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BREAKING: The US government postpones Huawei’s ban once again

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BREAKING: The US government postpones Huawei’s ban once again
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Huawei is back in the picture once again as yesterday its temporary license expires. Three months ago, the US government has given a temporary license for Huawei to continue doing with US tech companies. According to the US government, once the license expired, Huawei will not be able to do business with any of the US companies.

Now, we got to know the US government will be extending the reprieve for another several month. Before yesterday itself, we expect the Commerce Department to announce to extend the reprieve for Huawei. As expected, the Commerce Department finally announces to extend the reprieve on Huawei. By extending the temporary license for another several months, Huawei has more time to launch the most awaited Huawei Mate X and Huawei Mate 30 Pro.

Back in May, the US government bans Huawei from doing business with US tech companies. This causes companies such as Google and Qualcomm to cut ties with Huawei. Imagine when Google blocks its access for Huawei, Huawei could not get any software or security updates from Google. That’s when Huawei announces its plan to develop its own operating system. During the Huawei Developer Conference event, Huawei announces HarmonyOS which said could be ported into any of its Huawei smartphones easily.

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Looks like, Huawei can still hold on the porting of HarmonyOS as its temporary license has been extended. Two days ago, Reuters reported that Huawei’s temporary license would be extended for another 80 days. The reason Trump administration add Huawei name into the Entity List because Huawei violates US sanctions against Iran. Other than that, Huawei is also been accused to be using its devices to spy on Americans.

What happens to Huawei after 90 days?

Hearing Huawei temporary license extended indeed good news to Huawei fans. However, what’s happens next? In November the license will expire again and US suppliers will stop supplying hardware components to Huawei. At this moment, Huawei Mate X has been delayed which was supposed to launch on September. If Huawei misses this window launch the Mate X by November, you might not be able to see Mate X in action.

Most probably, after this 90 days extension period, we can see Huawei unveiling HarmonyOS. On the other hand, if within this 90 days, the US government removes Huawei name from the Entity List, then everything could be changed for once and all.

According to Wilbur Ross, the Commerce Secretary told the reporter that plenty of discussion with the US President, Donald Trump is ongoing. He also adds this extension is mainly focusses to those US customers who operate networks in rural America.

In conclusion, Huawei can continue doing its business with the other US tech companies again and continue to receive supplies for its Huawei Mate X and Huawei Mate 30 Pro. Do note that until a total of 46 of Huawei affiliates has been added into the Entity List says by Wilbur Ross.

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Realme to launch two new smartphones with quad-camera

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Realme to launch two new smartphones with quad-camera
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A few weeks ago, Realme announces it will be unveiling at least three smartphones within its Deepavali festival season. Now, Realme is gearing up to announce two smartphones for its users on August 20.

From the teaser image, we can expect Realme to launch double quad-camera smartphones. Surprisingly, Realme has already revealed the name via its teaser page on Flipkart. From both of its teaser pages in Flipkart, we got to know Realme will be announcing the Realme 5 series smartphones which are Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro. In the same teaser page, it says the Realme 5 Pro will be using the world’s first 48MP quad-camera. Whereas for the Realme 5, the camera details are not revealed yet.

5,000mAh battery for the Realme 5

First of all, Realme 5 will be powered by 5,000mAh huge battery. This is the highest battery capacity you can see in a smartphone. Even the latest Galaxy Note 10 also does not has 5,000mAh battery. Despite that, Samsung promises it could last all day long. We are guessing with the highest battery capacity, the Realme 5 could last more than a day.

Other than that, GSM Arena has also said that the Realme 5 smartphone will be using Qualcomm new processor, Snapdragon 665. According to the Realme 5 teaser page in Flipkart, which says Qualcomm will be using the new best-in-segment for the first time ever in India.

For the camera wise, Realme 5 will have a quad-camera setup which consists of the main lens, ultra-wide-angle shooter, a super macro lens and a portrait lens. With the super macro lens, you can take pictures super close. However, Realme did not reveal the camera pixels details yet. We have to wait until Realme unveils tomorrow.

Realme 5 Pro will be equipped with the world’s first 48MP quad-camera

When there is a Pro version, surely it is always better than the base model smartphones. The same goes to the Realme 5 Pro. From the teaser page, Realme 5 Pro will be using 48MP SONY IMX586 sensor for the main quad-camera. With the new ultra-wide-angle lens could be used to capture 119-degrees photos. Moreover, with the Realme 5 Pro also you can take picture super close at 4cm distance.

