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The video gaming industry is still reacting to Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion. In the official announcement, the Xbox parent said that Bobby Kotick, CEO of the Call of Duty publisher, will continue to serve in said position. But according to the Wall Street Journal, the embattled CEO is expected to leave the…

SK Hynix, the South Korean memory manufacturer, is now expected to reveal, as well as speak at length about its latest and faster HBM3 memory standard. The new memory is reportedly capable of achieving speeds of up to 896GB/s, up from the initial 820GB/s that was first touted when it launched its 12-Hi HBM3 last…

The PS5 doesn’t yet have any exclusive fighting games, with most games in the genre having been launched on the PS4. But that hasn’t stopped peripheral brand Hori from announcing both a new arcade stick and a new controller for the new generation console. Starting with the arcade stick, the Hori Fighting Stick Alpha, this…

As the years progress, the further smart device technology advances. And as most of us are aware by now, newer and better technology also costs more, thus resulting in prices of smartphones to increase significantly to exorbitant numbers. This alone is enough to scare the average consumer away, with many seeing devices such as those…

Infinix has officially launched the INBook X2 which is the successor to INBook X1 that the company has released in selected markets throughout the world including Malaysia last year. While the general design of the new model is generally identical to its predecessor, there are a number of factors that separate them apart. Just like…

Canadian cybersecurity group Citizen Lab has released a report which listed down several security vulnerabilities in the MY2022 app which has been designed for extensive use at the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Bejing next month. For context, all participants, journalists, and attendees of the event are required to download the app 14 days prior…

Realme has officially unveiled the Realme 9i in Malaysia, its first entry-level smartphone for 2022. The new handset is slated to go on sale later this month on 22 January, with pre-orders available starting today via the brand‘s official online store on Shopee. The Realme 9i is equipped with a 6.6-inch IPS LCD display with…

Garmin recently launched its new Fenix 7 series, together with an all-new Epix smartwatch which is a complete refresh of the original that debuted all the way back in 2015. As you may recall from a report we published last month, the design and some specifications of both line-ups were part of a massive leak…

If you’re a fan of ships, you’re probably already playing World of Warships. The game is getting its Pan-Asian Cruisers event as the first event of the year. And as part of that, alongside several others, the game is adding a ship that’s inspired by the Malaysian ship Ex KD Rahmat. The Ex KD (Kapal…

Nearing the end of November last year, Kingston officially launched two NVMe Gen4 SSDs: the Fury Renegade and the KC3000. Both models offer sequential read and write speeds upwards of 7000MB/s and as you’ve no doubt surmised, one model caters to gamers, while the other is more of an all-around choice. In this review, we’ll…

Samsung today has launched the Exynos 2200, its latest first-party chipset that will be featured on the brand’s forthcoming Galaxy S22 flagship smartphone series. The SoC was originally planned to be officially on 11 January 2022 prior to this, but was mysteriously delayed to an undisclosed date, which also led to rumours of its complete…

Microsoft has officially announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard through a deal that is valued at US$68.7 billion (~RM287 billion). The company pointed out that this deal will make Microsoft the third largest gaming company in the world after Tencent and Sony. It goes without saying that having Activision Blizzard under its wing will…

A private clinic in Gombak has been raided for issuing COVID-19 vaccination certificates without administering the shots to paying anti-vaxxers. The police arrested seven individuals involved in the case last week, including the owner of the clinic. Selangor police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed said that the clinic promoted their service through WhatsApp messages and charged RM500…