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The matter of the acquisition is still in the process of wrapping up, but once completed, Norton says that both entities will have effectively share headquarters, with Norton’s base of operations located in Arizona, US, and Avast’s in Prague, Czech Republic. Moreover, Ondřej Vlček, CEO of Avast, will also be made president of Norton. Another point to note is that, with the merger, the new entity will command over 500 million users that use antivirus software from both camps....

According to Videocardz, NVIDIA also plans on announcing not one but two new GPUs on 31 May: the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti. Both cards will then launch in June, with product reviews for them set at different dates; reviews for the RTX 3080 Ti will allegedly be out on 2 June, while reviews for the RTX 3070 Ti will come out later on 9 June. While the internet is awash with rumours and speculations about the RTX 3080 Ti, details about the RTX 3070 Ti are still far and few between, although it is obvious that both cards will be running on NVIDIA’s Ampere GPU architecture....

That’s an average of one RTX 4080 being sold for every three and a half RTX 4090 GPUs sold in the US. To put that in another perspective, that’s around eight RTX 4080 graphics cards being sold per day, while around 65 RTX 4090s are sold within the same time frame. It is an interesting fact to take in, especially since the RTX 4090 is obviously the more expensive graphics card....

Specs-wise, both the RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3050 are based on NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture and feature 4GB GDDR6 graphics memory. Additionally, both cards utilise a 128-bit memory bus and like all RTX 30 series GPUs, they are able to make full use of the PCIe 4.0 interfaces. As they are part of NVIDIA’s RTX family, both the RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3050 are also capable of real-time ray-tracing and also support the GPU maker’s DLSS anti-aliasing technology....

While its first-ever wearable featured a circular display, OnePlus decided to go with the more traditional rectangular form this time around. Equipped on the new Nord Watch is a 1.78-inch AMOLED screen with 368 x 448 pixel resolution, 60 Hz refresh rate and 500 nits brightness, which is surrounded by a durable zinc alloy case with an IP68 rating for water resistance. In terms of colour selection, the company is offering the device in either Midnight Black or Deep Blue....

Typical of any teaser, no further information regarding its specifications were provided apart from a small glimpse of the new device. But it didn’t take long until an unofficial source decided to spill the beans on OnePlus’ wearable. Head to the link to get notified: https://t.co/LUCWvulREa pic.twitter.com/ynLzgyFxku — OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) January 4, 2021 According to leakster Ishan Agarwal, it will be known simply as the OnePlus Band and will feature a 1....

Earlier this month, the Russian space agency suspended a scheduled launch of OneWeb’s satellites in Kazakhstan in response to the UK government’s sanctions against Russia amidst the ongoing invasion in Ukraine. In order for the launch to go forward, Roscosmos made a list of demands. One of which is that the British government divest its stake in the company, to which it refused and proceeded to suspend all launches with the agency....

A dedicated promotional video from the official WhatsApp YouTube channel was also posted to showcase the way this feature works. The transaction begins when a user messages a seller from WhatsApp to inform them about an item of interest. Following this, the seller would then provide a product catalog. Upon choosing an item, the user would then proceed to checkout. Reuters reports that Facebook’s decision to implement such a feature is to boost its revenue streams from WhatsApp and enhance e-commerce infrastructure within the company altogether....

Claimed to be the world’s first, OPPO 10x lossless zoom camera module is actually comprised of three different cameras. The first being a 120-degrees ultra-wide camera which then followed by the 48MP main camera and the 10x zoom camera. OPPO has also stated that it has managed to implement optical image stabilization in both the ultra-wide camera as well as the high-res main camera. However, the company didn’t provide the full specifications for its camera module which means details such as exact lens aperture and sensor resolution for the two other cameras are not yet known for the moment....

Starting with the A9, it features a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch. On the inside, it comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and an impressive 5000mAh battery capable of reverse charging. It also runs ColorOS 6 based on Android 9 Pie right out of the box. As for cameras, the OPPO A9 2020 comes with a 48MP + 8MP 119-degree ultra wide-angle + 2MP monochrome + 2MP portrait lens quad combo....

Firstly, the Find N is definitely unlike the two aforementioned devices from Samsung and Huawei in terms of form factor. While the Galaxy Z Fold and Mate X phones offer a thinner and taller exterior display, OPPO’s foldable phone features a more compact design. In fact, having it in hand almost felt like I was holding a smaller smartphone, such as an iPhone mini – and that’s not a complaint whatsoever....

Based on what is known so far, the OPPO Find X2 is believed to come with a 6.5-inch WQHD+ 120Hz display as well as 65W SuperVOOC fast charging. It is also believed to sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. The OPPO Find X2 fill be officially revealed on 22 February, according to the media invitation the company sent out. This will be when the rumoured specs will be confirmed, as well as the other still absent items made known....

Trials for the Overwatch World Cup 2023 are slated to start in February, with each participating country having to finalise a team of seven players by April. Then in June, teams within each regional group will have to face off to earn one of 16 spots at the LAN finals event. Said event is scheduled to be held in autumn, or sometime between late September and late December. Here’s the breakdown of the 36 teams into their respective regions and groups, as well as the distribution of slots for the LAN finals: Blizzard says that these countries and regions have been selected based on player population data in Overwatch 2....

According to Deputy Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain, this will be the first Ops Selamat implemented in two years. The in-car radar will be used to detect vehicles going over the speed limit while iCOPS will be used to detect traffic offenders with outstanding summonses, traffic arrest warrants, and stolen vehicles. Enforcement using the radar and iCOPS will be done by the Police Highway Patrol Team along national highways and PLUS expressways....

You may recall that Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has recently revealed that Pharmaniaga will be selling 14 million Sinovac doses to private companies and state governments. As it turns out, the state governments are indeed interested to procure their own Sinovac supply from the company. Its Group Managing Director, Zulkarnain Md Eusope has said that Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Sabah, Sarawak, and Selangor have already pre-ordered around six million doses....

Post-keynote, we were – as these things usually go – ushered into a hall filled with all the goods that Samsung had launched and plans to launch in the region. One other major display product that Samsung announced besides its new 2019 QLED TV lineup was some called The Wall. At a glance, it looks nothing more than a larger than average TV, but apparently, there’s more to it than that....

Given the scale of the event, its presence can be felt even before we actually stepped into the venue with plenty of signage right at PWTC LRT station when we visited the opening day of the tournament yesterday. As we walk from the station to the PWTC itself, those signage do come in handy to make sure that we are heading in the right direction. Since we arrived quite early, PUBG Mobile fans were still queuing up to get their tickets and taking photos with the cosplayers....

Well, you can now stop sending those messages as Plaza Low Yat has officially announced that it is already opened for business starting from earlier today. In fact, a set of images depicting a huge queue in front of the mall has went viral today although it seems that majority of people inside the photo are likely the staff of the shops inside the mall that are waiting to go in....

Visiting the Popcorn Time Site now shows a graph depicting the number of times people have searched for the service. Its heyday was clearly in the 2015 and 2016 window, after which the decline was sharp. Interest in the service continued to slowly decline even further. According to Bloomberg, the people behind Popcorn Time sent an email to announce its closure. But it’s not the first time it had happened....

Fer legal win, Krafton and Tencent Games can expect to be paid US$10 million (~RM42.1 million) by the cheat makers. The latter will also be made to spill the beans on the way the cheat works, as well as to promise not to make more cheats for PUBG Mobile. The two companies also say that it will be using the money to invest in further development of anti-cheat tech. According to the companies, PUBG Mobile has only recently implemented device banning, which is pretty heavy as far as punishments go....