5 major smartphone releases vying for your attention this October

With brands like Google and OnePlus rising to the challenge, we may yet have a new champion for the ‘best smartphone of the year’ title. Last year saw some game-changing smartphone launches from the usual suspects – Samsung debuted the…

6 smartwatches made for the multi-tasking woman in 2018

Here are six standout women’s smartwatches that meet the mark in terms of design, features and practicality. Smartwatches may have started out favouring men’s wrists and styles, but as with various other markets – thankfully and finally! – women are…

5 cool features to know about the new Garmin Fenix 5 Plus series

The 5 Plus series places high weightage on functionality and the highlight of that is arguably their range of trackable activities, from golf to yoga and skiing. In the world of wearables, there are watches made to complement daily life…

Huawei overtakes Apple as world’s second largest smartphone seller

Market analysts attribute the rise to the ease of a slowdown in the world’s largest smartphone market, China. Since the start of this decade, Samsung and Apple have ruled the smartphone world in terms of market share. For the first…

Apple becomes first American company worth $1 trillion

Apple’s trillion-dollar achievement reflects its strongest growth in 11 quarters, led not by hardware sales, but a 31% surge in Apple Services revenue. Apple has etched its place in American financial history this week, becoming the first public company to…

9 e-payment platforms that are reducing the load in our wallets

This solves qualms about finding the nearest ATM machine when you’re running out of cash and/or carrying a wallet full of debit and credit cards everywhere you go. By 2050, Malaysians could very well be going out with nothing but…

Razer Pay e-wallet launches in Malaysia with not one, but two surprises for all

All Malaysian users need to do is make a transaction via Razer Pay at participating Berjaya outlets from 4th July to 30th August 2018, and Berjaya will donate RM10 to Tabung Harapan Malaysia. The dawn of a cashless society is…

Elon Musk will be the first to be sent this US$4,000 solar battery iPhone X

It is plated in carbon and gold and comes with an in-built solar battery. If the price of a regular iPhone X is causing you to gasp in disbelief, get ready to choke with Caviar’s latest version of it. The…

7 most intriguing startups to watch at LVMH Innovation Award 2018

For starters, we could use that wine aerator. LVMH, the world’s largest luxury behemoth, has recently announced the 30 startups shortlisted from over 800 applicants to join the LVMH Innovation Award 2018 at the Viva Technology show in Paris from…

Fitbit Ionic review: Does Fitbit’s first smartwatch deliver on its promises?

Having spent a month with our Fitbit Ionic, we have got first-hand experience of what’s good, bad and improvable in the brand’s first smartwatch. When the Fitbit Ionic arrived on our shores in January, it came with many promises. Branded…