Tune Talk Offers 3Gb Of Free Data To Make Up For Network Disruption

On that night, Tune Talk first tweeted about the disruption which involved data services at 11:38 PM although reader sharpman has pointed out that it took place much earlier at slightly after 10:00 PM. No follow up notification was made after that but one of its customers tweeted that Tune Talk’s data services were back to normal at around 1:00 AM. Meanwhile, subscribers are able to obtain free 3GB data through SMS according to the steps that the Tune Talk has mentioned below:...

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 131 words · Judy Isham

Twitter S Us 8 Verification Badges Now Officially A Concern For Malaysia

The impostor used the same username and profile photo as Anwar Ibrahim’s official account, with the only difference being its handle: @anwarinrahim, which is potentially deceiving at first glance. The account has now been suspended by Twitter not long after JPM released a statement warning users of the illegitimate posting. It is unclear whether the platform took action on its own accord, or was instructed by the department. As for the tweet itself, the fake account wrote: “The recognition of UEC (United Examination Certificate) will be discussed on the ministry level and this motion will be approved by the unity government in the future, in line with the Pakatan Harapan manifesto....

December 21, 2022 · 4 min · 684 words · Steve Wiggins

Twitter Testing New Edge To Edge Layout For Photos And Videos On Ios

From the demonstration video provided, it is quite clear that Twitter has drawn inspiration for this new layout from social media rival Instagram. In fact, these posts do bear a strong resemblance to the Facebook-owned photo sharing platform’s layout – difference being the inclusion of Twitter’s familiar reply, retweet, like and share buttons below the images or videos, and the occasional text-only tweets scattered in between while scrolling through. This test is the latest from the company as part of its efforts to address various complaints regarding its multimedia content supported tweets throughout the years....

December 21, 2022 · 2 min · 308 words · Eric Anderson

Twitter To Hide False And Misleading Tweets During Crises

The notice will also display a button where users can access information on the newly introduced policy. Additionally, once the tweet has been hidden, it will no longer be distributed across the platform. That said, users who stumble upon the post will not be able to retweet, like or share it as the mentioned tools will be turned off. The policy will prioritise the application of warning notices toward high-profile accounts, such as state-affiliated and official government accounts, as the company notes....

December 21, 2022 · 2 min · 289 words · Ramiro Clifton

Ubisoft Is Giving Away Free Gifts Everyday Until 19 December

First to be given away is free DLC for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. This Rewards pack consists of the Seafarer Settlement Pack, and an outfit resembling Bayek from Assassin’s Creed Origins. These free DLC are available for all platforms, so there’s no reason to choose not to claim them. Though when you do claim them, you don’t necessarily get them immediately. Once you visit the dedicated giveaway page while signed in, the site tells you that your Rewards pack “will await you directly in your game inventory within the next seven days”....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 107 words · Robert Koetter

Uk Scraps Plans For Age Verification For Online Pornography

The system would have needed people to submit identifiable documents to prove that they are old enough to legally watch porn. These documents were to be sent to online age verification providers, or shops that sell the porn pass. Naturally, this sounded like a privacy accident waiting to happen. The system could also be circumvented using VPNs if it was tied to UK IP addresses. All that said, it’s not as if the UK government has completely given up on censoring the internet....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 111 words · Curtis Wilcoxon

Uncharted 4 Heading To Pc According To Sony Document

Twitter user Wario64 shared the presentation slides for SIE’s Investor Relations day, which was released recently. On page 26, a slide labeled New Growth Vectors: PlayStation Studios mentions Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End under a short list of “More PC releases planned”. The list only mentions two titles, the other one being Days Gone that was released last week. It’s not entirely surprising anymore that another major PlayStation exclusive may be making its way to PC....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 204 words · Mark Gandy

Unifi Now Comes With 24 Hours Service Restoration Guarantee

The 24-hour service restoration guarantee covers both physical access (fibre network) as well as the TM-supplied Customer Premises Equipment (such as Wi-Fi router). However, this guarantee only applies to Internet failure and service downtime but does not cover performance issues. The 24-hour countdown begins at the time when the official support ticket is created for the customer. If TM is unable to restore the connection within the guaranteed time period, the customer will then be able to redeem an RM50 rebate voucher for their next bill through myunifi app....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 122 words · Rolando Mendoza

Updated Nintendo Switch To Reach Malaysia Mid August Priced At Rm1299

Local video games store Impulse Gaming shared on its Facebook page that the updated Switch will be available mid August of 2019. It will be priced at RM1299, and the store is also currently taking pre-orders. The first generation Nintendo Switch, on the other hand, is priced at RM1199. Impulse Gaming also announced earlier that it is bringing in the Nintendo Switch Lite. The company is also taking it pre-orders for a RM50 deposit....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 153 words · Bernice Wood

Upm Is Working On Covid 19 Test That Detects Infection Via Selfie

According to the image below which we managed to save before it was taken down from the post, this particular project intends to develop a COVID-19 self-diagnose app that detects infection via a selfie. The size of the team that working on the project was not revealed through the post, but it is being led by Dr. Azree Shahrel Ahmad Nazri who is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science in UPM’s Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 200 words · Michael Tindell

Us Senators Plan To Invest Us 1 25 Billion In Non Huawei 5G Equipment Companies

The group of six, which comprises a mix of US Senators from both the Democratic and Republican party, announced the more than US$1 billion (~RM4.07 billion) investment. After the bipartisan group submitted legislation called the Utilising Strategic Allied (USA) Telecommunications Act. To be precise, the funds will be used to support the development of 5G technology that is able to operate with multiple vendors. Additionally, the funds will come from “spectrum-auction proceeds” and will be spread out over a period of 10 years....

