Ryan Reynolds Launches Mint Mobile Plus A Streaming Service With Only One Movie

Ryan Reynolds made the announcement on Twitter, in his usual glib-sounding choice of words. He does claim that it is the most affordable service. But there’s a catch, at least for now, which is that it only has one movie that you can stream. And it’s his 2003 film, Foolproof. — Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 12, 2020 The Mint Mobile Plus website has multiple “categories”, like Original Originals and Unoriginal Originals....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 194 words · Cecil Boyd

Samsung Announces Isocell Jn1 Sensor Reducing Pixel Sizes Even Further

With the new ISOCELL JN1, Samsung has reduced the size of a single pixel down to 0.64 micrometres. Smaller pixels may, as mentioned, mean smaller camera modules on phones. That, or it will allow for other camera modules like telephoto or ultrawide cameras without making the camera bump bigger. This versatility will allow these supplementary cameras to have the same high resolution as the main camera. But you might think that smaller pixels would reduce image quality, especially where brightness and exposure is concerned....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 176 words · Walter Burt

Samsung Begins To Deliver Android Pie And One Ui Update To Galaxy Note 9 Users In Malaysia

After updating, one of the first few things that you may want to check out is the system-wide Night Mode that you can customize to your liking. Beyond that, there are several UI changes that are generally more pleasant to the eye, even if they may take some getting used to. The update is slightly over 1.5GB in size, so you might want to download it via Wi-Fi or unlimited mobile data plan....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 125 words · Jeremy Belliveau

Samsung Galaxy A72 Hands On Big Shoes To Fill

Now that the Galaxy A72 had recently been announced, it’s only natural that our expectations for it are very high – considering the success of its predecessor. With the phone in hand, let’s take a look at what the newer model has to offer. The first thing everyone will notice is the design approach that Samsung has introduced for the entire Galaxy A series. Most notably the rear panel which now sports a new minimalist design – ditching the typical glass island for a seamless bump to house the rear cameras....

December 20, 2022 · 3 min · 598 words · Francis Ware

Samsung Galaxy Fold To Launch In Malaysia On 3 May

This was confirmed via a media invite from Samsung Malaysia that has just landed in our inbox. As you can see below, Galaxy Fold will be making its Malaysian debut on 3 May 2019. It is indeed a rather interesting decision by Samsung to bring the device over to Malaysia as some might think that the complex nature of the device could mean limited release. Furthermore, it is also one of Samsung’s first 5G device but then again, the company does produce LTE variant for Galaxy Fold....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 126 words · Randy Henderson

Samsung May Have Canned Galaxy S22 Fe To Make More S22 Ultras

The Elec reports that Samsung initially planned to make about three million of the Galaxy S22 FE devices. Production was cancelled, and part of the reason for the cancellation was because of component shortage as we speculated. But as you might expect, it’s not that straightforward. The report claims that sales for the Galaxy S22 Ultra were “relatively strong”, selling 10 million units within the first half of the year....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 260 words · Sara Vaughn

Samsung Qn900A Neo Qled 8K Smart Tv Bold And Beautiful

Powered by the Neo Quantum Processor 8K, the Neo QLED 8K Smart TVs essentially represents the latest and greatest TV technologies that Samsung has to offer to the market. Among them is the Quantum Matrix Technology Pro which features the Quantum Mini LEDs that are 40 times smaller than conventional LEDs. This means more LEDs can be fitted into the Neo QLED 8K Smart TVs and subsequently allows for a higher number of local dimming zones which in hand enables more accurate image output....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 204 words · Roland Zambrano

Secretlab Launches New Assassin S Creed Edition Chairs And Desk

To be clear, the new AC-themed motif extends to both its TITAN Evo 2022 gaming chairs, as well as its current Magnus gaming desk. Officially, Secretlab says that its inspiration for the new red, white, and grey motif stems from the Animus found throughout the AC series, but based on what we’re seeing, it’s clear that the gaming furniture maker drew inspiration from the Italian Renaissance of the Assassin’s Creed 2 franchise; what is considered by fans to be one of the best AC titles in the series....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 308 words · Carole Sumner

Sega Unveils The Ridiculously Tiny Game Gear Micro To Celebrate 60Th Anniversary

To celebrate the occasion, Sega has announced several commemorative merchandises including the Game Gear Micro which is essentially a tiny replica of the company’s only attempt at a handheld gaming console. Just look at the image below: you can fit four Game Gear Micro within the palm of your two hands. Equipped with a 1.15-inch colour display, the tiny replica also comes with a mono speaker and 3.5mm audio port....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 290 words · Angelo Christiansen

Sharp Announces Aquos R6 Flagship Smartphone Features Leica Enhanced Camera

Unique to the Aquos R6 is its display, which is a curved 6.67-inch Pro IGZO OLED screen. It features a WUXGA+ resolution of 2730 x 1260 pixels, a dynamic refresh rate between 1Hz and 240Hz. The phone’s display also comes with an under-display fingerprint sensor, and a tiny top-centered punch-hole cutout for its 12MP selfie camera. Being a flagship-tier smartphone, Sharp’s latest device is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, paired with 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS3....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 280 words · Richard Smith

