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[WTS] RK G87 Mechanical Keyboard

Madd3rz — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:39:36 +0800

Item(s): RK G87 Mechanical Keyboard Red Switch

Package includes:

G87 Mechanical Keyboard with Red Switch
Keycap remover
Extra rubber padding

Price: SOLD

Warranty: 1 week own personal warranty

Dealing method: COD or Poslaju

Location: PJ/KL area

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: BRAND NEW opened box for checking only

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Reason for sale: Bought extra keyboard got other keyboard to use now

U Mobile celebrate with 1GB free data for everyone

Madd3rz — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 11:27:54 +0800

Speedtest by Ookla, a globally popular broadband speed testing platform, has named U Mobile, Malaysia’s Fastest Mobile Network.

U Mobile’s top ranking was based on Speedtest data that Ookla collocated via their proprietary Android and iOS mobile applications over a six months period. More than 5 million test results are collected each day and the data is thoroughly analysed before U Mobile was selected by the independent authority.

To celebrate U Mobile’s latest recognition, the Telco will be giving away free 1GB of data for one month to its prepaid, postpaid and broadband data plan customers. “This is to thank them for their support. This offer will be valid from 1st to 31st December 2015,” the Telco said. The free 1GB data will be automatically credited to eligible customer accounts automatically.

How U Mobile was named Malaysia’s Fastest Mobile Network? According to Ookla:

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The Speedtest website (www.speedtest.net) and our iPhone and Android applications collect over 5 million test results per day. Results from www.speedtest.net are considered “broadband” results and results from IOS and Droid are “mobile results”.
Ookla’s data science team has put this mass set of broadband and mobile data through strict methodologies in order to create our award winners. We have thoroughly analyzed the data in order to stand behind our endorsement of our winners. In our analysis of broadband and mobile data, we follow a process that looks like this:
Raw Test Data-> Filter-> Sample Construction-> Filter-> Aggregation
What this means in a nutshell is that we take the raw data and apply a series of filters. For example, we filter out any outliers and we don’t include any results that are outside of theoretical speed thresholds for the technology at hand. Then we construct samples. We do this to make sure that in any given 24 hour period, no user has more than one “vote.” If a speed tester takes 100 tests per day, we take the average of those 100 and use one single test result or “vote” for that user. We then aggregate these samples.
For mobile awards, we rank mobile networks using the average download performance for the fastest technology available in that country. This provides an accurate view of the typical performance you can achieve using a modern smartphone or tablet on a given mobile network. Because LTE has become pervasive in many locations around the world, we focused primarily on LTE tests, rather than the average of all tests, which would unfairly bias mobile networks with customers using older, non-LTE devices. We also share average LTE upload performance for each mobile network. In those countries where we rate on a speed other than LTE, we will highlight the technology used for those awards.

“U Mobile believes in offering best value mobile data plans with the best customer experience. This approach is working very well for us as we have won several accolades this year and most recently, Ookla recognised U Mobile as having the fastest mobile network in Malaysia. It is testament that we are indeed providing the best mobile customer experience possible to all Malaysians. #DataStrongNetwork !” said Wong Heang Tuck, Chief Executive Officer of U Mobile.

U Mobile has more than 4 million subscribers, which 70% are smartphone users and more than 90% of its base are Internet users.

U Mobile, Malaysia’s youngest mobile telco was just awarded the Fastest Mobile Network in the country by Ookla’s Speedtest. An impressive feat considering U Mobile is the last among the 4 telcos to roll out 4G LTE. Despite not having extensive 4G coverage, U Mobile is capable of delivering high-speeds up to 42Mbps with its 3G HSPA+ network.

We’ve mentioned several times that the current 4G coverage race is getting rather silly. Any telco can throw numbers but ultimately what does it mean to the average consumer? For example, when Digi reclaimed the widest 4G LTE title, they mentioned that customers can expect 5Mbps speeds on 4G and more than 15Mbps on 4G LTE-A. Those numbers are low for 4G standards and they are already achievable with current 3G technologies. After all, it is not what you have, but what you do with it.

