Xiaomi is all set to embrace the spirit of patriotism with its Merdeka & Malaysia Day promo. And guess what? They’re inviting you to celebrate along with amazing deals and a chance to win cool prizes!
From 25 August to 24 September, Xiaomi is rolling out a campaign that’s all about giving you more for less. If you’re eyeing the latest smartphones or looking to upgrade your smart home game, they have got you covered! And who doesn’t love some savings, right?
Source: Xiaomi Facebook
So, what’s up for grabs? If you’re looking to pick up a smartphone from the Redmi and Redmi Note series or other smart home products, Xiaomi is offering savings of up to MYR200. This is your chance to treat yourself during this patriotic season. Just be sure to grab them while stocks last at any Authorised Xiaomi store.
On top of these special deals, Xiaomi is also holding a Lucky Draw for lucky participants! You could just be the lucky winner of a Xiaomi Mesh System AX3000, Mi 360° Camera (1080p), and Mi Wireless Outdoor Security Camera 1080p Set! Wanna know how to win? Here’s how:
Purchase selected Xiaomi smartphones and AIoT products.
Strike a pose with the cool props at the Xiaomi Authorised Store.
Share your awesome selfie on your Public Facebook profile and make sure to use the #XiaomiMalaysia and #MerdekawithXiaomi hashtags.
The Lucky Draw winner will be announced on Xiaomi Malaysia’s Facebook page on 5 October.
If you don’t want to miss out on the excitement and keep tabs on the latest updates, you can visit Xiaomi Malaysia’s Facebook Page.
Hold on to your cameras, photographers! Canon Malaysia has just announced the launch of its brand-new E-Store and is giving away special offers of up to 43% off until 25 August 2023.
The launch of the E-Store means you can now purchase a full range of Canon products including cameras, lenses, printers, and other accessories directly from the brand. In addition to the convenience of online shopping, this is also an assurance that you’ll be getting genuine Canon products with proper after-sales warranties. The E-Store also accepts all major payment methods, whether it’s with a credit card, online banking, or even Touch ‘N Go, Canon’s got you covered.
Let’s talk offers – because who doesn’t love a good deal? You can snag exclusive discounts of up to 43% on some of the latest printers and cameras. But here’s the kicker – it’s for a limited time only. From 3 pm on 22 August 2023 to 3 pm on 25 August 2023, you’ve got the chance to grab these deals. Purchase selected camera and printer models, and you’ll also get your hands on cool merchandise – think sunshades, notebooks, and EOS R caps. Canon is definitely not leaving fans empty-handed.
If you’re aching to add some new sweet tech to the shopping cart, you can head on over to https://store.my.canon/. You can also keep up with the latest updates by following Canon on Facebook and Instagram.
We’re only midway through the Merdeka month, and many brands are already celebrating with of promotions and sales. vivo is certainly not missing out on the festivities as they are giving special rebates of up to RM200 for the vivo V27 series!
For the whole month of August, you can get the vivo V27 (8GB+256GB) at RM1,699 (RRP: RM1,799) and the vivo V27 (12GB+256GB) at RM1,799 (RRP: RM1,999).
The V27 is a decently strong contender as a mid-range selfie smartphone. As we know, the best portraits are taken in optimal lighting – which is why the aura light that’s integrated into its OIS portrait feature is perfect for selfie lovers. Fancy some night photography? You can also take better pictures in low-light thanks to the Sony IMX766V Customised Flagship Sensor on the device.
Don’t like bulky devices? You’d also be happy to hear that the vivo V27 sports the thinnest 3D curved screen in vivo history. With a slim profile measuring just 7.36mm thick, it’s got portability and ease of handling down.
Interested in getting your very own V27? You’ll just need to head on over to the nearest vivo concept store. Don’t miss out as this offer is only available for a time-limited and operates on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’d like to know more, you can also visit vivo Malaysia’s official Facebook page.
PlayStation and console fans, rejoice! This Merdeka month, PS5 is going on a limited-time sale for RM220 off. From 18 August to 31 August 2023, those who have been eyeing on the console will now have the chance to snag it at a discounted price at PlayStation Authorized Dealers.