Other than that, Realme 5 Pro also will be supporting Oppo’s VOOC Flash Charge 3.0. With this newer version of fast charging technology, Realme promises you can charge your device at least 55% charge within 30 minutes.

In conclusion, stay tuned to our page for more information. Realme will be revealing these smartphones to us tomorrow at 12.30 PM India time.

You can now join Astro Beta Programme to experience 4K UHD sports content

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You can now join Astro Beta Programme to experience 4K UHD sports content
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Two months ago, Astro introduces a new interface for its Beta Programme. After that, Astro rolls out a new interface for its Astro Go app. Now, Astro has opened its public Beta Programme to other Astro subscribers to try its new 4K UHD Box and Astro Cloud recording.

At this moment, Astro is opening this Beta Programme to Astro subscribers who leaves in the area of Klang Valley only. Do note that, Astro subscribers have to be leaving in a landed property in order to join the Beta Programme. Current IPTV and NJOI customers are not allowed to join for this Beta Programme.

Prerequisites needed to join the Astro Beta Programme

For you to join the Astro Beta Programme, you must own a 4K UHD TV. The reason is that this Beta Programme allows you to watch contents in 4K UHD. Other than that, Astro requires you to have a minimum connection of 10Mbps in order to have a smooth streaming experience.

However, you need to be aware that the moment you join for this Beta Programme, your old Astro decoder will be replaced to the 4K UHD set-top-box. After the trial beta period, you can continue to use the new set-top-box permanently without paying an additional cost for the decoder.

In case you have your old recordings in the old decoder, that will be gone forever. Astro subscribers also will be providing 1 year worth of 1,500 hours of content storage when you join the Beta Programme. With this cloud storage feature, you can record unlimited shows and then store it in the cloud. You can easily watch your recordings at any time without any additional cost.

4K UHD streaming is only for sports content

If you are a football lover, you can enjoy each of the Premier League matches in 4K UHD. At this beginning stage, there will be Astro UHD Channel 845 where selected sports content will be streamed in 4K UHD. Astro will gradually roll out more 4K UHD sports channels after the beta period.

Last year, Astro announces 4K UHD channels to selected F&B outlets. So if you visit the selected F&B outlets, there are high chances for you to watch your favourite Premier League matches and Formula One racing events in 4K UHD.

Astro Beta Programme starts from August 6 to September 2019. For more information, you can visit the Astro Beta Programme page to join the Beta Programme.

Everything we know about the iPhone 11 before the launch

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Everything we know about the iPhone 11 before the launch
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We are reaching towards the end of August. September is the month Apple always unveils its new iPhone. This year we are expecting Apple to unveil iPhone 11. As the dates are coming closer we can roughly share you the final updates of the iPhone 11 before the launch. Each year, Apple sents out the invitation to the press and media two weeks before the iPhone launch event. This has been the launching ritual for Apple. Next, we will further discuss everything we know about the iPhone 11 before Apple launches it next month.

When is the iPhone 11 event date?

As we said, the most usual dates Apple chooses to unveil its iPhone will be on either on the first or second week of September. This year, we are expecting Apple to organize the iPhone 11 event on September 10. The main reason we are saying September 10 is because of a few days ago, Apple released iOS 13 Beta 7 to its developers.

From this Beta release, developers discover the date Apple is planning to launch the iPhone 11. The developers discover an image which reveals the date of iPhone 11 launch. If you look at the image, the calendar date is stated as September 10 in the calendar app. Usually, the date icon in the Calendar app represents the launch date. With this, we can 99% confirm this is a legit update. The remaining 1% will be confirmed once Apple sents out the invitation for the iPhone 11 event.

When will Apple release iPhone 11?

After unveiling the iPhone 11 on September 10 which is Tuesday, Apple will be starting to take pre-order on the first Friday after the announcement date. We can expect Apple will be starting to take pre-orders on September 13. Other than Apple, tech retailers also will be doing the same.

