HTC’s new flagship U Ultra offers ultra slick mirror finish, AI, secondary display and removes headphone jack

HTC's new flagship U Ultra offers ultra slick mirror finish, AI, secondary display and removes headphone jack 1

HTC’s eponymous HTC 10 phone last year was not only a looker, it was also quite a performer too and remains one of the few, if not the only phone that integrates optical image stabilisation for the front-facing selfie camera. This time around, HTC is offering a new spin on things with the rollout of…

Read More

Samsung’s waterproof A5 and A7 now come in Peach Cloud and Blue Mist for Valentine’s Day

Samsung’s waterproof A5 and A7 now come in Peach Cloud and Blue Mist for Valentine’s Day 6

A wise person once said that diamonds are forever but that person didn’t reckon that diamonds are unable to let you update your Facebook much less make calls which is where Samsung’s refreshed 2017 incarnations of their Galaxy A5 and A7 phones come in. Currently, both phones only come in Black Sky and Gold Sand…

Read More

ASUS launches their svelte ZenPad 3S 10 LTE slate in Malaysia

ASUS launches their svelte ZenPad 3S 10 LTE slate in Malaysia 11

While there have been a dearth of flagship Android slates of late, Asus is looking to fill that void with their latest entertainment-oriented slate that ticks off everything that you’d want in a tablet – a crisp display, battery life and good audio. Boasting aesthetics that won’t look out of place from something crafted by…

Read More

Sony releases PlayStation 4 Uncharted Adventure Pack

Sony releases PlayStation 4 Uncharted Adventure Pack 15

If you’re one of the few people on the planet that don’t actually own a PlayStation 4 or if you’re keen to gift one for a gaming significant other this Valentine’s Day, you’re in luck as Sony is unleashing their PS4 Uncharted Adventure Pack bundle that throws in the slim variant of the PS4 along…

Read More

Hands-on with the ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom camphone

Hands-on with the ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom camphone 17

While CES 2017 was happening a continent away, ASUS Malaysia managed to score samples of their upcoming camphone, the Zenfone 3 Zoom. The device we had was mostly finished though the firmware was still being finalised and a more thorough review of a retail sample will be needed to ascertain its full capabilities. The successor…

Read More

Acer reveals glorious trio of gaming monitors

Acer reveals glorious trio of gaming monitors 23

In a short event today, Acer Malaysia took the wraps off three of their latest gaming monitors: the ET430K, the XR342CK and the XB321HK that are designed for gamers and home entertainment watchers alike. For more details swing by Acer’s official site at www.acer.com.my Acer ET430K The ET430K has a large 43-inch, 3,840 x 2,160…

Read More

LG will be showcasing a levitating speaker at CES 2017

LG will be showcasing a levitating speaker at CES 2017 29

Hovering quietly in the air on account of powerful electromagnets located in the base of its housing, the LG PJ9 Levitating Portable speakers come with a 360-degree omnidirectional speaker and a subwoofer that incorporates passive radiators to kick out some excellent audio across the range. The eerily floating speakers offer 10 hours of battery life…

Read More

Samsung’s Gear S3 smartwatch now seeing service by SATS ground crew on Changi airport tarmac

Samsung’s Gear S3 smartwatch now seeing service by SATS ground crew on Changi airport tarmac 31

While detractors have said that smartwatches aren’t yet innovative enough or sufficiently robust to stand up to actual field use and are little more than fancied up watches that tell the time while needing constant recharging, Samsung’s recently launched Gear S3 smartwatches seems to have bucked the trend as they’re now being put to use…

Read More

Forcepoint talks about cybercrime in Malaysia and next-gen solutions

Forcepoint talks about cybercrime in Malaysia and next-gen solutions 32

While the consumer tech industry has weathered the brunt of a bearish market this year and skittish consumer sentiment with a host of high-profile product recalls and the demise of a noted wearable vendor in the market, cyber criminals are having a field day in Malaysia. According to network security provider Forcepoint, there were over…

Read More

YES 4G’s epic “Find the Yes Man” grand finale manhunt rewards RM10,000 to lucky winner

YES 4G's epic "Find the Yes Man" grand finale manhunt rewards RM10,000 to lucky winner 33

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 More