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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The Acer Switch Alpha 12 is a hybrid convertible designed in a fashion akin to the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 – it’s essentially a tablet with a kickstand that comes with a detachable keyboard. In Malaysia, the Switch Alpha 12 ships with a stylus and the aforementioned detachable keyboard dock that also doubles as a…
While online e-tailers are usually renowned for the array of tech related hardware, garments and other interesting bric-a-brac that they have on offer, all of them available at the click of a mouse, 11street has upped the ante on the array of merchandise they offer as you can now buy fresh, chilled or frozen groceries…
Local distributor TJM today launched a quartet of Parrot drones – the Disco FPV, the Bebop 2 FPV, the Swing and the Mambo. Out of the four, the Disco FPV and Bebop 2 FPV are designed for serious camera work while the Swing and Mambo are designed for more casual recreational use. Parrot Disco FPV…
VR gaming is still fresh territory for developers and there’s still plenty of scope for experimentation, as this rather quirky offering from Oasis Games would attest to for the Playstation VR. The premise of this virtual reality game is that you have to shoot a bunch of invading monkeys out to devour sentient bananas that you can…
People in downtown Kuala Lumpur around the KLCC towers were treated to a rare sight today as a trio of Typhoon fighters did a slow flypast at the iconic Malaysian landmark. The three Typhoons were flown by pilots from the British Royal Air Force (RAF) 1 (Fighter) squadron from RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland. 1 Squadron is…
Huawei’s Nova Plus smartphone and MediaPad M3 tablet that were glimpsed at IFA 2016 in Berlin are now finally available for sale in Malaysia. The MediaPad M3 is Huawei’s take on a slate that comes with an 8.4-inch, 2,560 x 1600 pixel resolution display. Running under the hood is Android 6.0 on a HiSilicon Kirin 950 processor paired with 4GB…
Digi’s annual midnight party to celebrate the launch of every new iPhone has become something a tradition and the party for Apple’s new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus was no different. Dubbed the #TheAmazing7 midnight sales party, the event took place at Digi’s headquarters and saw both pre-order customers and walk-in buyers swinging by to…
Online e-tailer GEMFIVE delighted five lucky customers last night who had preordered the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with a surprise personal delivery by GEMFIVE Chief Executive Officer Kwek Kon Chao. “We’ve had a great response to our iPhone 7 and 7 Plus preorders, and so I thought it would be a nice…
E-sports spectatorship is a massive business that’s set to only grow bigger. The Asia Pacific region will account for 44% of the world’s e-sports audience by 2016. Counting eyeballs and sponsorship deals, it’s a potential gold mine for sponsors, players and the fans that support them. Today, representatives from Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Razer, Astro Malaysia and…