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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.

Facebook agrees storing ‘millions’ of plaintext passwords

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Facebook agrees storing ‘millions’ of plaintext passwords
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Last month, Krebs on Security finds that millions of Facebook user passwords and thousands of Instagram user passwords are stored in plaintext. Today, Facebook corrects their fact by saying “millions” of Instagram users password is stored a plaintext instead of thousands.

According to Facebook spokespeople, Facebook discovers additional logs of Instagram passwords stored in plaintext. In the blog post, he said, this has impacted millions of Instagram users. Facebook is already working on notifying each of the users who have been impacted by this issue. Even now, Facebook is denying none of these plaintext passwords are accessed by its employees.

In conclusion, if you affected by this issue, then surely Facebook will notify you to change your password. Recently, Facebook is facing a lot of issues which are related to users privacy. It all started with the Cambridge Analytica issue, where they use the app to hijack 87 million private details of users.

TM limits 60GB quota for 30Mbps Unifi Basic Plan

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TM limits 60GB quota for 30Mbps Unifi Basic Plan
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After extending the unlimited quota for the Unifi Basic Plan for one month, now TM has ended the offer. This means starting today, Unifi Basic customers will be limited their data quota to 60GB per month. After the quota finishes, customers Internet speed will be reduced to 512Kbps.

However, for your convenience, TM offers add-on plans where you can throttle your internet speed back normal by purchasing 1GB of data starting from RM10. TM also introduces a new add-on data plan. If you purchase the RM50 data plan, you are entitled to unlimited data quota from Friday until Sunday. After Sunday, the add-on data plan could not be used anymore.

TM suggests that customers who are heavy users should consider upgrading their Unifi plan to the Unifi 100Mbps plan. This package has an unlimited quota and unlimited calls to TM fixed line numbers. All of this TM offers for the price of RM129 per month.

A few weeks back TM also introduces the 100Mbps plan which offers Unifi TV with all channel access for RM159 per month. Looks like TM is really working hard to convince their Streamyx customers to upgrade to Unifi packages.

Malaysia 5G Showcase event is happening now at Putrajaya

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Malaysia 5G Showcase event is happening now at Putrajaya
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The most awaited event of the year is happening now at Putrajaya. The official 5G Malaysia Showcase event is officially launched by our honorable Prime Minister, YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad. This is the event, we have been talking about this few weeks. It’s a new era of Malaysia telecommunication technology. This event will be open to public starting tomorrow onwards until Sunday.

The main host for this event is the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). During the same week, they organize a press media event, where they invite press people to have a glimpse of the 5G technology. Now it is official, there is a total of 12 booths available from various telecommunication industries. They are showcasing the few use cases which can be the potential benefit of the 5G network technology. If you are interested in future technologies, then you can visit at the Dewan Persidangan Kompleks Perbadanan Putrajaya during your weekends. Public visitors are not allowed to visit today because of today it is open for Ministries, agencies and industry players only. Do not worry the admission is free for the public.

In conclusion, you can visit the official website of the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan for further information on the Malaysia 5G Showcase event.


Second gen AirPods is now available for sale in Malaysia

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Second gen AirPods is now available for sale in Malaysia
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In case you have been waiting for the second generation AirPods, it’s now available for sale in Apple Malaysia online store. With some minor improvements, Apple launches the AirPods last month. Exactly, after one month, Apple launches the second generation AirPods in Malaysia.

The new AirPods, comes with all new H1 chip which improves the talking experience. If you are using the single AirPod, the new H1 chip able to route the audio to one side easily. Finally, Apple includes the “Hey Siri” feature to the new AirPods. Moreover, this is the first AirPods which supports wireless charging.

The starting price of the second generation AirPods is from RM699 onwards. If you are interested in the wireless charging case AirPods, you have to pay it for RM879. Apple also sells the wireless charging case separately for RM439. According to the Apple Malaysia online store page, the shipping time for the new AirPods will be roughly 3-4 weeks. If you purchase the AirPods without wireless charging case or just the wireless charging case, you can receive it in 1-2 weeks.

In conclusion, if this is your first time planning to purchase the second generation AirPods, then it is really worth buying it. Unless you already own the first generation AirPods, then maybe you may purchase the wireless charging case for your AirPods.


