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Apple Pay arrived in Malaysia last month, and the local banks are trying to make their cards work with the payment service. Today, Maybank has announced that its American Express cards can also get linked to Apple Pay, starting from now on. 

Following the directive by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to move away from OTP to more secure authentication, CIMB Group has announced that it will cease the use of OTP by the first half of 2023. Instead, the bank will only use its SecureTAC for customers’ online banking authentication moving forward.

Xiaomi is poised to release another new smartphone under its Redmi subbrand tomorrow (30 September 2022), the Redmi Note 11R 5G. Ahead of its launch, the Chinese tech company has released a few teasers regarding the phone, including some official renders and details of its specs sheet.

Today, we got some juicy news about another handheld gaming console device. It has been confirmed that US telco Verizon, Razer and Qualcomm are working together and hinted at a new Razer Edge 5G. According to the media, it is said to be the world's first 5G handheld gaming device.

OPPO Malaysia today announced the My OPPO Members’ 3rd Anniversary Celebration to reward the brand’s loyal customers with a slew of rebates, giveaways and privileges. Happening from 30 September until 30 October 2022, OPPO has prepared flash sales on its flagship Find X series and Reno series smartphones, discounts on selected IoT products with PWP promotion and lots of exclusive rewards for members and the public alike.

Malaysia and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on digital telecommunications cooperation in relation to 5G, digital economy and cyber security. Inked yesterday at the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 in Romania, the MoU will also explore potential partnerships in other aspects of digital technology.

Recently, the Touch ‘n Go Group announced its long-term collaboration with United Voice. By purchasing paintings from United Voice artists and incorporating the artwork on limited edition specially designed Touch ‘n Go cards, they plan to profile the talents of the artists raising funds for United Voice. 

Google today announced a couple of new features that are coming to Google Search that are sure to make our lives better online. The new features are a new module that will show relevant search results from online forums such as Reddit and Quora and the other is a new way to find translated news coverage using machine learning.

It seems that the iPhone 14 series is not as popular as Apple has hoped for it to be, whereby it is allegedly lower than the tech giant’s anticipated demand projection. So much so, that Apple has now reportedly abandoned its plans to increase production levels of its new flagship smartphone series.

A rollable screen has been a topic for a few years now, but so far, it was only presented as a concept in tech conventions and never released commercially. You can pretty much think of any brands that have tackled the idea, but recently, Samsung and Intel showcased the world's first 17-inch slidable PC display.