In a posting for their credit card promotions, Hong Leong Bank Malaysia had the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 listed at discounted prices. What was more interesting was that it also listed the retail price for both, with the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini going for RM1499 while the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 went for a retail price of RM1099.

Maxis Malaysia is currently offering the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE version for RM899 under its TalkMore48 plan and TalkMore78 plan with an additional Maxis Mobile Internet package. The smartphone appears to be the 4G LTE version and you will have to pay an advance payment of RM500 worth of rebates plus 1 month subscription. For the full details of this Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Maxis package check out the table below:

Ever wondered which smartphone would last the longest or have the longest battery life? Well, it isn't just you as some testers from UK have put the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, Apple iPhone 5, Google Nexus 4, BlackBerry Z10 and Nokia Lumia 920 through a number of battery tests for call time, internet usage and charging time. The results may shock you but do check out the results:

There have been a lot of rumours about the Samsung Galaxy Note III. Some have said that it would come with a 5.7-inch screen, while others have said 6-inches. Others more have said that it would have an unbreakable / flexible display. In a recent rumour, perhaps it could be that all of the above are correct in that there may be more than one version coming out for the Samsung Galaxy Note III. According to rumours there may actually be 4 such versions which include:

• Version 1 - Premium materials (carbon fiber, etc.), 13MP camera, unbreakable AMOLED screen, limited edition
• Version 2 - Plastic body, 13MP camera, normal AMOLED display
• Version 3 - Plastic body, 13MP camera, LCD Screen
• Version 4 - Plastic body, 8MP camera, LCD screen

U Mobile is now offering the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 from a subsidized price of RM688, more than RM1000 less than its normal retail price of RM1699. The tablet is available with a U58, U88 or U Plus plan on the condition that you sign a 24 month contract. The full details of the deal are in the table below:

Joining the fray with their LTE capable version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 or the I9505, Celcom is now offering the smartphone from a subsidized price of RM1888. The deal requires you to sign up for a Celcom First Plan and Mobile Internet plan with a choice of 12 to 18 months. Check the table below for all the details:

South Korea's newspapers are practically buzzing about Samsung's next big device, which is the Samsung Galaxy Note III. The latest reports have it that the phablet will have a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display and not the 6-inch display as rumoured by other reports. It is still expected to offer 1080p resolutions with a Snapdragon 800 chipset and 3GB of RAM. Other notable tech specs also include a 13MP rear camera that may or may not have Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). It is also said to be going for a slightly thinner profile than the Samsung Galaxy Note II. Reports also claim that the Samsung Galaxy Note III will be released during IFA 2013 and not before it as earlier reports suggest. With the IFA 2013 not that far off, all we need to do is be patient, wait and see.

Samsung's next big smartphone, the Galaxy Note 3 is rumoured to finally make a launch appearance on 4 September 2013 at a Samsung Unpacked event. This event will be held just before the IFA 2013 event. These rumours probably started because the first Samsung Galaxy Note was introduced at IFA 2011 while the Samsung Galaxy Note II got revealed at a similar Samsung Unpacked event in September 2012 (again right before IFA 2012). Tech specs for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 now include:

• 2.3GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor
• 3GB of RAM
• 13MP rear camera (OIS)
• 5.7-inch Super AMOLED (1080p) / Flexible 5.99-inch AMOLED screen
• Supports LTE-A
• 8mm thick | 183g

After just two weeks or so of offering top smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One on Zero Contract at subsidized prices, DiGi are slashing the prices for these two top smartphones by about RM100 or so. While the Samsung Galaxy S4 was initially offered at RM1883 DiGi is now offering it from as low as RM1773 while the HTC One is dropping from RM1953 to as low as RM1843 on Zero Contract. Contracted plans for 24-months have also received a price cut which you can see in the table below:

Samsung recently partnered with Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS) to launch the Samsung GALAXY NX-AIPS Young Reporters partnership program. Started in 2011 the AIPS program seeks to nurture and train youth on sports photojournalism. For the current program this is done by providing the Samsung Galaxy NX to trainee participants who will undergo a 10-day course on sports reporting using the Samsung Galaxy NX. The course started on 25 June 2013 and ends on 4 July 2013, in Lausane, Switzerland. Experts will be on hand during the course to help these youths and trainee AIPS reporters gain the skills necessary to do successful sports photojournalism. Participants are then expected to return home with the Samsung Galaxy NX and then continue reporting on local sporting events using the device through Samsung NX and AIPS social media channels.