Peeling off protective layer causes damage to the Galaxy Fold

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Peeling off protective layer causes damage to the Galaxy Fold
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Before the Samsung Galaxy Fold goes on sale on April 26 in the US, the Korean tech giant sents out few units to tech reviewers to give their reviews on the Galaxy Fold. One of the tech reviewers receives it was MKBHD, who is one of the famous tech reviewers on YouTube.

The Galaxy Fold comes with a thin layer plastic which looks like the default screen protector which Samsung provides. However, if you remove it without noticing there is a tiny warning written as “ATTENTION: The main screen includes a special protective layer. Peeling off the protective layer or using any adhesives on the main screen, such as screen protectors or stickers, may cause damage.” then your first foldable phone will be damaged.

When the famous YouTuber, MKBHD tries to peel it off, his Galaxy Fold screen suddenly goes haywire and black-out by itself. Few of the people notice the warning on the packaging, but according to MKBHD, his packaging was not written the warning message. Many tech reviewers who removed the protective layer has caused their phone screen to damage. Apart from that, MKBHD also replies saying that most probably the Huawei Mate X also could face the same issue as the Galaxy Fold because of the exposed screen.

In conclusion, you have to make sure when you purchase the new Samsung Galaxy Fold, do not remove the protective layer from the screen. It is the most crucial layer for the Galaxy Fold screen. Removing it will cause your phone to be damaged easily. Other than that, from the warning written it is clear there wouldn’t be any screen protector available for the Galaxy Fold. If you want to use the Galaxy Fold make sure you use it neither the screen protector nor the tempered glass unless you wish to damage your phone screen.

GrabFood expands to five more cities in Malaysia

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GrabFood expands to five more cities in Malaysia
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There are many food delivery service available in Malaysia, such as DeliverEAT and FoodPanda. Grab started its GrabFood delivery service in Q1 of 2018. Today, after turning to one, GrabFood will be expanding to more cities in Malaysia. Grab says it is one of the Malaysia’s fastest growing food delivery service which covers more than thousands of popular restaurants.

In order to use the GrabFood, you have to download the app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Starting today, Grab will start to integrate GrabFood app into the single Grab app. Currently, Grab app is mainly used for hail and ride service only. According to Grab, they are expecting the whole app migration to complete by mid of May. Once the migration is complete, users can start to use the Grab app to order food online.

Country Head of Grab Malaysia says this integration will bring more benefits to users who use the GrabFood ecosystem. Part of it is, users should be able to view current promotions, restaurant closing times, rating and distance. Users who use the Grab app can easily redeem their Grab points in a single click. Other than that, customers can also contact the delivery rider via the GrabChat service. With all these integrations, Grab is expecting the food delivery service to increase by 2x.

Apart from that, Grab also announces they will be expanding the GrabFood delivery service to Penang, Melaka, Johor Bharu, Kuching, and Kota Kinabalu after introducing in the Klang Valley last year. Grab says the process of expanding will begin April 22 onwards. By introducing the GrabFood delivery service, its growth has increased by 30%. This also means GrabFood has completed more than 2 million food deliveries.


OnePlus 7 to be unveiled on May 14

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OnePlus 7 to be unveiled on May 14
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OnePlus is one of the famous Chinese phone maker company. It has earn high reputation for producing smartphone with premium specs. Most of the OnePlus smartphones are at affordable price. It seems OnePlus is ready to launch the OnePlus 7 smartphone which is the successor of the OnePlus 6T.

According to a tweet from Steve H. McFly, who is the famous smartphone news leaker says OnePlus could unveil the OnePlus 7 smartphone on May 14. Other than that, he also says, OnePlus apparently might launch two models of the OnePlus. The high-end model will be called as OnePlus 7Pro.

The OnePlus 7 will feature a 6.4-inch screen with a waterdrop notch front camera. At the backside, it has a dual rear camera which supports 48-megapixel sensor as the primary camera. Whereas, for the OnePlus 7Pro it will have a 6.64-inch curve display. That is almost 0.2-inch larger than the OnePlus 7 screen size. The OnePlus 7Pro will feature pop-up front camera. The back will have a triple-camera setup which has a 48-megapixel camera sensor.

At this moment, we are not able to provide more details on the device due to the information are scattered around. However, one information we can confirm you all is the OnePlus 7 wouldn’t have the support for wireless charging. The CEO of OnePlus, Pete Lau confirms it during the interview at the MWC 2019. The price of the OnePlus 7 could be starting from $569 (RM2,351).

TechmonQuay will provide more updates on the OnePlus next flagship smartphone in the coming feature. Stay tuned on our website

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