This month will also see plenty of discounts and promotions for the console along with select peripherals and games:
PS5 Offers
PlayStation5 Console
RM 2,279
PlayStation5 Console – FINAL FANTASY XVI Bundle
RM 2,549
Peripheral Offers
PULSE 3D Wireless Headset
RM 419
PULSE 3D Midnight Black Wireless Headset
RM 419
PULSE 3D Gray Camouflage Wireless Headset
RM 419
Game Offers
PlayStation4 Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales
RM 169
PlayStation5 Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales
RM 169
PlayStation5 God of War Ragnarök
RM 209
PlayStation5 Horizon Forbidden West
RM 209
PlayStation4 God of War PlayStation Hits
RM 39
If you’re still on the fence about getting a PS5, or just simply want a couple of new games to play this Merdeka, this is your chance to snag them at a discounted rate! To enjoy the RM220 off PS5 promotion, check out the list of participating retailers to find the nearest one to you.
It’s almost time to celebrate Merdeka, and Huawei is joining in on the celebration this year with an array of exciting offers on their smartphones!
From now until 30 September, 2023, you can enjoy savings on select Huawei smartphones at the HUAWEI Merdeka Carnival. Whether you’re in the market for flagships like the P60 Pro or the affordable Nova 11 Pro, Huawei’s got you covered with an assortment of discounts.
You can head over to your nearest Huawei Experience Store to enjoy these special deals before it ends. Here’s a glimpse of the promotions that await you:
HUAWEI Mate50 Pro Kunlun Edition
Special Promotion: RM1,000 off
Trade In Program: RM500
HUAWEI Mate50 Pro bundle with HUAWEI MatePad 10.4
Special Promotion: RM1,399 off
HUAWEI P60 Pro
Special Promotion: RM500 off
Trade In Program: RM500 instant rebate
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get your very own Huawei devices at a special discounted rate! For more information or to stay updated on the latest promotions, you can visit HuaweiI’s Official Facebook or Instagram.
Xiaomi is bringing fantastic deals on a spectrum of Xiaomi smart AIoT products for the entire month of August. If you’ve ever wanted to turn your home into a smart home, this is your chance!
Imagine catching up on your favourite shows on a voice-activated smart TV that also acts as your home’s AIoT hub. For those who dread doing chores after a long day of work, you can come home to clean floors with the help of a robot vacuum and mop. Feeling hungry? Look up and prepare more efficient meals by looking up smart recipes for your smart air fryer that can cook up delicious meals while you relax.
So if you’re looking at making your home smarter, you can take a dive into Xiaomi’s August Promotion and outfit your home with shiny new tech. The promotion includes products from smart household appliances to personal lifestyle gadgets and can be snagged at any Xiaomi Authorised stores across Malaysia. If you prefer online shopping, the promotions are also available online on Lazada and Shopee.
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the highlights from the promotion:
The HONOR 11.11 Mega Sale has been announced, promising discounts on popular devices and the chance to get an exclusive Touch ‘n Go gift set!
Up to 48% off devices on the HONOR 11.11 Mega Sale
HONOR MagicBook 14 laptops on big discounts for 11.11
The HONOR MagicBook 14 AMD variants will be on discount of up to RM920 during the HONOR 11.11 Mega Sale. Fans can get the 16GB RAM + 512GB storage variant for RM2379 and the 8GB RAM + 512GB storage variant for RM1909. The HONOR MagicBook 14 is a great value for money pickup with these discounts, offering good battery life and snappy performance for productivity.
Get The Elusive Touch ‘n Go NFC card with HONOR 70
Get a limited-edition Touch ‘, Go NFC card with the Honor 70 X. Image source: Lowyat.net
For those still searching for the Touch ‘n Go NFC card, here is another unique avenue to get one. The new HONOR 70 Icelandic Frost edition comes bundled with the enhanced Touch ‘n Go NFC card. For just RM1999, the HONOR 70 comes with an HONOR 70 X Touch ‘n Go Limited edition gift set. The gift set includes Touch ‘n Go RFID set, Protective casing with card holder, and HONOR Band 6 with a 1-year extended warranty.
HONOR X6 available in 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant
HONOR has also added a new variant of the lightweight X6 with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. Retailing at RM499, the Honor X6 weighs in at only 194g and comes with a triple rear camera. It is good value for those wanting a smartphone with portability and crisp pictures on the go.
