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It seems that the realme Buds Air 2 may have been spotted on realme India’s website, showcasing the tech specs and design of the earbuds well before the official launch. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date, it does give us a better idea of what to expect when it is available here.

Based on a statement by gizchina, it seems that Xiaomi wants to beat Apple by selling at least 300 million smartphones in 2021. While there is no official information on whether the number is actually achievable or not, our source mentioned that several analysts believe that such a feat might not be possible in such a short time span.

It seems that Sony’s PlayStation 5 has achieved more pre-orders in 12 hours than the PlayStation 4 did after 12 weeks, based on a statement by Reuters. With that in mind, it seems that there is heavy demand for the PlayStation 5, which is great news for Sony due to the fact that it was predicted to be the first PlayStation console to be the first console to not be sold at a loss.

Based on a statement by Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, it seems that there could be a possibility that Huawei will exit the smartphone market if the conditions between Huawei and the US does not improve. This is due to the fact that the US placed Huawei under a blacklist, which stops them from doing business with US-based companies such as Google, Qualcomm, and potentially more.

Shopee Malaysia and FPX have announced a collaboration to help online sellers on Shopee be more efficient and effective sellers on Shopee via the Shopee University. For those who don't know, FPX by PayNet is Shopee's online payment provider while Shopee University is the online marketplace's educational portal for their Shopee sellers. Shopee University was launched in 2016 offering workshops and tutorials that now more than 5000 sellers have benefited from.

According to Canalys report, OPPO is currently sitting at the number 2 spot in China, between Huawei which is currently sitting on the number 1 spot and Vivo sitting at the third runner up spot.

ASUS has officially announced the launch of the ASUS ZenBook 13, ASUS ZenBook 14 and ASUS ZenBook 15 in Malaysia for the price of RM4499, RM4399 and RM6099 respectively.