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Another week has gone by but there's nothing really much to talk about in the local tech scene in Malaysia. I mean sure, Merdeka sales here and there, and Shopee is coming up with another promo sale period leading up to 9.9. (which you stand a chance to win a Honda City car). Today is also the last day of the Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ pre-order sales, although it's probably sold out already due to popular demand, you can still purchase them in authorized stores (see the list here). 

So...yeah. Let's get on with it on the NewsBytes already. 

[UPDATE]: A Nintendo representatative has denied that the Nintendo Switch Exchange program has ever existed. However, in a statement to the Verge, the representative had also hinted that it may be possible to get your existing Nintendo Switch models replaced unofficially.

A little bird told us that there is a huge possibility that we could be seeing the Vivo NEX 3 5G in Malaysia, somewhere around October 2019. While not much is known in regards to the exact tech specs of the device, it was previously reported that the aforementioned smartphone will sport a “Waterfall screen design”. 

For the second year in a row, Huawei has been given EISA’s “Best Smartphone of the Year” award for their Huawei P30 Pro. Praising them for their superb low light capabilities as well as the performance for their ultra-wide angle lens, 5x telephoto lens as well as their portrait mode.

As if the OPPO Reno 10x zoom wasn’t enough, OPPO has announced that the OPPO Reno 2 series with 20x zoom and quad camera setup is due to be unveiled in India on 28 August 2019. Based on the image, it seems to showcase the back of the alleged OPPO Reno 2 complete with the signature ‘Shark Fin’ pop-up camera as well as the quad camera.

If you missed the OMEN Challenger Series last year by HP Malaysia, the tournament is back once again this year featuring Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). Promptly called as the OMEN Challenger Series 2019, the tournament has expanded wider and now includes Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, China and new country addition, Taiwan.

Not a day passed and the HONOR 20 Pro sold out completely on their official website and Shopee. Not to worry, though! If you’re still interested in grabbing the phone for yourself, HONOR’s latest flagship will be available in-store starting from the 17th of August.

The Vivo iQOO Pro 5G will be the next in line to join the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ roster, as it is due to be announced on 22 August 2019 in China. Other than the chipset, it will have 5G capabilities as the name suggests, along with 6.41-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint scanner and a 4500mAh battery capacity.

Based on a statement by tech.sina.com.cn, it seems that Motorola had seem constantly submitting new patents related to their upcoming Motorola RAZR smartphone. As of now, there is no confirmed date as to when the smartphone will be unveiled. However, Verizon had previously mentioned that they will be exclusively releasing the Motorola RAZR, somewhere around the end of 2019.

A statement made by Ice Universe on Twitter, mentioned that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 45w fast charger will start from RMB299(~RM177). In addition to that, the AKG noise-cancelling earphones which is able to block out up to 98% of ambient sound was also present in the Samsung training manual and it's priced at RMB499(~RM296).