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Facebook announces a fresh new design

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Facebook announces a fresh new design
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During the 2019 F8 Developer Conference which happens in San Jose, California, Facebook announces to make huge changes to its current Facebook design. This includes the design changes to both web and app. Facebook is calling its new version as FB5. This means this new interface design will be simpler, faster, more immersive, easier to find what you are looking for and get all your most-used features easily. These are the five key feature Facebook is focussing now.

Facebook’s Groups

First of all, Facebook will be focussing on the Groups feature first. In the new design, the Groups tab will be easier to locate. According to Facebook, there are more than 400 million users who are using the Groups feature. Facebook believes this feature will be really useful for its users to get more personalize feeds from across all other groups.

Other than that, Facebook also introducing a new feature where users can request the admin to post questions without revealing the user’s name. This feature is mainly for the Health Support groups. Sometimes, people tend to shy asking question related to sensitive topics such as health and sex. By using this feature, none of them have to worry about revealing their name to the other members. Their privacy will be protected by Facebook.

Moreover, there are many Jobs groups on Facebook. Now, Facebook will be introducing a way where the employer can use the new template to publish for jobs vacancies on the Facebook Jobs groups. Candidates who are interested can contact the employer directly and submit their applications.

Facebook’s Dark Mode

Facebook web dark mode

As we all expected, finally Facebook announces to bring dark mode for the web very soon. As for now, this feature will be only available on the Watch feature. The Dark Mode feature will allow the user to enjoy watching the videos by reducing the screen glare. This will protect their eyes from overstraining.

In conclusion, as part of the FB5 release will be Facebook’s new logo. The new logo will be more circular than the previous logo which is more square rounded corners. This will give a modern look to its logo. According to Facebook, the new interface will be available for mobile apps in the US and Canada for now. Later this year, Facebook will roll out globally. Whereas for desktop versions, Facebook will roll out the new interface in a few months.

Facebook rolls out Facebook Dating feature in Malaysia

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Facebook rolls out Facebook Dating feature in Malaysia
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Two days ago, Facebook had its 2019 F8 developer conference at San Jose California. Every year, Facebook will introduce a new feature during the F8 developer conference. Back in September 2018, Facebook launches the Facebook Dating feature where users can find their date easily by creating their own dating profile. This feature is first available in Thailand, Colombia, Canada, Argentina, and Mexico. Now, Facebook officially announces to bring this feature to Malaysia starting 1st May 2019.

Is your relationship single at this moment? Are you looking for someone to date? Then you should use this new feature on the Facebook app. It is very simple to use this feature. You have to create your own dating profile which totally different from your normal Facebook profile. You don’t have to worry about your data, because of Facebook neither publish nor share your dating profile to your Facebook friends. The Facebook Dating feature will recommend people based on the preferences you set on your profile. This feature can easily be found from the Facebook Menu page on your Facebook app. There should be a new Dating option. Apart from Malaysia, Facebook rolls out this feature to another 13 countries. Facebook says they will roll out this feature to the US too at the end of this year.

Facebook’s Secret Crush

Additionally, Facebook introduces a new feature called Secret Crush. This feature is mainly focused on people who are introvert. These are the person who is scared to talk to their crush. It basically works like Tinder. When you add few of your crushes into your Secret Crush list and if they also add you into your crush list. Facebook will immediately notify the match to both of you. In order to use this feature, both of the users have to create their own Facebook Dating profile first. In Tinder, you have to swipe right for the person you interest with. Then if the other person swipes right for your photos then Tinder will notify you of the match.

Facebook dating

In conclusion, we are sure Facebook only allows users who are 18 years and older to use this feature. This feature might be really useful in Malaysia since there are alot of guys and girls who are not in a relationship. Let’s see how userful this feature once people starts to use it.

18,000mAh Energizer smartphone is a failure in Indiegogo

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18,000mAh Energizer smartphone is a failure in Indiegogo
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Looking back during the MWC 2019, Energizer reveals its new smartphone which has the battery of 18,000mAh. This smartphone is expected to be the world’s longest lasting smartphone due to its huge battery capacity. The Verge shares a picture of the Energizer smartphone with the iPhone next to it. You can imagine how huge is the phone. Planning to kill someone with a smartphone? Don’t use the Nokia 3310 to hit anymore. Use this smartphone and once you hit a person you can see the immediate result.


Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge

Recently, Avenir Telecom creates project funding for the Energizer smartphone in Indiegogo. They were expecting the project will be kick-off successfully. Unfortunately, this project is a failure where only $15,000 was secured from the funding. This is only 1% out of the target goal which is $1.2 million. During the MWC 2019 event, this smartphone got a lot of attention from tech experts from around the world. This gives Avenir Telecom to get the license to produce the Energizer P18K Pop smartphone.

Upon closing this funding, Avenir Telecom has thanked everyone who backed the campaign. They said, they will work further to improve the design and the thickness of the P18K Pop smartphone. They also believe, there is a rising interest for this smartphone due to the incredible battery life, which can last for at least two days long with full usage.

In conclusion, for now, this project could be a failure, but once Energizer works on changing the design and the thickness of the phone, this smartphone could really be an interest of everyone. As for now, we have to declare it as official FAILURE.


This is how pictures look on the OnePlus 7 Pro

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This is how pictures look on the OnePlus 7 Pro
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A few days back OnePlus tweets the launch of OnePlus 7 series smartphone on its official Twitter account. A day before OnePlus tweets, a video teaser was uploaded which gives a glimpse of the OnePlus 7. Two days ago, one of the tech journalists in the Wired UK got his hands on the new OnePlus 7 Pro sample unit for testing.

The folks at the Wired UK has taken few shots at the 2019 Azerbaijen Grand Prix using the OnePlus 7 Pro which has a triple camera setup. The photos have been shared on the official Wired UK page. According to them, this is the first time OnePlus added a 3X optical zoom telephoto lens. Below are few of the photos taken using the OnePlus 7 Pro.

According to the Wired UK, the OnePlus 7 Pro is not as fast as the Google Pixel 3 in terms of shutter speed. However, with the 0.3 seconds or lesser of shutter lag, it is still manageable. The new OnePlus 7 Pro also comes with an auto HDR where all the picture snapped will be added with contrast color layers to make the picture more crispy. You can turn it off this feature from the setting menu. Other downsides of this phone, is when you enable the burst mode, there is a delay with a 20-frame limit.

OnePlus did not plan to remove all the noise from the picture when you are capturing using the 3X telephoto lens. When you look closely on the picture below, you can see the noise in the 3X shots. This happens even in the daylight images. The main back camera comes with a 48MP sensor. This lens could possibly be from Sony. Although the picture is snap using the 48MP lens camera sensor, the output after pixel binning is a 12MP image. OnePlus says the downsampling helps the picture to reduce the noise. However, users can’t turn off this setting to allow to shoot the pictures in the full original resolution.

OnePlus also has its own Night mode where you can shot photos in low light. However, this feature still could not compete with the Huawei P30 Pro. Below is the picture snapped using the Night mode feature. Usually, it only takes 5 seconds to snap pictures in the Night mode, but the OnePlus 7 Pro needs a longer time than the normal shot.

Here are other pictures were taken using the OnePlus 7 Pro.

In another two weeks, OnePlus will launch its OnePlus 7 series smartphone in New York. According to them, the Pro model could be expensive due to additional features and a new display to give a smooth experience for the users. Stay tuned here we will cover updates once the phone is launch. For more information on the launch event, you can find here.

Mark Zuckerberg builds a glowing ‘sleep box’ for his wife

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Mark Zuckerberg builds a glowing ‘sleep box’ for his wife
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Looks like Mark Zuckerberg is enjoying being a father and husband. The tech genius builds a glowing wooden box for his wife Priscilla. This glowing sleep box does help his wife to sleep better throughout the night without thinking to check her phone.

The “sleep box” will emit slightly dim light from 6 am to 7 pm. This is the time Mark’s daughter would be awake. According to the Facebook CEO, the wooden box helps his wife to sleep throughout the night. He is also planning to make it available to other entrepreneurs who might want to build a sleep box for more people. Mark Zuckerberg posted the picture of the “sleeping box” on his Instagram account.

