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Keep yourself
connected
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Best plans to
stay connected
DIGI Postpaid is a next-generation
postpaid plan created with the full
understanding that the Internet is
made of all things that matter.
Digi recognises the demands of
todays Internet users and launched
this postpaid plan to meet these needs
as well as the ones of tomorrow.
Digi Postpaid has plans that cater to
customers with various usage profiles
and age groups, including individuals
and family members.
Currently, this innovative postpaid
plan comes with three key features:
Beyond Internet, Best apps and
services, and Malaysias widest 4G LTE
(Long-Term Evolution) network.
Beyond Internet
People want to stay connected no
matter where they are so that they
never miss the opportunity to get the
latest updates or to share their
experiences with loved ones and the
rest of the world.
The offerings under the Beyond
Internet feature in Digi Postpaid relates
to Internet quota and usage patterns
and requirements. You will enjoy extra
Internet quotas with any postpaid plan
of your choice.
Digi has also introduced a new
Internet Rollover feature for its
postpaid customers to carry forward
their unused Internet quota to the
following month.
Now you can always keep in touch
with the people who mean the most to
you. Budget travellers going abroad
can now stay connected with family
and friends via Digis unlimited social
messaging offer at RM10 a day,
available in 10 countries with selected
operators.
Digi also now offers the flexibility
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members. Family members on Digi
Postpaid will enjoy free calls, SMS
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Living life
through
technology
WE all have an ideal of what the
future is going to be like. It is
quite certain that we will be
living with technology that is an
extension of ourselves.
Our reliance on technology has
dramatically improved the
quality of life, with rapid
advancements in medicine,
manufacturing, education, design
and communication pushing
scientific and societal
development forward.
Simple tasks can now be
completed with just a touch or a
swipe of a screen.
As we enter the age of
disruptive technology, tech
developers challenge conventions
and traditional forms of how we
perform everyday actions.
Here are some game-changing
technologies that have excited
experts and enthusiasts and can
define our lives in the near
future.
Your
dream
environmentfriendly coffee
table could be a
reality with just
some coding and a
push of a button.
Technology applications in
security and surveillance have
also improved with the
introduction of smart security
systems.
Many high-end properties in
Malaysia already come equipped
with biometric scanning on door
knobs and touch display
combination locks, eliminating the
need for keys.People now want
security alerts
and
surveillance in
real time through
remote services.
To cater to this
need, smart security and
surveillance company
Canary has come up with a
discrete security camera and
motion sensor detectors that are
not only linked to your phone but
also notify you immediately if
there is a break-in when your
device is armed. You can choose to
view live, sound the alarm or
contact the authorities.
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Augmented reality
technology allows users
to immerse themselves
in digital experiences.
A new reality
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Conceptualised in the 1920s as a
novice pilot training device, virtual
reality was popularised in the
1990s as new age gaming
technology.
Virtual reality offers the user an
artificial visual environment based
on certain programming but
isolates users from real life and
only stimulates sight, leaving the
four other senses behind.
A step up from that, augmented
reality combines virtual reality and
real life. The technology has been
used as a nifty advertising strategy
by many big brands from beauty
product giants to famous coffee
chain outlets since the early half of
the 2010s.
The general idea of an
augmented reality feature is that
when your smart device scans a
specially designed article such as
an image on an advert, you can
stream exclusive content or
perform a certain function on your
mobile device.
Tech companies are now
thinking of taking augmented
reality to the next level. By using
your mobile device or a smart
viewing device such as smart
glasses, you can now not only view
your e-mails as holograms right in
front of your face but also interact
with the hologram by navigating
functions with simple swipes and
flicks.
Since the launch of Googles
smart glasses, developers are
pushing the boundaries of creating
smart glasses that can do more
than just take pictures or videos.
Meta, an augmented reality
developer, is paving the way for
the development of augmented
reality glasses.
With the development of its
second prototype, the Meta2, users
Exoskeleton aid
Memorable themes of
exoskeletons are found
everywhere in pop culture, not
least in films ranging from Aliens
in 1986 to Elysium in 2013.
Exoskeletons are the fantasy
technology everyone is looking to
make into a reality.
A lot of emphasis of exoskeleton
technology is put into military and
weaponry development but the
applications of exoskeletons have
also been used in the field of
medicine as a rehabilitation tool
for disabled and paralysed
patients.
