STRONG holiday season sales of Apple’s newest smartwatch propelled the California tech giant into the lead in wearable tech in 2017, a market tracker said Thursday. A report by the research firm IDC said Apple jumped to the front of the wearables pack in the fourth quarter following the release
THE latest unveilings from leading Android smartphone manufacturers Samsung and Sony have the mobile industry buzzing as they compare specs, features and overall design. Twice a year, smartphone and tech fans sit on the edge of their seats, awaiting the arrival of either the new iPhone or Galaxy. As iOS
HUAWEI has introduced its Matebook X Pro, a new high-end laptop that could sway potential Macbook Pro buyers — especially those looking to safeguard their privacy. Huawei announced its new laptop on February 25 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, setting itself up to compete with leading players Apple
WESTERN Digital announced its fast and furious 400GB microSD card at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with the aim of increasing the performance of its flagship smartphones. This latest addition to the SanDisk family, the 400GB Extreme UHS-I microSDXC card, is the world’s fastest flash memory, designed to facilitate
KUCHING: Kuching will host the 13th Asia Pacif ic Orchid Conference (APOC13) from 24 to 28 July, 2019. Many ac t i v i t ies and programmes are being planned including orchid-related competitions such as landscape, photography, flower arrangement, potted orchids, orchid arrangement, exhibition and sale of orchids and
KUCHING: Approximately 707 par ticipants took par t in the Sarawak Invention, Innovation, and Design Exposition (SIIDEx) 2018. An initiative undertaken by Univer s i t i Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak and the Ministry of Educat ion, Sc ience, and Technological Research, the event was held at Penview Convention Centre
KUCHING: Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud was sworn in as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri for a second term at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) here yesterday. He signed the Letter of Oath and Declaration Letter, which was witnessed by the Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg
KUCHING: A 45-year-old man was in agony as he drove his car to the Batu Lintang Fire Station with a pair of scissors stuck to his private parts. The incident happened yesterday morning at about 11.30 am. The man had a steel ring around his swollen penis and he was
SIBU: The body of a teenage boy, believed to be a student, was found drifting in the Batang Igan near Kampung Bungan Kecil, Dalat around 10.40 am yesterday. Sibu District Police Chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the body, which was tied near a ‘rumbia’ factory, was discovered by members
KUCHING: A fire occurred at a semi-detached house on Tuesday in Taman Indah Ria, Mile 8, Jalan Penrissen here, causing the master bedroom to be destroyed. Eight firemen rushed to the scene at about 2pm. No one was hurt in the incident and the firemen managed to control the fire