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Sharp, a company who introduced the very first Bezel less display smartphone back in the day is back with their new smartphone. Sharp Mobile has launched Sharp Aquos S2 here in Malaysia. It also happens to be the world’s first to feature a Free Form Display Full screen smartphone. Sharp Aquos S2 In terms of design, it has a 5.5″ Full HD bezel less display on the front that comes in a 17:9 aspect…

Garena’s Grand Finale is Happening at Comic Fiesta 2017

With more and more eSports event happening this month, Garena is ending this year with their Grand Finale. Arena of Valor, a moba game Garena launched a while ago has been getting tons of attention, in a short span of time. That game will be having its first tournament for this year. Also, we have League of Legends: Legacy Series happening. Arena of Valor Cup Grand Finals This particular finals…

Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note8, Now in Pink – Because it’s Fabulous

Right in time for Christmas and New Year, because it’s December. It’s the time where you get presents for your loved ones and for yourself. One thing most of us plan to get is a new smartphone. Samsung announced their new shade of Burgundy Red for the Galaxy S8 & S8+. Don’t worry, we may not have that Burgundy Red because Samsung announced two new shades to let your inner chic out. Samsung Galaxy…

Sony A7RIII

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  The Sony A7RIII packs a 35mm Full-Frame 42.4MP Back-Illuminated Exmor R CMOS Image Sensor with Evolved Image Processing. It has the capability to shoot upto 10fps with Silent Shooting or Mechanical Shutter and full Auto Focus/Auto Exposure tracking. More on the Back Illuminated Exmor R CMOS Image Sensor, it’s utilises a gapless on-chip lens design and anti – reflective coating on the surface of the sensor’s seal glass. This gives an increased improvement in capturing the light and let’s you capture images like never before with low noise and amazing dynamic.

It comes with 399 PDAF points that covers 68% of image area, 425 Contrast AF points and approximately 2 times more Eye AF. To make shooting in motion possible, it also comes with a 5-axis image stabilization with a 5.5 step shutter speed advantage. Finally, the A7RIII has the power to shoot High Resolution 4K Movie Shooting with full pixel readout and no pixel binning.

Design

It still rocks the signature Sony A7R design. But has something that you don’t see in a whole lot of camera. Options. The A7RIII comes with dual media slots, one for UHS-II type SD Cards. To store your content, you can have a separate JPEG / RAW, separate Still image / movie recording and the list goes on. The battery life has been expanded with their new Z series battery that has 2.2 times the capacity of the W series which you can find in the a7R II. It also comes with a new OLED Quad-VGA TruFinder for accurate colors while taking pictures with the view finder. The display on the camera has also been upgraded too.

Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS Lens

Sony also announced their new G Lens which comes with 24-105mm focal length with an E Mount. This particular lens features four aspherical lens element, two of them are high precision AA (Advanced aspherical). It also has 3 Extral low dispersion glass elements that works in combination with the AA. What this does is that, it minimises the chromatic aberration and captures the best image possible. The Nano AR coating allows you to reduce flare and ghosting. It also gives the best bokeh possible.

Pricing and Availability

With a camera like this, comes at a price tag that could take your breath away. It will go on for sale ar RM 14,888. And it will be available starting from 13th of December, 2017. Whereas the Sony FE 24-105mm F4 OSS lens will be sold for RM 6,099 and will be available starting from 8th December,

Samsung’s new lineup of Gear Sport, Gear Fit2 Pro and Icon X was unveiled back in IFA 2017, not so long ago. Following their launch in IFA, just earlier it was announced in Malaysia. Samsung Gear Sport The Samsung Gear Sport resembles just like it’s bigger brother, the Samsung Galaxy Gear S3. Only thing is that, the Gear Sport comes in a smaller size. None the less, it does not sacrifice any sort…

Speed Test. Something we all use to check out our network speed, to see what we can and cannot do with our connection. Usually these speed tests allows us to know more about our network. Also, helps in setting a benchmark that gives a kind of feedback to providers and provide a faster, reliable internet connection. Last year, Netflix announced their own Network Speed testing site and app, called…

Ever since the first television was invented in 1927, it’s been constantly evolving. First, it had a monochrome display. Then came the color version of it. And today, we have a Television sitting right in front of us that connects to the WiFi and brings the whole world into our living room. It has come to a point that Television is one of the prime choices for entertainment. So much so that Video…

Vesper’s Top 5 Netflix Pick: November 2017

Ever since August, I’ve been binge watching tons of series and shows on Netflix. One reason being, they offer seriously good content and great quality shows. For the past few months, there’s been some new shows on Netflix. Pretty sure every single one of you might be wondering, whether it’s good or not. Well, worry not as I’ll be sharing my Top 5 Pick in this Article for November 2017. The Mist…

Acer Predator Triton 700

Acer finally jumps with other companies with their very first Gaming Laptop with MaxQ Design. It runs Intel Core i 7th Generation Processor under the hood and like I just mentioned earlier, the laptop sports a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 with MaxQ design. There’s also another variant that comes with GTX 1060. The Triton features two NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 configuration and supports upto 32GB of DDR4 RAM. It also has features like DoubleShot Pro for uninterrupted internet connection and ThunderBolt 3 for an amazing monitor setup.

With a powerhouse like this, you’ll need a better cooling system. This is where you’ll find Acer’s Dual AeroBlade 3D Fans. These cooling fans has the potential to increase the airflow by 35%. The Predator Triton also has a Corning Gorilla Glass plate covering above the keyboard. This is done to help with the cooling system. The Keyboard on these devices comes with RGB Backlit and as usual, you can program it to your liking.

Features a 15.6″ IPS Full HD display with NVIDIA G-Sync. 170 degree viewing angle and 120 Hz fast refresh rates. With a laptop like this, a good sound system is important. Acer decided to combine their TrueHarmony and Dolby Atmos surround sound, for better immersive experience.

Acer Predator X34P and Z35P

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With a good gaming system, you need a good monitor. Predator X34P comes with a 34″ inch 21:9 aspect ratio. This one features an IPS panel for your viewing pleasure. If you want a slightly bigger monitor, you can go for the 35″ inch Z35P with a 21:9 aspect ratio. This one comes with a VA panel with gives better blacks for immersive viewing experience.

Both of these monitors comes with NVIDIA G-Sync for the smoothest experience possible. But the Z35P also includes NVIDIA Ultra Low Motion Blur technology which helps you play fast paced game at ease. For sound, it features two built in speakers but the Z35P has a DTS Sound 9Wx2 Speakers and Acer True harmony along with it.

Acer takes their users viewing experience seriously. So, they have also added BluelightShield, ComfyView and Low-Dimming Technology, that lets you play more but strain less.

Acer Predator Galea 500 and Cestus 500

Acer has also announced their new accessories for the Predators. Galea 500 is their new gaming headset that comes with 7.1 Surround sound along with Acer TrueHarmony. You also get three modes in specific, EQ, Music, Movie and Sport.

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The Predator Cestus 500 is their new Gaming Mouse. These mouse features Dual Omron switch design, which allows you change the click resistance according to your preference. It also comes with 16.8 million RGB colour lights and 8 lighting patterns for your fancy RGB needs.

Pricing and Availability

Every single product they’ve announced today comes with a hefty price tag. With that, starting off with the Acer Predator Triton 700. The 1080 MaxQ variant will go for RM 13,999 and the GTX 1060 for RM 9,999.

The Acer Predator Z34P is available now for RM 4,399 and RM 4,299 for X35P. Finally, the Predator Galea 500 comes in at RM 1,399 and Cestus 500 at RM 299 respectively.

In order to make parents keep up with the technology along with their children, Google and Makchic, the online portal for urban Malaysian mothers, have organized a super cool and amazing session on how to stay safe online. During this particular workshop, parents and kids aged 7 to 12 joined in a workshop where they got the chance to learn some of the essential tools like Google Search, Maps, Calendar, Photos , SafeSearch, TrustedContact and YouTube Kids. More on the tips-and-tricks which isn’t just easy to learn but also fun to do as well.

Search, Plan and Snap

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They had three booths with different themes. Search, where you get to know more on how to use Google on your smartphone which also includes voice search where you can ask series of questions and get answer quicker than ever. Plan Booth, demonstrated more on Google Maps and Calendars where they emphasized more on how to add in your upcoming events into the calendar just like that. And also, find the location where they want to go or even book Grab or Uber inside the app itself. Finally, We have Snap, which involves Google Photos and Google Photo Assistant, which lets you store unlimited photos and videos for free and get it organized with the help of the Assistant.

Google Clinic

Who would have thought? Google has a Clinic too. This particular clinic helps the parents remove all the clutters, speed up the app and dive in more.

Security Matters

With all these features, Google cares about user’s security and online activities. Parents were taught on how to use features like Location Sharing, which allows parents to keep an eye on their kids wherever they are, turning on 2-factor authentication for Google services, which gives them a second layer of security from any sort of breach. Google was talking about some of tips on how to be safe on the internet.

Internet Etiquette and Safety

We have no clue what’s in the internet. It’s getting scary to a point that we get contents that isn’t safe for kids. Google also showed how to be brave, smart and alert when using the internet through some of the mini games that they got to play with.

A word from Zeffri Yusof

Zeffri Yusof, Head of Communications of Google Malaysia said,

“We at Google are Parents too, so we understand the challenges of navigating our constantly changing world. We hope our sharing session of Google tools in a fun and interactive way to parents would be useful in helping them navigate technology and enhance their day-to-day interaction and guidance with their kids.”

Every single Apple user has gone through tragic times, breaking the screen, getting dents, bends and more. But worry not because, Machines, Malaysia’s Premium Apple Reseler is here to  rescue with their newly announced Device Protection Plan for customers in Malaysia. Machines Protection Plan This particular plan gives the protection from unfortunate damages like cracked screens and water…

Apple’s latest iteration of iPhone X is here. By now, a lot of the consumers know that this is Apple’s first leap into the bezel less display and also 18:9 aspect ratio. Few weeks back, Apple announced the pricing and availability on their iPhone X on their official site. And I have to say, it isn’t the cheapest phone in the market. You can click here to read more on the official pricing. But if…