Sony’s ultra luscious XZs phone with Motion Eye slo-mo camera launches in Malaysia for RM2,899

By Hitech Century | March 28, 2017 |

Sony made quite an impression at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with their impressive XZ Premium smartphone that integrates their Motion Eye camera that was able to offer up ultra slo-mo 960fps video. While that particular phone isn’t slated yet to grace our shores, Sony has instead served up another offering with a similarly powerful…

Sonos’ new wireless Playbase speakers are coming to Malaysia and here’s why you need them

By Hitech Century | March 25, 2017 |

There are good speakers and there are speakers that beguile you with their aurally seductive wiles to the point that you’re left with a beatific grin of delight after listening to just one track. Sonos’ new Playbase soundbar was just that kind of speaker and in the short space of a two hour field test…

The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge is now RM500 off for a limited time

By Hitech Century | March 22, 2017 |

What can you get for half a grand? Well, quite a lot really. That’s a darned lot of barista-brewed coffee or a substantial artery-clogging amount of pizza. If that lofty amount of cash sounds like an elusive proposition to you, well, you’re in luck as Samsung is knocking off RM500 off the retail price of…

Oukitel officially launches new phone line-up in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | March 21, 2017 |

China-based Oukitel has finally spread their wings to Malaysia with a comprehensive line-up of Android smartphones. For their initial Malaysia debut, Oukitel is launching three new phones – the K6000 Plus, the U16 Max and the U20 Plus. For more details on Oukitel’s new line-up new phones swing by www.oukitel.my. Oukitel K6000 Plus The K6000 Plus…

Samsung’s new ‘The Frame’ TV is literally an artistic masterpiece

By Hitech Century | March 16, 2017 |

Samsung’s new QLED TVs made their debut at CES and at SEA Forum 2017, wowing pundits with their ability to display breathtakingly vivid hues and pin-sharp imagery onscreen. The key behind the QLED TVs is their eponymous Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode (QLED) tech that serves up deeper richer colours along with enhanced screen longevity…

Acer’s Swift 5 notebook arrives in Malaysia starting from RM3,499

By Hitech Century | March 16, 2017 |

Weighing a light 1.3kg, Acer’s new Swift 5 notebook is their latest offering to the ultraportable market alongside their Swift 3 and Swift 7 that were launched earlier. Crammed into a metal casing that’s 14.58mm thin, the Acer Swift 5 comes with a 14-inch Full HD display with 8mm thin bezels on the edges, an…

Hands On: A first look at Xiaomi’s Mi 5c, their first phone with their in-house Surge S1 SoC processor

By Hitech Century | March 16, 2017 |

The number of phone companies that make their own SoC chips in-house is an elusively elite club that Xiaomi has just joined when they began production on their 28nm Surge S1 octacore processor that combined eight Cortex A53 cores, with four of them clocked at 2.2GHz and another at 1.4GHz with the ability to handle…

Xiaomi’s slick Redmi Note 4 goes on sale today in Malaysia for RM799

By Hitech Century | March 16, 2017 |

Cramming in the most bang for the least buck has become an art form for Xiaomi and their latest sub RM800 phone is a testament to the fact that they are seriously good at what they do. After a launch in Vietnam yesterday and a preorder in Malaysia that begun on 10 March, Xiaomi’s eponymous…

[Review] Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod

By Hitech Century | March 16, 2017 |

A modification that turns your Moto series phone into a potent compact with impressive zoom capabilities though it veers on the bulky side and is reliant on your smartphone for juice, limiting its endurance.

[Review] Moto Z Play – The Well Connected Workhorse Phone

By Hitech Century | March 16, 2017 |

Sturdily built with an innovative, semi-modular design, the Moto Z Play is an affordable entry point into the Moto Mod ecosystem. On its own the Moto Z Play is a serviceable sub RM1.8K phone with decent performance and great battery life but combined with its Moto Mods, it’s a potent camphone/portable pico projector/ghetto blaster.