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After launching their first non-in-house smartphone the DTEK50, Blackberry has now announced their latest member of the DTEK family – the DTEK60. This is their third Android phone, with the Priv as the first model in the series.

Since the Meizu Pro 6s has already been confirmed by the company, it was only a matter of time for the release date and maybe some sneak peek of the tech-specs. Well, we got that wish and it's now confirmed that the Pro 6s will likely make its appearance on 3 November 2016 as Meizu will spearhead a press conference at the evening in China.

Not one but three new devices from Apple are expected to be showcased at their event this 27th October, where pundits have speculated that they will be announcing new Macbooks – both the Pro variant and the thin model. An entry in the Russian trademark office confirms that we will see at least three different models on that day.

Many big companies are having their launch event this week, and Microsoft is certainly one of them. We may see a new Surface Book as well as a new Surface – but new trademark documents suggest we will see other devices as well.

One of the most anticipated games of the year, Final Fantasy XV will be launching soon worldwide next month. Gamers and FF fans probably know this already, but did you know that Streamline Studios, a local game development studio in Malaysia was also deeply involved?

Today, in honor of creative efforts of local YouTuber such as Upin & Ipin and BoBoiBoy for being featured on YouTube Kids App, MDEC together with Google Malaysia have hosted an event to celebrate these home-grown companies for their achievements.

Not so impressed by the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 or Mi VR? Well, Xiaomi continued to push boundaries with their fully ceramic Mi MIX concept smartphone utilizing a single block of ceramic and edge-to-edge display. Designed in collaboration with designer Philipe Starck, the front camera has been moved to the bottom and a number of sensors have been updated to work with the new fully ceramic build.

Asides from announcing their dual curved edge display Xiaomi Mi Note 2, Xiaomi also announced their affordable Mi VR headset for just 199 CNY (RM122). Compatible with the Mi Note 2, the Mi VR features a 16ms ultra-low latency for less motion sickness bundled with a hardware-based 9-axis inertial motion sensor controller. No Malaysia release date for this or whether or not we'll be getting this but it would certainly be a cool accessory to go with the Mi Note 2.

We may see a new phone manufacturer that will feature Samsung’s excellent dual pixel technology in their phones. The upcoming Vivo X9 is said to have the fast autofocus that is present in the Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge.

Xiaomi have officially announced their dual curved edge OLED display Mi Note 2 smartphone from 2799 CNY (RM1721) for 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, 3299 CNY (RM2029) for 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 3499 CNY (RM2152) for 6GB RAM + 128GB storage global version. Available on pre-order in China starting from today, the Mi Note 2 features a front fingerprint sensor and a metal frame with curved 3D glass front and back design very much like the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. It also has a 22.56MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus and dual-LED flash. There are no Malaysia release dates yet but we expect the global version to come to Malaysia soon.