18W fast-charging technology. It even has a liquid cooling system to not overheat the phone when you play games.
The Note 8 Pro comes in two variants. The base model is equipped with 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage and 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage. The highest variant will be equipped with 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage. It even supports microSD storage for up to 256GB.
For the price wise, the base model will be priced at CNY1,399 (RM826) whereas the mid-model is priced at CNY1,599 (RM942). The highest variant will be priced at CNY1,799 (RM1,057). At this moment the pre-order will begin on September 10 onwards and the Note 8 Pro is slated to go for sale in China starting from September 17 onwards.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro will be priced at CNY1,399 (~RM826) for the 6GB RAM+64GB Storage memory configuration, CNY1,599 (~RM942) for the 6GB RAM+128GB storage variant, and CNY1,799 for the top-spec with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It will be available for pre-order in China from the 10th of September onward and will hit shelves in mainland China from the 17th of September onward.
Redmi Note 8: Mid-range smartphone with extra power
Redmi Note 8 is the entry device for the Redmi Note 8 series smartphone. Comparing the specs, this device has lower specs compared to Redmi Note 8 Pro.
The front comes with a smaller 6.3″ Full HD+ LCD display which still retains the same screen resolution of the Redmi Note 8 Pro. However, the selfie camera sensor has been reduced to 13MP. The display wise still it has a dew-drop similar to the Note 8 Pro.
At the back, Redmi Note 8 comes with a quad-camera setup. Despite using a quad-camera, Redmi Note 8 has a 48MP f/1.8 main camera. The other remaining cameras are still the same as the Redmi Note 8 Pro. Moreover, the position of the camera has been moved to the left side same as the Huawei P30 smartphones.
Powering the Redmi Note 8 is Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset. With this processor, Redmi Note 8 comes in three variants. The base model is the 4GB of RAM with 64GB of storage and 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage. The highest variant has a 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage. It also supports external storage for up to 256GB similar to the Note 8 Pro. Other than that, the battery size has been reduced to 4,000mAh. Despite that, it still supports the 18W fast-charging via USB-C.
As the specs drop the price also drops for the Redmi Note 8. The base model starts at CNY999 (RM588). The 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant is priced ar CNY1,199 (RM706). The highest variant is priced at CNY1,399 (RM826).
In a nutshell, we might need to wait for a longer time for the device to reach in Malaysia. At this moment, Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro will only be available in China.
It is the time of the year to witness the iPhone 11 launch. Each year after the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Apple will be preparing itself for the launch of its new iPhone event. Today, the trillionaire company has sent out official iPhone 11 launch invitation.
From the invitation, we got to know that Apple’s iPhone launch event will be happening on September 10. The event will be happening at Steve Jobs Theater at 10 AM PDT. That’s around 1 AM on September 11 Malaysia time. Apple will be doing the live streaming of the launch event on its website.
By looking at the invitation, Apple has a new tagline for this year iPhone launch as “By innovation only”. Therefore, Apple’s logo also has new multiple bright colours which are Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Pink, and Purple. From these colours, we are guessing Apple iPhone 11R might come in multiple colours.
This year, we are expecting Apple to unveil three new iPhone models which is same as the current iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. However, this year Apple could be named the iPhone 11 differently. According to the rumours, there are chances for Apple iPhone 11 as iPhone Pro and iPhone Pro Max. We might need to wait until Apple unveils it on September 10.
Other than that, Apple will be upgrading the cameras on the new iPhone 11. For the first time, the new iPhone’s will feature a triple-camera setup. On the other side, iPhone 11R will be having a dual-camera setup which is same as the current iPhone XS.
In conclusion, we will be doing our live blog session during the iPhone launch event. Most probably, after one week, the new iPhone could be going for sale in the US. One or two months later we can expect telco providers to start the pre-order of the new iPhone 11. So guys, if you are planning to get the new iPhone 11 this year, you might need to wait until beginning of November. Stay tuned for our live blog session soon.
To all Grab users, starting August 26 until September 7 you can top up your mobile prepaid using GrabPay to receive a 31% rebate. This is part of Grab’s Merdeka Deal. At this moment, these are the participating telco providers: Celcom, Digi, Hotlink, Tune Talk, U Mobile.
