Posts Tagged ‘News’
11street reveals five insights on e-commerce and Ong-some New Year deals for 2017
E-tailer 11street recently conducted a survey where they interviewed 3,057 Malaysians about their experiences with online marketplaces. The survey yielded several interesting gems. Out of the entire sample, 80% of the respondents have shopped online before and more than half (59%) shop at least once a month with most generally sticking to lifestyle and fast moving…
Read MoreThe RM7000 Huawei Porsche Design Mate 9 is coming to Malaysia this 22 December
Do you happen to have seven grand lying around burning a hole in your pocket and you want to get your hands on Huawei’s ultimate uber phone? Well then, the stars have aligned and you’re in luck as Huawei is shipping in an extremely limited number of their exclusive and elusive Porsche Design Huawei Mate…
Read MoreGet your groceries delivered within the hour via HappyFresh and Tesco Malaysia’s new alliance
HappyFresh and Tesco Malaysia announced their latest partnership that offers on-demand online grocery delivery services of Tesco’s vast range of products that will arrive on your doorstep with an hour. Shoppers can download the HappyFresh mobile app and then select their preferred location and time slot for pick-up with the ability to pick from more…
Read MoreYES 4G’s epic “Find the Yes Man” grand finale manhunt rewards RM10,000 to lucky winner
One of Malaysia’s first telcos to run on a next-gen VoLTE network, Yes 4G has come off to an impressive run out from the starting gate. To date, they’ve installed over 4,400 base stations nationwide and plan to increase the depth of coverage as well with an additional 800 base stations within the next two…
Read MoreFirst look at the HTC Desire 10 Pro
While HTC has been quiet of late, they’ve been preparing for their next salvo to hit the midrange market by adding a heavily upgunned addition to their workhorse Desire phone line-up for Malaysia. While it is classified as part of their midrange line, the Desire 10 Pro looks surprisingly premium, which explains the addition of…
Read MoreSamsung Pay now in open beta for Maybank users
Samsung’s payment service tied to their latest devices like the S7 series is now in open beta with Maybank users being the first to get to experience Samsung’s mobile payment tech. Maybank Visa debit, credit and prepaid cards are able to integrate their card details with the service and get exclusive access until the end…
Read More11street’s new YouTube short film is surprisingly hilarious
Most commercials you find these days on YouTube are usually the sort of spamfest that has you hammering the close button but 11street’s first short featurette proves to be surprisingly entertaining. It stars their brand ambassadors Zizan Razak and Elizabeth Tan and is titled ‘Whatever it Takes‘ with Zizan set the Herculean task of finding…
Read MoreBerjaya rolls out B Infinite loyalty programme and app
The Berjaya Group’s loyalty program that was formerly known as BCARD got a major revamp and has been rebranded as B Infinite with a new B-shaped logo superimposed with the sign for infinity. The BCARD loyalty programme began in 2011 and has over five million members to date. The new B Infinite program expands on…
Read MoreSamsung’s Gear S3 smartwatch sells out in Malaysia; defies gloomy IDC forecast
While International Data Corporation has forecasted a gloomy Christmas for the wearables market with a year-over-year decline in shipment volumes that are eyebrow-raising: IDC figures clock in, pun notwithstanding, a total of 2.7 million smartwatches shipped in Q3 2016, which is a decrease of 51.6% from the 5.6 million units shipped in Q3 2015. Despite…
Read MoreThe newly launched Lenovo Yoga Book may be a road warrior’s ultimate dream machine
In the ever elusive quest for performance, lightness and versatility, Lenovo’s new Yoga Book may have just had it beat. The whole affair straddles the lines between a convertible and a tablet, albeit one that is ridiculously slim at 4.05mm and weighs 690g. Whereas other convertibles integrate a detachable keyboard, the Yoga Book has its…
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