Posts Tagged ‘News’
Magical Hi-5 Fairytale theatre show to hit Malaysia this December
If you’re planning on how to keep your kids both educated and entertained during the coming school holidays, you’ll be inestimably glad to know that you can nail two birds with one stone as Hi-5, one of Australia’s hottest TV and musical groups is returning to Malaysia. The quintet of entertainers – Mary, Dayen, Lachie, Chris…
Read MoreiPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus ditches headphone jack, are waterproof and cost from US$649 and US$769
Straight from the halls of Cupertino, Tim Cook revealed Apple’s latest iPhone in the form of the new iPhone 7 and its larger sibling the iPhone 7 Plus. Both phones are rated IP67 water resistant and come in five different colours – silver, gold, rose gold, a shiny Jet Black variant and a sandblasted matte…
Read MoreRazer reveal their revolutionary Mecha-Membrane tech toting Ornata keyboard
Razer just upped the ante on their mechanical keyboards as they’ve managed to combine the best features of both membrane and mechanical keyboards together into a new hybrid tech of sorts dubbed the Razer Mecha-Membrane. Keyboards that incorporate the Mecha-Membrane will have the soft cushioned feel of a membrane keyboard combined with the responsive tactility…
Read MoreHuawei phone bites a bullet to save man’s life
While smartphones are usually lifesavers in the metaphorical sense of the word, one of Huawei’s phones did exactly that to save a man’s life. The incident took place recently in August in South Africa where one Siraaj Abrahams was mugged and was shot at close range by what seems to be a 9mm round from…
Read MoreMalaysian lad scores silver at 2016 World ACA Championships
Malaysia scored another win in a different arena this time as one Ng Haw Ee, a student at Tunku Abdul Rahman College took on all comers at the 2016 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) World Championships in Orlando, Florida and emerged with a silver medal; this means he essentially thumped 230,000 competitors across the globe. The…
Read MoreIFA 2016 – Huawei announces new midrange Nova and Nova Plus phones
While Huawei’s P9 family of flagship phones are taking most of the limelight this year, they’re branching out with their unveiling of a new range of phones that they’ve dubbed the Nova series that’s angled for midrange buyers at IFA 2016. Rather than tacking on a ton of bells and whistles, the Nova along with…
Read MoreSamsung takes proactive measures with general recall for Galaxy Note7 over alleged battery issues
While the news has been bandied about for the last few days, Samsung has made it official. 35 cases involving the battery of the new Galaxy Note 7 catching fire have occurred around the world. According to Samsung’s investigation of the incident, they’ve found the issue related to the battery of the Note7 though this…
Read MoreAsus’ new ZenWatch 3 goes full circle
While Asus’ prior efforts at creating a smartwatch were somewhat on the squarish side and were more gadgety looking than not, their spanking new ZenWatch 3 unveiled at IFA is a bona fide beauty of a timepiece with a rounded display and serious polish in every aspect of the word that’s posh enough to warrant interest from…
Read MoreKaspersky Labs aims to turn the tables on malicious hackers with new security services
During a recent press conference in Kuala Lumpur, cyber-security provider Kaspersky highlighted that the future will see more targeted attacks with the theft of trade secrets, theft of intellectual property, stock manipulation, insider trading and other nastier threats. Other potential threats on the horizon include targeted ransomware and DDoS attacks to garner Bitcoins. There will also be…
Read MoreZTE launches their flagship Axon 7 phone for RM1,999
ZTE is fast gaining a presence in the local market and has just launched their flagship Axon 7 phone in Malaysia. The phone comes with some ogle-worthy specs that would give anyone pause. A 5.5-inch AMOLED display with 1,440 x 2,560 pixel resolution sheathed in Gorilla Glass 4 takes centre stage. The phone runs Android…
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