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Huawei teases that the upcoming Huawei Mate 20 Pro will be coming with a larger battery than its predecessor. According to the image courtesy of pocket-link.com, the battery of the upcoming Huawei device will be larger than 4000mAh. Paired up with the upcoming Huawei In-house processor, the HiSilicone Kirin 980 chipset featuring the Neural Processing Unit, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro will see a huge improvement in terms of battery life, comfortably pushing the usage per charge to more than a or two day assuming my theories are correct.

OPPO has given us an opportunity to check out the OPPO F9 and the looks and design of the phone. Based on the early preview, the OPPO F9 will have a Waterdrop Screen notch at the top of the display, a diamond shaped gradient colour design and it will support VOOC Charging technology with 5V/4A power delivery which is presently available in most OPPO’s more expensive smartphones. In terms of colour choices, the OPPO F9 will be available in Sunrise Red and Midnight Blue.

11street launched the Sayangi Malaysia campaign consisting of exclusive deals and giveaways starting from 6 August 2018 to 30 September 2018. Customers of 11street will be able to get a buy 1 free 1 offer from selected brands such as Abbott, Chicco, Dettol, Mamy Poko, Mead Johnson, Nestle, Samsung, Senheng, Skechers, Watsons as well as Dale & Cecil. There will be flash deals ongoing throughout with products being sold below RM61. Not only that, there will be various discounts up to 88% along with free shipping for all the products.

After the recent arrival of both the Huawei nova 3 and nova 3i, Huawei Malaysia will also start off their nationwide tour with the Huawei Nova Superstar Truck starting from 10 August 2018 till 30 September 2018. Going to points of interest across Peninsular Malaysia, the roadshow will invite the public to “Capture the Beauty of Malaysia” with the nova 3 and nova 3i via fun-filled activities. These include experiential zones including a Selfie Corner, Karaoke Challenge and Arcade Claw Machine with Era FM radio announcers hosting the roadshows from 4pm to 6pm every Saturday.

Anyone who has been driving through Malaysian tolls have seen the RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) lanes, and Touch ‘n Go Malaysia have just announced that it will be rolled out starting from September 2018. This initial pilot phase may be available to the public but only to those interested in doing so, with the actual target for when RFID is due for implementation targeted at January 2019.

Maxis and Malaysia Airlines are now collaborating to offer both Maxis (postpaid) and Hotlink (prepaid) users up to 10% discounts and free upgrades from economy to business class (selected destinations) with their Malaysia Airlines Travelicious Deals. The 10% discount is available if you make a flight booking from 12 to 13 August 2018 for travel from 19 August 2018 to 30 June 2019 via the MyMaxis, Hotlink RED, MyMaxis Biz and Hotlink Postpaid Flex apps. Just click on Deals and select “Malaysia Airlines Travelicious Deals” to get the promo code.

As the Tax Holiday in Malaysia draws to a close, Samsung Malaysia Electronics is offering plenty of freebies with their Great Samsung Treat Promotion 2018. Treats include an additional FREE petrol gift card worth up to RM500, cash rebates and free household appliances if you buy selected Samsung TVs.

As OPPO gears up to reveal their OPPO F9 series here in Malaysia (expected to be next week), OPPO have released a teaser video for the OPPO F9 Pro. While it showcases the VOOC fast charging feature, which supposedly can get 2 hours talk time with a 5 minute charge, it also shows off the “Gradient” backside and “Waterdrop screen” on the front.

Based on a leak courtesy of techtastic.nl, Samsung is looking to package either an AKG Y50 BT Wireless noise-cancelling headphones worth 299USD(~RM1219) along with the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in a single retail box, 15000 Fortnite V-Bucks or both for only an additional 99USD(~RM403).

Honor’s most anticipated gaming smartphone, the Honor Play has been officially launched in Malaysia starting from RM1249 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage model of the device. The device comes in two different colour schemes including Ultra Violet and Navy Blue and it is running on Android Oreo with EMUI 8.2.0 on top. To add to that, there will be a collaboration with Audi R8 to develop an Honor Play Audi edition to be announced around November 2018.