As entertainment evolves from 2D to 3D, we see the same kinds of trends hitting printers as well. 3D printers are not about printing an image that looks three dimensional, but rather printing an actual sculpture from a design of your choice. Read on to learn more.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 31 hours 12 min ago
Kingston has revealed a new addition to its SSD range with the high-performance, yet budget-friendly SSDNow V+200.
With sexy retro-looking cameras like the X100, X10 and X Pro-1 hitting the mainstream of late, it’s about time FUJIFILM unleashed a superzoom addition under the X-Series brand. But will this purposeful all-in-one camera live up to its expectations?
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 32 hours 44 min ago
Popular cloud storage service Dropbox is currently offering up to 4.5GB of extra space for users who volunteer to try its experimental build 1.3.12. The new build allows users to automatically sync photos from cameras, phones and SD cards with their accounts.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 35 hours 12 min ago
Rumored for a Q4 2012 release, the Apollo update for Microsoft's Windows Phone platform has its details leaked. New hardware support such as multi-core, NFC and new screen resolutions, on top of a streamlined integration with Windows 8, have been revealed.
Building on the success of its first Transformer, ASUS announced the world's first quad-core Android tablet, the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Can its blazing fast processor and sleek 8.3mm metallic spun finish design bring ASUS to greater heights? Let's find out.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 38 hours 9 min ago
With a thermal design that's up to 10-degree centigrade cooler than reference and 13.7dB less noise, MSI's latest HD 7950 offering rocks exclusive GPU and memory overvoltage function and Military Class III components.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 39 hours 2 min ago
Pentax introduces a new mirrorless system with the K-01, a camera designed by Marc Newson, a London-based industrial designer. The K-01 is compatible with Pentax's existing K-mount lenses, and will be launched in March.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 39 hours 32 min ago
Tired of the same old ideas for gifts to give loved ones this Valentine's day? Groupon Malaysia has just the microsite to solve your gift shopping woes, with 'Season of Love' offering a range of unique gifts perfect for your loved ones.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 40 hours 0 min ago
According to reports from the Cult of Mac and Mashable, songs with explicit lyrics will be automatically replaced by clean versions when they are uploaded to the iTunes Match service.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 40 hours 13 min ago
ASUS may be launching another Eee Pad Transformer model, known by its codename TF300T in the coming months. It is tipped to come with the same Tegra 3 quad-core processor as the Transformer Prime but adopts a plastic back instead.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 40 hours 20 min ago
Sony Ericsson is currently running a contest to give Lee Hom fans a chance to see him live in concert, absolutely free! Contestants will also stand a chance to win Sony Ericsson smartphones, and get a sneak peek at an upcoming Sony Ericsson NXT-series phone.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
At long last, the Nokia Lumia has arrived at Malaysian shores and is set to be launched at an exclusive event at Pavilion KL this February 10. See what's in store for early birds looking to get their hands on one, as well as the various promotions and giveaways for Nokia fans.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
Designed for the classroom or the boardroom, the Canon LV-8320 is a a portable and versatile projector that can deliver vivid, clear images reliably and efficiently. It even comes with a speaker for users to deliver presentations directly via a microphone. See what else it's capable of.
