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The Samsung fingerprint scanner cum home button has been in place since the Samsung Galaxy S5 was introduced, and the shape and design has been maintained ever since. However a new patent spotted online may change everything as the company may change the shape into a circle, ala Apple iPhones.

As MIUI 8 open beta is already out in China for testing, you can expect the final version to be packing up soon and released to the public in the next few weeks. During the period, here's what users have found a lot of neat stuff in the beta. Here are some of the upgrades and features found on the ROM.

In regards to the news of Huawei working on its own OS, we previously reported that that Huawei has hired a former Apple designer to design their new independent mobile OS, even a team of developers is in Scandinavia now working on the mobile OS (rumours). News has reached the ears of Huawei CEO, Richard Yu and he has responded to the news in a positive manner.

With the Olympics just around the corner, brands who are involved with the international sporting event is hard at work taking advantage of their co-operation to further increase their brand association. Samsung, as one of the Worldwide Partner to the Olympic, is well aware of that, and looks to be releasing a special edition of their current flagship phone, called the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Edition.

As the vivo X7 teaser saga continues, they have just dropped a big one revealing the model and some nice pictures featuring how well the camera quality is. It also passed TENAA recently, just in time before the reveal on 30 June 2016, here are the tech-specs from the list and some pictures:

Mr Anonymous strikes again as information regarding the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) has surfaced from our intrepid leakster. This time around he mentions that the Galaxy A9 Pro could be coming to Malaysia as soon as Friday this week for just RM1999. Tech specs have also been revealed to include:

• 4GB RAM
• 96GB storage (32GB internal storage + 64GB microSD bundle)
• A 6-inch Super AMOLED display with full HD (1920 x 1080 pixel resolution)
• 16MP rear camera (f/1.9, Optical Image stabilization) + 8MP front camera (f/1.9)
• 4G LTE Cat6 connectivity

Having dual-camera modules seems to be the thing to have with manufacturers today. The Honor 6 Plus, HTC One M8 and the current crop of Huawei P9 and LG G5 are some of the smartphones that are now sporting dual-camera sensors. We will definitely see more in the near future, as Samsung is listed as one of the major suppliers of dual-camera modules to Chinese OEMs.

So it turns out to be true, Huawei is indeed planning to release the Honor 8 flagship next month in China. Words have been going around that the release date is 5 July 2016 and in the teaser poster, the words translated on it are "Beauty Out of the Ordinary".

With Hari Raya Puasa just around the corner, Samsung has excitedly introduced their new Samsung Refrigerator Twin Cooling Plus technology, Triangle Room Air Conditioner and Addwash Front Load Washer to the families to prepare themselves for the upcoming big festive celebration. Now the company has added in the last home appliance, designed especially for the cook, the Samsung HotBlast Smart Oven can assist to keep the food and assures that your Ayam Percik stays moist and flavoursome!

If you are looking for a convertible yet ultraportable laptop, the latest addition to the ASUS ZenBook family is now available in Malaysia. ASUS ZenBook Flip UX360CA is one of the thinnest & lightest 13.3-inch convertible laptops, with an ultra-slim 13.9mm profile and weighing just 1.3kg.