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At the end of September, it was a memorable experience for the community in Kg Tual, Pos Sinderut, Kuala Lipis, Pahang – for receiving solar panels and other domestic items as part of Samsung Malaysia Electronics’ second ‘Nanum Village’ initiative. This is part of the company's Corporate Citizenship initiative which is to improve the livelihood of the indigenous people by providing convenient services and utilities.

Sorry TechNavers, last week due to weekend events and issues we could not foresee, I couldn't get the Weekly TechNave out. The good news is that now we have 2 weeks of tech news and events for this week's Weekly TechNave.

Internationally, the Xiaomi Mi 5S and Mi 5S Plus got launched along with the TCL 950 and Blackberry will not be designing smartphones anymore. Samsung also officially announced their Galaxy A8 (2016). The Malaysian prices for the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus got "officially" leaked, so check out our compilation page to register your interest for the telco of your choice.

Today, communications service provider YES 4G LTE brought in football legend Eric Cantona aka "King Eric" to a meet-and-greet session with the fans at Lot 10, Bukit Bintang.

The wait has finally over, the GoPro HERO5 Black and the HERO5 Session announced today at Zouk Club, Kuala Lumpur by FunSportz Sdn Bhd - the exclusive importer and distributor of GoPro equipment from the USA.

After a few teasers, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has been officially announced in South Korea for 649000 KRW (RM2428). Featuring similar tech specs with the Samsung Galaxy S6 in a thinner metal body with a bigger full HD screen and battery, the features that matter like processor, RAM, fingerprint sensor and camera remain the same, minus the curvier design of the Galaxy S6. For a full tech specs comparison, check out our comparison tool but so far there are no Malaysia release dates or pricing details but stay tuned to TechNave.com and we'll keep you updated.

We have been waiting for a refresh of the Apple MacBook Pro as the last model is getting long in the teeth. News of the refresh has been coming along, and now we may have a date to lock everything in – October 2016 is said to be the month where we will see the new Apple mobile workstation gets its upgrade.

Today, local smart gadget distributor, Satu Gadget has announced that Meizu's latest M series smartphone – the Meizu M3s and M3 note are finally coming into the Malaysian market. Consumers who are looking for a respectable performing device, good camera quality feature, long battery life with a fair price tag can look into these economical smartphones. Below are the official specifications and price tags under Satu Gadget:

If your piggy bank is ready to be cracked open for the newApple iPhone 7 and the larger iPhone 7 Plus, you have our permission  to jump up in joy as we have secured the official prices for the phones in Malaysia. A listing on Machines has shared how the prices of the phone will be like for the Malaysian market.

We are still looking and waiting for the foldable smartphone to come to fruition. We expect Samsung to be the first company to bring the foldable smartphone to the market – but according to a new patent filed by them, we may see a foldable tablet first instead.

After plenty of teasers, Webe's 1 simple unlimited mobile Internet plan is finally open to Malaysia's public. Featuring unlimited Internet data, calls, SMS and no contract the plan is available for RM199 but with discounts (RM60 off if you have a Webe certified phone + RM60 off if you are a P1/TM customer) you can get it for as low as RM79 a month. Check out the video below and their site for more information. We're currently reviewing the webe plan so stay tuned for more at TechNave.com.