Maxis's Blackberry Bold 9900 Pre-Register

Maxis today updates its range of devices to allow registration of interest to the new Blackberry Bold 9900.

Just to recap, the new Blackberry Bold 9900 comes with overhaul improvements both in hardware and software. It will have a higher resolution of 640 x 480 on a 2.8" capacitive screen.
Internal storage of up to 8GB, 768MB of RAM and a single-core 1.2GHz processor. It has a 5MP camera and will be loaded with the new Blackberry OS7.

Source: Maxis

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Update: Lenovo Tablet K1 Launching on 18th August 2011 (RM1199)

It's official now that the launching will be on 18th August (Thursday), Lenovo Exclusive Store at MidValley KL. Promotion price of RM1199 will be available from 11.30 ~ 1.30pm and limited to first 50 customers only. Also there will be a free gift of the Lenovo Tablet K1 t-shirt for the first 50 customers as well.
Normal price is RM1499.

Specifications:

• NVIDIA Tegra 2.0 T20 1.0GHz processor
• Google Android 3.1 operating system
• 10.1” HD (1280x800) display
• Up to 1GB DDR2 memory, up to 32GB SSD storage
• Integrated Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, 3G (for 3G-enabled model only)
• Micro SD card reader, Mini HDMI connector
• Integrated front (2M) & back (5M) mounted webcam
• Colours: Red & White (Wi-Fi only), Black & Brown (3G only)

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Mac OSX Lion USB $69 Now Available on Apple Store

As stated in the earlier post, Apple has officially place the Lion OSX USB stick on the Apple Store for sale at $69.

Source: Apple

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Man Utd plans $1 Billion IPO in Singapore by Year End

Sources states that the English Premier League Champion Manchester United is eyeing for $1 billion IPO in Singapore by end of the year.

Forbes this year ranked Manchester United as the world's most valuable football team in 2011, valuing the club at US$1.86 billion. The club is one of U.K.'s most successful, having been crowned English league champions 19 times and European champions three times in its 133-year history.

Source: IFR

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Lenovo Tablet K1 Launching on 18th August 2011

Lenovo is also stepping up the game in the tablet arena by launching the Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1.
Price is yet to be announced but should we should expect to have the first indication of the price tomorrow (16.08.11).

Specifications:

• NVIDIA Tegra 2.0 T20 1.0GHz processor
• Google Android 3.1 operating system
• 10.1” HD (1280x800) display
• Up to 1GB DDR2 memory, up to 32GB SSD storage
• Integrated Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, 3G (for 3G-enabled model only)
• Micro SD card reader, Mini HDMI connector
• Integrated front (2M) & back (5M) mounted webcam
• Colours: Red & White (Wi-Fi only), Black & Brown (3G only)

Source: Lenovo Facebook

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Celcom's Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launching in 4 Days

Now Celcom is saying that the launching of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be in 4 days. That's this coming Saturday.

There's a little small countdown timer at the bottom right.

Celcom is expected to launch the 3G + 16GB variant this coming Saturday. We will have to wait till then to find out the package contracts.

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Google To Buy Motorola Solutions for $12.5 Billion

Google had just announced today that it is acquiring Motorola Solutions for $12.5 billion. It's approximately 63% premium to the last closing price.

"Motorola Mobility's total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies," said Google CEO Larry Page, in a statement. "Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners, and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers."

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How To Remove All Your Phone Contacts in Facebook

This is amazingly unnoticed by lots of people. This would fall into the category of privacy infringement I guess.
If you are using any smartphones with Facebook application, you are bound to fall into this category of Facebook having all your contacts that you are storing in your smartphones.

From an official reply to BGR, Facebook spokesperson claimed that the phone contacts are not visible to everyone. 

Here are the steps to remove your phone contacts from Facebook account.

Step 1: Login to www.facebook.com from your Mac or PC

Step 2: At the top right corner, go to "Account" -> "Edit Friends"

Step 3: Click on "Contacts" at the top left

Step 4: At the right side, there is a link "this page". Click on it.

