HONOR Malaysia has announced that they have crowned Nga Shu Xian from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, as their first Youth Ambassador in Malaysia. She will be bringing home as much as RM3000 cash prize and will be appearing as the ambassador for HONOR’s upcoming smartphone which will be launching on the 17 April 2019, next week.

Earlier today, telco companies such as Celcom, Maxis, U Mobile, DiGi and more have showcased their 5G solutions in Putrajaya earlier today. At the test bed, many of the telcos gave a brief introduction to the 5G technology as well as the benefits that this new network will bring such as higher bandwidth with speeds of up to or even more than 1.6Gbps, lower latency, greater stability, better reception in a crowded area and so on. The network has also been used to conduct a remote brain surgery, in which the surgeon and the patient were more than 3000km apart.

Touch N’ Go in collaboration with Singapore’s EZ-Link, has announced that they both have signed an agreement in which they will be partnering up to develop the Combi Card which enables the consumer to perform electronic payments to services such as tolls, parking, shopping as well as dining in both countries. The aforementioned card, is expected to be available to the consumer starting Q4 of 2019.

The Service Tax (Amendment) Bill 2019 has been passed earlier today, allowing for the taxation of digital services such as Netflix, Spotify, Steam and more provided by foreign entities by as much as 6%.

This morning, Sony has officially announced the availability of various vlogging focused cameras and more starting from as low as RM2799. Starting off with the Sony RX0 Mark 2, which is an ultra small form factor premium compact camera which is waterproof up to 10 meters, shockproof and it houses a 1-inch sized 15.3MP image sensor, which is rather large for the size of the camera. Not only that, the Mark 2 introduces 4k internal recording as well as built-in video stabilization. Did I mention there is also a flip screen, which can be used to preview the selfie or vlog when it is flipped towards the front of the camera?

For the first time, Lenovo Legion hosted the Legion @ Labuan Gaming Tournament in East Malaysia with a total prize pool of RM6600 to be won. The main title that was played throughout the 3-day length of the event was Dota 2 with the use of Lenovo Legion’s very own gaming products such as laptops, accessories and peripherals.

Touch n’ Go has announced that you can now make any form of purchases on the iOS App Store, using Touch n’ Go’s very own eWallet. To the uninitiated, the eWallet is an App that can be downloaded into your phone which can be used to pay for various services such as tolls, public transports, groceries, and more. It is also essential to have the app installed especially for those who are using the new RFID toll system.

Stand a chance to win up to RM1699 worth of peripherals from ASUS, when you purchase any of the selected ASUS ROG RTX laptops. Do take note that only purchases made between 1 April 2019 until 27 April 2019 at authorised ROG Dealers in Malaysia will be eligible to win the prizes, so why not buy your laptops between those dates?

No, this isn’t an early April Fools joke. JPJ now requires all e-hailing drivers such as Grab to register for a PSV (Public Service Vehicle) license, starting from the first of April 2019. The PSV training module would cost a maximum of RM200, and it requires up to 6 hours to complete. Once the training has been completed, the driver required to display a designated e-hailing sticker on their vehicle as per the orders of JPJ.

Unifi has announced that they are the first service provider in Malaysia to offer the nation’s first Time Division Duplex Pre-5G wireless technology, which aims to provide better connectivity to areas that do not have suitable infrastructure to have conventional equipment installed.