News & Reviews: Technology
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Mar 30, 2020
Nearly two weeks into the movement control order (MCO), the total number of patients tested positive for COVID-19 continues to rise in Malaysia. As a result, the government is looking for new ways to help combat the pandemic. Yesterday, the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI) made an announcement asking for all Malaysians to contribute ideas.
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Feb 24, 2020
The new Wi-Fi 6 standard has recently been unveiled which is not only backwards compatible with previous Wi-Fi standards, but it is also able to achieve up to 1.5Gbps based on a test conducted by CNET. To put it into perspective, CNET managed to download all 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in 4k resolution in less than 2 hours and 20 minutes.
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Jan 29, 2020
Surprisingly, popular eCommerce company Alibaba recently unveiled their designs for a foldable smartphone which can be folded over twice. This design is quite unique due to the fact that foldable smartphones from Huawei, Samsung and Motorola can only be folded once.
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Dec 30, 2019
Recently, a patent by realme called SUPERDART which is a fast-charging technology was posted up on Twitter by Mukul Sharma. While not much is known in regards to the aforementioned technology, gsmarena hinted that this could be a direct response to Xiaomi’s 100W charging technology.
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Sep 30, 2019
ServerDNA 4 which is a convention focused heavily on gaming and esports was recently held in Le Merridien Putrajaya, on 28 and 29 September 2019. For this first time, the convention had up to 2 floors filled with booths from international and local brands, as well as Malaysian gaming personalities.
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Jul 23, 2019
MSI officially launches their new refresh for their Titan and Raider series of gaming laptops, starting from the price of RM8099. The laptops in question, which is the MSI GT76 DT 9SG and the GT76 DT 9SF, comes equipped with up to Intel's top of the line high-end mainstream processor which is the 9th Generation Intel Core i9-9900k, RTX 2080 GPU and a 240Hz capable 17.3-Inch display.
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Jul 22, 2019
OPPO filed a patent called “Wearable Electronics” on September 2018, which hints at the possibility that we could see a smartwatch manufactured by OPPO with the ability to fold its display. Once unfolded, the display would be more than two times larger than the original screen size when done properly.
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Jul 15, 2019
Waze introduced a new function in the US, as well as Canada, which allows the user to see the price of a toll along the route to their destination. Not only is this informative, but it could help drivers plan out their expenses while driving on the road.
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Jul 11, 2019
LG introduces the LG Smart ThinQ technology, which allows the user to connect to their LG home appliances via the internet. The user is able to perform actions such as control, as well as monitor their home appliances via the LG Smart ThinQ app which can be installed on their mobile smartphone. Not only that, but they have also introduced several new LG home appliances that are compatible with LG Smart ThinQ such as air conditioners, fridges, fan, washing machine, and more.
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Jun 24, 2019
OPPO has recently released a short 15-second teaser on their Weibo account, showcasing their new upcoming under-display camera technology. The teaser video showed us a quick rundown of the various methods used by OPPO, in order to incorporate the front-facing selfie camera into the front of their smartphones.
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