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Today, Acer has revealed their latest product lineup for Malaysia - introducing the first fanless 2-in-1 Acer LiquidLoop cooling technology, the Acer Switch Alpha 12, and it will be available in Malaysia by next week (latest) for RM2499 as a starting price with two other variants (more details below). There are also other exciting products as well - the Acer Aspire S 13, Aspire R 15, Aspire E & F Series and Acer R1 Series (more on those later in the next article later on), but for now, let's take a look at the fanless laptop.

The repercussions of the Kumamoto earthquake is definitely felt in the camera industry. Three companies will be delaying their latest camera models thanks to the disruption in the Sony imaging sensor production factory.

A rumour is circulating out of China that Microsoft, the current owner of the Nokia phone brand, is intending to close the division inside the company handling the brand and will licence the brand to Foxconn Corporation. Microsoft owns the right to use the Nokia name for smartphones until 2024, according to the deals when they owned the latter in 2014.

Science fiction is day by day becoming science fact. We have supercomputers in our pockets, driverless cars, man went to the moon, and more exciting stuff coming our way. Samsung just filed a patent to possibly turn your hand into a touchscreen for your smartwatch!

We have seen leaks here and there about the upcoming Motorola Moto G, the fourth generation G series. We have now a full front image of the smaller model of the new G series courtesy @evleaks.

We have talked many times over the possible leaked design of the upcoming Apple iPhone 7. This latest image leak may be the clearest of them all. The photo shows the dual-lens design of the upcoming higher spec smartphone from Cupertino.

Fast charging is old hat to companies like OPPO. They have their own version of a fast charging solution called VOOC that gives phones like the OPPO R7 Plus the ability to charge to 75% capacity in 30 minute. However there are already rumours online for the upcoming OPPO Find 9a to get a supercharged version of the VOOC – called the Super VOOC Flash Charge.

The recent WeBe 850 app launch also saw its first event with their Amazing Maze here at the Blue Concourse in Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall. Available to intrepid WeBe 850 maze runners from 10am to 10pm, today is the last day to try it out and win both points and prizes via the WeBe 850 app. Maze runners can win up to RM850K in prizes so go grab your chance now.

This week Huawei unveiled the honor V8 with dual rear cameras, a 2K display version and the latest Kirin 950 tech specs with their RM60 honor Band A1. Xiaomi went big with their 6.44-inch display Mi Max phablet alongside their Mi Band 2 smartband. On the local side, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End launched at midnight while the Tencent QQ Watch for kids was also released. The folks at honor Malaysia also brought in their more premium honor Band SS complete with brass coloured metal body and Italian leather strap.

The announcement for the live launch of the Flash Plus 2 smartphone recently went out. Set for 17 May 2016 at 4pm, you can check them out at their site and maybe even win a Flash Plus 2 via their lucky draw. Tech specs and features have not been detailed yet, but the teaser image clearly shows a fingerprint and mentions "More than Metal" indicating that it will have a metal body and a fingerprint sensor (perhaps built into the front home button). Other tech specs likely to return include an LED flash for both front and back cameras but you can check out the teaser video for yourself below.