Step 5: Click "Remove"

Step 6: Go to your mobile Facebook Application and switch off sync

Step 7: For iPhones, launch Facebook app and go to "Friends"

Step 8: On the top right, tap on the arrow and select "Sync Contacts"

Step 9: Slide to Off on "Syncing". Done.

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iPhone 5 Launch Event on September 8th?

Rumors are not circulating that the Apple new launching of the iPhone 5 will be held on September 8th (Malaysian time zone).
Most probable announcement should be the long awaited iPhone 5 and the iOS 5 integration of iCloud.
iPad 3 will probably not be in the agenda.

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China Based iPhone 5 - Clone

It just got better in China. See the video from micgadget.com. Design was supposedly based on the new iPhone 5.

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Apple Soon To Be World's Highest Market Value Company?

Apple was almost the world's most valuable company in yesterday's trading. Climbing to $337.17 billion beating Exxon Mobil of $330.77 billion. At least for a brief moment.
Take note that Apple was once upon a time in the verge of going to bankrupt!

Apple is due to announce iPhone 5 in September or October 2011 and perhaps few months later with iPad 3.

Update (12.08.11): Exxon is now back at the top spot with market capitalization of $348 billion compared to Apple's $346.5 billion.

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Lion USB Stick

Finally, no more needs of downloading 3.5GB from the slow network. It was mentioned earlier during the first few days of Lion launching, there will be a USB stick version for the upgrade from Snow Leopard. Price is at $69.

Obviously you can always make you own USB bootable Lion after downloading from Apple Store but the idea of Apple coming out with $69 USB sticks is for those having slow internet connectivity at home.

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Facebook Messenger

The team in Facebook Inc. just released Facebook Messenger app for iOS and Androids.

Obviously it's free. It's a standalone app which is just for texting/chatting.
It simplifies the problem that you need to load up your Facebook app and go to message section each time you get a new message form your friends.
It's basically the whole idea of Facebook buying over Beluga sometime in February.



Another interesting part is that, it was rumored that the current Facebook Messenger app has the hidden capability of supporting video calls as well. We will have to wait and see for now..

Now, with this new app by Facebook, would it post a threat to Whatsapp?

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Acer Aspire 3951 = Macbook Air Copycat?

Now it's Acer's turn perhaps? This would be ultimate rivalry between Acer and Apple with the almost easily deceived version of Macbook Air, dubbed as the Acer Aspire 3951. Perhaps when it actually launches, it should have a more flashy name. 3951 will probably not make it to the mind of most people after a week or so.

Interestingly the design is almost similar to the well known Macbook Air. It even comes with aluminum design. Just like the Apple machine, it has 13.3" display. Weight reported to also be almost similar to the Macbook Air, estimated to be 1.4kg. The Air weighs 1.35kg. There is an optional 160GB SSD and perhaps a HDMI slot as well.
Obviously it does not have Thunderbolt port and definitely will not run on OSX Lion.
Most interestingly would definitely be the price. No definite price available for the moment.

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Sony Tablet S1 and S2 (Android Honeycomb 3.2?)

It was announced sometime back in April 2011 that Sony is also trying to fit into the tablet war with Apple, HTC, Samsung and the rest of the guys.
Current naming found all over the internet are Sony S1 and S2.

It is expected that the screen size for the S1 is 9.4"with a resolution of 1280x800. There is also a front facing camera right. The design looks a little awkward as it doesn't fulfill the usual tablet design.

Few buttons are shown on the side, ON, volume up/down and perhaps a slot for memory expansion. It is also spotted with a hard reset button which we don't see normally in the tablet nowadays. Sony expecting problems with the Android Honeycomb 3.2 software? Maybe.. 

At the rear is the usual rear camera.

The Sony S2 spots two 5.5" display in a curvy design at the back. It looks very much like the Nintendo DS.

Sony does have a sense when designing gadgets but the usual problem with Sony is with the price. Take a look at the Sony P series so called notebook. It's sleek and nice design but the price is too costly. Hope that would not happen in this tablet case. Otherwise, it'll not stand a chance with the iPad or the Samsung Tab.

Enjoy the official trailer by Sony..

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