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Saturday, September 12, 2015

Next is Now | Samsung Galaxy Note5

After four months since the grand launching of Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung is back with another great invention of Galaxy Note5 representing its continuous commitment to the big screen smartphone market, which Samsung boldly pioneered in 2011 with the original Galaxy Note. I'm so glad to be one the first few to discover the brand new Galaxy Note5 and now I'm going to highlight some of the new and main features and I bet you will fall in love with the phone rightaway like I do!

As I have mentioned of the big screen Galaxy Note5, 5.7" Quad HD Super AMOLED (518 ppi) screen definitely have a great advantage for multi-taskers as you can always check news updates while messaging or taking notes with S Pen. Despite the 5.7" display screen, it ergonomically fits in one hand with a narrower bezel and curved back as inspired by the design legacy of the Galaxy S6. With the increased size of display screen, Samsung has also increased its RAM to 4GB, offering the most powerful capacity and processing power on the market, enabling you to enjoy more seamless multi-tasking, keep up with messages, post updates to social networks faster and enjoy graphic-heavy games without suffering lag time.


Another point which I find Galaxy Note5 comes in really handy is its dual SIM slot. It is very useful for mixing work and pleasure, rather than carrying separate phones for their work and personal contracts. Dual SIM phones are also useful for maintaining two personal contracts, however, whereby one might offer a good rate on calls and texts and the other offers unlimited data. Or perhaps you frequently travel abroad, you would like to carry a SIM card when you're at home and another that is local to the country you're visiting. Dual SIM function is getting more and more common and nowadays people will put it as one of the main criteria when they're looking for new phone.

Furthermore, Galaxy Note5 can now convert handwriting into text in your preferred language. For people who love to write instead of pressing the qwerty keyboard, it will be an advantage as well as time saving.



As a blogger, most of us will automatically press on the Camera app once we got our hands on the new Samsung Galaxy Note5 and start selfie here and there. I got to say Samsung is gradually improving on the camera features all this while and now they even have Live Broadcast where you can record videos and instantly share it in real-time straight from your phone! It's really convenient especially during concerts or travelling where you would like to share your joyous moments with your friends and family. I would definitely give a thumb up to the 16MP (Front) and 5MP (Rear) F1.9 camera for capturing stunning selfies and more amazing shots even in low-light conditions.


Here comes my favourite features of Galaxy Note5, the screen off memo and scroll capture. Talking about the screen off memo, I personally love to record things or write notes on my Dropbox and now I can skip all these hassle to unlock my phone and open the app to record with this new feature. You can just write a memo or draw on the screen anytime, anywhere with S Pen even when the screen is off!


On the other hand, scroll capture is actually screen capture (eg. of a webpage) from top to bottom up to 22 pages and you don't need to repeatedly scroll down and printscreen anymore. You can also do instant editing like adding some notes by the side or highlight the key points and share it to your friends. The improved air command will be activated immediately when you take out your S Pen and you can customize up to three shortcuts for instant access.

The new features are so convenient and I think it's totally meant for me! I'm so tempted to purchase the Galaxy Note5 so most probably I will trade up with my Galaxy S5 to get a cheaper price off heh :P


Making the 5th anniversary of the Galaxy Note series, Samsung is proud to commemorate the Galaxy Note5 with a celebration of the Note Legacy. What makes Galaxy Note series so special is its larger display screen, incomparable S Pen which does wonders and its multitasking capabilities providing Samsung users with an all-round immersive experience.

Samsung Galaxy Note5 (32GB storage) is available at all Samsung retail stores at the RRP of RM2,699 (inclusive of 6% GST) in two colour options - Gold Platinum and White Pearl. Additionally, an exclusive trade-up campaign (www.samsung.com/my/note5tradeup) will commence on 4th September where Samsung fans can trade in their old smartphones for a brand new Samsung Galaxy Note5 (discounts up to RM1,150). Head to the nearest Samsung store now and discover the new features!