Samsung ushers in the month of November, and Singles Day, with a big sale on 11.11 for its Essential Lifestyle products. Be it a gift for a loved one or a self-love treat, a variety of deals and vouchers are up for grabs on Shopee Samsung Malaysia Official Store and Lazada Samsung Flagship Store on the 11th of November 2022.
Shopee and Lazada vouchers for grabs
Grab exclusive RM100 vouchers all day long on 11.11, with a minimum spend of RM1000. Be one of the first 10 buyers to rate and review your orders on Shopee and Lazada to stand a chance to win Upsized platform vouchers worth RM100. Samsung Members will also receive RM100 stackable vouchers to be used on these platforms. Check the Samsung Members app to receive the unique codes and redeem them on Shopee or Lazada. Furthermore, exclusive for all Lazada users, there is an additional RM99 off Lazada Samsung Brand Store for the daily sign in.
To share the love, Samsung has shared the two codes below for all users to get exclusive RM110 vouchers with no minimum spend, but hurry as there are limited quantities.
Lazada: LZD110PR
Shopee: SP110PR
Great discounts on household electronics
The Samsung 11.11 sale has amazing deals for those looking to enhance their homes with Samsung’s Lifestyle products. Looking for a new TV before the World Cup kicks off? Shopee users can grab the 65-inch 4K UHD TV, AU7000 for just RM 2799, down from RM4599. Lazada users can purchase the 55-inch variant of the AU7000 for RM1777, down from RM3499. Need a new washing machine? Shopee users can get an 8.5kg Front Load Washer for a promo price of RM1549 (retail price RM2499)/. Also, Lazada users can get a 9.5kg Front Load Washer for the online promo price of RM1599 (retail price RM2599). And there are more fabulous deals to be enjoyed. These include 30% off 34-inch Curved Gaming Monitor on Lazada and 28% off The Freestyle Projector on Shopee.
The situation for COVID-19 is quite dire. As of today, the
Malaysian Prime Minister has announced that it will go on until 14th
of April 2020. That also means that working from home has extended thanks to
that as well. While to some people, that also means that they get to spend more
time at home working. That also means that they need to bring their work home
from the office. You cannot expect everyone to bring their big tower PCs home.
So the best way to get work done from home is to have your
own PC. If you do get your own PC though, you want it to be powerful. You want
it to be powerful enough to play games with it and to ensure that it runs smoothly.
Of course, you only want the best for yourself. So the choice is a gaming PC.
Building a tower makes sense, plenty of sense, you get to
have a say I how powerful you want your PC to be. Of course, there is the problem
of cost too. So that is up to you. There is another issue however, how do you
bring it around? What if you want to work off site in the future? You cannot
bring your tower set up out.
Source: Acer
So you need a gaming notebook PC instead. Which one? There are
plenty, but Acer just updated their Nitro 5 gaming notebook PC. So, in a sense,
you are getting more power for your money.
The updated Acer Nitro 5’s upgrade does not include an
update on its visuals though. Then again, the Acer Nitro 5 is not half bad
looking. The upgrades are mode than skin deep.
Source: Acer
You get a 9th Generation Intel Core i7 on the Nitro 5. That Core i7 has 8GB of RAM behind it and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti GPU to handle what comes out of the 15.6-inch 120Hz Full HD display. All that makes is quite a powerful notebook PC. It even has a 512GB SSD to make it even faster than your average PC. All this is a step up from the previous Acer Nitro 5 with a 9th Generation Intel Core i5, paired to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX1650 and 4GB of RAM.
Source: Lazada
The new Acer Nitro 5 is now available for MYR 4,499 on Lazada. On Lazada’s 8th Birthday Sale, it will go for MYR 4,184 and you would be getting some extra free gifts with the purchase too. The Lazada 8th Birthday Sale happens on the 27th March 2020. Of course they will deliver it to you.
No, please do not get the title wrong. The HUAWEI Mate Xs still does not have Google Play Store out of the box. Now that we got that out of the way, let us get right to it; HUAWEI’s very anticipated foldable smartphone is available for purchase in Malaysia today onward.
For the price of MYR 11,111, you are getting a piece of engineering
marvel that is the
HUAWEI Mate Xs starting from today. There is a problem, however. We are not
technically allowed out of our homes to buy a smartphone. Even if do get
outside, the shops are not even open. So, what is HUAWEI on about? How are they
selling their new smartphones?
