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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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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.

Xpax: RM 1 for unlimited high-speed data

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Xpax: RM 1 for unlimited high-speed data
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Today, Celcom announces its new “Ultra Hour Pass” add-on for its Xpax prepaid customers in Malaysia. Prepaid users will just have to pay a minimum of RM 1 anytime to enjoy this unlimited high-speed internet. Since there is no speed cap, users can watch any HD videos as long as their data quota doesn’t deplete.

Apart from that, Celcom is also offering this starter pack for RM10 only. It comes with a 10GB of high-speed internet for your social apps such as Facebook and Instagram. By paying RM8 you can use this unlimited internet for a whole day without any data cap.

Celcom is also offering its monthly Ultra Pass plans to its prepaid customers. By paying RM30 per month, you can get 5GB of high-speed data with additional features such as iFlix VIP Access and also Data Rollover. For the Data Rollover, you can carry forward your unused base data to your following month. This is something really useful. Last time, we have to worry the data package will expire but now, we can stop worrying about it at all. On top of it, Celcom also offers unlimited late-night YouTube video for free from 1 am to 7 am.

In conclusion, nowadays most of the users are mostly on their social applications rather than in phone calls. We believe by introducing the Ultra Hour Pass plan, more of the user might migrate to Celcom Xpax plan. Click here to get more information about this add-on.

Asus reveals ZenFone 6 features in a morse code

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Asus reveals ZenFone 6 features in a morse code
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Asus will be unveiling its new edition of the smartphone, ZenFone 6 at Valencia, Spain. A day before that, OnePlus will reveal the new OnePlus 7 series smartphones too. Asus plans to have the event on May 16, 2019. However, two days ago, Asus tweets a picture of the ZenFone 6 which gives us several ideas on what could be the features of it.

Possible Features

From the image on the tweet above, it is clearly seen that the new ZenFone 6 will be having the Snapdragon 855 processor. Other than that, Asus also plans to retain the headphone jack on this new smartphone. One the left side, there is a triple slot where you can insert both your SIM cards and additionally a microSD for the expandable storage. On the top right side of the phone, there is a notification LED and a smart key. At this moment, we are still not sure the purpose fo the smart key yet. We will update you once there is an official explanation from Asus itself.

There is also a picture circulating on the Instagram where Marcel Campos, the Head of Global Marketing Operations for ASUS posted a picture on his official Instagram account. If you notice on the description of the picture below, there is a Morse code which we retrieve it using the Morse code decryptor.

Upon converting the message, this is the message we get in the Portuguese language.

LIGUEPARA 855-4813-5000 EFALECOMSTEPHANPANTOLOMEUEDUARDOCAMPOSSILVA

According to AndroidPure, the text with the number appears to be the information which we wanted. The “855” represents the Snapdragon 855 processor which will be used to power the Asus ZenFone 6. Then “4813” represents the camera sensor information. Probably the Asus ZenFone 6 will come a with a dual camera setup of a 48MP + 13MP camera sensors. The last number “5000” represents the battery capacity of the ZenFone 6 which is 5,000mAh battery will be included in this smartphone.

In conclusion, we believe these pieces of information could be true. Let’s wait until Asus reveals it during the event next week. Stay tuned to our page for more updates on the Asus ZenFone 6.

Android Q beta is coming to 15 Android devices

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Android Q beta is coming to 15 Android devices
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The next version of Google’s mobile operating system is Android Q. Every year, Google names its operating system by using food names such as Android Pie, Android Lollipop and Android KitKat. This year, Google didn’t give any code name for its 10th operating system. During the 2019 Google I/O developer conference, Google announces to release the latest version of Android Q beta to all Google Pixel including 15 other smartphones manufacturers such as Sony, Nokia, OnePlus, LG, Asus, Vivo, and Xiaomi.

List of Devices

Below is the full list of devices which supports the latest version of Android Q beta.

  • Asus ZenFone 5Z
  • Essential PH-1
  • HMD Global Nokia 8.1
  • Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • LG G8 ThinQ
  • OnePlus 6T
  • Oppo Reno
  • Realme 3 Pro
  • Sony Xperia XZ3
  • Tecno Spark 3Pro
  • Vivo X27
  • Vivo NEX S
  • Vivo NEX A
  • Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G
  • Xiaomi Mi 9

Latest Features

Part of this beta version, Google releases new features such as the Dark mode feature which activates across the whole operating system. Other than that, Google also added iPhone-like gestures such as the back swipe and forward swipe. This means on the Android Q you can start to swipe from bottom to top same as you do in the iPhone to reach to your home screen or to view your list of opened apps. Below is the gesture which is shown by The Verge.

Image from The Verge

Google is also bringing its Live Caption feature to the Android Q beta. We can say this is the most impressing feature of the Android Q latest beta. Last year, Google launches Live Transcribe which converts your speech to text. This Live Caption feature is built on top of this same technology. However, according to The Verge, you might not be able to save your text as transcripts in this new feature. Below is the sample feature tested by The Verge.

In conclusion, this is the first time, Google is rolling out its operating system to various smartphone manufacturers. This means Android Q should be pretty much stable already. We can expect Google to roll out this operating system by the end of this year. Note that, this software is for developers only. However, you can still download this software to test the latest feature. The chances you might encounter bugs is slightly high. Make sure you backup all your data before installing the latest version of the Android Q on your smartphone.

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