Officially today, you can start to purchase the new iPad Air and iPad mini in Malaysia. As announced last month, the new iPad is powered by Apple A12 Bionic chip. That’s the same chip which is running in the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. Apart from that, it supports the first generation of Apple Pencil.
You can purchase the iPad Air from RM2,199 whereas, the iPad mini you can get it from RM1,699 onwards. The Apple Pencil is sold separately for RM419. As for now, you can’t use the second generation Apple Pencil for the new iPad Air and iPad mini. At this moment the iPad Air and iPad mini is only sold in Apple online store. Soon we can expect Apple reseller, Switch and Machines will start selling it on their stores.
Next week India will be having its next general election which will take place on April 11 until May 19. Facebook is working closely with India to remove user accounts who comment or post hate speech on Facebook. It will take a longer time for Facebook to remove this account manually. In order to avoid this, Facebook is unleashing its artificial intelligence to do the rest.
Facebook faces criticism for allowing the Russian trolls to abuse its platform during the 2016 US presidential election. Other than that, WhatsApp also had the same issue. People use the app to spread false information during the election in Brazil. In order to curb this issue, Facebook’s India managing director, Ajit Mohan, is outlining Facebook efforts to avoid this issue to happen again. According to him, AI is helping Facebook to remove violating contents and it stops the content from going viral.
It has been 18 months since Facebook starts planning for this election. Part of the action steps is now Facebook will require all the advertisers who run political ads in India to verify their identity and location. Information such as payment and the advertiser details will be stored in the public database. Recently, Facebook is also helping to curb this issue by launching a tool where it helps the voters to know about the new candidate.
In conclusion, maybe Facebook should also do the same when Malaysia has a general election. As for now, we need to wait for the official election is completed in India. Last week itself Facebook has already remove 680 accounts in both India and Pakistan.
Last week, Facebook said it pulled down more than 680 accounts in India and Pakistan for “inauthentic behavior,” which means the people behind the accounts misled users about their identities and intentions.
Getting lost inside a shopping mall happens always especially when you are at the shopping mall. During those days people use the night shining star as their maps. Now we do have the best map technology in the world, Google Maps. 90% of us mostly rely on Google Maps to choose the route for our destination. Many of you might be wishing that someday we can have indoor navigation too on our Google Maps.
Soon your wish will come true because the Sunway Pyramid will be the first shopping mall to have the real-time indoor navigation for your convenience. Huge shopping malls such as Sunway Pyramid will get you lost easily. To avoid this issue, the new Sunway Pyramid app will have the real-time indoor navigation which uses the Google Maps engine. This will make your shopping easier to navigate over 1,000 stores in one shopping mall. Prerequisite, your phone needs a constant WiFi signal for the app to determine your accurate location inside the shopping mall.
In the beginning when you sign up to use the app, it will ask you few questions to determine your shopping interest. Then it will suggest the stores based on your shopping interest. Apart from that, there are many brands outlets are providing rewards for you when you shop using the app.
The official app will launch on April 12 which will be available for both iOS and Android. At this moment you can still use Google Maps too to use the indoor navigation.
During the tabling of Belanjawan 2019, the digital service tax was announced on last year November. The tax rate is not revealed during that time. Today, the Parliament of Malaysia has accepted the amendment to the tax bill which will allow the government to charge tax to foreign digital companies such as Netflix and Spotify.
These online services will be charged 6% service tax under the Service Tax (Amendment) Bill 2019. This tax will take effect starting from January 1, 2020, onwards. According to the Deputy Finance Minister, Amiruddin Hamzah, the reason to implement this tax is to ensure both local and foreign digital services are equally treated.
In conclusion, introducing this tax you might not know yet how you would be affected. We might not know how Netflix, Spotify or Steam will react for this upcoming tax. At this moment, we have to hope that the digital service providers would not increase the pricing significantly. What do you think about the digital service tax? Do you agree with it? Comment down below your opinion.
Apparently, it is crystal clear that all the Apple fans are waiting for the successor of the iPhone XS. According to Macotakara, the next iPhone could feature a 6.1-inch screen and three cameras on its rear. Macotakara also suggested the next iPhone will still be using the Lightning connector. However, Apple might include the USB-C to Lightning cable with the 18W fast charger in the iPhone packaging.