December 21, 2022 · 2 min · 234 words · Nicolle Johnson

Valve Adds New Stipulation To Steam Distribution Agreement May Prevent Epic Exclusivity Updated

As it turns out, the stipulation that was thought to be new was there as far back as 2017. YouTuber SidAlpha verified this using his suggested Steam developer account. This means that this is not a case of Steam preventing more episodes similar to Metro Exodus. Instead, this means one of two things. One is either Valve is aware of what Metro Exodus’ publisher Deep Silver is doing, but is not taking any legal action....

December 21, 2022 · 2 min · 312 words · Susan Cook

Vivo V20 Se Malaysian Price Revealed Ahead Of Launch To Be Available For Rm 1199

We stumbled upon these pamphlets over at one of the phone dealers in Subang Parade earlier this week. One of them actually showed the price of the phone slating for RM 1199 while another pamphlet showing the full specifications for V20 SE. As you can see from the image above, the V20 SE will come with a 6.44-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 665. Other than that, the phone also features 8GB of RAM alongside 128GB of internal storage....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 207 words · Stuart Janak

Vivo Y20S With 8Gb Ram Now In Malaysia For Rm 899

While the Y20s that was released through Digi PhoneFreedom 365 carries 4GB of RAM, the new variant offers double the amount of memory at 8GB. Regardless of the memory configuration, their other components remained identical to each other. The Y20s is equipped with a 6.51-inch HD+ IPS display and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 460. It also comes with 128GB internal storage as standard alongside a triple rear camera system that has a 13MP f/2....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 155 words · Raquel Jarvis

Whatsapp Web To Support Voice And Video Calls Soon

As reported by WABetaInfo, the WhatsApp Web video and voice call support is looking to be introduced within the next few weeks under its beta-testing phase. The team also provided a few screenshots for a better understanding of how the feature will actually work. As seen in the screenshot above, upon receiving a call on WhatsApp Web, users will see a window that will provide them with an option to either accept or decline an incoming call....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 141 words · Heather Welby

Windows 11 Installers From Unofficial Sources Reported To Contain Malware

The cybersecurity and anti-virus provider noted that users have downloaded a malicious file called “86307_windows 11 build 21996.1 x64 + activator.exe”, which disguises itself as a Windows 11 installer. The “activator” part in its file name often denotes the inclusion of a hacking tool that “legitimises” a pirated software as a genuine install. It is said that the file comes in at 1.75GB, which is suspiciously small for an OS installer – especially if you’re IT or tech savvy....

December 21, 2022 · 2 min · 283 words · Stephanie Hopper

Xiaomi 12T Series Officially Launches Price Starts From Rm 1 999 In Malaysia

In front, the new Xiaomi 12T Pro sports a flat 6.67-inch screen, while on its back is an anti-glare glass rear panel and a triple camera setup that’s arranged vertically. The phone is offered in Black, Silver, and Blue colour options, which features a matte metallic finish. The display itself is an AMOLED panel with 20:9 aspect ratio, 2712 x 1220 pixel resolution, 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate, 480 Hz touch sampling rate, 500 nits brightness, and is capable of outputting 68 billion colours....

December 21, 2022 · 3 min · 519 words · Ginger Francisco

Xiaomi Announces Yunmai Smartwatch Features Four Day Battery Life

What we do know is that it comes with a 1.3-inch AMOLED 136 x 136 touchscreen display, a U-BLOXGPS chip and a nine-axis sensor. It also has a PIXART 8011ES heart rate sensor inside, giving the Yunmai smartwatch the ability to measure your heart rate in real time. Powering it is a 420mAh battery that can keep the Yunmai smartwatch running for four days. It also comes with an IP67 rating, so it can take a few splashes and the accidental dip....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 131 words · Kaitlin Barnes

Xiaomi Gets Out Of Us Blacklist Following Lawsuit

Bloomberg reports that while the main point of contention has been addressed, no details like conditions for removal were disclosed by the filing. Both parties will file a separate joint proposal by 20 May after negotiating specific terms. Being on the blacklist meant that US investors were banned from investing in the company. Beyond that, investors will also have to divest all their holdings. Xiaomi was first put there due to suspicions of it having links to the Chinese military....

December 21, 2022 · 1 min · 171 words · Bryan Cassin

Xiaomi Mi 11 The Ultimate Movie Studio And Cinema Experience In Your Pocket

So how powerful is it? Let’s take a detailed look at what Xiaomi has to offer on its latest flagship-tier smartphone. Snapdragon Powerhouse The Mi 11 holds the honour of being the first ever smartphone in the world and in Malaysia to showcase the capabilities of Qualcomm’s latest high-end Snapdragon 888 processor. It is fitted with eight Kyro 660 CPU cores and an onboard Adreno 660 GPU, which is capable of delivering 35% faster graphics rendering with 25% higher performance than its predecessor and competitors....

December 21, 2022 · 4 min · 785 words · Elizabeth Gayle