Acronis True Image 2021 arrives with powerful dual anti malware and backup functionality for peace of mind

By Hitech Century | August 20, 2020 |

Cyber protection provider Acronis has just released their latest comprehensive personal cybersecurity solution dubbed Acronis True Image 2021 that combines both real-time anti malware protection and backup capabilities for your critical data in one easy package. “As more people work or attend classes from home, the FBI documents a 400% increase in cyberattacks because hackers…

Kaspersky shares hard lessons learned from US$81M cyberheist

By Hitech Century | July 25, 2020 |

In the new normal, the proliferation of online banking and e-wallets isn’t so much because they’re convenient but they’re increasingly becoming a necessity to conduct day to day business. In an online briefing, Kaspersky shares some hard lessons learned from the US$81 million cyberheist that took place in 2016. In the briefing, Kaspersky shared how…

Samsung Gemilang Celebration offers awesome free gifts galore for QLED TVs and more

By Hitech Century | July 22, 2020 |

Malaysia’s National Day is just around the corner and Samsung is looking to help people embrace the new normal with an array of tempting freebies when you buy selected QLED TVs from their latest line-up as well as other home kit as part of their Samsung Gemilang Celebration. The Samsung Gemilang Celebration doesn’t end on…

Dyson Corrale – The Mind-Blowing Science Behind Straightening Hair

By Hitech Century | July 21, 2020 |

We interview the engineering team behind Dyson’s latest wunderkind, the Corrale hair straightener and discover how the tech behind it can straighten out haircare as we know it. Literally. Straightening hair isn’t exactly a, pardon the pun, straightforward process as it proves to be a surprisingly tedious (and tiring) affair with traditional hair straightening irons…

Today is International Women in Engineering Day: Meet some of the world’s brilliant engineers and inventors

By Hitech Century | June 23, 2020 |

While it isn’t a universal day of celebration and typically shared by those within the industry, today marks International Women In Engineering Day. On this day, the contributions of women in engineering across are recognised and celebrated. For 2020, the theme for International Women in Engineering Day is #ShapeTheWorld which represents a celebration of how…

New Samsung WA6000R top load washing machine with Wobble tech wobbles your laundry clean

By Hitech Century | June 18, 2020 |

Samsung’s latest top loader washing machine that they’ve dubbed the WA6000R has just hit the market with a unique Wobble tech that gently and effectively cleans up to 14kg of your laundry from bedding to delicates. The technology used in the WA6000R centers around a series of Wobble pulsators that, minus the technobabble, create a…

Huawei’s cheapest 5G-capable smartphone the nova 7 SE 5G is here for RM1,499

By Hitech Century | June 15, 2020 |

Midrange phones are both an art and a science to design as you have to cram in as much value as possible while prioritising features that you’d enjoy on higher end smartphones in a more affordable form factor. In that regard, Huawei’s new nova 7 SE may just hit that sweet spot as it culls…

Here’s how the MatePad Pro tablet’s MeeTime can save your social life and 5 reasons why it’s an absolute beast for working from home

By Hitech Century | June 9, 2020 |

As Malaysians, we’re now adjusting to a new normal as students and executives alike are now working (and studying) from home on account of the ongoing Movement Control order. This new work paradigm also brings a host of new challenges. For many stuck at home for the past few weeks, perhaps the biggest hurdle to…

Razer Ornata V2 gaming keyboard has Mecha-Membrane key switches and sweet Chroma lighting; yours for RM499

By Hitech Century | June 5, 2020 |

If, like us, you want your keyboards to be exceptionally cushy with padded wrist rests while having that unique clicky feedback that a mechanical switch can provide, you’ll likely appreciate the charms that the new Razer Ornata V2 gaming keyboard has to offer. The Razer Ornata V2 is a full sized gaming keyboard with customisable…

3 Flipping Good Reasons You Need the New Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

By Hitech Century | May 2, 2020 |

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip was revealed to the world at the same time as the Galaxy S20 series phones and is their second foldable smartphone after the launch of the original Galaxy Fold. The initial wave of preorders was completely sold out in Malaysia but the phone will in all likelihood arrive in general…