The sound of music on the Galaxy S8’s bundled AKG headphones

By Hitech Century | April 24, 2017 | Comments Off on The sound of music on the Galaxy S8’s bundled AKG headphones

The Samsung Galaxy S8 comes bundled with a free pair of earphones tuned by AKG that have an approximate street value of US99 which clocks in at about RM435 in local currency. Like many of its ilk, the earphones allow you to take calls as well and have a pair of line-in controls that allow…

[Review] Huawei P10 -Is it ready to hang ten?

By Hitech Century | April 23, 2017 | Comments Off on [Review] Huawei P10 -Is it ready to hang ten?

A modest upgrade to last year’s P9, the Huawei P10 comes with improvements in every way along with a beefed up rear dual-camera array that delivers excellent snaps and some of the best mono shots seen on a smartphone

Three men, two bags and a Galaxy A7

By Hitech Century | April 22, 2017 | Comments Off on Three men, two bags and a Galaxy A7

When smartphones are issued for review, they’re usually loaners that are given out for a couple of weeks or a month at most. During that time, a smartphone is put through their paces in a battery of benchmarks and a practical usage test as we take them as daily drivers through the course of the…

Acer launches array of Chromebooks starting from RM999

By Hitech Century | April 20, 2017 | Comments Off on Acer launches array of Chromebooks starting from RM999

Acer Malaysia expanded  their line-up of Chromebooks in a variety of form factors today in a launch in Kuala Lumpur for both education and enterprise conerns. Launched today was the Chromebook R 11 C738T, the Work 14 CPS-471 , the 11 N7 C731 and the Chromebox for Meetings CXV2. All the new devices run Chrome OS…

Red Hat study says mobile apps are the future for enterprises

By Hitech Century | April 20, 2017 | Comments Off on Red Hat study says mobile apps are the future for enterprises

“Going mobile is the most pervasive and effective way to reach your stakeholders,” says Gerald Khor, Business Development, Red Hat Mobile, Asia Pacific at a recent seminar where he and Damien Wong, Vice President and General Manager, Red Hat, ASEAN, shared more about the findings of a recent case study commissioned by Red Hat about…

AMD takes the wraps off their revamped Radeon RX 500 series graphics cards

By Hitech Century | April 19, 2017 | Comments Off on AMD takes the wraps off their revamped Radeon RX 500 series graphics cards

AMD’s recent summit at the Majestic Hotel a couple of weeks ago was a hushed affair behind closed doors as they unveiled their next generation cards to invited guests. This, lads, is what you’ve been waiting for: their next generation Radeon RX 500 series graphics are now official and available as of today. The new…

Dell showcases new OptiPlex micro desktops plus Dell Latitude 5285 and XPS 13 2-in-1 notebooks for businesses

By Hitech Century | April 18, 2017 | Comments Off on Dell showcases new OptiPlex micro desktops plus Dell Latitude 5285 and XPS 13 2-in-1 notebooks for businesses

Dell Malaysia took the wraps off a host of desktops and notebooks for businesses at their recent showcase which also highlighted the findings of a study conducted by Forresteron  their behalf dubbed ‘Workforce Transformation Strategy: A Spotlight of Southeast Asia’. Key to ensuring the productivity of the new tech-savvy workforce was the recognition of the…

Samsung’s 7000 preorders for Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are completely sold out

By Hitech Century | April 16, 2017 | Comments Off on Samsung’s 7000 preorders for Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are completely sold out

Samsung’s preorder blitz has gotten off to a good start as they’ve already sold out all 7000 of their preorder allotments for both the Galaxy S8 and S8+ on their official Malaysia website. The preorder deal was open until midnight 13 April 2017 from 11 April onwards and is their largest preorder to date. Last years’…

HTC has repriced the gorgeous looking U Ultra to RM2,599

By Hitech Century | April 16, 2017 | Comments Off on HTC has repriced the gorgeous looking U Ultra to RM2,599

HTC’s gorgeous looking flagship the U Ultra is a distinctive looking phone with a novel mirrored finish and stands out for the fact that on top of its crisp 5.7-inch 1,440 x 2,560 513ppi primary display, it also has a secondary 2-inch style ticker-tape style upper display for notifications. At launch earlier this year, it…

Microsoft launches M-Powered portal to drive opportunities for those with disabilities

By Hitech Century | April 16, 2017 | Comments Off on Microsoft launches M-Powered portal to drive opportunities for those with disabilities

Microsoft Malaysia has just launched M-Powered, a unique web portal that aims to help drive employment and entrepreneurship for people with disabilities. The portal was launched on a sunny Thursday morning on April 13 2017 by delegates from Microsoft as well as worthies from the government and other representatives from non-profit organisations such as MaGIC,…