Essential Teases New Phone Called Gem Features Half The Width Of Standard Phone Size

The revelation came from tweets by both the company’s official account, and that of CEO Andy Rubin. The former was pretty simple, showcasing the phone’s form factor, while the second demonstrated the Colorshift material of the device’s exterior. Both make it clear that this new device looks very different compared to the original Essential Phone. https://twitter.com/Arubin/status/1181688540540764160 From what was revealed, the Essential GEM looks like a run-of-the-mill phone vertically cut in half....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 175 words · Mary Roth

Facebook Displays Notification Before Users Share Covid 19 Information

Aware of this, Facebook has now introduced a new global notification screen feature to provide their users with relevant information on COVID-19 related links in order for its users to share it on their respective timelines. The purpose of having introduced this feature is to give users the right source of information within the link before they decide to share it on their timeline. Users will then be directed to the COVID-19 Information Centre Facebook page to make sure they have reliable information about COVID-19 from global health authorities....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 237 words · Diane Whitfield

Facebook Reportedly Planning To Integrate Messenger Based Features To Its Main App

The move is said to be one of Facebook’s latest attempts to streamline its services. Previously, the company had been spotted testing different cross-platform features such as allowing Instagram Stories to appear on the main Facebook App, and including the ability to let WhatsApp users initiate group calls via Messenger Rooms. Messenger director of product management Connor Hayes told Bloomberg that the voice and video call integration is meant to reduce the need to jump back and forth between the messaging platform and the main app....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 243 words · Thomas Horn

Final Fantasy Xvi Development Gets Pushed Back

Producer Naoki Yoshida shared via the official Final Fantasy XVI Twitter account that, you guessed it, the COVID-19 pandemic has ruined everyone’s plans. He explains that allowing staffers to work from home has disrupted communications with the Tokyo main office. This has, in turn, led to the delays – and cancellation in some cases – of asset deliveries from outsource partners. — FINAL FANTASY XVI (@finalfantasyxvi) December 27, 2021 Not that any of that is unexpected....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 173 words · Sharon Skowron

First Ambulance And Yes Unveil 5G Smart Ambulance

In general, there are several main elements that are in play that differentiate FAS’ Smart Ambulance from its traditional counterpart. One of them is the adoption of the cloud-based Yes Fleet platform which also includes the implementation of telematics systems on its vehicles. This allows FAS to obtain real-time locations of its ambulances as well as their speed, fuel level, and engine status which ultimately helps the company to manage its fleet more efficiently....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 345 words · Maria Thomas

Game Of Thrones 5 Book Characters The Series Ruined

Long before Season 6 came along with its own original take on George R.R. Martin’s novels, the series had already made changes to some of its characters, whether in terms of personality, plot or appearance. Some of them are fairly innocuous like with characters like Daario Naharis having different hair colours or with Ramsay Bolton being uglier or crueller. Some of these changes, however, are frankly for the worse, they range from making characters considerably less interesting to downright butchering them to the point of beyond recognition....

January 8, 2023 · 9 min · 1746 words · Joseph Caro

Get The Best Mobile Internet Experience With Digi

But if you haven’t already picked a mobile internet service provider, you’re likely still looking for one that is not only the fastest, but also the most consistent. In that case, you may consider pitching in with Team Yellow, Digi. Because this telco actually has the accolades from third party network benchmarks to prove it. Crowned most consistent As mentioned, anyone looking to get a new mobile internet service provider will likely have consistency as a major concern....

January 8, 2023 · 4 min · 749 words · Raymond Phillips

Ghost Of Tsushima Director S Cut Takes 60Gb Of Storage Space

According to the Twitter account known as PlayStation Game Size, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut comes in at 58.721GB as it registers with the PS5. That’s nearly 50% more space taken up than the base game, which uses 39.338GB. Which is about fair. Sucker Punch Productions did say the Iki Island is about a third of the whole Tsushima. 🟨 #GhostofTsushimaDirectorsCut 🟥 @SuckerPunchProd pic.twitter.com/gBTvAfvFWs — PlayStation Game Size (@PlaystationSize) August 13, 2021 And with all the new features, enemies and wildlife, it shouldn’t be too surprising....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 183 words · Darwin Glinski

Gigabyte Geforce Rtx 30 Series Cards Now Available In Malaysia Starts From Rm3789

Specifications and feature-wise, both cards are nearly identical, save for the slight differences in cooler shroud aesthetics and warranty period for each card. At a glance, the RTX 3080 Gaming is more streamlined in its design, while retaining that aggressive look. Whereas the RTX 3080 Eagle’s shroud looks slightly more industrial and blocky. Oh, and it also has the “Eagle branding emblazoned at on the acrylic at the end of the card....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 243 words · Inez Lovejoy

Gigabyte Unveils Aorus Geforce Rtx 2080 Ti Turbo 11G Graphics Card

When it comes to design, aside from the single blower-style cooling fan, the Aorus RTX 2080 Ti 11G graphics card comes with an all black cooler shroud, along with several metallic accents and the iconic “Aorus eagle” logo. In addition, Gigabyte has apparently equipped with graphics card with a custom cooling solution, which consists of a direct touch vapour chamber and a “high thermal conductivity” copper heatsink to effectively cool the Nvidia Turing TU102 GPU....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 171 words · Austin Goettle

