The new Nokia 216 Dual Sim goes back to basics

By Hitech Century | September 21, 2016 |

The Nokia 216 Dual Sim by Microsoft harkens back to the phones that made the Finnish maker a global titan once upon a time ago. The Nokia 216 comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD screen, has 16MB of RAM and has a microSD card slot that supports up to 32GB cards, has a front and rear…

Samsung’s cutting edge S7 edge meets MODA’s haute couture at fashion catwalk

By Hitech Century | September 20, 2016 |

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 edge is so far their de facto go-to phone that offers the best tech they can muster for this generation of phones. If you need a highly capable camera, the S7 edge’s rear 12-MP Dual Pixel camera combined with their beefy Exynos 8890 processor as well as their fetching (and less fingerprint magnet prone by…

Ford survey shows Malaysians mostly want one thing in a new car

By Hitech Century | September 19, 2016 |

Ford recently did an interesting survey which concluded in June 2016 which asked the big question – what do buyers want in a car? The survey covered 9,509 drivers across 11 markets in the Asia Pacific region that include Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. Out of the total sample, 786 Malaysians…

5 Reasons the OPPO F1s phone is an awesome super selfie snapper

By Hitech Century | September 13, 2016 |

While most smartphones today emphasise attention on the imaging quality of the rear camera, OPPO’s new F1s phone bucks the trend as it sports a vastly more powerful front camera for pleasingly good selfies and wefie shots. That’s not all, though. Check out these five reasons just why the OPPO F1s is a bona fide super selfie…

The absurdly powerful Blendtec blender is now in Malaysia starting from RM3,199

By Hitech Century | September 12, 2016 |

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…

Samsung takes proactive measures with general recall for Galaxy Note7 over alleged battery issues

By Hitech Century | September 2, 2016 |

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…

Kaspersky Labs aims to turn the tables on malicious hackers with new security services

By Hitech Century | September 1, 2016 |

During a recent press conference in Kuala Lumpur, cyber-security provider Kaspersky highlighted that the future will see more targeted attacks with the theft of trade secrets, theft of intellectual property, stock manipulation, insider trading and other nastier threats. Other potential threats on the horizon include targeted ransomware and DDoS attacks to garner Bitcoins. There will also be…

Samsung means business with the Galaxy Note7’s enhanced Knox 2.7 security tech

By Hitech Century | August 25, 2016 |

While the Galaxy Note7 is so far cementing its fast growing reputation as one of the best phablets ever made, Samsung’s powerful phablet offers quite a bit more than what its already potent hardware would indicate. Most will gravitate towards its large 518ppi Super Amoled screen, nippy Exynos 8890 processor and powerful rear 12-MP camera,…

Galaxy S7 edge or Galaxy Note7 – Which one should you buy?

By Hitech Century | August 24, 2016 |

Samsung’s been on a roll lately with an impressive array of phones starting with the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge earlier this year and the release of their Galaxy Note7. Of the trio, the Galaxy S7 edge and the Note7 are almost similar to each other, what with their curved edge screens and hardware though…

[Exclusive] Samsung Galaxy Note7 – Unboxing and First Look

By Hitech Century | August 19, 2016 |

Easily one of the most anticipated smartphones of the year, Samsung’s latest heir to their vaunted flagship line, the Galaxy Note 7 has skipped a number ahead from it’s predecessor the Note5 and brings with it an array of next-gen hardware with the looks to match that make it Samsung’s best phone ever made and…