News & Reviews:   iPhone Xs pre-order

The Asus Zenfone 5z is currently on sale on Lazada at the price of only RM988 instead of the original price of RM2499 and it comes equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 as well as 8GB of RAM. But that’s not all, the Apple iPhone XS 256GB variant has been spotted on Machine’s official website at a discounted price of only RM3099 instead of the launch price of RM5599.

Dark mode has been in use for a while now since the launch of the iOS 13, it turns out to be a battery saver for your iPhone! But it only works with the OLED models.

There was recent rumour circulating on Facebook, stating that the Facebook page called “Switch” will be offering the iPhone XS for a promo price of only RM5 instead of the original price of RM4999. Switch has clarified on their Facebook page, stating that the offer is not true and they will not be offering the aforementioned smartphone for such a low price.

More and more devices are ditching rear mounted fingerprint scanners and opting for in-display readers. Apple looks like it may be hopping onto the bandwagon soon with the iPhone XI but it will be a little more interesting than other device’s fingerprint readers. The new technology is called “acoustic imaging”.

If you’re an iPhone user, you should update your Whatsapp app now! Their latest update that came 4 days ago now allows users to add an extra layer of protection of their texts from unwanted eyes with Touch ID or Face ID.

Apple is facing lawsuits after some users found that their devices were rejecting their older iPhone chargers which was filed last Monday in California. The lawsuit claims that thousands were facing the issue after an update stopped their phones from recognizing the older chargers.

Apple’s iPhone lineup such as the iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone XR as well as future iPhones will have their price reduced to make up for the low sales for the poor sales numbers recently.

Apple recently updated their rules on the “Shot on iPhone” contest stating that “winners will receive a licensing fee for use on billboards and other Apple marketing channels”. The changes in the competition rules were a reaction to a previous complaint made on Twitter, in regards to the unfair usage of the picture submissions.

2019 may be the year of change for Apple. Apple’s infamous lightning cable for the 2019 iPhones may be replaced with the USB-C just like the latest iPad Pro. Big wow, amirite? It may be a move by Apple to slowly expand their ecosystem to be more inclusive which is definitely a welcome move.

The recent release of the iPhone XS series which came equipped with the 7nm Apple A12 Chipset has been put through the Antutu Benchmark and has scored 363525 points on the benchmark software which is clearly above the 360000 threshold.