SOCAR Malaysia To Launch Trevo, A People-To-People Car Sharing Platform
Hailing from South Korea, SOCAR car sharing service offers a different approach to transportation in Malaysia. Interesting enough, the company is now working to officially introduce another car sharing platform called Trevo in our market later this m…
HONOR 9X Pro Hands On: The First HMS-Powered HONOR Smartphone
The HONOR 9X Pro isn’t a brand new device, by any measure of the description. The phone made its debut in China last year, alongside its non-Pro sibling. Unfortunately, the phone didn’t se…
Shell Malaysia Waives TnG Top-Up Fee At Stations Along PLUS And East Coast Expressways
Shell Malaysia announced that it is waiving the RM0.50 Touch ‘n Go (TnG) fee at all of its stations along PLUS expressway (NKVE and ELITE) and East Coast Expressway (ECE). The company previously…
Samsung Hits Galaxy Phones Worldwide With A Weird Push Notification (UPDATE)
UPDATE (20 Feb / 7:00PM): Samsung Malaysia has responded to the issue. ORIGINAL STORY (20 Feb / 6:20pm): Samsung Galaxy phone users received a weird notification from the company on 20 February 2020. …
Sabah Court Passed Four Sentences With AI Assistance
The Kota Kinabalu magistrate court meted out sentences with assistance from artificial intelligence (AI). This is a first for the Malaysian judiciary. The Malay Mail reports that four cases were heard by magistrate Jessica Ombou Kakayun, who meted ou…
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Passes SIRIM Certification; Local Launch Imminent
Surprisingly, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip did not make an appearance during the local launch of the new S20 series on 12 February. However, a recent discovery by NextRift has revealed that Malaysia will…
Alleged Sony Xperia 9 Images Shows Device With Triple-Camera Setup And A Thick Bezel
Sony, among other exhibitors, had planned on announcing its supposedly new Xperia 1.1 flagship at MWC 2020 before it got cancelled. Now a new leak is suggesting that the phone isn’t called the X…
Android 11 Developer Preview Features 5G Metering, One-Time Apps Permissions
Google has made available the developer preview version of Android 11. The company commonly does this before releasing a full version of its mobile OS. This time, the dev preview version came a little…
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker Held a Yellow Lightsaber Before Rey Did
The closing moments of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sees Rey adopt the Skywalker name before proceeding to ignite a yellow lightsaber. It’s certainly a scene that got people discussing and debating. Why is her lightsaber yellow as opposed t…
Mulan Will Be Disney’s First Live-Action Remake Not Very Suitable For Little Kids
Over the past few years, Disney has been adapting/remaking their classic animated films into live-action features. In the US, these films — Lion King, Aladdin, Dumbo and Beauty and the Beast …
OmniVision Announces 64MP 0.8μm Image Sensor
OmniVision, a company known for its production of imaging sensors, recently announced its first 64MP imaging sensor. Officially known as OV64C, the sensor features a 0.8 micron (μm) pixel size and is …
MyEG Develops AI-Powered Coronavirus Risk Profiling System
My E.G. Services Bhd announced that it has developed an Artificial Intelligence-powered coronavirus risk profiling system. The company states that it is offering the system to the governments of Malay…
Android 11 To Keep Bluetooth On When Switching To Airplane Mode
Whenever you switch your phone to airplane mode, your phone cuts off all forms of wireless connections, including Bluetooth. With Android 11, it looks like Bluetooth will be left on when you engage the mode. This is especially important in this day a…
Game of Thrones Star Looks Badass in Teaser of Tamil Gangster Film
Remember James Cosmo from Game of Thrones? Yes, that’s the dude who played Jeor Mormont, the stoic Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch who took Jon Snow under his wing and even gifted him …
The Call of the Wild Review: An Uninspiring Bore That Offers Nothing to Chew On
I don’t usually begin my reviews by diving straight into the action (or the film’s issues) ala George Lucas with Star Wars in 1977. This time, though, I’m going to do exactly that by opening with some…
FIVE: A New Malaysian Petrol Station Brand Is About To Make Its Debut Soon
Given the highly regulated nature of our petroleum industry, there are only a handful of petrol station brands in Malaysia. Soon, the list will receive a new member as a brand called FIVE is planning …
5 Video Game Properties That Would Make For Great Films
Since time immemorial, cinema has found inspiration in the works of its sibling mediums. Whether it be 1925’s cinematic adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera or the Russos’ celluloid counterpart to Marvel’s Civil War comics. One particul…
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X To Be Available In Malaysia Next Week; Will Retail For RM639
Back in September last year, word got out that AMD silently made and launched a Ryzen 5 3500X processor, and but limited its availability for the Chinese market. Now it seems that the company will be …
OnePlus 8 Pro Could Come With IP68 Rating
Last year, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei said that IP ratings were unnecessary. It looks like there’s a chance that the company will be taking that statement back. Rumours about the OnePlus 8 Pro …
Qualcomm Officially Announces Snapdragon X60 5G Modem
Qualcomm recently pulled back the curtains on the Snapdragon X60 5G modem chipset. the X60 is the direct successor to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G modem, and the 3rd generation solution that the…