Source: HUAWEI
Online is the word. Of course, selling smartphones online is
nothing new to HUAWEI. They have been doing it for years with their sister
brand HONOR. Of course, they have their own curated web store as well.
Obviously at this state, where no one can be out and about
doing their regular shopping, HUAWEI can only put the HUAWEI Mate Xs on sale on
the web store. So here it is, no launch gambit, no fancy roadshows; just a simple
product put online. A little underwhelming for the Mate Xs? Yes. Necessary? Yes
as well.
The HUAWEI Mate Xs – As Weird as Interstellar
The HUAWEI Mate Xs comes only in one colour option; that is Interstellar
Blue. As you can see in our hands-on video, with poor lighting, the device does
actually look quite good. If you must ask as well (of course, you would) it
really feels like a quality product like no other. The folding mechanism gives
you a load of confidence with the device, it has a solid resistance that gives
you a sense that this thing is meant to be folded in and out for a lifetime. Even
the crease is barely noticeable on the HUAWEI Mate Xs, less pronounced than,
let us say a Samsung Galaxy Fold.
Still, it is quite a different interpretation of what a foldable smartphone should look like. We like that about the HUAWEI Mate Xs. We also like the fact that it has a tonne of power and 5G connectivity thanks to the ultra-powerful HiSilicon Kirin 990 System on a Chip (SoC) with 8G of RAM and 512GB of storage. We like that the EMUI 10 (based on Android 10, by the way) that is on the device is optimised for multiwindow functionality.
We also like the fact that the device only features one display
(8-inch to 6-inch), which is technically cheaper and simpler to maintain. Although,
at this point, it is difficult to say thanks to the more ‘robust’ folding
mechanism. Also, not too sure about the battery life because it only has 4,500
mAh squeezed into its tight body. We are not saying that this is not impressive;
it is an impressive feat still.
As we mentioned before in our launch article as well, you only get a single array of cameras that you use for both main camera shots and selfies. That is, in our books, great as well; less things to worry about and you get a single camera quality instead of two different results on two different fronts. The HUAWEI Mate Xs has a main 40-Megapixel camera, a 16-Megapixel ultra-wide angle lens, an 8-Megapixel telephoto lens, and a Time of Flight sensor for even more stellar portraits and better auto focusing.
So, you can get your hands on the HUAWEI Mate Xs today for
MYR 11,111 from HUAWEI’s
one and only web store. With that purchase you get a free HUAWEI Freebuds 3
worth MYR 679. You also get an Envelope Leather Case for the device worth MYR
299. In the box itself you get a sort of shell to cover the sides of your new
smartphone and a pair of USB Type-C earphones. Oh right, this thing does not
have a 3.5mm headphone jack. You also get HUAWEI’s three months warranty on
your display, just in case. That warranty covers everything from drops to
whatever sort of accidental collisions the device might face within the three
months. It does not cover water damage though, and this is not an IP rated
device, so keep it away from coffee, or even rain.
HUAWEI VIP Home Delivery Service
Beyond that, you get to choose on the method of your receipt
of the device. Yes, you get to choose. You can be optimistic and tell the web
store that you will collect your HUAWEI Mate Xs at your preferred HUAWEI Store.
That is if you can find one that is open, or if you can wait until April for
the device. If not, you can choose for the HUAWEI Mate Xs to be delivered right
to your doorstep. They call it the HUAWEI VIP Home Delivery Service.
You can expect a man in tuxedos to arrive at your doorstep,
mask ready of course (health and safety requirement), and gloves. They would
ring your doorbell, and you answer the door greeted by an English accent and
your smartphone on a silver tray. They will sanitise the device in front of you
as well, just to add to the drama and show. Then you pick it up and feel like
the most important man in the world.
Source: HUAWEI
No, we are kidding. The face mask and sanitation procedures
are true though. Still, I would imagine that if you bought your smartphone you would
not be able to wait for it to get a first glimpse and hands-on with it. I
suggest you go for the delivery service, all you have to do is provide them
with your contact and delivery details anyway.
The HUAWEI Mate Xs is now on sale at HUAWEI’s online
web store. The highly anticipated smartphone will set you back MYR 11,111.
The free gifts mentioned are available for all purchases of the HUAWEI Mate Xs until
further noticed by HUAWEI. More information on their device can be found on HUAWEI’s Website.