When fashion meets technology, what do you get? The third collaboration between LG and Prada, a smartphone designed for the fashion senses. How does the Prada Phone by LG 3.0 fare with bumped up specs that includes a dual-core 1GHz processor and Google Android 2.3 running the show? Here's the verdict.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
The Year of the Water Dragon sees Lenovo offering a host of new machines and portable devices that combine affordability, energy-efficiency and the latest technologies for a faster, more reliable performance.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
IBM introduced its new solutions to help integrate and ensure the security of mobile devices in the workings of an organization.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
Researchers from Switzerland have reportedly discovered a way to use molybdenite to make semiconductor transistors that are free of silicon, the traditional material used in semiconductors. Molybdenite is touted as an alternative material to overcome the miniaturization limits of silicon.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
On his last day on the job, Warner Music Group's Chairman, Edgar Bronfman Jr, remarked that Google Music is an 'oxymoron' while declaring his turnaround support for Spotify.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
The next generation of solid state drives, the super-slim SSD720 SATA III 6Gb/s from Transcend is designed to deliver performance with reliability, stability and efficiency. Read on to find out how this SSD can improve your PC experience.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 31 hours 12 min ago
Kingston has revealed a new addition to its SSD range with the high-performance, yet budget-friendly SSDNow V+200.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 32 hours 44 min ago
Popular cloud storage service Dropbox is currently offering up to 4.5GB of extra space for users who volunteer to try its experimental build 1.3.12. The new build allows users to automatically sync photos from cameras, phones and SD cards with their accounts.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 35 hours 12 min ago
Rumored for a Q4 2012 release, the Apollo update for Microsoft's Windows Phone platform has its details leaked. New hardware support such as multi-core, NFC and new screen resolutions, on top of a streamlined integration with Windows 8, have been revealed.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 38 hours 9 min ago
With a thermal design that's up to 10-degree centigrade cooler than reference and 13.7dB less noise, MSI's latest HD 7950 offering rocks exclusive GPU and memory overvoltage function and Military Class III components.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 39 hours 2 min ago
Pentax introduces a new mirrorless system with the K-01, a camera designed by Marc Newson, a London-based industrial designer. The K-01 is compatible with Pentax's existing K-mount lenses, and will be launched in March.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 39 hours 32 min ago
Tired of the same old ideas for gifts to give loved ones this Valentine's day? Groupon Malaysia has just the microsite to solve your gift shopping woes, with 'Season of Love' offering a range of unique gifts perfect for your loved ones.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 40 hours 0 min ago
According to reports from the Cult of Mac and Mashable, songs with explicit lyrics will be automatically replaced by clean versions when they are uploaded to the iTunes Match service.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 40 hours 13 min ago
ASUS may be launching another Eee Pad Transformer model, known by its codename TF300T in the coming months. It is tipped to come with the same Tegra 3 quad-core processor as the Transformer Prime but adopts a plastic back instead.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 40 hours 20 min ago
Sony Ericsson is currently running a contest to give Lee Hom fans a chance to see him live in concert, absolutely free! Contestants will also stand a chance to win Sony Ericsson smartphones, and get a sneak peek at an upcoming Sony Ericsson NXT-series phone.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
At long last, the Nokia Lumia has arrived at Malaysian shores and is set to be launched at an exclusive event at Pavilion KL this February 10. See what's in store for early birds looking to get their hands on one, as well as the various promotions and giveaways for Nokia fans.
NEWS / 03 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
Designed for the classroom or the boardroom, the Canon LV-8320 is a a portable and versatile projector that can deliver vivid, clear images reliably and efficiently. It even comes with a speaker for users to deliver presentations directly via a microphone. See what else it's capable of.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
The Year of the Water Dragon sees Lenovo offering a host of new machines and portable devices that combine affordability, energy-efficiency and the latest technologies for a faster, more reliable performance.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
IBM introduced its new solutions to help integrate and ensure the security of mobile devices in the workings of an organization.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
Researchers from Switzerland have reportedly discovered a way to use molybdenite to make semiconductor transistors that are free of silicon, the traditional material used in semiconductors. Molybdenite is touted as an alternative material to overcome the miniaturization limits of silicon.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
On his last day on the job, Warner Music Group's Chairman, Edgar Bronfman Jr, remarked that Google Music is an 'oxymoron' while declaring his turnaround support for Spotify.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
The next generation of solid state drives, the super-slim SSD720 SATA III 6Gb/s from Transcend is designed to deliver performance with reliability, stability and efficiency. Read on to find out how this SSD can improve your PC experience.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
Facebook has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to take the company public, with a US$5 billion initial public offering later this year.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S III will not be announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012. It will hold a separate event in the first half of this year to unveil the phone instead.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
Western Digital generated US$378 million in cash from its December quarter's operations, ending with total cash and cash equivalents of US$3.9 billion.
