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Google says there are 2.5 billion active Android devices

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Google says there are 2.5 billion active Android devices
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Google launches its own operating system back in 2008. Now after ten years, Android is the most used devices in the world. During 2019 I/O developer conference, Google announces there are at least 2.5 billion active Android devices. That’s more than the population of China. This statistics shows the popularity of the Android operating system in the world.

According to Google, the number is purely based on Google’s Play Store statistics. Imagine this does not include other China Android devices. If we take those devices under consideration, then the number would have increased up to 3 billion active Android devices. Back in the 2017 Google I/O conference, Google announces it has reached 2 billion active Android devices. This announcement was made during the launch of Android Q beta 3.

In conclusion, Google Android devices are cheaper than Apple devices. This is the main reason the numbers are more than iOS active devices. Let’s wait for Apple’s WWDC event where Apple will share its devices usage statistics.

Google Lens will recommend foods to eat at restaurants

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Google Lens will recommend foods to eat at restaurants
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Google launches Google Lens back in 2017. It is a camera app which uses image recognition technology to identify objects and read QR codes. During Google I/O 2019, Google announces that it will be built into the Pixel Camera app itself.

Starting at the end of this month, you can use the Google Lens feature in restaurants. You just have to show your camera to the menu and Google Lens will recommend the foods at the restaurant. Tapping on each individual dishes you can see the photos and reviews which is taken from Google Maps. Other than that, Google is also adding the feature to calculate a tip and bills splitting. You have to show your camera to your receipt and it will show you the menu to calculate the tip and you can split the bills easily.

Apart from that, Google also tweets on the capability of Google Lens. Google shows a video on how this feature could help people who can’t read and understand signs and computer interfaces. According to Google, this feature will launch for Google Go first. In case you don’t know, Google Go is the lighter version of the Google Search app. This means low-end devices can use this app which only requires 100kb of the storage.

In conclusion, this is something really useful for everyone. People who travels a lot should able to make use of this new feature of the Google Lens.

Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL is now for sale at $399

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Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL is now for sale at $399
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After a lot of rumors about Google’s Pixel 3a, finally, Google unveils yesterday during the Google I/O 2019. Google unveils both the Pixel 3a and 3a XL at the most affordable price. Google’s Pixel camera is one of its outstanding feature in the Pixel series of smartphones. In order to sell these smartphones at an affordable price, they have replaced the back glass surface with a plastic surface.

Moreover, for the Pixel 3a smartphones, Google took a step down to use the Snapdragon 670 processor rather than the Snapdragon 855 processor. The storage is also limited to 64GB without expandable storage. However, it finally brings back the headphone jack to the Pixel 3a smartphones. The P3a XL will have a larger screen of 6″ Full HD+ OLED display. The smaller ones will have a 5.6″ Full HD+ OLED display. Looks like both the 3a and 3a XL comes with 4GB of RAM only.

The best part of Pixel smartphone would be the camera. As it’s still maintaining the same Pixel camera with its new Night Sight feature. It gives the best night shot and the best portrait modes on its phones. According to Google, this could be the cheapest Pixel camera than you can get. Apart from that, the 3a XL comes with a larger battery capacity of 3,700mAh whereas the 3a comes with a 3,000mAh battery.

In conclusion, if you ever wanted to use the Google Pixel smartphone, then this is a smartphone you should purchase. Google promises to give the same Pixel camera as its previous generations of smartphones. Google also promises three years of security updates for the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. People from Singapore can start to purchase this smartphone immediately. Malaysian’s might need to wait for a longer time.


Microsoft might launch its Edge browser for macOS

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Microsoft might launch its Edge browser for macOS
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A few months ago, Microsoft announces to rebuild its Edge browser with a better user interface design. Then two months back, a leaked picture from Neowin shows Microsoft new Edge browser which is built on top of the Chromium project. Now, Microsoft teases it will launch the Edge browser for the macOS. A month before, Microsoft already releases the build version fo the Edge Chromium browser on the Windows platform. Microsoft yet to announce on the dates.

It teases this first look of the Edge for macOS during the Build 2019 developer conference. This is the two days event which happens in Washington in the US. As for now, there is an assurance that Microsoft will release the Edge browser for macOS very soon.

