IFA 2016 – It’s all in the wrist with Samsung’s new Gear S3 smartwatch

By Hitech Century | September 1, 2016 |

Last year, Samsung’s Gear S2 smartwatch proved to be a pleasant surprise. It looked like a real timepiece and had the functionality to match. Better yet, it was water resistant so you didn’t have to coddle it like a candle in a typhoon. At IFA 2016, they took the wraps off their successor to the Gear…

IFA – Acer’s newly announced 1cm-thin Swift 7 is now the world’s slimmest laptop

By Hitech Century | September 1, 2016 |

At Acer’s global press conference at IFA, they let loose with a barrage of the latest hardware that include the new ultra-svelte Swift series notebooks led by their flagship Swift 7 along with its siblings the Swift 5, Swift 3 and the entry level Swift 1. Here’s a quick look at how they stack up:…

Tips & Tricks – Hitting the streets with street photographer Nic Chung and the Huawei P9

By Hitech Century | August 30, 2016 |

One of Malaysia’s most accomplished wedding photographers, Nic Chung has captured the magic from behind the lens for over a decade. In between travelling the world to the most scenic wedding venues on the planet, he indulges in street photography and portraiture. When given the Huawei P9, he took to it like a duck to water.…

[Review] Samsung Galaxy Note7 – The phablet with the write stuff

By Hitech Century | August 28, 2016 |

With enhanced security, truly class-leading performance, a superb camera and looks to match, this is the gold standard for phablets though it doesn’t come cheap.

U Mobile adds Netflix, Facebook Live and Twitter Video to their Video-Onz service

By Hitech Century | August 27, 2016 |

Prolific video watchers who have enjoying U Mobile’s Video-Onz service where you can watch a selected range of video streaming sites without putting a dent in your dataquota can now crack a grin as they’ve added the missing equation to the line-up. Now, you can watch Facebook Live videos, Netflix and Twitter Videos on top…

Samsung fetes Dato’ Lee Chong Wei with massive SUHD TV

By Hitech Century | August 27, 2016 |

After Dato’ Lee Chong Wei’s sterling performance in the Rio Olympics, Samsung Malaysia feted the badminton champion with a 65-inch 2016 SUHD TV that, like Malaysia’s champion, has also won a string of awards. Samsung Malaysia’s top management team dropped by his home to surprise him with the huge gift in recognition for giving his…

[First Look] The Honor 8 is coming to Malaysia this September – behold its gorgeous mirror finish

By Hitech Century | August 26, 2016 |

If you harboured aspirations of owning the smartphone equivalent of a sports car at family sedan prices, you’ll likely have been eyeing the Honor 8 that has already been launched in China, the States and, recently, in a grand debut in Paris, France. The phone is a midrange workhorse that comes with some of Huawei’s best…

Score 20% off original Samsung accessories till this Sunday (28 August) at Berjaya Times Square

By Hitech Century | August 26, 2016 |

If you have been eyeing that interesting bit of kit to augment your Samsung phone or slate like that unique Keyboard cover or the Backpack wireless casing for your S7 or, for the matter, anything else, you’ll be rightly chuffed as the new Samsung Experience store at Berjaya Times Square is having a flat 20%…

Samsung means business with the Galaxy Note7’s enhanced Knox 2.7 security tech

By Hitech Century | August 25, 2016 |

While the Galaxy Note7 is so far cementing its fast growing reputation as one of the best phablets ever made, Samsung’s powerful phablet offers quite a bit more than what its already potent hardware would indicate. Most will gravitate towards its large 518ppi Super Amoled screen, nippy Exynos 8890 processor and powerful rear 12-MP camera,…

Acer is on the hunt with their new Predator G1 & 17X gaming rigs

By Hitech Century | August 25, 2016 |

Acer aims to take gaming up a notch with the launch of two new gaming rigs – the Predator G1 desktop and the Predator 17X notebook. Both come with some of the latest hardware in the market along with some impressive looks to match. The rigs both feature the aggressive angular design that the brand is known…