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.
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Source: iPad mini, iPad
Showing posts with label New iPad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New iPad. Show all posts
Saturday, December 8, 2012
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.
Source: iPad mini, iPad
Monday, July 2, 2012
Apple Pays $60 million for iPad Trademark to Proview Technology
Apple had finally concluded the iPad trademark issues with the Chinese company Proview Technology. It was reported earlier back in mid February 2012 that the Chinese company is filing an infringement of the trademark iPad in China. It was also noted that Proview had earlier sought for as much as $400 million. It was concluded by Guangdong High People's Court for a final payment of $60 million.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
[Celcom] New iPad Plans
Similar to Maxis, Celcom launches its new iPad plans as well. Celcom made available the choices of 12 months and 24 months. It comes in 2 packages only which is the iPad Basic (RM70/month) and iPad Advance (RM100/month). Similar to Maxis, there is also an advance payment required and would also be rebated within the next 12 months of the contract.
For comparison purposes (to Maxis), I will take the 24 months contract with the cheapest monthly commitment package. That would give me a total payment after 24 months of RM1429 + (RM70 x 24) = RM3109. With that you get to enjoy a quota of 4.5GB.
As for Maxis, taking 24 months with similar data quota of 4GB, the total payment after 24 months would be RM1349 + (RM68 x 24) = 2981. It gives a different of RM128 cheaper when compared with Celcom but a short of 500MB/month of usage.
Source: Celcom New iPad
[Maxis] New iPad Plans
As mentioned, Maxis releases the new iPad plans on 22nd June. It comprises of 3 packages. Taking an example of the cheapest plan, you will enjoy 2GB worth of data plan with a monthly commitment of RM48/month for the next 24 months. Upfront payment of RM300 is required but will be refunded equally over 5 months (RM60/month). Device is priced at RM1499 for a 16GB + 4G variant. Surprising to me is that the RRP mentioned in the Maxis website for the 16GB + 4G variant is RM1949 whereas in the Apple Online Store it is only RM1899. The 32GB + 4G and 64GB + 4G variants are the same as the online store.
So, back to the earlier example, the total payment needed upon completion of the 24 months contract would be RM1499 + (RM48 x 24) = RM2651.
Upon exceeding of the data quota, you will not be charged extra but the speed would be throttled.
If you're a Maxis One Club member, you enjoy further discounts on the device when you sign up with 4GB or 12GB plan with 32GB + 4G or 64GB + 4G.
Source: Maxis New iPad
Saturday, June 16, 2012
[Celcom] New new iPad Data Plan - 22nd June
Celcom too has the new iPad package launching on the 22nd of June and the event is happening in Subang Parade 11am onwards. Head on to the link below for the pre-registration. Maxis too have similar announcement today.
First 80 customers dressed in blue during the event will get a special surprise. So what kind of surprise would that be?
Source: Celcom
Friday, June 15, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Apple iOS 6 Preview
iOS 6 was released as beta yesterday and it is expected to be fully launched in fall. Fall season in 2012 starts on 22nd September. That means it should not be earlier than that.
In the new iOS 6, Siri was updated to be even more capable. It is now able to launch apps in which it could not previously. It now has more capability of searching for restaurants, more sports news and also movies. As we all here in Malaysia would have known, Siri is only capable of searching for weather conditions. Even the previous integration with Google Maps doesn't work either. So for us in Malaysia, nothing to cheer about in this upgraded Siri in iOS 6. Siri will also be available in the new iPad.
As we have heard thee rumors, Apple is now releasing its own Map. It has the capability of providing turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic updates as well as 3D imaging which Apple named it as Flyover. Obviously this replaces the Google Maps in the next generation iOS 6.
Apple did a nice tweak on the iOS 6 by allowing the users to dismiss calls with a swipe and sending pre-compiled SMS after rejecting a call. It is also capable of setting a location-based reminder for such purpose as well. Another feature is the Do Not Disturb feature in which the notifications/reminders/calendar will not no longer pop. You can set a specific time for the DND to happen. This is good especially when you're sleeping.
Facebook integration is also the newly available fine-tuned feature in the iOS 6.
All in all, it does seem like a lot of minor tweaks here and there on the iOS 6. The iOS 6 will be available officially for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, new iPad and iPod Touch 4th Gen.
Source: Apple iOS 6
Friday, May 25, 2012
Untethered Jailbreak for your iOS 5.1.1
The iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak is finally available by Absinthe 2.0. Supported iOS devices are as below:
- iPad, iPad 2 and the New iPad
- iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
- iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 4G
Head on to the link from iClarified for the tutorial on how to jailbreak your iOS devices.
Source: iClarified
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Jailbreak iPad 3 (new iPad) on iOS 5.1.1 Coming Soon
Very interesting picture indeed showing the iPad 3 (new iPad) running on iOS 5.1.1 with Cydia 1.1.6.
So, has the jailbreaking team found the right exploit for jailbreaking the A5X chip?
Image above was taken from the famous jailbreaker i0n1c.
Source: i0n1c
[Maxis] New iPad Data Plan
Maxis's new iPad data plans consists of plans for postpaid and prepaid users. Take note that both postpaid and prepaid iPad data plan does not require user to have a yearly commitment - in other words, contractless.