Google Call Screen Feature Reportedly Coming To Nokia And Motorola Devices

Recently, a Reddit user found two new flags were added to Google’s Phone app as part of the latest beta update. It pretty obvious to any reader just by looking at the names. The two flags come attached with Moto and Nokia names. The existence of the flag should indicate that the feature might be expanding to other devices. However, both flags were disabled, indicating it hasn’t launched yet. Before some of you get too excited, it’s worth pointing out that the Google Phone app only works on certain Google-approved devices....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 124 words · Brian Marino

Google Doodle Honours Azah Aziz The Renowned Journalist Women S Rights Advocate And Malay Culture Expert

Fondly known as Mak Ungku, she was born on 21 August 1928. Her mother, Azizah Jaafar, was from a distinguished Johor family and was herself a pioneer in domestic science studies. Part of Azah’s deep interest in the Malay language and culture came from the collection of early Malay textiles she had inherited from her mother, as well as her marriage to Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 309 words · Laura Hefty

Google Indie Games Accelerator Bootcamp Brings Game Developers Up To Speed Updated

So what exactly is the Indie Games Accelerator bootcamp? In essence, it’s a four-month program where promising developers, selected by Google, are trained to successfully build, scale, launch and market their games. And Google emphasizes that it wants to make sure participants won’t just market their next game successfully, but every other subsequent endeavour as well. Part of the program includes being mentored by senior members of the game development circle, as well as personnel from Google....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 209 words · Eric Sande

Google Shares Insights On What Malaysians Look For When Buying Smartphones

In fact, for nearly half of the participants, specs of a phone matter more than prices when it comes to deciding if someone would buy a phone. And the most important among the phone factors, as Google calls it, is battery life. This is followed by the operating system of the phone, with the other items on the spec sheet like RAM and storage capacity coming after. Brand loyalists, on the other hand, make up for less than a quarter buyers, according to the research....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 246 words · Marie Amador

Government Implements Lockdown On Areas Surrounding Selayang Wholesale Market

Minister Ismail stated that the EMCO implementation involved eight different parcels which are listed below: Parcel A: Jalan 6/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur Parcel B: Jalan 6/3A dan 9/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur Parcel C: Jalan 2/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur Parcel D: Jalan 2/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur Parcel E1: Taman Sri Murni Fasa 2, Jalan 1/2D, Kuala Lumpur Parcel E2: Taman Sri Murni Fasa 1, Jalan 1/2D, Kuala Lumpur Parcel E3: Taman Sri Murni Fasa 3, Jalan 1/2B, Kuala Lumpur Parcel F: Taman Batu View dan Taman Batu Hampar, Kuala Lumpur Today’s announcement marked the sixth EMCO after it was implemented in selected areas within Simpang Renggam, Hulu Langat, and Masjid India Kuala Lumpur as well as Menara City One in Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 283 words · Dennis Duran

Government Will Administer Astrazeneca Vaccine To Those Who Are Willing To Accept It

While the government is confident that the AZ vaccine is safe based on existing data, it also acknowledged that some members of the public are quite nervous about the usage of the vaccine for NCIP. This is mainly due to the risks of blood clots although such cases are considered rare for the time being. — Vaksin COVID-19 🇲🇾 (@JKJAVMY) April 28, 2021 Hence, the government has decided not to use the AZ vaccine for the general vaccine rollout under NCIP....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 278 words · Neil Morales

Grab To Be Officially Listed On Nasdaq This Week

Grab’s upcoming listing on Nasdaq has been touted as one of the largest SPAC deals around since it has been valued at US$39.6 billion (~RM 167 billion). The company’s stock will be traded on the American exchange under the ticker symbol “GRAB”. Grab’s history timeline, according to the investor’s presentation in April 2021. [Source: Grab – pdf].Grab was originally established in Malaysia as MyTeksi back in 2011 although it only began to serve customers in 2012 before the company decided to use Grab as its sole branding in 2016....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 193 words · Jeremy Wuertz

Here Are The New Emojis That Coming To You In 2019

Among the new inclusion includes yawning face, dear person, person in wheelchair, person with probing cane, guide dog, service dog, sloth, orangutan, onion, waffle, Hindu temple, and many more. Not to forget, there’s also the pinching hand which seems to have garnered significant attention from netizens due to its potential “suggestive” nature. Emojipedia has put all of them together in this nifty image sample which is based on information released by Unicode:...

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 125 words · Kyle Krikorian

Here Is A Treasure Trove Of Samsung Galaxy S22 Series Images And Specs

As per with many leaks before, this treasure trove of Galaxy S22 materials came from Evan Blass as well as Roland Quandt of WinFuture which have a good track record over the years. In fact, Samsung may have unintentionally confirmed the images by ordering a DMCA strike on the new set of the leaked images that Evan has published on Twitter, just like what the company did for the Galaxy S22 Ultra image that he leaked last December....

January 8, 2023 · 3 min · 549 words · David Mcwhorter

Here Is Your First Look At The New Intel Cpu Stock Cooler For Alder Lake

The image comes courtesy of Videocardz, who in turn got it off of prominent leakster 188号 (@momomo_us). As you can see, the new Intel 12th generation stock cooler – dubbed RM1 – is a blend of both metal and plastic; the heatsink that is placed on top of the CPU takes up the bottom half of the component, while the upper half appears to be made out of a hard, heat-resistant, transparent plastic....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 166 words · Paula Jennings