NEWS / 02 Feb 2012 / 2 days ago
RIM has just announced that BlackBerry now offers business cloud services that are designed to be paired with the Microsoft Office 365 suite, which offers users tons of productivity options including synchronization, unified viewing and more.
With sexy retro-looking cameras like the X100, X10 and X Pro-1 hitting the mainstream of late, it’s about time FUJIFILM unleashed a superzoom addition under the X-Series brand. But will this purposeful all-in-one camera live up to its expectations?
Building on the success of its first Transformer, ASUS announced the world's first quad-core Android tablet, the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Can its blazing fast processor and sleek 8.3mm metallic spun finish design bring ASUS to greater heights? Let's find out.
When fashion meets technology, what do you get? The third collaboration between LG and Prada, a smartphone designed for the fashion senses. How does the Prada Phone by LG 3.0 fare with bumped up specs that includes a dual-core 1GHz processor and Google Android 2.3 running the show? Here's the verdict.
The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) platform serves to deliver a refined and unified user experience for Android phones and tablets. While we have seen ICS in action on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, little is known about ICS on tablets. Here's a quick look at how ICS runs on an Android tablet.
While Ricoh may not be as famous as Canon or Panasonic in the compact camera market, its latest premium compact model the GR Digital IV offers good build quality with a fast F1.9 lens. Join us as we put it through our tests and see what makes this camera stand out.
Can Panasonic top the plasma race once again with its latest successor to the Viera VT20? Bestowed with a new Infinite Black Pro 2 panel and the now familiar Viera Connect platform for internet lovers, we took the VT30 out for a good spin to see if it's able to retain its crown as king of the PDPs.
The Dell XPS 13 made a special appearance in the labs of HardwareZone today thanks to Dell, and we managed to get a brief hands-on with a pre-production unit that is very close to the retail version. First impressions count, and we must say we're fairly impressed with it. Read to find out more.
There are certain responsibilities and expectations that a poster-child of a new product category must live up to. One such example is the Core i7 processor equipped, 13-inch ASUS Zenbook UX31 for Ultrabooks. It's got the looks and build, but does it live up to expectations? We find out.
A versatile camera in a package that's jam-packed with features, the Leica V-Lux 3 wows with its long zoom range as well as image capturing capabilities.
In the adverts, the AW100 says "I am an adventurer." Built to withstand depths of up to (or down to) 10m, resistant to shock from heights up to 1.5m and able to withstand temperatures down to -10°C, the AW100 is one of those rugged cameras you can take with you anywhere. More hands-on details after the jump.
At CES 2012, Microsoft expressed their full commitment of a no compromise user experience across any type of device with the Metro UI being key across desktops, notebooks, tablets, phones and not to forget, the TV via the Xbox. We round-up all you need to know of this progression from Microsoft and its partners.
Intel is ushering a new era of computing with significant announcements at CES 2012 with the announcement of the new Intel Atom Z2460 mobile processor as well as future plans to deliver a more compelling experience for Ultrabooks.
Smartphone and tablet enthusiasts will recognize Qualcomm as the company behind the mobile processors of these devices. But is that all there is to the company that just launched its latest Snapdragon S4 series of system-on-chip (SoC) processors? Here's a round-up of the interesting technology showcased by the San Diego company, at CES 2012.
We managed to get some alone time with the new Canon PowerShot G1 X digital camera at the Canon's CES booth. Here are our first impressions of this highly talked about prosumer digital camera.
NVIDIA primes Tegra 3 as the enabler for tablets in 2012 and shows us examples of how consumer expectations and demands of a tablet have evolved. Plus find out what the tiny Tegra SoCs are doing in super cars.
Sigma announced the Sigma APO Macro 180mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM, the world’s first 180mm macro lens that offers a magnification ratio of 1:1 and a large maximum aperture of F2.8. We managed to snatch the lens from their booth at CES for a brief test.
