News & Reviews:   Apple

It seems that Apple’s iPhones are required to support e-wallets other than their very own Apple Pay, based on a court ruling in Germany that was passed very recently. The court ruling required all “operators of electronic money infrastructure” to allow e-wallet integration, at a reasonable fee which means that you could use your Apple device to make payments even without Apple Pay.

Just recently, Apple officially unveiled the 16-inch and 13-inch MacBook Pro from RM12199 and RM10499 respectively. In terms of the tech specs,  it comes equipped with a 9th generation Intel Core i9 processor, up to 16GB of 2666MHz DDR4 RAM and 1TB of SSD storage.

In this short announcement, there is now a new update from Apple regarding the apps closing in the background bug issue that was rampant in the previous iOS update. Now with iOS and iPadOS 13.2.2, this will be the fix for the bug so Apple users shouldn't be experiencing such a quick app shut down while multitasking and others. 

In case you didn't know, Apple TV+ is actually going to launch in Malaysia! It will start from tomorrow onwards (2 November 2019) and the official monthly payment is RM19.90. All Apple device users such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and an Apple TV device can stream Apple TV+. 

Based on a tweet by @WABetainfo, WhatsApp could possibly come with a feature that allows it to be used on multiple devices simultaneously. While they have not given us an ETA of when this feature will be available, the new update gives users greater flexibility when it comes to communicating via WhatsApp.

Based on a statement by mydrivers.com, Apple might be unveiling their new AirPods Pro which would most likely be priced at NT$8000(~RM1096. The main difference between the AirPods Pro compared to the previous two AirPods that were released is due to the that it comes with what seems to be Silicon ear tips, which would provide a better fit to most wearers.

It seems that the latest 7th generation iPad has finally been listed on Apple Malaysia’s official website, starting from the price of RM1499 for the WiFi-only variant. The WiFi + Cellular variant, on the other hand, will be more expensive at RM1999.

Earlier today, Digi has officially announced that they have more than 7000 Digi WiFi access points across Malaysia, which are currently located in various key areas. These areas include shopping malls, business centres, tourist spots as well as several educational sectors such as colleges and universities. By connecting to the aforementioned Digi WiFi, the user can have unlimited internet quota with speeds of up to 4Mbps starting from only RM1.

Snapchat and SYBO Games has announced today that you can race against your friends via Subway Surfers Air Time, which can be found on the Snapchat app. To go into more detail about the game, Subway Surfers Air Time is the first franchise extension from the immensely popular Subway Surfers game released several years back.

During the launch event, Apple has also unveiled the Apple Watch 5 which comes with various new and upgraded features such as an Always-on Retina Display, Apple Hearing, Apple Women’s Health and more. The watch has two variants which are the GPS, as well as the GPS+Cellular for the price of USD399(~RM1662) and USD499(~RM2079) respectively.