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Does the country of origin of an app that you're using matter? These days, the apps that you're using are made by the genius from all over the world and they're pretty harmless to use. However, there are also some apps that would steal your private information and use it for who knows what. Therefore, we still need to be cautious when come across certain suspicious apps. Recently, an app called Remove China Apps has suddenly made it to the top of India's Google Play Store, claiming that it helps users to remove apps made by China.

Chipsets used by smartphones are getting smaller and smaller nowadays, with the current smallest being only 7nm and it's from Apple and Huawei. The reasons for making them so tiny are because the tinier the better for power efficiency and silicon area size. Earlier, the largest chipmaker TSMC has taken on the challenge by making a 3nm process and planned to release it by the end of 2020. However, it will now be delayed until early 2021 because of the pandemic.

Xiaomi has recently posted an image hinting that the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 will be unveiled on 11 June 2020 onwards in China. Not only will it come with a new blood oxygen saturation sensor, but it will also able to act as a remote shutter control for your smartphone.

Earlier today, Facebook recently unveiled a new app called Venue, which was made to take on Twitter when it comes to events as it is able to display user interactions during the event via hashtags. However, it is best to take note that the app isn’t focused on fan commentary which is quite different compared to Twitter.

Based on a tweet by Francis Wang, it seems that the realme Buds Q will be available in India at the price of less than INR2000 (~RM114). It is best to note that this is the first time these earbuds will be available outside of China, which means that there’s a high probability that it’ll be available in Malaysia too.

It seems that the tech specs of the upcoming HONOR Play4 Pro, which is due to be unveiled on 3 June 2020 has been spotted on TENAA earlier today. In addition to that, it seems that the aforementioned smartphone will come with 5G and 40W fast charging support.

If your preferred convenience store is 7-Eleven, here's something you might be interested in. 7-Eleven Malaysia has just launched the My7E, a loyalty member app can be accessed from a smartphone (or tablet, if you must). As you might expect from a program like this, it'll come with all kinds of exclusive rewards.

The launch the Honor Play 4 series is happening this week and as expected some details are gradually being revealed. We already know that both are going to be 5G devices, but it was surprising to be told that it would come with an infrared scanner too. Interestingly enough, one of its use cases was for temperature scanning.

You may or may not have come across this news, but apparently it is possible for hackers to obtain your fingerprints through high-quality photos. Since using the peace-sign is one of the most popular poses for taking photos, it is reported that hackers can enlarge the photo and scan your fingerprints off.

If you have kids, you're probably hoping they could go back to school soon. Here's some good news then, for some independent Chinese schools in Malaysia could get to reopen soon. In a bid to help schools reopen, Green Packet will look to install thermal scanners in 63 schools in Malaysia.