In conclusion, the Edge browser could possibly give a tough competition to the current Chrome for macOS. Probably, we can have additional Microsoft services under the Edge Chromium browser.

Samsung Galaxy S10+ 1TB is now for sale for RM4,399

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Samsung Galaxy S10+ 1TB is now for sale for RM4,399
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Samsung Galaxy S10+ with 1TB storage is the most expensive Samsung’s flagship smartphone in the market. Samsung launches the Samsung Galaxy S10 series smartphone in Malaysia beginning of last month. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ with 1TB storage is officially priced at RM5,999. Part of Samsung promotion, Samsung gives the Galaxy A9 for free when you purchase the Galaxy S10+. Yesterday, according to SoyaCincau, you can start to purchase the same model for RM4,399. That’s almost RM1,600 off.

This was first found from the Mobile2Go website who sells smartphones with official Malaysian warranty. If you do the math, the current model is way cheaper than the Galaxy S10+ with 512GB storage which is prices at Rm4,599. However, there is a catch to this discount, where you won’t get the Samsung Galaxy A9 for free anymore.

The all-new Galaxy S10+ comes with the 1TB storage which has a 6.4″ Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display. It has a 12GB of RAM which can perform multitasking seamlessly. Samsung offers also expandable storage, where you can purchase a microSD card to increase the storage up to 512GB. Recently, Samsung is selling its microSD card for a cheaper price at Amazon. If you think 1TB is not sufficient you can for another 500GB additional storage.

It comes with a 4,100mAh battery which can last almost the whole day. The S10+ also supports wireless charging and adaptive fast charging via the USB-C. You can get the 1TB smartphone in two colors which are Ceramic White and Ceramic Black.

In conclusion, this is the right time for you to buy the 1TB smartphone at a cheaper price. You can find more details of the pricing at the Mobile2Go website.

Android Auto design gets Dark Mode

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Android Auto design gets Dark Mode
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Google will be having its 2019 I/O developer conference today in the US. Malaysians can watch the live stream of the event midnight around 2 am. Before Google makes official announcement of its car infotainment system, Google has updates the Android Auto design by having Dark Mode feature by default. This was not available in the previous version of the Android Auto.

As part of this new refresh design, Android Auto will have a navigation bar at the bottom of its user interface. Previously, it only has a static button on a black background. This new version of Android Auto will allow apps to take over a section of the navigation bar rather than taking over the full screen. If you are using Google Maps as your navigation app, rather opening in a full screen, now the navigation bar will show the next step in the turn-by-turn directions.

There are more updates to the Android Auto which Google will announce today during the I/O developer conference. According to Android Auto Product Manager, Rod Lopez, the changes of the design is to help its user to get tot he road faster and also to simplify common task while they are driving. According to Google, apart from the design changes, Android Auto also can now automatically continue playing media and open your navigation app as soon as you connect your Android smartphone to your car.

In conclusion, let’s wait for more updates from Google. If your car supports Android Auto then you will receive the OTA update during this summer.

Now you can get Samsung 512GB microSD for $99

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Now you can get Samsung 512GB microSD for $99
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During the beginning era of the smartphone, you have to spend almost $50 (RM200) to get a 1GB memory card. SanDisk is the most popular company who produces memory cards such as microSD and XD cards. Apart from SanDisk, Samsung is also producing its own microSD cards for its devices. Many of the users might not know about this. Now, you can purchase Samsung’s 512GB microSD for $99 (RM410) at Amazon. So far this is the lowest price you can get for a huge amount of storage.

If your Android smartphone or tablets requires additional storage, you can consider purchasing this small little storage device. We can say this is pretty much affordable for a microSD card. You still can consider purchasing SanDisk’s 400GB microSD card for $63 (RM261). However, talking about the advantages, Samsung’s Evo Select microSD card offers UHS Class 3 speed compare to SanDisk which offers UHS Class 1 speed only. If you are a videographer then you can know the speed difference. Samsung microSD card supports both gaming and video recording quite well.

In conclusion, if you really thinking to purchase Samsung’s Evo Select 512GB microSD card, you can click this link to purchase it. If you are leaving outside of the US, then you might be charged additional of $13 (RM53). You still can purchase SanDisk 400GB microSD card from here.