One such company to headline
in this technology is ReWalk, which
is helping wheelchair-bound
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Ko Yun Hung, managing director of SNS Network, with a range of JOI devices
in the company showroom.
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television as its
platform.
As introduced in the
UE630X series, Android
televisions three key
features Google Voice
Search, gaming and
Google Cast are
available in the super
premium series to
enhance your television
experience.
With its Smart
Remote, customers can
communicate easily
with their television.
By using the
microphone button on
Smart Remote, users
can give their television
instructions such as to
search for information
on Google, videos or movies on
YouTube or finding their favourite
applications on Google Play.
Users need not worry about
undetected languages because the
Google Voice Search feature on this
television supports 87 languages
with a high degree of accuracy.
Besides being able to detect
sentences, the Smart Remote can
also detect various regional dialects
worldwide. No other platform in
the Smart television market has
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Longer usage
Compared with its
predecessor the Galaxy S6
edges 2,600mAh, the
Galaxy S7 edge is equipped
with an impressive
3,600mAh battery
capacity, allowing for
more hours and higher
screen brightness without
draining out battery usage
within a days use.
Interestingly, the Galaxy
S7 edge also offers fastcharging technology, both
wired and wirelessly.
The Galaxy S7 edge is
now available in
Malaysia.
Storage space for photos, videos and additional files will no longer be an
issue for Galaxy S7 edge users.
About Samsung
Electronics Co Ltd
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
inspires the world and shapes
the future with transformative
ideas and technologies, redefining
the worlds of televisions,
smartphones, wearable devices,
tablets, cameras, digital appliances,
printers, medical equipment,
network systems, and
semiconductor and LED solutions.
Samsung Electronics is leading
in the Internet of Things space
through, among others, its Smart
Home and Digital Health
initiatives.
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Unbeatable
gaming experience
GAMING PCs constanling have to
keep up with gamers demands for
better gaming performance.
Here are gaming PCs offered by
Acer that will match your gaming
needs:
l Acer Predator 15 and
Predator 17
The Acer Predator 15 and
Predator 17 laptops sport a
bespoke design of red accents and
black chassis with geometric lines
and soft texture coating.
These high-performance laptops
are powered by the latest Intel
Core processors coupled with
speedy NVIDIA GeForce graphics,
rapid DDR4 memory, cutting-edge
cooling system and premium audio
capabilities.
They are supported by the
Predator FrostCore feature, which
keeps the laptop operating at a
lower temperature a feature
enabled by the swappable Cooler
Master fan module, available
exclusively from Acer.
The Predator SoundPound offers
a combination of stellar audio
l Predator 8
The Acer Predator 8 is a
dedicated gaming tablet with sleek
brushed aluminium design
powered by a powerful Intel Atom
processor.
It supports the Predator Quadio,
a throng of four-front facing
speakers that delivers enhanced
virtual surround sound quality
while the Predator ColorBlast
technology brings high-quality
colour from professional monitors
to the tablet, supporting 100%
NTSC colour gamut.
It also comes with Predator
TacSense that improves gameplay
with tactile feedback and Predator
Media Master, a unique Acer
application that allows
customisation of audio and
Predator 17.
Predator 8.
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Powerful
device, perfect
performance
CHALLENGING the traditional
business landscape with its
innovative product offerings,
Huawei Technologies is now
redefining premium living and
business management with the
Huawei Mate 8.
A productivity-driven
smartphone with significantly
enhanced power, efficiency and
battery life, the Huawei Mate 8
continues Huaweis track record of
delivering high-end devices that
reflect global consumer demand.
The Mate 8 is currently the most
powerful smartphone in the
market and features several
industry firsts, including the
Kirin 950 chipset, 16nm FinFET
Plus chip technology and an ARM
Cortex-A72 processor.
Together, these elements allow
the modern professional to stay
more productive and connected
than ever before.
It runs on the next-generation
Huawei EMUI 4.0 operating system
based on Android Marshmallow.
Compared with the previous
version of EMUI, EMUI 4.0 features
more than 500 individual user
experience tweaks and
improvements.
One key improvement is the
inclusion of defragmenting
technology that automatically
defragments the device, improving
user experience and enhancing
performance.
At the product launch earlier
this month, Huawei Technologies
Malaysia Consumer Business
Group country director Zhu Yong
Gang said, We believe the Mate
8 will fit the lifestyles of many
individuals here. We are
excited to be one of the first in
the region to bring the Mate 8
to Malaysia.
