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Rumour has it, Xiaomi will be partnering with Leica for a smartphone that is coming in the future. Of course, we already know that the device in question is the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, which will be the most powerful variant of the Xiaomi 12 series. Today, an app has further confirmed the partnership, which might also be telling us that the launch is getting close!

While the COVID-19 cases dramatically increased in the past few weeks, the Malaysian Medical Association suggests that the QR code scanning feature that we use to check into places is no longer helpful. The president, Dr Koh Kar Chai, also said that it might be time to consider taking down the feature from the MySejahtera app.

Besides having a larger display, one of the most stand out features of the Apple Watch Series 7 has got to be its fast charging capabilities compared to its predecessors. However, it seems that the latest watchOS update has levelled the playing field, as many users are reporting that the feature is now broken on the Apple Watch Series 7.

The update, watchOS 8.5 was released by Apple last week. It came with several features to the Apple Watch, including 37 new emojis, ability to authorise Apple TV purchases subscriptions, updates to irregular rhythm notifications and more.

When it comes to Dyson, everyone will automatically think about its vacuums. Well, the company just announced the latest Air-Purifying Headphones called the Dyson Zone. While it's not the first time that we saw a wearable purifier, Dyson took it to the next level by combining an advanced noise cancellation and purifier together.

It seems that the vivo Pad’s launch is imminent after vivo recently shared a teaser video for the upcoming tablet on Chinese social media platform Weibo which also revealed its release date. In the video, vivo teased consumers with closeup shots of the device before mentioning an 11 April launch date at the video's very end.

This teaser comes just a few days after vivo shared product images of the upcoming tablet, which was also posted on Weibo. In the post, the vivo Pad was shown under different usage scenarios together with its accessories, most notably a keyboard case and a stylus.

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) yesterday revealed that a total of 627 individuals and RM69.8 worth of itemas have been seized since 2020 in cases related to illegal bitcoin mining in our country. Furthermore, the cases involved electricity theft for the cryptocurrency mining activities.

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani in a statement yesterday said that the arrests were made possible thanks to cooperation between Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and the Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ). In fact, PDRM even received 9 Mitsubishi Tritons from TNB to be used for combating electricity theft in Malaysia.

Just right after Microsoft announced its PC Game Pass trial for Southeast Asian countries, Sony didn't wait long to introduce a revamped PlayStation (PS) Plus plan that's coming in June 2022. The information can be a lot to take in so here's a breakdown of what each plan offers for the Malaysian market. 

OPPO has recently taken fast charging to a whole other level by introducing not only a 150W SUPERVOOC flash charge, but also a 240W version of the same technology. Unveiled during the Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC), the 240W SUPERVOOC™ flash charge can fully charge a 4500mAh battery from 0% in just 9 minutes.

Given the incredible charging speed, some users have had reservations regarding the new technology, fearing that it may jeopardise battery health. However, OPPO Malaysia in a statement yesterday assured users that this is simply not the case, saying that its SUPERVOOC flash charge comes with a 'Battery Health Engine' that doubles battery lifespan.

Besides the new HONOR X9 5G, X8 and X7 announcement, HONOR Malaysia also announced a brand new HONOR MagicBook 16. At the price of RM4299, it comes with a bunch of freebies worth RM1585 and the pre-order starts from 29 March until 13 April 2022.

Just when you thought Xiaomi is done with the Redmi Note 11 series, the company came up with not one but two more variants in the lineup. Announcing the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G and Redmi Note 11S 5G, these two are just additions to the existing Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Redmi Note 11S with minor upgrades from a starting price of RM999.