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In just a few hours ago, Google I/O 2016 kicked off in California, USA and they didn't waste any time announcing several Android and Google features, on this topic, we will take a look at their first two announced features - Google Assistant and Google Home. But what are they?

In conjunction with Google I/O 2016, Xiaomi have announced their Mi Box device based on Android TV 6.0. It will support 4K and HDR video playback along with apps. Powered by a quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 8GB storage tech specs and featuring Dolby Digital Plus and DTS Surround Sound, the Mi Box will be available in global markets (hopefully Malaysia too) soon. Xiaomi will also be one of the first to release a device for Android N's Daydream mobile VR platform.

As a customer of the Android platform and ecosystem, Xiaomi should be privy to many of the technology that is heading their way from Google. Now, they may just be right by Google's side for new technology, as the Vice President of International for Xiaomi, Hugo Barra, dropped massive hints on his twitter acount these past couple of days. 

We have been covering most, if not all, of the leaks of the upcoming OnePlus 3 model, which you can check it out here. Now we may just see the full render of how the upcoming flagship from OnePlus will look like in the flesh. We actually like what we see here, barring some nit-picks here and there.  

In case you haven't heard, a Digi 4G LTE Carnival by Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) will commence tomorrow (19 May) at all its 150 Digi Stores and Digi Stores Express nationwide until 30 June. The carnival is aimed to give customers the opportunity to take advantage of offers designed for those with all types of consumption and usage needs.

At a simultaneous event in Mexico and India, Lenovo announced the latest addition to the Moto family, the Moto G4. However they did not announce just one model – they announced three. It shares some similarity in design with the older models, so will the new internals give the new Moto models enough boost to put it above the pack? 

Let’s face it – smartphone designs has been stagnating for the past few years. We may see leaps and jumps for the internal technologies but outwardly it has been the standard large slab of glass at the front of the device. University of Bristol's Interaction Group may have something new in the works. They have designed a slick new reconfigurable form for touchscreen displays. The Cubimorph is a single display built out of smaller, six-sided display cubes that are daisy-chained together and can be repositioned?up to the users needs. 

Ever since Xiaomi announced their first phablet, the Xiaomi Mi Max, they have already received over 10 million registrations in China alone from the first flash sale and this proves the popularity and demand of the device. It was also only a matter of time that someone does a teardown treatment, this time once again from IT168 from China, known for tearing down well-known smartphones such as the Huawei P9 and Meizu Pro 6.

As usual per the countdown to their Computex Zenvolution event, ASUS have released a teaser video, this time for their ASUS ZenFone 3. Thanks to previous leaks we know that the ZenFone 3 series will have a metal frame with glass front and back but the video confirms a fingerprint sensor on the back as well, perhaps not for all of the ZenFone 3 models. Other tech specs weren't detailed but so far we know that there will be at least 3 variants (ZenFone 3, Max and Deluxe), they will likely feature Qualcomm or MediaTek processors and be announced on 30 May 2016.

Hey Huawei fans, Huawei has confirmed that the Huawei P9 and P9 Lite will be in Malaysia soon on 28 May 2016! As you may already know, the P9 is the first smartphone born out of a collaboration between Huawei and Leica, that results in a stunning dual 12MP lens camera smartphone. While there's no official retail price yet, all will be revealed on 20 May this Friday. The smartphone will come in three colour variations - Prestige Gold, Titanium Grey and Mystic Silver.