On top of that, each time you top up your mobile prepaid line, you will earn 9 GrabRewards point for every RM spent. The maximum rebate you can get is RM8 if you top up your prepaid line for RM30. Take a look at the other rebates.
RM5 Prepaid Top-Up = RM1.55 Rebate
RM10 Prepaid Top-Up = RM3.10 Rebate
RM15 Prepaid Top-Up = RM4.65 Rebate
RM20 Prepaid Top-Up = RM6.20 Rebate
RM30 Prepaid Top-Up = RM8 Rebate (FULLY REDEEMED)
In case you are not using a prepaid line, you can top up your friend’s prepaid line also to earn the GrabRewards points for free. Do note that, this promotion is limited to the first 10,000 redemptions only. Other than that, once you have successfully top-up the mobile prepaid line, the rebate amount will be credited into your GrabRewards wallet with the expiry of 14 days. For more info visit GrabPayDay page.
We all know Steve Jobs died back in 2011 because of his pancreatic cancer. He was the reason Apple lives a successful era. After 8 years, a picture of a man in Cairo has been circulating virally on the Internet. From the picture, the man almost resembles the late Apple founder Steve Jobs.
Without Steve Jobs, there wouldn’t have been a touch screen phone or huge screen tablet which almost works like a PC. Thanks to the legend, we are living the future of technology. Steve Jobs we all know always wears a turtleneck outfit and blue jeans. However, this Steve Jobs doppelganger is totally different. He doesn’t even wear a slipper and he was barefoot in the photo.
Some say even Steve Jobs also is barefoot very often when he brainstorms. This is one of the theories which can prove that’s indeed is Steve Jobs. Therefore, Steve Jobs biological father is also a Syrian immigrant from Homs. Probably, Steve Jobs wants to live in a quiet life rather than living as a public figure.
Steve Jobs is the man of simplicity. He likes to live a simple life. We are thinking Steve Jobs could be fake his death and live a very simple life in Egypt where his parents are from. He also believes a lot in spirituality. He could have found spirituality while living in Egypt for 8 years.
Do you think Steve Jobs is still alive in Egypt? Personally, we feel this may be could be true since most of the theories match Steve Jobs characteristics. The reason is being the CEO of the world’s most valuable company, you can fake your own death. Share us your thoughts on this conspiracy theory.
Last week, Huawei shows off Huawei nova 5T at the KL Fashion Week. A few days later, Huawei Malaysia launches its mid-range smartphone today. With this, we can welcome Huawei nova 5T into the mid-range smartphone market.
Huawei nova 5T specs
As always let’s check the front of the nova 5T first. The nova 5T features a Full HD+ 6.26″ LCD display with 2340 x 1080 resolution. The Huawei nova 5T has a dewdrop display with a tiny punch hole at the top left where it houses the 32MP AI selfie camera. Most of the smartphones such as the Vivo S1 features the in-display fingerprint scanner but looking at the display of the nova 5T, there isn’t in-display fingerprint scanner. However, Huawei mounts the fingerprint scanner at the side of the nova 5T.
Back it features a quad-camera setup same as Realme 5 series smartphone. It consists of a 48MP f/1.8 main camera, a 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle lens and 2MP macro lens and 2MP depth sensor. For the first time, Huawei uses its AI for all the five cameras including the front selfie camera.
Powering the nova 5T is Huawei’s lightning-fast Kirin 980 processor which able to perform all the AI features in a split of seconds. The DUAL-NPU offers increased performance and greater efficiencies, making HUAWEI nova 5T responsive, fun and exciting to use. Huawei nova 5T comes with an 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. For a mid-range smartphone, this seems like a good offer to us. However, Huawei is not including its microSD expandable storage for the nova 5T.
To keep your phone last all day long, the nova 5T comes with a 3,750mAh battery which supports Huawei 22.5W SuperCharge fast-charging technology. With this fast-charging technology, you can charge your phone battery from 0% to 50% within 30-minutes.
Pricing and Availability
Huawei Malaysia is officially pricing the nova 5T at RM1,599. The device is available in three different eye-dazzling colours which are Midsummer Purple, Crush Blue and Black.
