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Digi debuts two new Internet prepaid call packs with free 4G streaming
Digi today took the wraps off two new prepaid call packs – Digi Prepaid Live and Digi Prepaid Best in a packed press conference in Kuala Lumpur today. The new prepaid packs are designed for prolific consumers of digital content online. Digi Prepaid Best The Digi Prepaid Best plan acts as an Internet starter pack for…
Read MoreThe OnePlus 3 hits stores officially in August for RM1,888
The elusive OnePlus 3 phone is finally available in Malaysia via local distributor Brightstar Distribution Sdn Bhd. The phone is hewn from a single block of aluminium that is 7.3mm thin. The casing weighs 158g and incorporates a 5.5-inch 1080P AMOLED display, a potent Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 2.2GHz processor, a whopping 6GB of DDR4 RAM and 64GB of non-expandable onboard storage.…
Read MoreSamsung’s brilliant HDR+ feature is rolling out to all their 2016 SUHD TVs
If you own a Samsung SUHD or UHD TV of recent vintage, specifically those from their range of TVs released this year (circa 2016), keep an eye out for a firmware update that will add their awe inspiring HDR+ upscaling tech. The HDR+ firmware update allows standard dynamic range content (SDR) to be dynamically upscaled in…
Read MoreMaxis to transform businesses and cities with IoT solutions
Maxis took the stage today and announced a team up with Vodafone to offer an array of Internet of Things (IoT) services and solutions to businesses in Malaysia. For the uninitiated, IoT refers to the grand concept where a host of devices and sensors are interconnected over the Internet to send and receive data, allowing…
Read MoreAMD launches the affordably VR-ready Radeon RX480 graphics card
AMD’s Radeon RX480 card has been on our radar for quite some time since its specifications were leaked ahead of it’s official announcement in late June. What makes it noteworthy is that it has been designed to offer the most bang for the least buck while also being one of, if not the cheapest way…
Read MoreHuawei’s MateBook hits stores in Malaysia, costs RM3,999
Unveiled at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, Huawei’s first take on a hybrid notebook dubbed the Huawei MateBook had tech pundits staring at it with admiring gazes as it had PC-grade hardware along with the looks, svelteness and form factor of a tablet to angle it as a credible contender to the Surface Pro 4. It’s…
Read MoreExplore Malaysia’s cultural hotspots with Samsung’s free Culture Explorer app
Mention the words history and culture and you’ll usually have the mental association of a dry pile of books to pore through but Samsung is taking an interesting new approach by launching their new Culture Explorer app that allows users to virtually explore and experience Malaysia’s cultural and historical hotspots as well as interact with…
Read MoreXiaomi’s first laptop is the beautiful Notebook Air
While Xiaomi has made a host of products that range from water purifiers to TVs on top of their vaunted smartphone line, they’ve now finally come up with their most eagerly awaited piece of hardware ever – their first notebook. Enter the Mi Notebook Air. Blending Xiaomi’s vaunted high-end design and production quality with the…
Read MoreBlackberry launches ultra-secure DTEK50 Android phone
It seems like Blackberry isn’t out for the count just yet as they’ve just announced preorders for their DTEK50 phone that runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0. The phone has a 5.2-inch 1080p 424ppi display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor, 3GB RAM, 16GB of onboard memory expandable via a microSD card slot, a rear 13-MP camera paired…
Read MoreRelive the days of Woodstock with these Stockwell wireless speakers from Marshall
If you like your music loud and your gear looking distinctly retro, you’ll appreciate what Marshall’s compact Stockwell wireless speaker has to offer. Sized to the dimensions of a stacked paperback novel, the Stockwell weighs about 1.2kg and crams in a pair of 2.25-inch dome tweeters, a pair of 2.25-inch woofers and a two-channel class…
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