In conclusion, we might soon expect the sleeping box to go on sale since Mark is making it available to other entrepreneurs. Do you think this is something useful for us? Especially when you can set when the light should be dimmer so that you can wake up without an alarm.

Trip planner, hotel and movie ticket booking comes to the Grab app

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Trip planner, hotel and movie ticket booking comes to the Grab app
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Grab was launched back on 2012 as MyTeksi in South East Asia. After six years, Grab is planning to include more of its services to the Grab app. Apart from the Grab Car e-hailing ride service, Grab has introduced GrabFood, which does food delivery to your doorsteps. A few weeks back, Grab extends its GrabFood service to more cities in Malaysia. Now, Grab is convincing all users to use Grab as the one-stop app for all services by introducing three new services.

Trip Planner

Beginning of May onwards, Grab users will be able to use the new “Trip Planner” from the Grab app itself. Users can plan their journey for public transport. This means, same as Google Maps, you can see the bus number and the arrival times. Not only that, but you can also plan based on your end-to-end directions.

Image from SoyaCincau

It is almost same as planning your trip in the Google Maps, you just have to enter the start point of your location. Then the Trip Planner app will display the list of available options for public transportation. Additionally, it also shows the JustGrab details including the estimated arrival (ETA) details. Grab feels this feature will really allow its users to shorten their travelling time via the public transport.

Hotel Booking

Grab doesn’t stops there. Grab will be introducing its own Hotel Booking feature via the Grab app. Starting May, Grab users can book hotels from Agoda.com and Booking.com. At the moment, Grab says they will include Booking.com in the coming future. This means, you can choose any type of hotels such as budget hotels or most luxurious hotel from the Grab app.

Other than that, Grab does not neglect its loyal customers. if you are a Grab Platinum, Gold or Silver user, you will be eligible to redeem vouchers up to RM30 when you book hotels through Agoda. You have to spend a minimum amount of RM300 to redeem this voucher. For its platinum members, Grab gives access to Booking.com’s Genius programme. This means you will be eligible for 10 discount on your bookings.


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Moreover, Grab also introduces free travel personal accident and flight delay insurance for each of your hotel bookings via Grab app. Each of the transaction you do, Grab offers special ride offers and GrabRewards points. This feature will be introduced later this year. That’s not the end. Grab will introduce more features and benefits for its Hotel Booking service.

Movie Tickets Booking

The last feature Grab introduces is its “Ticket” service. This service is part of a collaboration with BookMyShow. This means, at the beginning of May, Grab users can purchase their favorite movie tickets via the Grab app. At this moment, only MBO Cinemas and TGV cinemas can be book through the app. We can expect other cinemas such as GSC might be included soon. Payments of the movie tickets should be done via GrabPay.


Image from SoyaCincau

In conclusion, Grab is really planning to take over the entertainment industry and the food and beverage industry. It all started with just a GrabTaxi. Grab services have improved tremendously worldwide. You can visit this site too where it shares the 8 best hotel booking apps.

Uninstall ES File Manager app from your Android phones

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Uninstall ES File Manager app from your Android phones
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Almost 60 percent of the Android users surely will have this utility app, ES File Manager installed in their Android smartphones. Today, Google removes the popular from its Google Play Store. This is because Google founds this app could be clicking on its own ads on behalf of the users. This might make your smartphone vulnerable to hackers.

This is not the first app has the issue. It seems, there are more than 46 apps has been removed from the Google Play Store. All of these apps are belong to Du Global which is the subdivision of DO Global. The developer has been caught under the click fraud scandals. When we tried to search for the app from the Google Play Store it shows ” We’re sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server.”

In conclusion, if you want to avoid your smartphone from affecting by this malware it is better for you to uninstall this app as soon as possible. There are few alternatives of file manager which you can find it from here.


Motorola first foldable smartphone Razr leaked online

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Motorola first foldable smartphone Razr leaked online
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Once upon time, Motorola Razr was one of the hot selling phone in the market. Then later on, consumers did not really receive Motorola phones well in the market. Few months back we got to know Motorola is planning to bring back its Razr model back to the market. The main changes will be, it might be the companies first foldable smartphone.

