News & Reviews:   productivity

First, it was the government sector; now, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is calling on private companies to rethink traditional work structures, urging greater adoption of flexible arrangements such as work from home. The proposal mirrors practices already implemented for civil servants and is positioned as a way to address rising economic pressures while maintaining productivity.

Google is constantly expanding the usability of Gemini. The AI platform not only works on smartphones now, but can also function on various Google-based platforms for Google Workspace users. For instance, you can get Gemini to help you with spreadsheets in Google Sheets. In fact, Google has added more functions to it.

Japan is one of the countries facing the problem of an ageing population but a declining birth rate. The current birth rate is 1.2 babies per woman, while a rate of 2.1 is needed to maintain the population and workforce. Recently, the country introduced a 4-day work week. So, what should you know about it?

Smartphones are very versatile these days. They do most of what most people want and do it well enough that you won't need alternatives. But in that case, why are companies making tablets. Well, there are a few obvious reasons, like the larger screen. But I'd like to point out some key advantages of a tablet and go through what I use it for in 2023.

Way back when Minority Report first came out, I’ve been waiting years for someone to come up with a giant holographic desktop I could do work with and finally, it’s here with Spacetop. Featuring a pair of smart glasses paired with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 powered keyboard laptop without a display, Spacetop creates what they claim to be a 100-inch curved Augmented Reality (AR) display for all your apps and work.

Google recently weighed in on our current Work From Home or WFH situation and productivity (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) with Laura Mae Martin, Executive Productivity Advisor, Google. For many just starting to work from home, the lines between work and home life are blurring, which may lead to WFH burnout. 

Earlier today, Acer has officially unveiled their latest Acer Swift 5 series starting from the price of RM3699 for the cheapest variant, while the most expensive variant goes for the price of RM4699. In terms of what it offers, it weighs in at only 990g and it comes with specs such as a 10th Generation Intel Core i7 processor, up to 512GB SSD, up to 16GB of RAM as well as an Nvidia MX250 graphics card.

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.

During August this year, Microsoft Japan was trying out a new project called Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019. The initiative was to give its 2300 employees five Fridays off without decreasing their paycheck.

These days, laptops are quite a versatile piece of electronic device which is capable of performing various tasks from editing videos, modifying spreadsheets, to photo editing. With that said, the MSI PS63 Modern is no exception as it is aimed towards users who require a productivity-focused laptop which is also light for those who are constantly on the move.