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Salleh Said Keruak talks on Internet agn

Madd3rz — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 23:14:40 +0800

Improving the internet service while keeping costs low

Salleh Said Keruak

I have asked my Ministry to put special emphasis and to focus on infrastructure development to expand the Internet penetration and coverage all over Malaysia. The government is working to upgrade Internet access for more people in the rural areas and not just in the urban area.

We are not only concerned over the issue of Internet speed, which has become an issue of debate of late, but also its affordability. And off course, apart from that, we are also looking at the issue of coverage to ensure that more people get access to the Internet.

We do not want the Internet to be enjoyed only by people in the urban areas such as Kuala Lumpur and Penang but also by the communities in the interior and the islands of Sabah and Sarawak as well. As I had said last month, we want to ensure that by 2020 at least 95% of Malaysians will have access to the Internet and that at least 50% of the urban areas and 20% of the rural areas have broadband speeds of 100 Mbps.

The entry-level package for fixed broadband offered by Telekom Malaysia starts at 386 kbps, which is what 71% of Malaysians subscribe to. Although higher speed packages are available, such as that offered by HSBB, 87% of the subscribers opt for 5Mps package with hardly any takers for the higher speed packages of 30 and 50MPS

Once the infrastructure can cope with it we may consider changing the entry-level package to a higher speed without any substantial increase in cost to maintain affordability and at the same time offer a higher speed. My Ministry is now looking into the details.

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My Internet slow, now only can see the news

Fiber@Home to offer 1Gbps in Penang

Madd3rz — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:21:51 +0800

Fiber@Home has been selected by Penang State Government as one of the partners in the Penang Fibre Forward Plan, an initiative designed to provide state-of-the-art communications infrastructure. The company claims that its open access network concept has already been adopted by the leading developers across the country and will now form a key component of the fibre infrastructure for the island state.

The partnership initiative, which includes a number of telco service providers, was confirmed at a signing ceremony witnessed by Penang Chief Minister YB Lim Guan Eng.

Fiber@Home has also been appointed as a representative on the Local Council for State Telecommunications, established by Penang State Government, where it will advise on high speed broadband and telecommunications infrastructure planning.

As part of the offering, users in Penang – whether residential or business – have access to ultra-high speed broadband of up to 1,000 Mbps (approximately 1Gbps), delivered over an all-IP, open access infrastructure.

Fiber@Home is currently implementing a series of contracts for fibre-connected home installation based on its open network access infrastructure concept for property developers around the country. Among its clients are SP Setia Berhad, Mah Sing Group, Sunway Property, UMLand, Tropicana Properties, Emkay Group and BCB Berhad.

Among the major developments currently in progress is the Setia EcoGlades community in Cyberjaya where Fiber@Home is installing Gigabit Fibre infrastructure with speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps throughout the neighbourhood.

The open access network is already live at seven sites around the country at limited locations in Kuala Lumpur/Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Johor Bahru, providing access for 5,000 homes. A further 10,000 homes across the country will be connected to the open access network community by the year end. A range of internet, phone, TV and entertainment packages from multiple providers is currently available via the Fiber@Home online portal.

Fiber@Home City Networks Sdn Bhd is a member of the OMESTI Group. The OMESTI Group posted a net loss of RM7.03 million for the first quarter ended June 30, 2015, versus a net profit of RM1.09 million. Revenue came down by 21.08% to RM74.21 million from RM94.04 million. It is involved in three business segments namely business performance services, trading and distribution services, digital and infrastructure services.
OMESTI has a 52.63% stake in Fiber@Home as of July 2015. The Group also owns Ohana Communication Sdn Bhd, a “business fibre broadband” service provider.
Fiber@Home is an “independent community broadband infrastructure” company with NFP, NSP and ASP [Network Facilities Provider, Network Services Provider, Associated Services Provider] telecommunication licenses from MCMC.

