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This week, the much teased HTC 10 was officially launched and while there is still no Malaysian release date or pricing details, the value-beating ViVo V3Max made its Malaysian debut with 4GB of RAM, a fingerprint reader and more for just RM1399. Other notable Malaysia releases include the Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and a new line-up of Sony BRAVIA 4K HDR TVs. Not released for Malaysia but still officially announced was the Meizu Pro 6.

On the Telco Front, quite a few big names started up new battles like Celcom's new 18GB of Internet FIRST Platinum postpaid plan, Digi's RM80 for 10GB Internet update and U Mobile's roaming backpack. Celcom also announced their new Wonderoam roaming plan along with an extension of their FIRST Gold plan. Maxis also stayed true to their word with an update for their SurfMore 50 customers while overhyped WeBe just turned out to be a rebrand of P1, minus any concrete details or plans.

In the near future, we should be able to expect a new phablet phone by Xiaomi with a screen size of 6.4 inches that may be named the Xiaomi Max. Before this, Xiaomi ran an online voting poll asking the Xiaomi community to vote on which name they would prefer for Xiaomi's next phone, and of course the Xiaomi Max ended up receiving the most votes. Now returning to today's topic, leaked photos of the Xiaomi Max front panel were scattered all over tech blogs yesterday.

The front panel features a massive 6.4-inch display, capacitive buttons at the bottom and compact side bezels. A physical home button is nowhere to be found, and that means if there is going to be a fingerprint scanner it might be made available at the back like the Redmi Note 3.

Recently Sony released an unlisted official video of the latest Sony Xperia X, praising its 23MP rear camera with Predictive Hybrid Autofocus. Both the Xperia X and Xperia X Performance will feature that very camera when they are released. The new Sony Xperia line starts from the Xperia X, Xperia X Performance and Xperia XA but will soon be available in the US in June. No Malaysia release dates or pricing details yet though.

U Mobile are extending their Hero Plan, the P70 15GB promotions until 31 December 2016 instead of their original intention to end it on 30 June 2016. Whether you are already on the Hero P70 plan or are still thinking about getting it, as long you are subscribing to the Hero P70 plan now or soon, you will still be entitled to 15GB monthly at the cost of RM70/month. This plan will give out unlimited calls to all networks on top of 15GB of high-speed internet. We have also released the article for U Mobile Hero P70 in the past; you can check it out if you haven't done so.

On 14 April 2016 F-Secure celebrated their 10 years of Cyber Security in Malaysia and in conjunction of the celebration they also announced their preparations for a cyber threat-free nation. 

“As we celebrate a memorable milestone in Malaysia today, I am proud to share that over the past decade, we helped ensure Internet freedom and security in the fight against thousands of different malware families. This achievement, and the progression of growth in the country underlines our overall strategy of growing from an antivirus company to a cyber security leader,” commented Christian Fredrikson, President and Chief Executive Officer of F-Secure.

The iconic official replica trophy of UEFA Champions League is making its way to Malaysia this coming 23 April 2016 until 24 April 2016. For two days the trophy will be placed at Ground Floor, Highstreet, One Utama Shopping Mall. This arrangement is for the official UEFA Champions League Replica Trophy Event in Asia, where Kuala Lumpur will be the first city to host such event since Sony became the official partner of UEFA Champions League for season 2015.

For Sony Xperia users, you will have an exclusive chance to partake in the event and have an up close experience with the prestigious trophy. All you need to do is to log into your Xperia Lounge app where then you will receive a code. Use that code to register in the WitnessTheTrophy website, fill in your details and submit the application. You will receive the ticket via the e-mail address you filled in.

Huawei have officially launched their Huawei VR headset for their Huawei P9, P9 Plus and Mate 8 smartphones. According to Huawei, theirs is the first to offer a 360-degree sound field. Tech specs and features include a touch panel, back button, volume keys, 20ms low latency, 95-degree field of view and adjustable lenses down to a power of -7.00. 

This means you can't wear them with glasses but the VR will take care of that for you (thankfully, mine is still below -4.00 so I can definitely try this out). The Huawei VR will come out with a good deal of content but only a bit of it will be VR capable. No Malaysia release dates or pricing details but we expect it to make its way to Malaysia as a bundle deal with the Huawei P9.

Introducing I-1 a brand new design of the old analog instant camera, redesigned by the team at Impossible Project. Just like the instant camera by Polaroid, the I-1 will use its own Impossible type 600 film based on the discontinued Polaroid 600 film, that is also supported on the I-1. The film will be used to print out the captured photos from within the camera itself. This new instant camera I-1 comes with a price tag of $300 (RM1161) and is set to release on 10 May 2016. As for now, no Malaysia release dates just yet.

Malaysia Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) redONE, is offering the lowest monthly commitment postpaid plan Data8, at only RM8 a month. You will receive 500MB of mobile data and Unlimited FREE calls, available to all redONE users. Call rates are at RM0.15/min to all networks and SMS rates for all networks are at RM0.10 per text, RM0.05 per text to redONE users and RM0.20 per one MMS. You are required to sign up for a minimum 6 months contract, and if you choose to terminate early you will need to pay penalty charges.

Just only a few days ago U Mobile introduced their U Data Roam plan for frequent travelers. Now they give us another bunch of roaming deals, but this time, it is for their subscriber of Hero P70, i90, i130, UD95 and UD135 postpaid plans. With the U Mobile Data Backpack you will be able to use roaming for free in 12 countries, at the expense of your current data plan with no extra charges. You can refer to the table below for the list of the country and the preferred roaming operator of the country that you might travel to.