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Google has announced that it will allow developers the option to offer third-party payment options for apps that is available on the Google Play Store. The pilot programme for the move will start in South Korea with the music streaming app Spotify.

Shared via an Android Developers blogpost yesterday, Google announced that it will allow Android users to select payment systems other than its own soon. Furthermore, it will only start with Spotify and other trusted partners first due to security concerns.

Instagram yesterday announced that it is revamping the app by introducing ‘Favourites’ and ‘Following’, two new ways for your feed to behave. The good news is, regardless of which option you take, your feed will display posts in chronological order again!

Shared by the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri via a Meta blogpost yesterday, the change is part of the platform’s initiative to give users more choice and control over what they see in their feed. Furthermore, the change wants to make the time users spend on Instagram ‘feel more intentional’.

Some of you are probably using a lot of GIF images to send to your friends and family on your social apps as a reaction or joke, but do you know who invented the GIF? Well, it was Stephen Wilhite and he recently just passed away last week at the age of 74 due to COVID-19. 

Apple refreshed its iPhone SE lineup recently and you’d be hard-pressed to notice any difference from its previous generations. That’s because the design is unchanged from the outside, essentially using the same body as the iPhone 8.

Under the hood, however, is a different story as that is where the iPhone SE shines. In fact, this 3rd generation of the lineup features the A15 Bionic chipset that’s found in Apple’s flagship smartphone the iPhone 13 series!

On 23 March 2022, Carl Pei, the founder of the Nothing brand took the opportunity to announce a new device. Often mistook as an audio company, we all knew that wasn't the case as he officially announced the Nothing phone (1).

ROIDMI recently announced an early year promotion on their website for their ROIDMI EVE PLUS self-emptying robot vacuum and mop at just RM1588. Normally priced at RM2699, the robot vacuum will not only get a discount of RM1111 but there’s also a free desktop air purifier with HEPA filters for the first 88 customers worth up to RM399. The offer starts at 0:00 on 27 March 2022 while stocks last so be prepared for a midnight raid.

Besides the ROG Flow Z13, ASUS has also brought two new stylish ROG gaming backpacks, the ROG Ranger BP2701 and ROG Archer Backpack 15.6, to the local market. Not only have a large capacity, but they're also well-designed to fit in your daily lives. Now, let's have a look at the features of these backpacks!

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 announced earlier at the CES 2022 is finally coming to Malaysia. Introduced by the company as "the world's most powerful gaming tablet", it features 12th Gen Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics. Now, let's have a recap on what else it serves to the table!

OPPO has announced a new K-series device, OPPO K10, today after being busy with the Find and Reno series smartphones. The mid-range device features a Qualcomm mobile processor and runs ColorOS 11.1 based on Android 11. Now, let's continue reading to find out about the other tech specs it brings!

Google’s online video sharing and social media platform YouTube is now offering TV streaming service too, but with a twist. Get this, you can stream up to 4000 episodes of TV for free, but you’ll be interrupted with ads the whole time.

Seems like a fair compromise, don’t you think? Also, isn’t this just exactly what a conventional TV channel is anyway, only with an extra step and the convenience of picking what show to watch?