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This teardown proves Samsung Galaxy Fold has issues

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This teardown proves Samsung Galaxy Fold has issues
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Last week after tech reviewers reports on the screen issues, Samsung has finally decided to postpone the Galaxy Fold launch. Samsung has postponed the launch globally including Malaysia. Samsung has requested tech reviewers to return the test unit. One of the tech reviewers, iFixit has given a full teardown treatment for the Galaxy Fold. From this teardown process, iFixit has found a few issues.

Thanks to iFixit they have discovered a few areas where problems can occur. First of all, if you spoil the Galaxy Fold, then you should forget repairing it. This is because the phone is almost impossible to repair. The repairability score it receives is 2 out of 10. The Galaxy Fold has a slim plastic frame which has gaps when the screen is folded. You have to be very careful where dust can easily enter into the Galaxy Fold. Not only that, but there are gaps also at the back of the hinge where dust can enter easily. The shocking part is this is the first Samsung smartphone which is not IP rated. This means the new Galaxy Fold is not dust and water resistance.

Unlike the dull slabs of glass we're used to, this smartphone/tablet hybrid has lots of potential entry points—and not the good kind.

The main reason Samsung postpones the Galaxy Fold is the protective layer which peels off easily. However, iFixit has given its suggestion where Samsung can extend the plastic layer until underneath the slim plastic frame. This will prevent the Galaxy Fold protective layer to peel off easily. Other than that, iFixit also has provided us a closer look at the hinge design. Samsung adds two hinges to the Galaxy Fold where one is on the top and the other one is at the bottom. This hinges can absorb the torsion force.

Each half of the display is adhered to a thin metal support plate, which in turn is adhered to the phone's frame. This leaves the center spine free of adhesive for a wider-radius fold.
Next up: the magic hinge that makes all of the engineering wizardry possible. Let's count it down:

In conclusion, we hope by delaying the launch of the Galaxy Fold, Samsung will take its time to strengthen the display protection. Let’s see whether Samsung fix this issue in the final commercial unit. Apart from that, Samsung has also said they will update the launch date of the Galaxy Fold sooner. For now, you can check the complete teardown of the Samsung Galaxy Fold on the iFixit website.

Now you can become Avengers too with Morphin app

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Now you can become Avengers too with Morphin app
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When we were kids, being a superhero is all we have been thinking off. Now there is an app it. You can use the Morphin app to morph your face into the Avengers characters. There are many characters available such as IronMan, Captain America, and Spiderman.

Apart from the app there is also a website where it allows you to morph your face to your favorite Avenger character by using the Morph app technology. However, this is not the official Marvel product. The Morphin app has more characters you can try with such as Dr. Strange, Austin Powers and Game of Thrones.

When you try to swap your favorite character faces, the app will ask a few questions while waiting for the GIF to generate. The questions will be based on the character you have chosen. Most of the time, it only takes about 30 seconds to complete the whole GIF. If you think about it, actually it is not long though because the app turns your image into a 3D model. Then it applies lightings to your face and then only it animates it. You can create the GIF and share it with your other apps such as WhatsApp and Twitter.

We did try the app by morphing Mark Zuckerberg face into Dr. Strange and IronMan. That seems good though!

As the Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame movie releases, the Morphin app will give you the suggestion to try the AvengeThem website for full 18 Avengers characters. The Morph was launched last month for both iOS and Android.

In conclusion, if you are a crazy fan of Avengers, then maybe you should download the app now and give it a try.


How to delete apps on the iPhone permanently

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How to delete apps on the iPhone permanently
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Deleting apps is very easy in iPhones. However, many users are facing problem to delete apps from their iPhone permanently. Have you ever face problems where apps reappear back to your home screen after deleting or restoring backups from your iPhone.

When you install any applications from the App Store, the data will back up into the iCloud online storage service. This doesn’t completely remove the app data when you delete the app from your iPhone. Today we will share the how-to delete the app permanently from your iPhone.

iPhone

First of all, as usual, hold the app you wish to delete until you will see the app starts shaking. Make sure do not press it too firmly because this might open then Share menu instead. Next tap the X icon on the top right side of the app. Then a box will appear by saying “Delete [app name]?”. By tapping the Delete button, the app will be deleted successfully. We are sure most of you know the steps until here. But the next steps are the most important ones.

iCloud Settings

Now let get into the business. First, go to the Settings and tap on your profile on the top. Then tap on the iCloud button and then tap on the Manage Storage button. This is where you can view the current iCloud storage available for your account. Next, select the Backups from the list provided. This is where you will see all the devices which are using the iCloud backup storage. For your case, you have to select “This iPhone“. By tapping the Show All Apps, you should be able to view all the list of the app inside your iPhone. To permanently delete the app you can slide the white dot to the left and you will be shown a pop up “Do you want to turn off [app name] backups and delete the backup data from iCloud?”. Your job is very simple, just tap Turn Off & Delete only. Now your apps will be permanently deleted on the iPhone and it will never redownload again when you restore the backup from your iTunes.

