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iPhone might allow you to charge other devices wirelessly

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iPhone might allow you to charge other devices wirelessly
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If you notice, at this moment Huawei and Samsung have introduced a new feature where you can charge other phones wirelessly. Apart from that, Energizer also has introduced the same feature in their MWC event. This feature will be very helpful because you can charge other devices wirelessly. As for now, you can expect the next iPhone 11 could have this new feature. This was first reported by Macotakara and then it was translated by 9to5Mac.

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According to the Chinese blog, the analyst has claimed the new iPhone will even come with the bigger battery capacity and better cameras. Apple recently launched the next generation of the AirPods which allows wireless charging its case. Apple Beats has reported might be revealing the new wireless Beats Powerbeats earbuds soon at the beginning of April.

In conclusion, rumors will be flowing continuously until the real iPhone 11 launches on September. If Apple really introduces this feature, then it will be really helpful for you if your Apple Watch battery finishes while you are away from your charger, you can use your iPhone to charge your Apple Watch. As this moment, we don’t think you can use this feature to charge other devices except for the Apple devices only.

Huawei P30 Pro leak ahead its launch

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Huawei P30 Pro leak ahead its launch
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The next generation of the Huawei P series phone has plan to launch on this coming Wednesday. However, ahead of its launch of the Huawei P30 Pro smartphone, it has been leaked on its official page. First, it was spotted by Evan Blass earlier this week.


If you click on the link from Evan Blass tweet above it will redirect you to a page not found. However, Archive.org has added the old version of the Huawei website which you can see the P30 Pro picture which has four cameras. From the Archive.org you can know that the major back camera will feature at a 40-megapixel camera. Moreover, as the rumor, we posted the Huawei P30 Pro will support 10x hybrid zoom. Additionally, for the first time ever you can record a dual video at the same time.

Image from Archive.org

In conclusion, with this picture being leaked, Huawei tends not to respond yet. As for now, we have to wait until the official event commences. In this coming week, Apple also is planning to reveal its first streaming service a day before Huawei’s event.

Its time to say goodbye to Windows 7

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Its time to say goodbye to Windows 7
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If you are still using Windows 7, then you have to take note that, Microsoft has started to roll out the current update about Windows 7. Microsoft has started to notify its users regarding the end of support. As planned, Microsoft will be stopping the Windows 7 support on January 14 2020.

The Windows 7 users can receive the news via the notification in their OS. This means Windows 7 user would not be receiving any security updates. At the same time, Microsoft is expecting companies also to make the switch before the cutoff date.

In conclusion, if you have been Windows 7 for a long time, then it’s time to upgrade your PC’s to Windows 10. You will still be able to use your PC after the cut off the date but you wont receive any updates from Microsoft. This means, your system might have the possibility to be vulnerable to hackers because there is no any security updates from Windows 7.

YTL has updated the locations of Terragraph free WiFi in Penang

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YTL has updated the locations of Terragraph free WiFi in Penang
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YTL Communications who is widely known as Yes 4G has announced its free public WiFi service in Penang at the beginning of this month. According to YTL Communications, this service will be powered by Terragraph which is one of Facebook’s product. If you wish to have fibre-broadband speeds wirelessly, this is the technology you can use it in public areas in Penang. The Terragraph technology is also easy to deploy since its node its installed on the lamp posts.

Today, YTL Communications updates its website regarding the location of the free WiFi service in Penang. As for now, they are focusing to provide the service surrounding Georgetown’s heritage area. A total of 60 nodes has been installed which covers the following heritage locations.

If you have a device with WiFi feature enabled, you can use the free WiFi service. Just a simple step to get your own access by signing in into your Facebook account or Google account.

In conclusion, after the six months trial period, YTL Communications might be offering this service to residential areas too. As for now this service is only available for Penangites in its heritage area.

Hundred of millions of Facebook users password are stored as plaintext

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Hundred of millions of Facebook users password are stored as plaintext
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Once again Facebook is facing the privacy crisis. According to Krebs on Security, Facebook stores hundreds of millions user password in plain text. Did you just read “plain text”?. Hell yeah! It is in plaintext. The worst part is these passwords are exposed for a year to users who have internal access to the files. Let us explain to you about password first.

How passwords are stored?

Plain text password

Storing password as plain text is the most simplest way. Your password will be stored in a server inside a database. Example if your password is “abcd123” it will be stored as “abcd123” in the database. This is how Facebook stores password. In terms of security obviously, the hacker can literally use dictionary attack method to get your password.

Password encryption

The other method of storing password is password encryption. Most of website encrypts your password before it is stored on the servers. It uses special key to turn password into a random string. Most of the time, the password encryption key is stored in the server where the original password is stored. If the hacker hacks into the server, they can decrypt your password.

Password hashing

The best method as for now is password hashing. There are many hashing methods such as MD5, and SHA-256. This takes the password harder to retrieve which means it take longer time to decrypt the password. Companies such as Google and Facebook use the same method.

