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Buy a Samsung K5500 series Smart TV , get a free 60-day Hypp TV subscription
If you’ve been eyeing to score a K5500 series Samsung Smart TV, now’s the time as Samsung has sweetened the pot with a free two-month subscription to Hypp TV. If you snag either the 49-inch K5500 (RM3,099) or the 43-inch K5500 (RM2,199) series Smart TV from participating retailers in Malaysia, you’re entitled to a free…
Read MoreMSI’s VR Backpack debuts at TGS 2016, coming to Malaysia this December
MSI has performed the equivalent of a night march, pipping the rest of it’s competitors to the post by releasing a production model of their VR backpack that will be showcased at TGS 2016 in Japan. Dubbed the MSI VR One, the system is for all intents and purposes a man-portable VR-ready computer that’s crammed…
Read MoreThe absurdly powerful Blendtec blender is now in Malaysia starting from RM3,199
There are blenders, and there’s this terrifying monstrosity that is able to literally puree everything from veggies to garden rakes and render even improbably resilient objects like iPhones into goo. If you have been wandering the weird and wonderful thing that is YouTube, you’ll likely have come across the ‘Will it Blend’ videos that see…
Read MoreCall centre outsourcer Mindpearl launches fifth base in Malaysia
Mindpearl, one of the aviation industry’s leading customer support providers opened their fifth office in Shah Alam as a commitment to their continued expansion in the Asian region. If you call American Airlines, Delta, Singapore Airlines or a host other of top-tier companies, odds are good that it’s a trained Mindpearl operator who is taking your…
Read MoreMagical Hi-5 Fairytale theatre show to hit Malaysia this December
If you’re planning on how to keep your kids both educated and entertained during the coming school holidays, you’ll be inestimably glad to know that you can nail two birds with one stone as Hi-5, one of Australia’s hottest TV and musical groups is returning to Malaysia. The quintet of entertainers – Mary, Dayen, Lachie, Chris…
Read MoreKossan drops the gauntlet with their new Low Derma tech for gloves
The ubiquitous rubber glove has been around for millenia. Little has changed from the day it was invented decades ago to the versions in use today though their usage has become even more widespread than ever across multiple trades and industries with everyone from surgeons to food preparation specialists using some version of it. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreHuawei phone bites a bullet to save man’s life
While smartphones are usually lifesavers in the metaphorical sense of the word, one of Huawei’s phones did exactly that to save a man’s life. The incident took place recently in August in South Africa where one Siraaj Abrahams was mugged and was shot at close range by what seems to be a 9mm round from…
Read MoreMalaysian lad scores silver at 2016 World ACA Championships
Malaysia scored another win in a different arena this time as one Ng Haw Ee, a student at Tunku Abdul Rahman College took on all comers at the 2016 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) World Championships in Orlando, Florida and emerged with a silver medal; this means he essentially thumped 230,000 competitors across the globe. The…
Read MoreSamsung takes proactive measures with general recall for Galaxy Note7 over alleged battery issues
While the news has been bandied about for the last few days, Samsung has made it official. 35 cases involving the battery of the new Galaxy Note 7 catching fire have occurred around the world. According to Samsung’s investigation of the incident, they’ve found the issue related to the battery of the Note7 though this…
Read MoreAxiata and Atilza are teaming up to develop IoT opportunities in Southeast Asia
In a memorable ceremony, representatives from Axiata Group Berhad and Atilze Digital Sdn Bhd signed a Collaboration Agreement for a year where both will implement Proof of Concept pilot projects for Connected Cars and the LoRA IoT network in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The partnership is meant to explore viable IoT applications and discover business…
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