Alienware’s new VR-ready gaming rigs have landed

By Hitech Century | October 4, 2016 | Comments Off on Alienware’s new VR-ready gaming rigs have landed

Alienware has just officially launched their latest array of gaming hardware that comes with NVIDIA’s latest GTX-10 series GPUs that enable them to support VR gaming out of the box with the the likes of HTC’s Vive or the Oculus Rift. The new line-up consists of a trio of gaming rigs and a gaming desktop :…

[First Look] Samsung’s wefie-centric J7 Prime

By Hitech Century | October 4, 2016 | Comments Off on [First Look] Samsung’s wefie-centric J7 Prime

Creating a midrange phone these days isn’t just about churning out a blower that simply offers bigger bang for the buck. To pique the minds, hearts and wallets of the hoi polloi, you need to have a compelling proposition that extends beyond dangling a cheaper price tag in front of their eyes and their upper…

Facebook launches Messenger Lite app for Android

By Hitech Century | October 3, 2016 | Comments Off on Facebook launches Messenger Lite app for Android

The next piece of Facebook’s puzzle in regards to catering for users with low quota data plans and lower powered, older Android phones has just been revealed in the form of the Facebook Messenger Lite app. The app is a slimmed down version of Messenger for Android for those with slower internet speeds and, how…

11street extends #MyCyberSale till 11 October with deals galore

By Hitech Century | October 2, 2016 | Comments Off on 11street extends #MyCyberSale till 11 October with deals galore

If you found the recent MYCYBERSALE on 11street somewhat short in duration, you’ll be inordinately pleased to know that they’ve extended the sale on their site till 11 October so you can, to wit, ‘shop till you drop’. The deals on offer cover a gamut of products that range from the preorders for the Xperia…

GoPro’s waterproof HERO5 Black and HERO5 Session launched in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | October 1, 2016 | Comments Off on GoPro’s waterproof HERO5 Black and HERO5 Session launched in Malaysia

If you have been hankering for GoPro’s latest wunderkind action cameras, the HERO5 Black and HERO5 Session, you’re in luck as they’ll be officially available for sale this coming Monday (3 October 2016) in Malaysia. Here’s what makes GoPro’s latest action cameras seriously sweet propositions:   GoPro HERO5 Black For the uninitiated, the GoPro HERO5 Black is…

How much will the iPhone 7 cost in Southeast Asia?

By Hitech Century | September 30, 2016 | Comments Off on How much will the iPhone 7 cost in Southeast Asia?

If you have been pondering just where would the iPhone 7 be the cheapest to buy, notwithstanding other unorthodox solutions like requesting it as a gift from loved ones or a five-finger discount, online site iPrice recently did the footwork and compared seven countries in Southeast Asia to find out how much the stock iPhone…

Toshiba TEC launches five new multifunction printers

By Hitech Century | September 30, 2016 | Comments Off on Toshiba TEC launches five new multifunction printers

If you need to print a ton of stuff or need to run a printer for a office larger than the cast of Game of Thrones, you’ll need a fairly large multifunction printer which was what Toshiba TEC unveiled last evening when they unveiled their latest e-STUDIO series multifunction printers (MFPs). While they do the…

Sony launches Xperia XZ and X Compact camphones, preorders begin on 11Street

By Hitech Century | September 30, 2016 | Comments Off on Sony launches Xperia XZ and X Compact camphones, preorders begin on 11Street

Sony looks like they still have the magic on the smartphone front as they’ve just launched their Xperia XZ and the X Compact camphones in Malaysia. Both phones are available for preorder exclusively on 11Street from now until 4th October. While stocks last, preorders of the XZ will receive an RM600 bag of freebies that consists of a…

UBER launches updated Beethoven app for deaf driver partners

By Hitech Century | September 29, 2016 | Comments Off on UBER launches updated Beethoven app for deaf driver partners

UBER Malaysia today rolled out their new Beethoven driver app for partner drivers that are deaf and hard-of-hearing in order to offer more opportunities for Malaysians. For the uninitiated, Beethoven the musical genius was hard of hearing and was effectively deaf near the end of his life, hence the name of the app. The UBER…

Samsung’s wefie-centric J7 Prime phone now available in Malaysia for RM1,199

By Hitech Century | September 29, 2016 | Comments Off on Samsung’s wefie-centric J7 Prime phone now available in Malaysia for RM1,199

If recent trends are any indication, it’s that people absolutely loving taking wefies. Samsung’s new Galaxy J7 Prime aims to sate that need with a front-facing 8-MP selfie camera that has an F/1.9 aperture for better quality snaps whilst an integrated Wide Selfie mode allows you to not only take a pic of yourself but a…