Samsung Galaxy Note II Now in Red (Limited Edition)

At the beginning it was White and Grey, then comes the pink edition. Now in Red. RRP starting with RM1999.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Pink (Limited Edition)

As announced sometime beginning of Feb, the Limited Edition Pink Samsung Galaxy Note II is now available in Malaysia. You could currently get the device for RM17xx in Malaysia (SME unit).

Source: Samsung Galaxy Note II Pink (Limited Edition)

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RM200 Smartphone Rebate Details (Malaysia Budget 2013)

Update (3rd Jan'13): The Government had today decided to remove the RM500 cap for the mobile phone purchase price.

The Malaysian Government had recently released the details of the Pakej Komunikasi Belia which is the RM200 rebate for the purchase of smartphones under the Malaysian Budget 2013 which was announced back in September 2013.

The details are as below:

• Malaysian with the age between 21 and 30 years
• Gross income of RM3000 and below
• 3G Smartphones must be below the maximum of RM500
• Only valid per person
• Broadband service to be applied with either Maxis, Celcom, DiGi, U Mobile, YES, TuneTalk, Clixster

Registration begins as early as 7am on January 2013. Application could be done between Jan 1st to Dec 31st 2013 or the quota of RM300 million is met, whichever comes first.

Further details could be done as below:

• komunikasibelia@cmc.gov.my
• 1800 88 4040 (8.30am ~ 5.30pm beginning January 2013)

Source: FAQ, Pakej Komunikasi Belia

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iPad mini & iPad 4th Gen Now in Malaysia

Finally, the iPad mini and the iPad 4th generation have landed in Malaysia. It is available in all Apple Retailers nationwide as well as the Apple Online Store starting today.

Prices of iPad mini

Prices of new iPad 4th Gen

Source: iPad mini, iPad

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iPhone 5 - Officially in Malaysia on 14th Dec

Finally... iPhone 5 to be on Malaysian shore 14th December 2012.
This comes officially from Apple.

Source: iPhone 5 Malaysia

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Samsung GALAXY Camera - RM1899

Samsung GALAXY Camera was officially announced today in Malaysia with the price tag of RM1899. It will be available for sale starting tomorrow (29th Nov 2012).
It has a screen display size of 4.77-inch Super Clear LCD capable of 1280 x 720 resolution. In terms of connectivities, GALAXY Camera has built-in 3G and WiFi with DLNA and Samsung Kies connectivity as well. Obviously HDMI 1.4 is a standard as well. The camera is powered by a quad-core 1.4GHz processor with the Android Jelly Bean 4.1.

Just so that we don't forget this is a camera, it has 16MP with 1/2.3" BSI CMOS sensor. The lens is f = 4.1 - 86.1mm (35mm film equivalent: 23 - 483mm) with 21x zooming. Internal storage capacity of 8GB with extension via microSD card capable of 64GB SDXC. Battery capacity of 1650mAh with microUSB charging capability. The device comes in White and Cobalt Black.

So, what's the difference between a normal camera and the GALAXY Camera? Connectivity.
Powered by Android OS with built-in 3G and WiFi connectivity, sharing a picture is definitely much easier and faster. No more hard-wired transfer from the camera to the computer and sharing via internet application like Facebook or Twitter. You can now do it directly on the camera. With DLNA and HDMI, sharing pictures or videos at home is simple. Although it does not allow you to make phone calls, you should be able to perform internet calls for example Skype.

Source: Samsung GALAXY Camera

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Road Show Location on 19th Oct

Samsung Malaysia today releases the information regarding the roadshow of the latest sensation Samsung Galaxy Note II. Both events will be happening on 19th Oct.

DiGi will be hosting the roadshow in LowYat Plaza.
At MidValley center court, no specific mobile operator but the first 100 customers will be getting a free Galaxy Note II case worth RM189.

For those who are not sure, the Galaxy Note II does not have LTE for Malaysia launching and it comes in Marble White and Titanium Grey.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Launch Event - Oct 11th

Samsung Galaxy Note II launch event is happening on 11th Oct in Malaysia. It could very well be released earlier than the US which was expected to be on the 24th Oct.