Sigma Launches The Sigma Fp Calls It World S Smallest Full Frame Mirrorless Camera

The dimensions of the fp measures in at 112.6 x 69.9 x 45.3mm. For context, Sony’s Alpha 7 III measures 126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7mm, and that camera is still significantly smaller than the mirrorless offerings from Canon and Nikon. In terms of overall weight, the fp’s body weighs just 370g without its battery or memory card, and 422g with them. Sigma attributes this lightweight design to the fp’s die-cast aluminium frame, which also serves to dissipate any heat generated by the camera....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 256 words · Timothy Roberts

Silent Hill And Fatal Frame Are Getting New Film Adaptations

Said director, Christophe Gans, confirmed this during an interview with French site Allocine. Translations for a part of that was shared by horror specialist site Rely on Horror. The upcoming Silent Hill film will take place in a small American town, “ravaged by Puritanism”. On the other hand, the new Fatal Frame movie will take place in Japan, going back to haunted house setting. And that’s all there is as far as information about the two films are concerned....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 187 words · Ronald Albro

Sk Hynix Halts Us 3 3 Billion Memory Chip Plant Expansion

According to Nikkei, it was confirmed that SK Hynix’s board of directors agreed to shelve the planned expansion. Suppliers to the company have said that they have seen their inventory increase in their warehouses, due primarily in part to China’s coronavirus lockdowns – all in the pursuit of a “zero COVID” scenario across the country – as well as a slump in the market demand and sales of smartphones and computer components....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 316 words · Nicole Green

Snapchat Survey 44 Percent Of Malaysians Don T See 2021 As A Fresh Start

Conducted at the tail end of 2020 through the beginning of this year, the survey also found that 58% of Malaysian Snapchatters were making New Year resolutions, with wellness being their top priority. 71% said they planned to exercise more, and 63% to eat healthier, notably ahead of respondents from all of the other countries surveyed. With vaccination being the talk of the town now, 53% of Malaysian Snapchatters said they were looking forward to the vaccine....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 239 words · Joanna Sanderfer

Sony Announces Of All Things The Vision S Concept Car

So what does the Sony Vision-S come with? To start, it has 33 sensors, which consist of CMOS image sensors and ToF sensors. This helps the car detect and recognise people as well as objects inside and outside of the car. These are usually the kind of sensors you’d expect from a self driving car. Sony also says that there’s a panoramic screen where you’d expect to find the dashboard....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 217 words · Angela Mandy

Sony Leaks Bluepoint Acquisition During Housemarque Announcement

Twitter user @Nibellion shared a now deleted tweet by PlayStation Japan that made a slightly different acquisition announcement. The image shows PlayStation Studios welcoming Bluepoint Games instead of Housemarque. This is likely something that’s still being discussed behind the scenes, and is supposed to be announced at a later date. The image sees a strip of the Demon Souls remake cover next to Returnal, indicating that the addition of the studio comes after Housemarque....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 213 words · James Smith

Sony Patent Describes Logging You Into A Console When You Pick Up Its Controller

Spotted by SegmentNext, the Sony patent actually has a security purpose in mind. It describes using motion sensors to identify specific patterns or ways a controller is picked up. And it will log the user into the console based on the way you pick it up, as opposed maybe a housemate or family member. From a security perspective, this prevents having you sign into your PSN account and typing in your password while other eyes are present....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 172 words · Veola Gunia

Sony Rolls Out 100Gb Cloud Storage Upgrade To Playstation Plus Subscribers Including Malaysia

In fact, you might even have received the cloud storage bump from 10GB to 100GB as we have confirmed with PlayStation Asia’s rep that the company has rolled out the upgrade since yesterday. It has also publicly announced the cloud storage upgrade through PlayStation Asia Facebook page and Twitter account. — PlayStation Asia (@PlayStationAsia) February 8, 2019 For those who are not familiar with PlayStation Plus, it is a subscription-based service which provides additional features for gamers such as the cloud storage that we mentioned here....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 157 words · Thelma Fleming

Sony Still Negotiating With Tobii For Eye Tracking Parts

VGC reports that SIE is still negotiating with Tobii for the latter to be the eye-tracking tech provider for the PS VR 2. The Swedish company also says that it is “not commenting on the financial impact of the deal” while the negotiation is still ongoing. This may explain why despite the announcement, SIE has no details to share about the PS VR 2 beyond name and specs. If it has not finalised where to get eye-tracking tech from, then it’s no real surprise that the company cannot reveal a release date....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 165 words · Ricky Johnston

Spotify Partners With Storytel To Bring Audio Books To Its Platform

Though according to the official announcement, it won’t be as simple as signing into your Spotify account and listening to an audiobook. You will still need a Storytel account, and you’ll have to link that to your Spotify account. Only then will you be able to stream audiobooks via the music streaming platform. There is also no date as to when this will go live. The company says this will become possible later in 2021, but that’s about it....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 181 words · Michael Brady