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Apart from being a super music star, philanthropist and part of the Intel board of directors, Will.i.am is also a gadget head, and his latest device being released on the market is called the Dial, a stand-alone Android-powered smartwatch which is now available for pre-order in the UK for GBP24 (~RM137) a month.

The famous iFixit website, the site that breaks downs many, many things for the knowledge of the internet recently took apart the USD 799 (~RM3130) HTC Vive, and discovered that the 3D VR headset was designed to be repaired easily, by professionals if not by end users.

The upcoming flagship CPU from Qualcomm seems to be heading to the monster category of classifications. An industry analyst predicts that the Snapdragon 830 will have eight custom Kyro CPU cores, a 100% increase over its predecessor the Snapdragon 820.

Intel was recently reported as cancelling their SoFIA and Broxton lines of processors for both smartphones and tablets. While we expect to still see Intel processors for 2-in-1 devices and larger enterprise tablets, smartphones like the upcoming ASUS ZenFone 3 may well have non-Intel processors. While this spells an end to Intel-powered smartphones and smaller tablets, we expect Intel Curie, Edison, Galileo and other maker-related products to remain as Intel are focusing on 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) for the future.

The hard working folks at LG Innotek recently announced an under glass fingerprint sensor module by installing the sensor in a shallow furrow of 0.01 inches or 0.3mm on the lower backside of the cover glass. Tests with the module reveal that it is just as accurate (if not better) as existing exposed fingerprint sensors with a false acceptance rate of 0.002%. With this sensor embedded beneath the glass near the bezel, the sensor is better protected from water and shock while smartphone designers can create better designs like other capacitive keys.

Surprise, surprise, it has already been 2 years since honor Malaysia opened their doors to Malaysia’s value driven masses as they celebrated their 2nd Anniversary in Malaysia with an all day bash for media and their honorarians or honor fans.

In conjunction with the X-Men Apocalypse movie, honor Malaysia recently announced their honor X Power lucky draw competition with prizes worth up to RM3 million. Prizes include the Grand Prize of an all expenses paid trip for two to Hollywood California along with X-Men branded luggage, accessories, RM30 VMALL.my cash vouchers and more. The contest starts from 29 April 2016 to 31 May 2016.

DoBox is an all in one portable wireless dock with multipurpose functions that enable you to get full connectivity from your Apple device without needing to get any more external accessories. It comes with multiple ports that you regularly use, such as HDMI, USB, Ethernet, and Audio. Through DoBox you can backup your data wirelessly, connect your external storage and access it immediately on your Apple devices, stream videos from your iPad and display it on a monitor, play music from your iPhone and connect DoBox to a speaker and much more.

In our review about the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, we certainly agree that it currently has the best camera a smartphone has in the Malaysia market now. While the Auto camera mode can produce excellent images without having to adjust the camera settings, you can spice things up with other camera features such as Pro Mode, Food Mode, Panorama, Motion Photo, Hyperlapse Mode and mode. With courtesy of Samsung, here are some tips from them for you on how to fully utilize the modes.

In conjuction with Samsung Galaxy S7's release in Malaysia today, Samsung would like to introduce three creative individuals who embody the ethos of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. The three individuals are American cyclist Kelli Samuelson, Danish fashion designer and musician Henrik Vibskov, and Sudanese author and activist Alek Wek.