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Finally, the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode for YouTube will soon be available for all iOS users across the globe. Since April, we had already heard the news about the feature making its way to global iOS users, but it never happened until now.

According to a statement by Elon Musk, it seems that SpaceX's Starlink will come out of beta somewhere around October 2021. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date, it does give us a better idea of when to expect the aforementioned service.

When it comes to Xiaomi, the company is one of the popular phone brands in Malaysia due to its cost-efficient devices with value. While they certainly have a lot of smartphones, they are also known to divide the sub-brands into Redmi, POCO, and the flagship Mi series. Now, Xiaomi just told the media that the Mi brand is removed.

It seems that a statement from techradar.com hints that a report from Strategy Analytics hints that Apple, OPPO, and vivo holds the top spot for the highest 5G smartphone market share in Q1 2021 at 30.2%, 16.1%, and 14.5% respectively. With that in mind, we can expect 5G capable smartphones to gain popularity as 5G coverage improves with time.

We have been talking about Facebook mobile app dark mode for a while now. It was only two days ago that the company started testing out, but it seems that they have already rolled out the update to a few users. Keep in mind that this is not the same as Facebook lite nor third-party software that enables it, as this dark mode is from the mobile app itself.

During the next@acer event, Acer unveiled several new products to their existing Predator, Swift, and Chromebook line-ups. Not only that, but they’ve also unveiled a new series called Enduro, which focuses on developing durable laptops with an IP rating of up to IP65, making it resistant to drops, liquids as well as dust.

Xiaomi has officially unveiled the MIUI 12, which comes with various new features and improvement such as Super Wallpapers, Floating windows, and more. In terms of the availability date, the new update is expected to be rolled out globally starting from the end of June 2020 onwards and it will be available on all Xiaomi smartphones that support it.

Based on a report by Canalys, Xiaomi is currently ranked number one in terms of sales in wearable bands. The wearable band market, on the other hand, saw an increase of up to 65% in Q3 of 2019 with the APAC as well as China seeing the largest growth.

Nintendo has officially announced the Ring Fit Adventure fitness game, which comes bundled with the Ring-con and Leg Strap will launch on the 18 October 2019. The accessories allow the player to control the movement of their character by jogging, stretching and many more.

Previously, there were a lot of rumours going around hinting at the possibility that Nintendo will be releasing a cheaper version of the Nintendo Switch. It seems that the rumours are true, as Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch Lite starting from the price of NT$6180(~RM824) and it will be available for purchase on 20 September this year.