Touted as (currently) the world's thinnest and lightest tablet, the Toshiba Excite X10 got the hands-on treatment from us at CES 2012. Check out what we have to say about the Japanese company's aneroxic tablet.
Poised to challenge its rivals who have been in the interchangeable lens camera market for quite a while, the new Fujifilm X-Pro1 with its 16-megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensor is the new ILC to watch out for. Here's our brief hands-on with Fujifilm's star of the year from CES 2012.
You'll probably know the Polaroid brand for its instant cameras. But have you seen a Polaroid camera, and to top it off, runs on Google Android? We got some hands-on time with the Polaroid SC1630 Android HD Smart Camera, and here's our initial impressions.
We had a quick hands-on with Intel's smartphone reference design based on the Android Gingerbread operating system. Based on the Intel Atom Z2460 platform, is this going to be the new processor for future smartphones?
As entertainment evolves from 2D to 3D, we see the same kinds of trends hitting printers as well. 3D printers are not about printing an image that looks three dimensional, but rather printing an actual sculpture from a design of your choice. Read on to learn more.
Sometimes to get your computer to run at an optimal level, some cleaning is needed to rid of the unnecessary files that fragments your data.
I bet you've come across emails or messages that goes 'Send this to SIX friends and your significant other will appear in the next two days'. Sadly, this trend is still going on in this day and age.
Cloud-based services have been picking up steam over the past year. One of the latest services involves video games, and a rather interesting take on gaming. Known as OnLive, this service has the potential to change the way video games are played. Here's a brief introduction to the service and what's it all about.
When we hear cloud, we often think, “Well, it’s a business thing.” However, whether you realize it or not, there is a high possibility that you are actually already utilizing the ‘cloud’ in some way already, be it for personal storage or even photo sharing.
The mouse is usually overlooked as a simple device but it plays a very big part in making computers easier to use.
Ever wonder what it's like to tend to feedback from the general audience and their frustration, all while trying to keep the peace? Those are but some of the daily routines in the life of a forum moderator.
If you're into digital photography and would like to take better pictures, then one of the best ways is to start using a flashgun. Using it off-camera can open up even more doors. Here's how.
The invention of the magic box in the 1930s brought forth home entertainment into our living rooms, but what does the future have in store for televisions? We take a brief look at some of the recent advancements in TV tech to speculate the future.
I relearn my axe-wielding skills and gain a new appreciation for games that use alternative controllers, especially when that controller doesn't only use one's body.
As creatures of habit, when we transition from a paperback novel to an electronic format, we like to keep things as similar as possible. The host of e-ink readers out in the current market allows you to do just that. However, the question arises, “Is it justifiable to dole out the dough for a dedicated e-ink reader?”
With so many great games to play, we tend to buy everything because they are said to be good. However, too much of a good thing can end up being bad.
It has become a norm for anyone who has been exposed to the world of Internet memes to start speaking, retelling and even building a culture from them. Has the impact of this urban culture influence the way you speak too?
A career in Game Development may be something that is unheard of in Malaysia, but it is nonetheless a career that is gaining popularity. If you're interested to get a career developing games, then read my latest blogpost about how you can start!
The Yuletide season is here at last, and that can only mean one thing – shopping! Finding something for that special techie in your life may seem easy, but here are some gifts that you may want to avoid for Christmas.
Facebook's latest UI update has been launched but are you ready to showcase everything in your profile, even to a few trusted friends?
While many of us view the Internet as a necessary tool these days for entertainment, information and communication, there are those who use for it darker purposes. This is also why many countries' governments are looking to censor and monitor the use of the Internet. Here's my thoughts on the matter.
As the holiday season draws near, many of you who don’t see your relatives all that often and have slight knowledge about computers are already thinking of ways to deal with all your friends and family coming to you for troubleshooting advice. Fear not, here are some tips to help you out.
Storage space is important to us, whether it be physical of digital. With the devastating floods in Thailand, many manufacturers are facing a global hard drive shortage.
There is possibly a gadget for almost anything you could think of out there, but is it really essential to own just about every one of them?
