Samsung’s Galaxy A80 is a slick triple-camera packing rotating slider phone

By Hitech Century | April 10, 2019 |

In a star-studded event in Bangkok graced by the likes of Korea’s top K-pop girl band BLACKPINK, Samsung unveiled their Galaxy A80 midrange phone that integrates their New Infinity displays that are essentially almost all panel up front along with a unique first – a pop-up motorised rotating triple-camera array. The uniquely engineered camera mechanism…

[Review] Acer Predator Triton 500 – Svelte Gaming Goliath

By Hitech Century | April 9, 2019 |

Gaming notebooks worth their salt are typically massive behemoths that fling mortal concerns such as portability and lightness straight out the window but Acer’s latest gaming notebook is not only powerful enough to tackle the latest titles but is absurdly slim to boot. Enter the Acer Predator Triton 500. Externally, the Triton 500 has dimensions…

Sony launches the α6400 and RX0 II cameras in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | April 3, 2019 |

Sony Malaysia has unveiled two new cameras and a plethora of other kit that include new lenses and grips intended for vloggers and other video content creators though the ultra compact RX0 II and the α6400 mirrorless camera took the limelight as the stars of the show today. Sony α6400 The Sony α6400 is an…

Huawei P30 and P30 Pro launched in Malaysia priced from RM2,699

By Hitech Century | April 2, 2019 |

Huawei has officially launched their flagship camphones the P30 and P30 Pro in Malaysia a week after their official global debut in Paris on 26 March 2019. In the lead up before all the way to the launch, there were a deluge of leaks about its capabilities, in particular its impressive optical zoom on the…

OPPO demonstrates 10x lossless zoom technology in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | April 1, 2019 |

Smartphones today have better cameras than were imagined possible half a decade ago with the latest battleground for industry heavies being the ability to implement better and steadier optical zoom into their phones. OPPO today demonstrated a working prototype of their 10X Lossless zoom tech that was first showcased at Mobile World Congress 2019 at…

Insanely powerful ROG Zephyrus S GX701GX gaming laptop with RTX 2080 graphics can be yours for RM14,000

By Hitech Century | March 28, 2019 |

It’s a perpetual arms race by notebook vendors to make the next most powerful and slimmest gaming laptop to trump all others and in that regard Asus has fired a shot off the bow as they’ve just unleashed one of their most powerful and slimmest laptops ever dubbed the ROG Zephyrus S GX701GX in Malaysia.…

Samsung showcases the glorious 98-inch Q900R 8K QLED TV with AI-powered quantum processor

By Hitech Century | March 25, 2019 |

Samsung Electronics showcased their entire line-up of 8K and 4K QLED TVs including their signature 98-inch 8K QLED Q900R TV at the 2019 Samsung Southeast Asia and Oceania Forum in Singapore with the range slated to arrive at retailers from April this year throughout the region. Taking centrestage in Samsung’s new line-up of QLED TVs…

Samsung SEAO Forum 2019 showcases their latest 8K QLED TVs and home technologies

By Hitech Century | March 25, 2019 |

Samsung is best known for their famous series of smartphones such as the recently launched Galaxy S10 series of phones though they are also powerhouses when it comes to televisions and white goods. Their latest Samsung Southeast Asia and Oceania Forum that was held in Singapore showcased the best the brand has to offer across…

Realme 3 launched in Malaysia for RM599

By Hitech Century | March 21, 2019 |

OPPO’s affordable sub-brand Realme is expanding their offerings in Malaysia with another addition to their lineup dubbed the Realme 3 which comes with a dewdrop notch up top in order to cram in a large display and along with a bevy of other tech including a rear dual camera array. Externally, the Realme 3 is…

Photos from Wang Lee Hom concert demonstrate amazing zoom capabilities of Huawei P30

By Hitech Century | March 19, 2019 |

As entertaining as music concerts are, they also represent an interesting challenge for casual photographers seeking to commemorate the experience with a snap or two or mayhaps a video from their smartphones. The challenging conditions – a crowd of jostling people, the dim lighting and often the distance from the stage for all but the…