In a Google blog post, Phil Harrison, VP and GM of Stadia, said that the company has decided to wind down its game streaming project because it “hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected”. For those that did give the service a chance, Harrison says that the company will be refunding hardware, game and DLC purchases. The process is expected to be completed by mid-January, but players can still continue playing until 18 January specifically....

The search giant has put a video up on Twitter, illustrating a variety of video game environments. Together with the accompanying sounds in the background, it seems to also illustrate a number of different gaming genres, from racing to role-playing games (RPGs). — Google (@Google) March 12, 2019 And while it is still unclear as to what exactly the teaser is about, there’s already a dedicated page on the Google Store....

The minister further added that the excess amount of dilapidated vehicles may result in dengue outbreaks as there is currently no policy for proper disposal of the scraps. He also said that Malaysia will be looking at Singapore and Japan to draft the ELV framework as the two countries are experts in ELV recycling. Speaking of recycling, Adham went on to say that 70% of dismantled items from the ELV practice can be exported to other countries, with the potential for it to reach RM10 billion for the related industries....

Wee said that the amendment will be tabled at the next Parliament sitting, which is set to commence on 18 July. “This will allow younger Malaysians to earn extra income or possibly consider a career in the gig economy,” said the minister. Following the reopening of the country’s economy, the p-hailing industry has seen a significant downtrend in both the number of orders and the number of motorcycle delivery riders....

The firm’s eagerness for a public listing is said to be driven by strong investor interest in IPOs. “The market is good and the business is doing better than before. This should work well for public markets,” a source told Reuters. It should be noted that Grab’s fintech arm, Grab Financial Group (GFG), recently raised over US$300 million (~RM1.21 billion) from investors – something that probably influenced management’s thinking about an IPO....

Two sets of leaks on the site were combined into a post on Reddit, with plenty of details to go through. To start, the game will supposedly feature four playable characters in total. The playable map is said to be as large as the maps of GTA V and RDR2 combined, with Vice City possibly a small part of it. Part of the game takes place in the 1980s, but with a time skip to present day....

On the HBO Max YouTube channel, the company has put up a video showcasing a long list of what is coming to the streaming service. But near the very end is 20 or so seconds of The Last of Us TV series, with Pedro Pascal playing Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie. One scene is just about a one-to-one recreation from the game, and will be immediately familiar to those who have played it....

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday revealed that Malaysia will have enough vaccine to cover around 82.8% of the population or 26.5 million citizens. These vaccines are being sourced from five pharmaceutical companies from all over the world such as Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinovac, CanSino, and Gamaleya as well as through the global COVAX Facility. Timed nicely with the announcement, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has since launched an online survey to gauge the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia....

Rather than being a pet itself, Hello Kitty serves as something like a partner, taking care of the actual pet. She will feed it as well as play with it. Her friend Joey will also make occasional appearances, but not for the best of reasons. There are two variants of the Hello Kitty Tamagotchi, at least aesthetically. One comes in a white shell, while another has red with some white at the centre....

The roadshow will be taking place at the 1 Utama Shopping Centre. From 26 to 27 January, visitors will be able to purchase the View20 in one of its two memory and storage variants – 6GB/128GB or 8GB/256GB. Additionally, roadshow visitors who purchase the View20 then will receive free gifts worth over RM700. Specifically, the initial 200 customers who purchase the phone will receive one unit of the HONOR Watch Magic smartwatch, plus an HONOR backpack....

In this article, I’ll be both unboxing and taking a look at the card in question, but more specifically, I’ll be looking at the Founders Edition of the RTX 3080. In terms of specs, the card is based on NVIDIA’s brand new 8nm Ampere GPU architecture, and is fuelled by the 10GB of GDDR6X graphics memory, that in turn runs at a speed of 19Gbps. Across a 384-bit memory bus....

As a quick primer, NVIDIA announced in February that it would launch its CMP miner GPUs, in the hopes that it would stem the tide of scalpers and bot buyers snatching up all of its GeForce RTX 30 series card in order to use them for mining cryptocurrencies – Ethereum, mainly – and starving bonafide gamers of the component in the process. The CMP HX can be divided into four variants....

While your equipment list generally depends on what your vlog is all about, it always starts with a camera. Through technology advancements in the past few years, smartphones have started to become the tool of choice for vlogging instead of the traditional digital cameras that are often quite hefty to lug around. If you are looking for a versatile smartphone to shoot all of your vlogs, then you may want to include HONOR 50 as part of your list....

Launched back in July 2019, the HONOR 9X Pro was announced alongside its non-pro counterpart and is powered by Huawei’s 7nm Kirin 810 SoC. Additional specs include 6GB RAM, 256GB expandable storage, a 5.69-inch Full HD+ display, and a triple main camera module comprising a 48MP main sensor, 2MP sensor, and an 8MP wide-angle. In regards to the MagicBook, the variant that HONOR planned on bringing in is powered by AMD’s Ryzen 5 3500U processor, comes with 8GB RAM, and a 512GB NVMe SSD for storage....

According to its official website, the Mate Xs 5G can be obtained for RM 11,111 starting from 20 March onwards. The phone will be made available on its official online store as well as selected Huawei stores throughout Malaysia. Customers who purchased the new Mate Xs 5G will received the Freebuds 3 true wireless earphones with active noise cancellation alongside their new foldable phone. Huawei will also provide an envelope-style leather cover to go with the phone....

Instead of 512GB as per the current variant, the second variant of Mate50 Pro Kunlun Glass Edition for Malaysia has been equipped with 256GB internal storage. Other than that, it also comes with two colour options including Vegan Leather Carbon Black and Silver while the Vegan Leather Orange remained exclusive for the 512GB model. The new variant still carries 8GB of RAM which is a standard across Mate50 Series phones....

As you’d expect, you can get the Huawei P40 series of devices have been made available via our four major telcos. In addition to the varying device prices, all four telcos have similar gifts when you get a device from them. The P40 has a case tied to it, while the P40 Pro will come with a wireless car charger. Here’s what each telco is offering for the phones, as well as their associated plans:...

Sources to the South China Morning Post claims that Taiwanese tech manufacturer Foxconn has halted production lines for a number of Huawei phones. The reduced production came at the behest of Huawei itself, but it’s unclear if the reduced production is a short- or long-term move. Either way, this will likely affect Huawei’s goal of becoming the world’s largest phone manufacturer within the year. It will also no doubt affect its sister brand HONOR, which is tasked with getting to the fourth spot globally, and second within China....

The Cyberjaya’s facility was originally opened in 2014 and involved an investment of around RM 1 billion at that time. It was one of several IBM GDCs across the world that is part of the company’s massive shared services operation that handle customers from all sorts of industries around the clock. According to the report by The Edge, IBM spokesperson declined to provide the number of jobs that will be affected by the closure of its Cyberjaya GDC....

Yes, you read that right. Idris Elba, the actor famed for his role as Bloodsport in The Suicide Squad, Heimdall in MCU’s Norse universe, and Marshall Stacker Pentecost from Pacific Rim, is going to be part of V’s journey, alongside Keanu Reeves, who is reprising his role as the rocker boy Johnny Silverhand. In Phantom Liberty, Elba plays the character Solomon Reed, an FIA agent working for the New United States of America....