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After a few series of leaked rumours about Google Pixel 4, Google has finally announced the official date. Set on 15 October 2019, "a few new things Made by Google" will be unveiled in New York City and we are probably going to see the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. 

Today, Vivo has unveiled the much teased NEX 3 smartphone series in Shanghai, China. There are actually two variants which comprise of a 5G and 4G model on a price range of ~RM3000, it's said that the series will be available in the coming months in the Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia and other markets. Without further ado, here's everything you need to know about the latest vivo flagship.

With just a few more days before the Huawei Mate 30 series launch on 19 September 2019, renders of the Huawei Mate 30, Huawei Mate 30 Pro, Mate 30 RS Porsche Design and Huawei Mate 30 Lite have appeared courtesy of @evleaks. While no actual tech specs or features get mentioned, the renders show off the Huawei Mate 30 with a flat but notched front screen using dual front cameras (one of which we expect could be either a ToF or Time-of-Flight sensor or a depth sensor while the other could go for a 32MP ultra wide angle).

Recently, we’ve been given the opportunity to interview Alan Chan, who is currently the Senior Look Development Artist at Blizzard Entertainment. To the uninitiated, Alan Chan is a CG veteran who had worked on several notable films such as Lord of the Rings, Titanic, Harry Potter and many more. Head over to IMDB or his website, if you want to find out more about the projects that Alan Chan took part in.

It seems that an image has surfaced on Twitter, showcasing what looks like a case for the upcoming Huawei Mate 30 series smartphone which is due to be released on 19 September 2019. The casing reveals a total of 4 circular cut-outs, accompanied by a single square cut-out below it.

Well, it's certainly been an eventful week TechNavers, as this year's 9.9 online sale happened on Monday, it quickly got followed up by the Apple iPhone 11, new Apple iPad, Apple Watch Series 5 and Apple Arcade launch. Quite a lot of things got confirmed, even the controversial rear design but check them out above for more details.

However, for some, the news below are even more important, so here's TechNave NewsBytes 2019 #20 for the bits and bytes of Malaysia's tech world last week.

Recently, a Facebook page by the name of Five Five IT made a post which revealed the pricing of Samsung Galaxy A30S, as well as the Galaxy A50S. Based on the post, both the devices will start from the price of RM899 and RM1299 respectively. 

Based on a statement by Vivo’s product manager on Weibo, the Vivo NEX 3 could come with a screen-to-body ratio of up to 99.6%. This could mean that the front of the aforementioned device could come with an under-display fingerprint sensor, under-display camera module and no notch of any form.

HTC VIVE recently announced that their new VIVE COSMOS premium PC-based virtual reality (VR) system is available in Malaysia for pre-order for RM3699 starting from 12 September till 3 October on Shopee and Lazada. Launching on 4 October 2019, it will come with pre-order bonuses that include a free 12-month VIVEPORT Infinity membership worth RM443.88 and an additional shooting game called AEON.

Vivo Malaysia has recently announced that the Vivo V17 Pro, which is equipped with up to 6 cameras will be launched in Malaysia on 1 October 2019. Based on what we know so far, the Vivo V17 Pro recently acquired a SIRIM certification and it possesses tech specs such as a 32MP + 2MP dual front-facing pop-up camera.