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Ultimate Ears from Logitech recently announced their new UE Boom wireless speaker. Designed for the young and trendy, the speaker is shock, water and stain resistant with a 360 degree sound and 15 hour rechargeable battery. In addition to being able to work with both iOS and Android devices, the UE Boom has another feature called Double Up which allows one UE Boom speaker to link up with another UE Boom speaker for either a stereo-to-stereo mode or traditional left/right stereo mode. Priced at RM799 the UE Boom is available at authorized retailers but here is what Ultimate Ears have to say about it:

“The digital age has changed how we listen to our favorite songs and interact with music. While online music services have made it easier to access your music, it's remained a challenge to have an anytime, anywhere listening experience that can be shared with others. UE BOOM solves that problem. Ultimate Ears strives to amplify the social experience of listening to music, bringing people together around the music they love. UE BOOM is designed to bring music out into the world, and that’s why we’re also supporting this introduction with a campaign to inspire young music fans to make music social.”Rory Dooley, general manager of Ultimate Ears

Celcom Axiata has officially announced that it will support the wishes of Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Communication and Multimedia Minister in the implementation of GST for prepaid top-ups. According to them, as a comitted company, they will provide full support and cooperation for the greater good of Malaysians. This is in response to the recent announcement on the implementation of GST for prepaid services in Malaysia. The Celcom announcement was made by Dato' Seri Shazalli Ramly, CEO of Celcom Axiata Berhad in support of Shabery's suggestion that consumers should receive RM10 worth of prepaid air time when they purchase RM10 pre-paid reload value. According to BERNAMA, the minister said once an agreement has been reached with the companies, he would present it to the Cabinet and obtain their greenlight before implementing the new price system as soon as possible.

Malaysia is finally getting the Xiaomi Mi 4 for RM1199. While it isn't available through the official online Mi Malaysia channel, local distributor Mont Asia is bringing in the 3G 16GB storage version for RM1199. It will be made available through roadshows and Mont Asia distribution channels soon and come with a 1 year limited warranty from Xiaomi Malaysia. Mont Asia can be contacted via Whatsapp at +6017-4590001. Tech specs for the Mi 4 are still quite high-end with a 2.5Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB RAM, 5 inch 1920 x 1080p display, 13MP rear camera, 8MP front shooter, an IR blaster and IP67 certification for water and dust resistance.

While the ASUS ZenWatch (W1500Q) has not been made officially available in Malaysia, third-party sellers like SatuGadgetDotCom and DirectD are now selling the smartwatch from RM799. Other third-party sellers can also be found selling it for as low as RM769 which you can see with a quick visit toLelong.com.my. As a refresher the tech specs for the ZenWatch include a Snapdragon 400 processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage and a curved 1.63-inch display with 320 x 320 pixel resolution covered by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Available in rose gold and silver, the ZenWatch comes with a leather strap and is compatible with devices that can run Android Wear. 

Microsoft Malaysia has sent out the invites and it looks like Malaysia will be the first country in the Asia Pacific to get their own Microsoft Store. Located at Suria KLCC on Level 3, the Microsoft Store will offer users first hand access to Microsoft products like the Microsoft Lumia smartphones and Surface tablets along with the various accessories for each of Microsoft products available in Malaysia. If you're looking to get some hands-on time of your own, do swing by on 9 May 2015 at Suria KLCC. Rumours indicate that this could mean that we're finally getting local support for the Microsoft Xbox game console, but these are still early days and we can't confirm that just yet. In addition, Microsoft have also opened up a Facebook event page stating that you could also win 2 tickets to Paris. We expect more prizes to be also up for grabs so do check them out for yourselves. 

Usually when smartphones appear on China's TENAA it almost always means that it is confirmed. However, a recent entry for the ZTE Nubia Z9 is one of the few rather dubious posts as it is reported as having 8GB of RAM and a 3.5GHz processor. One of the reasons why we think TENAA could be a bit incorrect this time around is the listed 3.5GHz processor is just a combination of the 2GHz and 1.5GHz set of quad-core processors for the octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor previously listed for the ZTE Nubia Z9. We're still unsure how 3GB RAM became 8GB of RAM but it seems unlikely that ZTE would make the jump from 4GB RAM straight to 8GB. Other rather suspicious tech specs include a dual 8MP rear camera as opposed to the 16MP rear camera previously reported (the pictures also show only a single camera). No Malaysia release dates or pricing details were revealed but ZTE is expected to launch a device on 6 May 2015 so we shouldn't have to wait long to find out for sure.

