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After Malaysia Vivo is ranked as the top 5 smartphones manufacturer in the global market

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After Malaysia Vivo is ranked as the top 5 smartphones manufacturer in the global market
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Market share has always been the most controversial topic among smartphone industries, and it is also something consumers eager to pay attention to.  According to the recent global smartphone shipments report for the fourth quarter in 2019 conducted by Counterpoint, Vivo has demonstrated an outstanding performance among others in the 5G smartphones competition.

In Q4 2019, Vivo has managed to achieve the fifth-highest global smartphone shipments – becoming the fifth largest smartphone manufacturer among the global mobile phone brands. Based on the report, Vivo has relies on its outstanding performance in the Indian market to obtain the second outstanding performance among the global brand in Q4 in 2019.

Due to the sudden decline in enthusiasm for changing phones and the saturation of excess products, a number of mobile phone brands have been forced to close down. While the smartphone industry is facing a hard-time, Vivo has improved year by year in the industry and has maintained a momentum of growth. It is indeed amazing news that Vivo has ranked as one of the top 5 global mobile phone manufacturers in the market. 

In recent years, Vivo has pioneered new forms of pop cameras, in-display fingerprints, and full-screen display with minimal bezels, all innovation made have conquered the smartphone industry and have repeatedly become role models for flagship smartphones.

As for 5G technology, Vivo has joined the International Mobile Telecommunications Standards Organization (3GPP) and has actively participated in the 5G standardisation customisation. As of today, Vivo has accumulatively applied for more than 2000 5G invention patents and submitted more than 3300 5G proposals to 3GPP, Vivo has managed to be one of the largest and most influential terminal companies for 5G technology in 3GPP.

In 2019, Vivo has launched a new sub-brand, iQOO, served to target the high-end market. With excellent performance and the ultimate cost performance, it has repeatedly captured the consumer demand for the younger audience, increasing users’ favour and recognition of the Vivo brand, which is more conducive in solidifying the domestic market advantage.

In the development of overseas markets, Vivo has established a factory in India and completed the localization development process. At the same time, Vivo is also the first manufacturer to introduce under-screen fingerprints and pop-up camera phones into the Indian market.

Thanks to many factors such as 5G core technology research and development, image interactive upgrades, and in-depth development of the international market, Vivo has invested heavily in innovative technology research and development, and also actively promoted product performance to drive market change and has managed to achieve all fruitful outcome in the year of 2019. Since the beginning of 2020, Vivo has better grasped the timing of this 4G to 5G transition and has launched a variety of 5G mobile phones such as iQOO 3 and Vivo Z6, as well as the upcoming NEX 3S flagship models, forming a full-price segment covered Vivo 5G fleet.

Honor offers great discount for its Intelligent Health Day

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Honor offers great discount for its Intelligent Health Day
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HONOR Malaysia is bringing consumers its Intelligent Health deals, offering promotions and freebies for some of the brand’s most popular products, exclusively on HONOR’s official e-commerce store, Hihonor. From 25 – 31 March, consumers can purchase a selection of HONOR’s latest ecosystem products as well as fan favourites from the comfort of their own home. 

The well-being of consumers is HONOR’s top priority and the team is taking precautionary measures by temporarily closing all HONOR Experience Stores from 18 – 31 March to safeguard everyone’s health and safety, but operations continue on Hihonor for those who need to make a purchase.  On top of the Intelligent Health deals, HONOR Malaysia is giving out discount vouchers worth up to RM 50 off from 19 – 24 March for all your purchases made on Hihonor. 

Now is the time to purchase that HONOR wearable you’ve been eyeing! The HONOR MagicWatch 2, HONOR Band 5 and Band 5 Sport are among the products listed in the HONOR Intelligent Health deals and help keep you active indoors. Fan favourites such as smartphones from the HONOR X Series and 20 Series will also available at a discounted price.

To make things more exciting, HONOR Malaysia will also be offering flash deals during the period. It will feature a different HONOR product each day so be sure to check out the website and HONOR’s official Facebook page so you know what deals are coming your way. Be quick as it will only be available for two hours daily starting at 12 PM.

