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Samsung’s Gear S3 smartwatch now seeing service by SATS ground crew on Changi airport tarmac

By Hitech Century | December 26, 2016 |

While detractors have said that smartwatches aren’t yet innovative enough or sufficiently robust to stand up to actual field use and are little more than fancied up watches that tell the time while needing constant recharging, Samsung’s recently launched Gear S3 smartwatches seems to have bucked the trend as they’re now being put to use…

Forcepoint talks about cybercrime in Malaysia and next-gen solutions

By Hitech Century | December 25, 2016 |

While the consumer tech industry has weathered the brunt of a bearish market this year and skittish consumer sentiment with a host of high-profile product recalls and the demise of a noted wearable vendor in the market, cyber criminals are having a field day in Malaysia. According to network security provider Forcepoint, there were over…

[Review] Super Mario Run: Pricey but Fun

By Hitech Century | December 25, 2016 |

As of 16th December 2016, Apple and Nintendo finally released Super Mario Run for the iOS platform covering iPhone and iPad. This is one of the exceptionally rare few occasions that they’ve deigned to release a game featuring their star plumber, more so the fact they’ve done so on a non Nintendo platform to target…

Malaysia is 40th place worldwide for online web surfing dangers says Kaspersky

By Hitech Century | December 23, 2016 |

At a recent press event, Kaspersky shared some interesting facts regarding where Malaysia was placed in terms of online threats. In 2016, Kaspersky Lab detected 33,353 distinct Internet-borne malware incidents in Malaysia which puts Malaysia in 40th place worldwide when it comes to the risk of incurring an online malware infection. This usually revolves clicking…

A hands-on with Huawei’s Mate 9 Pro: Leica goodness dialled to 11

By Hitech Century | December 22, 2016 |

The upgunned sibling of the Mate 9, the Mate 9 Pro comes with a 5.5-inch 2K curved touchscreen up front and runs Huawei’s own latest-gen Kirin 960 processor that’s built on a 16nm FinFet architecture paired with an impressive 6GB RAM and 128GB of non-expandable storage. The Mate 9 Pro does not support microSD cards…

BenQ’s THX-certified W8000 and W11000 projectors land in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | December 20, 2016 |

BenQ showcased their latest THX certified projectors – the W8000 and the larger, heftier and more capable W11000 for home use in a press conference where they showed off the capabilities of their hardware that are ideally suited for home cinemaphiles who aim for an authentic cinematic experience in the comfort of their own home.…

Photographer Rahman Roslan’s masterclass shows capabilities of the Xperia XZ

By Hitech Century | December 19, 2016 |

Sony Mobile Malaysia organised a photography masterclass supervised by photographer Rahman Roslan at the Sony Store in KLCC. Rahman Roslan’s work has been published extensively by Reuters, Agence France Press, European Pressphoto Agency, TIME Magazine, the New York Times and more among many others. He shared his insight and experience to a group of Sony…

HP’s revamped Spectre x360 is slimmer and lighter than ever before

By Hitech Century | December 19, 2016 |

While HP’s first gen Spectre was a high-performing ultraportable that was as powerful as it was slim, their revamped version dubbed the HP Spectre x360 raises the bar just a bit higher by cramming in even more performance into an even slimmer chassis. The revamped HP Spectre x360 is 13.8mm thin and weighs 1.295kg, making…

Rogue One Reviewed – Star Wars like you’ve never seen it before

By Hitech Century | December 17, 2016 |

A darker gritter standalone tale in the Star Wars franchise that captures the magic that made it famous. Well worth watching.

Samsung’s AddWash front loader was so good Singapore gave it one of their best awards

By Hitech Century | December 17, 2016 |

While Samsung wins quite a few awards for their range of smartphones on a regular basis, this is the first time that they’ve been lauded with the prestigious President’s Design Award (PDA) for ‘Design of the Year’ in Singapore on account of their Samsung Addwash washing machine. The front loaders were launched earlier this year…