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San Francisco bans facial recognition technology

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San Francisco bans facial recognition technology
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The main two countries which implements facial recognition technology are United States and China. The government agencies can literally monitor the target move once their face is detected on the system. Today, San Francisco has voted to ban any government agencies to use facial recognition technology against the public. It is the first city to vote for it.

After the eight out of nine Board of Supervisors of Francisco votes to ban this technology, their proposal is approved. Next month onwards, San Francisco will remove the facial recognition technology starting from the city agencies to the law enforcement. This plan is first proposed by Supervisor Aaron Peskin called the “Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance”.

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According to him, banning this technology is not an anti-technology policy. He also stresses that it is very important for law enforcement to use facial recognition technology curb crime issues. However, he still insists facial recognition is very dangerous for the innocent public.

In conclusion, as the debate continues with other cities and states to decide the future of the facial recognition technology, the civil liberties group shows their support to ban the facial recognition technology in San Francisco. However, the law enforcement agency is opposing the plan. Do you think facial recognition technology is really necessary for every cities and state?

OnePlus 7 Pro official price is finally revealed

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OnePlus 7 Pro official price is finally revealed
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OnePlus 7 is the most anticipated smartphone launch. We received so many leaks from various sources. Finally, OnePlus finally unveils the OnePlus 7 Pro to the world. According to its CEO, Pete Lau, OnePlus 7 Pro is the new benchmark of the smartphone industry.

What’s inside this mammoth device?

Talking about the display, OnePlus 7 Pro comes with a 6.67-inch Quad HD+ Fluid AMOLED display screen. It has a 516ppi of pixel density with a brightness level of 800 nits. Other than that the screen has a refresh rate of 90Hz which supports HDR10+. Apart from that, OnePlus 7 Pro has the same in-display fingerprint sensor which was in the OnePlus 6T. According to OnePlus, it only takes 0.21 seconds to unlock the device.

Most of the smartphones now are coming without the display notch. The same goes to the OnePlus 7 Pro. However, OnePlus has a notch on the top for the selfie camera. The OnePlus 7 Pro has a 16MP pop-up camera mechanism where the camera pop-up when the front camera is turned on from the camera app.

Triple-Camera

The rear of the phone features a triple-camera setup with the main camera uses the 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor. The second camera is the 16MP ultra-wide angle f/2.2 camera and the last camera is the 8MP f/2.4 telephoto lens with 3X optical zoom.

What powers this device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor which is the same as in the leaks. The OnePlus 7 Pro comes with a 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The battery capacity it offers is 4,000mAh where it can support the OnePlus’s Warp Charge fast charging technology to charge the OnePlus 7 Pro. Within 20 minutes, the battery level can increase to 50%.

For the price wise, OnePlus is selling the OnePlus 7 Pro with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage for USD669 (RM2,791). The other version is priced at USD699 (RM2,916). This version comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. OnePlus is offering the highest variant for USD749 (RM3,124) which comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The OnePlus 7 Pro comes in two elegant colors which are Mirror Grey and Nebula Blue.

In conclusion, the price of the OnePlus 7 Pro is officially here. We think this phone could be on par with Samsung and Huawei smartphones. Malaysia will have to wait for another week to get to know further details on the launch in Malaysia.

Lenovo’s world first foldable PC is here

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Lenovo’s world first foldable PC is here
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If you think phones only can have foldable displays, then you are wrong. Back in February, Samsung launches the reveal the world’s first foldable smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Fold. At the same time, Huawei reveals, its foldable smartphone too called Huawei Mate X. Today, Lenovo proves, the foldable display is not only for smartphones, but PC can have foldable display too. Lenovo took a huge step forward by introducing ThinkPad X1, which is the world’s first foldable PC. It has a single screen and can be folded from the middle.

Further details

As time being, Lenovo has not revealed the technical details of this foldable notebook. Other than that, the name also has not been reveal by Lenovo. All this information will be released once Lenovo launches officially only. For now, we know the ThinkPad X1 comes with a 13.3″ foldable display which supports a 2K resolution in 4:3 aspect ratio. The display it uses is from LG which is the OLED panel.