Below is a list of the Intelligent Health deals: 

HONOR Wearable Deals 

ModelRRPIntelligent Health Deals
HONOR MagicWatch 2 46mm (Flax Brown)RM 749RM 699
HONOR MagicWatch 2 46mm (Charcoal Black)RM 699RM 649
HONOR Watch Magic (Black)RM 499RM 399
HONOR Band 5RM 129RM 119
HONOR Band 5iRM 119RM 109

HONOR Smartphone Deals

ModelRRPIntelligent Health Deals and Freebies
HONOR 9X (Sapphire Blue)RM 999RM 949 + 9X Gift Box, Band 5i
HONOR 20 Lite (Phantom Blue)RM 799RM 749 + Gift Box
HONOR 7S (Black)RM 329RM 299 + Foldable Bag
HONOR 8S (Blue)RM 399RM 399 + 32G SD Card
HONOR 8X (Black)RM 799RM 699 + 8X Gift Box
HONOR 8X Max (Sapphire Blue and Midnight Black)RM 899RM 849 + 8X Gift Box

HONOR Accessories Deals 

ModelRRPIntelligent Health Deals and Freebies
HONOR Sport PRO  RM 299RM 249
HONOR SoundStone Portable Bluetooth SpeakerRM 149RM 119
HONOR Powerbank 10,000mAhRM 149RM 79

Don’t miss out on these amazing deals! For more information on HONOR Malaysia, visit HONOR’s official e-commerce website and information portal at http://hihonor.com/my, or check out the official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HonorMY/ for updates. 

Huawei offers a VIP home delivery service for the Mate Xs

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Huawei offers a VIP home delivery service for the Mate Xs
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In light of the movement control order by the Malaysian government to curb the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, HUAWEI has taken measures to ensure that no one has to miss out on enjoying its latest flagship foldable device – the HUAWEI Mate Xs. The sales launch of HUAWEI Mate Xs will proceed as usual on 20 March with HUAWEI debuting their VIP home delivery service. 

Huawei’s first VIP home delivery service 

With its customers’ health and safety as a top priority, HUAWEI is rolling out for the first time, a delivery service which will send every purchase of the HUAWEI Mate Xs from its e-commerce store, right to its customers’ doorstep – to ensure that they are able to fully enjoy this flagship foldable smartphone. 

To meet heightened demand for the HUAWEI Mate Xs, HUAWEI has ramped up its e-commerce capabilities and is now able to deliver more efficiently. Customers can choose either to have their new HUAWEI Mate Xs delivered right to their doorstep, or they can order it online and then collect it at the HUAWEI store nearest to them or at their preferred HUAWEI store. 

Dispatchers will have masks on at all times during delivery to ensure the safety and health of the customers. They will also call the customer ahead of arriving at the delivery location and will sanitise the parcel in front of the customer before handing it over.

Three Months Warranty on Screen Replacement 

Committed to looking after its customers’ peace of mind during this period of movement controls, HUAWEI is providing a one-time screen replacement within three months from the date of purchase of a new HUAWEI Mate Xs. This covers accidental damage caused by drop, fall and other collisions. 

It does not, however, cover damage resulting from unauthorised disassembly or repair, misuse and abuse of the device, improper installation or modification of the device, or damage caused by spillage of food or liquid, corrosion, rust or the use of wrong voltage. 

The three months warranty comes on top of a variety of other perks HUAWEI is offering with the purchase of the HUAWEI Mate Xs — including a pair of HUAWEI’s Freebuds 3 worth RM679 and an Envelope Leather Case for HUAWEI Mate Xs worth RM299.

Covid-19: U Mobile wants you to stay put

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Covid-19: U Mobile wants you to stay put
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As you all already know that the Malaysia government have restricted Malaysians to move out from home through its Movement Control Order. Today is the second day of the MCO week and U Mobile has made announcement that it will be doubling the hotspot data quota.

We are sure many of you are staying at home. And some of you might be away from your family members. For those who are away from your family members especially students, can make use of this reasonable privilege. The “Hottest Spot” campaign starts from today onwards until 31st March 2020.

Currently, U Mobile will be offering double hotspot quota for its subscribers who subscribe to GX38 prepaid, GX50, GX68, Unlimited Hero P99 and Unlimited Hero P139 postpaid plan. According to U Mobile, the GX38 prepaid customers will receive a total of 6GB hotspot data. For the other postpaid subscribers will qualify for the 10GB, 60GB and 100GB hotspot data. The 100GB hotspot data is only applicable for subscribers who subscribed to the Unlimited Hero P139.

In conclusion, U Mobile believes that during the MCO period, people can stay at home and share their hotspot quota with their housemates. At the moment of writing this post, we also got to know that even Unifi Mobile is also offering 999GB hotspot data quota.

Apple unveils the new iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard

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Apple unveils the new iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard
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When it comes to the worlds best tablet, the answer surely would be Apple’s iPad. iPad Pro has reinvented how a tablet should be used. Back when Apple unveils the iPad Pro, fans went crazy over it because it was big and it has tons of new features. Well, yesterday evening Apple surprises us by unveiling the new iPad Pro.