A week after the preorder date, Apple could be releasing the iPhone 11 on September 20. You can start to buy iPhone 11 on the same date. Every year, Apple launches two new iPhone models to its users. This year we can expect Apple to unveil three new iPhone sooner.

iPhone 11 namings

For the naming wise, Apple will be changing the namings for the iPhone 11. Do you remember a few years ago, Apple gives a new naming for its new iPad as iPad Pro. That’s the name we can expect for the iPhone 11.

The iPhone 11 will be called as iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. However, looking at the iPhone 11 Pro Max, it sounds not matching at all for us. Let’s wait to witness how Apple going to give the namings for the three iPhones.

In conclusion, these are the details we have regarding the iPhone 11. We will be doing our live blog coverage during the iPhone 11 launch event. Subscribe our page for further updates.

You could win a Huawei P30 Pro by tracking your steps

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You could win a Huawei P30 Pro by tracking your steps
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Do you love challenges? Do you want to win a smartphone in a challenge? Then you should participate in Huawei’s Step Challenge where you can stand a chance to win Huawei P30 Pro. This Steps Challenge is organized by Huawei Malaysia which starts from August 1 to August 31.

In order to participate in this campaign, all you need to do is track your daily steps in your Huawei Health app. In case you don’t have it, you head over to the Huawei AppGallery to download the Health app.

How to win the Steps Challenge?

  1. Track your steps with HUAWEI Health app
  2. Go to “Steps” and click “More” to view the Monthly Steps Record
  3. Click the “Share ” icon and save the preview image.
  4. Share your Monthly Steps Record of August as a comment with “your experience & fitness journey with Huawei Health” on the FB post of this event.

There are many cool prizes to be won other than the P30 Pro smartphone. Huawei is giving away 2x Huawei Watch GT, 5X Huawei Band 3, and 10X Huawei Body Fat Scales. As stated in the steps above, you need to share your monthly steps record and then comment on your experience and fitness journey in the Huawei Facebook page.

There are three categories of prizes which are comment post challenge, 100,000 steps challenge, and 200,000 steps challenge. The comment post challenge is simple. All you need to do is record your steps and share it as a comment on Huawei Facebook page as state above. For the 100,000 challenge, Huawei is giving away RM150 off for the Huawei Watch GT. This offer is only applicable to the first 1,000 users only. For the first 1,000 users who achieve 200,000 steps within August, will be given RM400 worth of Huawei Health Pouch voucher. You can use this voucher to purchase Huawei Watch GT, Huawei Body Fat Scale and Huawei CM70-C FreeLace Earphone.

For more details on the Huawei’s Step Challenge visit Huawei Mobile Services official Facebook page.

Apple issues statement for “battery lock” controversy

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Apple issues statement for “battery lock” controversy
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Whenever it comes to Apple everything is challenging. For example, when Apple launches the iPhone, it made it difficult for the user to open the iPhone or to replace the hardware components in it. Now, Apple is making it harder for you to replace your iPhone battery. Moving forward, you need to bring it to Apple Store to replace a new battery for your iPhone.

A week ago, iFixit discovers Apple is implementing a locking mechanism for third party battery replacement. It prevents its users from checking the health of their iPhone battery. Despite that, if you still insist to check on your battery health, you will be shown a message “Unable to verify this iPhone has a genuine battery. Health information not available for this battery“. You might be thinking, when a third-party replace a new battery from another iPhone, you might not face the issue isn’t it. Sadly, you still will be shown the same message. iFixit shared its statement as below.

The chip used in newer iPhone batteries includes an authentication feature that stores the info for pairing the battery to the iPhone’s logic board. In simple terms, if the battery doesn’t have the unique authentication key the iPhone’s logic board is expecting, you’ll get that “Service” message.

Apple issues a statement for this “battery lock” controversy.

We take the safety of our customers very seriously and want to make sure any battery replacement is done properly. There are now over 1,800 Apple authorized service providers across the United States so our customers have even more convenient access to quality repairs.

Last year we introduced a new feature to notify customers if we were unable to verify that a new, genuine battery was installed by a certified technician following Apple repair processes. This information is there to help protect our customers from damaged, poor quality, or used batteries which can lead to safety or performance issues. This notification does not impact the customer’s ability to use the phone after an unauthorized repair.

Looking at Apple’s statement, you don’t have to worry about replacing a genuine battery. The whole purpose of this battery lock controversy is to verify whether you have installed a battery which is certified by Apple technician only. If you don’t care about checking your battery health, you can continue to replace the third-party battery for your iPhone.

