5G may not be widely commercialized yet around the world, but smartphone brands have been pushing a lot of 5G devices ever since early 2020 like no tomorrow. Despite that, consumers have been getting 5G devices for "future proof" and Counterpoint, a Technology Market Research company have released the top-selling 5G phones of 2020.

As announced by the government yesterday regarding the 5G movement, the Penang State Government's plan is also aligned with the timeline. They plan to turn Penang into a "Gigabit City" by 2022 and all industrial areas will be covered with 5G connectivity.

Recently at the government's meeting in the Malaysia Houses of Parliament, Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said that they will be ready to launch 5G connectivity by the end of 2022 or early 2023. He stated that there would be no plans to launch until they have a clear and detailed plan for the objective.

With Donald Trump's defeat at the latest USA election, Joe Biden will be the next US President soon. While there are no plans announced on fixing the mess that Trump created over the few months, Huawei is now hoping that the United Kingdom can reconsider the ban on their 5G equipment.

After hearing several rumours, Samsung's first 5nm chipset Exynos 1080 has finally debuted in China today. Not only that, it looks like the rumour saying that the vivo X60 will become the first device to have it might also come true, as the company has announced vivo as the strategic partner for the chipset. Now, let's come find out how powerful is the new Exynos 1080!

After parting ways with TSMC, HUAWEI has secured a big stock of Dimensity chipsets from MediaTek, as discovered from the chip manufacturer's quarterly results. Now, it is reported that HUAWEI might soon announce a bunch of smartphones that come with MediaTek's chipsets.

Based on a statement by gizmochina, it seems that the US will once again be allowed to supply chips to China, provided that the components are not being used for 5G. Furthermore, it seems that more than 300 companies including major names like Samsung, Qualcomm, and MediaTek had applied for a license in order to do business with Huawei.

It seems that Maxis briefly unveiled the VoLTE feature on their official website, showcasing the features and benefits the technology provides such as high-quality calls, fast call setup, as well as seamless switching between voice and video calls. However, for some odd reason, Maxis decided to take down all mentions of VoLTE on their website which might hint that the pages were not supposed to be up until a later date.

It seems that Xiaomi has recently uploaded a promotional poster, hinting that they will be unveiling a Xiaomi 8K TV that’s equipped with 5G connectivity on 28 September 2020. While not much is known in regards to the price, our source mentioned that the TV is able to stream 8K content with minimal struggles thanks to the 5G capabilities.

Based on a statement by techradar.com, it seems that Qualcomm has contracted Samsung to manufacture their Snapdragon 4 series chipset which is geared towards entry-level smartphones. While there is no news on which smartphones will come equipped with the aforementioned chipset, our source mentioned that the chip will be used by manufacturers such as Motorola, OPPO, Xiaomi, and more.