With the launch of the new iPad Pro, Apple promises to replace PC with the iPad Pro. When we heard about it, we knew the there aren’t any changes towards the design. That’s the reason Apple name it as the new iPad Pro similar to the previous new iPad. However, Apple has added some power-packed features to the new iPad Pro which the previous iPad Pro don’t have it.

There aren’t any changes to the display. It still uses the Liquid Retina display which the 3rd generation iPad Pro has too. Apple claims that it uses the “industry-leading colour accuracy” with the Pro Motion technology. The colours are vibrant and crispier now with the latest iPad Pro. It has the screen refresh rate at 120Hz which very few smartphones support. The iPad Pro comes in two variant which is the 11″ and 12″ model.

Thinking of the camera, we actually predicted the next iPad could be having a similar camera design with the iPhone 11 Pro. Looks like our prediction is correct once again. Some say the iPad Pro features a triple-camera setup. But for us, we are going to stick with a dual-camera setup. You will know the reason soon.

The first camera is the 12MP wide camera and a 10MP ultra-wide camera. The third one is something we didn’t expect at all. If you look at the image below, it looks like a triple-camera setup. But the third one is not a camera rather it is a scanner technology. Apple is calling it the LiDAR scanner. The LiDAR stands for Light Detection And Ranging scanning technology.

Did you know that this technology is only being used by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)? According to Apple, NASA is using this technology for its next Mars mission. The LiDAR scanning technology is used to determine distance by measuring how long it takes light to reach an object and reflect back. Using the LiDAR scanner in the iPad Pro, it improves the Augmented Reality (AR) performance tremendously. And also not to forget with this LiDAR scanner the AR is more realistic than ever.

The new iPad Pro also features the latest A12Z Bionic processor. Apple claims that the A12Z Bionic processor is now faster than most of the PC laptops out there. Obviously, with all these power-packed features the iPad has to be powerful than ever. Besides that, it also has a 8-core graphic processor which allows you to continue working on your iPad without thinking of your PC laptops. What if we say that now you can edit your 4K videos on your iPad Pro.

Magic floating keyboard?

Next is we are going to share you about the latest accessory from Apple for the new iPad Pro. It is the Magic Keyboard. The main reason Apple says it is the floating keyboard is that the iPad is not attached to the keyboard directly. The iPad Pro floats with the keyboard, which slightly looks like the iMac design. Assuming the iPad is floating now, you can easily change the viewing angle of the iPad with the hinge on the Magic Keyboard.

On top of that, the Magic Keyboard also comes with the trackpad which you can only get from the MacBooks only. Back in 2019, Apple announces iPad OS which will replace the iOS for the iPad’s. And that’s what Apple is doing right now. It’s changing the way to use the iPad Pro with the iPad OS. Besides multitasking, you also get a new cursor now with the iPadOS.

Most interestingly, the Magic Keyboard comes with a USC-C port which allows you to charge your iPad Pro with passthrough method. You can easily remove the iPad Pro from the Magic Keyboard when you are not using it. It attaches magnetically to the Magic Keyboard. The best feature of the Magic Keyboard is, it lights up where you can even work on your iPad Pro during the night. The new Magic Keyboard even supports the previous iPad Pro too.

iPad Pro Pricing and Availability

With all these amazing features on the iPad Pro, it has to be expensive. Apple products aren’t reasonable up until now. The price of the iPad Pro starts from RM3,499 for the 11″ WiFi model and RM4,399 for the 12″ WiFi model. The cellular model starts from RM4,149 for the 11″ model and RM5,049 for the 12″ model.

For the Magic Keyboard wise, it will only be available in May 2020. There isn’t any pricing info on the Magic Keyboard itself yet. However, a few sources claim that it is priced at RM1,349 and RM1,549 for the 11″ iPad Pro and 12″ iPad Pro respectively.

The new iPad Pro is now yet available in Malaysia yet. At the moment, Apple didn’t mention the official date it will be available in Malaysia yet. We are assuming the iPad Pro won’t reach to Malaysia shore yet until June 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak worldwide. Anyways, let’s wait for an official confirmation from Apple itself.

Covid-19: Astro offers access to all its “movie” channels

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Covid-19: Astro offers access to all its “movie” channels
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We are sure by the time of writing this post, the whole world knows that many countries have initiated the lockdown. This means during the 14-days Movement Control Order period, people are not allowed to go out unnecessarily. We know some of you might get bored staying at home for 14-days. Thanks to Astro, now you can watch all the movie channels for free during this MCO period.

