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There are a few reports that Huawei has inserted a clue inside their invites for the upcoming Huawei Mate 8 official event (26 November). Inside the invitation card there is a 32GB flash memory storage. What does this mean? Did they accidentally put in the disk in all of the invitation cards? Seems unlikely.

As you may know, it’s tradition that smartphones will have a 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB worth of storage space. With this mysterious 32GB disk in the card, it looks like they are trying to tell us that the Mate 8 will just start off with the 32GB version.

Ultimate Ears have announced a UE BOOM year-end promo starting on 16 November until 31 December 2015, prices are slashed from RM799 to RM599 for the first unit and RM399 if you happen to get a second one. As according to the date, this promotion is on a limited time offer and will be available at selected local stores:- 

• Machines
• Mac City
• iStore
• Mac Studio
• Connect
• Radio Shack
• Flash Gadget
• iTec@Mid Valley
• Charlie Cellular
• Switch
• Ascentouch

Xiaomi’s final product reveal of the year, which takes place tomorrow (24 November 2015) has given us the last tease. And it has revealed that the speculated Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro is actually a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, but wait...wasn't the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 just released a few months back? Well yes, and we're getting a Redmi Note 3 because...why not? 

So, looks like it’s not just only one Vivo X6 that’s coming soon, but two more versions! TENAA have recently certified two Vivo models which are the Vivo X6 Plus L and Vivo X6 Plus D. And sorry, no official pictures and tech specs but according to rumours the X6 Plus is expected to have:-

• Deca-core Helio X20 chip with MediaTek MT6797 SoC 
• 4GB RAM
• 32GB storage
• 5.7-inch screen, carrying a 1440 x 2560 resolution
• 21MP main camera + 12MP front camera
• Android 5.1 or 6.0
• 4000 mAh battery

Did you know that all 500 units of Samsung Gear S2 sold out within 16 hours last week? That’s outstanding! Mr Lee Jui Siang, Vice President of Mobile, IT and Digital Imaging of Samsung Malaysia Electronics extended his congratulations to those who have got the limited-time-only online for the S2. 

“Congratulations on the first 500 customers that have successfully pre-ordered our latest addition in the wearable series, the Gear S2. The pre-order sales during the first few hours since the commencement of this limited time offer has been exceptional, and we are excited with the prospects of the Gear S2 in the Malaysian market. This gives us the added confidence to continue to progress further on innovation in the wearables category. For those who have yet to own a Gear S2, rest assure that the Gear S2 is available for purchase from 27th November onwards. Thank you for the support in our brand and in the Gear S2!”  Mr Lee Jui Siang, Vice President of Mobile, IT and Digital Imaging of Samsung Malaysia Electronics 

Anyway, if you happen to be one of those who got the Gear S2 reading this, congratulations again! Also in courtesy of Samsung Malaysia Electronics and without further ado, we present you a tutorial on how to connect and customize your Samsung Gear S2.

We have already covered how Xiaomi is teasing us about the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro and a possible appearance of Xiaomi Mi 5 at a press conference (24 November). Now we have reports of another teaser released by Xiaomi’s president that suggest something else will show up at the event too - the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 tablet. 

In the tech specs corner, according to the GeekBench database the tablet will feature a quad-core Intel Atom x5-Z8500 processor with 2.24GHz, 2GB RAM power, and Android 5.1. There’s also a rumour that Mi Pad 2 has a dual-boot system, running on either Android 5.1 or Windows 10. And from the teaser image above, the Mi Pad 2 sure looks pretty. The body material looks like it is made of metal with smooth rounded corners and edges, a big step away from the Xiaomi Mi Pad’s plastic body. The camera is also shown at the corner, along with the power and volume buttons at the side.

The Lenovo Vibe P1 and Vibe P1m are finally here in Malaysia, the difference between the two is the Vibe P1 is more premium than the Vibe P1m; however both possess the same enormous 5000 mah and 4000 mAh battery respectively. Both of these devices are designed for those who are always working on their smartphones, quite ideal for travellers relying on their GPS.

AnTuTu has revealed some next-generation Samsung Galaxy A7 tech specs and it looks pretty good so far, but these are only leaks however so take it with a pinch of salt. 

Along with the Exynos 7580 chipset, the image teased that the A7 will also be powered by 3GB RAM, has 16GB worth of storage, a 5.5-inch display with full HD 1080p resolution, a 13MP main camera plus a 5MP front camera and an Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS.

LEAGOO, known for their economical and affordable smart devices have just released the LEAGOO Alfa 5 online. It looks really good design wise, tech specs are not too shabby since it only costs $59.99 (RM 255.39):-

• 1.3GHz Quad Core Processor
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB ROM with microSD (T-FLASH card) up to 32GB
• 5-inch HD IPS with 1280 x 720 resolution
• 143.9 x 71.5 x 8.9mm
• 8MP main camera and 5MP front camera
• Android 5.1 Lollipop
• 2200 mAh battery