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Maxis is now offering the Samsung Galaxy Alpha from RM1199. While this isn't the lowest subsidized pricing off of the current retail price of RM1899, it is on the MaxisONE postpaid plan which offers limitless calls and SMS. However, you will have to sign up for a 24 month contract. As a bonus loyal Maxis users who have had a year's worth of good payment and port-in users with good payments records for the past 3 months don't have to pay the advance payment. The Advance payment is actually 4 months worth of monthly commitment fees. Check out the table and links in this article for more details.

The rumoured but unannounced Samsung Galaxy A5 has been leaked. The slim metal frame looks to follow that of the recently released Samsung Galaxy Alpha but offers midrange tech specs and features with a non-removable cover. Up until this point, Samsung usually make their phones with removable back covers, even the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Alpha, so this is a big thing in terms of design. Tech specs include support for 4G LTE, dual-SIM, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 16GB worth of storage and a microSD slot along with a 2300 mAh battery. No details yet on Malaysia release dates or pricing but we expect it to be around RM1K with these tech specs. Check out the leaked images for yourself in this article.

While ASUS Malaysia have not come out with the official announcement yet, it appears that the next 64-bit tablet from ASUS will be the ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME181CX) for a very affordable price of just RM549. Coming courtesy of Dynamics Distribution, the tablet will feature a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage + 5GB ASUS Web Storage, 8-inch dsiplay with 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, 2MP rear camera, VGA front camera and 4000 mAh battery. Other tech specs include support for an up to 64GB microSD flash memory card, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 amd GPS, with the tablet available in black and white. The design appears to be thinner than before with a flat, non-protruding rear camera lens while the tablet also looks to be running ASUS ZenUI as well. No specific details on Malaysia release dates yet, but it should be soon.

A tweet supposedly revealing a new wireless charging method called Wave for your iOS 8 compatible device has appeared. According to the tweet, to use Wave, just put your iOS 8 device, be it an Apple iPhone or iPad into the microwave for 60 seconds at 700w or 70 seconds at 800w. Everyone who has ever used a microwave should know by now that you should not microwave metal, even more so electronic devices. Asides from melting and destroying your iPad or iPhone, it could lead to an explosion dangerous enough to harm you and everything else around the microwave. While this may seem an obvious fake and hoax to most people, some users actually have tried it, resulting in a broken iPhone that no warranty will ever cover so be warned and do some research before you do anything.

The Apple iPhone 6 Plus got a detailed tear down from the folks at iFixit confirming that the larger Apple iPhone 6 phablet only has 1GB of RAM. They go on to show that the iPhone 6 Plus is also just a bit easier to repair than the previous Apple iPhone 5S. According to them, the iPhone 6 Plus has a repairability factor of 6 over 10. The iPhone 5S had a repair factor of 5 out of 10. Unfortunately, the drop test for the iPhone 6 Plus did not go as well as the drop test for the iPhone 5S so you may have to be a bit more careful with the latest and largest iPhone. Check out the video for yourself in this article but if you'd like more details about the tear-down do check it out at the source.

Both the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have already been released in the US and selected markets. As such, there is already a drop test for both iPhones, this time courtesy of Phonebuff. The drop test reveals that the new metal casing is definitely tough and strong, with next to no damage from the drops apart from a few scratches. However, the supposedly shatter proof glass protecting both screens... shattered, quite badly. Apple has been quite clear in that the glass covering both iPhones is not Corning Gorilla Glass. We also would like to note that the Home button for both the iPhones which is protected by sapphire crystal did not break or crack, and that the larger and heavier iPhone 6 Plus broke faster than the iPhone 6, proving that the bigger something is, the harder it will fall. Check out the video for yourself in this article.

U Mobile is now offering the Samsung Galaxy Alpha from RM709 which is a good thing considering that it retails at RM1899. The Galaxy Alpha will be available on a 24 month contract with no upfront payment required. Of course, there is a catch for the No Upfront payment as you have to buy the device via credit card and subscribe auto debit for the monthly access fee. You can however, choose to sign up with the U58, U88 or U Plus postpaid plans. Check out the table and links in this article for more details.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha was just launched today in Malaysia for RM1899. The super thin metal frame smartphone from Samsung is currently available in authorized Samsung Experience Stores and other retail outlets but is limited to just black or white for now. The gold and silver colours will be coming later. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha tech specs and features are as follows:

• Octa-core Samsung Exynos processor (1.8GHz quad-core + 1.3GHz quad-core)
• 2GB RAM
• 32GB storage
• 4.7-inch display (Super AMOLED, 1280 x 720 pixel resolution)
• 12MP rear camera (ISOCELL, LED flash, 4K video record) + 2.1MP front camera
• features LTE Cat.6, WiFi 802.11 ac, MIMO(2x2), NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, Hall Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor, Heartrate sensor
• 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7mm | 115g
• 1860 mAh battery
• available in charcoal black, dazzling white, frosted gold, sleek silver and scuba blue
• Android 4.4.4 KitKat

The previously rumoured OPPO R1S has apparently reached Malaysia, only this time it may be going by the name of OPPO R1L. Bearing the same metal frame design as the OPPO R1 but packing in better tech specs and features, the smartphone will be priced at RM1198. Unlike the R1 which packed in a MediaTek processor, the R1L has the tried and tested Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, which provides 4G LTE support. The full tech specs and features for the OPPO R1L include:

• 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm snapdragon 400 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB storage
• 5-inch display (IPS LCD, 720 x 1280 , 294 ppi)
• 13MP rear camera + 5MP front camera
• Supports Wifi, GPS, 3G, 4G LTE
• 142.7 x 70.4 x 7.1mm | 136g
• 2410 mAh battery
• Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

ASUS Malaysia has officially announced the availability of the 6-inch ZenFone 6 (A601CG) smartphone in Malaysia. While it has been available here and there, this is a newer version with a slower clocked Intel Atom Z2560 processor. As always, to get further info about where to buy your new ASUS ZenFone 6, do check out the ASUS Malaysia Facebook Page. For a refresher, tech specs and features for the ASUS ZenFone 6 include a 13MP PixelMaster rear camera, 6-inch Corning Gorilla Glass 3 covered display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution, 2GB of RAM and 2MP front camera but now at much lower RM699 (the initially priced RM899 ASUS ZenFone 6 has a 2GHz Intel Atom Z2580). This RM699 pricing puts it closer to the overseas pricing and makes it a lot more attractive but do remember that you're gettting a slower clocked device. We expect a 4G LTE version to come out soon but the current ZenFone 6 (A601CG) still supports 3G and Dual SIM which is still good enough for most users.