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Rumours regarding future smartphones never seem to stop, but renders regarding smartphone concepts are few and far in between. Quite often, what is shown in the renders are very close to what appears in the finished smartphone product which is why many were surprised with this latest concept video regarding the Apple iPhone 6. Changes regarding this future smartphone as envisioned by this concept include:

• A Smaller iPhone design
• A bigger 4.5-inch screen
• Narrower bezels
• No Home Button

While Nokia has already lowered the retail price of its Lumia 920 Windows 8 smartphone by RM300, DiGi has gone and lowered it even further with a revised bundle pricing. While the original price was RM1999, the RM300 drop from Nokia and the price revising from Digi now means you can get the Nokia Lumia 920 at RM1309. This deal is available under a 24 months contract with DiGi's DG Smart Plan 58 with the RM1309 price available after rebates. Check out the details in the table below:

While the HTC One has yet to arrive, preorders have opened up, specifically under DiGi starting from RM1269. To be more specific, this price is for their DG Smart Plan 148 plan under a 24 months contract but you also have the option to preorder under the DG Smart Plan 58 and DG Smart Plan 88. Check out the plan details as below:

What is Google Glass?

Google Glass is a wearable computer in the shape of a pair of glasses. Starting from Project Glass it combines many Google products into one single device that anyone can use. Technical specs for the device are currently as follows:

• 5MP Camera (720p video)
• Bluetooth + 802.11 b/g Wifi
• 16GB Storage (12GB usable, Synced with Google Cloud storage)
• Micro USB port + Charger
• Full day Battery (Google Hangout + Video recording drains battery faster)
• Bone conduction tranducer
• Adjustable nosepads (one size fits all)
• 640 x 360 pixel display (like 25-inch HD screen 2.4 meters away)

Recent rumours and leaks have shown that Apple's next iPad 5 may be going for a thinner and lighter look and feel. This may have been confirmed with last week's news about the narrower front panel bezel but it didn't really explain how Apple would make the iPad 5 thinner and lighter than the already quite thin and light Apple iPad 4. One rumour circling about today is that they will be using screens that use smaller LEDS.

Previously Apple was quite reliant on Samsung for a number of components not least of which being their iPad and iPhone screens as well as their processor chips. Since Samsung is now their biggest competitor, both in the smartphone as well as the tablet market, it seems prudent that Apple distance themselves and they have apparently done so. Recently Apple decided to use screens from Innolux Corp for its iPad mini touchscreens. While Samsung was originally the one to sever this contract with Apple, it is a telling sign of things to come.

Recently it has been discovered that a third Samsung Galaxy S4 /S IV model set to be released for the South Korean market may exist (and it probably is the best). While most of us know that there are two models; one using a 1.6GHz Exynos 5 Octa processor and another using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 S4 processor the model set for the Korean market is supposedly running a 1.8Ghz Exynos 5 Octa processor.

According to SamMobile the model numbers and other details include:

• GT-I9500 – Exynos 5 Octa 1.6 GHz without LTE
• GT-I9505 – Snapdragon 600 1.9 GHz with LTE
• SHV-E300S – Exynos 5 Octa 1.8 GHz with LTE

While you can get the BlackBerry Z10 on contract with practically every telco in Malaysia, TuneTalk is one of the few to offer it at a subsidized price under a prepaid plan. To get the BlackBerry Z10 under TuneTalk you can do the following:

• Pay RM2118
• Redeem it with 27500 TT Points
• Pay RM999 and 17000 TT Points

Great news from Celcom! They are offering the Asus Fonepad for only RM729 instead of RM849 as retail price in the Malaysia's market. However you need to act fast because it is only exclusively available at the PC Fair Kuala Lumpur which is happening from 12 April to 14 April 2013. Please visit Celcom's booth now and all you need is to sign up a 12-months contract with them. Please refer the plans table as below.

By now you should have known that Maxis 4G LTE is fully compatible with your Apple iPhone 5 and certain iPad models. To activate your LTE settings just do the following steps:

1. Get your Carrier Update

• Download the latest iOS (6.1.3 or higher). To update to the latest iOS tap Settings > General > Software Update.
• Start the update. Tap Settings > General > About > Update.
• Reboot the device. Make sure the Carrier is Maxis 14.1.