Celcom We Are Ready For 5G Consumer Trials May Take Place In September

The revelation was made during the launch of Axiata Cyber Fusion Centre which is located at the telco’s corporate headquarters in Petaling Jaya. At the same launch event, Communications and Multimedia Minister Annuar Musa also noted that the negotiations for the Digital Nasional Berhad stakes with the local telcos are going on well in on track to meet the deadline on 31 August. CEO of Celcom, Mohamad Idham Nawawi (standing, centre) with Communications and Multimedia Minister Annuar Musa at the Axiata Cyber Fusion Centre....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 380 words · John Kinsey

Celcom Max Launched A Home Fibre And Mega Postpaid Convergence Plan With Extra Savings

According to the telco, benefits of subscribing to Celcom MAX that are offered to customers include lifetime monthly rebates, additional savings for “the latest productivity and entertainment devices”, and access to “endless entertainment and content.” The new convergence plan itself arrives with three options available to customers, which provides different Home Fibre packages paired with a RM80 MEGA mobile postpaid plan. The 100Mbps option is offered at RM179 per month, 300Mbps at RM199/month, and the larger 500Mbps option at RM259/month....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Bryan Self

Chrome Beta Now Rolls Out Fast Page Label On Fast Loading Sites

According to Google in their official blog post, signals received from the Core Web Vitals will be used to measure the loading time, responsiveness, and stability of content. Based on these signal readings, the metrics will then accordingly provide a smooth browsing experience on Chrome for users. Links that have successfully met the standards of Core Web Vitals will then be awarded a ‘Fast Page’ label to be displayed on its site....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 160 words · Tom Musser

Confirmed Intel 11Th Gen Rocket Lake Cpus Arriving Q1 2021 Will Support Pcie 4 0 Interface

John Bonini, vice president (VP) and general manager (GM) of Intel’s desktops and gaming, recently spilt some beans about his company’s next-generation desktop CPUs. The first is that we, the consumers, can expect to see 11th gen Rocket Lake processors on store shelves as early as the first quarter of 2021. The second morsel is that the new CPU series will support the PCIe 4.0, making it the first Intel CPU series to support the interface and two years since it was first introduced by its rival, AMD....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 246 words · Billie Edwards

Cuphead Has Made Its Way To The Playstation 4

The announcement came via a YouTube short, which just says it’s available now. The video itself is dated 28 July, which means the move to the Sony console has already happened. And while it’s on the US PlayStation Store already, Cuphead has yet to make it to our shores. At least at the time of writing. To make it up to the Xbox exclusive no longer being exclusive, the devs say that owners of the Xbox copy of Cuphead will be getting a digital art gallery, behind-the-scenes commentary and a soundtrack added to the game....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 158 words · Stuart Cruise

Daiso Online Store Is Here To Challenge Your Self Control

Since most products at Daiso stores in Malaysia are priced at RM 5.90, it is not surprising that many customers ended up going home with more products than they originally intended to purchase. Now, you don’t even have to visit a physical Daiso branch to test your self-control as Newniso has launched an online store for Daiso on Shopee. Opened in late June, the products on the Daiso’s online store are priced similarly to its offline counterpart at RM 5....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 148 words · James Finn

Death Stranding Director S Cut Comes To The Ps5 On 24 September

So what can you actually expect from Death Stranding Director’s Cut? A lot of the same things from the Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, actually. To start things off, there are additional story missions weaved into the game. And as you’d expect from a PS5 title, you get all the magic that the DualSense controller is capable of. This ranges from haptic feedback and adaptive triggers to 3D audio. There’s also the usual choice of Performance Mode for upscaled 4K and 60fps, or Fidelity Mode for true 4K and HDR, at the cost of frames....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 208 words · Terry Nolan

Despite Backlash Instagram Insists That Video Is Inevitable

And users aren’t happy with this change. So much so that the most followed influencing figures on Instagram, Kim Kardashian and her sister Kylie Jenner, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the platform’s attempt on “becoming” TikTok. Not long after, a large number of users launched an online petition under the name of “Make Instagram Instagram again.” — Frank Pallotta (@frankpallotta) July 25, 2022 In light of this, Instagram head Adam Mosseri recently released a video statement on Twitter to address the backlash from users....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 364 words · Kimberly Ott

Did Jj Abrams Finally Criticises Star Wars The Last Jedi

The director of The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker praised Rian Johnson’s creative and bold approach and said that the eighth episode of Star Wars motivated him to step out of his comfort zone when directing Episode IX. Later, Abrams praised Johnson’s ability to subvert our expectations. However, in a recent interview with the New York Times, JJ Abrams did share a problem he has with Star Wars: The Last Jedi....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 157 words · William Getz

Discord Is Down Across The Globe Cloudflare Confirms Issues On Its Side

According to sources, the issue has been traced back to a Cloudflare outage. Cloudflare, for those of you who don’t know, is a US-based company that handles network service delivery, internet security, and DDoS mitigation among other things. Cloudflare points at a “possible route leak” that is affecting its network, which in turn has been affected Discord. In true Discord fashion and humour, the status site simply ends its update with a “Hang tight....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 145 words · Blanch Conrad

