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So this just happened over the weekend, at least three 5G transmitter towers got burned down in the United Kingdom. But why and what happened? Well, apparently some idiots actually believed that the 5G radio waves were causing the COVID-19 spreading around. We never knew such conspiracy theory existed!

In line with the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) initiative, today will be the first phase which will last until 12 April 2020. With this, the Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (LHDN Malaysia) have taken the initiative to inform every Malaysian citizen about the official SMS messages they will receive during this week.

The last time we wrote about Microsoft Edge, it was about how Microsoft finally decided to revamp the web browser using the open-source Chromium project. Well, that move has paid off for Microsoft in recent months. In March 2020, Microsoft Edge became the second most popular desktop browser globally.

Many plans have been disrupted this year, including the announcement of a TV by realme. The company originally hinted in February that it had something exciting to share about TV during MWC 2020, which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it looks like the realme TV is still going to be launched in India this year.

Defense Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced the newly added quarantine stations for all suspected Malaysian and foreign visitors. A few prominent five-star hotels were also designated as quarantine stations for Covid-19 out of the 63 new gazetted sites by the federal government yesterday.

While the frontliners are continuing their battle against COVID-19, we are also battling against fake news that spreads faster than the virus itself through chain messages in WhatsApp by your naive friends and family. Today, we will put two rumours to an end once and for all, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) - hot weather will not prevent COVID-19 and being infected does not mean you're destined to die. 

The next vivo smartphone for the Indian market has been confirmed as the vivo Y50, with quite a few of the details having been leaked. Some promotional images for the phone were found online, listing the key specs and showing the design of the device. Judging by how legitimate it looks, the phone could launch very soon in India.

At the end of February 2020, Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds+ in Malaysia. It hasn't been long since then, but rumours of the next generation of Galaxy Buds has surfaced. A new rumour claims that Samsung is working on a new true wireless earbuds model that could be launched with the Galaxy Note 20 series later this year.

Voice assistants have been around for a few years but most of us don't use them. Among them is Apple's Siri, which was first released in late 2011. Despite the long years of development, Siri continues to be criticised for poor voice recognition accuracy and has been accused of lacking innovation. That may change now that Apple has acquired a new AI company.

Quite an eclectic mix this time around for TechNave NewsBytes #5 as Samsung weighs in with their stylish and colourful Microwave ovens. AMD reveals their EPYC processors while Sony showcases their 8 Red Dot winners. 

Other news comes from Tencent, Celcom, Maxis, SOCAR, Micron, MDEC + KK Fund, TnG, Vivo, Tokenize Xchange, Mondelēz International and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. This time around there’s also a special Best Practices for remote workforces from Microsoft all the way at the bottom.