Yesterday, Astro made an announcement that it will be offering free access to all its movie channels. These complimentary channels are available starting from today, 18th March 2020 until 31st March 2020. Astro made the announcement a day after our new Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announces MCO throughout Malaysia.

All the current Astro subscribers can start to watch all the channels below starting 6 am today onwards. If you are away from your home, you can still access these channels from the Astro Go app. Here are the complimentary movie channels.

  • HBO
  • FOX Movies
  • Celestial Movies
  • tvN Movies
  • BolyOne
  • BOO
  • Cinemax
  • Fox Family Movies
  • Fox Action Movies
  • Astro Citra
  • Tayangan Hebat
  • Thangathirai
  • HITS Movies
  • Celestial Classic Movies

There are many blockbuster movies you can watch during this period. Movies such as Avengers: Endgame and the award-winning movie, Parasite are all available now.

This Facebook bug marked posts as spam

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This Facebook bug marked posts as spam
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We are now in the era of Covid-19 where the WHO has declared the Covid-19 as a pandemic. Smartphone makers have cancelled all the product launch events until June 2020. Tech giants such as Google and Facebook are working round the clock to curb fake news regarding Covid-19.

However, today morning we notice that Facebook has marked all our recent posts as spam in our TechmonQuay Facebook page. We were shocked when we saw it because none of our posts is spam-related. But then sooner, we notice that not only us but many users worldwide have started to complain that many of their posts have been marked as spam. This includes in Facebook-owned Instagram too. If you have posted anything related to Covid-19 then probably, your post might have been marked as spam too.

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Later today, the Facebook head of security claims that this is a bug which causes Facebook to mark post on the topic related to Covid-19 as spam. Facebook developed its own anti-spam system which uses AI to determine whether a post should be marked as spam.

According to Facebook’ VP of integrity, Guy Rosen, he claims that Facebook has fixed the bug which causes this issue. This doesn’t mean that you can post any topics related to Covid-19. Facebook will still use its own content moderator to check your post. Facebook has also restored all the posts which were accidentally removed from the app.

Huawei Mate Xs is priced at RM11,111 in Malaysia

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Huawei Mate Xs is priced at RM11,111 in Malaysia
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A few weeks ago, Huawei unveils its most awaited foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate Xs. This was known to be one of the most expensive smartphones from the China tech giant. And now, Huawei Malaysia is ready to unveil the Mate Xs in Malaysia starting on 20th March 2020. Huawei has already unveiled its price to us and we are shocked to know the price of the Huawei Mate Xs.

At the beginning of this week, Huawei has posted the Huawei Mate Xs in the Lazada online store. The gigantic foldable device is currently priced at RM11,111 in Malaysia. However, sadly at the moment of writing this post, the Huawei Mate Xs is currently is out of stock. This shows how eager people are ready to purchase the Huawei Mate Xs. We are not sure yet though whether Huawei will update its stock for now. Anyways, we will update you all once there is an update from Huawei.

If you missed out to order the Huawei Mate Xs from the Lazada Online Store, you can still wait until 20th March 2020 to purchase the Mate Xs. Huawei Malaysia is also offering free gifts worth of RM978. The free gifts consist of leather cover for the Mate Xs and also Huawei’s latest FreeBuds 3. As of, for now, the Huawei Mate Xs is out of stock in the Huawei Online Store too.

Huawei Mate Xs Specs

To recap on the specs, Huawei Mate is just an updated version of the Huawei Mate X. The Mate X was supposed to launch globally in 2019 but due to some design changes, Huawei did not launch the Mate X globally. So, instead of the Mate X, Huawei launches the Mate Xs with a few changes. First of all, the Mate Xs features an 8″ foldable FullView display. It has a resolution of 2480 x 2200 pixels. When the device is folded, then you will get a 6.6″ display with the screen resolution of 2480 x 1148 pixels. And not to forget, the rear display also comes with a 6.38″ rear display.

Under the hood, the Huawei Mate Xs is powered by the Kirin 990 processor which supports 5G. With this powerful processor, the Huawei Mate Xs is mated with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. Keeping the lights on all-day is the huge 4,500mAh battery which supports the 55W SuperCharge via USB-C. Surprisingly, the Huawei Mate Xs does not support the Qi wireless charging.

