Latest Ios 15 2 1 Firmware Update Addresses Critical Security Vulnerability

The exploit, which Apple credits its discovery to security researcher Trevor Spiniolas, allowed hackers to force an iPhone or iPad to repeatedly crash and freeze. This is achieved by changing the name of a HomeKit-compatible device to include more than 500,000 characters, which would trigger the bug. Furthermore, this could also potentially cause an endless crash loop as both iOS and iPadOS backs up HomeKit device names to iCloud, thus making recovery attempts impossible....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 215 words · Richard Xiong

Latest Steamvr Beta Allows For Floating Desktop Windows While In Game

This update is a more flexible approach over the version prior, where users could only bring in a desktop window by attaching them onto your in-game VR controller. The only drawback to this is that you’ll need to lift up your controller in order to glance at the window, which might obstruct your view when playing certain games. With this new feature, users can simply let a desktop window float anywhere in their virtual space, enabling you to multitask while in a VR game or application....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 286 words · Mary Stiltner

Leak Suggests Asrock May Debut Its First Ever Gaming Monitors

Suggested to bear the designations of PG34WQ15R and PG27FF, it is speculated that the “PG” prefix may be referring to the company’s Phantom Gaming product line, which the new monitors may be marketed under. The leakster says the ASRock displays (and variants) are also catalogued on AMD’s list of FreeSync supported devices, as well as on the South Korea’s media regulation agency KCC. The monitors are manufactured by TPV Electronics, momomo_us added....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 289 words · Adriana Mcneil

Legendary Author Stephen King Bashes Oscars It S Rigged In Favour Of White People

In fact, this has been a disconcerting problem with The Academy since forever. Now, in an opinion piece on The Washington Post, legendary author Stephen King (It, Doctor Sleep, The Shining) criticised The Academy. He said: King also went on to talk about how voters have the habit of not watching films in serious contention despite it being their job. He questioned if a majority-white and old voting body would care or understand a nuanced film about the black struggle....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 337 words · Imogene Warren

Lego Super Mario Gets New Expansion Sets Available In Malaysia Starting 1 January

As part of the announcement, the company has announced the Master Your Adventure set. Easily the most substantial add on to the LEGO Super Mario, it comes with 366 pieces in total. Among them is a Customisation Machine. This can be used with three special bricks included in the set to change Mario’s the way Mario reacts to them. Announced alongside the main set are the Chain Chomp Jungle Encounter, Piranha Plant Puzzling Challenge and Wiggler’s Poison Swamp expansion sets....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 214 words · Sandra Nunn

Leica And Mykita Announces Eyewear Collection

— Leica Camera AG (@leica_camera) March 2, 2020 According to MYKITA, MYLON is a newly-designed material from the company that is made using 3D printing technology. The first pair of Leica-MYKITA sunglasses (pictured above) features this material as a top bar above its bridge and lens frames. Meanwhile, the pure stainless steel model draws inspiration from the Leica’s camera design, along with the brand’s signature red colour lacquered on the sides of the lenses....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 199 words · Stephanie Hansen

Leica Announces Expansion Into Laser Tv Market Through Partnership With Hisense

As noted by both companies via a jointly-published press release, this long-term partnership will combine Leica’s expertise in the development of high-quality projection lenses together with Hisense’s laser projection technology. The goal is to create a particularly powerful and future-proof technology platform for Laser TVs. “Home cinema entertainment is a rapidly growing market, and the expansion of Leica’s product offering in this segment represents a promising opportunity to delight new customers with Leica premium products,” said the German brand’s CEO Matthias Harsch....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 390 words · Madonna Keith

Lenovo Announces New Yoga Anc Headphones At Mwc 2019

One of the main features of Yoga ANC is environmental noise cancelling (ENC). A feature that is basically noise cancelling for voice calls. This means background noises are filtered out so that the person on the other end of the call will only hear your voice. Being ANC headphones, they also counter ambient sounds by pumping out sound frequencies that are the opposite of noise in the background. The Lenovo Yoga ANC headphones also come with 40mm drivers and a 20 hour battery life (15 hours with ANC active)....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 141 words · Thomas Sanchez

Logitech G435 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset To Be Available In Malaysia For Rm 299

Comes standard with a pair of 40mm audio drivers which are housed within memory foam padding, they are compatible with Dolby Atmos, Tempest 3D AudioTech, and Windows Sonic Spatial Sound. For G435, Logitech choose not to equip it with a traditional microphone boom arm design and has opted for dual beamforming microphones that are built directly into the right earcup. As per many of Logitech Lightspeed wireless products out there, users can choose to utilise the G435 via its 2....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 218 words · Sandra Reed

Logitech Launches Lift Vertical Ergonomic Mouse Retails For Rm299

On that note, the Lift sports a naturally contoured design and, at a glance, it looks more or less like a slightly smaller version of Logitech’s earlier MX Vertical mouse. Having said that, this version of the mouse is designed for individuals with small to medium-sized hands. Other specs of the Lift include the soft rubber grip and cozy thumb rest, as well as the 57° vertical design and angled side buttons that really take the pressure off the wrist, while promoting a more natural forearm posture throughout the day....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 218 words · Patricia Jackson