For more information, please visit
Website: www.samsung.com/my
Facebook: www.facebook.com/samsungmobilemalaysia
Product specifications: www.samsung.com/my/galaxy/note5

Friday, November 21, 2014

《圣斗士星矢Online》奇幻世界經典重现


还记得我之前在Instagram发了一张照片说我在Publika偶遇圣斗士星矢(Saint Seiya)吗?日本著名漫画家车田正美所著经典漫画圣斗士星矢终于在多年后由世界领先的中国线上游戏开发和出版商完美世界宣布,在马来西亚及新加坡推出免费大型多人在线角色扮演游戏(MMORPG)-《圣斗士星矢Online》。想必圣斗士星矢的粉丝都迫不及待地想要进入这充满激情的圣斗士星矢的奇幻世界吧!


凭借引擎研发、3D建模与渲染等核心技术上的独特优势,并以自主研发的Angelica游戏引擎、Cube引擎、Raider引擎和EPARCH引擎为平台,完美世界陆续推出了《完美世界》、《武林外传》、《诛仙》、《口袋西游》、《神鬼传奇》、《梦幻诛仙》、《神魔大陆》、《神鬼世界》、《神雕侠侣》、《笑傲江湖OL》、《圣王》和《射雕英雄传》等网络游戏产品,所以我还蛮期待这一次的《圣斗士星矢Online》。


采用了更加逼真3D的模式让玩家玩得更过瘾!





引人入胜的游戏剧情描述五个称为“圣斗士”的神秘武士,即天马座、天鹅座,仙女座,天龙座和凤凰座,为了保护女神雅典娜和地球而与其他奥林匹斯神展开战斗。这个根据经典漫画制作的网上游戏,也呈现了原来故事情节的多种元素,不只让新玩家更加了解故事的发展,也为原著的漫画迷带来怀旧情怀。


《圣斗士星矢Online》封测将从2014年11月20日中午12时开始直至2014年11月24日中午12时结束。玩家可在期间成为首批开始游戏者,享受精致动漫画风,定制无与伦比的个性造型,感受电影式的动作场面和细腻的游戏设计,尽情体验流畅的游戏,投入于充满激情的圣斗士星矢的奇幻世界。玩家可在《圣斗士星矢》网上游戏里单独或与朋友一起玩,以完成任务或继续存活下来。玩家也可选择和多达5人玩多人游戏模式。现在,消费者可在http://seiya.4games.com注册和下载此免费任玩的网上游戏。


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这篇博文除了想和读者们分享这《圣斗士星矢Online》的好消息,我也有好康要送给大家哦!


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只需一下简单步骤(只限于马来西亚的读者):
1. 到我的面子书,Yuhjiun09.com4Games圣斗士星矢按赞。
2. 留言告诉我你在《圣斗士星矢Online》里最喜欢的角色并留下你的电邮地址。
3. 2014年11月25日优胜者将会收到我的电邮通知。

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博文更新:
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Friday, August 22, 2014

[Gadget Review] Carry Small, Capture All with Samsung NX Mini


I always have great passion towards photography but I'm just too poor to take up photography lessons or invest in a DSLR currently, so I will just browse through the camera website and magazines to update myself with the latest information or various photography tips. Thanks goodness, now I've found a cheaper alternative rather than DSLR and easier to use too, the Samsung NX Mini! It's the slimmest and lightest interchangeable-lens camera to-date developed by Samsung, weighing 158g (body only) and sporting an ultra slim (22.5mm) design, which enable the NX mini can easily slip into almost any pocket or bag yet looking stylish.



Unboxing NX Mini:
  • Camera
  • NX-M 9mm F3.5 ED Lens
  • Rechargeable Battery
  • 16GB Micro SD-Card
  • Hand Strap
  • Charger & USB Cable
  • Warranty
  • Quick Reference Guide
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Software CD-ROM
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5



As I've mentioned, it's an interchangeable-lens camera and Samsung has actually introduced two NX mini lenses (NX-M) which are optimised for use with the NX mini body, providing a variety of options to meet individual shooting preferences: NX-M 9mm F3.5 ED lens and NX-M 9-27mm F3.5-5.6 ED OIS lens. Read my previous review focuses on its interchangeable lenses here.


Its slim appearance is definitely one of its competitive advantage but what makes it even better is the 75.2mm (3.0-inch) flip-up and touch display that rotates 180-degrees, perfect for selfie! I gotta admit it's also one of my top criteria when buying camera :P


Samsung NX mini just bring selfie to the next level with three selfie mood: normal, smile shot and wink shot. With the normal mode, you will have to press the shutter to capture or activate a 3-seconds timer; smile shot will detect your wide smile and capture automatically, which same goes to the wink shot that will capture automatically when it detects a wink too. I always fail at wink shot due to my typical Asian small eyes. T_T


Look at our cheesy pose featuring Angeline and you will know how much we enjoyed selfie with the NX mini!