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Malaysians choose slower, cheaper Internet

Madd3rz — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:50:34 +0800

Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak has said that Malaysians actively choose to use slower internet speeds because it costs less. The blog post was made in response to comments made by DAP’s Lim Kit Siang on the state of internet connections in Malaysia.
“Lim Kit Siang is grumbling about the slow Internet speed in Malaysia. Actually there are a wide range of Internet speeds that Malaysians can choose from but about 71% of Malaysian Internet users prefer the slower Streamyx broadband package that offers speeds of between 384 Kbps to 1 Mbps, ” said Salleh.
Lim had spoken the Malaysiakini about Akamai’s State of the Internet report; which showed a 17-percent increase in overall connection speeds in the country. This ranked Malaysia at 70th place globally, a position that Lim thinks is unacceptable and singled out the Communications and Multimedia Minister as being responsible for the lack of progress.

Interestingly, Salleh’s retort made no mention of the Akamai report or the average internet speed. Instead, the minister chose to point out that Malaysians have a choice of internet speeds; and many chose the cheaper option. In the Minister’s opinion, raising the minimum connection speed to qualify as broadband would cause it to be too expensive for most Malaysians. Salleh also claimed that 71-percent of Malaysians prefer the slower 1Mbps and 384Kbps Streamyx connections because it is the cheaper option.

“We can increase the minimum Internet speed to, say, 5 Mbps and force Malaysians to buy this higher-speed package. But that would mean the cost would be higher as well and Internet usage will be available to only those who can afford to pay the higher cost,” said Salleh.
The Minister pointed out that Singapore and Thailand have a minimum requirement of 5Mbps to qualify as broadband; while Malaysia recognises 384 Kbps as a broadband connection. This discrepancy in definition is rampant across the world, as each government has its own broadband standards. Until early this year, the American Federal Communications Commission recognised connections of 4Mbps as broadband; in January it raised the minimum to 25Mbps.
Internet Penetration in Malaysia 2013

Salleh also attempted to further explain that the government is not just focused on speed, but also coverage and affordability. He said that the government is still aiming to to ensure that 95-percent of Malaysians have access to the internet by 2020. At the moment, internet penetration in Malaysia sits at only 60-percent (according to 2013 statistics from the World Bank).
Admittedly, Salleh is not wrong that Malaysians prefer the cheaper alternative. However, as other countries have demonstrated, increasing the minimum broadband requirement does not equate to increased costs for consumers. The most recent example of increased minimums – in America – has not lead to increased costs; and that is something for own own government to look into.

He pointed out that Malaysians could choose a 20 Mbps package if they wanted higher speed internet services.

"However, most Malaysians would not opt for this and would still prefer the cheaper and slower speed Internet. So in the end it all boils down to affordability and Malaysia offers affordable Internet to those who want it and higher speed Internet to those where money is not a problem," said Salleh.

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Singapore’s MyRepublic eyes Malaysian market

Madd3rz — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:15:01 +0800

SINGAPORE-based MyRepublic is pretty much a disruptive fibre broadband player in South-East Asia, and its chief executive officer Malcolm Rodrigues loves one trend that seems to accompany any market deregulation in the telco space.

“Every time you have a deregulation event in the market, from opening up the long-distance market in the United States in the 1980s, to the local loop unbundling 15 years ago, also in the States, you can see 30% of the market leaving incumbents in virtually every country.

“This is even if you, as a new service provider, are poor at what you do and are a crappy, boring company,” he quips.

Significantly, he says “We are starting to see the same trend in Singapore.”

Naturally, as MyRepublic is neither a crappy nor a boring company. Rodrigues’ goal is to take as much of the 30% as possible in a market where it made a huge splash by offering 1Gbps at a disruptive price of S$49 (about US$36) a month, in May 2014.

Singapore rival StarHub was offering the same service at S$395.90 (US$294) then.

By February 2015, every fibre broadband player in Singapore was offering the service at prices ranging from S$49 to S$69.90 (US$52).

The good news for Malaysians who believe they are paying too much for their fibre broadband services is that Rodrigues is planning for MyRepublicto serve the Malaysian market as well.

