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Fresh after the launch of the recent Samsung Galaxy A (2016) or Galaxy A6 series here in Malaysia, rumours from Sam Mobile are circulating about a possible Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro smartphone. While there is a Galaxy A9 already (just not officially available in Malaysia yet), the Galaxy A9 Pro will supposedly offer enhanced features. These include a 2K or 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution display, a faster octa-core Snapdragon 652 processor and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. There are no Malaysia release dates or pricing details yet but it is expected to cost more than the $490 (RM2030) price tag that the Galaxy A9 is going for. 

Hello gamers! ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) is proud to announce the ROG and Nvidia Game bundle – Rise of the Tomb Raider! One of the most anticipated and exclusive game of this year, the game is already released since yesterday worldwide. 

This limited time promotion (7 January – 16 February 2016) is open to Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. If you want to get your hands on the game bundle, you can get the Rise of the Tomb Raider game for free when you buy a ROG laptop powered by GeForce GTX 980 / 980M / 970M. The laptop model includes -  ASUS ROG G751JT / G751JY / G752VY / G752VT / GX700VO.

As of 28 January, Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) and Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (P1) have signed a series of agreements – of which the three (3) core agreements are TM Next-Gen Backhaul (NGBH), High Speed Broadband (HSBB) (Access) and domestic roaming services – to further enhance and develop a greater internet experience for their respective customers. 

The trio partnership will further enhance Celcom's 4G network through TM's provision with high bandwidth capacity, which will accelerate Celcom's ongoing efforts and goal in continuing their Long Term Evolution (LTE) site deployment nationwide. In addition, the agreement is also an extension for Celcom's access to TM's HSBB network.; which means Celcom can continue to provide fixed broadband services. P1, on the other hand, will facilitate Celcom's domestic roaming service provision to TM. 

As you may already know, Samsung, LG and Sony will be at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona to present their newest products. However, we just got word that two other Asian smartphone manufacturer giants, Oppo and Xiaomi will be joining the event too with some teasers. 

First off, from Oppo's teaser image, “breakthrough tech” could be anything. We can count out their new F1 Plus model which was released in Vietnam few days ago, but maybe they will present a new smartphone camera feature? After all, that's what they are known for over the years. 

According to DigiTimes, they claimed that the upcoming Apple iPad Air 3 will have a 4K resolution touch panel, an improved RAM of 4GB and better battery life. The mass production is also said to begin whenApple enters the second quarter of 2016.

Besides that, the news portal website also said General Interface Solution and TPK from Taiwan, will share the production of the new iPad Air 3 and will be making a first appearance in March. This is due to some expectation of an increase in demand for the 3D Touch feature from Apple in the first half of 2016. However, oddly enough, previously it was reported that the device would not apply the feature as it was difficult to scale it on a larger screen display. In addition, rumours have it that the iPad Air 3 will also sport four speakers and a LED flash too.

Samsung Malaysia have launched their new Samsung Galaxy A (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A6 series of smartphones for the masses. Featuring the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) for RM1299, Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) for RM1599 and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) for RM1899. The Galaxy A3 (2016), Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy A7 (2016) will be available on 28 January 2016 with a free 32GB microSD. A 4-day roadshow is starting today at Sunway Pyramid's Blue Concourse. Check out our tech specs and hands-on photos in this article.

Samsung Galaxy S7 rumours has been floating around in the internet for a long time, we probably will never heard the end of it until next month at the MWC 2016 (or not). We got ourselves an interesting image of its benchmark.

As you can see in the image, it seems that the Galaxy S7 chipset could be split again – one will get the Exynos 8890, and the other getting the Snapdragon 820. Overall, the Exynos 8890 is sitting at second place while the latter is on number four. It seems to suggest that the Snapdragon chipset is losing out on the multi-core performance since it's quad core, at the same time it wins the single-core fight – 2282 for the Snapdragon and 1873 for the Exynos chipset.

Today, on 28 January Wiko Mobile made their first public appearance in Malaysia and introduced three game-changing devices – the Wiko Highway Pure being the slimmest and lightest 4G smartphone in the market, the glow-in-the-dark Fever 4G smartphone, and the low cost entry-levelLenny2. 

Originally from France, Wiko Mobile is inspired by the “French touch” and is always working to find the right balance between technology, design, quality and price to provide users accessibility to technology and fun in a single device.

Ming-Chi Kuo is no stranger to the Apple community, as he often give some insider insights of what we could expect from Apple's next device features. The KGI Securities analyst has issued a research note containing information of the Apple “iPhone 7 Plus” which is currently in development. It's said to feature 5.5-inch and two variants of it, one with a single iSight rear camera and another with dual-camera design. 

What's more, through the purchase of Israeli camera technology company LinX Imaging last year by Apple. Kuo is expecting a 2 – 3x  optical zoom function feature in the iPhone 7 Plus, which the device could benefit from LinX technology of having multiple sensors for a smaller size camera lens. According to the KGI analyst, LinX technology in algorithm is unique for achieving a high-end dual-camera applications like an optical zoom simulation, it would also have better light sensitivity and image quality in low light setting.

While MWC 2016 is still coming in the next few weeks, many rumours about the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have appeared. These include a leaked slide showing off the tech specs and renders from case makers. No Malaysia release dates or pricing details yet, but Samsung have traditionally announced their Galaxy S series at an unpacked event before or during MWC. Check out the renders and tech specs below:

• Samsung Galaxy S7
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 / Samsung Exynos 8890 processor
• 4GB RAM
• 5.1-inch display (Quad HD, 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution)
• 12MP rear camera (BRITECELL)