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It was only yesterday that Samsung Electronics officially revealed the new Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy Buds+ BTS Limited Edition. At first, the pre-order was only made available in the US but to our surprise, the BTS Army in Malaysia will also get their chance to pre-order which will start from 19th of June until 5th of July 2020. The phone will cost RM4399 as predicted, whereas the special earbuds will be RM899. 

It is undeniable that WhatsApp is currently the most famous chat service in our country. Not only it can be used to chat, but the app has also offered a business platform for us to perform the buying and selling of goods. Earlier, the Facebook-owned chat service has launched a feature that allows sellers to create business catalogues inside the app. Now, it has been announced that the app can let users perform transactions as well in Brazil.

Welcome back TechNavers! For this edition of TechNave NewsBytes 2020 #15 we have Samsung about their TV innovations through the years, Huawei got 8 awards for their networking prowess and Shopee is going to be holding a Live Kpop Fest… online. Celcom rewarded their Game Hero finalists, Maxis rewarded their eKelas and Digi is offering SMEs another online option via their MyDigi Bazaar.

Intel announced their Hybrid processors, HP donated laptops, Yoodo’s Gank team got into the Malaysia Book of Records, Fitbit has some Father’s day deals and Shell has some promotions on their cashless payment options. edotco is offering job opportunities, Micron is planning a UV robot fest and Kaspersky has some GReAT ideas. 

Nokia did a survey on 5G, eGG are doing the NBA 2K League and Snap announced some Snap Partner Summit highlights. Grab announced their Grab for Good report while for this issue of TechNave, the Special comes from unifi with tips to improve your home wifi performance. Check them out.

Not long after the debut of Huawei Enjoy Z 5G, the brand is coming back with a new Huawei Enjoy 20 series. It is rumoured that the Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro will be launched on 19 June in China. However, the smartphone will not bring any fresh new design as it sports a similar look as the Enjoy Z 5G. The device could be meant for the offline market in China.

ASUS has officially announced that the ASUS ExpertBook B9 is officially available in Malaysia starting from the price of RM6299. If you are interested in purchasing the aforementioned laptop, it is available for purchase at all ASUS authorized dealers, ASUS official website, as well as platforms such as Shopee and Lazada.

One thing that we can learn from the pandemic is technology does play a vital role in our lives, especially when it comes to education. Due to the crisis, the e-learning platform has become one of the essentials for educators and students to interact. By acknowledging that, the Ministry of Education has worked with three big tech companies including Google, Microsoft, and Apple on developing a digital learning platform.

Based on a tweet on KFC Gaming's twitter account, it seems that KFC wants to unveil the KFConsole on 11 December 2020, and it is expected to come equipped with a “Chicken Chamber”. Unfortunately, the promotional video did not mention any specifics such as the tech specs other than it looks like it comes with an optical drive and it is capable of achieving up to 4k and 120 FPS.

A major reason why people use voice assistants is that it can often be tedious to type things out. It's even better when the device can recognise your voice and provide you with personalised results. That's what the Voice Match feature on Google Assistant does and it could be coming to Android TV soon.

It seems that a listing of the Sony PlayStation 5 has been spotted on Amazon, and it seems that the console will start from the price of 399 Euros (~RM1924) for the Digital Edition which doesn’t have an optical drive. The base variant of the PS5 that comes with the optical drive, on the other hand, is priced at 499 Euros (~RM2406) which is slightly more expensive but it lets you play physical copies of the game.

It seems that the ASUS ROG Phone 3 has been spotted on EEC, which gives us an idea on what to expect when the device is officially unveiled sometime in the near future. Based on the certification, it seems that the ASUS ROG Phone 3 will be available in two variants which are the 8GB variant and 12GB variant.