The new directive applies to Penang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor, Kelantan, and Sabah as well as Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan. Originally, the MCO (Conditional MCO for Kelantan) period for these states was supposed to conclude on 26 January 2021. The extension doesn’t come as a surprise since the government has recently decided to turn almost all states in Malaysia into a MCO zone with the exception of Sarawak. Furthermore, the country has been facing four-digit figures for new COVID-19 cases since early December 2020 and so far, there is no sign that it will subside anytime soon....

Now it appears that the company is having a Mr. Hyde moment and telling all who do the latter that there is a catch: while users can install the Windows 11 via ISO, it will withhold the Windows Update feature if it detects that PC’s components are not up to its specifications. While it is clear that the existence and function of Windows Update will certainly divide the room, one cannot argue that withholding the program means that said PCs will lack the ability to automatically download and install important security updates from the parent company over time....

After observing the hackers’ targets, tactics and procedures, Microsoft determined that they belonged to Hafnium, a state-sponsored group based physically in China but operating primarily from leased virtual private servers (VPS) in the US. According to Microsoft, Hafnium tends to go after infectious disease researchers, law firms, higher education institutions, defence contractors, policy think tanks, and NGOs. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, hacking for infectious disease research data perhaps shouldn’t be surprising....

Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans told website Thurrott that the product will likely be called the Surface Buds. As far as features go, the upcoming wireless earbuds are said to come with Cortana integration and noise cancelling, much like the Surface Headphones. The report also listed another feature that apparently would improve interactions between a phone and the earbuds to make reading easier. Though that last one wasn’t elaborated in detail, leaving the exact nature of the feature a mystery for the most part....

Being a sequel, you’d expect improvements to the original, and Microsoft has delivered on some of these. For one, the field of view has now been doubled as compared to the original Hololens. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and 2nd gen Holographic Processing Unit which was custom-built by the company, the fully untethered headset also comes with a new interface and time-of-flight sensors that allows you to directly manipulate holograms....

The tool can be used to recover a variety of file types from virtually any storage medium. On the Microsoft Store page, the company says the tool can help you recover a variety of image and video file types from NTFS, FAT, exFAT, and ReFS file systems. The Windows File Recovery is probably best when used with an NTFS file system. You can use it to even recover files from a disk that has been formatted or even corrupted....

The minister pointed out that the rollout will take place through detailed planning and objectives. To drive his point, Minister Saifuddin listed down a number of factors that are being considered for the rollout of 5G network during the Q&A session. One of them is the general state of connectivity in which the minister said that there was no point of having 5G only in certain areas while 4G is still inaccessible in rural areas....

In his speech, Gobind pointed out that 84 million files involving movies and TV shows were downloaded by Internet users in Malaysia last year via BitTorrent. While the minister didn’t provide the source of this particular statistic, he described it as a loss to the national economy since the entertainment and media industry apparently provides revenue to Malaysia worth billions of Ringgit. The minister backed it up by citing that the industry has lost RM 1....

One of them is the beastly ROG GX703 which comes with a 17-inch Full HD 144Hz IPS-level display and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics. Other specs of the laptop for Malaysia is not yet known although it can generally support up to 64GB DDR4-2666 RAM, three 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 solid state drive, 2.5-inch 1TB 5400rpm hybrid hard drive, and powered by two 280W power adapters. Another ROG gaming laptop that will be making its way to Malaysia soon is the ROG Zephyrus S GX701 which we have briefly tested at the recent CES 2019....

Here’s Motorola’s full statement on the matter: Since its announcement in November, the new Motorola Razr has received unparalleled excitement and interest from consumers. Demand has been high, and as a result, has quickly outgrown supply predictions. Motorola has decided to adjust Razr’s pre-sale and launch timing to better meet consumer demand. We are working to determine the appropriate quantity and schedule to ensure that more consumers have access to Razr at launch....

The standalone app offers an easy and simple way for users to access logins details already stored in their Firefox browser. All you have to do is log in with your existing Firefox account and then import all your password on to your mobile device. The app can also be set as the default autofill service on your Android device. Passwords stored in Lockbox are securely synced to the app and Firefox browser....

More specifically, Rapid KL says trains will have frequencies of eight minutes during peak hours and 12 minutes for non-peak hours. Keep in mind that the increased intervals only applies to the newer MRT line, while the MRT Kajang Line that connects Kwasa Damansara to Kajang is unaffected. For the uninitiated, the first phase for the MRT Putrajaya Line opened to the public on 16 June this year, introducing a total of 12 stations which covers a distance of 17....

According to the Taiwanese PC and laptop brand, the robbers had reportedly stolen 40 cargo boxes worth of RTX 3090 graphics cards, with a total worth amounting to approximately US$336500 (~RM1.37 million), directly from its manufacturing plant in China. MSI has already notified the local authorities about the matter, but in an effort to expedite the retrieval process, it has also posted a reward of 100,000 Yuan (~RM62230) to anyone who has useful information regarding the stolen RTX 3090s....

“I see a trend that when there is a long time frame (for a deadline), we feel there is still some more time left,” he said at a press conference earlier today. “But even at the early stage, we have anticipated it (this matter), so we are intensifying promotions to raise public awareness.” Mohd Uzir added that a programme with the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has been arranged to promote the MyCensus online filing service to civil servants....

The application will be continuously upgraded from time to time and the public are advised to bring their own pen for the time being, he added. At the same time, Dr Noor Hisham also encouraged more Malaysians to download the application to receive the latest information and updates regarding COVID-19. Additionally, the director-general stated that over 750,000 individuals have downloaded the application so far. In light of the current pandemic, the MySejahtera app is one of many contact tracing solutions that are currently available in Malaysia at this time....

The two tech giants have reportedly managed to both produce and demonstrate how ray-tracing works on a mobile game. In this case, the showcase was done via a Chinese-made title, Love is Justice. Additionally, the ray-tracing demonstration was done using the Kirin 990 SoC, Huawei’s current flagship chipset that is also found in its Mate 30 series smartphones. The technical demo is stunning and the ray-tracing effects look as good as what we’ve seen NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX GPUs pull off....

The feature suggests a new show or movie based on what you’ve watched before, and might even bring up content that you started but haven’t finished yet. Following this is another newly introduced function known as Fast Laughs, which provides a highlight reel of funny clips based on Netflix’s series and films. Due to this, some amusingly have referred to this feature as Netflix’s own TikTok clone. It was released on iOS earlier this year and is now also available on Android mobile devices in certain countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, India, Philippines, the UK, and Malaysia....

Specifically, the contents that pulled into users’ device by the new Downloads For You feature are based on their viewing habits. This does not mean that Netflix has free reign over the storage space of the device though. As part of the activation process, users also need to set the storage limit for the feature which ranges from 1GB to 5GB. Just like the original Smart Downloads, Downloads For You only works through a Wi-Fi connection....

According to the report, Netflix is considering putting the price of its ad-supported tier somewhere between US$7 (~RM31) and US$9 (~RM40) a month. In comparison, the most popular plan that the streaming giant currently has is its standard plan, which costs US$15.49 a month, which is localised to RM45 a month for us in Malaysia. [Photo: napoleonschwan /Pixabay]The reported price window puts the ad-supported tier in a bit of a conflict with the existing basic plan....

The PS4 Pro in the bundle is a 1TB Jet Black console, and comes with two DualShock 4 controllers of a matching colour. The bundle also comes with two games – God of War and The Last of Us Remastered. It’s aptly called the PS4 Pro God of War / The Last of Us Remasterd Bundle. It’s priced at RM1849, and will be available starting 9 August 2019, as mentioned earlier....