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Sony Alpha Workshop shows techniques of the pros
Some 200 participants took part in Sony’s annual Alpha Super Workshop that took place over the weekend at the Bayu Marina Resort in Johor Bahru. The two day workshop showcased a host of professional techniques that included hands-on classes in bokeh photography, powder photography and much more to the enthusiastic participants who had come from…
Read More11street spices things up with bigger line-up of Korean goodies for purchase online
If you are a devotee of Korean cuisine and you’re staying in Malaysia, you’ll likely notice a dearth of places where you can score authentic Korean groceries at affordable prices. Granted, there a few spots where you can acquire them in town though seeing exchange rates these days, they inevitably cost a bomb. Fortunately, 11street…
Read MoreLazada’s Online Revolution sale returns on 11 November
If you’re after a bargain, get your plastic ready as Lazada is ramping up their annual month-long Online Revolution sale to new heights this time around. The event takes place from 11 November at 11.11AM through to December 12 at midnight and will feature a massive smorgasbord of products – over 7 million, across 17…
Read MoreSamsung volunteers aid local Cambodian community as part of Love and Care programme
The lives of hundreds of impoverished children were made quite a bit brighter when a contingent of volunteers several dozen strong from across Samsung Electronic’s Southeast Asia and Oceania divisions took part in the ‘Samsung Love and Care’ community outreach programme that saw them giving aid and assisting the local Cambodian community in Phnom Penh.…
Read MoreLighting gets serious at Philips’ new Professional Lighting Experience Centre
Plebeians will likely just think a light bulb is a light bulb but the chaps at Philips beg to differ. Corner one of their experts roaming the showroom floor at the Philips Professional Lighting Experience Center or Home Lighting Lounge and you’ll gain an enlightening revelation. Literally. There’s so much more to lighting that meets…
Read MoreSummer Lesson is appearing in English for Playstation VR in 2017
If you’re looking for a VR game for the PlayStation VR that is distinctly Japanese, you can’t go further than Bandai Namco’s outing for the PlayStation VR dubbed Summer Lesson: Hikari Miyamoto. The premise of Summer Lesson is that it allows you to interact with that most famous of Japanese archetypes – the schoolgirl- and layers…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S7 saves Australian quartet in Melbourne seas
It has been said that bad news sell better than good news, which may possibly explain why there has been so much news on Samsung’s woes regarding their Galaxy Note 7 of late, though it seems that the tide has turned for them. Literally. According to Australian tech site Ausdroid, Samsung’s Galaxy S7 phone managed to…
Read MoreSamsung updates details on Galaxy Note7 returns for travellers at KLIA and KLIA2
If you’re an owner of a Galaxy Note7 owner in Malaysia and are about to head off on a flight and fretting over what to do since it’s been recently banned on several airlines, you’re in luck. Technically speaking, it’s still allowed on a flight, except that you have to keep it powered off and on…
Read MoreRed Dead Redemption 2 coming to PS4 and Xbox One in Fall 2017
The preeminent Western sandbox game that has you gunslinging in the Wild West now has a sequel. Red Dead Redemption 2 will have multiplayer built-in and will be available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with the release date set for Fall 2017 though other details are scarce for now barring the pack shot which…
Read MoreDCA Malaysia issues directive on bringing Galaxy Note7 on flights
Since Samsung’s recent troubles with the Galaxy Note7 that had their batteries igniting in separate incidents, it’s understandable that people are somewhat up in arms over their latest flagship phone. They’ve issued a general global recall for the Note7 and offered free replacement devices though several of them also caught fire. Since then, they’ve unfortunately…
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