Modernity,
elegance
According to Zhu,
Huaweis continuous
commitment to meet
the evolving needs of
consumers has
resulted in the
company ensuring
The Mate 8
features a
slim body.
Perfect balance
Designed for users to
experience a world without
boundaries, the Mate 8s
Kirin 950 chipset strikes the
perfect balance between high
performance and low-power
consumption.
Furthermore, the SOC chip
architecture includes new 8+1
cores: quad-core Cortex A72
2.3GHz+, quad-core Cortex A53
1.8GHz+ and i5 co-processor.
The Mate 8 is the first
smartphone in the industry to
adopt the 4 x A72+4 x A53
big.LITTLE architecture and the
first to use the ARM Cortex A72
SOC processor. With the Kirin950,
the Mate 8s CPU boosting power
increases by 100%, GPU
performance up to 125% and
power efficiency up to 70%
compared with the Kirin925.
This smartphones innovative
six-layer thermal conductivity
structure allows for higher heat
dissipation and lower power
consumption.
The DX19 thermal materials
conductivity is nine times higher
than stainless steel, resulting in a
phone with a cooler temperature.
For example, after 30 minutes of
gaming, the Mate 8s temperature
is recorded at 4.1C, which is cooler
than the iPhone 6s Plus.
It also allows users to take
The Huawei
Mate 8.
Data
protection
is high
priority
every time a
user reads or
writes data,
automatic encryption
and decryption are
logged into the chip,
protected by TrustZone.
If a users Mate 8 is
stolen, this data cannot
be extracted.
The Mate 8 enables the
microSD card to lock,
preventing anyone from
accessing content in the card
without a password so that user
data cannot be obtained if the
phone is stolen.
Enhanced security
Global connectivity
Designed for modern on-the-go professionals, the Mate 8 will keep you
connected anywhere, anytime.
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Designed
for toughness
CASIO Computer Co Ltd has once again
captured the hearts of G-Shock fans with
the development of the worlds first
hybrid time-keeping system in the form of
the GPW-1000.
The watch is capable of receiving both
Global Positioning System (GPS) and has a
hybrid radio wave time calibration
system.
The GPS allows the watch to pinpoint its
current location, letting the watch adjust
itself to the current time zone.
The watch makes use of a hybrid
system of GPS location and Casios
Multiband 6 technology to synchronise
with six atomic tranmission stations
around the world to accurately set the
time by itself.
If the wearer travels abroad, he can
quickly recalibrate the watch to the
accurate time zone with a simple press
of a button. The recalibration process
only takes up to a minute.
The watch displays two different time
zones simultaneously. The time zone is
indicated on the minute/hour hands and
inset dials.
Durability, reliability
The G-Shock was born in 1983 out
of an engineers passion for creating an
unbreakable watch, challenging the
common notion of fragile wristwatches
at that time.
Since then, the G-Shock series has
evolved through the incorporation of
advanced technology and Casios devotion
to creating incredibly tough watches.
Casio may have in its hands the most
durable watch it has ever created.
Combined with GPS and hybrid radio
wave technologies, the GPW-1000 can be
worn in the densest of jungles and highest
of desert dunes, underwater or in the
busiest metropolis and still be able to
accurately tell time, while not getting a
scratch on it.
The watchs durability is achieved with
Casios Triple G Resist structure that
allows the GPW-1000 to withstand shocks,
Solar charging
The case houses ultra-small motors
beneath the bezels, which makes room
for the GPS antenna and GPS LSI to be
installed.
These highly important components
are secured in a single module under the
casing, protecting the workings.
Casios Tough Solar charging system
enables higher-efficiency light reception
that supports the stable operation of
various high-load functions.
The GPW-1000 also consumes little
power. The watch features a new lowpower consumption, high-performance
GPS LSI and high-output solar cell.
The solar cell is able to absorb solar
energy, to power the watchs GPS, LED
(light-emitting diode) lighting and motor.
The watch also has high-luminosity LED
lighting that lights up the face of the
watch, allowing wearers to tell time in the
dark.
