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The Nexus program is Google’s take on setting benchmarks for Android-powered smartphones. Even so, it seems Google is not satisfied with the output of the program, and may be producing their own Google-designed phones by the end of the year.

Today, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) held their first ever eSports tournament - The ASUS ROG Champions Cup Finals featuring two finalists Missing in Action (MIA) and Raiding Squad (RS) in a best-of-five format competing each other in League of Legends, the hottest eSports game globally at the moment. At first, MIA lost their first game against RS but made a steady come back which eventually got them snatching the win (3-1 score) with several entertaining combat engagement and strategies. MIA walked away with a total prize pool of RM60000 with a ROG laptop each.

LEAGOO has released a new entry-level smartphone - the LEAGOO Z1 is nothing like the other entry level smartphones out there. With the theme of this Armoured Beast Will Never Give Up, this phone is designed to withstand hard impacts and can outlast any physical impact from any accidental falls. And this is RM179 only! Below is the official specifications:

While we are now enjoying the current crop of Nexus devices – the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, the next device from HTC with the name Nexus is now in active development. We have seen reports online that states that the phone will be in the realm of mid-high end of the market.

Huawei’s latest flagship smartphones which include the Huawei Mate 8, P9 and P9 Plus are all powered by Huawei’s home-brewed HiSilicon Kirin 95X series chipsets based on the 16nm FinFET Plus fabrication process. It turns out, this is the main reason for these three flagships better performance and impressive battery life.

Affordable smartphones are now dime a dozen, with all the manufacturers are trying to tap into this market as more people move to smartphones as their first internet device. Motorola’s Moto E is the company’s own take on affordable smartphone, but now with Lenovo’s ownership, the brand may just rebrand one model to another to save R&D money.

Get ready everyone, the honor 8 is expected to be announced in China next month, and the availability to commence a week after the announcement. The new flagship for honor is expected to have similar feature list as the Huawei P9, but as a lower price.

Today, HTC Desire 628 Dual SIM was announced by HTC. The device stands at RM799 and will be available in Cobalt White and Sunset Blue at key retailers from today onwards. As per HTC's tradition, the device packs award-winning BoomSound audio profile and impressive tech-specs for a mid-range tier smartphone. Below are the official specifications:

Inspired by the holy month of Ramadhan and the customs that come along with it, award-winning Malaysian photographer, Yaman Ibrahim, embarked on a quest to uncover and showcase his unique perspective on how Malaysians celebrate Ramadhan as a prelude to the upcoming Raya festivities. Yaman, who is based in Kuala Lumpur, harnessed his interest in photography since childhood. With a deep passion in all forms of photography, his new series “Colors of Ramadhan”, all shot with the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.

The Nexus 6P has seen good sales in Malaysia, but Google announced two models of their Nexus smartphones when it was first launched. We may now soon see the smaller model in the Malaysian market, as the Nexus 5X has been sighted on SIRIM.