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A bit lower than the BlackBerry Q10, the BlackBerry R10 is the company's upcoming midrange smartphone. From leaked images it looks to be about the same size and shape as the Q10 but has some slightly lower-end tech specs. These tech specs include:

• 3.1-inch screen (720 x 720 pixel resolution)
• 2GB RAM
• 5MP camera
• 8GB storage + MicroSD slot
• 1800 mAh battery (non-removable)
• Uses BlackBerry 10.1

As the BlackBerry Q10 looms on the horizon (due in Malaysia this Wednesday), Celcom are now offering pre-registration of interest for the Q10. While the device retails at RM2388 minus any other plans or subsidies, it does offer 4G LTE support and an actual physical QWERTY keyboard as opposed to the previous touch-screen based BlackBerry Z10.

Been waiting for Celcom and the HTC One to join forces? Well,  if you have then now is a good time as Celcom are now offering the HTC One for as low as RM1428. As befitting Celcom's flexibility, the telco is offering the 32GB version of the HTC One under 12 months, 18 months and 24 months contracts. For the full pricing details check out the table below:

Calling all young Malaysian Photographers!

Canon Singapore Pte ltd and the National Geographic Channel have recently announced the official launch of the EOS Young Photographer Award contest for Malaysia. The contest is open to aspiring young Malaysian photographers from 13 years old to 25 years old to submit their best photographs under the main theme of "A Celebration of Colour".

Canon and National Geographic have teamed up to organize the EOS Young Photography Competition. Open to aspiring young Malaysian photographers from the ages of 13 years old to 25 years old, the competition aims to highlight the beauty of nature's colours through Canon's camera technology. Based on a fortnightly colour theme participants are encouraged to showcase shots that highlight the main theme of "A Celebration of Colour".

Just like all the other previous smartphones, Maxis is currently offering the chance to register your interest early to get the BlackBerry Q10. While the BlackBerry Q10 offers a bit more familiarity with an actual physical QWERTY keyboard it also provides support for 4G LTE, something which the BlackBerry Z10 didn't.

It is no secret that Nokia wants to be the top phone maker again, but so far, its attempts at doing so through its Windows Phone Lumia line have been a bit too high-end to gain enough momentum. Realizing this, Nokia have therefore released (yesterday) a touchscreen feature phone in the form of the Nokia Asha 501 complete with its own OS and Apps platform. Built upon the Smarterphone platform, the Asha 501 is not using Symbian, Windows Phone or even Android, but still offers app support for stuff like Facebook, Twitter and even games from Electronic Arts and Gameloft. In short, this is Nokia's plan B while their Plan A Lumia Windows Phone rounds up their two pronged attack to regain the world's phone market share. Due to the Asha 501's USD$99 price point it aptly covers the lower end of the market. When it was released recently in India the Nokia Asha 501 was planned just for areas outside of the US like South East Asia and so forth.

With Computex 2013 just around the corner next month, Asus are starting up the pre-hype engine by releasing appropriately named "We Transform" teaser trailers for the event. In what will be the first of five teaser videos for the Computex 2013, Asus show off what they've been working on, including the Asus Taichi, the Fonepad and the various Transformer Hybrid Laptops, Desktops and Tablets. People who have been keeping current and up to date with the Asus lineup can look and say "aha! I know what that is!".

Asus have already made a good name for itself in the tablet market but it never hurts to diversify. This could be the reason why Asus may release a smaller and lower priced Windows 8 tablet (and because Microsoft asked them to). Jerry Shen, Asus CEO also seemed to confirm this by saying that he believed prices for Windows 8 tablets would drop to an average of $300 by the end of 2013.

One of the main issues most people had with the Apple iPad Mini was the fact that it didn't have a Retina display. The Retina display was the one feature that made the Apple iPad such a big thing, so why didn't Apple put in one for the iPad mini? The answer is probably because they wanted to release a Retina-enabled iPad Mini later as current rumours seem to indicate. According to these rumours this new Retina screen enabled iPad Mini is set for release sometime in Q3 of 2013.