Dji Fpv Racing Drone Gets Leaked Features Simpler Controller And Headset

These images of the DJI FPV racing drone come courtesy of Twitter user @OsitaLV, who has a good track record with DJI products. The images don’t provide much information about the drone itself. But from them, we can see that this is quite unlike the usual drones made by the company. — OsitaLV (@OsitaLV) December 2, 2020 To start, the DJI FPV racing drone comes with three-blade propellers, when it’s usually only two-blade ones....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 167 words · Benito Wirth

Elon Musk Wants To Acquire Twitter For Usd41 Billion

Specifically, Elon is offering USD54.20 (~RM229.35) per share in cash which is 38% higher than the share’s value the day before his investment in Twitter was disclosed to the public. Not only that, he also said that the amount is his best and final offer. Twitter’s HQ in San Francisco. [Image: Twitter.]What made things even more interesting is that there is a possibility Elon might leave Twitter out of its portfolio if the company rejects his offer....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 173 words · Jonathan Abernathy

Epic Games Acquires Rocket League Developer Psyonix

Considering Epic Games’ recent timed exclusivity streak, you’d think that Epic Games will also announce that Rocket League will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store. Psyonix has clarified that Rocket League will continue to remain on Steam, so Rocket League fans and Steam users can breathe a sigh of relief. On the other end of the acquisition, Psyonix will have access to Epic Games’ resources. This means more resources for Psyonix to put into Rocket League’s esports ecosystem....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 147 words · Maude Hudgens

Facebook App Devs Could Still Access User Data After 90 Day Cutoff Point

The social media company says that it has fixed the issue the day after it was discovered. But the company didn’t mention the period of time the issue was around before it was fixed. But since Facebook says it came up with the 5000 estimate based on “the last several months of data we have available”, it’s definitely not a short-lived issue. Facebook also did not disclose the number of users affected by this issue....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 160 words · Willie Patrick

Facebook Launches Desktop Messenger App With Group Video Chat

In anycase, the new function allows you to keep in touch with friends and family easily by inviting them to a video call via Messenger. The desktop app will also sync with mobile versions, offer notifications for new messages, as well as offering Dark Mode and animated GIF support. It goes without saying that the release of this new group video chat comes as Facebook’s response to the rise of video conferencing apps like Zoom, Skype and Google Hangouts due to the current situation....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 137 words · Martha Benn

Featured Photographer In Fujifilm X100V Promo Criticised As Creepy And Intrusive Video Now Removed

FujiRumors reports that the video in question featured Japanese photographer Tatsuo Suzuki, whose photography style was considered by fans as unethical. Presented like short documentary, the video highlights Suzuki’s street photography approach where he is seen snapping supposedly candid photos of pedestrians in Tokyo. We say “supposedly” because his method involves blatantly pointing the camera towards unsuspecting individuals up close, and even stepping into their way in order to snap a photo....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 319 words · Norbert Mccomas

Final Fantasy Xiv Is Getting A Live Action Tv Series

The announcement was made by Sony Pictures Television, alongside Square Enix and Hivemind Entertainment. That last one is also the one that’s working on the upcoming Witcher series for Netflix. The series is currently still being written, so it won’t be awhile before we know who will be cast. The choice of FF XIV is a very smart and safe choice, especially for a TV series. Since MMOs are all about original characters anyway, the writers are free to create new characters and stories that are in line with the overarching story....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 166 words · Joel Oliver

Firefly To Resume Jet Airliner Operations From Penang Offers Fares As Low As Rm69

The resumption of its jet-based operations comes a year after the service’s suspension in 2021. This was due to the prolonged Movement Control Order (MCO) implementation to curb further spread of COVID-19 in Malaysia, which resulted in low demand for flights. Even after the easing of domestic travel restrictions, flight operations from Penang to the aforementioned locations have been handled by MAS, as mentioned earlier. During yesterday’s media event, CEO Philip See revealed that Firefly will rely on its Boeing 737-800 aircrafts for the routes, and will offer fares as low as RM69 for one-way flights....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 197 words · Manuela Richardson

Fortnite Returns To Apple Devices Via Nvidia Geforce Now

The announcement blog post by Nvidia indicates that this is not made specifically to help Epic Games and Fortnite circumvent the Apple ban. Instead, it’s a general push for a “touch-friendly” cloud version of the game for both Android and iOS. Naturally, for Android, this is accessed via the dedicated GeForce Now app while iOS users will have to go through the Safari browser. All that being said, the post doesn’t go into detail in regards to the difference between this touch-friendly version and the actual mobile version of Fortnite....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 183 words · Ruth Fulop

Foxconn Subsidiary To Build Chip Facility In Malaysia

According to the announcement, both companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build and operate a new 12-inch wafer fabrication plant in the country. The location of the plant has not yet been announced, nor have the amount that either company will be investing into the project. But under the MoU, both companies will decide on a location for the plant, as well as its financing and initial management structure....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 266 words · Agnes Rupp