In conclusion, these are the most simple ways you can delete apps from your iPhone permanently.

OpenAI Five wins 7,215 matches against human

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OpenAI Five wins 7,215 matches against human
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OpenAI teams develops the fifth version of its AI system. Last week, the team tells the AI is able to defeat the Dota 2 world champions. In order to test its capability, OpenAI team launches its own Dota 2 arena where players from worldwide can join and try to defeat the OpenAI Five AI system.

The team has shared the result after the event. The result is soul-crushing because the OpenAI Five system wins almost 7,215 matches between the humans. However, it did lose 42 games where the AI loses. If you do the math the winning rate for the AI is 99.4 percentage. According to the report, out of the 7,215 matches 3,140 times the humans have abandoned the game.

After winning against the Dota 2 champion team OG, the developers are confident with the AI system. The AI also lets the players participate in cooperative modes where humans and AI play together. According to the team, it took at least more than six hours of gameplay before the first human team defeats the AI. The OpenAI team plans to continue their research using the Dota 2 game as their research platform for further development of powerful AI systems.

In conclusion, OpenAI Five AI system will be able defeat most of the players in this world. By making the AI more intelligent, there are some possibility this AI could be use in our daily life in the future.

Klang Valley Water Disruption: Use this search tool

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Klang Valley Water Disruption: Use this search tool
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Today onwards, the residences of Klang Valley will face water disruption for several days. This is because Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (SYABAS) is repairing its water supply system works at Sungai Selangor Phase 2 Water Treatment Plant (SSP2 WTP).

According to Syabas, the repair works could take about 14 hours to complete. However, the recovery process could take much longer time. A total of 577 areas surrounding Klang Valley residents will face the water supply disruption from today 9 am onwards until Saturday, April 27.

Google Maps

If you are still unsure your area is affected by the water disruption issue, there are few tools created by Malaysians. Thanks to one of the Malaysian who actually maps out the affected areas using Google Maps. This was created by a Malaysian whose Twitter handle name is @MambangStory. The map shows specific areas which are affected by the water disruption. Additionally, it is able to show the expected date the water will be resume too. From Google Maps, we can pinpoint a few locations might resume the water service earlier than other areas. Click here to use this tool.

Malaysiakini Water Disruption search tool

Other than that, Malaysiakini has also developed its own Water Disruption search tool where netizens can search for the affected area. Users are advised to search using their residential area name. Apart from that, this search tool is also able to display the Local Service Centre from the result page. Users can view the Local Service Centre where you can get the water supply starting from April 26.

However, Syabas did provide the list of areas which will be affected by the water disruption in the Klang Valley area. The problem is it will be kind of difficult for users to locate their residential area from the list provided by Syabas. Using Google Maps and the Malaysiakini Water Disruption search tool it will be very easier for users to locate the affected areas.

In conclusion, we will advise all the Klang Valley residents to use these tools to check the affected areas. Make sure, you minimize the water usage during the water disruption period. According to Air Selangor, they will work round the clock to complete the restoration service as soon as possible. You can get the latest updates from Syabas official website or from the Air Selangor Facebook and Twitter page.

Teenager sues Apple for $1 Billion

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Teenager sues Apple for $1 Billion
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After the completion of the recent Apple and Qualcomm lawsuit issue, a teenager in the US is suing Apple for $1 Billion (RM4,132,500,000 ). This is because the teenager was wrongly arrested for stealing Apple products at its Boston outlet. According to Ousmane Bah, 18, Apple’s facial recognition wrongly identifies him as the thief.

According to him, this whole issue starts the moment his driver’s permit was stolen. After stealing Bah’s driver’s permit, the thief went to the Boston Apple Store and steal Apple products worth of $1200 (RM5000). Soon the thief was caught by the police, Apple’ security takes the photo of the suspect and Bah’s personal information which is from the stolen driver’s permit. After taking all this information, Apple concludes Bah is the person who robs the Boston Apple Store.


The US law enforcement arrest Bah at his residence in New York. However, Bah proves himself that during the day the thief robs the Apple Store Bah was at his prom night in New York. At the same time, he also says he hadn’t been to Boston before. Later inspecting the security video footage, the detective finds out that Bah is not the suspect.

