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Protect your Android Phone from Security Exploit with Norton Halt [Apps]

Norton by Symantec released a free mobile Android app late last year to protect mobile devices against USSD exploit and other malicious security exploit. USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) numbers contain * and # and serve the purpose of providing special functions to operators and device manufacturers such as settings reset and wiping the device. [...]

Get the new Sony Xperia Tablet Z from RM1438 with Celcom First Data plans [ADV]

The latest and most advanced tablet joins the fastest network. Introducing the new Sony Xperia Tablet Z, now exclusively available on Celcom. The Xperia Tablet Z is the most premium, high performance 10.1” Android tablet available from Sony. Built from quality materials and featuring the same stunning OmniBalance design as its smartphone sibling, Xperia Tablet [...]

Measat trials UHDTV with Ericsson

MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. has begun trials with Ericsson to demonstrate the ability to provide live Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) video contribution over MEASAT’s satellite network. As UHDTV gains momentum and operators explore how it can become part of the future roadmap, there remains the challenge of enabling necessary workflows through the entire [...]

17 hours of Maxis Voice Service Outage, Subscribers Rewarded Free SMS [Comment]

If you were one of those son and daughter who wanted to call and wish your Father,  “Happy Fathers Day” last night, you may not be able to do so especially if you or your father is on the Maxis network. Maxis, the leading and the fastest mobile network operator in the country experienced a [...]

Celcom 4G LTE for Postpaid Customers, iPhone 5 Carrier Update Released [Exclusive]

Starting today, all Celcom Postpaid customers will be able to enjoy 4G LTE. To be eligible for Celcom 4G LTE, postpaid customers must be subscribed to a monthly mobile Internet plan(new & existing) and owns a LTE supported device(Android/iOS). Eligible Celcom Postpaid customers can now walk in to Blue Cube Menara Celcom or Blue Cube [...]

Maxis Location-based Advertising Launched

Maxis Berhad has introduced Maxis’ Location-based Advertising (LBA), a service for brands and advertisers to reach out to Maxis myDeals customers at the right place and time using cell location technology. The service, which can be time based as well, enables advertisers to select the demographic profile of their target customers and apply it to [...]

LTE & Smartphones are Driving Video Traffic Growth- Ericsson

The new edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report (June 2013) reveals that mobile-data traffic will continue to grow significantly in the coming years, a trend driven mainly by video. Overall data traffic is expected to grow 12-fold by the end of 2018. Ericsson said that the increasing usage is driven by continual growth in the [...]

U Mobile signs Two Year Exclusive Contract with 99 Speedmart

Malaysia 3G mobile operator, U Mobile Sdn Bhd has signed an initial two-year exclusive contract with 99 Speedmart –a mini market chain in Malaysia. [L-R: Ng Lee Tieng, Public Relation Director  of 99 Speedmart and Jaffa Sany Ariffin, CEO of U Mobile] Via the partnership, 99 Speedmart gets the right for an exclusive distribution of [...]

P1 offers More Quota via its Latest Promotion

Packet One Networks (Malaysia) or better known as P1 is offering more data quota via its latest promotion. With the latest promotion, P1’s home broadband plan, ‘ForHome’ will for a limited time comes with 50% more quota for its 12-and 24-month plans. Those who opt for 24-month plans will be rewarded further with up to [...]

Maxis gets Restructured

Maxis Bhd has announced today a refined organisational structure which is designed to “strengthen its core business areas for future growth. ” The new structure, which will take effect today, 10 June 2013, will consist of a team led by Joint Chief Operating Officers (JCOO) Nasution Mohamed and Suren J. Amarasekera, who will both provide [...]

DiGi to implement Ericsson Device Connection Platform

Malaysian operator DiGi Telecommunications has selected Ericsson to implement the Device Connection Platform, delivered as a service by Ericsson. The solution will provide DiGi and its enterprise customers with everything they need to deploy, manage and monetize millions of machine-to-machine (M2M) and consumer-electronics devices. A managed connectivity platform, the Ericsson Device Connection Platform is a [...]

Lenovo K900 price at RM1699 in Malaysia, available in July

PC maker, Lenovo announced recently that that its flagship K900 smartphone will be available in Malaysia starting next month. The Intel-powered K900 will be priced at RM1699. Lenovo K900 is the first smartphone in the world to leverage the Intel Atom Z2580 processor, a dual core chip, which runs up to 2.0GHz and utilizes Intel [...]

Michael Lai is leaving P1, CC Puan to take over CEO

In a surprise announcement today, Packet One Networks(P1) said that its current Chief Executive Officer(CEO), Michael Lai will be leaving the company for personal reasons. Green Packet Berhad (GPB) Group founder and CEO, CC Puan will be taking over the CEO role starting 1 July 2013. “I had the great pleasure to carry out the [...]

Maxis has 130k 4G LTE users, coverage expanded to Penang, Johor Bahru & East Malaysia

Maxis has revealed that it currently has more than 130,000 4G LTE users since the service was launch early this year. The 4G LTE coverage has been expanded to Penang, Johor Bahru and East Malaysia(Sabah & Sarawak). Commenting on Maxis’ 4G LTE network, Nasution Mohamed, Maxis’ Joint Chief Operating Officer said, “We currently have over [...]

KakaoTalk has 600k users in Malaysia, targeting 3mil users next year

Friendster Sdn. Bhd a subsidiary of MOL Global has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Kakao Corp., South Korea’s mobile platform giant to promote, market and distribute the Kakao mobile platform in Malaysia. The partnership will cover Kakao’s KakaoTalk and KakaoStory mobile application services including related businesses to these applications such as mobile game channeling, [...]