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At first glance, it looks like a copy of the Google Home. The Huawei ST310-S1 hides underneath the water-resistant cloth cover a large storage solution for the recently announced Huawei Mate 20 series. Users can either automatically or manually engage backup of their Mate 20 device when connected to the ST310-S1. It also supports pass-through charging, when using a 5V/2A charger, the 9V/2A fast charge or a 5V/4.5A super fast charge adapter....

According to multiple sources, the Mate X is set to ship out on 15 November and China is going to be the first country to receive it. It won’t be cheap either, with a retail price tag of 16999 Yuan (~RM10666). To recap, the Mate X’s “Falcon Wing” display folds outward to reveal an 8-inch display, compared to the Samsung Galaxy Fold which folds inwards like a book. Specs-wise, the phone is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 980 SoC, a 4500mAh non-removable battery, and the 5G Barong 5000 modem....

As implied by its name, Huawei’s latest high-end tablet offers a large TUV Rheinland certified 12.6-inch OLED display with 90% screen-to-body ratio, 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, 1.07 billion colours, P3 colour gamut, 600 nits peak brightness, and multi-touch support. Also onboard are four microphones and eight Huawei Sound powered speakers surrounding the entire device. In terms of the so-called refreshed design, the only significant and noticeable change is actually the camera bump on the back of the tablet....

The Huawei MateStation B515 tower measures in at 293mm tall, 93mm wide, 315.5mm thick, and weighs in at around 4.2kg. It comes with a choice of AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and 4700G CPUs. RAM options are either 8GB or 16GB clocked at 3200MHz. Storage options start from a 1TB 7200rpm HDD to a 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD. Looks fine so far, until we get to the integrated AMD Radeon Graphics....

The Huawei P40 Pro Plus features a 6.58-inch 90Hz, Quad Curve, Flex OLED display with a pill-shaped cutout that houses a 32MP AF camera, an IR depth & gesture camera, and an ambient & proximity sensor. Hardware-wise, it is equipped with a Kirin 990 5G chipset, paired with 8GB of RAM and 512GB internal storage with expandable memory of up to 256GB via NM Card. The phone is also rated IP68 for water resistance, and comes with a battery capacity of 4,200mAh with fast charging and wireless charging support....

The short clip reveals that the device, known aptly as the Huawei Watch Buds, will feature a circular display which can be flipped open to reveal a hidden charging compartment. Additionally, also included on the device’s watchface is a dedicated section of the screen that shows the battery indicator for each earbud which, by the way, is hinted to sport an unconventional bullet-like shape. However, that’s pretty much all that was shared by the company....

To prepare for the implementation, the Immigration department has established a self-service counter that utilises the online passport renewal facility at its Security and Passport division in Menara Ikhlas, Putrajaya. The department also said that Immigration officers will also be stationed at the self-service counter to assist users. As the country begins to take a different approach to face COVID-19 very soon, the decision made by Immigration does not come as a surprise though....

In fact, head of Instagram Adam Mosseri revealed via Twitter that the newly introduced ability aims to reduce unnecessary clutter from a user’s DM (direct message) inbox. As mentioned earlier, existing interactions, especially from a huge following, will inevitably fill up the Stories creator’s inbox. This may cause them to miss out on more important messages, as well as receive an influx of notifications on the platform. “The idea here is to make sure that people can express more support for each other, but also to clean up DMs a little bit,” he tweeted....

Instahome is currently focused on the Klang Valley home rental market. But if all pans out, it could revolutionise the way we rent homes in Malaysia, as just Grab revolutionised transportation and food delivery here. Of course, it might sound too good to be true, so we decided to interview Eric Tan, Instahome’s CEO, to learn more about the startup. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Lowyat....

Thanks to the diligence of another popular hardware rumour monger, _rogame (@_rogame), it appears that benchmark numbers for the earlier mentioned GPUs and specifically, the A770M and A550M. To be even more precise, the performance metrics that were obtained came from UL’s 3DMark Time Spy test as well as Fire Strike Extreme. — _rogame (@_rogame) July 11, 2022 Based on the 3DMark score sheet, the A550M scored an average 6457 points in Time Spy, while the A770M scored 8843 points in the Fire Strike Extreme test....

