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Just yesterday, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has initiated a Call for Collaboration and invited Network Facility Provider (NFP) and Network Service Provider (NSP) license holders to submit proposals for the 5G Demonstration Projects. The purpose of this collaboration is to test and deploy proposed 5G use cases in harnessing the growth of the 5G ecosystem in Malaysia.

We’re all still awaiting the Samsung Galaxy Fold to be released since the disastrous news of how the device malfunctioned when it got into reviewers’ hands. Samsung co-CEO, DJ Koh admits that he had “pushed it through before it was ready” and “had missed something on the foldable phone”.

A supply chain in China claims that Apple may be working on a more affordable version of the iPhone without their iconic Face ID. Sources say that it may instead come with an under-display (UD) fingerprint reader to keep costs low and notches smaller (a definite plus if this were to happen).

Today, MBO Cinemas welcomes movie fans to a newly installed Big Screen and MBO Kecil. On top of that, the cinema has also introduced its first Onyx Cinema LED theatre from Samsung Electronics. Speaking of Samsung, they are also offering a special Buy1Free1 promotion to all Samsung mobile app users.

Vivo has officially unveiled the iQOO Neo, which is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset starting from as low as RMB1798(~RM1081). The iQOO Neo, which is a gaming smartphone features various technology which helps improve gaming experience such as the 4D Game Shock 2.0. Super Liquid Cooling, Touch Acceleration as well as an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Today Xiaomi has announced the Xiaomi CC9 series, which consists of the Xiaomi CC9 as well as the Xiaomi CC9e in China starting from the price of RMB1799(~RM1083) and RMB1299(~RM782) respectively. The main highlight of this new Xiaomi series is the beautiful design, and also the fact that it comes equipped with up to a 48MP image sensor in the rear, as well as up to a 32MP front-facing selfie camera.

SEIKO had just announced their collaboration with the anime “One Piece”, to bring you the Animation 20th Anniversary Limited Edition One Piece wristwatch. Based on the image, there are only 5000 units of the watch available and it can be purchased on PREMICO online store for the price of 38384YEN(~RM1856).

Based on HONOR’s Weibo account, the HONOR 9X series is expected to be unveiled on 23 July 2019 in China. Based on what we know, the aforementioned smartphone has been confirmed to come with Huawei’s brand new HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset that uses the 7nm manufacturing process, which makes it not only fast but also more efficient.

If you thought the OPPO Reno couldn’t be anymore beautiful in terms of design for the OPPO Reno, OPPO Malaysia has announced the arrival of the Sunset Rose variant of the device. The smartphone is perfect for those looking for a feminine looking mid-range phone with decent tech specs and camera. The device will retail for RM1999 with an extended warranty and screen protection warranty for a full year (worth RM119 each). 

In another Shopee 7.7 Orange Madness campaign news, Realme Malaysia has hopped on the promotional sales period on two separate days which is 3 July and 7 July 2019. The Realme devices that will be on sale are the Realme 3 (3GB + 32GB), Realme 2 Pro (4GB + 64GB and 8GB + 128GB) and the Realme C2 (2GB + 16GB) on a discount.