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Samsung Galaxy J and A series Comes with Android 8.0 Oreo Update

Four new smartphones have just been launched under Galaxy J and Galaxy A series by Samsung Malaysia.

The Galaxy J series

The Samsung Galaxy J4 is available on Purple, Gold and Black and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo. It supports two separate Whatsapp accounts due to the dual-messenger option. Regarding imaging, it has a 13MP f/1.9 main camera, a front-facing 5MP f/2.2 shooter with front LED flashlight and Full HD option. It runs on a 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor and has 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage up to 256 GB via microSD. The J4 comes with a 5.5″ Super AMOLED Infinity Display with 1280×720 (HD) resolution. The device is powered with a removable 3,000 mAh battery which charges via micro USB. It costs RM599/ $150.

The Samsung Galaxy J6 is available on Purple, Gold and Black and has a fingerprint sensor below the main camera. Regarding image, it has a 13 MP f/1.9 main camera and 8 MP f/1.9 front cameras. It runs on an 1.6GHz Exynos 7870 Octa-Core processor and has 3 GB RAM, 32 GB storage expansible via microSD.  The J6 comes with a 5.6″ Super AMOLED screen with 1280×720 (HD) resolution. The device is powered with a non-removable 3,000 mAh battery which charges via micro USB. It costs RM799/$201.

The Galaxy A series

The Samsung Galaxy A6 is available on Purple, Gold and Black and supports 802.11a 5GHz Wi-Fi but lacks NFC. For imaging, it has a 16 MP f/1.7 main camera and a front-facing 16 MP f/1.9 shooter. It runs on an Exynos 7870 Octa processor and has 3 GB RAM, 32 GB storage up to 256 GB via microSD for Malaysia. The A6 comes with a 5.6″ Super AMOLED Infinity Display with 1280×720 (HD) resolution. The device is powered with a 3,000 mAh battery which charges via micro USB. It costs RM1,099/$276.

The Samsung Galaxy A6+ has the Always on Display characteristic, an ordinary feature for the Galaxy A series. For the image, it has a 24 MP f/1.9 front camera, which is the highest on a Samsung smartphone, and a 16 MP f/1.7 + 5 MP f/1.9 camera combination with live focus for bokeh effects. It runs on a 1.8GHz Snapdragon 450 processor with 4 GB RAM  and 32 GB storage expandable via microSD. The A6+ comes with a 6.0″ Super AMOLED Infinity Display with 2220×1080 (Full HD+) resolution. The device is powered with a 3,500 mAh battery which charges via micro USB. It costs RM1,399/$351.

Exclusively for the new Galaxy A and Galaxy J series, customers get 6% off the retail price and a free PETRONAS Gift Card worth RM20/$5 until May 31st.

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Games News

Will EA launch The Sims 5?

Sims has been on the market for a long period of time, namely from the year 2000, and has since introduced various refreshing features. Even if the company struggled at the beginning, EA and Matrix have launched many DLC packs with a great amount of content. The latest release was Sims 4 in 2014 and people are starting to wonder when the next launch will take place.

EA’s current agenda

More DLC packs for The Sims 4 will come in order to fix some issues such as adding toddlers and implementing additional options regarding jobs, locations, outdoor activities and different paths to take the characters on. Moreover, the company has been focusing on developing “The Sims Mobile” which is a more profitable project than the PC version.

Daniel H., the game designer of “The Sims 4”, announced his departure on Twitter, praising this collaboration and his meetings with the game fans. According to SimsVIP, the mobile team has gained more and more people due to a massive change in employment with EA on LinkedIn profiles. However, it’s not entirely certain if EA wants to improve the Sims 4 and the mobile app or to launch a new game. Shifting to the mobile platform department may or may not affect the postpone the improvement of The Sims 4 or other future releases.

Is The Sims 5 the next step?

EA takes between three and five years to launch a new Sims game – The Sims 2 in 2004, The Sims 3 in 2009 and The Sims 4 in 2014. If the company is sticking to this pattern, the next Sims series is just around the corner. By even having the option to travel into the future in Sims 3, the next Sims game would have to be legendary.

There have been rumours regarding the game announcement even if the company is careful about leaks. It may be released later this year or next year. Maybe EA will launch The Sims 5 after they have added enough content for the current Sims.

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Android Malware Found In Low Cost Phones

In December 2016, the Russian antivirus vendor, Dr. Web, revealed that various mobile carriers had been infected with malware. Dr. Web helped with finding malware in at least 26 low-cost Android smartphones and tablets and it followed a period of no such incidents. However, the incident is still happening and expanding today.

