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In today’s news, a new model number has just passed by TENAA’s site and many thought that it was the Xiaomi Redmi 4X (not the Redmi Note 4X), however, it could actually be another phone with an updated design and improved tech-specs, which could be the Redmi 5 instead.

Following the hype of Huawei posting “Colour is the new black” teasers on their Twitter account, it seems inevitable now more and more P10 leaks are spreading out online, particularly with the latest “real-life” photos of the device as leaked by the Federal Communications Commission.

In case you didn’t know, it’s not uncommon for Chinese smartphone manufacturers to slap a different name on their phones for international release purpose. One good example is when Oppo released the F1 Plus as an international model, but it’s the same one as the R9. So today, it seems that the latest news is that the Honor V9 will have a name-change for international release. 

Counting down to MWC on February 26, which Huawei will be making a big announcement, we came across what seems like some leaked renders of promotional images for the upcoming Huawei P10 Plus. Judging from these seemingly official renders, the P10 Plus will have its fingerprint reader mounted on the back, just like the Huawei P9 Plus, its predecessor, the difference however, is a dual-curved display which looks amazingly gorgeous.

Lenovo had been rumoured to launch some new phones during MWC2017, which would very well be the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus mid-range devices. The latest leak includes what seems like official press renders, with all the information including full specs and more photos of the pair of phones, all, except pricing information.

Being the “Plus” model, the Moto G5 Plus will be obviously be the higher-end model between the two. It comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD (1080p) display, 12MP main camera with dual pixel autofocus, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, generous 64GB of internal storage, and NFC. Keeping the lights on is a 3000mAh battery with “TurboPower" charger.

The Moto G5, being the smaller sibling, has a slightly smaller 5-inch display (though it retains the Full HD 1080p resolution), a 13MP PDAF main camera, Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset, 32GB of expandable storage, as well a 2800mAh battery with 10W rapid charger. There is however, no NFC with the Moto G5.

Xiaomi just announced that the latest MIUI 8.2 update is now rolling out to most of the Xiaomi phones made over the last 2 years. These devices would progressively receive the update over-the-air (OTA) through the Updater app. Users can also run a manual update by downloading the update from here too.

The first round of devices that’ll receive the MIUI 8.2 update are: Mi 3, Mi 4, Mi 4i, Mi Note, Mi Max, Redmi 1S and Redmi Note 4G.

Today, a new successor of the popular AddWash laundry machine called the Flexwash making its appearance at the SEA Forum 2017 in Singapore. What makes it different from the predecessor is that Samsung has integrated not one but two washers and a dryer into one appliance. The popular AddWash Door also makes a return, designed to cut laundry time in half while providing a higher level of care for clothes to make them last longer.

Heads up Apple iPhone fans! Celcom is now offering the Apple iPhone 7 from as low as RM115 on their FIRST Platinum postpaid plan or RM135 with the FIRST Gold Plus. Even more so, you can change your device anytime with NewPhone by Celcom, so even if you want to change up to the iPhone 7S or any other device available on Celcom you can do so, complete with easy monthly payments.

Today, a new robot cleaner was presented at the 2017 Samsung Southeast Asia and Oceania Forum in Singapore by Samsung Electronics. Dubbed as the VR7000 (note - not the virtual reality VR). What sets this robot cleaner apart from others is featuring a more powerful suction and a slim design, measuring at a height of 97mm, is 28% slimmer than previous Samsung robot vacuums.

Today, Samsung Electronics is proud to present their highlight product of the day of three new QLED TV line-up - the Q7, Q8, and Q9 - at the 2017 Samsung Southeast Asia and Oceania Forum in Singapore, marking a new frontier in the home entertainment industry. So what’s the difference with their SUHD TV? Find out below.