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Next month, the world's most popular sports tournament will return, but Malaysians had to wait a very long time to see which local platform would be the official broadcaster. The air is cleared now, as Astro Malaysia officially confirmed that it will no longer be the primary broadcaster for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The move ends Astro’s uninterrupted 20-year run as the tournament’s home in Malaysia.

In yet another trending scam post, Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has publicly dismissed a social media message claiming that the government is offering a one-off RM500 Ramadan financial aid to citizens. The clarification came after a widely shared image and link circulated online that appeared to show the Prime Minister attached to the offer, suggesting recipients could check their eligibility through a website.

Regarding the recent scam of a man who lost over RM23,000 from his Touch 'n Go (TNG) eWallet, the TNG eWallet company sent out a reminder on its social media about looking out for potential scammers. 

As announced by U Mobile previously, its customers will be able to use 5G-ready postpaid and prepaid plans when using compatible devices today. Upon visiting the website, the company has already listed all the eligible postpaid and prepaid plans for 5G. 

It seems that U Mobile has cleared the air and announced that the company has signed the 5G Access Agreement (AA) with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) on 30 October 2022. Before this, it was rumoured the orange telco jumped ship but that's not the case anymore. 

Update: Earlier on, we reported that Astro and Netflix could be in a new partnership but it's now confirmed. Astro customers will soon be able to enjoy Netflix access on their connected Ultra Boxes, first at launch, and on connected Ulti Boxes in the coming months.

Some of you may have heard about it and it's true, OnePlus will merge its business with OPPO together but not as what you think it is. In fact, the brands will still work independently and the reason for it is more about better operations for their products.

It seems that a local Twitter user @XavierNaxa recently tweeted that there could be a possibility that Apple will be opening an Apple official store in Malaysia which will be located at the Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur. While not much is known in regards to the official date the store will open, the store will be the third of its kind in the Southeast Asian region after Thailand and Singapore.

Other than the Apple AirPods Max which was unveiled very recently, you can also purchase a 1.2 metre long 3.5mm audio jack to lightning cable at the price of RM199 via Apple Malaysia’s official store. The aforementioned cable can be attached to either the AirPods Max, or the Beats Solo Pro headphones which allows you to listen to audio coming from sources that output analog audio.

vivo has officially unveiled the Colour Earphone, which is available in 4 different colours including Black, Blue, White, as well as Red at the price of RM49. The earphones can be purchased from all vivo Malaysia concept stores located all around Malaysia, as well as E-store, so be sure to check those places out if you’re interested in purchasing the aforementioned earphones.