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So May is ending, do you know what does that mean? That's right, the 6% GST will be abolished soon and honor Malaysia has announced some new price adjustments for their products. Starting from 1 June to 3 June, any consumer who purchases a selected honor device may get an additional freebie on top of the price reduction.

Finally, the day has arrived for the Xiaomi Mi 8. Not only did the Mi 8 was unveiled, but so as the rumoured Mi 8 Special Edition and a surprised Mi 8 Explorer Edition got announced too. But first, we will take a look at the Mi 8 and what it has to offer.

During mid-May, Huawei Malaysia announced that there was a 6% cash-back until 31 May 2018. Many speculated that the Huawei products will still have their price reduced after the promo and guess what? It turns out to be true, starting from 1 June 2018, selected Huawei devices prices will be updated without GST involved.

Today, Samsung Malaysia Electronics has introduced a new and enhanced QLED TV. While it is not something new, however, it now features an Intelligent Visual Expression, Adaptive Display, SmartThings app and other features that we talked about last week. There are three TV lineups - QLED TV, Premium UHD and UHD from starting price of RM8489 for the 55-inch model (0% GST) starting 1 June 2018.

Celcom announced starting 1 June 2018, they will be offering a new and easy way to enjoy the latest in mobile gadgets through their upgraded EasyPhone™. The new and improved EasyPhone™ now offers the flexibility to rent the latest in mobile devices starting from as low as RM35 a month. Not only that, the EasyPhone also allows the customer to upgrade their device from as low as RM120 as well. Celcom have also announced that they will introducing a new Celcom Mobile Family plan that will allow easy data sharing between friends and family members of up to 125GB a month.

Most of you phone geeks have already probably heard of vivo APEX, the first concept phone that has no notch or chin at the front display achieving an almost full front look. One might think that vivo would stop right there, but apparently, they are also working on another similar model called the vivo NEX.

Just last week alone, Samsung Electronics was on a roll releasing multiple Galaxy variants. Now we have some reports that the Galaxy A9 Star and Galaxy A9 Lite are coming up next and Malaysia happens to be part of the first wave to get it.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 is gonna be revealed pretty soon tomorrow on 31 May 2018 and we got to know some rumoured specifications here there, even a leaked box of showing how the phone would probably look following the footsteps of the iPhone X. But today, there is another leak source claiming that aside from the Mi 8, there will be a "Mi 8 SE" model launching alongside.

Today, 11street has announced a new partnership with Wiko, a French mobile company that has been around in Malaysia for quite some time. They came to Malaysia just two years ago and well known for their reputation for selling quality budget phones. So to celebrate the occasion, customers can pre-order the newly launched Wiko View2 Pro starting today until 11 June 2018 for just RM999.

Today, we just learn from a Mandarin newspaper, Oriented Daily is reporting that Malaysian WeChat users will be able to use the app as an e-wallet in Malaysia Ringgit with local banks. Said to start in June 2018, WeChat has been in cooperating with several partner companies to allow Malaysians to shop through WeChat just before the Hari Raya festive season officially kicks off.