Currently, there are several colour
variations and models available in the
GPW-1000 series, including GPW-1000-1A,
which features blue-painted bezels, black
case and band and a red and black crown;
the GPW-1000-1B, which features an allblack case, band and crown; the GPW1000-4A, which features a bronze-painted
bezel, orange and black band and a black
crown; and the limited edition GPW1000TBS-1A, which features a gold ionplated case and a special vintage look that
is achieved by ageing 6-4 titanium.
Construction
Water resistance
200m
1575.42MHz
Radio frequency
Radio wave
reception
World time
Stopwatch
Countdown timer
Alarm
Other functions
Power source
Continuous
operation
Size of case
Total weight
Approximately 126g
www.casio-intl.com.
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Samsung
Galaxy A7.
SMARTPHONES
evolve so quickly that
new features, upgrades and
models may be hard to keep
up with. Although tech-savvy
customers naturally want the
latest and best in smartphone
technology, not many are able to
afford to switch it up as often as
they would like.
Thankfully, First by Celcom
makes it possible for you to stay
current without having to fork out
a large sum of money with
NewPhone, which allows you to get
a new phone for free annually and
change your phone as often as you
want as long as it is in good
condition.
Supported by a minimal monthly
fee, this plan offers a superb
selection of smartphones at a
nominal fee. You have the option
of getting a new device at no extra
cost every 12 months by simply
Enhanced security
NewPhone devices come
equipped with Device Protection,
an after-sales solution that
minimises hassle in the event of
robbery, theft and other incidences
(see Table 1).
Customers who want to claim
NewPhone Device Protection
compensation in the event of a
robbery, snatch theft or break-in
Coverage
Details
House break-in
Accidental or
liquid damage
Airtime abuse
Value Added
Services (VAS)
Table 1: Celcom offers Device Protection for NewPhone devices, a great security
solution in the event of robbery or theft.
Samsung
Galaxy S7 Edge.
Unique offering
Leading mobile service provider
Celcom is the only network with a
plan that allows customers to
switch to a new phone anytime
and get a new device for free
annually.
Powered by its undisputed 4G
LTE network, you can enjoy up to
10 times faster Internet speed
in Celcom Territory.
Celcom stays on top
of its game by
Samsung
Galaxy J7.
Without Device
Protection
(customers of more
than 12 months)
Cancellation fee
Device
brand/model
Monthly
fee
Upfront
payment
Monthly
fee
Keep the
device
Return the
device
Samsung Galaxy J7
RM55
RM165
RM45
RM942
RM600
Samsung Galaxy A7
RM105
RM315
RM95
RM1,791.51
RM750
Samsung Galaxy
Note 5
RM145
RM435
RM125
RM2,451.89
RM1,000
Samsung Galaxy
S7 Edge
RM175
RM525
RM145
RM2,923.58
RM1,100
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The HP
ENVY 13.
Exceptional
notebook
front camera for web chats, HP
Truevision HD eight-megapixel
rear camera to take pictures and
shoot videos, and Intel RealSense
Camera R200 to capture and enable
3D experiences.
HP Spectre x2
RM4,699
HP Star Wars Special
Edition RM3,999
HP Spectre x360
RM4,999 onwards
HP ENVY 13 notebook
RM3,299 onwards
HP Pavilion Gaming
notebook RM3,499
onwards
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A Swiss
bio-sensing chip
implanted in the
epidermis will
help medical
experts to
personalise
medication for
patients.
Technology
beneath the skin
Humans are still
far from being
full-bodied cyborgs
but medical
experts and
researchers have
found new ways
to implement
technology inside
their body.
Easy access
Sounds amazing
Cochlear implants may not be
a new innovation but the
technology has certainly
progressed and become
increasingly popular over the
years.
Unlike hearing aids that
amplify sounds, these electronic
medical devices replace the
function of the damaged inner
ear by providing sounds signals
to the brain, allowing users who
have profound hearing loss to
identify sound direction and
focus on particular sounds in
noisy environments such as
when having a conversation in a
busy restaurant.
A sound processor
worn behind the ear
first captures
sound before
turning it into
digital code and
transmitting the code
to the implant.
The implant then
converts the code into
electrical impulses
and sends them
along the
People with profound hearing loss are now able to hear again
with advanced cochlear implants.
Blood-pumping
invention
With the help of the SynCardia
temporary Total Artificial
Heart and its
external Freedom
driver, patients at
risk of dying from
end-stage
Precise medication
needs
Last year, Swiss research
institute Ecole Polytechnique
Fdrale de Lausanne created a
bio-sensing chip that is capable of
The Syncardia
Total Artificial
Heart assumes
the full functions
of a regular heart.
