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Celcom has also come out with their deals on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch combo. This time the Note 3 is being offered from RM1538 with the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch only available for free for the first 100 who confirm a booking of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Celcom. To get the deal, you have to sign up for a 24-months contract with the Celcom First plans and an mPro 88 data plan. Check out the full details in the article.

Nokia Malaysia recently launched the Lumia 1020 cameraphone in Malaysia for RM2499. As the cameraphone with the only 41MP camera sensor and the ability to take Lytro-like blur-free photos, the Lumia 1020 is probably the cameraphone to beat. While the RM2499 price is a bit high, this is probably because the RM299 camera grip is also included. The camera grip isn't just a frame add-on as it also packs in a built-in 1020 mAh battery, extending the battery life of the 2000 mAh powered Lumia 1020 by up to 50% more while giving a more camera-like grip for taking pics. Tech specs and features for the Lumia 1020 include a 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, the 41MP camera sensor, optical image stabilizer, xenon flash and 6-element Carl Zeiss lens. It comes in Black, Yellow and White and also supports 4G LTE. If you need more information, check out the Nokia Lumia 1020 site.

After previously doing their gold-plating thing with the HTC One, GoldenGenie are now offering the Apple iPhone 5S in 5 different styles using gold, platinum or rose gold. As mentioned in the title, the price can go all the way up to $4400 (RM13928) but there's no denying that the actual gold plated device looks much more stunning than the standard "champagne gold" anodized aluminum casing of the Apple iPhone 5S. Apart from the hefty price you can also expect the resulting Apple iPhone 5S to weigh a lot more as well. As usual, each gold plated version comes with it's own classy wooden box. Check out the pics below:

HP has announced 4 new Android tablets for their Slate 7 range of tablets with launch dates happening in November 2013. These include the Slate 8 Pro, Slate 7 HD, Slate 10 HD and Slate 7 Extreme. While there are 2 new 7-inch tablets in the announcement, they probably won't be replacing the current Slate 7 tablet. Tech specs for the tablets include the following:

• Slate 8 Pro
• NVIDIA Tegra 4 Processor
• 7.98-inch display (1600 x 1200, 4:3 ratio)
• 8MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
• supports microSD + micro USB + micro HDMI

• Slate 7 HD
• Dual-core processor
• 7-inch display (1280 x 800, IPS)
• may support LTE + Beats Audio

• Slate 10 HD
• Dual-core processor
• 10-inch display (1280 x 800, IPS)
• may support LTE + Beats Audio

• Slate 7 Extreme
• NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor
• 7-inch display (1280 x 800, IPS) 
• comes with stylus

As mentioned in an earlier report, the BlackBerry Z30 has been officially announced here in Malaysia. While it will be available from 5 October 2013, Celcom has exclusive rights over the smartphone for the next 14 days starting from that date. As such Celcom are teasing a number of fairly interesting freebies for those who sign up for a BlackBerry Z30 under a Celcom plan during this 14 day period. This includes a FREE BlackBerry Z10, 2 Alicia Keys concert tickets for KL, free download of Alicia Keys "Girl on Fire" album and an UrbanGears headset for the first 200 subscribers. After the first 200, the next 800 will also get freebies, but what exactly these freebies are still hasn't been announced just yet. So if you're gunning for a BlackBerry Z30, save 5 October 2013 as the day to do so, preferably at a nearby Celcom Bluecube store. Stay tuned and we'll keep you posted.

Nikon recently announced the Nikon 1 AW1, the first mirrorless digital camera with interchangeable lens that is water proof. On top of that, it also comes with two waterproof, shockproof and freeze proof lense in the form of the Nikkor AW 11-27.5mm and Nikkor AW 10mm f/2.8. Both lens offer much flexibility and more options as the wide angle 10mm lens offers a wider aperture and shallow depth of field in low lighting conditions while the 11-27.5mm lens has a 2.5x zoom range. The AW1 camera itself can be submerged down to 49 feet, is shockproof up to 6.6 feet and freeze proof up to 14 degrees F. Features like the pop-up flash are also water proof and the 14.2MP CMOS sensor works well with the Nikon EXPEED 3A image processing engine to bring better imaging in a super rugged body. Other tech specs and features include ISO ranging from 160 to 6400, full HD 1080p video recording, slow motion video recording at 400fps or 1200 fps, built-in GPS and WU-1B wireless mobile adapter support. The Nikon AW1 is priced at $800 (RM2531) for a single lens kit and $1000 (RM3160) for the double-lens kit. You have a choice of black, silver and white with Malaysia release dates starting in or after October 2013.

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Samsung Malaysia have just released the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch at a local launch event held today in Malaysia. It marks the availability of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch in Malaysia from 25 September 2013 at RM999. The smartwatch comes with a number of features and tech specs which include an 800 MHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage, 1.9MP backside-illuminated camera, 1.63-inch Super AMOLED display with 320 x 320 resolution, accelerometer, gyroscope, pedometer, microphone, speakers and 315 mAh battery for up to 25 hours of use on a single charge. The Galaxy Gear is also IP55 rated so it can stand a little dust and water.

Please check out the Samsung Galxy Note 3 Malaysia release date and info.

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Finally, Samsung Malaysia have officially announced the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet for Malaysian consumers. In a launch event held today, Samsung Malaysia are offering the 4G version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE and will be available in the market from 25 September 2013. This Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE will be priced from RM2399 but will not have a combo deal with the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch priced RM999. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be available in three colours, Jet Black, Blush Pink and Classic White. Samsung leave the option to the local telco instead. So you might need to crap the FREE Galaxy Gear chance fast when you signing up with the telco.

BlackBerry Malaysia recently announced their newest flagship BlackBerry device with the BlackBerry Z30. Formerly known as both the A10 and the Aristo, this 5-inch display smartphone features the same touchscreen interface as the BlackBerry Z10 and gesture control scheme in the newest update to the BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10.2. While it doesn't really pack many tech spec surprises, the Z30 does do one thing that BlackBerry has never done before, which is to offer a flagship device like the BlackBerry Z30 at just RM1998. Other tech specs available on the BlackBerry Z30 include:

• 1.7GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor 
• Quad-core Adreno 320 GPU
• 5-inch Super AMOLED (1280 x 720)
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage
• 8MP rear camera (5x digital zoom, 1080 HD video recording) + 2MP front camera (720p HD recording)
• 3x speakers
• 2880 mAh 

Sony have recently announced that their upcoming next-generation PlayStation 4 gaming console will be released in Malaysia and other selected Asian Markets in December 2013. The selected markets include Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. The PlayStation 4 will come with the console and certain peripherals (probably just one DualShock 4 controller). However, extra controllers, charging docks and the PS4 camera will also be made available at the same time. Unfortunately, still no pricing or exact Malaysia release dates for those of you looking to camp out for the usual early bird combos. Stay tuned and we'll keep you updated as to any new developments.