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As if the chip shortage wasn't bad enough, the iPhone 14 Pro series production scale seems to be slowed down even more in China. According to Bloomberg, there is a "production shortfall" as factory workers protest due to COVID restrictions.

After being in the rumour mills for a while now, Xiaomi has finally announced the release date for the Xiaomi 13 series. Taking to its official Weibo account, Xiaomi announced that the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro will launch this Thursday (1 December 2022) in China at 7pm local time alongside the latest version of the MIUI OS, MIUI 14.

WhatsApp is currently in the midst of rolling out a new feature to all its users that would allow them to chat with themselves. Aptly called ‘Message Yourself’, the feature was previously spotted on the beta version of WhatsApp by WABetaInfo but has now been officially ported to the full version of the messaging app.

Previously, we had heard the news of Samsung getting a specially-made Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip for the Galaxy S23 series. Until now, we have a new update on it. It's reported that Samsung Foundry will be making the boosted flagship chip. 

iQOO Malaysia has confirmed that the iQOO 11 5G is coming to Malaysia. The series is scheduled to debut in China on 2 December and will somehow make it to our market later. We have already gotten some official information about the display, and now someone is tipping that there will be five variants for the vanilla model.

Qualcomm launched a new chip without making any big waves. The Snapdragon 782G arrives as the company's latest 6nm processor. Oddly, it doesn't follow the new naming strategy, as it's said to be just a minor upgrade over last year's Snapdragon 778G Plus.

In recent years, Xiaomi has unveiled its latest flagship series almost immediately after each Snapdragon Summit. The event was held in mid-November this year, making it earlier than last year. As such, the Xiaomi 13 series could be launching pretty soon.

In Malaysia, cybersecurity remains something that few are well-versed in. There are reports of Malaysians who got their online accounts hacked, or even their credit card info stolen via websites. This is an area the Selangor state government wants to improve in its state budget for 2023.

The days of having to turn on Airplane mode inside an aircraft may be over (well, at least in Europe) after the European Union is set to make it mandatory for airlines to equip their aircraft with 5G connectivity. Specifically, under a new EU plan, airlines are obliged to install a ‘pico-cell’ on their aircraft to amplify 5G coverage to passengers.

When it comes to design, many mid-range smartphones look similar these days. Unfortunately, Samsung isn't about to get too creative with its mid-range devices either. In fact, sources indicate that the upcoming Galaxy A34 won't look that different from its predecessor.