Samsung’s Galaxy S8: Rumour Roundup

Samsung’s Galaxy S8: Rumour Roundup 1

All eyes are on Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 phone. Short of a few major players in the smartphone industry, few phones have had as illustrious or as long a lineage barring the boys from Cupertino. The current generation S7 and its sibling the S7 edge had a lot going for it: an industry leading 12-MP…

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Samsung pushes out tasty Nougat 7.0 update to Galaxy S7 edge phones in Malaysia

Samsung pushes out tasty Nougat 7.0 update to Galaxy S7 edge phones in Malaysia 4

If you’ve been feeling left out of all the fun, fret not as Samsung has just rolled out the Nougat 7.0 update for Galaxy S7 edge phones in Malaysia. The Nougat 7.0 update features a slew of improvements though it’ll take up a 1.3GB chunk of storage beforehand. Overall, the menu icons have been standardised…

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Huawei’s Mate 9 wins award on the prestigious Hurun Report

Huawei’s Mate 9 wins award on the prestigious Hurun Report 6

Somewhat akin to the Forbes list, the Hurun Report is a who’s who list of China’s richest elite along with the stuff that they prefer spending their mountains of dosh on. Their latest report, the Hurun Best of the Best Awards 2017 lists the recently launched Huawei Mate 9 smartphone as winning the “Smartphone Best…

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Samsung releases details of Galaxy Note 7 battery mishap

Samsung releases details of Galaxy Note 7 battery mishap 9

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was just on the verge of a victory parade. Preorders numbered in the millions. The Note 7 had everything a power user wanted:  a huge Super AMOLED display paired with an improved stylus, the same powerful rear camera akin to the Galaxy S7 edge, water resistance and expandable memory. It would…

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Huawei has shipped over 10 million P9 and P9 Plus phones in 2016

Huawei has shipped over 10 million P9 and P9 Plus phones in 2016 15

Huawei recently released a report on their overall performance in 2016 and by all indications, they’ve done exceptionally well even in a bearish market. Globally, Huawei has shipped over 139 million phones and the numbers are going up, with 29% year-on-year growth despite a tough market with International Data Corporation (IDC), stating that global smartphone…

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Vivo V5 versus the V5 Plus: How do they stack up?

Vivo V5 versus the V5 Plus: How do they stack up? 19

Scarcely a few months after the launch of Vivo’s V5 selfie-optimised phone in Malaysia sometime in November of 2016, Vivo has already launched a heavily upgunned successor dubbed the Vivo V5 Plus. Externally, both the Vivo V5 and V5 Plus are similarly sized but closer inspection reveals that the V5 Plus is not only heavier…

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Vivo V5 Plus up for preorders in Malaysia for RM1,799

Vivo V5 Plus up for preorders in Malaysia for RM1,799 24

While Vivo has kept a tight lid on their next flagship phone, local Malaysia distributor DirectD has listed it as available for preorders at a price tag of RM1,799 inclusive of GST. For your money, the Vivo V5 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch 1080P touchscreen sheathed in 2.5D Gorilla Glass 5 to shrug off dents…

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Samsung Pay is now live in Malaysia via Early Access for Maybank users: Here’s what you need to know

Samsung Pay is now live in Malaysia via Early Access for Maybank users: Here’s what you need to know 29

Left your credit card and wallet at home but still need to pay for something? Well, you’re still in luck if you have a Samsung phone of recent vintage as you’re still able to pay for stuff via Samsung Pay, the brand’s device-based mobile payment system. Samsung Pay has just reached Malaysia after an initial…

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Huawei unveils the P8 Lite (2017) with Android 7.0 & Kirin 655 processor

Huawei unveils the P8 Lite (2017) with Android 7.0 & Kirin 655 processor 36

Huawei has quietly released a refreshed successor to their earlier P8 Lite at CES 2017 initially destined for European markets. Oddly, it also improves on the P9 Lite that was released last year. Complicated nomenclature aside, the new P8 Lite (2017) has a beefed up set of hardware and looks distinctly different from its predecessor…

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Neffos launches X1 and X1 Max phones in Malaysia

Neffos launches X1 and X1 Max phones in Malaysia 37

TP-LINK’s has just launched two of their latest smartphones – the X1 and X1 Max in Malaysia. Both phones made their global debut at the tail end of last year at IFA 2016.  Both the X1 and X1 Max come with a machined aluminium casing sporting gently curved edges and the subtle chamfering that’s in vogue…

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