Shopee Removes Buyer S Phone Number From Courier Packages

Usually, all your information would be displayed on the AWB, which is the label on your package that contains your name, your phone number, your address, and the seller’s information. With the new policy, the buyer’s phone number will be omitted from the AWB. That being said, Shopee says that the couriers can still look up your number through their own system if they need to contact you for delivery purposes....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 192 words · Amy Costello

Shueisha Games Is The Manga Publisher S Gaming Arm

According to GamesIndustry.biz, the company says that its wholly owned video games subsidiary will “combine its expertise of publishing along ith game development”. While it implies that Shueisha Games will be handling both game development and publishing, as it is now it looks to be more of the latter. The Shueisha Games website currently lists four games from five different developers. These games are likely a part of what is known as the Shueisha Game Creators Camp....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 195 words · Lorna Hardwick

Singapore Airlines To Begin Universal Verifier App Trial For Covid 19 Tests At Changi Airport

CNA reporter Gwyneth Teo says that passengers from cities such as Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur can take pre-departure COVID-19 tests at their local clinics, which would then provide them with an e-test result or certificate. These documents will also include a QR code that will be required for the verification process upon their arrival in Singapore. — Gwyneth Teo (@GwynethTeoCNA) December 23, 2020 The aforementioned code will then be validated at Changi Airport via a third party application known as Universal Verifier, developed by Temasek-backed tech firm Affinidi....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 268 words · Sidney Dreher

Singapore Only Limited Edition Star Wars Coca Cola Bottles Feature Oled Lightsabers

Released in a choice of two variations featuring either Rey or Kylo Ren, these Star Wars themed Coca-Cola bottles are only produced in a limited run of 8000 units, as part of a “Galactic Hunt” promotion happening exclusively in Singapore. The Galactic Hunt promotion is running between 6 to 22 December and will require fans to solve clues in order to obtain these bottles. As much as we want to believe that this gimmick is powered by Kyber crystals, instead it uses the same OLED technology as smartphones and TVs....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 229 words · Denis Stewart

Sony Expects To Sell More Ps5 Than Ps4 Within First Fiscal Year

SIE boss Jim Ryan said so during an interview with Naver’s news service in Korea. The statement came after an answer to a question related to the supply of PS5 consoles, especially for pre-orders in the country. The number is a less than half the number of PS5 consoles to be made within the first fiscal year. Previous reports pegged it to be at 15 million units. Subsequent reports indicated that this number will be reduced to 11 million, but SIE has since denied the reports of lowered production....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 147 words · Christopher Mcgarry

Sony Patent Describes Letting Players Leave In Game Tips A La Dark Souls

The SIE patent refers to them as “in-game tags”. And the goal of these tags are just as described above. But in addition to just leaving text tips, the patent describes the ability to leave audio clips for this purpose as well. The patent itself uses what looks like a screenshot from Killzone with notes. One reason for this patent filing is to reduce the reliance of third party walkthroughs....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 214 words · Ester Long

Sony Playstation Network Currently Offline Cause Of Outage Yet To Be Determined Updated

Original story below: Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) servers are currently experiencing an outage, with all of its networks and servers seemingly out for the count. A quick visit to the service’s official web page will instantly greet account holders with the appropriate statement that all related services – account, gaming and social PS Store and Music access – are inaccessible. At the time of writing, the page says that Sony’s engineers are trying to determine the cause of the outage, and no official statement has been released by the company over the issue, yet....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 113 words · Philip Sink

Sony Reportedly Producing One Punch Man Live Action Movie

Sony will be producing a live action film adaptation of the popular manga and anime series One Punch Man, according to a report by Variety. It is said that Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, who’ve also worked on Venom (2018) and the Jumanji sequels, are set to write on the upcoming film. One Punch Man originated as a webcomic created by japanese artist ONE in 2009. Due to its popularity, the title was then picked up by Shueisha’s Tonari no Young Jump magazine with reworked illustrations by Yusuke Murata (Eyeshield 21) and its story written by ONE....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 250 words · Daniel Barney

Sony Xperia 10 Ii Finally Lands In Malaysia After Two Month Delay

To recap, the new Xperia 10 II sports a 6-inch Full HD+ OLED screen with 21:9 aspect ratio, and Sony’s TRILUMINOS technology which is also featured in Bravia TVs. The smartphone features Snapdragon 665 chipset, along with 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and is powered by a 3,600mAh battery. On its back is a triple camera setup consisting of a 12MP main shooter, a 8MP ultra-wide angle, and a 8MP telephoto....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 192 words · Leon Samuel

Sony Xperia 5 Is Officially On Its Way To Malaysia

Originally rumoured as the successor to Xperia 1, the device turned out to be a slightly smaller phone that carries plenty of features from the flagship device. Alongside its 6.1-inch Full HD+ OLED display with 21:9 aspect ratio, the Xperia 5 comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, triple 12MP cameras on its back, 8MP front camera, and a 3140mAh battery. Fast forward to yesterday, it turns out that Xperia 5 has been certified for release by SIRIM, as highlighted by reader Mohd Ridzuan on our Facebook page:...

