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If you think your brand new Apple iPhone 7 is not thin enough, a patent awarded to the Cupertino-based company may shed light on steps on how to make the next iPhone iteration even thinner – by using mechanically actuated speakers.

We may see smartphones with 8GB of RAM coming soon to a hand near you as SK Hynix has just announced the development of a single memory chip incorporating that large amount of RAM, designed for use in smartphones, PC and Tablets.

A new feature that may be coming to WhatsApp may be useful for those who are looking to take back whatever they said on the chat app. A new beta version allows users to revoke or edit sent messages after it is sent to the other party.

Malaysians sure loves to shop – and online shopping is a new avenue for Malaysians to spend their hard-earned cash. At least that is what 11street is saying, based on their 2016 online survey, conducted recently. The biggest takeaway is that the online shopping is thriving in Malaysia, and has potential to mature and grow further.

A new tablet is set to be released by Xiaomi pretty soon, and it is a machine that will be a good pairing for anyone who is looking to get a great productivity device in a slim and svelte package. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 is set to be the tablet to have for busy professionals to tote around.

The app works by using Deep Neural computing that allows real time translation to happen in the smartphone. Users just need to download the app, and then sign in for a one-to-one translation or even a group translation that can either be done via text, or even in voice as the app will pronounce the translated phrases out loud.

Imagine that you are stuck in a country that you do not know the language. Just download this app, and walk around with confidence that your thoughts will be made known to anyone you want to communicate with. Technology is great isn’t it? The app is now available on iOS, Android and even the web.

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If you are into science fiction, you must know of Star Trek’s Universal Translator that is present in just about every show – it allows aliens to talk to each other in their own language, in real time. Well, real life has finally mimicked the arts, as the first true univeral translator is now available on your smartphone, from Microsoft.

While having WiFi is important to keep most devices connected to the internet, it can drain the battery of any devices that is connected to the local network. A new study and research from University of Washington may solve that problem however, as they have developed a new WiFi system dubbed Passive WiFi, which consumes about 10,000 times less power than conventional systems.

While Windows 10 as an experience is great on desktop-grade processors, it has traditionally been absent on ARM-based devices, as the codes required to run on these two platforms are as different as apple and oranges. However, Microsoft and Qualcomm has worked a way to enable the full Windows 10 experience to run on the Snapdragon 820 processor – and it runs perfectly fine there.

For customers who roams a lot, Celcom has just updated their international roaming offering. It is now called Celcom Passports, and it is available from RM 18 a day for postpaid customers and RM10 for prepaid customers.