Maxis iPhone 4S Launch is Nationwide on Dec 16 Midnight

We recently got tipped from Tay Boon Leong who live in Penang about the Maxis iPhone 4S. Mr Tay claims that he received an invitation from Maxis to attend the iPhone 4S launch at the main Maxis Center in Penang on December 16, midnight.

Upon further checking, we found out that the same thing is happening at few other states. The main Maxis Center in Kuantan, Johor, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu & Penang will be open on December 16 midnight for the iPhone 4S launch. [...]

Celcom iPhone 4S Plans Revealed

Celcom Axiata has revealed their iPhone 4S plans, it matched our earlier insiders.

Celcom iPhone 4S (12-months contract)

* Free up to 6,000 minutes ** Free up to 3,000 minutes
Note: Upfront commitment will be rebated equally over 12 months
Price packages shown are subject to change

Celcom iPhone 4S (24-months contract) [...]

Nokia: Youths are fed up with iPhone, Android is complex

Nokia has a 27.9 per cent market share of the global mobile handset market, down from 32.7 per cent at the beginning last year. The world’s biggest cellphone maker has just 1% of the U.S. market and is struggling to turn around its own falling sales. On top of that, market share of Nokia in Finland also dropped to 31% for the 3rd quarter 2011, down from 76 percent the same time last year.

But all these does not stop Niels Munksgaard, the Director of Portfolio, Product Marketing & Sales at Nokia Entertainment Global to make the statement below: [...]

Update 7B- [Insider] Celcom iPhone 4S Plans/Price

We are not going to reveal the full Celcom iPhone 4S plan like we have done it with the Maxis iPhone 4S. The reason? Celcom will reveal the full iPhone 4S plans later today.

Consider this some details ahead of Celcom’s official announcement. [...]

Celcom Partners Broadcast Australia for the Digital TV Infra Project

Celcom is partnering Broadcast Australia to bid for the nationwide digital terrestrial television broadcasting (DTTB) project in Malaysia.

[Farid Yunus, Chief Strategy and Business Transformation Officer of Celcom Axiata Berhad (far left) sealing the partnership with a firm hand shake with Brett Savill, Director, Strategy and Corporate Development of Broadcast Australia (second from left). Witnessing this momentous occasion are Dato’ Joseph Salang, Deputy Minister of Information Communications and Culture (second from right) and Dato’ Sri Shazalli Ramly, Chief Executive Officer of Celcom Axiata Berhad (far right)]

An agreement signed yesterday sees Celcom and Broadcast Australia forming a partnership that will bid for the design, construction and long term operation of the digital television infrastructure project. Together the companies will use their local knowledge of sites, local construction expertise, project management, design and operational expertise and planning as well as experience in satellite and terrestrial fibre distribution systems for the implementation of this project. [...]

Update 7- [Insider] Maxis iPhone 4 8GB Price & Plans

The 8GB iPhone 4 will retail(RRP) for RM1890 from Maxis.

The Maxis iPhone 4 8GB Plans & Device price below: [...]

Update 6A- [Insider] Maxis iPhone 4S Plans

We went through a lot of hard work to get this. Along the process, we have been warned by certain people to not publish this. But this what we do at MalaysianWireless, we love giving you insiders. So here’s the full Maxis iPhone 4S plans!

Hit the images below for a better view. [...]

DiGi iPhone 4S Plans revealed

DiGi has revealed their iPhone 4S pricing today after receiving approval from Apple last Friday.

DiGi iPhone 4S pricing below:

• 16GB- RM2090
• 32GB- RM2390
• 64GB- RM2690

Customers must choose one the iPhone 4S above and sign up a 24-months contract with either iDiGi 88, iDiGi 138 or iDiGi 238. There is no 12-months contract.

DiGi iDiGi 88 iPhone 4S:

DiGi iDiGi 138 iPhone 4S:

DiGi iDiGi 238 iPhone 4S:

Comment: The DiGi iPhone 4S price appears to have low subsidy or no subsidy at all from DiGi. [...]

Tune Talk Hot Air Balloon

Yesterday the hot air balloon launched by Tune Talk had been endorsed by The Malaysia Book of records as ‘The Biggest Sim Card shaped hot air balloon’ in Malaysia with the size of approximately 100 feet tall and it can accommodate 3 adults at one time and also a pilot.

The event took place at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur with the present of Jason Lo, CEO of Tune Talk Sdn Bhd and Datuk Danny Ooi, Founder of The Malaysian Book of Records. More pictures below. [...]

Tune Talk BlackBerry service now RM18/month

Tune Talk has just revised the BlackBerry Internet Service(BIS) package. The monthly BlackBerry Internet Service from Tune Talk now cost only RM18 a month.

When launched back in June, Tune Talk BIS service cost RM28/month and was the cheapest prepaid BlackBerry service at that time. U Mobile later lowered their BlackBerry Prepaid monthly plan pricing, now RM19/month. [...]

iPhone 4S- Apple Store Malaysia

The iPhone 4S now appears on the Apple Store Malaysia website. Similar to Maxis, Celcom & DiGi, Apple Store Malaysia said that the iPhone 4S will only be available starting December 16.

Customers in Malaysia can soon purchase the iPhone 4S online without contract at the Apple Store. Below is the expected retail pricing(RRP) in Malaysia that we revealed last month for the iPhone 4S: [...]

iPhones & iPad Sales could face ban in Germany

A German court has ruled in Motorola Mobility’s favour in a patents dispute with Apple, which could bar the sales of iPhones and iPads in the country.

The new ruling affects mostly all Apple’s mobile product with GPRS connectivity – the iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, iPad 3G and iPad 3GS. However the case is not closed yet but Motorola can choose to block sales of iPhones and iPads in Germany. [...]