Mad Max Director To Make An Anti Mad Max Aladdin Esque Movie With Idris Elba

So yes, it sounds like Aladdin! Aladdin directed by the dude who brought us all the Mad Max movies. Then again, he also helmed Happy Feet which is a good movie but so not Mad Max. At all. The only confirmed members of the cast are Idris Elba who I believe will play the wish-granting Djinn and Tilda Swinton, who I think will be not-Aladdin. The director also spoke a little bit about the film’s story....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 137 words · Virgil Williams

Major Tech Giants Are Opposing Proposed Trump Tariffs On Electronic Devices

Companies such as Dell Technologies, HP, Microsoft, and Intel have voiced out their concerns and dissatisfaction over the tariff, saying it would affect not only their revenue flow, but also the consumers who buy their products. It’s an understandable sitation, especially since total sales of notebooks and other devices sold by the four brands in the US sits at 52%. Statistically, once the tariffs are implemented, many tech brands will be forced to increase the prices of laptops, tablets, and smartphones in the US between 19% and 25%....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 259 words · Deborah Bruss

Malaysia Blacklists Seven African Countries Over Omicron Variant Concerns

Malaysians, as well as those with a Malaysian work permit, who have a travel history in any of the blacklisted countries within the last 14 days will still be allowed to enter. However, they will be subjected to a 14-day quarantine at a designated centre upon arrival, as pointed out by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin: — Khairy Jamaluddin 🇲🇾🌺 (@Khairykj) November 26, 2021 All in all, the ban really only applies to foreign travellers with said travel history, who won’t be allowed in Malaysia at all....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 299 words · David Roghair

Malaysian Automotive Association Predicts An Increase To Vehicle Prices

“Rising raw material prices, logistics costs, and the ringgit’s weakening are among the reasons manufacturers may have to increase vehicle prices,” she said. While merely a possibility for now, vehicle manufacturers in Malaysia have yet to decide whether to increase prices or to continue absorbing the rising costs. On that note, Proton Holdings Bhd deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah told Berita Harian that the local car brand is still trying to absorb costs in order to maintain the price of its vehicles....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 186 words · Aimee Amato

Malindo Air Is Now Known As Batik Air

According to the company, the rebranding was done to be in sync with the aim of its parent company, Lion Air Group to establish a common identity for all full-service airlines within the group. The airlines also noted that the name change will be done in phases. Batik Air Indonesia [Photo: Alec Wilson/Wikimedia]“With the rebranding exercise and the reopening of the borders taking place in the region, we are very excited for the opportunities presented to us for the potential growth of our airline and with the new brand, we will be able to offer fresh and new services,” said the airline’s CEO, Captain Mushafiz Mustafa Bakri....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 196 words · Christine Torres

Maxis Still Scrutinizing 5G Access Agreement While Digi Does Not Have A Launch Date

Through a brief press statement that was issued earlier this evening, the telco said that its board is still looking into the governance requirements of the 5G access agreement. The statement did not say when exactly this process will be completed or if there is any sort of dateline that Maxis needs to adhere to in regard to the agreement. Hence, the telco did not mention any launch date for its 5G service in the statement even though it kept on pointing out that 5G will be part of its multi-technology converged network that also includes fibre and satellite....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 309 words · Miguel Hatton

Maybank2U App Experiences Unexpected Downtime Slow Connectivity On Website

At the time of writing, both of the online services are still inaccessible to users and the cause of the problem has yet to be revealed. According to the recent tweets by Maybank2u users, they are unable to login to either platform due to a communication error. The website, on the other hand, is accessible but will hold to a crawl whenever a user attempts to sign in. We appreciate your kind patience and cooperation....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 175 words · Mandy Howard

Mcmc To Implement Bidding System For Valuable Mobile Phone Numbers In Q3 2020

That is about to change soon as the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recently revealed that it will implement a bidding system for these valuable numbers in which are officially referred to as the “Cherished Numbers”. This was confirmed in the Public Inquiry (PI) report for the implementation of Cherished Number framework that the regulator published last week. However, the implementation will not involve end-users directly though. After considering the feedback from telco companies, MCMC has decided that Cherished Numbers will be assigned directly to service providers through a close bidding process....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 250 words · Craig Armstrong

Mediatek Launches Dimensity 9200 Flagship Soc

Among the latest features of the Dimensity 9200, the chipset is based on TSMC’s 4nm process and is the first of its kind to integrate ARM Cortex X3 CPU with speeds in excess of 3GHz, as well as the first to feature ARM’s Immortalis-G715 GPU, complete with a hardware-accelerated ray-tracing engine. In addition, it also packs MediaTek’s HyperEngine 6.0 Gaming technology, something that the chipmaker claims will provide fast, fluid action, for a better, more immersive gaming experience on mobile....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Anthony Sneed

Microsd Express Format Promises 985Mb S Read Speeds

Made possible through the integration of PCIe 3.1 and NVMe v1.3 specifications, the new format promises read speeds of up to 985MB/s which is within the realms of solid state drive. This announcement is a follow up to the larger sized SD Express, announced in the middle of last year. The new microSD Express cards have the legacy microSD interface for backward compatibility with older devices, albeit at a slower speed....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 160 words · Willie Forrest