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After months of rumours, Samsung have officially announced their rugged, water-proof Samsung Galaxy S4 Active smartphone. While we're wondering what they are going to reveal at the Samsung Premiere event on 20 June 2013, it does confirm quite a lot of rumours that have spread about the Galaxy S4 Active. For now the tech specs of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active include:

• 1.9GHz Quad-core processor
• 5-inch TFT LCD (1080p, Glove Touch)
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB Storage + up to 64GB microSD
• 8MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
• 2600 mAh battery
• 9.1mm slim | 151g
• supports ambient light, accelerometer, barometer, digital compass, finger hover, gesture, gyro and proximity sensors
• Android 4.2.2
• IP67 dust and water resistance rating

It's been a while since we said that the Microsoft Surface Pro would be coming to Malaysia, and now it has done just that. Unlike the previous Surface RT, the Microsoft Surface Pro uses a full (not crippled) Windows 8 Pro operating system. The base model for the surface pro starts from RM2749 for the 64GB version and RM3049 for the 128GB version. Thankfully, pricing remains quite close to the US pricing, with not as much change as certain other products. As a plus, it is about RM200 lower here than the price of the Microsoft Surface Pro in Singapore.

Taking another plunge into the now nearly saturated tablet market, Toshiba are trying their luck with a trio of Excite tablets. Going under the names of the Excite Pure, Excite Pro and Excite Write, all three models share the same overall plastic feel, the same 10-inch design, ports and Android 4.2 operating system. The differences between the three are in the tech specs.

The tech specs for the Excite Pure for example includes:

• NVIDIA Tegra 3 SoC processor
• 10.1-inch AutoBrite display (1280 x 800, Gorilla Glass 1)
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB storage + microSD
• 3MP rear camera
• Stereo speakers with DTS Premium Voice Pro
• Micro HDMI + Micro USB ports

Intel seems to be finding its way into more and more devices as ASUS has also revealed it's MeMo Pad FHD 10 tablet which is powered by a 1.6GHz dual-core Intel processor. Sporting a 10.1 inch screen other tech specs for the MeMo Pad FHD 10 include:

• 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2560 processor
• 10.1-inch display (1920 x 1200, IPS)
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB / 32GB + microSD slot + 5GB ASUS WebStorage
• 5MP rear camera (autofocus) + 1.2MP front camera
• Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n + GPS
• Lithium Polymer battery (10 hours)
• 264.6 x 182.4 x 9.5mm + 580g
• SonicMaster Audio + stereo speakers

Maxis has recently begun selling the LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy S4 or I9505 from as low as RM1399. The smartphone is available with Maxis TalkMore and SurfMore packages and for 12 month or 24 month contracts. As stated earlier the RRP for the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 is RM2499 because it is the 32GB version. While Maxis have put it up on their website, it isn't available online so if you want it, you'll need to pay a visit to a nearby Maxis Store. Check out the table below for more details:

Taking a page from the Transformer AIO the new ASUS Transformer Book Trio does more or less the same thing in a more portable package. Taking the form of an ASUS notebook computer like the Transformer Book, the screen is detachable and functions as an Android tablet when detached. What sets it apart is the fact that the keyboard dock can be attached to another display unit, allowing it to function as a desktop, which means you get 2 systems for the price of one.

Tech specs for the tablet screen include:

• 2GHz Intel Atom Z2580 processor
• 11.6-inch display(1080p)
• 64GB storage
• Android 4.2

Entering the phablet range for ASUS is the new Asus FonePad Note FHD 6. This 6-inch touchscreen packs in a number of features including a built-in stylus. While it looks to be in direct competition with the Samsung Galaxy Note phablet series, ASUS seem to not want to (at least in name), and have instead categorized the FonePad Note as a tablet. Tech specs for the FonePad Note FHD 6 include:

• 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor 
• 2GB RAM 
• 6-inch Super IPS+ display (1080p) 
• 8MP rear camera + 1.2MP front camera 
• 3G antenna ( DC-HSPA, up to 42Mbps)

While we wait for Samsung to make their big reveal on 20 June 2013 the company has since announced 2 new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 versions. The 8-inch version seems like a standard ARM based tablet while the 10.1-inch version is running Android on an Intel processor. Tech specs for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch version include:

• 1.5GHz dual-core processor 
• 1.5GB RAM 
• 16GB / 32GB storage 
• 8-inch display (1280 x 800) 
• 5MP rear camera + 1.3MP front camera 
• 4450 mAh battery
  

The ASUS Transformer series of tablets is well known for its quality (and add on keyboard docks) but the recently announced Transformer Pad Infinity takes it up to another level. While it doesn't look that different from it's predecessor, it is one of the few touchscreen tablet devices to be powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor and GeForce GPU. This allows it to offer a 2K screen with the ability to playback 4K video on an external 4K display or HDTV. Tech specs for the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity include:

• 10.1-inch display (2560 x1600, IPS)
• 1.9GHz NVIDIA Tegra 4 Quad-core processor 
• 72-core GeForce GPU 
• 2GB RAM 
• 32GB storage + SD card
• 5MP rear camera + 1.2MP front camera 
• USB 3.0 port + HDMI port

After all the leaks, teaser videos and unintentional Amazon listings, it was a bit hard to say that the official Acer Iconia W3 announcement was much of a surprise. Regardless, it has been officially announced at Computex 2013 and it has confirmed many of the leaked information. This includes the $379 (RM1169) price tag and the fact that it is running a full Windows 8 operating system much like Microsoft's own Surface Pro. Confirmed tech specs for the Acer Iconia W3 include:

• 1.8GHz Atom Z2760 processor
• 8.1-inch display (1280 x 800)
• 32GB / 64GB Storage + 32GB microSD
• 2MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
• 802.11b/g/n + micro-HDMI + micro-USB
• 540g