Back in May 2020, Intel has announced that it aims to have all of its facilities throughout the world to be running on renewable energy by 2030. This target is part of a larger long-term corporate responsibility plan called RISE 2030. Working together with NEFIN, the solar farm which has a total capacity of 4.1MW was implemented throughout the company’s campus in Penang as well as at Kulim Hi-Tech Park in Kedah....

The announcement was made via Intel Graphics’ official Twitter account and even includes a link to the event’s microsite. One difference between the upcoming scavenger hunt and the previous one is simply the name: after Intel’s Architecture day, we now know that the Xe HPG goes by the name ARC, and that its first GPU of the brand will be dubbed Alchemist. Moving on, the microsite already lays down some ground rules for participation, but we’ll list them here too....

Now it appears that the Danish studio has partnered up with Intel to optimise the gameplay of the third instalment of its episodic title. Specifically, one of the core objectives of the collaboration is to work on enhancing the Hitman 3 experience on high-end PC, powered by CPUs running on 8-cores or more. For the uninitiated, having more cores in a CPU means that a PC is capable of rendering high density or volume-heavy sandboxes far quicker than a CPU with less....

As expected, all four major telcos in Malaysia are ready to provide the new iPhone SE to their customers. Here’s what each is offering, as well as their associated plans: Maxis Maxis is the only one among the four major telcos to limit the iPhone SE plans to the 128GB model. If you’re looking for any of the other options, you’ll have to get them elsewhere. Digi One reason to pick Digi’s plans over any other telco is the option to get a bundle with the Apple Watch Series 5....

Evidence of the cyber-attack were first discovered by the security group, Citizen Lab, who say that the hackers were using NSO Group software, which was developed by an Israeli firmware group, and known by its nickname, Kismet. In this instance, Kismet was used to exploit an iMessage vulnerability that was first discovered about a year ago, and employed no-click attacks. Rendering affected phone vulnerable and open to the hackers. Even more interesting is that four members of the hacker group seem to have origins in two Gulf states: Saudia Arabia and the United Arab Emirate (UAE)....

After massive backlash from fans, Marvel Studios released a short film titled All Hail the King which revealed that the “real Mandarin” is still out there. Since then, fans have eagerly anticipated the introduction of this popular villain. After years of waiting, it looks like we will finally be getting a proper version of The Mandarin as the main villain in Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings. In an interview with Cinemablend, writer Drew Pearce mentioned that a number of modern interpretations of The Mandarin could be done well in the MCU, especially since Shang-Chi is being helmed by an Asian director....

The new round of trade restrictions is aimed towards the materials needed by South Korea’s electronics industry to produce new chips. As of this week, Japanese suppliers are required to gain approval from their country’s government. Should it wish to supply South Korea with specific components. Of these components, three of them are vital to South Korea – fluorinated polyimide, polyimide resists, and hydrogen fluoride. The first being a primary component for the manufacturing of smartphone displays....

Those who love the movie support Johnson’s decision to put aside “epicness” and instead focus on philosophy and character exploration. I love the fact that Luke, for a split second, thought about killing Kylo and that Rey’s parents are nobodies. Those who hate the movie feel that Johnson took a dump on fans by mistreating Luke and not making Rey’s bloodline significant. For the longest time, fans wondered if the path that Johnson took was part of the plan all along....

The site also allows users to search or mark the locations of food banks. Regardless of whether you want to signal for help or provide information for food banks in your neighbourhood, all you need to do is pin the location on the map and fill in the required details. If the listing contains a phone number, users that want to respond to the call for help or find more information about the listed food banks can directly contact the person behind it....

The firm is currently reaching out to affected PS5 customers who have or are currently experiencing said drifting issues via an online form on its page. Several complaints indicate that the DualSense controller either suffer from joystick drifting issues or just fail prematurely. In regards to the former issue, some PS5 owners are reporting their DualSense controllers automatically registering movement, even when the joystick is not being controlled. Naturally, this can lead to some form of hindrance and interference in while gaming and as such, it’s unsurprising that these individuals would want to air out their grievances to Sony....