HWZ-MY News

MSI Crowns Champions of MSI NVIDIA DOTA Tournament

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:30:51 +0800

MSI recently concluded its MSI NVIDIA DOTA tournament, with gaming powerhouse MSI.Evolution emerging as the champion team.

AMD Rumored to Commence Production of Next-Gen FX CPUs in Q3

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:34:47 +0800

Rumor has it that AMD plans to produce the 2nd generation FX CPUs based on "Piledriver" architecture, which is purported to deliver a performance boost of 15 percent over the Bulldozer-based CPUs, along with a 5 percent improvement over its earlier estimated performance boost.

ADATA Launches Premier Pro SDHC and SDXC Cards

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:18:52 +0800

ADATA's latest flash storage solutions add on to the existing Premier Pro lineup, providing read and write speeds of up to 95 MB/s and 45MB/s, respectively.

Maxis Partners with Loker to Offer Personal Cloud Service

Daniel Goh — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:51:26 +0800

Maxis has just announced a partnership with Loker, a mobile-centric cloud-based solution for storing pictures, music and video to offer all Maxis customers a 5GB Loker account, which is then upgradable to 10GB at RM15 a month or 25GB at RM25 a month.

MSI Announces Thunderbolt-ready Z77 Motherboard

Chong Jinn Wei — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:46:12 +0800

MSI has announced the availability of its Z77A-GD80 motherboard, which is equipped with Thunderbolt technology.

Olympus Announces the M.ZUIKO Digital ED 75mm f1.8 High-Grade Portrait Lens

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:44:48 +0800

This interchangeable lens features a fully open large aperture of f1.8, and is optimized for studio, stage, and indoor sports photography.

Facebook Camera for iPhone Released, Offers Instagram-like Filters

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:09:39 +0800

Facebook has pushed out a Facebook Camera app for iPhone, allowing users to add filters, edit photos, and easily batch upload photos to their Facebook Timeline.

ASUS-Built Nexus Tablet Alleged to Debut at Google I/O Conference

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:55:21 +0800

Rumors are flying of an official unveiling of the ASUS-built Nexus tablet at Google I/O Conference next month. In addition, the 7-inch tablet is said to start shipping in June with an initial volume of 600,000 units.

Google+ App for Android Gets New Look

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:46:43 +0800

Google+ for Android gets updated with a sleeker UI and other changes. Read on for more details.

Viki to Offer Music Streaming to South East Asia Countries

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:30:52 +0800

Online streaming site Viki has inked deals with Warner Music, LEON and SEED to bring their music catalogs to users. The best part of the new developments is the fact that they will also be in effect in the South East Asian region.

SurDoc Offers Up to 30GB Free Cloud Storage to Users

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:26:17 +0800

SurDoc's Refer-A-Friend program will enable a user to get a bonus 20GB of free storage, or a total of 30GB of free storage, by referring to friends and colleagues.

A New GALAXY Unveiled in Malaysia

Bryan Chan — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:55:52 +0800

Samsung held a media event to launch the GALAXY S III in Malaysia. Many features of Samsung's new flagship smartphone were explained, along with in-depth demonstration and hands-on session at the event.

Trend Micro Reports Q1 2012 APAC Security Findings

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:18:31 +0800

Spam, mobile, and APT campaigns top attacks in APAC region, according to Trend Micro's latest Q1 2012 APAC security roundup report.

Garmin Launches StreetPilot Onboard App for iPhone in Malaysia

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:48:20 +0800

Preloaded with NAVTEQ maps and a host of premium navigation features for best-in-class navigation experience on the iPhone.

Players Claim Diablo III Accounts Hacked, Gold and Items Stolen

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:33:53 +0800

Numerous Diablo III players are reporting that their Battle.net accounts are compromised by hackers who are stealing their hard-earned equipments and gold.

BIOSTAR's Z77-Based Puro Hi-Fi Motherboards to Debut at COMPUTEX 2012

Michael Low — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:34:43 +0800

BIOSTAR announced that it will debut its Z77-based BIOSTAR Puro Hi-Fi motherboard series at COMPUTEX 2012, featuring independent audio power design and a built-in amplifier. BIOSTAR claims that this integrated Puro Hi-Fi solution will even appeal to the most demanding audiophiles!

Cloud Printing Made Possible with Lexmark's Enterprise-class Print Release Solution

Michael Low — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:10:30 +0800

With Lexmark's newly introduced service-oriented model, enterprises can select the best deployment option to meet their requirements, be it a traditional, on-premise deployment, or as a hosted service on a subscription basis.

Samsung GALAXY S III Nets 9 Million Pre-Orders (Update)

Michael Low — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:49:58 +0800

An unnamed Samsung executive was quoted in a report by the Korean Economic Daily, who revealed that the GALAXY S III received 9 million pre-orders worldwide.

Dell Chooses Macquarie Equipment Financing as Malaysian and Singapore Provider

Sharmine Ishak — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:35:41 +0800

Dell has just announced its selection of Macquarie Equipment Finance (MEF) as its preferred financing solutions provider for its customers in Malaysia and Singapore, following their selection as the preferred provider for India, Australia and New Zealand in 2011.

Rakuten to Launch Internet Shopping Mall in Malaysia

Michael Low — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:31:23 +0800

Rakuten Online Shopping will introduce top products and Japanese service standards to Malaysian consumers.