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As you are all aware, the movement restriction order (MCO) has caused many things to change. The restriction meant that unless it's for purchasing essentials, most of us are going out at all. This is evident with the mobility trend reports published by Apple and Google recently.

When it comes to mobile devices, most brands source from either Qualcomm, MediaTek, or Samsung. But Apple makes its own chips and has benefitted from having that control. Now, Google is following suit as rumours claim that the company is developing an in-house chipset for future Pixel smartphones and Chromebook devices.

Have y’all noticed a few changes that have been made to your YouTube app recently? It looks like YouTube has been making changes here and there through app updates to bring better experiences for the users. From the user interface to new features, the popular video-sharing platform has revealed a few things that we might see on the app, which includes a feature called video chapters.

Global infection rates of the COVID-19 virus continue to rise and this has caused companies to look for ways to help track them. Google has even partnered up with Apple to create a COVID-19 contact tracing system, which will be updated to Android devices running at least Android 6.0.

It seems that Google has recently released a list of the top 10 most searched keywords by Malaysians for the month of March 2020. Unsurprisingly, the Dalgona Coffee recipe, as well as COVID-19, are among the top searched keywords on Google.

While Zoom is trying to fix up their problems, Google decided to change up their Hangouts Meet name to another for no apparent "reason". In case you didn't know Google Hangouts Meet has been around for many years and it's similar to Zoom. So from now on, it will be known as Google Meet.

It seems that Feral Interactive, which is a game development company, will be releasing Company of Heroes on Android for the price of USD13.99(~RM60). While some may find the price a little steep for a smartphone game, it contains the exact same content as the PC edition.

If you have a lot of apps that come with ads, you'll either find them annoying or get used to them. But Google launched a service last year that will allow you to use most of these apps without having to see all those ads in them! Google has extended the trial period of its Google Play Pass service now, so you can use it more before deciding whether to subscribe.

Based on source code found by XDA Developers, it seems that Google plans to introduce an option for viewers to watch ads in order to unlock movies. While we have no exact numbers on how many movies can be unlocked, the source code hints that there could be several hundreds of movies available as soon as the feature goes live.

Razer, in partnership with Zouk Group, has officially announced that they will be hosting the first cloud clubbing experience in Southeast Asia, which will take place on 27 March 2020 from 8PM onwards. In terms of the platform, they will be utilizing Bigo Live app which can be downloaded from either the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.