iPhone 5 with LTE in Malaysia, 3G iPad Mini might be available Dec 14 [Insider]

The Maxis and DiGi iPhone 5 price plans are out, while we wait for Celcom Axiata to officially reveal their price plans as well, here are some iPhone stories.

Sources close to MalaysianWireless indicated that Maxis ordered the most iPhone 5 units in Malaysia followed by Celcom and DiGi. The estimates are that Maxis ordered more than 100,000 iPhone 5 while Celcom ordered 20,000-40,000 units followed by DiGi with 10,000-20,000 units. Some of the shipments have already arrived in Malaysia. [...]

Maxis & DiGi iPhone 5 Price Plans Revealed

Maxis & DiGi have revealed their iPhone 5 price plans ahead of the December 14 launch in Malaysia.

Its been revealed that the iPhone 5 retail price in Malaysia are as below:

•  iPhone 5 16GB- RM2199
•  iPhone 5 32GB- RM2499
•  iPhone 5 64GB- RM2799

Maxis iPhone 5 Contract Plans

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DiGi Best Prepaid now with New Voice Rates- starting from 6sen

DiGi has revised its DiGi Best Prepaid plan with a new voice plan starting from 6 sen, effective today.

Details of the new DiGi Best Prepaid Voice call rates are as below: [...]

Samsung Galaxy S III gets Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update

More than 30 million Samsung Galaxy S III out there will be receiving the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update. The new update is being rolling out in phases(via Samsung Kies and Over-the-Air) and the first county to get the firmware is Poland.

Official Firmware Details:
Android Version: 4.1.2 – Build JZO54K
Country: Poland
PDA: I9300XXELKC
CSC: I9300OXXELK4
MODEM: I9300XXELKC
Build Date: 30-11-12
Change list: 566833

The update brings new features to the Galaxy S III, some which were introduced in Galaxy Note II. [...]

Nokia Lumia 620 with Windows Phone 8 Announced

Nokia today announced the Nokia Lumia 620, the third and most affordable in its range of Windows Phone 8 smartphones along side the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 and mid-range Nokia Lumia 820.

The company said in a statement that the the Nokia Lumia 620 uses a new dual-shot color technique to deliver a variety of striking color and texture effects. Dual-shot adds a second layer of colored, transparent or translucent polycarbonate on top of a base layer to produce secondary color blends and depth effects.  With seven different exchangeable shells to choose from, people can adapt the look of their Nokia Lumia 620 to their own personal taste and style, it said. [...]

TM offers Microsoft Office 365 for Malaysia SMEs

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has launched Office in a Box with Microsoft Office 365, an enhancement of its existing packages for Malaysia SMEs.

The newly launched Office in a Box with Microsoft Office 365 is a collaboration between TM and Microsoft. It comes in a package that comprises of Broadband, Voice Plan and Microsoft Office 365. The Microsoft Office 365 suite will be supported by VADS Berhad (VADS). [...]

iPhone 5 in Malaysia- Maxis & Celcom Registration of Interest(ROI)

Maxis and Celcom both have started accepting Registration of Interest(ROI) for the iPhone 5 in Malaysia. DiGi on the other hand has indicated on its website that it will offer the iPhone  5 “soon”. The iPhone 5 will launch in Malaysia on December 14.

Maxis iPhone 5-Registration of Interest

The Maxis iPhone 5 Registration of Interest page went up live on the Maxis website about 9.30am earlier today. On the page, Maxis appears to be offering the 16GB/32GB/64GB version of the iPhone 5 in the colors of Black or White. [...]

iPhone 5 Malaysia launch confirmed on December 14

Apple has confirmed that the iPhone 5 will be officially made available in Malaysia on December 14 and more than 50 countries this month. The launch date was first reported on MalaysianWireless.

Apart from Malaysia, Apple announced that the iPhone 5 will be available in South Korea on Friday, December 7 and on Friday, December 14 in Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.

The iPhone 5 will also be available on Friday, December 21 in Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, Uganda and Vietnam.

iPhone 5 is currently available in 47 countries around the world including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, UK, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

MalaysianWireless has been breaking the news of iPhone launch in Malaysia for the past 2 years. [...]

