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Looking to get the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 but wonder at the price? Well, Celcom now have it on subsidized prices starting from RM1088. This really big phablet offers good mid-range capabilities with it's 1.7GHz dual-core processor and 1.5GB RAM but does have some nice features at the ready like 4G LTE support and an 8MP rear camera. The smartphone is available on Celcom First Prime, First Premier and First Elite under 12 month and 18 month contracts along with Mobile Internet Data plans. You may have to pay some advance payment as well but this will be rebated later on. For the full details check out the table below:

Celcom is now offering the Apple iPhone 5 at a subsidized price of RM988 if you're willing to switch over to Celcom from your existing telco (sorry, existing Celcom users). The iPhone 5 version being offered here is the 16GB version. According to Celcom, just sign up for their Celcom First Premier or Elite plan and you can keep your existing number. You will however be tied to the contract for 24 months. Check out the table below for all the details:

If you ever thought that the HTC One would look great in gold, well, you're not the only one. Jewelry experts Goldgenie have decided to come out with a 24-carat gold plated HTC One going for the equally premium price of £1895 (RM9258). You can also go for Rose gold at £1995 (RM9747) and Platinum at £2095 (RM10235). Asides from the premium (and now, much heavier) precious metal plated phone you also get a premium box as well.

Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A for the South Korean market. This is mainly because SK Telecom have also launched the world's first LTE-A network featuring speeds of up to 150Mbps for mobile devices. This is more than double that of existing LTE networks. Asides from having LTE-A built-in, the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A also has the latest and greatest 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset and processor (which also means it comes with the faster Adreno 330 GPU).

Along with the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, Sony also released their latest version of their smartwatch, the Sony SmartWatch 2. Partially made as a companion accessory to the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, the SmartWatch 2 has a number of features which include:

• Splash-proof
• 1.6-inch Transflective LCD (220 x 176 pixel)
• Supports NFC, Bluetooth 3.0
• Charges through micro USB
• Aluminum + Polished plastic body
• Battery (7 days Low usage, normal usage 3-4 days)

Fancy another colour to choose from when getting either your Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 or Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 smartphone? Well, rumours are out that the pair of Samsung Galaxy Mega smartphones may soon come in Plum Purple. The leak comes courtesy of Sammobile who also predict that it should be available in week 28-30, which is another 2 or so weeks away.

After months of speculation the Sony Xperia Z Ultra or ZU finally gets officially announced. Confirming many of the rumours about it, the ZU's main buzz words are largest, slimmest and fastest on top of being water proof and capable of using any pencil, capacitive point or metal pen with 1mm or larger tip as a stylus. The tech specs for the Sony Xperia ZU include:

• 6.44-inch Triluminos display (1920 x 1080, X-Reality for Mobile, 10 point touch, shatter proof sheet on scratch resistant glass)
• 2.2GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974)
• Adreno 330 Graphics
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage + microSD (up to 64GB)
• 8MP rear camera (Exmor RS, 16x digital zoom, auto focus, no flash) + 2MP front camera (1080p recording)
• Supports LTE + NFC
• 3000 mAh (14 hours 3G, 530 hours 3G standby, 510 hours LTE standby)
• IP58 rated
• Black, Purple, White
• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• 179 x 92 x 6.5 mm thick | 212g

Sony has recently revealed their new CP-F5 USB Portable Charger for the masses. While it retains the same ultra-slim 9.4mm aluminum body as the CP-F1L, Sony have increased the battery size by up to 40% for 5000 mAh worth of charge on the move. Since most smartphones have batteries up to 2500 mAh this means that you have enough to charge your smartphone twice or charge two smartphones on a single charge from the CP-F5. Tech specs for the CP-F5 include:

• 5000 mAh
• Aluminum body
• 9.44mm | 156g
• Lithium-ion polymer battery
• 1.5A high output
• Fast charge while retaining 90% capacity after 1000 charges

Recently, KINGMAX have upgraded their SD and microSD memory card product ranges to SD PRO and microSD PRO. The new cards feature an Ultra High Speed (UHS) boost which increases read and write performance. The KINGMAX SD PRO memory cards have been designed for photographers and videographers, speeding up sequential shots and HD video capture. The SDXC PRO memory card is perfectly compatible with UHS-I devices but works with Class 4, 6 and 10 devices as well. The new KINGMAX SDHC and SDXC PRO memory card offer the follow features:

• Supports UHS-I speed mode SDR104, CPRM, ECC
• High speed Full HD still image/recording
• wear leveling
• 16GB / 32GB (SDHC PRO), 64GB (SDXC PRO)
• Up to 80MB/s read
• 24x32x2.1 mm

Huawei is a well known company in mobile telecommunications but hasn't really made much waves with their smartphones. However, things have been picking up, especially with the recent release of the Huawei Ascend P6 which currently holds the title of World's slimmest smartphone. Other products like the Ascend Mate phablet are also providing good performance with build quality. In a sign of further confidence, Richard Yu, Huawei's CEO has revealed that he intends to position Huawei as the 3rd mobile maker worldwide by 2015. While it sounds like quite a claim, after some more thought the only ones to stand in their way for third spot would be Nokia, BlackBerry or LG making it quite possible with the right products.