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It's no secret that mobile game apps are doing very well in the Asian region compared to the West, business is booming and more attractive mobile game titles are being made for the market. Many of them can be downloaded for free on the Google Play and the Apple App Store, but the Apple Arcade has games that are exclusive and they aim to keep it that way with some new tweaks.

While there isn't as much hype for virtual reality (VR) these days, companies have continued to develop them over the years. Having acquired Oculus a few years back, Facebook is one of the companies doing so and has unveiled a new proof-of-concept VR device that's much smaller than the bulky headsets we normally see.

Wearables that can scan our veins? That sounds like some futuristic stuff, but technology is always advancing and Apple is has been awarded a new patent for a 'vein scanning device'. Supposedly, this wearable would be a watch that can scan a user's veins for gesture and finger recognition.

When you hear the word Qualcomm, you would usually think of their chipsets for smartphones. Well, the company just decided to make some for smartwatches too and it's been a long overdue. Today, the company isn't introducing one but two new smartwatch chipsets - the Snapdragon Wear 4100 and 4100+.

Other than predicting the tech specs of an upcoming device, the name is also another thing that we need to play the guessing game with. The next OnePlus device is rumoured to be called either OnePlus Z or OnePlus Nord, and fans have been debating which one sounds nicer as well. Today, the guessing game has come to an end as the name has finally been revealed on their promotional Instagram account. It appears that the device will be called OnePlus Nord.

Both Redmi and realme had announced their new devices including the Redmi 9A, Redmi 9C and realme C11 earlier today. All of them are budget smartphones that are priced under RM500. However, do you know that today is also the first day for their chipsets to meet the world? It turns out that the Helio G25 and G35 are MediaTek's latest chipsets that are made for budget gaming smartphones.

While streaming songs, some of us would like to have a personal karaoke session by singing along with the lyrics. If you're using Spotify, you might have to look for the lyrics elsewhere as it doesn't appear inside the app. However, things might change now as the popular streaming service is finally going to bring the feature to their mobile apps.

Based on a statement by a user on weibo, it seems that the upcoming Huawei Mate 40 series might not come equipped with an in-display selfie camera after all. With that said, there is no news on which smartphone will be the first to be the first commercially available smartphone to have the aforementioned camera.

Google has officially announced on their support page stating that the Google Photos automatic backup & sync feature on messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Messages, and more have been disabled temporarily in order to reduce bandwidth usage. While there is no news on when we can expect Google to re-enable the feature, it will most likely be available again as soon as the COVID-19 outbreak slows down.

Just when you thought no one else will try to get into the battle royale space, another publisher decides to take a whack at it. Reports claim that Ubisoft is working on a new first-person shooter battle royale that will be called Hyper Scape.