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The Finance Ministry (MOF) in a statement yesterday announced that around 2 million Malaysian youths will receive an RM150 e-wallet credit starting this mid-April. Part of the government’s ePemula scheme, those that are eligible include youths aged 18 to 20 as well as full-time students in higher learning institutions.

Furthermore, those eligible would get to enjoy the benefit through one of four e-wallet providers, which are BigPay, GrabPay, ShopeePay and Touch ’n Go. MOF said that the four e-wallet service providers have a network of 1.2 million retailers in Malaysia.

Apple has released the iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1 update on all supported devices which fixes some bugs found inside the previous 15.4 version. Among the things that the update addressed is the battery drain issues faced by some users, as we’ve reported previously.

In order to get the update, users of supported Apple devices only need to go to the Settings app, select General and then Software Update. Besides releasing an update for iOS and iPadOS, Apple has also released tvOS 15.4.1, HomePod 15.4.1 and watchOS 8.5.1.

If you didn't notice, there is a new GOpinjam function in your Touch 'n Go (TnG) eWallet app. What might this do, you ask? Well, it's a new digital financial service to assist Malaysians with personal loaning online. As long as you have updated it to the latest version, GOpinjam offers personal loans from as low as RM100 to a maximum of RM10,000.

OnePlus has finally released its latest flagship, the OnePlus 10 Pro globally after its initial release in China earlier this year. Unveiled during a live event yesterday, the 10 Pro is now available in the Indian, European and North American markets.

As the smartphone was released in China previously, there’s nothing surprising about the specs and design of the device. Well, in case you missed it, here’s a refresh of the 10 Pro’s specs.

It looks like GSC will be entering the video streaming industry with this new partnership. The company has recently worked with GetPlay to allow users directly stream content on mobile devices through the GSC and GetPlay apps.

After encountering a disruption in its supply chain, Apple might be buying flash memory from a Chinese supplier for the very first time. However, due to the current political issues between its home country and China, it could be a bad decision for the company.

There's still a while for us to meet the Google Pixel 6a, but its rumours are quite active recently. Thanks to this leaked image of the retail box, we might also be able to confirm how the device will look at this moment.

vivo has confirmed that the successor to its X70 Pro Plus, the vivo X Note will be launched in China this 11 April 2022. As we’ve reported previously, the launch event will also feature the company’s first foldable the X Fold as well as the vivo Pad.

As for the X Note, vivo today released official renders of its flagship smartphone for the first time. The images reveal the device’s design as well as the available colour options.

HUAWEI recently announced that their HUAWEI nova 9 SE smartphone would get a number of special gift packs and deals worth up to RM181 via the phone's HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS). If you don't know yet, the HUAWEI nova 9SE is one of HUAWEI's recent midrangers going for RM1099.

Although it has been quite some time already, Samsung Malaysia has finally confirmed that the Galaxy S21 series is now available for 5G connectivity. As long as Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra users update to the latest One UI 4.1 software update, they all can connect to 5G via the YES 5G SIM card.