News & Reviews:   MDeC

This time around in TechNave NewsBytes of 2019, Facebook has some tips on keeping your account / business page safe, Huawei held their 1st developer day for Huawei Mobile Services and a whole bunch of stuff from Digi, MDEC and Celcom VDP 2.0 for entrepreneurs. Boost weighed in for eSports, Lenovo donated for charity, Honor and OPPO did well in 11.11, Garmin MARQ got introduced, LG PuriCare Mini is a portable air purifier and more.

From the recent Level Up Play event that happened during the weekend, there was a special PUBG Mobile presentation which was organized by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). Sponsored by vivo Malaysia, the announcement was about the PUBG MOBILE Club Open (PMCO) 2019 Fall Split Global Finals. There will be a total prize pool of USD 2.5 million (~RM10,360,000).

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On 18 November 2016, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and UOA Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (UOA Holdings). This MoU signals the two companies to cooperate in joint efforts to set up a Game Hub in Bangsar South with the mutual objective of enhancing Malaysia’s game industry.

Today, in honor of creative efforts of local YouTuber such as Upin & Ipin and BoBoiBoy for being featured on YouTube Kids App, MDEC together with Google Malaysia have hosted an event to celebrate these home-grown companies for their achievements.

Last month we reported that Computer Coding will be introduced as part of the greater Malaysian school curriculum from next year. MDeC has stepped into the fray by announcing a new initiative called My Digital Maker.

After many problems and bumps along the way, Putrajaya has finally said yes to legalising both Uber and Grab in Malaysia. The government has tasked the Land and Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to iron out the terms and conditions.