Apps
Lazada launches Oriental Pavilion with top China brands
E-tailer Lazada has just taken the wraps off their Oriental Pavilion, a dedicated page that showcases and allows customers in Malaysia to purchase a host of top consumer product brands from China across the range. Some of the brands that will showcase their products exclusively on Lazada include Semir, QCY, Bluedio and Puppyoo. Lazada is…
Read MoreGet your groceries delivered within the hour via HappyFresh and Tesco Malaysia’s new alliance
HappyFresh and Tesco Malaysia announced their latest partnership that offers on-demand online grocery delivery services of Tesco’s vast range of products that will arrive on your doorstep with an hour. Shoppers can download the HappyFresh mobile app and then select their preferred location and time slot for pick-up with the ability to pick from more…
Read More11street’s new YouTube short film is surprisingly hilarious
Most commercials you find these days on YouTube are usually the sort of spamfest that has you hammering the close button but 11street’s first short featurette proves to be surprisingly entertaining. It stars their brand ambassadors Zizan Razak and Elizabeth Tan and is titled ‘Whatever it Takes‘ with Zizan set the Herculean task of finding…
Read MoreBerjaya rolls out B Infinite loyalty programme and app
The Berjaya Group’s loyalty program that was formerly known as BCARD got a major revamp and has been rebranded as B Infinite with a new B-shaped logo superimposed with the sign for infinity. The BCARD loyalty programme began in 2011 and has over five million members to date. The new B Infinite program expands on…
Read More[Lifehack] Is it cheaper to take Uber or Grab in Malaysia? iPrice crunches the numbers.
![[Lifehack] Is it cheaper to take Uber or Grab in Malaysia? iPrice crunches the numbers. 6](https://hitechcentury.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1928760-1-1024x492.jpg "[Lifehack] Is it cheaper to take Uber or Grab in Malaysia? iPrice crunches the numbers. 13")
Like any grizzled urbanite stuck in the middle of downtown Kuala Lumpur doing the daily grind, you’re familiar with the mainstays that get you from point A to B across town short of driving your own car: your best bud who happens to own a car, a cab, Uber or Grab. The first option is…
Read MoreShopee turns one with 12 days of crazy sales
Shopee the mobile e-tailer has just turned one today. The company, which is owned by Garena and begun operations in December 2015, shared insights of their growth, chief among them that they achieved USD 1.8 billion in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) with 43% month-on-month growth over the past one year. At present, they have over…
Read MoreFacebook launches Messenger Lite app for Android
The next piece of Facebook’s puzzle in regards to catering for users with low quota data plans and lower powered, older Android phones has just been revealed in the form of the Facebook Messenger Lite app. The app is a slimmed down version of Messenger for Android for those with slower internet speeds and, how…
Read MoreUBER launches updated Beethoven app for deaf driver partners
UBER Malaysia today rolled out their new Beethoven driver app for partner drivers that are deaf and hard-of-hearing in order to offer more opportunities for Malaysians. For the uninitiated, Beethoven the musical genius was hard of hearing and was effectively deaf near the end of his life, hence the name of the app. The UBER…
Read MoreDisconnect Pro privacy protector for iPhone and Samsung phones is now free for a week
If you’re puttering around on the Internet, it comes as a given that whatever you and everywhere you go online will be tracked in some form or fashion. Unless you’re somewhat savvy about protecting your privacy, which does involve jumping through some elaborate hoops, you’re basically up the creek with no paddle though this handy…
Read MoreSamsung means business with the Galaxy Note7’s enhanced Knox 2.7 security tech
While the Galaxy Note7 is so far cementing its fast growing reputation as one of the best phablets ever made, Samsung’s powerful phablet offers quite a bit more than what its already potent hardware would indicate. Most will gravitate towards its large 518ppi Super Amoled screen, nippy Exynos 8890 processor and powerful rear 12-MP camera,…
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