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Samsung have released a teaser trailer video confirming that there will be a Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event on 21 February 2016. While the teaser does not name names, the hashtag #TheNextGalaxy is a clear indicator of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 rumoured to come with either a Snapdragon 820 or Exynos processor, 4GB RAM, a 12MP BRITECELL rear camera and other tech specs. The teaser does not show much else except perhaps that the livecast may be watchable via Samsung VR. No confirmed Malaysia release dates or pricing details but we should know more in the coming weeks.

Apparently we missed some things from CES 2016 and the ASU Cast 1 Projector wearable is one of them. Featuring a mini detachable laser projector with a touchscreen, the ASU Projector can be worn on your wrist where it projects the time, music playback details and notifications and even receives calls on the back of your hand. Or you can prop it on a tripod or mount to show voice command directions, full colour 720p movies or even browse the Internet. 

Press-ready images of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones have appeared, courtesy of serial leaker @evleaks. The renders look press quality indicating that they could be the real thing. It also helps that @evleaks has been fairly accurate before. The renders seem to confirm that the Galaxy S7 edge will have a larger 5.5-inch dual curved display. Other still unconfirmed features include better water resistance, a microSD card slot and either a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890 processor. Nothing has been confirmed yet though, not even Malaysia release dates or pricing details, so do take this rumour with a pinch of salt.

Fresh after the launch of the recent Samsung Galaxy A (2016) or Galaxy A6 series here in Malaysia, rumours from Sam Mobile are circulating about a possible Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro smartphone. While there is a Galaxy A9 already (just not officially available in Malaysia yet), the Galaxy A9 Pro will supposedly offer enhanced features. These include a 2K or 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution display, a faster octa-core Snapdragon 652 processor and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. There are no Malaysia release dates or pricing details yet but it is expected to cost more than the $490 (RM2030) price tag that the Galaxy A9 is going for. 

Hello gamers! ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) is proud to announce the ROG and Nvidia Game bundle – Rise of the Tomb Raider! One of the most anticipated and exclusive game of this year, the game is already released since yesterday worldwide. 

This limited time promotion (7 January – 16 February 2016) is open to Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. If you want to get your hands on the game bundle, you can get the Rise of the Tomb Raider game for free when you buy a ROG laptop powered by GeForce GTX 980 / 980M / 970M. The laptop model includes -  ASUS ROG G751JT / G751JY / G752VY / G752VT / GX700VO.

As of 28 January, Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) and Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (P1) have signed a series of agreements – of which the three (3) core agreements are TM Next-Gen Backhaul (NGBH), High Speed Broadband (HSBB) (Access) and domestic roaming services – to further enhance and develop a greater internet experience for their respective customers. 

The trio partnership will further enhance Celcom's 4G network through TM's provision with high bandwidth capacity, which will accelerate Celcom's ongoing efforts and goal in continuing their Long Term Evolution (LTE) site deployment nationwide. In addition, the agreement is also an extension for Celcom's access to TM's HSBB network.; which means Celcom can continue to provide fixed broadband services. P1, on the other hand, will facilitate Celcom's domestic roaming service provision to TM. 

As you may already know, Samsung, LG and Sony will be at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona to present their newest products. However, we just got word that two other Asian smartphone manufacturer giants, Oppo and Xiaomi will be joining the event too with some teasers. 

First off, from Oppo's teaser image, “breakthrough tech” could be anything. We can count out their new F1 Plus model which was released in Vietnam few days ago, but maybe they will present a new smartphone camera feature? After all, that's what they are known for over the years. 

According to DigiTimes, they claimed that the upcoming Apple iPad Air 3 will have a 4K resolution touch panel, an improved RAM of 4GB and better battery life. The mass production is also said to begin whenApple enters the second quarter of 2016.

Besides that, the news portal website also said General Interface Solution and TPK from Taiwan, will share the production of the new iPad Air 3 and will be making a first appearance in March. This is due to some expectation of an increase in demand for the 3D Touch feature from Apple in the first half of 2016. However, oddly enough, previously it was reported that the device would not apply the feature as it was difficult to scale it on a larger screen display. In addition, rumours have it that the iPad Air 3 will also sport four speakers and a LED flash too.

Samsung Malaysia have launched their new Samsung Galaxy A (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A6 series of smartphones for the masses. Featuring the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) for RM1299, Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) for RM1599 and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) for RM1899. The Galaxy A3 (2016), Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy A7 (2016) will be available on 28 January 2016 with a free 32GB microSD. A 4-day roadshow is starting today at Sunway Pyramid's Blue Concourse. Check out our tech specs and hands-on photos in this article.

Samsung Galaxy S7 rumours has been floating around in the internet for a long time, we probably will never heard the end of it until next month at the MWC 2016 (or not). We got ourselves an interesting image of its benchmark.

As you can see in the image, it seems that the Galaxy S7 chipset could be split again – one will get the Exynos 8890, and the other getting the Snapdragon 820. Overall, the Exynos 8890 is sitting at second place while the latter is on number four. It seems to suggest that the Snapdragon chipset is losing out on the multi-core performance since it's quad core, at the same time it wins the single-core fight – 2282 for the Snapdragon and 1873 for the Exynos chipset.