Honor 8 enjoys an RM300 markdown in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | July 29, 2017 |

Launched in Malaysia near the tail end of last year, the Honor 8 was one of the most powerful workhorse phones that we’ve ever seen. It came with a price tag that didn’t bust the bank while delivering in a rock solid spec sheet with a dual camera array thrown in for good measure akin…

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…

Samsung’s The Frame TV is a work of art that can be yours for RM9999

By Hitech Century | July 27, 2017 |

As much a 4K television as it is a work of art, Samsung’s ‘The Frame’ TV is nigh indistinguishable from a picture frame at first glance. The usual tell-tale signs of a telly: the stand, the chunky frame and buttonry prevalent on a TV are missing, it’s a seamless 4K panel that is almost indistinguishable…

Neffos X1 Lite launches in Malaysia for RM499

By Hitech Century | July 25, 2017 |

Networking equipment purveyor TP-LInk’s Neffos range of smartphones made waves earlier on this year with their range of circa-RM1000 smartphones in the form of the Neffos X1 and X1 Max that made their debut in Malaysia to the tune of a series of high-profile celebrity endorsements with Malaysian singer Fazura. They’re now looking to shake…

[Review] Gamdias Zeus P1 RGB Gaming Mouse – Enlightening Performance

By Hitech Century | July 21, 2017 |

gamdias zeus P1 cover in neon blue lighting

A comfortable to use, responsive wired optical gaming mouse that comes with the works including fetching RGB lighting without costing a bomb

Good portents – HP’s OMEN range of gaming rigs are now in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | July 20, 2017 |

HP’s high-end range of OMEN by HP gaming hardware have just been announced for sale in Malaysia. Making their debut are the OMEN 15 and OMEN 17 gaming notebooks along with the OMEN gaming desktop. The new HP notebooks and desktop all pack serious hardware along with a seriously fetching matte black finish complemented with neon…

[Review] Samsung DeX – A PC in a pocket

By Hitech Century | July 16, 2017 |

A novel additional accessory that adds enhanced functionality to the S8 or S8+ though it still falls short of offering a full desktop PC experience

Acer rolls out budget Swift 1 notebook with the essentials for RM2,199

By Hitech Century | July 15, 2017 |

Acer’s Swift 1 notebook is a notebook pared down to the essentials to make it ideal for students or someone on a tight budget though both situations are often mutually inclusive. For a tad just over two grand and change, you get for your money a rig with a 13.3-inch 1080P LCD, an Intel Pentium quad-core N4200…

Samsung’s new budget Galaxy J-Pro series phones come with extended protection for free

By Hitech Century | July 14, 2017 |

Buying a phone when you’re on a budget is often a Faustian bargain of trading off performance for as low a price tag as possible with little margin left for what happens if you inadvertently prang your phone with terminal deceleration trauma; that’s dropping it to the ground, folks. Samsung it seems has taken that…

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…