Oppo’s selfie-centric F1s phone takes to the field

By Hitech Century | August 10, 2016 |

If you prioritise selfies and use the front camera of your phone more than the back, you’ll likely find Oppo’s F1s phone something right up your alley. The front camera on the F1s is more powerful than the rear with the front of the phone fielding an 16-MP camera that has an f/2.0 aperture and…

[Review] Lenovo Pocket Projector – Big things come in small packages

By Hitech Century | August 9, 2016 |

This compact pocket projector isn’t going to be the cornerstone of your home cinema experience but it should prove handy for work when you need to present something to a small crowd

Nixplay’s Seed digital picture frame draws your snaps from the cloud

By Hitech Century | August 9, 2016 |

While consumer tech like smartphones, cameras and tellies have grown by leaps and bounds, the age-old photo frame and it’s successor the digital photo frame haven’t changed much over millennia. Tech outfit Nixplay however have managed to offer a new take on the venerable concept with their Seed range of wireless digital photo frames. The Nixplay…

Xiaomi goes virtual with Mi VR Play headset

By Hitech Century | August 9, 2016 |

Xiaomi’s philosophy of offering well designed hardware at bargain prices has held them in good stead so far as they’ve come up with their first notebook along with a host of other devices like an electric scooter. Now, they’re taking a stab at virtual reality with their new Mi VR Play headset. The headset is…

[Review] Otterbox Commuter Case for Galaxy S7 Edge – One tough cookie

By Hitech Century | August 8, 2016 |

While Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge phone is a triumph of engineering with it’s curved edge screens that are both functional and beautiful, they also prove to be an interesting challenge for vendors to make casings for as well on account of said curved edges. Finding an S7 Edge casing that actually helps to protect your…

A hands-on with the amazingly slim Asus ZenBook 3

By Hitech Century | August 6, 2016 |

If we’re to extrapolate anything from the ZenBook 3, the boffins in the back room up at Asus HQ have built this ultraportable squarely as a Macbook killer and it has the looks and the hardware to square off toe-to-toe with its nemesis and come out on top. The ZenBook 3 is crafted from aerospace…

Asus Zenfone 3 line-up launched in Malaysia starting from RM799

By Hitech Century | August 6, 2016 |

Asus came in with a shock and awe campaign as they launched the complete line-up of ZenFone 3 phones in Malaysia along with their new ZenBook, Transformer 3 and Transformer 3 Pro notebooks with a grand launch at the KLCC Convention Centre. Asus Corporate Vice-President Eric Chen unveiled the complete line-up of ZenFone 3 phone…

11street raises RM30,000 for underprivileged kids

By Hitech Century | August 5, 2016 |

Online e-mall 11street did their turn for good today as they generously donated RM30,000 at a poignant ceremony at NU Sentral mall to the Budimas Charitable Foundation while also feting another 63 underprivileged children from the foundation to a grand feast and a movie. A mock cheque in the sum of RM30,000 was conferred to…

Preorders for the Galaxy Note 7 begin with goodies galore – here’s how to get yours

By Hitech Century | August 5, 2016 |

After the global launch of the Galaxy Note 7 in New York, it was revealed by Samsung Malaysia that they will be having a special preorder deal to coincide with the first 4,000 units of the Galaxy Note 7 that will be arriving in Malaysia this 19th August. If you’re one of the first 4,000 to…

Mastering light and shadows with the Huawei P9 – master photographer Aqmal Hadi Shapee shows us how

By Hitech Century | August 5, 2016 |

On a sleepy Sunday morning, master photographer Aqmal Hadi Shapee was full of energy and passion as he shared his first love – black and white photography with a gathered crowd of eager students. A native of Kuala Lumpur and an acknowledged master of black and white photography with over a decade of experience, Aqmal is…