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In anticipation of Malaysia's Merdeka Day Celebration on 31 August 2022, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Malaysia has announced that all flying drones are prohibited for the occasion on its social media page. The public is not advised to fly their drones without approval and for safety purposes.

We are just two days away from the "final" deadline but in case you missed the news, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) will meet the six telcos to sign the agreement on 31 August 2022. Before that takes place, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will have a meeting today to decide on some terms.

Last year, Qualcomm changed the naming scheme for its chipset. So far, there's the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. But the entry-level Snapdragon 6 series hasn't been forgotten, with details of a new model with the new naming scheme recently leaked.

A few years ago, e-wallets were seen as a novelty. Nowadays, many Malaysians in urban areas use them regularly. They're still not commonly used by those who live in rural areas. But the government wants to push more people in those areas to use cashless payments.

ASUS has recently announced that it is opening up an Android 13 beta programme for the ASUS Zenfone 9. The first smartphone within ASUS’ lineup to start testing the latest Android OS, the Zenfone 9 was released in late July and officially runs on Android 12.

ZTE has launched two new smartphones within its popular ZTE Blade series in Malaysia, the ZTE Blade A72 5G and ZTE Blade A52 Lite. As for the Blade A72 5G, it’s the successor to the Blade A72 but with 5G support as well as NFC.

Meta is preparing to reveal a new VR headset in October, as confirmed by Mark Zuckerberg himself. The source suspects it could be at the annual Connect event, which also took place in October last year.

Watch out, Spotify! (or any other platforms that do podcasts) Twitter has officially entered the segment by integrating the digital media with Spaces. It'll soon be made available for some users through the social media app on Android and iOS devices.

A poor signal can be a pain in the a*s for smartphone users. However, have you ever wondered if your device is doing better than other smartphones while that happens? According to this test conducted by the editors from the Chinese blog Mydrivers, the iPhone 13 appears to be the worst compared to other top Android devices for internet reception quality.

Earlier this year, we reported on how Google launched the Google Play Games for PC which as the name would suggest, allows users to play Android mobile games on Windows PC. Fast forward some 8 months later, the platform is still in beta but with some improvements, including being available in more regions as well as requiring a lot less demanding PC specs to run.