“We want to offer 100Mbps at between RM60 and RM70 (about US$16 and US$19) a month,” says the self-professed serial entrepreneur, who launched MyRepublic after having raised S$2.5 million (US$1.9 million) from 21 investors.

Note that dominant broadband player Telekom Malaysia’s current 1Mbps + voice package stands at RM116.60 (US$32).

Small wonder that Rodrigues says, “We want to be very, very disruptive in the market.”

But the caveat to fulfilling this disruptive role is that the regulatory environment has to make sense for Rodrigues.

Specifically he is waiting for Telekom Malaysia ™ to open up its network access sometime around 2015-2016.

When it was pointed out that TM had already partnered with some telco players which were using its high-speed broadband network, Rodrigues explains that he does not believe in doing wholesale deals with incumbents. “I think they end up screwing you!”

He says he expects MyRepublic’s market entry into Malaysia towards the end of 2015 or early 2016. It is currently in Singapore and New Zealand.

To assist its Malaysian and regional expansion, the company has hired seasoned Malaysian broadband executive Michael Lai to join its team.

One big strength of MyRepublic that allows it to make a profit, even when selling broadband for a low price, is the fact that the organisation is tight.

Comparing telco giant Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) with MyRepublic, the former has almost 10,000 staff in Singapore, while MyRepublic can cover the entire island with broadband with 88 staff.

Rodrigues says he runs the company in a “very lean and mean model.” He believes this allows MyRepublic to compete with the telcos whose business models epitomise rigidity.

For instance, MyRepublic’s IT, Product, Support and Finance divisions support both New Zealand and Singapore, and will handle Australia as well when it launches there in the third or fourth quarter. He is currently raising a US$20-million round of funding to help execute the expansion there.

But for Malaysians, it is his impending launch here that is going to excite them and increase the pressure on the incumbents!

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Give comment on this vid

Madd3rz — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 19:55:50 +0800

[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/xrg-MnrAbo0[/YOUTUBE]

eSports M'sia wants our feedback

Madd3rz — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:20:24 +0800

Later refer to mobile telcos

Suggest me customised gift shop

Madd3rz — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 23:46:59 +0800

Any ppl knows what shop gt sell customised printed mug or wooden stuff ?In 1 Utama or curve preferably. The gift it's for her.

GST joke

Madd3rz — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:49:11 +0800

【 GST】

C： Apek，Kopi O kaw kaw satu。
B ： OK，lu tunggu sikijap。
C ： Kedai kamu ada GST kah?
B： Saya ada Ulong tea，Green tea，Tieguanyin，tapi talak GS tea。
C： Apek， gua cakap GST，Itu tax lah,。
B： Apa? Minum Teh lagi mau kasi lu test dulu kah?
C ： Aduh! Gua cakap Tax，bukan Test。
B ： Lu mau minum minumlah，kalau tak mau tak apa。
C ： Gua cakap Tax，Itu cukai lah!
B ： Sikijap mau kopi，sikijap mau tea，tadi cakap mau test dulu，sikalang mau taluk cuka pulak， Lu gilakah? Apa lu mau lagi?
C ： Hiyoh! Gua sudah mau pengsan。
B ： Lu cakap baik baik，lu mau Kopi O atau mau GS tea? Jangan ka ka cau cau!
C ：。。。。。
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Found this out and want to share it out with all you

Wood image transfer

Madd3rz — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:08:08 +0800

I want to do a wood image transfer as a gift.But anyone knows where to find the wood or plank? I'm living in kl , dots anyone knows where to buy it?

Another ques. is does the inkjet transfer type using the adhesive back paper is better or Laserjet transfer better? Tq for the answer.

Double post

Madd3rz — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:07:38 +0800

Double post

Axiata CEO Jamaludin Ibrahim wins Chairman’s Award

Madd3rz — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:23:55 +0800

AXIATA Group Bhd president and group chief executive officer (CEO) Jamaludin Ibrahim has been honoured with the 2015 GSMA Chairman’s Award at the on-going Mobile World Congress (MWC 2015) in Barcelona.

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This award, established in 1996, is the GSMA’s most prestigious award and recognises outstanding personal contribution to the growth and development of mobile communications around the world, the association said in a statement.