In conclusion, Apple does not really lock or throttle your iPhone battery performance. It’s just an awareness message only to protect your iPhone battery from damage. However, if you want to see the consequences you can continue to watch the video which shows how dangerous is it to replace iPhone batteries from third parties.

By the end of 2019 PLUS allows you to pay toll using credit and debit card

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By the end of 2019 PLUS allows you to pay toll using credit and debit card
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We all know Touch N’ Go has started to accept toll fares using your TNG eWallet app. Soon we can expect PLUS will be allowing users to pay tolls using the user’s credit and debit card. PLUS will accept the charges via the eWallet app too. PLUS will be rolling out this feature by the end of this year. PLUS will be using the same technology as Touch N’ Go uses which is the RFID payment system.

This news is first reported by Berita Harian. Most of us know the main reason for jams at the tolls is because of certain users doesn’t have sufficient fund on their smartcard. Other than that, there are a few people where they tend to forget their lane at the toll plaza. In order to solve these issues, PLUS is increasing the number of payment methods for uses. With these changes, sooner you might not need to wait in a long queue at the toll plaza or worry about your insufficient funds in your TNG reload smartcard.

According to PLUS Managing Director, Datuk Azman Ismail, by end of this year, users can start to link eWallet to the PLUS RFID. Apart from that, PLUS also will be allowing its users to pay their toll fares using their existing Touch N’ Go eWallet app.

On top of that, PLUS also promises to upgrade a total of 1,400 CCTV cameras around the highways to Ultra HD resolution cameras. With this upgrade, PLUS believes it could provide a better analysis on the traffic conditions along the highway. Additionally, PLUS also will be installing the same UHD cameras at all 24 R&R locations in the North-South Highways.

In conclusion, with the introduction of this new payment method. The number of accidents can be reduced too. Moreover, traffic congestion can be completely reduced as vehicles wouldn’t be stopping at the toll plaza. We will keep you update once PLUS rolls out officially during the end of this year.

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It’s confirmed! Samsung announces world’s first 108MP image sensor

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It’s confirmed! Samsung announces world’s first 108MP image sensor
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Samsung introduces the world’s first 64MP ISOCELL image sensor back in May this year. Smartphone makers have started to use this image sensor for their smartphones. The most recent, Realme announces Realme 5 will be featuring the 64MP image sensor. Even, Redmi also announces it will be using Samsung’s 64MP on its smartphone which the name is not revealed yet. Three months later, Samsung is back again to announce the world’s first 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX image sensor.

Last week, Xiaomi teases it will be using Samsung’s 108MP image sensor for its next smartphone. A few days later Samsung officially announces the world’s first 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX image sensor. With this new image sensor, Samsung says this is the first image sensor to go beyond 100 million pixels. Samsung indeed confirms its partnership with Xiaomi in its blog post.

With the new 108MP Bright HMX image sensor, you can take extremely sharp photographs rich in detail. The resolution is equivalent to the photos taken using a high-end DSLR camera. You can also take photos even in extreme lighting conditions without worrying about the clarity of the photo.

Samsung 108MP Bright HMX image sensor is the first mobile image sensor to adopt a large 1/1.33-inch size. With this, it helps to absorb more light to capture details shots. Samsung’s current 64MP ISOCELL image sensor has a sensor size of 1/1.7-inch size.

Using Tetracell technology, the image sensor able to produce brighter 27MP images by imitating big-pixel sensors during low-light situations. Whereas in the bright environment, the HMX uses the Smart-ISO to select the level of amplifier gains according to the illumination of the environment intelligently. It also uses the same Smart-ISO settings which help to reduce noise during darker settings.

Other than that, the 108MP HMX image sensor also supports video recording up to 6K 96016 x 3384) at 30-frames-per-second (fps) without losses in field-of-view. Sooner, you can start to film movies using this 108MP Bright HMX image sensor.

In conclusion, we are expecting Xiaomi to be the first smartphone maker to debut the 108MP image sensor. Xiaomi could be planning to use this image sensor in its next Mi MIX 4 smartphone.