Now as Samsung postpones the Galaxy Fold launch, Motorola seems to be working to release its first foldable smartphone soon by this year. According to PhoneArena, few pictures of the Motorola Razr has been leaked online. Part of the leak images is the new Razr box packaging image has been leak too.

It seems Motorola, is not following Samsung or Huawei footsteps. Both tech giants are making the foldable device as a tablet. Motorola is following the same old factor of the flip phone. The main changes from the original flip phone are the screen and the keypad will be removed. The front of the Razr will be a 6.2″ display with a 22:0 ratio.

Remember the RAZR V3?

The Motorola Razr will come with a second display with 600×800 resolution. This screen will be used to mainly access notification and widgets. According to PhoneArena, the Razr smartphone will not have the front facing camera on the inside. This means you might need to use the rear camera from the secondary display to take selfies. This seems slightly confusing for us though. We will update you all once there is an official confirmation from Motorola itself.

Inside the Motorola Razr packaging box?

From the packaging of the Motorola Razr, few things we can notice. First of all, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack to USB-type C adapter. This means the Motorola Razr will not have the headphone jack. Motorola will ship the USB-C earphones with the Motorola Razr.

In conclusion, this could possibly be the return of the Motorola Razr smartphone. More details on the specs will be updated once official confirmation is received from Motorola. As for now, the expected price of this smartphone is $1,500 (RM6,200).

OpenAI MuseNet uses AI to generate songs

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OpenAI MuseNet uses AI to generate songs
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Composers such as Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber uses music producing software to compose songs. Sometimes, this whole process will take at least a few days or weeks. OpenAI is launching a new online tool which will use AI to generate songs. This online tool can generate songs using 10 different instruments. So next time Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber can compose songs using the OpenAI’s MuseNet online tool.

Other than that, the AI is also able to play 15 different music styles by imitating classical composers such as Mozart or playing different genres of music such as hip hop or jazz. The AI uses a deep neural network technique from different range of MIDI files gathered from various sources. According to OpenAI researchers, the AI able to understand the melodies of the songs. This means the MuseNet is able to predict the next note in the sequence so that it forms a melodic tune.

In conclusion, the MuseNet could really replace the music producing technology. With the recent project of OpenAI Five, it defeats the world Dota 2 champions. Additionally, it was able to win more than 7215 matches with players worldwide. OpenAI MuseNet will be available for users to try it on May 12 onwards.

Next Huawei smartphone will have a popup selfie camera

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Next Huawei smartphone will have a popup selfie camera
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Back in December 2018, Vivo launches the world’s first smartphone with a popup selfie camera. Next, Oppo F11 Pro launches its own popup selfie camera. Now, it appears that Huawei is planning to solve the punch-hole display by following the trend of popup selfie camera. Huawei might be calling it Huawei P Smart Z.

This means the same as the Vivo NEX and Oppo F11 Pro, the Huawei P Smart Z will have a full display without a notch or punch-holes on the front screen. Taking selfies will be very easy because by tapping on the selfie button, the camera will pop up by using a motorized mechanism.

As expected the Huawei P Smart Z will be using the Kirin 710 processor. This was first reported by the Mobielkopen which is a Dutch website. According to the website, the Huawei P Smart Z is a mid-range smartphone which will have a 6.59″ display panel with a resolution of 2340×1080. It also might have a 4GB RAM and a 64GB storage.

p smart z

Evan Blass releases a high-quality render of the Huawei P Smart Z on his Twitter account. According to him, this new smartphone could possibly come in three different colors as shown in his tweet below.

From the tweet above, we can see Huawei will be adding the fingerprint sensor at the back of the phone. The back side will have a 16MP + 2MP dual camera with AI photography assistance. The front side will have a 16MP f/2.0 camera sensor.

In conclusion, Huawei launches mid-range smartphones under the model of Nova series. We can assume that this could be the next Nova 4i. As for now, we still have not received any updates on the pricing details it could be for sale. We will update once we receive updates on this smartphone.

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