Microsoft to launch full Linux kernel on Windows 10 soon

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Microsoft to launch full Linux kernel on Windows 10 soon
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Recently Microsoft joins the $1 trillion company club after Apple and Amazon. Today Microsoft is having its annual developer Build conference at its Redmond Campus in Washington DC. During this two days conference, Microsoft will be announcing new updates to its products. Microsoft surprises its fans by announcing to ship a full Linux kernel to Windows 10.

According to the Microsoft Program Manager, Jack Hammons, Microsoft will start to include the Linux kernel on Windows 10 starting this year summer. Microsoft will include it under the Windows Insiders builds where early beta testers can test the Linux kernel. They also announce the kernel will be based on the latest stable version which is 4.19.

Microsoft is taking a huge step forward by integrating the Linux kernel into Windows 10. Apart from that, Microsoft also announces developers can receive updates of the kernel from the Windows Update itself. Additionally, it will be fully open source, where developers can create their own kernel and contribute the changes to the Linux kernel community. Windows 10 users can expect this update to be available later this year.

In conclusion, sooner developers can really start their contribution on the Linux kernel without Linux OS. Other than that, Microsoft also announces its new Windows Terminal app today. It is a new command line tool for Windows which is designed to be the central location for access to environments utilities such as PowerShell and CMD. You can find additional information on this announcement on its official Microsoft blog.

Now you can subscribe to GrabFood Plan for RM25/month

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Now you can subscribe to GrabFood Plan for RM25/month
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On May 2, Grab post on it GrabFood blog regarding its new Deluxe GrabFood plan. It is more like a monthly subscription plan where Grab users will have to pay RM25 per month and enjoy benefits worth of RM125 value. We will suggest this offer to the GrabFood customers who always food via GrabFood. If you are not a regular customer of GrabFood, then you might not be interested in this plan.

First of all, the customer who subscribes to this plan will be eligible to receive 40% off for each order. As long they spend a minimum of RM40 they are entitled to this offer. The 40% off is up to RM20 discount for your order. Apart from that, you are also entitled to receive RM10 off for your three order with a minimum spend of RM15. Grab shows its kindness by giving free delivery food service for its Deluxe GrabFood subscribers for 15 orders when they spend a minimum amount of RM10. We are sure if you are a regular GrabFood customer you wouldn’t miss this wonderful opportunity.

How to Grab this offer?

Grabbing this offer is pretty much simple. You just have to launch your Grab app and then it will either pop up in front as shown in the image below. If it did not appear, then you can tap on the Subscription button and you can click on the Deluxe GrabFood plan. Upon tapping on the plan, you can proceed to make the payment via the GrabPay Credits. You can locate the vouchers under the GrabRewards tab then click on the My Rewards.

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Grab expands its GrabFood service to Melaka, Penang, Johor Bharu, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu last few weeks. If you are leaving in these cities then you can subscribe to the Deluxe GrabFood plan. More information about this service can be found here.

Axiata Celcom announces to merge with Telenor Digi

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Axiata Celcom announces to merge with Telenor Digi
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Today Axiata finally announces that they will merge with Telenor Asian operations to create a new global champion that will be based in Malaysia. As for now, the merging process is still in the baby stage where discussion between these two entity is happening as we speak.

Digi has seen a drastic fall of prepaid users have either switch to a different service provider or they have terminated their mobile number. More than 400,000 Digi subscribers have found their exit door from Digi within the month of January, February, and March. By combining both Axiata and Telenor operations, network quality could be improved tremendously throughout Malaysia.

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Once the merging is completed, it will create a true Malaysian Champion which soon it will be the largest telco service provider in Malaysia. Malaysia is already working on the upcoming 5G network technology. The merging of Celcom and Digi will create a vast opportunity to establish the largest Innovation Centre in the region. This covers both IoT and 5G.

In conclusion, after the merging Telenor will be the majority shareholder of 56.5%, whereas Axiata will have 43.5%. What do you think about this merging? We hope they don’t increase the monthly price. From the announcement, both these companies have agreed to work together towards a binding agreement before the end of Q3 this year.

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