Previously, there are leak photos which claim to be the next iPhone. As for now, we still don’t know yet which model could Apple include it. Both the Wall Street Journal and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is suggesting that the triple-camera arrays will only be part of the successor of the iPhone XS Max. Macotakara is arguing that the successor of the iPhone XS will have the triple-camera.
Until now, no one knows what could Apple use the third camera for. There is a rumor stating that the third camera will be the 3D camera which will be use for the depth-sensing. Bloomberg is claiming that the third camera will be use for wide range zooming.
Talking about the screen size, Macotakara also reports that the 6.1-inch and the 6.5-inch OLED iPhone will have a thicker screen compare to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. If this year Apple did not include the OLED screen, then it might include in the 2020 iPhones. Other than that, Wall Street Journal also says instead of the OLED screen, the next iPhone will include the LCD model.
Other rumors which is notable is the USB-C and the 18W charger. Bloomberg reports that currently, Apple is testing the USB-C iPhone models which could release on this year. However, Macotakara, says Apple will stick to the Lightning connector only.
In conclusion, rumors will be spreading continuously until Apple launches the device. For now, Macotakara is the only source which predicts accurately when it comes to Apple devices. Macotakara is one of the predictors which says iPhone 7 would drop the headphone jack. They even predicted the features of the Apple 2019 iPad. Apple always launches the next generation iPhone in September. If Apple continues this launch trend, then we can expect the next iPhone to be launch in September.
Apart from Maxis, Digi is also running its own promotion for the Huawei P30 series smartphone. Digi is offering the Huawei P30 smartphone part of the PhoneFreedom 365 program. You can start to own the new Huawei P30 smartphone starting from RM8 per month. This includes RM0 upfront payment and 0% interest.
Plan
Monthly Payment
Digi Postpaid 80 with GBoost
RM 88
Digi Postpaid 120
RM 48
Digi Postpaid 160
RM 28
Digi Postpaid 190
RM 8
Plan
Monthly Payment (256GB)
Monthly Payment (512GB)
Digi Postpaid 120
RM 122
RM 144
Digi Postpaid 160
RM 110
RM 131
Digi Postpaid 190
RM 98
RM 119
Above tables are the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro monthly device prices. Digi is also giving away the Huawei wireless charging case worth of RM268 for each purchase of the Huawei P30. Other than that, you also will get the Snorkeling case worth of RM428 with every purchase of the Huawei P30 Pro. According to Digi, this giveaway promotion is only available from April 6 until May 6.
Moreover, Digi is also will be giving the Huawei Backup 1TB worth of RM599. Additionally, you also will receive RM50 Digi accessories voucher including a screen protector. This offer is only available if you purchase the Huawei P30 series smartphone at the Digi Store at Bangsar Shopping Centre. At this moment, Digi also states that these additional freebies is only for the first 100 customers only.
The Huawei P30 series smartphone is officially here in in Malaysia on last week itself. Now you can get the Huawei P30 series smartphone in various telco providers in Malaysia. The most famous telco providers, Maxis is offering two brand new Huawei P30 series smartphone for the price of on P30 series smartphone on its Zerolution Plan.
According to Maxis, the “Buy 1 Free 1” promotion is only valid if the user subscribes to the MaxisOne Plan 188 and MaxisOne Share Line only. Both of these plans are RM188 and RM48 per month respectively. This is part of the Maxis Zerolution instalment program.
Apart from that, Maxis does offers the Huawei wireless charging case worth of RM268 if you buy the P30 series smartphone. Whereas, if you purchase the P30 Pro, you are entitled to get the waterproof Snorkeling casing worth of RM428. Both these items should be redeem before the stock finishes. Moreover, Maxis is also offering you the Huawei Backup 1TB worth of RM599 for free if you order the Huawei P30 Pro 512GB from Maxis online store.
