Malware Wiping Data From Wd My Book Live Devices Users Being Advised To Immediately Unplug

For the uninitiated, WD My Book is a network-attached storage (NAS) device that looks like a closed book, hence the name. The WD My Book Live app allows owners to access their files and manage their devices remotely, even if the NAS is behind a firewall or router. When users attempted to log in via the Web dashboard, the device stated that they had an “Invalid password.” One user said that his drive had 2TB worth of content and that it worked for years but is now showing full capacity....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 172 words · Mary Abdi

Marvel S Legend Stan Lee Passes Away At The Age Of 95

Working hand in hand mainly with legendary Marvel’s artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he helped with the creation of Marvel superheroes such as Avengers, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron-Man, Spider-Man, and Thor. While Stan technically no longer in Marvel’s creative process since years ago, he remained at the company as its Chairman Emeritus throughout his life. Stan is also well loved for his cameos in Marvel Cinematic Universe movies although he has appeared in other non-Marvel properties including DC’s Teen Titans Go!...

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 152 words · James Reinsch

Maxis Celebrates 25Th Anniversary With Various Promotions From App Rewards To Rm25 Phones

For the first one, Maxis has a wide range of promotions that can be redeemed from its mobile app. This applies to the Hotlink app as well. These promotions range from 25% off domestic flights with Malaysia Airlines and its subsidiary Firefly. There are also RM25 vouchers to be redeemed when shopping with Tesco online, as well as up to RM80 discounts when shopping on Lazada. These deals are valid from 18 August to 18 September this year....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 278 words · Nathan Gordon

Mdec Signs Mou With Nine66 Magnus Games Studio Sea Gamer Mall At Level Up Kl 2022

Notably this year though, in addition to the multitude of workshops and conferences, MDEC has signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). These are with Nine66, a Savvy Games Group-owned company that publishes games for and from the Arabic Markets, as well as home-grown Magnus Games Studio and digital store SEA Gamer Mall. The first of the three is probably the most significant one. As mentioned, Nine66 is owned by Savvy Games Group, a state-owned company of Saudi Arabia....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 266 words · Rafael Lewis

Mediatek Is Preparing A 7Nm 5G Chipset With Performances That Surpass Helio P90

This new chipset in question is said to be a 7nm chip that is capable of 5G connectivity. Scheduled for release within this year, it apparently will be more capable than the Helio P90. That said, the company isn’t ready to give it a name just yet. Finbarr Moynihan, Vice President of Corporate Sales and Business Development for MediaTek Americas and Europe, said “How we brand it and what it shows up as, I’m not sure....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 129 words · Laura Hedgepeth

Meet The Flexible And Versatile Laptop That Can Change How You Work From Home

However, home is supposed to be a different environment altogether. In other words, we shouldn’t be so strict and need to inject some flexibility when it comes to WFH. So, why not start with having a laptop that has flexibility as its core? WHO IS DYNABOOK? Before we go further, let’s get to know who is Dynabook. Truth be told, the company has actually been around for decades. If you were old enough, you may remember there was a time when laptops were part of Toshiba’s portfolio....

January 20, 2023 · 7 min · 1317 words · Dorothy Fitzgerald

Microsoft Blocks Edgedeflector An App That Lets Users Avoid Using Its Edge Browser

The block for EdgeDeflector first appeared for Beta and Release Preview users last week, and is now part of an upcoming Windows 11 update. Daniel Aleksandersen, the app’s developer, calls Microsoft’s push for Edge as the default browser aggressive. “Edge will even ‘declutter’ your browser settings, as Microsoft calls it, and unpin competitors from the taskbar and replace the pinned apps with Edge,” he wrote in a blog post. Daniel also speculates Mozilla Firefox and Brave browser’s recent implementation of a feature that is similar to his app had caught Microsoft’s attention, leading to this block....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 224 words · Susan Scott

Microsoft Building Own Chromium Browser Set To Replace Edge Browser

The reason behind the switch lies in the nature of the EdgeHTML engine used by Edge; Windows 10’s current default browser. Sources close to Windows Central cite instability and its general lack of popularity, from users and developers alike. This is in contrast with Chromium, which is what Google’s Chrome browser is made with. Microsoft’s new Chromium-based browser is codenamed Anaheim internally. It’s not yet known if it will continue to use the Edge name, or if it will use the current code name – or even have a new one of its own – when it gets officially announced....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 148 words · Daniel Louden

Microsoft Officially Announces Its Malaysian Data Centre Region

But before we go further, let’s go through the differences between a data centre region and a data centre. According to Microsoft, a data centre is an actual physical building that houses servers and, on another hand, a data centre region is a set of data centres that are linked together through a dedicated low-latency network and latency-defined perimeter. In other words, a data centre region consists of multiple data centres....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 356 words · Marjorie Witherbee

Microsoft Pulls The Plug On Its Cortana Android And Ios App

According to the official support page on Microsoft’s website, created content such as reminders and lists on the Cortana app will no longer function, but are still accessible via the Windows 10 version. The company noted that content created via the service on desktop is also synced automatically to the To Do mobile app, which Microsoft is recommending users to download as an alternative. Cortana’s demise on mobile is unsurprising....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 182 words · Jeffrey Akers