3D-printed skulls are expected to save more lives in the future.
3D skull
Researchers have been
experimenting with 3D printing for
various applications for a number
of years but the technology has
also managed to save lives.
In December 2013, a woman in
the Netherlands who was having
severe headaches due to a
thickening of her skull received a
skull transplant thanks to
dedicated surgeons and a plastic
prosthetic skull that was made
using a 3D printer.
Similar surgeries to replace
different parts of a skull have also
been carried out in the United
States as well as on a three-yearold girl in China.
The little girl, who had
hydrocephalus where her head
grew up to four times the normal
size, received the 3D-printed
titanium alloy skull substitute in a
17-hour-long operation.
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Samsung
Note5.
Samsung
A7.
Samsung
Galaxy S7
edge.
Huawei Mate 8.
Samsung A7
Known to be
one of the
best midrange
smartphones
in the market,
the Samsung
A7 comes with
an elegant
metal body
design and back
and front glass
finishing.
The phone has a
5.5-inch FHD Super
AMOLED display
and is equipped
with the Android
5.1.1 Lollipop,
TouchWiz operating
system.
Powered by a
Qualcomm Snapdragon
615 1.6GHz octa-core
processor with a 3GB
RAM, the phone
performs well when
running applications and
features in general.
As for storage, the phone
comes with 16GB internal
memory that can be
expanded up to 128GB via
microSD.
Samsung equips the A7 with a
13-megapixel rear camera and
five-megapixel front
camera for
capturing
great
pictures to
preserve
Honor
your
5X.
memorable
moments.
The best
feature of
the Samsung
A7 is the
battery life as
it comes with
a 3,300mAh
non-removable
battery with a
fast charge
feature.
Now you
can get the
Samsung A7 for
just RM869 with
Digi Postpaid
148.
Huawei
Mate 8
Emerging from
Shenzen, China,
Huawei is making
heads turn with its
latest smartphone, the Huawei
Mate 8.
For those of you who love large
screens on your phone, you are in
luck. The Huawei Mate 8 comes
with six-inch FHD screen display
with 1,080p resolution and is
supported with Android 6.0
Marshmallow.
One of the most impressive
features of the Huawei Mate 8 is
the Huawei Kirin 950 octa-core
processor that offers powerful
performance with lower energy
consumption.
It is paired with an i5
co-processor that helps to further
reduce power consumption to
approximately 70% without
compromising phone performance.
The phone comes with 32GB
expandable storage up to 128GB
and runs on a 3GB RAM. What
makes the Huawei Mate 8
attractive is the 4,000mAh battery
capacity that promises long-lasting
battery life.
For taking excellent pictures, the
Huawei Mate is equipped with a
16-megapixel rear camera paired
with a dual-tone flash feature, 4x
digital zoom and time-lapse
recording in addition to an eightmegapixel front camera.
Moreover, the Huawei Mate 8
comes with a responsive
fingerprint sensor below the rear
camera as device unlocking
mechanism.
You can now own the Huawei
Mate 8 for just RM1,049 with Digi
Postpaid 148.
Honor 5X
With Huawei breaking into the
mid-range smartphone market,
Honor 5X is out to impress the
competitive playing field with a
stylish metal and plastic encasing
and a fingerprint sensor like its
sister phone, the Huawei Mate 8.
With a 5.5-inch FHD
display with 1,080p
resolution, you have
clear and vibrant
user interface and
viewing quality.
The Honor 5X
runs on Android
5.1 with the EMUI
3.0 and is
powered by
Qualcomm
Snapdragon
MSM 8939,
eight-core
1.5GHz
processor
paired with
2GB RAM for
excellent
performance.
The great
thing about
the Honor 5x
is the ability
to expand its
already
available
16GB
internal
memory
with
microSD up to 128GB.
The battery capacity of this phone
stands at 3,000mAh and can last
for a days use on average.
The Honor 5X comes with a
13-megapixel rear camera and a
five-megapixel front camera,
which meet the quality for most
smartphones in the mid-range
market.
The real pull factor of this smart
phone is the attractive retail value.
If you are on a budget and are
looking to get a smartphone to
meet your needs, the Honor 5X is
available for RM159 with Digi
Postpaid 148.
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