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Lenovo has recently announced the launch of the ThinkPad X1 Extreme starting from RM6974 and it will be available on starting from December 2018 onwards. The tech specs of the laptop includes the 8th Generation Intel Core i9 processor, Nvidia GeForce GTX1050 Ti, up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM, up to 2TB of SSD storage and up to 15 hours of battery life with RapidCharge technology which has the capabilities of charging up to 80 minutes in an hour.

The Acer Thronos has been showcased at the Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur Major which is happening on the 16 November 2018 until 18 November 2018. With only 2 units of the Acer Thronos in Malaysia, the entire setup costs RM56999 which is close to a full spec Perodua Myvi.

The Minister of Finance, Lim Guan Eng recently discussed the allocation of funds for Budget 2019. This article will highlight on the Minister of Finance's plans for information and technology for the upcoming year of 2019.

Today Acer has recently announced the release of two new gaming monitors, particularly the Acer Predator XB273K and the Acer Nitro XV273K priced at RM4599 and RM2999 respectively. The Acer Nitro XV273K will be available at all Acer Online Stores and authorised resellers nationwide starting mid November 2018 while the Predator XB273K will be available starting mid December 2018.

HTC has announced that the HTC Vive Consumer Edition and Vive Pro Starter Kit is officially available for purchase for the price of RM2999 and RM6099 respectively. The virtual reality headsets will be officially distributed by ECS ASTAR Sdn Bhd across various partners and e-commerce websites in Malaysia.

Shopee has announced the Shopee 11.11 Big Sale which will be happening on the 25 October 2018 until 11 November 2018. The sale will feature SST absorbed deals from brands such as L’Oreal, Universal Traveller, Siti Khadijah, Vivo, Tefal and Maybelline with up to 1000 products to choose from. Not only that, there is also up to RM1.1 million worth of Shopee coins from the Shopee Shake mini-game in the Shopee app which is available on either Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Today Digi has announced that the new MyDigi Rewards will have even more rewards and deals every single day. MyDigi Rewards, which is exclusively available on the MyDigi app for more than 11.7 million Digi customers would be able to get deals and rewards from more than 500 brands brands across Malaysia.

Recently two Huawei 7.12-inch smartphone has been spotted on TENAA and both is expected to come equipped with with a large 4900mAh capacity battery, Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset which, 16MP + 2MP rear facing camera, 8MP front facing selfie camera, 4GB of RAM, up to 128GB of internal storage, and a screen resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels.

In conjunction with the Malaysia Day Celebrations which is happening on the 16 September 2018, Celcom will be offering residents in Sabah their Celcom Home Fibre and Celcom Business Fibre with up to 50% lower price for speeds up to 100Mbps. All existing Celcom Home Fibre 120, Celcom Home Fibre 150, and Celcom Home Fibre 180 will gradually upgrade towards the 100Mbps by the end of September 2018 at no extra cost.

Today DJI has announced the launch of the DJI Mavic 2 Pro as well as the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom which is priced at RM6599 and RM5699 respectively. DJI being one of the world’s leading civilian drone and aerial imaging technology has also stated that the DJI Mavic 2 Pro will house an integrated Hasselblad camera which is capable of taking 4K 10-bit videos while the Mavic 2 Zoom will be the first foldable drone with optical zoom capabilities.