At the camera department, Huawei Mate Xs features a quad-camera setup. There is a 40MP main camera, an 8MP telephoto camera, a 16MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 3D depth sensor. There isn’t a front camera in the Huawei Mate Xs. This is because the rear camera can be used as the front camera. One of the features of the camera we feel is impressive is the Mirror Shooting feature. Using this feature, the person you are capturing can view their face as if looking at the mirror on the phone.

Overall, that’s the specs and the price of the Huawei Mate Xs in Malaysia. You can start to order the Huawei Mate Xs from both Lazada online store and Huawei online store too. Follow our Facebook page for more tech updates.

Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip with promo code

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Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip with promo code
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After launching the Samsung Galaxy S20 series smartphones in Malaysia, Samsung is now running a promotion to launch its next in line smartphone. It is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip smartphone. This is Samsung’s first-ever clamshell smartphone. The promotion period is starting from 17 March 2020 onwards.

At the moment, Samsung didn’t really mention about the exact end date of the promotion. From the Samsung Malaysia official website, we know that the clamshell device is priced at RM5,888. As this is a pre-order, you can either use your credit card, debit card, online banking or even instalment to pre-order the Galaxy Z Flip.

According to Samsung Malaysia, you will be entitled for the Samsung Galaxy Z Premier Service too. Part of it is the 24/7 Premium Careline where you can contact the Samsung customer support to get your issues solved regarding the Z Flip device. Moreover, Samsung is also providing free on-site pickup and delivery for service support within 12 months after you purchase the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip.

Besides that, you will also be given the priority for the express lanes at the service centre. This means you do not have to wait in the queue at the Samsung service centre. In case you drop your phone, Samsung is even providing you with screen protection which consists of 1-time inner screen crack replacement. Do note that this is only for once only. If you crack your Galaxy Z Flip screen the second time, then you need to pay for the replacement itself.

How to participate in the Galaxy Z Flip pre-order promotion

Participating in this promotion is very simple. All you need to do is visit the Galaxy Z Flip official pre-order website and then enter the promo code “ZFLIPVIP”. After you click on the Add to cart then only you can enter the promo code. Upon applying the promo code, there is another offer too where you can get RM300 off if you purchase other Samsung products in the same cart.

To recap on the specs, the Galaxy Z Flip features the 6.7″ Infinity Flex AMOLED display. This is the first-ever foldable smartphone to use the world’s first Ultra-Thin Glass technology. Under the hood, the Z Flip runs on the Snapdragon 855+. This can be mated with the 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. For the price of RM5,888, you can get all-day battery life with the 3,300mAh battery. The Z Flip also supports the wireless charging and it also comes with the 15W fast charging brick which can be charged via the USB-C.

For the camera wise, the Z Flip also features two 12MP cameras which are the main camera and the ultra-wide-angle camera. Upfront there is also a 10MP selfie camera at the top of the punch-hole display.

In conclusion, if you are planning to purchase the Galaxy Z Flip, then you might want to consider to participate in the pre-order promotion to get all these exclusive offers. For more information regarding the Galaxy Z Flip, you may want to visit the Z Flip official website.

Samsung offers free smartphone sanitizing service

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Samsung offers free smartphone sanitizing service
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I am sure all of you already know that the Covid-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO advises all of us to wash our hands as frequently as possible. But did you know that you have to clean your smartphones too frequently?

Keeping your smartphones clean is compulsory. That’s what Samsung thinks too. Thanks to Samsung Malaysia, now your smartphone can be cleaned by Samsung’s Galaxy Sanitising Service. This is a free service which Samsung is offering for all its Samsung devices.

I know you will be thinking what’s the difference Samsung cleaning your smartphone than you cleaning it by yourself. Well, first of all, Samsung says that it will be using UV-C light to clean your Galaxy devices. This is a technology which a company PhoneSoap has developed back in 2009. According to Samsung, it has tested this technology before offering it to its customers.

All you have to do is bring along your Samsung smartphones and walk into the nearest service centre to sanitize your smartphone. Did you know that your smartphone has 18 times germs compared to the germs in the restrooms? Watch the video below to know what is PhoneSoap.

However, Samsung did not mention that using this 3rd party device it will kill all the bacteria, germs or viruses yet. But to avoid having contact with the germs, it’s better to bring your Galaxy devices to your nearest service centre to get it sanitized for free. Apart from Samsung, Apple also has also revealed a few ways to disinfect your Apple devices too. All you need to do is use the alcohol wipes or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes to clean your Apple devices.

In conclusion, it’s better to keep your third hands clean too apart from your both hands. For more information visit the Samsung website for more information on Samsung Galaxy Sanitising Service in Malaysia.

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