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If you'd rather go for a Maxis postpaid plan for your new Apple iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, then do check out the Maxis Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-check page. Acting sort of like the usual registration of interest page, the pre-check page will allow Maxis to get in touch with you when it comes out. No news on a possible Malaysia release date or pricing just yet but DiGi have it coming on 7 November 2014 so it isn't all that far off in actuality. Stay tuned for more developments and we'll keep you posted as soon as we know.

DiGi has opened up their registration of interest page for the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones and at the same time, revealed when Malaysia would be getting the latest Apple iPhones. According to DiGi this date is 7 November 2014. If you've been waiting and wanting a cheaper Apple iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and you like DiGi's telco plans go check out the registration of interest page and fill up your particulars. We expect DiGi to hold a big launch party for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on that Friday so better clear up your schedule for it.

Today at 12pm, the Xiaomi Redmi 1S smartphone will be sold for the last time in Malaysia. About 5000 units of the value priced smartphone at RM419 will be available on the MI Malaysia site along with the Redmi Note, 10400 and 5200 mAh Mi Power Bank. While this does not account for third-party sellers who still have stock of the Redmi 1S it does indicate that Xiaomi Malaysia could be bringing in the Xiaomi Redmi 1S 4G smartphones to Malaysia in the near future. Tech specs and features should remain the same except for 4G LTE connectivity. The Redmi 1S 4G is also single SIM and not dual-SIM like the current 3G only Redmi 1S.

For those who have bought the Huawei Honor 6 recently and found that you can't use the IR blaster to remote control your TV, sound system or air conditioner, Huawei Malaysia have just released the Smart Controller app. Available for free download at the Huawei Club forum over on VMALL.my, ITES 2.0 turns your Huawei Honor 6 into a universal remote control. All you have to do is download and install two APK files from the site. The app Smart Controller will then appear. While you can download via your PC and copy it over to the Honor 6, you can just as easily make use of it's 4G LTE Cat6 connectivity and download it direct from the smartphone. The downloads are not that big so it should not take that long. Check out the screencaps below:

Malaysian Arsenal fans who have purchased the Huawei Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition smartphone recently could win a trip to watch the Gunners LIVE in the UK in a new contest organized by Huawei Malaysia. The contest is fairly simple to do; just buy a new Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition smartphone and register for the contest, answer 2 simple questions and then complete a slogan. Those who want to enter can do so via the Huawei Malaysia Facebook Page and you can also find out the where-to-buy shop list there as well. There will be 3x grand prizes consisting of the trip to watch Arsenal LIVE in the UK along with other prizes that include the Huawei MediaPad X1, official Arsenal jerseys, Huawei Powerbanks and travel bags. The contest is currently valid until 31 December 2014.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now officially available for everyone in Malaysia with the recent consumer launch last Friday on 17 October 2014. The launch saw 500 lucky Samsung Galaxy Note 4 buyers walking away with a complimentary Gear Circle necklet-cum-Bluetooth headphones. A three day roadshow was also held with various activities and giveaways at various locations including the Blue Concourse, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall. Samsung Malaysia and it's partners of Celcom, DiGi, Harvey Norman and Maxis provided booths for users but here is what Samsung had to say about it:

"Our three-day roadshows is just one of the ways to introduce a new experience through our latest device – the GALAXY Note 4 via the activities that we have planned. This way, our consumers can aptly correlate our product with their lifestyle that will simplify their day-to-day tasks." Lee Dong Yong, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics

U Mobile is currently offering the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 phablet for as low as RM1099. In addition to this, they are also offering a special trade-in feature, so you can send in your old and unwanted smartphone for hopefully some rebates off the asking price. Since the Galaxy Note 4 retails at a very high RM2499, this is quite welcome and you can find out which phone qualifies from the trade-in list. For the no upfront payment scheme, you will have to sign up with your credit card and activate auto debit for the monthly commitment to qualify. Citibank credit card holders get an extra RM100 rebate provided you sign up for a 0% easy payment plan and and the aforementioned auto debit. In any case, you will have to sign up for a 24 month contract on U Mobile post paid plans. Check out the table and links in this article for more details.

As a sign of support for all those ASUS ZenFone 4 A400CXG/CG buyers here in Malaysia, ASUS Malaysia is now offering complimentary ASUS ZenFone 4 original bumper cases for those who bought the ZenFone 4 from 3 October 2014 and onwards. To redeem these absolutely free bumper cases users need only submit the scanned/photographed copy of the ZenFone 4 purchase receipt to [email protected] / [email protected] and your personal details. The purchase receipt must have the following details to be valid for the giveaway:

• Dealer's company name
• Invoice date: Must be 3rd October 2014 onwards
• Description: ZenFone 4 (A400CXG/CG)
• ZenFone 4 serial number
• Purchase receipt must be signed and chopped with dealer's company stamp (handwritten receipt). Receipt which is computer/machine generated that require no signatory or company stamp shall subject to verification.

Apart from the Apple iPad tablets, Apple also revealed that the latest Apple iOS 8.1 update will be available for download on 20 October 2014. The update brings a number of features to your Apple device including support for Apple Pay, the iCloud Photo Library public beta and the camera roll that disappeared in iOS 8. Hopefully it won't cause as many problems as previous iOS 8 updates.

Apple mentioned a little bit about their upcoming smartwatch, the Apple Watch. While it hasn't been released yet, it has been confirmed that the Apple Watch will be coming in early 2015. This means that you'll have to wait till at least Q1 of 2015 (rumours say February 2015) to get the Apple Watch. In the meantime, developers for Watch OS apps will get the WatchKit SDK in November 2014. Bear in mind that the Apple Watch will start from $349 (RM1146) so if you really want it, you should start saving now. No Malaysia release date or pricing yet but we expect it in 2015.