The most awaited Google Maps feature is coming to Android and iOS

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The most awaited Google Maps feature is coming to Android and iOS
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Back in May this year, Google unveils a new feature for Google Maps app. It is called Live View. Each time Google rolls out a feature, it releases it as beta releases first before rolling out officially to its users. Each time Google updates the Google Maps app, as a result, it always gets better. Google wants its users to use the Google Maps app as a single app during their travel. Looks like finally, the most awaited feature is coming to Google Maps app for Android and iOS soon.

According to Google, its main intention is to urge its users to use Google Maps to simplify every step of the users trip. This includes getting around a new city to reliving each and every moment upon returning home. The new Google Maps app will have your travel data which includes your flight and hotel information. There will be a new tab called Reservations. By clicking on it you can view all this information. This feature works even you are offline too.

trip reservations

The most awaited feature is the Live View for Google Maps will be rolled out as a beta release. This is a new augmented reality (AR) navigation feature, which Google unveils back during its 2019 Google I/O back in May. Many of us have been using Google’s Street View feature for the past years. Now, its time for us to use Live View to navigate around the streets in a new city. With the Live View feature, you can view all your surroundings. The arrows and directions are placed as you move your phone, you can view the floating arrows and directions realtime. According to Google, it will be rolling out this feature to devices which supports ARCore and ARKit.

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Find your prefered restaurant based on your taste

The other new Google Maps feature which Google is rolling is finding restaurants during your vacation. We all know that the most important thing we do during our vacation is trying new foods and restaurants. Now, you can quickly find restaurants based on your taste using the Your Match feature. With this feature, you can even know how long you have to wait for your food.

your match travel

On top of that, Google is rolling its popular dish feature to the Google Maps app too. While waiting for the waiter or waitress to bring the menu card, you can immediately glance through the must-try items using Google Maps.

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Share your memories with your loved ones

Now with the new Google Maps app, you can share your memorable travel moments with your loved ones. Before that, you might need to enable your Location History feature in order to allow Google to remember your locations. Do note that, this is related to user privacy which means if your phone is stolen, your location will be compromised.

Despite that, if you are cool with it then you can share your travelling memories with your friends and family. Interestingly, Google has enhanced this feature where now it will remember each and every location including a restaurant, shops or attractions area you visited in a single tab. Google says, with this feature, when another person is travelling to the same city you have visited, you can easily export the places into a list and share with your friends.

timeline

In conclusion, all these cool features will be available in both Android and iOS devices in the coming weeks. Live View will only be available in the countries where Street View is supported. Google has already rollout the new Timeline for Android devices. We are sure, Malaysia will be one of the countries to support the Live View. Stay tuned for more updates. For more information check out Google Maps blog post.

Samsung embarrasses itself by deleting anti-Apple ads

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Samsung embarrasses itself by deleting anti-Apple ads
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Samsung just launches the most expected Galaxy Note 10 in two sizes to its consumers. Many of the users are happy with the launch of the Galaxy Note 10. However, some of the users are really disappointed with Samsung as they removed the 3.5mm audio jack from the Galaxy Note 10.

Before the launch of the Galaxy Note 10, there is a rumoured saying that Samsung will be removing the audio jack from its upcoming Galaxy Note 10. Now, it has been true, anti-Apple fans have to face the reality, the audio jack is no more. Last year, Samsung posted a video on its YouTube channel which mocks Apple dongle. Now, Samsung itself has already removed the video from its official YouTube channel. Thanks to BGR, we got a copy of the video right here below.

After Apple removes the audio jack from the iPhone, many of the users mock Apple for it. However, now looking at what Samsung did is totally embarrassing for itself. Not only Samsung copied Apple’s feature, but other tech companies have also done it which includes, Google, OnePlus and Huawei too. Apple removes the audio jack back in 2017 during the launch of the iPhone 7. Three years later Samsung has finally done it too.

Not only that, but Samsung has also deleted one of the most viral Samsung ads. We are sure many of you might have watched this ad many times. Here is the video called “Growing Up”.

Let’s stop criticising and back to the reason behind the changes. According to TheVerge, the main reason Samsung had to remove the audio jack is to increase the battery size by 100mAh. When Google removes the audio jack from the Pixel device, it says the reason is to create all-screen smartphones. That’s the same reason Apple removes the audio jack too.

Does Samsung reason sound convincing to you? Share us your thought in the comment section below.

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