Now let's talk about my favourite feature of all in the NX mini, Tag & Go! It features advanced WiFi and NFC integration that makes it seamless to share images with NFC-enabled devices, such as smartphones or tablets, simply by touching the two together.


  • Mobile Link: Select and transfer multiple images to the paired mobile devices.
  • Remote ViewFinder: Control the NX mini via a smartphone, perfect for a large group picture and long exposure shots.
  • Group Share: Send images to up to four devices at the same time, eliminating the time-consuming and repetitive process of sending pictures to multiple friends.
  • Baby Monitor: When noise is detected, the paired smartphone is activated via an app, allowing parents to see if they need to attend to their child.



No worries if you do not own a Samsung smartphone because it's compatible with iPhone and other non-Android devices too. To transfer images, you will first need to download Samsung SMART CAMERA App from Google Play Store or App Store, connect your mobile devices to the NX mini via WiFi and there you go!


I just can't stop admiring how tiny this NX mini could be and guess what, it's even smaller than my Samsung Galaxy S5, which could fit into my pocket perfectly and my smartphone doesn't.


Similar to what other cameras offered, the NX mini also has various 'Smart' mode such as beauty face, landscape, food, waterfall, rich tones, fireworks and night etc. Its impressively fast 6fps continuous shot mode allows you to take continuous shots, so every detail can be captured and no moments are missed. The fast 1/16000 second shutter speed freezes fast moving scenes, allowing for the dramatic capture of motion in crisp detail, without blurring, especially when people love to take jump shot nowadays. If you're wondering, the NX mini has 20.5MP BSI CMOS sensor producing high quality and vivid colour pictures.

'Smart - Food'

'Smart - Best Face'

'Smart - Panaroma'

'Smart - Landscape'

'Aperture Priority and Manual'



The NX mini features a solid premium metal body with a luxurious leatherette finish, making the camera the natural choice for style-conscious shooters looking to make a statement. After months playing with the NX mini, it's not only a gadget to me but also an accessory to complete my #ootd, don't you agree? :) You can choose from the five available colours (white, pink, mint green, brown and black) which best suits your style and add some 'colour' to your life.


From the perspective of a blogger, Samsung NX mini can be a good investment due to its slim appearance and good quality of pictures produced especially for beginners. When you're out to attend event, it's very common to take a selfie with the other blogger friends and that's how you get closer with them. By then you will see many of them are also holding a camera with 180-degrees flip-up screen and believe me, it does help to take better (slimmer) selfie. :P

Besides, WiFi and NFC integration could be an important factor where you can upload pictures straight from your camera to various social media like Facebook and Instagram and some blog campaigns would require live posting too. By the way, if you're wondering, my NX mini doesn't turn yellowish (but my hand strap does) despite heavy usage for these four months and dirt can be easily wipe using tissue.

On the other hand, things that I dislike about the NX mini would be its basic 9mm pancake lens which is not zoomable and does not contain optical image stabilization. I rely heavily on zoom lens as a viewfinder and so I hesitated to bring along my NX mini to events at the first place. Based on my personal experience, I would recommend you to purchase the zoom lens as well especially for concerts and events where you can't go up close and capture their faces.

After my four months experience of using this NX mini, I realize that the pictures taken with NX mini seems to be a bit darker based on my personal preference and therefore I would use 'Aperture Priority' or 'Manual' mode most of the time. No worries that this camera also comes with build-in flash and fill-in flash for night shots. Last but not least, it doesn't come with a lens cap so you will have to be extra careful especially when putting it inside your bag unless you have a pouch for it.

Samsung NX mini comes in 5 colours: white, pink, mint green, brown and black. It retails at RM1,399 only (with 9mm F3.5 lens) and is available at various Samsung stores.


For more information, please visit
Website: www.samsung.com/my (NX Mini: bit.ly/1v1Rp0W)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/samsungcamera

Tuesday, July 08, 2014

AOTG Roadshow at Sunway University College and Free Sign-Ups!


