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Twitter has fired two of its top executives within the social network and effectively put a halt on hiring any new staff. The news comes after Kayvon Beykpour, Consumer Product Leader, and Bruce Falck, General Manager of Revenue and Head of Product, both tweeted that they had been dismissed. Beykpour, in particular, tweeted that Parag…

The new Enhanced Touch ‘n Go card has garnered plenty of attention even before it was officially released to the market. Hence, it is not surprising to see that the card was sold out in just a few hours. This is something that the company has already anticipated though. In the statement announcing the general…

The Kanto Yu6 speakers have been on the market for a while. In fact, if you search Google hard enough, you’ll find that they’ve actually been in existence as far back as 2017, meaning that they’re no spring chickens in the audiophile world. Having said all that, it is clear that there is a certain…

Back in February, PRISM+ introduced its Q-Series 4K Android TV in Malaysia by launching the massive 86-inch Q86 Pro QE. Today, the Singaporean company has officially expanded the series by adding two more options in the form of Q65 Pro QE and Q55 Pro QE. As you can tell from their names, these two models…

Of all the device manufacturers out there, Apple is probably the most oddly resistant to adopting the now universal standard that is USB-C. The European Union had to push for a common charging and file transfer port in the region in order to force the iPhone maker to adopt the standard on, well, the iPhone….

It looks like the considerably major leak regarding Google’s first ever smartwatch turned out to be accurate. Unveiled earlier today during its Google I/O conference is the Pixel Watch, which looks exactly like the unit that was “accidentally” left at an undisclosed restaurant in the US last month. As previously revealed, the newly introduced Google…

Intel officially added seven new processors to its Alder Lake mobile CPU family. More specifically, the new processors are a part of its H-Series lineup, which caters for enthusiast-level laptops. Known as the Core HX series, these new processors are not so much made for the consumer-ready laptop market and instead caters for content creators…

It is borderline impossible to stay completely invisible on the Internet, so there are times when your personal and sensitive information may have unintentionally made its way online for anyone to find. To combat the issue of doxxing, Google will soon be adding a feature to its mobile app that will make it easier for…

Last month, the Director General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced the arrival of the first batch of Paxlovid COVID-19 antiviral drugs. It is intended to be used by those who show symptoms of having contracted the virus, to prevent increased severity of the infection. And according to the health minister Khairy Jamaluddin, it…

Proton earlier today has officially launched its new Saga MC2 facelift, which consists of four different variants of varying specs and features. Among them is the high-end Proton Saga Premium S, which is the first model from the local automaker‘s signature sedan line to finally feature two much requested quality-of-life features: keyless entry and ignition….

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced an extension to the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme For Children (PICKids) to the end of May. Previously, the ministry had set 15 May as the deadline for parents to get the shot for their kids in order to avoid wastage, as only a small percentage of the under-12…

Alongside the new Pixel 6a, Google has officially debuted the Pixel Buds Pro, the first Pixel Buds wireless earphones with active noise cancellation and a transparency mode. The premium earbuds are fitted with a custom six-core audio chip and features 11mm speaker drivers, slightly smaller than the 12mm drivers on the Pixel Buds A-Series. The earbuds…

Electronic Arts (EA) has announced that its highly popular football game franchise will no longer be released under the FIFA banner starting from 2023. Instead, the franchise will be called the EA Sports FC. In a separate announcement, FIFA has also confirmed that it has adopted a non-exclusive licensing modal for football video games although…

In an effort to reduce spammy tweets on its platform, Twitter has published a new set of policies that will limit the reach of copypasta and duplicates. If you’re unfamiliar, a copypasta is when multiple users copy a block of text from an original source and duplicate it to spread it more widely. Twitter already…

Earlier today, AMD launched its refreshed Radeon RX 6000 series of graphics cards. In total, the chipmaker is releasing a total of three cards: the Radeon RX 6950XT, the 6750XT, and the 6650XT. The announcement and names of the cards are self-serving and leave little to the imagination: each of the three cards are technically…

Not missing out on the earlier launch event that introduced us to the new Xperia 1 IV flagship is the latest iteration to Sony’s midrange smartphone offering, the Xperia 10 IV. As suggested by a leak by tipster Steve Hemmestoffer (aka OnLeaks) in March, this year’s model looks almost identical to its predecessor – sans…

Earlier this week, we saw reports of BMW shipping cars in certain markets without Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. We have reached out to BMW Malaysia to find out if this is something that affected customers in the country. The company has responded, saying that this is not an issue that affects local cars by…

ASUS held its Pinnacle of Performance livestream recently, where it announced several new models under its Zenbook lineup for this year. Naturally, the list includes Zenbooks under its Pro, S, as well as its Duo models. One of the most important physical updates to the Zenbook lineup, regardless of the series, is the implementation of…

WhatsApp is working on letting users filter their chats to manage their messages better and unclutter the app. The filtering feature was initially introduced for business beta accounts earlier this year but according to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is now developing the feature for regular users. The advanced search filters will let you sort your messages into…