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Samsung Electronics officially unveiled the HP3, its latest ISOCELL imaging sensor. The sensor is rated for 200MP, just like its predecessor, the HP1, the main difference being that the new sensor now has the title of having the world’s smallest pixels at 0.56μm. Evidence of Samsung’s latest HP3 200MP sensor first came to light in…

Nascent airline SKS Airways quietly suspended one of its three destinations temporarily just five months into operations. Perak Housing, Local Government, and Tourism Committee chairman Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzihe revealed that the short-range carrier put the Subang-Pangkor route on ice on 29 May due to an underwhelming response from tourists. According to the chairman, the…

FromSoftware released Elden Ring back in February of this year. And to say that the game is anything short of successful would be underselling it. Following such a success, you’d think that the studio would be taking a break before working on its next game. But that doesn’t look to be the case. In an…

The 2022 electric vehicle line-up in Malaysia has just got bigger once again as the local distributor for Kia, Dinamikjaya Motors has officially launched the Kia EV6 in our market. The compact crossover SUV is built using the same Electric Global Modular Platform as per Hyundai Ioniq 5 that was launched in Malaysia earlier this…

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed during the Cannes Lions advertising festival yesterday that a new ad-supported tier will be added to the streaming service’s subscription in the near future. As you may recall, the company had previously mulled on the idea of introducing a more affordable plan back in April, intended for those who don’t…

NVIDIA’s rumour mill has been churning continuously for the last few month, the most recent gossip point being that the mid-range GPU of its upcoming Ada Lovelace architecture would have a higher TDP than the RTX 3070. Now, the most recent rumours seem to contain more specifications about a few of the cards. The rumour…

The government has officially announced the electricity and water tariff for Peninsular Malaysia will remain as it is. This is an about-turn of an earlier report that has revealed TNB’s plan to implement a surcharge on electricity bills for some users due to the rising coal prices, the source of about half of the country’s…

The Sabah state government today has officially launched the pilot programme for its very first electric bus service in Kota Kinabalu. It was originally intended to debut last December but was delayed due to technical reasons, said Qhazanah Sabah Berhad (QSB) executive director Mohd Shukor Abdul Mumin. For context, QSB is the state government’s strategic…

We’re sure you’ve heard of the smartphone stereotype – their cameras are said to produce grainy footage, most especially under low light conditions. For many, this alone can deter them from using phone cameras for photography or videos, let alone for professional purposes. But what if I told you that this stereotype is no longer…

Prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob launched the first tunnel boring machine for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) yesterday, starting the excavation of the Genting Tunnnel. This tunnel will be linking the Bentong and Gombak stops of the ECRL. Which, according to former transport minister Liow Tiong Lai, will “help to decongest the Karak Highway. He…

If you’ve ever played around with ASUS’ Zenbook laptop, you’ll find that, under the lineup, the allure of the concentric circle design at the back of the panel is one that is hard to ignore. Case in point, the new Zenbook 14X OLED, fitted with Intel’s 12th generation mobile CPU is definitely a sight to…

No Man’s Sky has been out for quite a long time, even if you only start counting from when the game delivered what it initially promised. Despite this, it will only be heading to the Nintendo Switch coming October. But, for some reason or other it will launch as a singleplayer experience. As Eurogamer reports,…

Employees can soon apply for Flexible Working Arrangements (FWA) with their respective employers under a new amendment to the Employment Act 1955. The amendment was passed by both houses of Parliament back in March, received royal accent in April, and will go into force on 1 September to give workers an official avenue to apply…

Microsoft is apparently now offering users free Minecoins for using its Edge browser and its in-house search engine Bing. As seen on Reddit, the offer is being presented to new users in the Microsoft Rewards programme, which is only valid within the first 14 days of joining. The tech giant is offering users 330 Minecoins…

Launched together with the POCO F4 earlier this evening is another smartphone from the company, the POCO X4 GT. Unlike the former, the phone is equipped with a 5G-enabled MediaTek Dimensity 8100 chipset, and a slightly smaller display, but comes with a larger 5,080mAh battery. The POCO X4 GT sports a flat 6.6-inch LCD display…

German luxury brand Montblanc will soon add its latest high-end smartwatch, the Montblanc Summit 3, to its Summit collection. The brand’s latest luxury smartwatch will run Wear OS 3, Google’s latest and long-delayed OS for the accessory. Additionally, the wearable is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 4100+ chipset. News of the Summit 3’s availability is…