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Right after iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro became available, many media nerds and geeks have been testing out the battery performance on the new iPhones. Previously, we reported that turning on 5G would drain the battery capacity a lot but turns out that they aren't so great in mobile gaming as well.

For those of you who use the Setel app, this could be good news for you. The app is now officially available for use at over 800 Kedai Mesra stores across the country. This means that it's now a viable payment option at the store, allowing you to pay for items without needing to bring cash.

Recently, we’ve reported the promo image posted of the HONOR V40 Series on Twitter that cues that it will be launching real soon. Today, we got the key features of the series which was posted on Twitter by another tipster and said the HONOR V40 Series will be launching next month. 

Welcome back TechNavers and NewsByters, in this issue of TechNave NewsBytes 2020 #29, Samsung announces Generation17, while Samsung Electronics achieves Top Five in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2020. For Huawei, they recently signed an MoU with JIOS Academy, while the Nandos Malaysia app is now available on their AppGallery. They also announced the top ICT Students to represent Asia Pacific in the Huawei ICT Competition Finals and they also announced their Q3 2020 Business Results.

When it comes to graphics for laptops, most compact ones just use integrated graphics processing unit (iGPU) that are included with the CPU. Intel has been doing that for years, but the company has just officially launched its Intel Iris Xe MAX GPU, which is a discrete GPU (dGPU) instead.

November is upon us and we draw closer to the unveiling of Qualcomm's next chipset. This was hinted near the start of October, when the company announced that its next Tech Summit would be at the start of December 2020. Rumours of the Snapdragon 875 chipset has begun appearing too and the latest is a benchmark score.

For those who play mobile games on their mobile devices, the experience of using touch controls can sometimes be frustrating. You can normally just use a Bluetooth controller, but it's often without the extra features that come with it like rumbles. Now, Google might be considering fixing that.

It seems that Apple One subscription service is now officially available in Malaysia starting from the price of RM19.90 for the Individual plan, while Family plan will be priced at RM33.90 a month which can be shared up to 5 people. In terms of the benefits, customers who signed up for the subscription plan will be able to gain full access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, as well as up to 200GB of iCloud storage.

Based on a statement by thelec.net, it seems that there could be a high chance that LG could be unveiling a smartphone that’s equipped with a rolling mechanism somewhere around March 2021. While there is no news on the exact release date of the aforementioned smartphone, we do know that it will most likely be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset.

Recently, Apple has announced a recall for the AirPods Pro wireless earbuds that were made before October 2020 due to manufacturing defects which caused the products to not function properly. If your pair of AirPods Pro were to exhibit crackling noise, or if the Active Noise Cancellation were not working properly, it is best to contact Apple or any of their authorised dealers to find out how to get them replaced for free.