Honda’s BR-V rolls out in Malaysia starting from RM85,800

By Hitech Century | January 6, 2017 | Comments Off on Honda’s BR-V rolls out in Malaysia starting from RM85,800

Honda’s latest utility crossover has landed in Malaysia after seeing a successful debut in a host of other countries in Southeast Asia. Dubbed the Honda BR-V aka the Bold Runabout Vehicle, this robust looking ride is a locally assembled (CKD) affair with front wheel drive powered by a 1.5l SOHC i-VTEC engine with Continuous Variable…

OPPO’s R9s phone launched at RM1,798

By Hitech Century | January 5, 2017 | Comments Off on OPPO’s R9s phone launched at RM1,798

While most of the hubbub is concentrated in Las Vegas at CES, OPPO Malaysia took some of the limelight by launching their OPPO R9s camphone in Malaysia along with the announcement that Korean star Lee Min-ho will be their key spokesperson for the phone. The OPPO R9s sports a 5.5-inch 1080P display sheathed in 5th…

Samsung’s IP68 rated waterproof Galaxy A5 and A7 launched in Malaysia; preorders come with free Level U Pro headsets worth RM399

By Hitech Century | January 5, 2017 | Comments Off on Samsung’s IP68 rated waterproof Galaxy A5 and A7 launched in Malaysia; preorders come with free Level U Pro headsets worth RM399

Samsung’s kicked off 2017 with a bang in Malaysia with the launch of their workhorse Galaxy A series phones. The latest additions to their line-up, the Galaxy A series has three phones – the A3 ,A5 and A7 though only the Galaxy A5 and A7 will be coming to Malaysia. Today’s hands-on press conference showcased…

The Asus ZenFone 3 Max with humongous 4100mAh battery hits stores for RM999

By Hitech Century | January 5, 2017 | Comments Off on The Asus ZenFone 3 Max with humongous 4100mAh battery hits stores for RM999

Asus has debuted another addition to the ZenFone 3 family for Malaysia in the form of the ZenFone 3 Max. For about a grand, you get a phone hewn from a unibody aluminium casing with a 5.5-inch 1080P display, a Snapdragon 430 processor running Android 6.0, 2GB RAM and 32GB of expandable storage with a…

Gaze upon Acer’s massive Predator 21 X curved laptop that costs RM40,473

By Hitech Century | January 5, 2017 | Comments Off on Gaze upon Acer’s massive Predator 21 X curved laptop that costs RM40,473

If you’re gazing at the price tag of Acer’s latest gaming laptop at CES 2017, you can be forgiven if what you saw was a typo but it isn’t. The Acer Predator 21 X gaming laptop ticks off a series of firsts, including the distinction of costing a whopping US$8999 which works out to RM40,473…

Honor 6x budget behemoth phone announced at CES 2017

By Hitech Century | January 4, 2017 | Comments Off on Honor 6x budget behemoth phone announced at CES 2017

While the adage that good things don’t come cheap has generally held true in the world of tech, Honor has bucked that trend as they’ve continued releasing a series of high-performing blowers that don’t cost a bomb with the Honor 8 turning heads last year as it was one of the first phones in its…

Win prizes by watching OPPO’s R9S launch tomorrow

By Hitech Century | January 4, 2017 | Comments Off on Win prizes by watching OPPO’s R9S launch tomorrow

Oppo has been coy about their latest superstar spokesperson for their flagship R9S but have finally revealed his identity: it’s none other than Korean superstar Lee Min-ho. He has been spotted filming commercials alongside their Malaysian brand ambassador Min Chen in Korea recently though the phone itself will officially be launching tomorrow. https://youtu.be/yFIjp5TyleE To celebrate…

Details on next-gen Snapdragon 835 processor unveiled

By Hitech Century | January 4, 2017 | Comments Off on Details on next-gen Snapdragon 835 processor unveiled

When it comes to the processors powering your smartphone, chip vendors are constantly striving for more performance in a more efficient factor and in a smaller footprint. Now, details of Qualcomm’s latest processor that will power the next generation of flagship phones have been leaked via a series of slides unveiled by Videocardz.com that reveal…

LG will be showcasing a levitating speaker at CES 2017

By Hitech Century | January 3, 2017 | Comments Off on LG will be showcasing a levitating speaker at CES 2017

Hovering quietly in the air on account of powerful electromagnets located in the base of its housing, the LG PJ9 Levitating Portable speakers come with a 360-degree omnidirectional speaker and a subwoofer that incorporates passive radiators to kick out some excellent audio across the range. The eerily floating speakers offer 10 hours of battery life…

It’s 2017 and Sennheiser’s HE 1 are still the best (and priciest) headphones on the planet

By Hitech Century | January 3, 2017 | Comments Off on It’s 2017 and Sennheiser’s HE 1 are still the best (and priciest) headphones on the planet

The vast majority of headphones available in the market are conceived to cater to certain market demographics; many are made as a compromise to cost effectiveness or to pander to certain use cases like headsets for workouts. Sennheiser’s HE 1 that was released in Asia last year however puts all these concerns aside including cost…