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It seems that the OPPO A92 is finally taking off as a recognized entry-level series. Officially launched today in Malaysia and priced at RM1199, the smartphone will be available for pre-order (link here) now across the nation with a RM100 deposit. The official sale will be on 9 May 2020 and pre-order gifts include a Bluetooth Speaker (RM199) and a free 1-Year Extended Warranty. Also, the first 1000 customers who get it from the Astro Exclusive Deal will get the same gift with an extra Raya Reno Bag (RM199).

Celcom are offering a choice from 100000 smartphones for free with their Celcom MEGA Lightning postpaid plans (M, L and XL) at 50% discounts for Raya. These include the Oppo A12, Samsung Galaxy A51, iPhone 7 Plus and Huawei Nova 5T. 

There are a ton of social messaging apps online, but not all of them allow you to edit your message if you did a typo. That might change for Apple iPhone users though, as recently the company just filed a new patent application at the US Patent and Trademark Office for that. This includes editing sent messages and improved application launcher.

We've been getting a lot of info on the Google Pixel 4a lately that we're inclined to believe that it is indeed coming soon. Ahead of the alleged launch on 22 May 2020, a list of specs for the phone was leak detailing its internal hardware. Now, the Geekbench result has also been revealed, confirming some of its specs.

Initially, the realme X3 SuperZoom was planned for the India market but we also got the news that it's also coming to Malaysia after passing SIRIM certification. It may sound like another budget-friendly phone which the company is known for, but knowing that it has a Snapdragon 855+ which is still a powerful chipset, we got more details on its tech specs.

As many of you already know, our government has announced the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Essentially, most businesses can now reopen but mass gatherings and educational institutions are still not allowed. Many companies have to change how they operate again, including GrabCar which has already updated its operational rules to align with the CMCO.

The Conditional Movement Control Order(CMCO) begins today with most of the economic business sector and public transportations back in operations by following the standard SOP. All Rapid KL train users will require to follow certain movement control measures to avoid congestion and keep social distancing on trains.

For this issue of TechNave NewsBytes 2020, we have the realme 6i sold out, the Samsung Jet cordless vacuum cleaner and a chance to catch the latest MPL-MY/SG S5 playoffs. There’s also the Digi Yellow Heart, a free 120 day license for the Lenovo TGX Remote Workstation and Maxis Cloud, targeting SMEs and Enterprises. 

Also for SMEs and the enterprise are announcements for the Hitachi Vantara, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent. Spotify has some instructions on setting it up on a console and LG weighs in on Smart Appliances for a better Earth Day.

Xiaomi's Mi Band is one of the popular wearables that we can have in this era without breaking our wallets. The tech gadget was also ranked no.1 worldwide among the other wearable bands last year, after the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 was sold one million units in eight days after its launch. Mi Band 4's successor, Mi Band 5, was supposed to be launched on 3 April but still nowhere to be seen. However, it's now surfacing online again giving us a look at the device.

Do you still remember the bean-shaped true wireless earphones by Samsung that was leaked not long ago? If you do, that is actually the upcoming successor of the Galaxy Buds+ named Galaxy Buds X, and it's expected to be launched alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series later this year. Now, a new rumour has surfaced saying that the pair of earphones will be featuring active noise cancellation technology.