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Just as mentioned in our previous Apple pre-order post, Celcom Axiata Berhad will be launching the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and the iPhone XR on 26 October 2018. But besides that, the blue telco has also decided to throw in the Apple Watch Series 4 as well on the launching day but the price for the wearable is still unknown at this point.

Today, along with the announcement of the ROG Phone, ASUS Malaysia also revealed the new TUF Gaming laptop series - the FX505 and FX705 with a starting price of RM3699 (FX505, 15.6-inch Red Matter). Each model has two different prices based on the specs (refer to the pictures below) and designed to meet the gamers' need for a high-end gaming experience at affordable prices.

Today, ASUS Malaysia has finally unveiled the long-awaited ROG Phone into the Malaysia market. Coming in two variants of 128GB and 512GB, the price tags are RM3499 and RM3999 respectively. The gaming accessories are also available but will be on sale in November in its online store on Lazada and Shopee only, as well as ASUS Brand Stores around in Malaysia. Pre-order for the ROG Phone has begun today (22 October 2018) and will end on 4 November 2018.

With the recent pre-order of the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, Huawei Malaysia has announced that the flagship has already sold out on its online shop, Lazada as well as 3ex online website. We don't know how many units did they sell, though, but the popular demand is there and customers who couldn't get it can still wait for the official launch day on 27 October 2018.

So you probably have heard of an in-display fingerprint sensor, but have you heard of an in-display front camera? That's what the latest news says and it seems that Samsung could be the first one to do so. As more Android manufacturers continue to adopt the notch, Samsung is refusing to join the club and is currently finding their own way on how to integrate a front camera without a notch.

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Today, vivo Malaysia has announced its new budget-friendly smartphone - the Y81i for an affordable price of RM599. It will be available across multiple platforms, such as Lazada, 11street, Shopee, PG Mall, LMall, Ezbuy, Aladdin Street or the official vivo online store for RM599. Those who purchase it will bring home a free earphone as well.

U Mobile, Digi, Maxis and Celcom have announced that they will be offering the latest Apple iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and the iPhone XR on 26 October 2018. To add on to that, the pre-order is now live today (19 October 2018) onwards at 3.01PM on its official orange website, just like the Apple Malaysia website. Without further ado, let's check out what each telco is offering!

Just in case you missed our news on the Huawei MateBook X Pro and MateBook D price announcement, the pre-order for the new notebooks have just started today starting from RM2999. For a limited time until 22 October 2018, customers who pre-order it will be getting awesome freebies that includes a Microsoft 365 Home, a Huawei Backpack, a Huawei Bluetooth Mouse and a Huawei Sleeve.

Today, Sony is proud to present two new Cybershot cameras into the family - the DSC-HX99 and DSC-WX800 which are designed for travelling with high zoom capabilities. According to the company, both the HX99 and WX800 have a truly versatile zoom range from 24mm at the wide end up to 720mm super-telephoto.