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It was hinted a few days ago that Honor was going to launch the Honor 9A soon. We now know that it's launching this 30 March 2020, along with the Honor 30S and likely other devices as well. This means we'll be seeing one new entry-level and a mid-range device from Honor next week.

We are just two days away from the unveiling of the Huawei P40 series smartphones. Traditionally, Huawei Malaysia would always have the devices ready after the global launch and that seems to be the case for us in Malaysia. According to our new favourite SIRIM spotter, @KevinNgTK, the Huawei P40 5G just got certified recently.

Malaysians are frustrated with not being able to purchase the surgical face mask as it is now on a limited supply in the country. Today, the Health Director-General Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah has once again clarified only those who show symptoms or deals with patients in the healthcare sector are obligated to wear on a face mask.  

Xiaomi Malaysia has officially announced that the Redmi Note 9S is officially available in Malaysia from 27 March 2020, starting from the price from RM799. However, it is possible for you to get the aforementioned smartphone at only RM699 during Lazada’s 8th Birthday Sale happening from 12AM to 2AM on the aforementioned availability date.

After several days into the movement control order, we are still not seeing a drop in the Covid-19 cases in Malaysia. Other than our country, India is also facing the same challenge which has led the country to implement movement restrictions at several cities as well. The movement restrictions are made to halt the spread of the virus, and it’s probably the best solution that could be carried out by governments right now. During the lockdown, manufacturer plants from companies like Samsung, vivo and OPPO are temporarily closed in the country too.

When we thought most launches of tech products would be postponed at this time, Apple just surprised us with a new iPad and a new MacBook Air last week. After Apple managed to launch these two products, does that mean the new iPhones would still be able to meet us in time even though rumour has told us it would be postponed? Now, new speculation is going on that the iPhone 12 series would feature notch-less displays, which is quite a big deal as the latest iPhones have been carrying that meme-able notch.

From 25 until 31 March 2020, get up to around RM100 in discounts when you purchase selected products from HONOR’s official website with the HONOR Intelligent Health Day. Other than discounts, they will also bundle your purchases with various free gifts ranging from the HONOR Band 5i, Gift Boxes to Micro SD cards.

For this week's upcoming tech highlight, it will be Huawei's turn to showcase the new P40 series smartphones. As some of you may already know, the company is hosting a live stream event on 26 March 2020 (Thursday) at 9PM (GMT+8) on their official Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The World Health Organization has tweeted posted a tweet on its Twitter account, stating that you can get updates regarding COVID-19 by messaging their WhatsApp bot. All you need to do is add the bot via the number +41 79 893 18 92 and then type join in the WhatsApp chat then it’ll send you a list of commands you can input in order to receive information regarding the outbreak.

Based on a statement by former senior director Albert Penello, it seems that the upcoming Sony Playstation 5 is expected to be priced at around USD399(~RM1770) at launch. The aforementioned console is much cheaper compared to the upcoming Microsoft Xbox console, which will most likely be priced at RM499.