Here’s our quick look at the MeterOn by SPAD – an app for passengers of taxis...
The Land Public Transport Commission (Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat, or SPAD for short) recently announced its latest initiative to keep a tab on our taxis drivers. The MeterOn app allows...
View ArticleMi Malaysia releases Mi Headphones and 6 other products to celebrate Xiaomi’s...
Xiaomi recently celebrated its 5th year anniversary by launching five new products which we’ll mention later in this piece, but the Malaysian branch is joining in on the fun when it announced on March...
View ArticleThe affordable Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 V is available now for RM499
The GALAXY Tab 3 V is Samsung’s very affordable tablet that’s aimed at first-time tablet users. The low-tier device was designed with Samsung’s People-Inspired Innovation philosophy, and Samsung...
View ArticleTelekom Malaysia and Digi Telecommunications launch HyppTV Everywhere for...
Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Digi Telecommunications announced their brand new collaboration on Monday for the HyppTV Everywhere service. The collaboration will allow Digi subscribers, on both prepaid...
View ArticleThe Acer Liquid Z410 4G LTE phone is available now in Malaysia for RM459
Acer Malaysia has announced the availability of its latest smartphone, and the device has definitely been priced to challenge all locally available entry-level phones. The Acer Liquid Z410 is quite a...
View ArticleMaxis is now the exclusive carrier of OnePlus One smartphones in Malaysia
After exactly one year since its international debut, the OnePlus One smartphone is officially here. Maxis, OnePlus One’s exclusive carrier in Malaysia, has started selling the devices online as well...
View ArticleHTC announces One M9+ for Malaysia – It’s coming tomorrow but not the One M9
HTC Malaysia has launched the all new HTC One M9+ at an event held in the city yesterday. The device is actually a beefier version of the One M9 that was announced early last month, which incidentally...
View ArticleMaxis announces new services and an exclusive Google partnership for Chromecast
Maxis announced three new additions to its product lineup last Thursday at an event held at their corporate office. The offerings include partnerships with Spotify, for its Premium streaming service,...
View ArticleHTC Desire 826 launched in Malaysia – with 13 MP cameras on both the front...
At the launch event for the HTC One M9+, HTC Malaysia had another little surprise for Malaysian fans with the announcement of its HTC Desire 826 mid-tier smartphone. The HTC Desire 826 comes in a few...
View ArticleSony Xperia Z3 (D6653) review – an experience with a workhorse
The Sony Xperia Z3 is the company’s current flagship device that is available in most of the markets worldwide. The latest flagship is of course the Sony Xperia Z4, which is only available in Japan...
View ArticleHTC Desire 610 review: How desirable is it a year after?
At Mobile World Congress back in February of 2014, together with the Desire 816 as well as the much awaited HTC One (M8) flagship, HTC also announced its lower range Desire 610 smartphone. Even though...
View ArticleSee 16 ASUS ZenFone 2 features that others can’t see
During the Jakarta launch of the Asus ZenFone 2, I was given a 64-page brochure of just the features of the device. This booklet is an overkill, probably quite rare, and I’m sure you can’t find it in...
View ArticleHuawei introduces its low-tier Y336, Y541, and T1 7.0 devices here
At yesterday’s launch of P8, P8lite, and TalkBand B2, Huawei also revealed 3 new low-tier devices for the Malaysian market. The Y336, and Y541 smartphones, as well as the T1 7.0 tablet have a low...
View ArticleMicrosoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps for Android now support phones
Earlier this year, Microsoft launched 3 new Office preview apps for Android tablets, and about 5 weeks ago, Microsoft announced new preview apps for Android phones as well. And now, it looks like the...
View ArticleIntel and SNS Network bring JOI to the world with really cheap devices
(From left) Ko Yun Hung, Managing Director, SNS Network Sdn Bhd and Sumner Lemon, Country Manager, Intel Malaysia and Singapore. SNS Network, in collaboration with Intel, has introduced its latest...
View ArticleOPPO R7 Series is coming but only R7 Plus and R7 Lite for Malaysia
Last Tuesday saw the launch of OPPO’s latest R7 series in Malaysia. The launch is part of the OPPO R7 Experience World Tour 2015 that has and will be going to a total of 17 countries. Unexpectedly for...
View Articleiflix now supports Chromecast and is testing HD playback; offline caching in...
Just a couple of months after the initial rollout of the video-on-demand streaming service, homegrown iflix has enabled Chromecast support for both its Android and iOS apps. iflix Malaysia CEO Azran...
View ArticleGoogle Play Movies now available in Malaysia — Rent from RM10, buy from RM29
This morning, after launching Google Play Store on Android or on the web, we were being presented with a new terms of service pop-up to agree to. The new terms are for the official availability of...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Street View now available in Sabah and Sarawak
Photo (from left to right): Hasanal Abdul Wahid, Principal Assistant Secretary, Tourism Cooperation Section, Ministry of Tourism Sarawak; Nhazlisham Hamdan, Head of Street View Operations at Google...
View ArticleThe HTC One E9+ dual sim arrives in Malaysia – should have been called a...
While launching the One M9+ in April, HTC Malaysia had led on that another new non-flagship device will be hitting our shores. As with the M9+, the local chapter once again surprised us by launching...
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