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Plantronics recently announced the launch of their true wireless BackBeat series, with the BackBeat PRO 5100 confirmed coming to Malaysia for an RRP (recommended retail price) of RM899. The true wireless earbuds will offer lightweight compact performance for nearly all scenarios including fitness, music or taking calls and are set for pre-order in Malaysia on Shopee and Lazada from 14 September 2019. Those who pre-order will also get RM350 worth of freebies.

Xiaomi recently announced the world’s first 30W super fast wireless charging technology with a 40W version currently in development. According to them, the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro will be the first to utilize this 30W super wireless fast charging tech but there’s no exact Malaysia release dates or pricing details about it yet.

Based on a statement by winfuture.de, the upcoming Vivo V17 Pro could come with a dual pop-up front-facing selfie camera as well as a quad-camera setup in the rear. Not only that, but it is also expected to come embedded with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset, up to 8GB of RAM and a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED display.

The Nokia 9 PureView, which is equipped with 5 rear-facing cameras has recently tested by DxOMark not too long ago and it managed to achieve an overall score of 85 points. This is rather surprising if you consider that fact that the device comes with a 12MP wide-angle sensor, two 12MP RGB sensors and three 12MP monochrome image sensor in the rear.

Qualcomm announced during IFA 2019, that majority of their Snapdragon chipsets such as the 600, 700 as well as the 800 series is expected to ship with 5G-capabilities starting next year. With that said, there is a high possibility that smartphones releasing next year that are priced under the RM1000 could come with the new 5G modem embedded in the chipset.

Here at IFA 2019, as expected, Huawei have revealed their 7nm EUV Kirin 990 5G chipset with a built-in 5G modem, which they say is the world’s first flagship 5G System-on-Chip (SoC) supporting an NSA/SA dual-network over the TDD/FDD spectrum, a 2.3Gbps 5G download speed and upload speed of 1.25Gbps. Using overlay LTE download speeds can reach 3.3Gbps while upload speed reaches 1.32Gbps. According to them, it also has the world’s first Big-Tiny Core Architecture NPU and 16-Core Mali-G76 GPU while maintaining the same size as the Kirin 980. 

As per tradition, Lenovo took the stage at IFA 2019 and unveiled a wide array of new smart products. From laptops to home appliances, as well as AR and mobile devices under the theme Smarter Technology for All, here's everything that they have showcased in Germany. 

The Kejohanan E-Sukan Kampus is back once again, with more than RM180000 worth of prizes to be won. The competition is organized by Celcom XPAX, Kitamen, as well as Media Prima’s MyGameOn and the qualifiers will start in as early as 21 September 2019 while the Grand Finals will be on 23 and 24 November 2019 in The Curve, Damansara.

LG has come into the IFA 2019 with a different approach to foldables by announcing the LG G8X ThinQ that comes with a new revised version dual-screen snap-on case. With Samsung's second attempt on the launch of Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s coming Mate X, other foldable devices have yet to reach the masses in 2019, so perhaps the LG G8X ThinQ might offer an alternative?

In a turn of events, it has been announced that both Axiata Group Berhad and Telenor ASA, the parent company of Celcom and Digi respectively have seemed to end their discussions on a mutual agreement since the news four months ago.