Difficulty in finding the culprit

Avast, a cyber-security firm, is having a difficult time tracking the moment when the malware is inserted in devices because there are too many affected ones. The criminal operation infects a device the second it has the opportunity to access its firmware. But Avast did manage to take down the group’s command-and-control server, but they simply infected another hosting provider until the domain registrar discredited their domain name.

The only common element found in infected devices in over 90 countries is that they all have a Mediatek chipset. However, if Mediatek was the culprit, how come just a handful of devices for a specific model harbour the malware and not all of them? It wouldn’t make sense.

More signs of malware infection

Avast released a report on May 25th mentioning that the group has continued their operation. As in Dr. Web’s reports, the malware hasn’t been updated and operates in the same way. Avast published a list of over 140 Android tablets and smartphones which have Casiloon, the group’s malware. However, there are times when the malware won’t download – when the public IP is from a Chinese IP range, the language is set to Chinese and when the apps installed internally are more than three. Avast hasn’t been able to confirm that avoiding Chinese users because of law enforcement attention is the reason for the group’s strange activity.

The group seems to be interested in generating revenues only through ads. In almost all cases, ads are displayed on the Android interface itself or on top of other apps. The malware runs from the “/system” folder to connect to a remote server, downloads an XML file and then grabs any app the group choses and installs it without any user influence.

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Crypto

Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), And DASH Accepted On CheapAir Flight And Accomodation Booking Platform

In response to clients’ demands, the travel and tourism agency CheapAir chose to broaden its payment methods with cryptocurrency by accepting Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and DASH, in addition to Bitcoin (BTC), for flight and accommodation bookings.

The announcement was published on the company’s website on May 23rd. The report clarifies that the top 3 most popular altcoins among CheapAir’s clients for the past half year have been incorporated into the service, thus becoming part of the few travel agencies that support cryptocurrency payments.

In addition, adding these cryptos as payment methods might also ensure cheaper fees and faster transactions. On the subject, CheapAir CEO Jeff Klee noted that the incorporation of these currencies has been a fairly straightforward process, given the prior experience with Bitcoin (BTC) payments which has been introduced by CheapAir in 2013.

CheapAir travel agency introduced Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and DASH cryptocurrency payments

The Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and DASH cryptocurrency payments started to be analyzed by the company in April when the Bitcoin (BTC) payment service became problematic as Coinbase’s suspended its custody services.

After that, the CEO of CheapAir, Jeff Klee, enquired with clients about their inclination to use BIP70 portfolios in order to be able to use the BitPay platform, as well as to begin to trial cryptocurrency payments with Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and DASH.

CheapAir, headquartered in the United States, is a part of a rapidly increasing group of travel agencies that welcome cryptocurrency payments. These agencies, to date, include TapJets, Destinia, Expedia, Travelforcoins, Abitsky, and BTCtrip, but the majority of these are only accepting Bitcoin (BTC).

The single exception is BTCtrip which also accepts payments in Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE).

In short, from now on, CheapAir trave agency introduced cryptocurrency payments in Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and DASH.

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Crypto

Apple Added TRON (TRX) Pricing On Its Stocks App, Next To XRP, BTC, And QTUM, Said Justin Sun, TRX Founder

Justin Sun, the owner of TRON (TRX), has announced this morning on his Twitter account the fact that Apple is backing the TRON Foundation by incorporating $TRX pricing into its stocks listing app.

Apple introduced TRON (TRX) prices to its stocks listing app

Apple has been extraordinarily enthusiastic regarding the expansion of blockchain technology, with the inclusion of cryptocurrencies such as Ripple (XRP) and Bitcoin (BTC).

QTUM crypto is another interesting listing on Apple stocks network. QTUM runs on a mixture of Bitcoin Core infrastructure and a version of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). QTUM is trading at $13.18, at the moment of this article.

So, by introducing TRX, Apple is simply defending a more widely available global digital currency by giving us insight into its prices, market capitalization holdings, and so on. Consumers need to append TRX/USD to Apple’s holdings app.

A Reddit user commented on this topic stating that:

They are certainly doing the right thing to be in the position they are in. Although I don’t like some of their tactics, I’m happy to let them make me money.

However, Justin Sun’s tweet got some very negative feedback, as the TRX’s founder has been accused of misleading the community members because Apple, supposedly, has nothing to do with the before-mentioned crypto’s addition.

Apple has always been a friend of cryptocurrency and now TRON (TRX) is promoted

Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, declared at the beginning of May that he sees the blockchain technology as a huge IT revolution. In the last 24 hours, TRX has been trading at a market capitalization of $4.62 billion and has experienced a 3.98 percent growth in the past 7 days.

TRX is presently being priced at $0.07 on Upbit, at the time of this article. TRON (TRX) can also be exchanged at Bithumb, Binance, and Bit-Z. The TRON community expects that this will ultimately raise its stocks, as traders will be better acquainted with market fluctuations prior to investing.

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