According to The Verge, the ThinkPad X1 is still in the prototype stage. When Lenovo shows the foldable PC, the folding mechanism is still not strong. The viewing angle is kind of bad as this is the prototype version. These whole problems will be solved once Lenovo releases the complete version of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 to the consumers. The Verge has uploaded a hands-on video on its YouTube channel.

Apart from that, this notebook can be used as a regular laptop because one side is heavier. This is because that one part houses the battery where you can use it as your regular laptop using the on-screen keyboard. Lenovo also provides, a way to use it as a PC by kicking out the built-in kickstand. Lenovo gives both the wireless keyboard and trackpads, where it can be connected via Bluetooth.

In conclusion, this is the world’s first foldable PC. After this, we can start to see more tech companies such as HP to come out with their own foldable PC. We will update more informations once Lenovo launches the ThinkPad X1 on 2020.

Attackers able to install spyware via WhatsApp voice call

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Attackers able to install spyware via WhatsApp voice call
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Today, WhatsApp is the major messaging tool everyone uses to communicate with their loved ones. However, WhatsApp is not secure anymore. WhatsApp has a major vulnerability where it allows attackers to install Israel’s spyware into your phones.

This was first discovered at the beginning of May where attackers can install surveillance software into both iPhones and Android phones easily. The attacker will just have to make a WhatsApp voice call to your number and the spyware will be automatically installed into your phone. First of all, you have to know the term spyware before reading it further. Below is a video on what’s spyware all about.

Taking over mobile phones

According to the Financial Times, this spyware is developed by an Israeli company called NSO Group. According to them, they can transmit the spyware to the target phone even the person did not answer the phone call. Other than that, the call from the attacker also can disappear from the WhatsApp call logs.

According to NSO Groups, the spyware is design to take over mobile phones operating system. There reason they created this spyware is because they are working privately with the government.

According to the statement from WhatsApp spokesperson, WhatsApp encourages to users to update the latest version of its app. This is to avoid becoming victim of a spyware. NSO Groups also says they have official license to government to fight crime and terror. Additionally, NSO Groups also say it does not target any specific individuals or organizations.

The engineers of WhatsApp have fixed this vulnerability on last Sunday night and the updates have been added to the latest WhatsApp app.

In conclusion, WhatsApp believes this patch should be able to fix its vulnerability permanently. If you haven’t update your WhatsApp to its latest version. This is the right time to update it. Until now Facebook does not know how many phones are infected with this spyware.

iFixit teardown Google’s new Pixel 3a

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iFixit teardown Google’s new Pixel 3a
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During the Google I/O developer conference, Google launches its new mid-range smartphone, Google Pixel 3a, and Google Pixel 3a XL. According to Google, these are the first time they are entering into the mid-range market. Today, we have the iFixit team dissects the Pixel 3a to give us a glimpse of what’s inside the phone.

First of all, most of the smartphones require some heat to open the phone’s body. However, Google Pixel 3a able to open easily without heat. This is something unusual in current smartphones. This can be done without the need of iOpener. The trade-off here would be this smartphone will be less waterproof due to the “spongy-easily separated adhesive”

What, no iOpener? Although it would help, this phone was easy enough to open without heat—a rarity these days.

There was a rumor about the display where people says the panel is made by LG. But after iFixit teardown the phone, it is finally confirmed it is not true. Both the Pixel 3a and 3a XL OLED display panel is from Samsung. The display panel connects to the motherboard through a single ribbon cable.

The usual tiny side bezels leave this expensive OLED panel vulnerable to our opening pick. Expecting this, we safely slice alongside the display and free it from the phone.

Now, let’s recap what’s inside Google’s Pixel 3a smartphones. Pixel 3a is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 processor. Both these smartphones come with a 64GB internal storage with no external storage support. The same goes for the RAM too. Pixel 3a has a 4GB RAM on both the smaller and larger ones. Other than that, the rear of the phone is made of polycarbonate. Surprisingly, these phones come with the 3.55mm headphone jack which was removed in the previous Pixel devices.

