Last week saw the official refresh of the long awaited Apple MacBook Pro with a faddish "new" feature while Microsoft announced their Surface Studio, Surface Dial and Surface Book. However, the biggest news of the week was probably the announcement of the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and their first unique looking smartphone, the fully ceramic Mi MIX alongside their Mi VR headset.

Samsung Malaysia officially announced that the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) with S Pen is now available in Malaysia. You can get the 10.1-inch tablet at Samsung Experience Stores nationwide in black and white at RM1599 (inclusive of 6% GST). In addition, Samsung will also be including three-months of full acces to iFlix and music streaming via Samsung Milk Music.

We saw the leaked manuals right here, and now Samsung has (quietly) announced the new update to the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) with S-Pen. It now comes with features to take more advantage of the S-Pen – like the ability to take notes, doodle pictures, translate words, and create GIFs from a video, which is all taken from the recently released Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

This week there wasn't any major event or device that stood out in tech, but we did see notable new entries with the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy C5 and C7 smartphones while Xiaomi launched their affordable 4K video recording Mi Drone. Pebble announced some new wearables and the rumours were rife as usual but the more notable one included that the honor 5C could be coming to Malaysia next month while something better and more beautiful would be coming from honor in Q3.

Samsung Malaysia Electronics have announced a new tablet unit today, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 which was first unveiled at MWC 2016. Designed for users who wants practical functionality in stylish simplicity, the new 7-inch tablet brings a new meaning to productivity on the move with this modest yet powerful device. It's currently available in all Samsung Experience Stores nationwide, coming in Black, Silver and White at a retail price of RM799 (inclusive of GST). Below are the official specifications: