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Again, last week had no really dominating news but there were some notables. Caving in to the pressure, Microsoft have announced that the full Windows 10 experience may soon run on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Fitbit are buying Pebble, effectively marking an end to the initially crowd-funded Pebble smartwatch.

Just last Friday, the YouTube Ads Awards Malaysia celebrated and honored 2016’s most outstanding ad creatives on Malaysia’s most popular video platform, YouTube for its daily destination for entertainment, information and education. Presented by YouTube Malaysia, this first-ever award of its kind honored the brands and agencies, as well as the creators, whose creative works expand beyond marketing to capture the hearts and minds of viewers through creative execution and compelling storytelling.

In this coming Christmas, and with so many gadget gifts to choose from. It's hard to choose a good quality smartphone without hurting your wallet. Well, SHARP Mobile is excited to present you a new choice, with the SHARP Z2 and SHARP M1 with integrated high performance, stylish design and convenient features, all at an affordable price of RM1199 and RM899 respectively.

Nokia is ramping up their mobile plans for 2017, and we may have indication on the price points of the smartphones when they appear early next year. Reports have stated that the Nokia-branded smartphones from HMD Global may be retailing as cheap as USD 150 (~RM 660) when it appears on retail stores.

Here's another juicy Apple rumour news, according to the ever popular microblogging website, Weibo from China, but an anonymous has claimed that Apple has filed two domestic patents that seem to be related to dual SIM technology.

The weekend saw the Mountain Dew ‘Dew Challenge 2016’ gave away cash prizes amounting over RM100,000 ringgit for the two gaming events that was held at Berjaya Times Square – DoTA 2 challenge and the Mobile Gaming Challenge. The grand finals for the two events were held in Kuala Lumpur, where the champions were crowned in front of an excited crowd. 

Remember the time when Microsoft introduced the Microsoft Surface Studio? Well, the all-in-one PC don't really have anything to do with with the sales, but the company has proudly announced that November was the month ever for consumer Surface sales ever. As written in their blog post, they mention more consumers (especially the professional users) are switching sides from Apple's new Macbook Pro that has the Touchbar feature.

As we approach 2017 slowly, news has it that the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) edition is already certified by the FCC and the Wi-Fi Alliance this month. Here's what we know of the tech-specs so far:

Walletless or electronic payment in Malaysia is taking a big step forward as Samsung Malaysia Electronics and Maybank jointly announced that Samsung Pay is now in open beta for Malaysia. It is exclusive to Maybank Visa debit, credit or prepaid card holders and compatible Samsung smartphones. This exclusive access is available from 9 December to 31 December 2016.

Webe, the youngest telco company here in Malaysia is looking to step their game up by increasing their internet data speeds up to 300Mbps by the end of 2017.