Initially it was thought that the most premium version of the ASUS ZenFone 2 would pack in 4GB of RAM and 64GB worth of storage. However, a version with 128GB storage has appeared in India. While it bears the same ZenFone 2 ZE551ML model number it looks to pack in 128GB of storage for 29999 INR (RM1683). Considering the recent leaked Malaysia pricing for the ASUS ZenFone 2 we expect this version to go for about RM1599 or so. No news yet if we'll be seeing this version come 9 May 2015 or any exact Malaysia release dates. Other tech specs like the 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 processor, 4GB RAM, 5.5-inch full HD 1920 x 1280 pixel resolution display are expected to remain the same though. 

With the upcoming ASUS ZenFone 2 launch in Malaysia just 9 days away, it seems that we could know which models and at what pricing we'll be getting them for Malaysia. The folks at MDROID were able to get in on a dealer-only event announcing both the models and pricing. Turns out, Malaysia will be getting the 5-inch display ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE500CL for RM599 (which isn't a bad thing considering it's recent performance). Check out the full pricing which is inclusive of the 6% GST below:

• ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE500CL - 1.6GHz Z2560, 2GB RAM, 8GB storage, 5-inch 1280 x 720 HD display = RM599
• ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE551ML - 1.8GHz Z3560, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 FHD display = RM899
• ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE551ML - 2.3GHz Z3580, 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 FHD display = RM1099
• ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE551ML - 2.3GHz Z3580, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 FHD display = RM1299

From current teasers released by ASUS Malaysia it also appears that other ASUS accessories could also be on display and for sale come this 9 May 2015. This will likely include the ASUS ZenPower range of powerbanks along with the new ASUS ZenFone 2 2-colour Fusion and patterned Illusion covers. We also expect other accessories like the ASUS ZenFlash and Lolliflash to make an appearance along with perhaps the ASUS ZenWatch. No news on Malaysia pricing for these accessories yet though, but stay tuned as we'll be on site at the upcoming #IncredibleZenDay on 9 May 2015.

ASUS recently scheduled the Android L or Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the ASUS ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, ZenFone 6, ZenFone 5 LTE and PadFone S for the end of April 2015. Now with the end of April set for today, a new schedule has been released today revealing that an OTA schedule starting with the ZenFone 5 LTE A500KL in the beginning of May 2015 and ending with the PadFone S PF500KL in the beginning of June. Bear in mind that the schedule could change again, but this should give all those ZenFone and PadFone S users in Malaysia an idea of when to expect the latest Android L update. Incidentally, the Android 5.0 Lollipop update has already been rolled out for the ASUS MeMO Pad 7 ME572C/CL so ASUS tablet users should expect their sweet upgrades soon.

In response to the overwhelming demand for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung Malaysia have announced that the 64GB storage version of the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is now available in Malaysia. While the 32GB storage version comes in at RM3099, the 64GB storage version goes for RM3599 (inclusive of 6% GST) and will be available in the middle of May at all Samsung Experience Stores and Samsung authorized dealers. This new version will still be available in Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum and White Pearl with the Jade green version still likely available at just Maxis for now. Here's what Samsung had to say about it:

“With the 64GB storage option now available and our stellar performance in image quality rated by DxOMark, we are fulfilling many of the main requirements in terms of customers’ preference. Learning from both our achievements and missteps, we continuously push forward new technologies and innovations. Today we are proud to say, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge fulfill these qualities to offer users the ultimate experience in smartphone options.” Lee Sang Hoon, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics.

The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge also recently scored 86 on the overall DxOMark Mobile benchmark for smartphone image quality with a score of 86. A Photo sub-score of 88 and Video sub-score of 84 indicates that both smartphones do very well as cameraphones.