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So over the weekend, Maybank apparently posted a short announcement on their official website. It seems that the MaybankPay app will be discontinued on 20 July 2020 but before you panic, it's not the Maybank2U's QR Pay, it's the one that was introduced back in 2016.

Some may find it silly at this point, but companies are continually pushing battery charging speeds to crazy levels. We've seen Xiaomi experiment with 100W fast-charging last year and Black Shark is working on that for its next flagship gaming phone. And now sources claim that we'll see actual products that support 100W fast-charging by Q1 2021.

It's no mystery that Apple iPhones are priced expensively but that all changed when they introduced the first-gen iPhone SE back in 2016. It may not have all the high-end features, but it was popular with casual phone users who wanted a phone that just works. With the recent released of the iPhone SE 2020, it proved the concept works once again and Apple might actually expand that lineup.

Sometimes rumours may not be 100% accurate, but the ones about the Honor X10 Max haven't been wrong so far. It has been confirmed to be arriving with a 7.09-inch screen recently and now the chipset is revealed too. Based on a benchmark record, it should be using the Dimensity 800 chipset.

If you're a Xiaomi fan or a smartphone tech enthusiast, you should probably notice by now that Xiaomi flagships are getting pricier than usual. Although they are still relatively affordable than most premium phones, the year 2021 could very well change that as according to a report from South Korea, 2021 Xiaomi flagships are not the exception.

Apple has just announced the new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro along with the new iOS 14 last week. Today, a well-known analyst Guo MingHao suggests that Apple will cancel the charger to reduce the costs for the new iPhone 12 and also iPhone SE.

The strong interest that gamers have in Cyberpunk 2077 may be causing other game developers to want to revisit this theme. That seems to be the case with Tencent Games, which has just revealed a new cyberpunk-themed tech demo developed by Lightspeed and Quantum Studios.

A few weeks ago, it was revealed that Facebook was working on dark mode for Android and iOS. That's not too surprising, considering that we got dark mode for the desktop version in early May, so the mobile version was just a matter of time. Now, sources are claiming that Facebook has already begun testing dark mode for mobile.

If there's one market that's getting a lot of new additions this year, it would be smart TVs. Brands that normally manufacture other products are moving into this space, with OnePlus set to launch three new smart TV models on 2 July 2020 in India.

Nostalgia often works when it comes to games, so many developers have been taking advantage of this in recent years. Take the upcoming Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered, which is a going to be playable on mobile and consoles later this year. In the latest trailer, it was also revealed that the game will be free-to-try.