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Huawei launches online trade-in service via Vmall.my, claims to be the first...
Huawei Technologies Malaysia announced on January 21st that it now offers a “device” trade-in service through its official online retail store, Vmall.my. With this announcement, the company claims to...
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Spotify reveals top Chinese New Year songs and curated its own CNY playlists
Spotify tends to make playlists for special occasions, and this time it’s no different. For 2016’s Chinese New Year, Spotify whipped up its very own playlist aptly named, “Year of the Monkey”. It has...
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honor 5X and honor 7 Enhanced prices revealed — pre-order and sale start on...
Honor 5X Back in January 26th, Honor Malaysia launched its brand new Honor 5X, Honor 7 Enhanced, and the Honor Band Z1 for the local market. The Band Z1 was already available for RM259, but at the time...
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Garmin Vivosmart HR, Forerunner 235, and Forerunner 630 now available in...
Garmin Forerunner 235 Back in October 21st 2015, Garmin announced three sports watches — Forerunner 230, Forerunner 235, and Forerunner 630 — but it appears that the FR230 isn’t coming here yet, if...
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With the MTV Trax app, download 100 MTV-curated songs for offline use
Looks like the already crowded music streaming space in Malaysia will have to squeeze in yet another service provider. The MTV Trax app downloads 100 songs weekly onto a device automatically, and...
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Rakuten Malaysia is closing shop at the end of this February — access...
In an unfortunate turn of events, Rakuten Malaysia has sent out emails and has also announced on its site that the online store will be closing down. Although actual shopping transactions can still be...
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CFM said it resolved 97% telecom complaints received in 2015
CFM stands for the Communications and Multimedia Consumer Forum of Malaysia, a platform designated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) back in 2001. It’s a platform for...
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OnePlus X now slightly cheaper in Malaysia, no invites needed
Smartphone startup OnePlus had been infamous for how difficult it was to purchase OnePlus devices through its invite system. But that has since changed for its second generation smartphones. The...
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Facebook Instant Articles will be available in Malaysia in April 2016
Facebook just announced that the open sign-up for publishers on Instant Articles will be available in Malaysia, particularly on April 12th during the social networking giant’s F8 conference....
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Facebook Reactions extends the Like button with Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, and...
Not long since Facebook copied FriendFeed to offer a Like button, there have been numerous requests for a Dislike button. Facebook figured that by just adding a Dislike button, it would be too binary,...
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Google to shutter Picasa in less than 3 months
Google is shutting down yet another service that a lot of folks may not use, but for those who do, the news is as equally sad as the Google Reader shutdown announcement three years ago. On February...
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Facebook Canvas launched to offer an immersive full-screen mobile ad experience
Facebook announced today its international release of Canvas, an immersive, full-screen mobile advertisement experience that is said to load “nearly instantaneously” when the user taps on a Facebook...
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Today only: Apple giving away 5 App Store apps for leap year
A leap year only comes every four years (until 2100) and Apple recognizes this by giving away five apps that normally cost a few ringgit, for free. Note that they are only free for a day, so after...
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‘Need for Speed Most: Wanted 2012’ is still free on EA Origin’s On the House...
Electronic Arts (EA) has been giving away the ‘2012 Need for Speed: Most Wanted’ game on its Origin gaming platform since early February. Sorry console gamers and Mac users, for this game is available...
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The Shanghai Major DOTA 2 championship is live on Astro
Fans of DOTA 2 should know of the The Shanghai Major, where the current DOTA 2 championship is ongoing. Astro is in on the eSports bandwagon too, and is airing The Shanghai Major DOTA 2 championship...
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Next 2,000 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge pre-orders in Malaysia get 15% off, 64GB...
After the debacle that was this morning’s Samsung Galaxy S7 edge pre-order in Malaysia, Samsung is putting out additional 2,000 units of its Galaxy S7 edge to be pre-ordered on March 8th 2016 at a...
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Pre-order Samsung Galaxy S7 edge from Maxis to get the Gear S2 classic Platinum
Though the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (RRP of RM3,099) will only be launched in Malaysia on March 18th, the pre-order mania has already begun. Maxis today opened up its own pre-order for the S7 edge, and...
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Huawei Mate 8 launched in Malaysia — the company’s new flagship phablet
Huawei Malaysia officially launched the Mate 8 smartphone today, over at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. Make no mistake about its series and name; the Huawei Mate 8 is a flagship smartphone that...
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The Gold Nexus 6P will be available in Malaysia mid-March 2016
I’d like to think that if you’re a techie, power user, or nerd, you’ll tend to gravitate towards using a Google Nexus for the pure Android experience and its high-customizability traits, but don’t...
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Steam finally has discount on bundles if they contain owned games
If you’re a PC master race using Steam, you’d often find yourself purchasing game bundles as they usually include older titles of the same IP or from the same publisher. In the past, you would still...
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