As for the postpaid data plan, data quota ranges from 3.5GB, 6GB and 15GB in which the 15GB Premium data plan would require an advance payment of RM50. If you are currently an iValue plan user (which means you somehow owned an iPhone from Maxis), you will be entitled to RM10 rebate per month. That would give an entry data plan of RM60/month. Maxis did something different this time around. Upon exceeding the allocated data, Maxis will not be charging you extra but instead speed throttling will be activated.
If you would still like to enjoy the normal speed even after exceeding your monthly quota, you may opt for the quota upgrades as stated in the above table.
You don't have to feel left out if you're a hotlink user (prepaid) as Maxis had that covered through the iPad data plan prepaid. The table above shows the single iPad data plan of 3.5GB for RM70 which is valid for 30 days upon activations.
Source: Maxis iPad Postpaid, Maxis iPad Prepaid
Friday, April 20, 2012
The New iPad Now Available At Malaysia Apple Online Store
The new iPad is now available on the Apple Online Store Malaysia. You can already start to purchase it via online, apparently early than the shop gets to open tomorrow.
The prices are as below:
- new iPad 16GB WiFi = RM1499
- new iPad 32GB WiFi = RM1799
- new iPad 64GB WiFi = RM2099
- new iPad 16GB WiFi + 4G = RM1899
- new iPad 32GB WiFi + 4G = RM2199
- new iPad 64GB WiFi + 4G = RM2499
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
[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:
Source: AppleCUPERTINO, 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.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
New iPad Sold 3 million since Launching
“The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold―the strongest iPad launch yet,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.Apple iPad sold 3 million units since the day it was launched. According to Philip Schiller, its the strongest iPad launch yet. The New iPad is currently available in US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland and UK. Next in the list on 23rd March are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
So, Malaysia is not in the next list..
Source: Apple
Thursday, March 15, 2012
New iPad Retina Display Makes Apps Filesize Bigger, 5x?
Remember the earlier claim from Vietnamese Tinhte.vn performing the first unboxing ever for the New iPad? It was apparently reported that the size of apps for the New iPad which supports the Retina Display resolution is up to 5 times bigger. Some of the comparison as below:
- Keynote: from 115MB to 327MB
- Numbers: from 109MB to 283MB
- Pages: from 95MB to 269MB
- iMovie: from 70MB to 404MB
It could eventually post problems for the New iPad 16GB version if you have apps which are previously 1GB size.
Source: Tinhte
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
[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..
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The New iPad
Apple decided to call the next generation iPad, the New iPad. The much rumored name of iPad 3 or iPad HD turned out to be not true. Honestly many people would be disappointed with the naming.
Let's get on with the New iPad features. Starting off would be the Retina Display of 2048 x 1536 resolution. Screen size is still the same at 9.7-inch. No surprises here as everybody was already expecting this from the day the next generation iPad was rumored.
Next upgrade on the list is the A5X quad-core processor (1GHz, 1GB RAM). Just so that it's clear, the quad-core is the graphic part and not the CPU part. Apple claims that the quad-core GPU is needed to power up the high resolution display of 4x the iPad 2.
Rear camera was also upgraded to 5MP, named as iSight. The camera is also capable of 1080p HD video recording. Camera performance comes with backlight illumination sensor, auto-focus, tap to focus and with the aperture size of f/2.4. As for video functionality, it comes with video stabilization like the iPhone 4S. Take note that the front-facing camera is still the old 0.3MP.
4G LTE would be the biggest upgrade for the New iPad in terms of connectivities. With LTE, it could go as high as 72Mbps. The speed doesn't really matter much to us in Malaysia as the only so called 4G providers are P1 and Yes. P1 is limiting its speed to 5Mbps and Yes is marketing their speed at 20Mbps.
Along with the New iPad, Apple releases the iOS 5.1 which includes the Dictation function. I believe this is much disappointment as people are widely expecting Siri in the next generation iPad.
There you have it, the hardware overview of the New iPad. Many have expected to see Retina Display, A6 quad-core, higher resolution camera, 4G LTE and Siri. Out of the 5 items, I think the rumor got 3.5 right. Retina Display was spot on, A5X quad-core GPU was slightly within expectation, 5MP is nice but front-facing camera still remains crappy, 4G LTE was also spot on and Dictation was out of expectation. I
In terms of mechanical dimension, the New iPad is 9.5" x 7.31" x 0.37" and weighs 1.44lbs. iPad 2 size on the other hand is 9.5" x 7.31" x 0.34" and weighs 1.33lbs. No noticeable difference in terms of dimension size and weight. I believe the old iPad 2 casing should fit fine with the New iPad. By the way, Smart Cover works just fine with the New iPad.
During the launch, the New iPad will be shipped beginning of 16th March to US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. The rest of the world would start on the 23rd March. A quick check at the Apple Online Store shows that the devices will only be shipped 2 ~ 3 weeks time. As to when it will arrive at Malaysian shores, we will have to wait and see.
Folks from Vietnam seemed to have gotten their hands on the New iPad. Video below shows unboxing of the device.
Source: Apple
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