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 198 words · Barry Klein

Square Enix Pushes Back Final Fantasy Vii Remake Release To 10 April 2020

As per its official statement, the new release date for FFVII Remake has been shifted from 3 March to 10 April 2020. Yoshinari Kitase, the producer of the game, explains that the decision was a necessary evil. In order to give both him and his team a few extra weeks to “apply final polish to the game” that will deliver the “best possible experience”. In addition to FFVII Remake, Square Enix’s subsidiary studio, Crystal Dynamics, also announced that it was pushing back the launch date of the Marvel Avengers game as well, from 15 May to 4 September this year....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 192 words · Sarah Barboza

Sri Lanka Imposes Temporary Ban On Social Media Following Easter Bomb Attacks

The affected social media platforms mostly belong under the Facebook umbrella, which includes Instagram and WhatsApp. Another platform that’s been blocked is Viber, while Twitter appears to be unaffected by the ban. Alongside the social media ban, a curfew was also put into place. The Sri Lankan government set a nationwide curfew from 6:00 PM yesterday to 6:00 AM today although it is unclear if the curfew will be stretched to multiple days....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 117 words · Homer Crow

Starbucks Japan Unveils A Pen With Built In Nfc Wallet

The pen itself is called Starbucks Touch: The Pen and features a design that was inspired by drip coffee machines. Being an actual writing tool, it also has a “coffee brown” coloured ink that’s replaceable when it runs out. Naturally, the built-in NFC reader inside the pen supports the FeliCa contactless system which is not only used by Starbucks Japan but pretty much throughout the country including its public transportation system....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 160 words · Edith Sorum

Steam Malaysian Digital Tax Will Be Included In The Game Prices

However, it is not clear whether the implementation of the new digital tax would increase the game prices in Steam for Malaysian users. Then again, we do advise gamers out there to brace for the impact, given the fact that Steam is one of the services that were highlighted by RTM during its broadcast of Belanjawan 2019 in November 2018. We’ve reached out to Valve in order to obtain further clarification....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 86 words · Cory Nelson

Steam Deck Hardware Designer Advises Against Modding The Handheld S Ssd

One such device that consumers have learned to be somewhat customisable is Valve’s handheld gaming device, the Steam Deck. According to a report by Hot Hardware, a modder known as Belly Jelly has discovered that it is possible to fit a larger capacity M.2 2242 SSD onto the device, though he notes that doing so will cause some issues with the internal heat spreader. Despite this, Belly Jelly claims that the handheld worked fine after the modification, which enabled it to hit an average write speed of 406 MB/s....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 345 words · Norman Speicher

Suicide Squad Reboot Script Is Supposedly Really Good

A lot has changed at the DC division over at Warner Bros since then. Many months ago, James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) was announced as the director of the next Suicide Squad movie, which is set to be a reboot, not a sequel, titled The Suicide Squad. With Gunn at the helm, it looks like we could actually get a Suicide Squad movie worthy of its source materials. Fortunately, it looks like James Gunn’s screenplay is actually really solid....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 166 words · John Yaeger

Surface Pro 9 5G Is Here Powered By Microsoft Sq 3 Processor

Interestingly, the Surface Pro 9 5G is not powered by an Intel Core processor as per other Surface Pro models before it. Instead, the new Windows tablet is running on the equally new Microsoft SQ 3 processor which is essentially a custom variant of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor that is made for the Redmond giant. [Image: Microsoft.]Housed within an anodized aluminium that also features a kickstand with an adjustable angle of up to 165 degrees, the Surface Pro 9 5G is equipped with a 13-inch PixelSense Flow touch display....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 467 words · Caitlin Warner

Take Two Acquires Farmville Maker Zynga For Us 12 7 Billion

According to the press release by Take-Two Interactive, Zynga stockholders will get 64.5% of the transaction in the former’s stock, while the remaining will be in cash. As for leadership, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick will be leading the combined company, while Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau and president of publishing Bernard Kim will oversee the mobile side of things. This deal is especially significant because of the said value of US$12....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · Doris Mattis

Tencent Unveils Gameplay Videos Of Metal Slug Code J And Syn Open World Fps

The new Metal Slug Code: J mobile game comes as a partnership between Tencent’s TiMi Studios and SNK Corporation. The company promises that the game will offer a faithful rendition of the classic arcade shooter packaged in a mobile format for players to enjoy. For those unfamiliar, TiMi Studios is also responsible for developing Call of Duty: Mobile, as well as multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Arena of Valor....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 211 words · Antonio Andrews

The Batman Jonah Hill Exits Villain Role After Warner Bros Fail To Meet Salary Demands

Collider reports that Jonah Hill (21 Jump Street, Wolf of Wall Street) has passed on The Batman after being in talks with Warner Bros for the past several months. The reason why Hill has left the project, though, is still rather unclear. Some reports claim that Hill had asked the studio for a salary of $US 10 million, which is more than twice of what Robert Pattinson is reportedly getting paid to play Batman....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 229 words · Rhonda Scott