Bernama cites a statement by Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man which says that the ministry “obtained the mandate from the 76th National Council meeting for Local Government to impose the charge”. He also says that “several other states are planning to start implementing this campaign”, starting with consumer awareness before collecting the 20 sen minimum charge. The inclusion of the word “minimum” suggests that there could be price hikes to the charge....

The overclocker in question is none other than SkatterBencher, who also happens to be a YouTuber with overflowing experience on the subject of overclocking. As for the 5990X that they managed to procure, it, we should make it clear that this is a non-PRO version of the linup and more specifically, the CPU is a 64-core Zen3 processor that was never released to the public. Despite never ever crossing the palms of the general consumer, what makes SkatterBencher’s own 5990X unique is that the processor actually works with their TRX40 motherboards....

Details of Intel’s alleged Core i5-12400 CPU were recently leaked to the Chinese social media platform, Bilibili. The details, which come in the form of CPU-Z, AIDA64, and Cinebench benchmarks, give us an idea of what the CPU is capable of. For the uninitiated, the Core i5-12400 is a 6-core, mid-range CPU that is comprised entirely of Intel’s Golden Cove Performance Cores (P-Cores), with no Efficient Cores (E-Cores) in sight....

To quickly recap, the 13900KS was announced earlier in September during Intel’s Technology Tour 2022. Like the 12900KS, the CPU is poised to be this generation’s highest-tier and fastest performing SKU, with speeds of up to 6GHz out of the box across not one, but two P-Cores. To be fair, it didn’t actually make that claim during its presentation, but as we said, if the chipmaker wishes to make this a trend, then who are we to stop them....

The leaks comes via a snippet of a chart, shared by the South Korea-based tech site, Gigglehd. The information from the chart is bountiful and while it stands unconfirmed, it shows us the pairing of each RTX 30 series mobile GPU with Intel’s 10th generation Comet Lake mobile CPUs. It’s surprising, to say the least, considering that the CPU maker’s 11th generation Tiger Lake mobile series CPUs launched just last month....

The IMX686 sensor was teased in a video that was recently uploaded on Weibo. The video showcased its performance in various conditions such as landscapes, portraits, and low-light environments which also highlights its dynamic range capability. Stating the obvious, the Sony IMX686 sensor is the direct successor to the very popular IMX586 camera sensor that launched last year. Since its launch, the sensor has been widely used by a variety of heavyweight brands, including OnePlus, Xiaomi, and many more....

The smart glasses made by North is known as the Focals. But much like the Google Glass, the Focals started of at a quite unaffordable price of US$999 (~RM4281). This price was slashed down to US$599 (~RM2567) last year which, while a massive reduction, wasn’t exactly affordable. Buying it also involved a fitting process. In December last year, North stopped selling the first generation Focals to make a sequel. This was said to be lighter, with a sleeker design and a “10x display”....

The GTS 2 Mini features an Always-On 1.55-inch AMOLED display with 301 ppi resolution and covered with curved borderless 2.5D glass. Its body is made from sturdy yet lightweight aluminium alloy and comes with a water resistant rating of 5ATM. The device measures at 8.95mm and is just 19.5g in weight. The upcoming wearable is available in three colour choices: Flamingo Pink, Sage Green, and Midnight Black. For further personalisation, onboard are over 50 specially designed watch faces and also support custom backgrounds from the user....

The RZ600 Series Wi-Fi 6E modules will comprise two models: the RZ616 and RZ608, and both modules will house MediaTek’s Fliogic 330P chipset. Specs-wise, both modules will support the latest Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 and the latest Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity standards. What sets the two apart lies in the supported channels: the RZ616 module will support the new 6GHz spectrum at 160MHz channel bandwidths, with PHY rates of up to 2....

