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Combining everything you could need as a Muslim, Muslim Pro is an Android and iOS app designed to keep you in touch with Islam and your faith through your smartphone. With more than 5 million downloads in various Muslim countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United Emirates, Turkey and Morocco the app offers many features in one app. These features include:

• Accurate prayer times based on user location
• Worldwide Qibla directions
• Foursquare integration to find Halal restaurants or Mosques
• Built-in Full Audio Quran with translations
• Islamic Hijiri calendar
• and many more...

Barely 3 months after it's official release in Malaysia and Microsoft Malaysia are cutting down the price for the Microsoft Surface RT tablets. The price decrease follows what Microsoft has done for the US market with an overall RM450 decrease worldwide. This means that the Microsoft Surface RT tablets are now priced as follows:

• 32GB Microsoft Surface RT - RM1099
• 64GB Microsoft Surface RT - RM1399
• 32GB Microsoft Surface RT Touch Cover combo - RM1399
• 64GB Microsoft Surface RT Touch Cover combo - RM1699

While bits and pieces of the upcoming Apple iPhone 5S have been appearing for quite some time now, new pics of the aluminum unibody chassis and some interesting new tech specs have recently surfaced. The new tech specs for the Apple iPhone 5S include:

• Apple A6 SoC processor (quad-core PowerVR SGX544MP4 GPU)
• 4-inch / 4.3-inch IGZO display (1136 x 640 pixels)
• 2GB RAM
• Supports NFC, fingerprint scanner
• 12MP camera (dual LED flash)

Many would say that the clamshell or flip-phone form factor died a long time ago, but there are rumours that Samsung will be developing a clamshell Android smartphone in the not-so-far-off-future. The phone will be called the Samsung Galaxy Folder and be powered by Android. It will have a classic alphanumeric keyboard attached to a touchscreen. Tech specs for the Samsung Galaxy Folder include:

• Dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor
• 800 x 480 pixel display
• Supports LTE
• Android 4.2.2

The culmination of everything Sony into a single smartphone, the upcoming Sony i1 Honami has been rumoured to be announced officially at IFA 2013 in September. Tech specs for the Sony i1 Honami so far include:

• 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 processor
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage + microSD
• 20.7MP rear camera (ExmorRS sensor [1/2.3], Sony BIONZ image processor, G Lens series)
• 5-inch 1080p display (Triluminos, X-Reality image enhancement)
• 3000 mAh battery
• IP57 rating
• LTE support
• 144 x 73.9 x 8.3 mm

TuneTalk is now offering the BlackBerry Q5 with 3 months free data and calls with no contract. The catch is that you're practically paying for the BlackBerry Q5 at the standard retail price of RM1299. However, if you decide to buy the Q5 from TuneTalk you get free delivery, a free Tune Talk SIM pack with 1GB of data and 60 minutes free talk time for 3 months, which explains the aforementioned 3 months worth of free data and calls. Switch over from another telco and TuneTalk will up the time from 3 months to 5 months. After this time period (of 3 or 5 months) you can continue with the TuneTalk Cun plan for RM38 a month and 1GB of data with 60 minutes free talk time, or you can switch back to any other telco.

When it was first announced in June, the Sony SmartWatch 2 was estimated to arrive in September but according to UK retailer Clove, Sony supposedly said it would be released on 15 July 2013, but with the date now passed Clove have come back and received news from Sony that the new release date would 9 September 2013. Apparently Clove has already put out orders (or pre-orders in this case) for the smartwatch but will keep the money and ship out the SmartWatch when it arrives.

A number of other images have appeared for the Apple iPhone Lite, the rumoured more affordable plastic encased iPhone. This time it appears next to the Apple iPhone 5. While the existance of an Apple iPhone 5 does lend credibility that it is the real thing, it could just as easily be another render or mockup (or a cheap casing knockoff) so take this and the other photos with a big pinch of salt. In any case, if you wait just a little while longer, we'll see if these are pics of the real thing.

Ever wanted one Internet plan to rule them all? Well, U Mobile has released an Internet Share Plan that let's you share up to 3GB of data between up to 3 mobile devices for RM68 per month. The plan gives you 2 SIM cards to start with and you can get another SIM card for an extra RM10.  You can then share the aforementioned 3GB between those 3 SIMs with an additional 60 minutes of talk time for free.

The dual-SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 has recently surfaced. Asides from the different pattern on the rear side, everything else about the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Duos seems to be identical with the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. Tech specs for the Duos includes:

• 1.7GHz dual-core Exynos processor
• 1GB RAM
• 8MP rear camera  + 2MP front camera
• 6.3-inch LCD display (720p)
• Android 4.2.2
• Supports Dual-SIM