Previous winners include China Mobile executive chairman Dr Wang Jianzhou and Qualcomm chairman and CEO Dr Paul E. Jacobs. In 2012, Japanese mobile operators KDDI, NTT Docomo and Softbank Mobile were named joint recipients for their efforts in responding to and driving the recovery from the devastating earthquake in Japan the year before.

Presenting the award to Jamaludin at a special ceremony on the evening of March 1, GSMA chairman Jon Fredrik Baksaas commented, “On behalf of the GSMA, I congratulate Jamal [Jamaludin] on winning the Chairman’s Award.

“This award highlights Jamal’s outstanding leadership, commitment and significant achievements in growing and advancing the value of mobile communications across Asia, particularly Axiata’s role in driving the rollout of mobile broadband across the region. “It also recognises Axiata’s long-standing support of GSMA programmes such as Green Power for Mobile, Connected Women, mHealth and Mobile Connect, among many others. “Further, Jamal’s representation on the GSMA Board and service as GSMA Deputy Chair has been particularly valuable,” he added.

As CEO of Axiata, Jamaludin has created one of Asia’s most successful mobile networks, which spans eight countries and serves over 250 million subscribers, GSMA said. Revenue for Axiata Group increased by 87% between 2007 and 2014 to reach US$5.7 billion. One of the largest telecommunications groups in Asia with more than 20,000 employees across the region, the company ranks among the five largest companies in Malaysia.

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Bullshitiest news from MCMC

Madd3rz — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:46:17 +0800

MCMC WELCOMES MINISTER’S CALL TO REDUCE PRICES OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has welcomed the call by Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek to telcos to reduce prices of communications services, stressing that the move will benefit end users in the long term.

MCMC chairman Datuk Seri Dr Halim Shafie said affordable prices for communication services such as broadband packages will not only ease the rakyat’s burden but also ensure people in the lower income group in particular are not left behind in the digital era.

Affordable prices for broadband packages will create more demand for content which can help to stimulate the development of the local content industry.

To this end, he added, MCMC will be carrying out a review of retail rates and will work together with the industry to develop broadband packages for the long-term benefit of end users.

“MCMC is also planning to have series of discussion with the industry in the second quarter of
this year regarding the retail price regulation to ensure that the regulations remain current in
view of the fast evolving Communications and Multimedia sector,” explained Dr. Halim.

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Where is Celcom MI v5 thread?

Madd3rz — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 21:37:10 +0800

Today kenot find the thread already .Kena banned?

AAG cable broken again (2015)

AAG broken again

Madd3rz — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 22:28:32 +0800

Telekom Malaysia has announced that it has detected a “fault” on the Asia-America Gateway (also known as the AAG) submarine cable system at a segment near the Philippines linking Malaysia to the United States and North Asia. The damaged segment is causing slow connections to sites and servers hosted in the US and North Asia when accessed from Malaysia.

The consortium that manages and maintains the AAG (in which TM is a part of) have already started repairs, service is expected to return to normal by Saturday 7 Feb — that is, if weather and sea conditions remain ideal. In the meantime, TM is diverting traffic to alternative routes to minimise impact to user.

During this period, Internet users may experience intermittent slow browsing and high latency while accessing international websites mainly hosted in the United States (US), North Asia and Europe. Customers using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and other critical business applications linked to US, North Asia and Europe may also experience similar issues.

Located along one of the busiest sea lanes in the world, the AAG is prone to damage both by ships and weather conditions. The last time the AAG cable system was damaged was in September 2014 and it took almost a month for restoration works to be completed.

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Don't Bodoh

Madd3rz — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:14:50 +0800

Don’t Bodoh is a new website that aims to educate Malaysians of their current mobile plan and compares them with other options from other competitors.

We’re not sure who’s behind it but it claims to be presented by an independent entity. A quick check on its domain name whois info reveals Cenxus Multimedia (presumably the web developer) as the domain owner but that’s usually the way to conceal the actual owner.