Just to recap, below are the specifications of the Galaxy Note II:

• 5.5-inch display with 267ppi
• Super AMOLED display with 1280 x 720 resolution
• 16GB internal memory
• 1.6GHz quad-core processor
• 2GB RAM
• microSD card support up to 64GB
• Bluetooth 4.0
• NFC
• LTE
• 8MP rear camera, 1.9MP front facing camera
• 3100 mAh battery capacity
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

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Rebate RM200 for Smartphone Purchase Under Malaysia Budget 2013

Under the Malaysian Budget 2013, individuals age 21 to 30 with a monthly income of below RM3000 would enjoy a rebate of RM200 when purchasing a smartphone. Some 300 million would be allocated for this for a target of 1.5 million youth in Malaysia.

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Samsung Celebrates Dato' Lee Chong Wei's Silver Olympic Medal with 10% off for Samsung Galaxy SIII

Samsung Malaysia is celebrating the nation's hero Dato' Lee Chong Wei for his achievement in London Olympic 2012 with a 10% discount of the Samsung Galaxy SIII on the 8th August 2012. It is only valid for 1 day. Dato' Lee Chong Wei yesterday won the silver medal.
The offer is only valid for the purchase with Samsung Elite Partner (SEP).

The Samsung Galaxy SIII RRP price is RM2199. 10% off would give the price of RM1979.10.

Source: Samsung Malaysia

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Nokia 808 PureView Lands in Malaysia (RM1899)

The Nokia 808 PureView has finally set its footprint on Malaysian shore. Recommended retail price from Nokia is RM1899. There are only 2 choices of colors for Malaysian which is either Black or White. Sadly the Red did not make the appearance in Malaysia.

It was first revealed back in Feb 28th during the MWC 2012 event. This is another Nokia's flagship device which focus mainly on picture and video capabilities of the device.

Below are the specification of the Nokia 808 PureView:

• 4.0-inch display of 360 x 680 screen resolution
• Corning Gorilla Glass with AMOLED technology
• 41MP rear camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, Xenon Flash
• Rear camera features an aperture f/2.4
• Minimum focus distance of 15cm with camera focal length of 8mm
• 0.3MP front facing camera
• 1.3GHz single-core processor with 512MB RAM
• Battery capacity of 1400mAh
• HDMI and NFC 
• Internal memory of 16GB with microSD expendable to 32GB
• Symbian Belle OS

Along with the release, Nokia has also made a hard case specifically for the device.

Nokia in April releases a video showing the entire advertisement captured using the Nokia 808 PureView.

Source: Nokia 808 PureView Malaysia

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1Malaysia Pad (RM999)

MalTechPro announces recently that they will be releasing the 1st ever Malaysia made tablet called the 1Malaysia Pad. As for promotional launching, the first 5000 pcs will be sold at the introductory price of RM999. The display size is expected to be 7-inch and features 3MP camera. It was rumored to include the very own 1Malaysia Messenger application. Pre-order could be made via the MalTechPro website.
News was reported by Malaysian Insider.

Source: The Malaysian Insider, MalTechPro
 

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Official Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich for Malaysia's Samsung Galaxy Note

Finally the wait is over for the Samsung Galaxy Note users. All SME Malaysian Samsung Galaxy Note units will be able to get the update via the desktop Samsung Kies. There are several complains that the download is slow and the updating always gets stuck. There don't seem to be OTA update at the moment.

The official stock ICS Malaysian ROM has a kernel version of DXLP9 and a modem version DXLP5.
For those who can't tolerate the slow and problematic via Kies, you can always flash via PC Odin. The Malaysian firmware can be found here. The complete ROM file size is approximately 636.7MB.

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[Rumor] Samsung Galaxy SIII Launching in Malaysia on 24th May? RM2199?

There are several news circulating that Samsung had sent out media invites for the Samsung Galaxy SIII launching in Malaysia. Media events is expected to happen on the 24th of May 2012 which is earlier that the UK launching which is on the 29th. It was also speculated that the device price would start from RM2199.
It is also safe to assume that Maxis, DiGi, Celcom and U Mobile will all be delivering packages for the device.