In conclusion, this the whole reason Bah is suing Apple for such a huge amount. Apple has not made any official statement yet regarding this issue. However, Apple tells Engadget that none of the Apple Stores has the facial recognition software installed. Maybe after receiving the official statement from Apple, we might know how far the case can go.

OnePlus to host OnePlus 7 series launch event on May 14

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OnePlus to host OnePlus 7 series launch event on May 14
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As our prediction, OnePlus announces to host the event launch for the OnePlus 7 series smartphone. OnePlus will hold the event on May 14. OnePlus might be on its way to introduce two new smartphones which are the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro.

OnePlus uploads the teaser video on its official YouTube page. From the teaser video a few things, we can confirm to you all. First of all, OnePlus 7 will have the same glass and metal body as the previous generation OnePlus smartphones. Moreover, the new OnePlus 7 will have more curved surfaces. According to the previous rumors, the OnePlus 7 Pro could feature the popup selfie camera. From the teaser video, we are able to see the design of the popup selfie camera.


OnePlus will launch the OnePlus 7 series smartphone at New York and will be streaming live from 11 AM New York Time. That’s around 11 PM Malaysia time on May 14 too. OnePlus also announces there will be another event which will take place in Beijing on May 16.

In conclusion, you could possibly start to pre-order the OnePlus 7 series smartphone in Malaysia on the same day of the launch. This is because Malaysia is one of the main countries which has more sales compared to other countries. Back on October 30 last year OnePlus starts to accept pre-orders for the OnePlus 6T on the same day it was announced. If OnePlus follows the same method, then you can order the OnePlus 7 smartphone on May 14 itself.

Avengers Endgame arrives with drones in Kuala Lumpur

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Avengers Endgame arrives with drones in Kuala Lumpur
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Avengers Endgame is the most awaited movie of the year arrives today in Malaysia. As a reminder to all the nations and fans, Marvel lights up Kuala Lumpur night sky with 300 LED drones over the air.

The light show features all the important Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) characters such as Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk. Malaysia earns the Malaysia Book of Records for “The Most Drones Used in a Light Show”. Apparently, this LED drone light show technology was first developed by Intel. Intel unveils this technology during the CES 2018 event.

You can enjoy seeing the LED drones takes-off for the light show on this Friday near KL Tower from 8 pm to 10 pm. Sources also claim that Marvel has made RM10 millions advance ticket sales of the Avengers: Endgame in Malaysia itself.

Here is the sneak peek of the LED drone light show which you can witness this Friday. Don’t miss it.


Facebook Terragraph now covers 40 locations in Penang

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Facebook Terragraph now covers 40 locations in Penang
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YTL communications and Facebook agreed to work together back in February to trial run its first ever gigabit wireless network in Penang. The Terragraph network mainly covers Georgetown city which is the UNESCO World Heritage city. The trial run starts from March 1 onwards. In the mid of March YTL discloses the location’s where the public can use the YTL Terragraph network.

Now, YTL reveals Terragraph WiFi network covers 40 locations in Penang. Apart from that, almost 160 city lamp post around the Georgetown area is installed with the Terragraph nodes. During the trial run, more than 4000 users access to the Terragraph network whereas, the returning user rate is at 60%. That is almost half of the users. YTL claims that each user is able to access the Terragraph network with a 170Mbps download speed and 160Mbps upload speed.

In conclusion, the Terragraph network could be one of the best public Wi-Fi network available in Malaysia. According to YTL Communications, the highest consumption of data per user is 5GB. Planning to test the Terragraph network, you can view the list of coverage area on the Yes 4G official website.

Facebook uploads 1.5 million emails without its user consent

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Facebook uploads 1.5 million emails without its user consent
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During the beginning era of Facebook, all newly registered users have to use the email method to verify their Facebook account. Now, it turns out to be Facebook has already removed this verification method during the users sign up process. However, recently, it seems more than 1.5 million emails have uploaded to Facebook through the email verification method.

As for now, Facebook clarifies that all the emails are not shared with anyone else. At the same time, Facebook says its already starting the process to delete all the emails. If your emails are on the list then you should receive a notification from Facebook.

This was first noticed by the security breacher where it shows a prompt screen to users to enter the password for their email during the signup process. After entering the password, a popup message box will show “importing” without showing any permission to accept. The main purpose Facebook creates this feature is to let its users build their social connections and also recommend friends based on the email address.

In conclusion, Facebook is yet facing another user privacy policy issue. With its previous issue where it stores users passwords in plain text. Looks like Facebook problems are stacking each day. Our advice to our readers is to change your Facebook passwords immediately if your account is affected.

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