After running the gauntlet of this teardown, we lay out our seemingly infinite number of stones parts.

In conclusion, iFixit gives their score for repairability of 6 out of 10. According to iFixit, the ribbon cables are obnoxious to work around and it is very easy to tear off if accidentally pulled. Well, will Google launch Pixel 3a smartphones in Malaysia? Since the beginning till now, Google has not launched any of the Pixel lineups to Malaysia. So if you are expecting to get one, you have to purchase it from Singapore only.

Penang is ready to realize the dream of a gigabit city

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Penang is ready to realize the dream of a gigabit city
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Penang is one the most developed state in Malaysia. Tourist from all around the world like to visit its heritage building and try one of the worlds best foods. As the federal government is focusing on the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP), now Penang introduces it’s on Penang Connectivity Master Plan.

The main purpose of this master plan is to develop the city to become Malaysia’s first-gigabit state. As part of the Penang 2030 vision, “Family-friendly Green and Smart State to Inspire the Nation”, Penang state government will be working with the telecommunication providers to improve its infrastructure in the state. The Honorable Chief Minister of Penang, Chow Kon Yeow including seven telcos representatives had a meeting yesterday. Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) also join this meeting to discuss on the improvement.

According to Zairil Khir Johari, who is the chairman of the Penang Publis Works, Utilities, Flood Mitigation Committee says, Penang state government is now ready to work with all the other telecommunications providers to realize the dream of a gigabit city. He also added this master plan will really help Penang to fulfill the needs of the public and industry to become the smart city.

Other than that, 5G trials have already started by various telco providers. Penang has to be ready within the next two years to support the 5G network technology. Below is the current statistics of network coverage from MCMC.

Al-Ishsal Ishak, Chairman of MCMC says a close co-operation in needed to make sure the implementations is effective under the NFCP plan which includes increasing the connectivity. As for now, NFCP targets to provide 98% of Malaysia with the average speed 30Mbps and ensure Gigabit connectivity is available in all states by 2023. For now, there is an increase of 121.1% of the national broadband penetration rate. However, there are still 36.8 million subscribers are on mobile whereas only 2.66 million subscribers on the fixed broadband.

In conclusion, MCMC is planning to hold a similar meeting with different state senior officials such as in Perak, Sarawak, Kedah, Melaka, and Selangor to fasten the process. This means Penangite soon to be covered with gigabit connectivity in its major cities.

Tinder is launching lightweight version “Tinder Lite”

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Tinder is launching lightweight version “Tinder Lite”
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When we say Tinder, all of you know it as the world’s most popular dating app. Back in 2012 when Tinder launches, no one expected this dating app will be so popular until now Tinder is already ready to go public. Now, Tinder is going to launch the lighter version of its dating app. It is going to be called as “Tinder Lite”. This app mainly offers a smaller size and the features are reduced in this version.

Recently, most of the tech companies such as Google and Facebook are launching their own Lite applications. These applications are specifically for Asian countries such as India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. For example, Facebook creates its own Lite version of its Facebook application. Even Google launches its own Lite versions as “Go” apps such as Google Go, Gmail Go, YouTube Go, Google Maps Go and Google Assistant Go. Apart from these companies, even Instagram and Twitter also have its Lite version of its applications. Recently, Spotify also launches its own Spotify Lite for Malaysia.

Tinder believes now is the right time to launch a Lite version of the Tinder app as it is already gaining a lot of tractions and growth. During the Q1 earning Tinder announces it has 4.7 millions of paid subscribers. Its parent company Match Group announces the plan for Tinder Lite during the earning calls with investors. As for now, its CEO Mandy Ginsberg says the Tinder Lite app is coming soon.

According to her, Tinder Lite will be a smaller app to download. It will take less space on the phone. Users who are in staying in rural areas, they can download this lighter version and find their match mate. So when you download the Tinder Lite, Tinder says it will remove some of the heavier features. This is because it is focussing on the core feature which is swiping and matches. At this moment, Tinder didn’t reveal which feature will be included in the slimmed version.