After reaching out to AMD Malaysia, the brand was able to share the local starting SRP for the RX 7900 Series. For the 7900 XT, its starting price is RM4599, while the XTX will start from RM5199. As usual, AMD is leaving the decision of following the base SRPs to its AIB partners and distributors, but as a rule of thumb, it would be prudent to assume that one or two brands will sell their cards at cost....

RAMP is expected to succeed AMD’s A-XMP that currently serves as the default memory-overclocking software for all DDR4-based chipsets right now. RAMP was first listed on HWInfo’s v7.17 beta release notes, in which it says the technology had been added as preliminary support to the software. More to the point, it is highly likely that the software was created by AMD as a response and direct rival to Intel’s 3rd generation Extreme Memory Profile (XMP 3....

According to a report by DigiTimes, AMD’s alleged choice of the September timeline is because that is when Computex 2020 is expected to kick off. Traditionally, Computex has always kicked off in the months of May and June. And has been a time when the CPU and GPU maker brings its new products into the light. Unfortunately, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers pushed the event back to September....

According to Videocardz, the leak appears to have been picked out from an internal presentation, intended for the eyes of the people working in AMD only. It is only a render, but all things considered, the new Ryzen 7000 series retail packaging and its mostly dark steel gray design looks sleeker and more enticing than what the current design looks like. One thing to bear in mind about this new packaging is that this is specifically for the Ryzen 9 SKUs of the 7000 series, meaning that look and design for the Ryzen 7 and 5 series may end up looking slightly different....

While the tool is mostly meant for those who might be vulnerable to targeted attacks — such as journalists, activists, dissidents, and the like — any user running on the upcoming updates will be able to turn it on for whatever reason they choose to do so. Lockdown Mode will be available to any device running on iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. The feature will increase protection by strictly limiting certain functionalities to harden defences and reduce any points that could potentially be exploited by spyware....

According to the announcement, the faulty Smart Battery Case can’t be charged or would only charge intermittently. At the same time, the same case also happened when users tried to use them to charge their iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR. As opposed to products such as MacBook, the eligibility for replacement can’t be determined through serial number. Hence, you need to bring the Smart Batter Case directly to your nearest Apple Authorized Service Provide for further inspection....

Leaker @StellaFudge who has a 74.2% accuracy rating on AppleTrack, has revealed on Twitter that Apple has developed a new tool called the “AirPods Firmware update” that allows AirPods to be manually updated. The software can be used with the entire AirPods lineup, including the regular AirPods, AirPods Pro, and the AirPods Max but the tool will be exclusively available to just Apple’s technicians. There’s a catch though. It’s only available to Apple Technicians....

WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg made the claim on Twitter. He said that Apple has prevented updates from being sent out until those paid tiers were added to the app. Mullenweg is also asking for suggestions as to ways to solve this issue, beyond just selling domain names on the iOS app. — Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) August 21, 2020 Apple has confirmed to The Verge that has indeed taken the action claimed by Mullenweg....

Security researcher Patrick Wardle published a blog post detailing the new Apple M1 malware. It’s called GoSearch22, and it’s a Safari browser extension that’s been reworked for the new Apple Silicon chip. The malware itself isn’t exactly new, as it’s a variant of the Pirrit adware family that’s already infected prior Macs. But the strange thing about this new variant is that it was signed with an Apple developer ID on 23 November 2020....

A report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims that seven new Mac models will be launched in 2022: Mac mini with an M1 Pro chip13-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 chipMac mini with an M2 chip24-inch iMac with an M2 chipMacBook Air with an M2 chipA larger iMac Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max chip optionsA half-sized Mac Pro with a beefed up M1 Max, two or four times as powerful...

Officially called the Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection, it will not only come with the three aforementioned games, but also two short films. They are Assassin’s Creed Lineage and Assassin’s Creed Embers. Neither are new, and in fact, you can watch them for free on Ubisoft’s YouTube channels. But they serve to add more lore to the story of Ezio Auditore. The former tells the tale of his father, and his deeds while he was still alive....