You can start to pre-order the Huawei nova 5T starting today at Huawei Online Store. Huawei is also giving away free gifts worth of RM325 which is the Huawei mini speakers and Huawei SuperCharge car charger. You will be eligible to receive these freebies only when you pre-order the device between August 29 to September 5. Huawei will still offer the Huawei SuperCharge car charger for free even after you pre-order after the pre-order period.
You will be entitled to a 1-year extended warranty if you purchase the nova 5T by September 30. Huawei nova 5T will hit the stores nationwide starting September 7 onwards.
In conjunction with 62nd Merdeka, many of the telco providers have started to offer 62GB of free data for its users. Hotlink is also offering 62GB of free data with its new HotlinkMU GIGA Sale.
This is a new promotion where Hotlink users can purchase the HotlinkMU GIGA Sale deal via the Hotlink RED app. Hotlink is having this promotion until September 25. All you need to do is head over to your Hotlink RED app and purchase Hotlink GIGA Sale and you will receive 62GB of free data from Hotlink immediately.
For more information visit Hotlink’s GIGA Sale deal website.
Last week, KLIA airport faces a severe system disruption which causes most of the flights to be delayed for days. Even Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), urges its passengers to arrive four hours earlier, still, those passengers had to wait for long hours. Looking at the situation, TM helps KLIA by deploying Unifi Air as an alternative connection.
MAHB has already replaced the failure network equipment and now the network is in the process of stabilising. Despite that, TM wants to provide Unifi Air as the alternate connection. Even the system failure happens again, MAHB can use Unifi Air to continue its operation. At the moment, TM deploys the Unifi Air at the Main Terminal Building, Gate A, Gate B and at the Satellite Building.
A recap on Unifi Air
TM launches Unifi Air at the beginning of August. According to TM, this is a temporary solution for its Streamyx customers. Until TM upgrades all its Streamyx customers to Unifi fibre optic plan, Streamyx user can use Unifi Air. TM promises Unifi Air is able to provide a stable connection for 20Mbps to TM 2.3GHz coverage areas.
Currently, TM says 35,000 Streamyx customers are within the coverage area. TM representatives have started to contact each of these customers to migrate to Unifi Air. For now, you can pay RM79 per month for the Unifi Air plan with unlimited data. It users Huawei B618 router which you can use to connect up to 64 devices.
Google Photos is one of Google’s most popular app which many of us have it installed in our smartphones. Typically all Android smartphones come with all Google apps including Google Photos. Even nowadays, many iPhone users also are storing all their pictures into the Google Photos app. Thanks to Google, soon it will be rolling out an interesting feature for Google Photos app. Interestingly, Google is rolling this feature to both iPhone and Android devices.
The feature Google will be rolling out is pretty much classical feature. This feature has been here in many of our printers those days. It is called optical character recognition (OCR). What is OCR anyway? OCR is a feature where it reads a text from a photo. However, Google is taking a step forward where now you can use the Google OCR feature to read the text in photos and turn them in a text where you can search for from the Google Photos app.
Sooner, you can even copy and paste the text into your documents. This feature is something very good for students as most of the students can snap the photos of the presentation slide rather than writing it down on a notebook. For the elders, with this new feature, you don’t have to write down your WiFi password. You can snap a picture of it and you can store it in a document.
Do note that, this is not the first time Google is rolling out this feature. This feature has been present in Google Lens app itself says 9to5Google. Google Lens is an app which delivers multiple information based on the photo you capture. For example, if you take pictures of a museum, it is able to tell you the museum name from the photos. It can even tell you the operation hours, ticket pricing and also reviews from different users.
Most of the time, Google posted an article on its blog regarding a new feature launch. However, this round Google confirms this feature from Twitter. Google says this feature will be rolled out to Android users first. At the same time, it will be rolling out to iPhone users and to the Google Photos web as well.
You spotted it! Starting this month, we’re rolling out the ability to search your photos by the text in them.
Once you find the photo you’re looking for, click the Lens button to easily copy and paste text. Take that, impossible wifi passwords ?