In conclusion, Ginsberg believes the growth in the Asia Pacific will increase by 2023 through the Tinder Lite app. Are you still single? Just wait for Tinder to launch this version and you can start to find your date easily.

Digital birthday card is now part of Facebook Stories

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Digital birthday card is now part of Facebook Stories
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The era before Facebook, we have to keep track of our friends and family members birthday by writing it on a diary. Now with Facebook, it will automatically reminds us to wish our friends in case you forgot it. However, in North America, people are not keen to use the opportunity to wish during their friends birthday. Today, Facebook announces a new feature where it is creating a digital birthday card which will incorporate it into the Facebook Stories.

During the F8 developer conference, Facebook announces it has more than 500 million users are using the Facebook Stories to post an update. How you got to use this feature is when your friends are having a birthday today, you will see a tile in the stories which invites you to wish them through the Facebook Stories. There are a few ways where you can wish them. First, you can tap it and then you can take a picture or a video with wishes. The second you also can choose Facebook’s predefined digital birthday cards which are created by Facebook.

According to the tech giant, you won’t get to see every friends birthday on the stories tab. Instead of that, you will only your close friends birthday. Facebook uses its AI to identify who is your close friends and then it will display their birthday on the stories. Other than that, you will also able to view the birthday stories if any of your friends add a mutual friend’s story in the birthday stories.

In conclusion, this feature could really catch people attention around the world especially in the Asia Pacific. Facebook will be rolling this feature worldwide starting today.

While Facebook stories have clearly caught on in some parts of the world, in other regions people are still scratching their heads about why they might use the product. Bringing in birthday greetings could give those people a good reason to try it — or, if they’ve tried it already, to use it more.

OnePlus 7 will launch in Malaysia on May 21st

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OnePlus 7 will launch in Malaysia on May 21st
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OnePlus is launching its next-generation smartphone OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro next week at New York. A week after that, OnePlus will be launching in Malaysia on May 21. This launch event in Malaysia will be organized by XianFeng Technology. It is the main distributor of OnePlus in Malaysia.

OnePlus 7 is the next flagship phone from OnePlus. This year OnePlus will be launching the OnePlus 7 in two variants which are the basic OnePlus 7 and the larger ones, OnePlus 7 Pro. The large ones will be having 6.67″ Fluid AMOLED display. For the processing part, both devices will be using Snapdragon 855 processor. The OnePlus 7 comes with 6GB RAM whereas the larger version comes with a 12GB RAM.

The OnePlus 7 Pro comes with a triple-camera setup where the main camera has a 48MP sensor. The second camera has an 8MP telephoto lens with 3X optical zoom whereas the third camera comes with 16MP ultra-wide-angle camera. This is the first time, OnePlus is adding a triple-camera setup for its smartphone. Click this link for the complete specs of the OnePlus 7 series smartphone.

In conclusion, if you have a plan to purchase the OnePlus 7 series smartphone you can purchase it after May 21. The OnePlus 7 could be starting from $569 (RM2,351) onwards.

U Mobile signs memorandum with Time

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U Mobile signs memorandum with Time
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Yesterday, U Mobile signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Time fibre optic provider. This memorandum is part of U Mobile 5G live trials where U Mobile will be using Time’s backhaul solution. According to U Mobile, they are really working hard to give all the benefits of 5G technology for its users.

As for now, U Mobile is planning to test the 5G network in several fields such as education, healthcare, and gaming. Currently, U Mobile is working Time to finalize the location of its 5G live trials. You might be surprised if we tell you Time is U Mobile existing partnership who is the backhaul provider.

In conclusion, U Mobile could roll out its 5G network commercially in Malaysia by 2021 to 2022. As for now, there is no specific timeline of when the 5G network will be deployed in Malaysia. According to U Mobile, it is confident that Time will be the best provider to provide its backhaul solution for its 5G live trial.

According to U Mobile’s CEO, Wong Heang Tuck, Time is the first telco provider in Malaysia and the second service provider in the world to achieve Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 3.0 certification. With that, U Mobile is confident that Time will be in the best position to provide appropriate mobile backhaul solution for their 5G live trial network.

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