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Aside from the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Samsung also announced their Samsung Gear VR for the Galaxy Note 7. Powered by Oculus Rift VR, the Gear VR may be made for the Note 7 but it is also backward compatible with other Samsung devices like the Galaxy S7 edge and Galaxy S7. No Malaysia release dates but we expect it to be coupled with the Galaxy Note 7 when it arrives on 19 August 2016.

Standard smartphones today are built around the 16:9 screen ratio when rotated to the side (apart from the LG Optimus Vu that had a 4:3 screen ratio). Right now however LG may want to buck the trend, as they just patented a new screen form factor for mobile, dubbed “UltraWide Mobile+”.

We may just need to wait a month or so for confirmation of Olympus’s next wave of products. Photokina 2016 is upon us, and we can expect an avalanche of new announcements from major camera manufacturers then. The scoop is that the upcoming E-M1 Mark II will come with 4K recording. Also, a new lens will be launched at the same time.

Today, iflix has announced the official launch of their service in Sri Lanka. Customers can sign up for a 30-day free trial via iflix’s website, www.iflix.com, giving them unlimited access to thousands of the world’s best TV shows, movies and more on every device they own, with no credit card required and no obligations. Each iflix subscription includes:

August is the month of phone launches, as most companies are banking on pre-IFA2016 hype to gather more interest on their upcoming products. Meizu is expected to launch something on August 10th , and apart from their rumoured smartwatch, they may be launching an updated Meizu Pro 6 or MX6 but with different internals.

Fans of the latest versions of Android, start saving your money – the upcoming LG V20 will be the first OEM device to be shipped with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box when it is launched in September.

Speculations have it that Xiaomi was actually planning to reveal the Xiaomi VR headset yesterday, but nothing happened, however, what the internet got was a trailer instead.

Hello, Technavers! We got a surprise package from Samsung today and it's a big black box with a blue ribbon. At first, we thought it was a new device or something but it turns out to be a bunch of tasty treats which is nice too. But there's also something else you should know too, and it's a big announcement.

Ever since Xiaomi revealed their first ever dual camera lens smartphone (Redmi Pro), we are starting to sense an inevitable trend coming on the way, as reports have started to pop up about Meizu jumping on the bandwagon, as well as Apple for their upcoming iPhone 7 Plus. As Chinese smartphone manufacturers are getting more reputable globally, they are now looking beyond configurations to stand out in this fierce smartphone competition, they have already nailed high-end specifications, now it's all about the design and camera quality.

News are spreading online that the upcoming Nintento NX console will not just be a console designed for the home – it will be a portable gaming device as well.