Maxis Zerolution Plan
Price for Huawei P30Price for Huawei P30 Pro 128GBPrice for Huawei P30 Pro 512GB
Normal Contract
Price for Huawei P30Price for Huawei P30 Pro 128GBPrice for Huawei P30 Pro 512GB
Have you ever purchase an app mistakenly or you might purchase the app and didn’t use it all not even once?. Sometimes, we might tend to browse the App Store and accidentally click on the Buy button. There are few app providers will allow you to cancel the purchase within a certain period of time and refund your money back. At the same time, there are some of the app providers does not allow for the refund.
The most famous app providers we can think of is Google and Apple only. These tech giants are one of the app providers who refund back your money for your accidental purchase. Lets further analyze on how Google and Apple refund your money back.
How to get a refund from Google Play Store
In case if you mistakenly purchase the app from the Google Play Store, you can get your refund back easily. It comes with a condition, where you need to get your refund within two hours of the purchase. If you miss the two hours cut off time, Google won’t be able to refund your money back. However, if you purchase the app and you did not open it at all you can ask for refund up to 14 days later also. But still, Google has to check that you are honest that you did not open the app at all then they will refund your money back. So what are the steps to get your refund back from the Google Play Store?
On the order you wish to refund, swipe left and tap on the “More” button.
Then you can select either “Request a refund” or “Report a problem“.
After that, choose the option that you think is relevant to your case.
Once completing the form, put a note that you need a refund.
Upon submitting the form, you will receive a thank you message.
Usually, within 15 minutes you will get refund confirmation else it might take up to two business days.
How to get a refund from Apple App Store
Once you purchase an app from the Apple App Store, you will have 14 days to decide whether you like the app or not. If you don’t feel suitable using the app, you can request for a refund. Unlike Google, Apple gives you ample of time to think and decide. Even if you use the app multiple times a day you still can request for a refund within this 14 days period. There are some cases, where Apple will allow the user to refund after 90 days purchasing the app. Let’s list out the step to request for a refund from the App Store. Since Apple did not build any page to report your problem in the App Store, you might need to use the method below to request for a refund.
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iOS
Launch any mail app (such as Gmail, Mail) from your home screen.
Search for your app purchase receipt.
Tap on the purchase mail.
Click on the “Report a Problem” link and it will redirect you to the Apple problem report page.
Login in to your Apple account by using your Apple ID and password.
Click on the “Choose Problem” button and select the problem from the dropdown menu.
Once completing the form, tap on the “Submit” button to submit your refund request form. Apparently, within a few days or a week, you should get the reply from Apple regarding your request for refund.
On the other hand, app providers such as Amazon does not allow a refund for the apps, music or e-book. According to the European Union, as the customer, you have the right to request for a refund up to 14 days after purchasing anything. However, Amazon is part of the exemption from this regulation.
The tech giant Google, previously announces it will launch the Google Duplex feature in all over the US. Now, the Google Duplex feature is available in most of the states in US. Few weeks ago, Google launches this feature only to the Google Pixel smartphone. Officially today, the tech giant is rolling out this feature to both the Android smartphones and iOS devices in the US.
According to TechCrunch, the all-new Samsung Galaxy S10 has the privilege to be the first phone to have the Google Duplex. With this technology, the Google Assistant, can make calls and speak on behalf of the user to schedule a reservation. As our previous post, once the call is successful it will send the user the reservation and appointment details to their Google account.
The Google Duplex feature is already available in most of the states except Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Texas due to local regulations. Whereas, for other countries, we might have to wait for a longer time. However, Google might reveal more information about the Google Duplex feature at its Google I/O developer conference in May. This is where the Google Duplex feature was unveiled one year before.
In conclusion, as the feature is now available to the iOS users, they can also start to make reservations daily. Apart from that, if the Google Assistant not able to proceed with the reservation on that moment, it will call the restaurant once again at the same day to do the reservation agian.
Have you ever wonder how to change or remove the background of your picture? Usually, you do it by using the Adobe Photoshop tool. Beginners might take some time to get use to the tool. Sometimes, all you need a picture without a background only.
Now, you can remove the background of the picture without using the software. There is a new web tool which can be used for free. Remove.bg is the free web service where you can remove background within 5 seconds. It is very simple to use. You just have to upload the image you wish to remove the background and then with a single click it works like charm.
In conclusion, without any hassle you can remove any background of the picture by using this free service.
