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Apple Pay officially entered Malaysia in August last year, though not many banks provide support for the feature at launch. Well, some 5 months later, it looks like Apple Pay is getting more traction, with HSBC being the latest bank to integrate the contactless payment feature with its credit cards. 

Malaysia has become the first Asia-Pacific country to roll out Mastercard Bill Pay, a new bill management tool that combines electronic bill presentation and payment in one place. Officially launched in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (10 January 2023), the tool is available to consumers via ATX’s digital wallet GoPay and web-based online payment platform PayHub2U. 

The Penang State Government has annuonced that government services in the state will go 100 per cent cashless by the year 2030 in an effort to realise its digital transformation agenda. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow elaborated that the State Government would intensify efforts to introduce cashless initiative soon, especially in major tourist hotspots. 

Regarding the recent scam of a man who lost over RM23,000 from his Touch 'n Go (TNG) eWallet, the TNG eWallet company sent out a reminder on its social media about looking out for potential scammers. 

Twitter has undergone a slew of changes since being acquired by Elon Musk, many of which incurred backlash from the social media platform’s users. Well, the company is implementing yet another change, this time in regard to the default functionality of its feed, which will now function similarly to TikTok. 

In case you didn’t know, Netflix Games is a venture that the popular video streaming company expanded into since November 2021 which is a service that provides mobile games to Netflix subscribers for free. Well, the latest original title that Netflix Games recently released is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge which is a game worth checking out. 

Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced a new campaign for PlayStation (PS) gamers in Malaysia. Dubbed "The Year of Play", Malaysian PS gamers can stand a chance to win a total of RM180,000 worth of prizes.

As previously reported, the next Samsung event is confirmed to be held on 1 February 2023. It will start at 10 AM (PST) / 1 PM (EST) in San Francisco, USA, so in Malaysia's timing, that will be 2 AM on 2 February 2023 via livestream.

Microsoft recently announced their new VALL-E AI text to speech synthesizer that can simulate or mimic a voice using just a 3-second audio sample. Considering how cybercriminals and cheaters are using new AI tech so quickly, my kneejerk reaction to this was a resounding “BUT WHY!?” (cue Jackie Chan meme) but thankfully this might not be the case... yet.

DJI Malaysia have officially announced that their DJI RS 3 Mini Travel Stabilizer gimbal for mirrorless cameras is now available for RM1549. Featuring a 1.4-inch colour touchscreen, Bluetooth shutter control, a 3rd generation stabilization algorithm, native horizontal and vertical switching, the DJI RS 3 Mini can support up to 2kg.