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When the OS updates are rolled out, users who enable Automatic Verification should be able to smoothly browse most of the internet without encountering CAPTCHAs as long those websites are hosted on either Fastly or Cloudflare. The two companies are some of the biggest content delivery networks globally, so they cover a significant portion of the internet. You can learn about the technical stuff by watching Apple’s WWDC demo but basically, Apple will send a Private Access Token to the app or website that you are using, which verifies that both the device and your Apple ID account are in good standing....

The patent application was submitted after its current iteration of Face ID was reportedly cracked on the iPhone X back in 2017 by a Vietnamese cybersecurity firm known simply as Bkav. Specifically, the firm fooled Apple’s Face ID by using a highly sophisticated facial scanning system, as well as employing the help of a professional artist. One of the changes detailed in the new patent points at two illumination modes; the first using a flood illumination process, while the second illumination mode employs multiple discrete points of illumination for depth-sensing....

According to reports from DigiTimes and Macrumors, Apple had originally intended to purchase 128-layer 3D NAND flash chips from Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), a Chinese manufacturer, for use in assembling iPhones that would have been sold in the country early in the year. Internally, the company from Cupertino could have ended up getting 40% of the chips it needed for all its iPhones. [Image: Samsung.]Sadly, Apple’s plan was put on ice, after the Biden administration put YMTC, along with 30 other Chinese companies, on its list of “unverified” companies, or entities that do not hold a license to deal with US companies....

However, unlike Thanos who threw Gamora off the cliff, here both heroes were willing to give their life so that their friend doesn’t have to. They get into a mini fight filled with emotional weight, but in the end, Natasha gets the better of Clint and jumps to her death. Naturally, the scene turned out to be polarising. Some, like myself, love it as it explores on a deeper level the friendship between Natasha and Clint and what they’re willing to do for each other....

Our childhood heroes are no longer the same men they used to be. Cinema has spent the better part of the last five years telling us this much. In 2015, we saw Rocky, the man who once ended the bloody cold war by knocking Ivan Drago’s jaws off his stupid face, puke and collapse in a ring then get diagnosed with cancer. Arnold freaking Schwarzenegger in Terminator: Dark Fate not only had grey hair but also a wife and kid whom he had chosen to settle down with, deep in a quiet forest....

To be perfectly honest, the BAFTAs turned out to be a pretty predictable affair this year. Joaquin Phoenix once again received the Best Actor award for Joker — my God what an intoxicating performance! Brad Pitt won another Best Supporting Actor award this season for his work in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and so did Laura Dern for Marriage Story. Check out the full list of nominees and winners here:...

Under the program which is called Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik (BPE), 7.66 million domestic Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) customers within Peninsular Malaysia will receive a discount of RM 231 for their electricity bill. This amount is meant to cover up to RM 77 per month for April, May, and June 2020. In terms of consumption rate, RM 77 per month is equivalent to a monthly consumption of 300kWj. So, in general, BPE’s discount rate is equivalent to 3 months of free electricity for customers that utilize less than 300kWj per month....

For starters, Flex is equipped with the older Apple W1 chip which powered the 1st gen AirPods, as opposed to Powerbeats that are carrying the newer H1 chip. Since “Hey Siri” requires the H1 chip, this also means that the feature is not available for Flex. Flex’s physical design is also much more basic while the Powerbeats feature ear hooks. That being said, Flex does come with magnets on their body which would make them less prone to falling off when not being used, alongside auto play/pause capability....

Bethesda has very recently added a new page on its website detailing what it calls the Fallout 1st premium membership. Essentially, you pay either US$12.99 (~RM54) a month or US$ 99.99 (~RM419) a year for a number of benefits. These include a private server which the company calls Private Worlds, a Scrapbox with unlimited storage space, and a Survival Tent which you can pitch as a portable Fast Travel point....

Per its official blog post, the remastered edition will feature updated textures, models, effects, shaders, and technical features across all three titles. Casey Hudson, vice president of Bioware, says that its goal wasn’t to “remake or reimagine the original games”, but rather to reinvigorate the original experience that got fans hooked in the first place. — BioWare (@bioware) November 7, 2020 To that end, Mass Effect Legendary Edition will include all the single-player content and DLCs released for Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3, and include the original promotional weapons, armours, and packs....

