Samsung today issued an official statement for owners of the Galaxy Note7 in Malaysia that existing users may get a refund or swap for a Galaxy S7 Edge. This is contingent on users returning their Note7. Owners of the Galaxy Note7 who acquired their phones in the pre-order will be contacted from 13th October onwards by Samsung’s…
Facebook says Mobile is the device of choice for Malaysians, shares ‘Mobile Moves Commerce’ insights
Facebook today hosted a talk where clients such as McDonald’s Malaysia and StoreHub shared their experiences with the platform. Facebook also shared a number of interesting facts regarding the usage and shopping habits of Malaysians in terms of mobile usage and m-commerce. According to a study commissioned by Facebook, 94% of Malaysians on Facebook discover…
ECS ICT Berhad today took the wraps off two new devices from DJI – the Mavic Pro drone and the Osmo Mobile smartphone gimbal in a launch today in Malaysia. The Mavic Pro has a range of 7km with a maximum speed of 40mph. The Drone has a nose-mounted 12.35-MP camera that captures snaps in…
![[Review] ASUS ZenFone 3 (ZE552KL) - Zen and the art of the premium workhorse smartphone 4](https://hitechcentury.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20160912_201858-300x169.jpg "[Review] ASUS ZenFone 3 (ZE552KL) - Zen and the art of the premium workhorse smartphone 13")
ASUS’s latest successor to their ZenFone line is a significant step up for them in many ways. Rather than the plasticky designs of its predecessors, the ZenFone 3 sports a flagship-class, bespoke glass and metal build which looks and feels exceptionally classy. It is also one of the first ZenFones in their line-up to sport…
The Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) at the Kenanga Wholesale City mall is an annual affair that offers shutterbugs a chance to talk shop, check out the latest hardware and admire the work of their fellow peers. OPPO was there in force with a booth showcasing their latest F1s selfie phone which bucks the trend…
Running for six concurrent years, the Red Hat Forum showcases the best ideas in open source innovation and the enterprise space. The annual circuit covers a dozen cities across the globe and this time around, Malaysia was sixth in the circuit just after Red Hat concluded their proceedings in Tokyo the day before and which…
Sony’s ultra premium Signature Series headphones that debuted at IFA 2016 have finally made it to Malaysia. Befitting the name, the Signature Series is all class with a classy black finish across the line-up which consists of a pair of plush closed-back noise cancelling headphones, a desktop amplifier and a Walkman that acts as the…
Announced at the same time as the Pixel, the Daydream View is akin to the Samsung Gear VR in that it needs a smartphone to act as the display itself though the first phone slated to be compatible with it is, naturally, the Google Pixel. While the idea behind its inception isn’t new, the Daydream…
Inadvertently leaked by several vendors days before its launch, the Google Pixel phone finally made its official debut yesterday at Google’s grand launch in San Francisco. Departing from previous efforts like the Nexus 6P, the Pixel comes only with Google’s logo emblazoned on top. It aesthetically takes a few cues off HTC’s design language; no…
![[Review] MSI GE62VR Apache Pro Review - On the warpath 10](https://hitechcentury.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20160928_143616-300x169.jpg "[Review] MSI GE62VR Apache Pro Review - On the warpath 42")
MSI’s latest refresh of the GE62 series dubbed the GE62VR notably sports NVIDIA’s latest GTX1060 graphics card with an Intel Skylake processor and subtle refinements to MSI’s Dragon Center control app while retaining the features that made it a solid gaming rig like its SteelSeries keyboard and relatively sturdy build quality. The MSI GE62VR is…