[Review] Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 The notebook with a twist

By Hitech Century | July 3, 2016 |

If you have prevaricated between getting a tablet or a notebook but are still keen on getting the benefits of both, this particular hybrid convertible aims to address both needs as it comes with double-jointed hinges that let you deploy it in several different configurations – as a conventional laptop, propped up with the keyboard…

Huawei parts the veil on their Kirin 955 processors

By Hitech Century | July 3, 2016 |

The intricate, painstakingly precise manufacturing process along with the R&D that goes into making smartphone processors is something that’s rarely elaborated on by their makers. For many, a phone simply works; every single bit of plastic, metal, silicon and glass crammed into a handheld chunk of metal that’s often little thicker than a deck of…

Asus launches Malaysian variant of ZenBook Flip UX360CA

By Hitech Century | June 24, 2016 |

Befitting its name the local variant of the new Asus ZenBook Flip is a convertible with a hinge that lets you turn the 13.3-inch 1080p touchscreen display all the way around to turn it from a notebook into a slate of sorts akin to Lenovo’s Yoga series notebooks. You can also opt to prop it…

[Review] BackPack Galaxy S7 Edge casing: Juicing the pocket rocket

By Hitech Century | June 24, 2016 |

The use case (pun aside) for Samsung’s official BackPack battery casing is fairly obvious. If you drive your phone hard, like we do, without the opportunity to recharge it when out and about, you’ll often have to resort to a snake pit of cables and a plethora of spare power banks jingling about in your…

[REVIEW] Huawei P9 – The Magical Monochrome Marvel

By Hitech Century | June 20, 2016 |

Huawei’s P9 flagship that comes with a dual camera setup co-engineered with Leica gets put to the test

The Galaxy S7 Edge Injustice Edition is coming to town

By Hitech Century | June 11, 2016 |

If you’ve ever wanted a closer connection to the Caped Crusader, you’re in luck as Malaysia will be getting a small production run of the limited edition Galaxy S7 Edge Injustice edition phone that prominently features Batman’s famous iconography all over it. For the price of entry of RM4,099 inclusive of GST, you get a…

The Samsung S7 Edge is looking pretty in Pink Gold

By Hitech Century | May 30, 2016 |

If you’ve been balking at acquiring one of the hottest Android phones of the year because you weren’t too fond of the lack of, how shall we say, more feminine oriented colours in their line-up, wait no longer as Samsung has just issued the Galaxy S7 Edge for Malaysia in a shade of Pink Gold.…

The new Hello Kitty Grace 10 Light convertible dials up the cuteness into overdrive

By Hitech Century | May 25, 2016 |

If you’re keen on a cute looking convertible, you can’t get cuter than this 10.1-inch slate dubbed the Hello Kitty Grace 10 Light that comes with a detachable keyboard from SNS Network that is liberally emblazoned with Hello Kitty imagery and comes complete in a rather eye catching shade of black with pink trim on…

Samsung’s budget 7-inch Tab A 2016 edition looks like it’s just the right size (and price)

By Hitech Century | May 24, 2016 |

While all eyes are on Samsung’s most recent flagship phones, they haven’t been sitting idle on pushing their tablet range either. Their recently refreshed 7-inch Tab A slates come with the usual sheaf of upgrades – a better display, a beefed up processor and a slightly better camera over its immediate predecessor. The slate comes…

Forget team Cap or team Iron Man – Superman and the Black Widow have joined team Huawei

By Hitech Century | May 22, 2016 |

While the launch of any flagship smartphone these days is usually greeted with the sort of pomp and glitter that you’d expect on a fashion runway in Milan, it’s been repeated to the point that people are desensitised to the whole affair. There’s only so many waifishly slim models and shiny presentation decks to go…