Back to our topic…

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Now you know how a password is being stored, let’s get back to our topic. More than 500 million Facebook users account is being compromised. According to Facebook, it says that there isn’t any evidence that the user’s plain text passwords are exposed outside of Facebook. It is also said that hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite user are affected. Moreover, tens of millions of Facebook users password is compromised too. At the same time, tens of thousands of Instagram users password has affected too.

Few hours ago, Facebook has admit about the issue and they will take action to rectify their mistake. Facebook has posted an update regarding the issue in their website. In conclusion, we advise all our reader to change their Facebook password as soon as possible.

No more autoplay videos on Mozilla Firefox

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No more autoplay videos on Mozilla Firefox
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Mozilla announces the new version of Firefox browser which is Firefox 66. The main feature which could be interesting is the blocking of autoplay videos with sound. This feature does not apply to all videos. Those videos such as in YouTube or Netflix won’t be affected. Mozilla will be blocking only specific videos. This means when you are watching a video on YouTube, it will autoplay the video by default.

Google has implemented this feature almost a year ago. As for the Chrome browser, you have to navigate to the setting to enable the feature. However, in Firefox it’s not the same. You don’t have to do it manually. Moreover, you can unblock a certain website which you don’t wish the feature to be used.

Other than that, this feature also might interest you to update your browser to Firefox 66. There is a new search box which allows you to find the open tabs easily. This feature is very useful if you have more than 20 tabs are open at the same time. Additionally, Firefox also now supports the MacOS touch bar. This means Mac OS users can use the touch bar to use certain functions. The new Firefox 66 can be downloaded from here.

Facebook rolls out threaded reply for Messenger

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Facebook rolls out threaded reply for Messenger
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Facebook is the platform where daily million or billion of users are browsing to it. According to statistics, roughly 1.3 billion of users are using Facebook Messenger to send messages to their friends and family. Next time, following conversations in a group would be very easy.

The tech giant announces to roll out the new threaded message reply as part of the new feature. Next time, in a group chat, you can directly reply to a specific message by long pressing on the message. Then a Reply button will pop out for you to reply to your messages.

By having this feature, your group messages would be more in an organized manner. Previously, Facebook rolled out the Dark Mode for Messenger and now it is rolling out the threaded reply feature for group chats. Looks like there are more feature could be rolling out by Facebook soon. You can sooner expect Facebook to merge all their platforms messaging services into one where you can see all your messages on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. According to Facebook this feature will be rolling out globally starting today.

UMobile to start 5G trial run in Kuala Lumpur

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UMobile to start 5G trial run in Kuala Lumpur
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Apart from Maxis and Celcom, UMobile is planning to start its first 5G trial run is selected areas in Kuala Lumpur. Today, the telco confirms that their collaboration with ZTE to deploy the 5G network in Malaysia.

U Mobile 5G
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According to UMobile CEO, Wong Heang Tuck, Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur can experience the 5G network speed in the selected areas. This trial run will mainly include live testing and 5G showcases. Other than that, UMobile also was extending its network coverage across Western and Eastern Malaysia. This effort has taken more than two months to complete the network coverage extension. Now, as part of their roadmap, UMobile is moving towards the 5G network. Moreover, UMobile made an announcement that they will be collaborating with Razers to conduct 5G trials in e-Sports related.

Apple launches second generation AirPods

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Apple launches second generation AirPods
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As expected from the rumor, Apple launches the second generation AirPods. The new AirPods retains the same design as the previous AirPod. In order to provide better performance efficiency, Apple had ported the new H1 chip. Through this chip, the AirPod takes limited time to connects to the iOS devices.

The most awaited feature, “Hey Siri” command is here. Next time, when you are using the AirPod, you can directly say the “Hey Siri” command without tapping on the AirPod. As the performance increases, the new AirPod allows the user to have more talk time than the previous model. Moreover, according to Apple, it is twice faster than the previous model if you wish to switch between your other iOS devices.

Other than that, the new AirPod comes with a wireless charging case. Apple launches the AirPods in two different variants. They is the standard wired charging case and the wireless charging case. Both are prices RM699.00 and RM879.00 respectively. Additionaly, Apple also sells the empty wireless charging case which is RM439.00.

As for now, Apple is not allowing the users to order the new AirPod online. However, we can expect soon in a week Apple will reveal regarding the sales details.

Google Inbox shutsdown on April 2

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Google Inbox shutsdown on April 2
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Google is shutting down its Inbox app on April 2. The same goes for the Google+ service too. The current users might be receiving the notification stating that the Inbox app will be going away on April 2. According to the users, the link redirects them to the official Google Gmail app.

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Most of the time Google, uses the Inbox app to test several feature before they include it into the Gmail app. We have tried the Inbox app before and we personally prefer using the app. However, last year, Google made a huge overhaul to the Gmail app. Most of the Inbox features has been included inside the application.

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