To use the comparison is pretty simple, just enter your average monthly spends, select which provider you’re with in either postpaid or prepaid and then select the plan you’re on. It will then find other similar plans from other telcos along with a rating if it is a good plan or not.

http://dontbodoh.com

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iFlix launching in M'sia this March

iFlix launched in Malaysia at May/2015

Madd3rz — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:43:57 +0800

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iFlix has also revealed its monthly subscription rate which has been set at only RM 8 per month .
Interestingly, iflix didn’t actually ask for any payment details during sign-up at this moment. Instead, users are given a 15 days trial for the service and they will have the option to pay for either monthly or yearly subscription fee only when the trial period is over. However, iflix didn’t announce the actual annual subscription fee at this moment.

In case you have not signed up for the iflix Private Preview session, you don’t have to worry as it still can be done so via its front page.Once registered, you will receive an invitation email with a link to sign up. An account lets you stream on two devices at a time, and allow up to five devices to be registered, though the device count is not yet active. Once it is, you can only change one registered device every 30 days.

Besides the web player, you can access iflix on Android and iOS. The fully-featured iflix will have HD videos, subtitles, and a way to cache videos (on the mobile apps) for offline viewing. However as of now, all three features are not yet present. Each video of 90 minutes in length is around 700MB in size, and the bitrate varies according to the quality of your connection.
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A new startup called iFlix Asia, under the Catcha Group, will be launching its services here as soon as March of this year and it already has an office in Mid Valley City.THE new Asian-based video-on-demand company to be launched by Young Rich Lister Patrick Grove.

According to a report in the The Australian(paywalled), iFlix has already negotiated deals with Warner Bros, MGM, Primeworks Studios, RedBull TV and Starz for content. This will allow iFlix to compete with cable and satellite television operators in the Asian region.

Aside from Western programmes, iflix will also bulk up its collection with Asian programmes, ranging from Cantonese-language Hong Kong dramas to South Korean hit series, in order to compete head-on with its bigger and more established rivals, it was reported.

The initial Malaysian service will offer 10,000 hours content of which, 40% will be from US, 30% from Asia and the final 30% will be from the domestic Malay market. iFlix intends to implement the same formula for the future, in the other regions that it launches in.

iFlix Asia believes that its streaming service can play an important role in addressing the rampant piracy issues that is besieging this region. It believes that the iFlix’s low price point and the advent of mobile devices+connectivity will stave people away from purchasing content in illegal forms.

At launch, the iFlix service will be offered at US$ 3 (~RM 11) a month with no contract and will allow subscribers to stream on 5 devices per account; 2 simultaneous streams. iFlix will also offer something that Netflix currently does not offer; the ability to download content now and play them later. iFlix Asia is calling this a revolution in entertainment .

Grove plans to expand iflix into other parts of Southeast Asia over the next three to six months and is betting big on the region’s booming smartphone usage, which could hit 700 million by 2019, according to a report.

“One of the things we love about Southeast Asia is that it’s now a bigger market than America. 700 million people here want to be entertained on their phones, but there are only 280 million people in America,” the entrepreneur-investor said. “Netflix can be the pre-eminent product in the developed world and iflix will be the equivalent in the developing world over the next two years.”

Official iFlix webpage

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External HDD cannot detected

Madd3rz — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 23:38:03 +0800

MY external HDD is Imation M300 1TB.It works fine few hours ago but now when plug into the laptop,the light indicator is on .But it has beep-beep-beep sound for seconds.Computer also didn't show the HDD.What should I do now?

Help with my laptop

Madd3rz — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:05:21 +0800

Hi,want to ask sifus here regarding my laptop Lenovo Y580.This problem happened since last month ,i think so.
The laptop will just shutdown itself randomly,when gaming/web browsing/idling .the screen just black out and laptop stop operating.Then i need to turn it on myself to continue .

And it happened just now while i'm typing this.

1 more thing,sometimes when turn on ,it took a while to start,means when i press the power button,there's no sound(the HDD or the disk drive?) for few seconds,then only it starts normally,the lenovo loading screen appears.

Any solution to this ?