News & Reviews:   Technology

The OPPO INNO DAY 2021 is just around the corner, and it looks like the company is ready to showcase various exciting technology products at the event. Earlier, it was reported that OPPO's first foldable smartphone might get unveiled at the event, and we're still not sure if it's going to happen. However, there's one thing we'll definitely be seeing, which is a device with a retractable camera that the company just teased today.

Remember the Apple polishing cloth that cost RM99? Well, Samsung is giving out its own for free. The Korean tech giant has recently mocked the Cupertino-based company by notifying its customers that they can get a larger piece of cleaning cloth through the Samsung Members app.

After Facebook changed its name to Meta to tell us how much the company cares about Metaverse, Microsoft soon jumped on the bandwagon by announcing Mesh as its own take on the technology concept. For the latter, it focuses on building an interactive platform for virtual experiences inside Microsoft Teams.

Apple is always putting its customers' safety first, and hence, the company is rumoured to be working on a feature that detects car crashes for both iPhones and Apple Watches. The fall detection on Apple Watches has received praises by saving multiple lives. Therefore, we trust that Apple has some ways of ensuring these features work as to how they're supposed to work.

Not sure about you, but the radio frequency identification (RFID) tolls can be a nightmare to some of us who have gotten stuck before. However, things might get better soon as new RFID tolls along the Hutan Kampung route to Sungai Dua come equipped with a technology that enables a smoother RFID experience, compared to the previous version.

Today, the Malaysian government held a Budget 2022 conference. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz was the one giving the presentation and the budget this year seems to focus on Malaysian families. 

While we're waiting for the 4nm chips to arrive, TSMC has improved its 5nm process in the meantime. The semiconductor manufacturer announced an upgrade to its N4 line of 5nm manufacturing process, dubbed N4P. It's said that the new technology will bring several enhancements to the current 5nm technology.

Since phone brands are still working on under-screen camera technology, it hasn't really made a breakthrough yet in the smartphone industry. Today, OPPO has finally unveiled its next-gen under-screen camera technology. Here's what we know about it so far.

Wireless charging is getting more relevant nowadays. It is said as some of them actually feature impressive fast-charge technologies now and making them so much better compared to what we had to deal with in the past. However, wireless charging can't stop evolving as they need to cater to the recent folding devices. Seeing the opportunity, Xiaomi has been spotted with a patent for a new fast wireless charging tech that is tailored for foldable smartphones.

Chinese subsidiary Canon Information Technology might have gone too far managing its employees. The firm is putting its employees under surveillance with AI-enabled smile recognition cameras that only let the smiling ones enter rooms or book meetings. This is probably one of the most dystopic ways used to enhance the workplace culture.