Acer’s latest Predator Helios 300 and new notebook line-up redefine cool

By Hitech Century | August 3, 2017 |

Acer Malaysia today officially rolled out their latest line-up of gaming and productivity rigs spearheaded by their exceptionally powerful Predator Helios 300 gaming rig. The Predator Helios 300 comes with the aggressive lines and bold red trim common to the Predator series. The Helios 300 integrates a 15.6-inch IPS Full HD display, an Intel Core…

We wore the RM284,000 BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro Rotor – here’s how it felt

By Hitech Century | July 28, 2017 |

As much a work of art as it is an exquisite sample of precision mechanical engineering, the Bell & Ross BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro Rotor is one of the most novel watches to have appeared at Baselworld 2017. In a gala event last night in downtown Kuala Lumpur, the BR-X2 made its official Malaysia debut alongside…

The HP Spectre x360 is slimmer and more powerful than ever

By Hitech Century | July 14, 2017 |

HP’s ultra slim notebook has undergone a thorough slimming programme as it’s 13 percent thinner and 11 percent lighter than its predecessor as it measures in at 13.8mm thin at its thickest point and weighs in at 1.295kg versus its predecessor that was a slightly portlier 14mm and 1.45kg carry weight. The revamped second-gen X360…

Kaspersky shows how it goes hunting for fantastic (online) beasts and how to find them

By Hitech Century | July 13, 2017 |

Woman holding dinosaur bone in reference to the subject title Palaeontology of Cybersecurity from Kaspersky Labs

Ask the average guy on the street about cybersecurity, cybercrime or any of the recent hacks or malware like the recent WannaCry and Petya virus as well as the ironically named NotPetya virus that have been plaguing everyone like a digital version of the bubonic plague and they will likely conjure up the mental image…

Honor 8 Pro officially launches in Malaysia for RM1,999

By Hitech Century | July 11, 2017 |

Honor Malaysia has made a name for itself for offering some of the most value-packed phones in the market and their officially launched Honor 8 Pro is one of their most powerful and affordable phones yet. The Honor 8 pro takes a page off last year’s flagship P9 and comes with a fetching brushed aluminium…

Kaspersky expands presence in Asia Pacific with official launch of new Singapore headquarters

By Hitech Century | July 9, 2017 |

The recent Interpol World Congress in Singapore on 4 – 7 July saw a host of law enforcement agencies, experts and some of the world’s leading security solutions providers gathering at Suntec City Convention Centre to collaborate and exchange information on combating crime on the new digital frontier. Gathered under one roof for the conference…

Zenfone AR launched in Malaysia at RM3,799

By Hitech Century | July 4, 2017 |

The Asus ZenFone AR has just been launched in Malaysia. The phone is quite an achievement on several levels though its biggest claim to fame is that it is the only phone so far to integrate Tango and Daydream into one device for users to experience both augmented and virtual reality though both platforms work…

Samsung’s Galaxy Note Fan Edition improves on the original Note 7 in two crucial ways

By Hitech Century | July 4, 2017 |

After Samsung’s global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 when several of the phones caught fire, they were sitting on a massive stockpile of recalled devices and the spare parts to service them over their projected service life. Rumours have been bandied about for the past several months that Samsung will resurrect the Galaxy Note…