I bet most of you are in FIFA World Cup fever now right? And I have a good news to share with you guys especially for those who do not own an Astro and gotta go all the way to Mamak to watch football.


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This is it! Astro On The Go (AOTG), a versatile and innovative service that enables customers to enjoy a seamless and personalized viewing experience and access the best of Astro TV, Radio and Video-On-Demand across multiple devices be it on smartphones, tablets or laptops anytime, anywhere. When Astro first offered the AOTG service in May 2012, the reception has been tremendous with over 500,000 views and 400,000 app downloads within a short span of time, proving Astro's leadership in providing the best in entertainment, education and information.



So I was there in Sunway University College two weeks ago during AOTG campus roadshow. There are various free gifts and Astro merchandise for each sign-ups on a first come first serve basis. As a huge Korean drama fans, I took this opportunity to sign up as well. :P


There were many exciting games prepared for students and prizes to be won. Since everyone is in World Cup fever right now, one of the games played was just kicking the ball continuously for 3 times without falling. As simple as that!



Students will also be eligible for lucky draw session once you've signed up for Astro On The Go and guess what, I've won myself 1-month free access to premium content on AOTG! There are three types of entitlements offered by AOTG to different categories of users:
  1. Super Pack, Multiroom, Sports Pack & Value Pack customers
    • Watch Astro on your computer, smartphone and tablet for FREE.
  2. Other Astro customers
    • Take Astro with you wherever you go - at RM10/per month.
  3. Non-Astro customers
    • Watch Astro from just RM1 a day, no contract & installation required.

If you think it's too expensive or you would like to get a trial pack of how AOTG works, the basic access to AOTG is actually FREE for everyone. You will just have to sign up at onthego.astro.com.my and you get to watch selected programmes for free! Apart from the packages I've mentioned earlier, they do provide 'a la carte' service too. You may purchase a movie from as low as RM5/movie or live entertainment shows or sporting events starting from RM2/event.


In my opinion, for just RM1 a day and you get to enjoy various shows offered by Astro is a really great deal especially for students like me, you can now watch Astro on your mobile devices like smartphones or laptops instead of TV even if you're staying away from home. Added advantage if you're Astro customers where you get to enjoy this service at lower rate or even free! With AOTG, you get to watch your favourite world cup matches, anime or even Korean dramas from your smartphones or tablets with just one click, isn't it sounds appealing? :P


For more information, please visit
Website: www.AstroOnTheGo.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AstroOnTheGo

Monday, June 02, 2014

完美世界呈现的《笑傲江湖Online》推介活动


哈罗!想说今天用华语写部落格来迎接这一个以金庸原著《笑傲江湖》武侠小说为背景的Online游戏正式登陆大马。此革命性的免费武侠网游MMORPG,采用完美世界独有的全新Angelica III 3D游戏引擎,将带来电影般的视觉盛宴,淋漓展现江湖十大门派特色;其独创大气系统,让玩家犹如处身风起云涌的江湖世界中。



现场还设有各派擂台,玩家们可以试玩挑战以赢取丰富奖品。这位工作人员是来做工还是玩的啊?:P


网络游戏的推介活动当然也少不了古装武侠美女的出席。 


完美世界的东南亚总监张博说:“完美世界致力开发独家原创网游,实现全球共享中国文化的长远目标。至今,我们的网游分销至遍布一百多个国家,在世界各地建立举足轻重的地位。一直以来,完美世界不断提升和优化玩家的游戏体验,因此我们很高兴终于能在马来西亚推出《笑傲江湖Online》的精彩武侠世界中,体验令人惊艳的江湖历险!


前所未有精彩的开幕表演模拟《笑傲江湖Online》变幻莫测的武侠世界,开场时还吓了我一跳。


很荣幸的,我国羽坛一哥拿督李宗伟也莅临《笑傲江湖》的推介活动现场,而他也深深地被这侠义豪情的游戏吸引住了。作为杰出的国家运动员,拿督李宗伟在球场上的英勇和斗志,与游戏呈现的英雄气概和战斗精神不谋而合。


当然,拿督李宗伟还现场注册用户,并创造自己独一无二的角色。想要和他一起玩游戏,想说能在网络游戏里打赢他吗?:P 欲体验《笑傲江湖》绝妙神奇的江湖世界,请登录xa.4games.com(备注:公测版将从6月5日开始)

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