The company says one reason for this is that it is directing its efforts “towards supporting our teams and development of our games and experiences”. Another reason is that Blizzard is taking the time to “reimagine what a BlizzCon event of the future could look like”. The company also says that while it is not holding the event in February, it will continue to make announcements and updates for its games....

To put that number into perspective, Warzone has effectively broken Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends record of 25 million players. When it launched back in 2019. One reason behind Warzone’s massive player surge in such a short period of time is obviously due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As the situation continues to worsen, people around the world have been asked to self-quarantine and to work from home. Unsurprisingly, many of these individuals are gamers looking for ways to stem the boredom and have turned to games such as Warzone, among many others....

The GBD-H1000 is packed with five sensors in and around the watch, including an optical sensor for heart rate measurement by detecting blood flow through the wrist. Additionally, other sensors measure altitude/barometric pressure, compass bearing, temperature, and acceleration. The data collected by these sensors are monitored and managed on a dedicated iOS or Android app by connecting the watch to a smartphone. Furthermore, the new G-Shock also offers notification alerts, as well as on-board GPS location tracking....

The GSW-H1000 features G-Shock’s familiar rugged aesthetic, with shock-resistance and 200-meter water resistance. Display-wise, the new watch comes with a dual-layer 1.2-inch 360×360 px TFT LCD Color display with touchscreen and Always-On capabilities. Also onboard are five different sensors including an accelerometer, gyrometer, GPS, pressure sensor for measuring air pressure and altitude, and also an optical PPG Heart Rate sensor. Its battery, as Casio claims, is able to last up to approximately 1....

As a quick primer, CDPR had promised both its fan base and consumers that it would release the Cyberpunk 2077 for next-gen consoles in 2022. This, by the way, was after a delay and push back on the original launch window, which was supposed to be sometime at the end of last year. Be that as it may, the studio has clearly followed through and kept its word and with the game’s availability on the new consoles comes several new updates in the form of the long-awaited patch 1....

During the panel, Favreau and his close collaborator Dave Felloni — known for his work on the Clone Wars and Rebels animated series — mentioned that they drew loads of inspiration from the works of Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) and old Hollywood Westerns, as well as the original Star Wars trilogy. Here’s the character line-up and also some really cool character posters. Pedro Pascal – The Mandalorian Pedro Pascal, known for his work in Game of Thrones and Narcos will be playing The Mandalorian (we still have no idea what his real name is)....

The app only requires a mobile internet connection to work. All a customer needs to do to make a payment is tapping their card on the phone running the app. This will work with any MyDebit card that supports contactless or wave-based payments. The app is launched in collaboration with Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet). Currently, the app can process transactions below RM250. The company aims to accept all contactless transactions above RM250 in 2020, as well as accepting credit card and QR code-based transactions....

The breathalyzer test is developed by the country’s Breathonix Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the National University of Singapore. The company says that the technology used analyses the chemical compounds of a person’s breath in order to determine whether a person is infected. This is done by blowing into disposable mouthpieces that are connected to the tester, which would be replaced during each test to prevent cross-contamination risks. Breathonix says that the device has achieved more than 90% accuracy after a series of pilot clinical trials in the country....

That being said, all elements need to work properly in order for them to serve their purpose and this include connectivity as both of these features are technically cloud-based system. Hence, what happened at Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) and Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE) last Saturday seemed like a hard lesson on the importance of having one or more fallback solutions for critical applications. As the story goes, the operator of DUKE and SPE (also formerly known as DUKE Phase 3), Ekovest published a post on the official Facebook page of each highway on Saturday morning in order to notify users that they were not able to utilize TNG PayDirect and RFID payment systems at all toll plaza within both highways....

And this time, the source of inspiration for its new line of products are very obvious. Called the Something series, it consists of skins and casings made to imitate the Nothing phone (1) in design. There’s a lot of wordplay involving the names, but then again, a brand name like Nothing is just begging for these puns. Even in the office we had expressions of thanks sound like insults just because of the name....