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Some may find it a hassle to open the e-wallet app when wanting to pay. If there's a slow internet connection, the payment process would be awkward, especially when there's a long line behind you. Luckily, more and more e-wallet platforms are rolling out physical cards nowadays. Boost has become the latest platform to join the force by announcing a partnership with Mastercard.

A surprising partnership has been announced, and it's between two companies that hardly have any connections, well, except selling smartphones. The latest information shares that Sony will be working with Meizu to utilize its Flyme OS. Both have also confirmed the partnership by posting the announcement on their official Weibo accounts.

It looks like AMD is planning to contribute its technology to another smartphone chip maker besides Samsung. According to the latest report from DigiTimes, MediaTek could be the next to enjoy the benefits of the RDNA graphics chip. However, do note that everything is still in the discussion stage, so it's best to not get your hopes up yet.

Camera performance is probably one of the things that people look into first before getting new smartphones. Not only the smartphone manufacturers are trying their best to come out with cameras that are good enough to compete with others, but they are also working with big camera brands to bring more reliability to their devices. Now, it is rumoured that realme could be announcing a partnership with a reputable camera maker soon. 

LG may have stopped manufacturing smartphones, but it's still not completely unrelated to the business. In fact, reports from last week suggested that the company is in talks with Apple to sell iPhones in its stores. However, Samsung wants to have its phones sold in LG stores too.

Update: Earlier on, we reported that Astro and Netflix could be in a new partnership but it's now confirmed. Astro customers will soon be able to enjoy Netflix access on their connected Ultra Boxes, first at launch, and on connected Ulti Boxes in the coming months.

On 5 April, LG officially announced that it would pull itself out of the smartphone business after years of declining sales. The company has decided not to make Android smartphones anymore but will continue to provide support for existing devices. Today, the news has come claiming that the Korean tech company is in talks with Apple about selling iPhone in its stores.

Facebook wants you to stay in the app even when you want to listen to music by releasing this Spotify miniplayer. From now on, users can directly play songs shared by others from Spotify in the social media app without the need to switch to the music app. It’ll be available on both iOS and Android and in 27 markets with Malaysia being one of them.

Unlike Xiaomi, it looks like HUAWEI will not be making its own smart vehicles. Instead, the company has announced that it will be partnering with three automobile companies to launch three sub-brands for smart cars. With that said, the Chinese tech giant will not be focusing on building cars but helping others build good cars by using its advanced technology. 

Other than just releasing smartphones with different colours, some smartphone brands have also collaborated with other industries for special editions of their devices. With that being said, OnePlus has been working with British sports car manufacturer McLaren for years to release devices that come with McLaren-inspired design. However, it is reported that the partnership between OnePlus and McLaren has come to an end, so don't expect any OnePlus 8 McLaren Editions to be released.