Microsoft S Internet Explorer Is Officially Retired

For that matter, Microsoft’s Edge browser’s IE Mode will still receive support through 2029 and perhaps even beyond that. So, users won’t need to worry too much about being stuck if they actually seek out some sort of familiarity with the older web engine. In regards to this, the retired web browser will be substituted with the fairly new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium where users are automatically redirected to Edge upon launching IE....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 270 words · Isaiah Perry

Minecraft Earth Shutting Down By Mid 2021 In Game Purchases To Be Compensated

“Minecraft Earth was designed around free movement and collaborative play – two things that have become near impossible in the current global situation,” Mojang stated in the announcement. “As a result, we have made the difficult decision to reallocate our resources to other areas that provide value to the Minecraft community and to end support for Minecraft Earth in June 2021.” The developer also added that it has released one final update for the game with the aim of making it as fun as possible for players, while staying safe indoors....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 253 words · Rita Helms

Monster Hunter World Iceborne Comes To Consoles On 6 September 2019

In this trailer, Capcom showcased not only a bunch of new monsters, but also new gameplay mechanics. The expansion will also introduce Master rank, an additional difficulty tier, to newcomers of the series. Old timers will be more familiar with the previous name, G-rank. Aside from all the new content, Capcom also confirmed the return of Nargacuga, the monster teased in the previous trailer. There’s also another roar by an unseen monster, to which many fans are speculating that it’s Tigrex based on the sound of the roar....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 168 words · Leah Cano

More Major Tech Companies Looking To Move Hardware Production Out Of China

It was only last month that Apple was reported to be contemplating moving up to 30% of its manufacturing outside of China. Now, these other companies are following suit, and have seemingly also picked Southeast Asian countries as their manufacturing hubs. While the tariffs are a major reason for the move out of China, production costs in the country have also been reportedly on the rise. These two combined may end up making manufacturing in China more expensive than erecting a new factory elsewhere....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 89 words · Leann Friesenhahn

Mymy Gets Conditional Approval From Bank Negara For E Money License

Until all conditional requirements are met by Bank Negara, MyMy remains reserved about disclosing their full product proposition. But while acknowledging the large number of wallets already in the market, MyMy claimed that it isn’t just another e-wallet player. “Our plans to become the world’s first Shariah-compliant digital bank is still within our sights and will take its form with the right conditions set by our committee and our consortium partners,” said MyMy chairman Tunku Ahmad Burhannudin....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 187 words · Eddie Simmons

Ncsoft Partners With Sony For New Horizon Game

Korean News outlet MTN cites sources that claim both NCsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment have “tentatively agreed” to a business partnership that allows the former to make use of the latter’s IP. The Korean company’s internal dev team will be working on making the game, according to the claim. The report does not specifically mention MMO, but it’s not a stretch to imagine NCsoft making one, regardless of IP. After all, in addition to having titles like Guild Wars and Lineage under its umbrella, the majority of games published by the company, whether developed in-house or otherwise, are of this genre....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 253 words · Tara Mackey

New 16 Inch Macbook Pro Has A High Power Mode For Heavy Workloads

The existence of the High Power Mode was confirmed by Apple to MacRumors just a few days after its contributor Steve Moser spotted code strings that are related to the mode within Monterey Release Candidate 1. Rumours regarding first surfaced back in early September after 9to5Mac noticed references to High Power Mode in Monterey beta 8. “Your Mac will optimize performance to better support resource-intensive tasks. This may result in louder fan noise,” according to the code....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 237 words · Andrew Alu

New Apple Patent Reveals Future Versions Of Face Id To Include Vein Scanning Tech

Face ID is one of the security features included in iPhones, which allows a user access to the device by verifying their identity via the front-facing camera. That’s all fine and dandy, but users have reported that the system can also be easily tricked by a doppelganger or even a relative. So it’s no wonder that Apple is pursuing new technologies such as this to further minimise the chance of errors....

January 20, 2023 · 1 min · 193 words · Philip Oestreich

New Sony Zv E10 Mirrorless Camera For Creators Arriving In Malaysia This September

The new ZV-E10 is compact and comes in at 353g, which makes it almost on par with the ZV-1 in terms of size and weight. Unlike most of Sony’s current generation mirrorless cameras, it does not feature an electronic viewfinder for image framing. However, it does come with a fully articulating 7.5cm flip-out TFT LCD touchscreen on its back, which can be positioned to face the user for front-facing shots....

January 20, 2023 · 2 min · 405 words · William Stewart

Nier Replicant Remastered Review From Cult Cryptic To Mainstream Mystery

Though in typical Yoko Taro style, it had to have a complicated name: NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Yes, even the ellipsis is officially part of the name. But for brevity, I’ll just refer to the remaster as just NieR Replicant from now on. Despite the title of this review, I’ll admit that I never played the original. In fact, I’m basically one of the general gaming public, who only heard of NieR Replicant following the success of Automata....

January 20, 2023 · 6 min · 1173 words · Brad Mercer