KUALA LUMPUR: Apple has just announced the iPhone 13 series and the official Malaysian pricing has been revealed. The devices will be available for pre-order in Malaysia from October 1, with stocks available on October 8, 2021. Similar to the previous generation, there are a total of 4 models which […]
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WASHINGTON: Apple announced today that it will delay the rollout of its controversial new child pornography protection tools, accused by some of undermining the privacy of its devices and services. The Silicon Valley giant had last month said iPhones and iPads would soon start detecting images containing child sexual abuse […]
Some planets in the habitable zone are not good for life, but others outside it might be. When considering where to look for extraterrestrial life, astronomers have mostly stuck with what’s familiar. The best candidates for habitable planets are considered the ones most like Earth: small, rocky, with breathable atmospheres […]
BEIJING: China today announced new rules to limit the power of computer programmes used to drive the choices of the country’s consumers, who must instead be encouraged to use online culture to “spread positive energy”. The measures are part of a broader crackdown by Beijing on the tech sector and […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft says it has warned thousands of its cloud computing clients of a recently discovered flaw that left their data vulnerable for an extended period. The problem involved keys used to access Microsoft Azure’s flagship database service Cosmos DB, and was discovered two weeks ago by cybersecurity company […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Huawei Nova 8 has officially arrived in Malaysia a month after the company introduced the Nova 8i. It is Huawei’s latest mid-range smartphone that packs a 90Hz OLED display, a quad-camera setup with a 64MP main camera and it supports 66W fast-charging. Pricing and availability The Huawei […]
Botanists at Texas Tech University recently tested a new genetic resource on plants from the Guadalupe Mountains, a region that boasts some of the most diverse ecosystems in Texas. Called Angiosperms353, the resource — a massive, standardized set of genes common in flowering plant species — has the potential to help […]
NEW YORK: A sealed cartridge of The Legend of Zelda for the old Nintendo NES console has sold for a world record sum of US$870,000 (RM3.6 million), auction house Heritage Auctions said in a statement Friday. The cartridge, dated to 1987, is still in its original packaging and trumps the […]
PARIS: The pandemic and its consequences have led to all of us spending more time in front of screens. Whether it is adults or children, the risks of vision problems have increased. That’s why Highlab has created Eyes Keeper, an application to protect your eyes from screens. Highlab, a French […]
SAN FRANCISCO: A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns yesterday among US conservatives who felt their voices might be stifled. Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said in a Twitter exchange that the alerts sprang from an initiative at the social network […]