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Jan 17, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
U Mobile Chairman Tan Sri Vincent Tan has brushed off scepticism about the telco’s ability to carry out the implementation of Malaysia’s second 5G network. According to a report by The Edge, the tycoon who has established Digi and U Mobile, has expressed confidence that U Mobile is able to roll out its own 5G network without the need of government funding or new local partners.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is set to be unveiled during the Galaxy Unpacked event that’s scheduled on 23rd January 2025. As speculated since last year, the Korean smartphone maker is expected to release a new model in the lineup that’s said to be the Galaxy S25 Slim. As the name implies, the Galaxy S25 would be the slimmest Samsung flagship phone in the series and we now have a better idea of what it looks like thanks to high quality renders from serial leakster @Onleaks.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
If you’re using a compatible Huawei smartwatch, you can now make Touch ‘n Go eWallet payments directly from your wrist. Huawei Malaysia has announced that the TNG eWallet QR Pay feature is now supported on the latest Huawei smartwatches and users can now link their eWallet account to their wearable devices. With the TNG eWallet payment feature, Huawei smartwatch users can enjoy convenient QR payments via the TNG eWallet app on the smartwatch.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
YTL Digital Bank Berhad, a joint venture between YTL Digital Capital Sdn Bhd and Sea Limited, has officially introduced Ryt Bank. The digital bank joint venture has received their digital banking licence and they have also been given the green light to commence operations from 20th December 2024. Ryt Bank is described as Malaysia’s first AI-Powered Digital Bank and it prides itself for “Banking Done Right”.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
Rapid KL has expanded credit and debit card payments on some of its MRT line stations, which includes the acceptance of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay. However, the implementation is done on the token vending machines, instead of the gates. To recap, public transport operators and agencies were instructed two years ago to adopt the open payment system, in an attempt to break Touch ‘n Go’s monopoly.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
ChargEV has deployed one of the largest EV charging hub alongside the North South Expressway located in Johor. Not only this serves as an ideal EV charging stop for EV drivers travelling between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, the new charging hub is also designed to accommodate electric commercial lorries. We’ve been given an early preview of the charging hub ahead of its official opening and here’s what they have on site.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
The highly anticipated new Tesla Model Y has officially revealed and this fully electric SUV is now available for order in Malaysia. Dubbed as “Juniper”, the new Tesla Model Y boasts greater efficiency, refreshed design with full width lightbars and new features that were introduced on the upgraded Tesla Model 3. For the first batch of buyers, Tesla is also offering a Launch Series which adds on several extras including a special badge.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
The Proton e.MAS 7 is possibly the most sought after EV at the moment as Pro-Net achieved over 2,500 bookings in less than two weeks after its official launch. If you want to enjoy the lower price tag, it appears that Pro-Net has extended the RM4,000 launch rebate offer which knocks the price down to as low as RM105,800 for the base model. Initially offered only for the first 3,000 customers, the RM4,000 rebate has been extended to cover another 3,000 buyers of Proton’s first EV.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
Xiaomi has officially introduced the Poco X7 and X7 Pro in Malaysia. These are the sub-brand’s new mid-range smartphones and it is the first Poco smartphones with IP68-rated dust and water resistance. According to Poco, the Poco X7 series can withstand being submerged in 1.5 metres of still water for up to 30 minutes. The Poco X7 is priced from RM1,199 but as usual, there’s also an early bird promo where you can enjoy RM200 off from now until 25th January 2025.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
soyacincau.com | Alexander Wong
If you’re a Maxis Postpaid customer and going to travel overseas very soon, take note that you’ll have to pay more for their multi-country unlimited data roaming passes. Another bad news is that their short-term ASEAN Plus passes have been discontinued and those travelling to China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for several days would have to activate a more expensive pass. This is the second price increase for data roaming from Maxis in just a year.