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Nokia Lumia 610 Finally in Malaysia

Folks at soyacincau managed to get a snapshot of Nokia Lumia 610 price from the Nokia Store. It is priced at RRP RM699. It comes in 4 distinct color namely White, Black, Magenta and Cyan.
Just to refresh, the Lumia 610 will be powered with Snapdragon S1 800MHz processor with 256MB RAM. It has 8GB internal memory with no microSD card expendable capability unfortunately. It has 3.7-inch WVGA display with screen resolution of 800 x 480. Device is powered by Windows Phone 7.5 Tango and has a battery capacity of 1300mAh. It has 5MP camera with LED flash.
At the moment, there are no telco providing bundling packages with the Lumia 610.

Source: soyacincau, Nokia Lumia 610

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Samsung Galaxy S3 in Malaysia by Early June 2012

Samsung Galaxy S3 was reported to be in Malaysian shore as early as June 2012. Below is the excerpt taken from Bernama with the interview with Samsung Electronic's Director of Regional Mobile Business for South East Asia, Oceania and Taiwan.

I assume the AP units would get in Malaysia at least 1 month earlier than the official launching dates.

Source: Bernama

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[Official] New iPad to Land in Malaysia This Friday (20th April 2012)

As the earlier rumors mentioned that the new iPad would arrive in Malaysia's shore by end of April turns out to be true. Along with Malaysia, there are 11 other countries to be receiving the first batch of the new iPad - South Korea, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Replubic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The price is expected to be the same here in Malaysia starting from RM1499 being the lowest model with 16GB WiFi. So, who's providing 4G LTE in Malaysia? None for the moment..

Below are the text from Cupertino:

CUPERTINO, California―April 16, 2012―Apple® today announced the new iPad®, the third generation of its category defining mobile device, will arrive in South Korea and 11 additional countries on Friday, April 20. The new iPad features a stunning new Retina™ display, Apple's new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight® camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video. The new iPad still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life* while remaining amazingly thin and light.

In addition to South Korea, the new iPad also will be available beginning on Friday, April 20 in Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela. Beginning on Friday, April 27, the new iPad will be available in Colombia, Estonia, India, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand.

The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB model and $699 (US) for the 64GB model. The iPad Wi-Fi + 4G models will be available for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB model.** The new iPad will be sold through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com) and select Apple Authorized Resellers. Additionally, iPad 2 is available at a more affordable price starting at just $399.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

**4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the U.S. and on Bell, Rogers and Telus networks in Canada. Data plans sold separately.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Source: Apple

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Do You Have Problems With Your HTC One S Chipping Out?

HTC is reporting to replacing the HTC One S immediately upon return of your device to the location that you had purchased it from. It will be a 1-to-1 replacement terms but usually in a standard country related terms.

"HTC is committed to delivering a high quality product and great experience for all our customers. There have been a few, isolated reports of this issue. The finish on the One S was laboratory tested as being at a hardness similar to ceramic. While that's hard, it doesn't mean it's impossible to damage. Regardless, HTC takes quality very seriously and are providing all customers with an immediate fix and we are implementing some small changes to ensure customers do not experience this issue in the future."

Currently in Malaysia, we only have HTC One X and HTC One V. Hopefully there isn't any problems with the other two siblings.

Source: The Verge

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[Rumor] New iPad in Malaysia by Mid April

New iPad was launched recently and during the keynote event, Apple releases some dates for some countries which includes Singapore. As usual, Malaysia is not part of the announced date. Sources are now circulating that the New iPad would be in Malaysian shore by middle of April. How true is that? Nobody knows.. Price of the New iPad is expected to be the same as the previous iPad 2 before discount.
So, stay tuned..

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Malaysia's Own Smartphone Under RM500

Local company DMD Mobile Sdn. Bhd. is shaking the smartphone industry at least in Malaysia with an entry price of RM500. Device features Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and will be packed with latest updated features like Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC. Executive Chairman Datuk Dr. Mohammed M. Daud the company is currently working with the telcos to provide bundled mobile and online communication package with an entry price of RM10/month.

DMD Mobile Sdn. Bhd. is expected to launch the smartphone into international market during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona come Feb 28th. The smartphone is expected to be sold in South Asia as well as Middle East.

Below are the specification of the Smartphone:

• 650MHz processor
• 256MB RAM
• 512MB internal memory with 32GB expendable micro SD Card
• 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 240 screen resolution
• Bluetooth 4.0
• WiFi
• NFC
• 3.75G HSDPA
• 3MP rear camera with VGA front camera
• Battery capacity of 1150mAh

Source: DMD Mobile

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