Maxis has 13.9 million Subscribers as of September

Maxis Berhad (Maxis) currently leads the mobile market in Malaysia with a total of 13.9 million subscriptions, including a revenue generating subscription base of 12.8 million as of the end of September 2012.

Out of its 12.8 million revenue generating subscribers, Maxis has 9,610 prepaid subscribers(Hotlink) and 3,190 postpaid subscribers(Postpaid & Wireless Broadband).

To date(as of Sept), Maxis has got 19.4k home fibre customers and a total of 631k Wireless Broadband subscribers (including subscriptions on postpaid data plans using USB, WiFi and Fixed Wireless Broadband modems and tablets). [...]

P1 has 505,000 Subscribers as of September

Packet One Networks(P1) has 505,000 subscribers as of the end of September this year.

Between July-September(quarter 3) this year, an additional 38,000 customers signed up for P1’s latest broadband plans and services. The WiMAX operator currently has some 435,000 broadband subscribers and 70,000 voice subscribers. [...]

TIME Records Q3 Revenue Growth of 43% [Press Release]

TIME dotCom Berhad (“TIME” or “the Group”) posted a 43% jump in revenues for the 3rd quarter of 2012, compared to the previous year’s corresponding period, boosted by fresh contributions from its new regional business and higher data revenue from existing businesses. With the integration of its acquisitions complete, TIME is now growing on two fronts: the Malaysian market and the regional bandwidth business.

On an adjusted basis for the quarter, operating profits increased by 67% to RM20.5 million and pre-tax profits rose by 41% to RM19.8 million from a year ago, after excluding one-time adjustments in 2011 and dividend income. For the nine months ended 30 September 2012, excluding one-time adjustments in 2011 and dividend income, cumulative pre-tax profit amounted to RM55.2 million, higher by RM16.9 million, or 44%, from the year-ago mark, due to higher pre-tax profit contributions from the newly acquired companies and higher revenue from existing businesses. [...]

Two New TM UniFi for Business Packages- BIZ30 & BIZ50

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) yesterday introduced two new UniFi packages for business- BIZ30 & BIZ50. As part of its UniFi for Business (UniFi BIZ) packages, the Malaysia’s top Internet Service Provider(ISP) also made available its Internet Protocol TV(IPTV) service called HyppTV for Business.

[L-R Azizi A Hadi, Executive Vice President, SME, TM, Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, New Media, TM and Khaidhir Elias, Vice President, Retail Product, TM]

The BIZ30 offers download speeds up to 30Mbps and cost RM599 a month while the BIZ50 cost RM899 a month with download speeds up to 50Mbps. Both plans comes with dynamic IP however there is a paid option for fixed IP address.

The new packages of UniFi BIZ – BIZ30 and BIZ50 – comes with the following complimentary products and services: [...]

Samsung Galaxy Camera Price in Malaysia- RM1899 [Insider]

Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Camera late August at the IFA(Berlin, Germany). The Galaxy Camera is not just a normal camera, it runs Android operating system and has a sim card slot with 3G connectivity.

In addition to its mobile internet connection, the Samsung Galaxy Camera features a 16-megapixel sensor, 21x optical zoom lens (23-483mm) and both automatic and manual photographic settings.

Best of all, the Galaxy Camera is the first of its kind to let people share photos directly to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram via WiFi and mobile networks.

The device or “Camera, Reborn” as Samsung calls it,  is commercially available in countries like UK, Australia and will soon be available in other parts of the world. While Canadians will only get it on December 7, the Malaysia media-launch for the Samsung Galaxy Camera is scheduled for tomorrow.

It is still hours away from the media launch but we don’t want you to wait any longer for the details. We want to reveal to you, our loyal readers, the availability and pricing of the Samsung Galaxy Camera in Malaysia. [...]

iPhone 5 may launch in Malaysia on December 14 [Insider]

Malaysia iPhone 5 launch confirmed on 14 December-[Update, 1am, 4th Dec]

Despite all the rumours we have heard about iPhone 5 launch in Malaysia, it has yet to be officially available here. The iPhone 5 was recently made available in Thailand, India, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Malta and Romania.

Adding on to all the rumours that has “expired”, we can tell you at the point of writing that Malaysia iPhone 5 is expected to launch on December 14. However this date is still more than 2-weeks away and we can’t guarantee that as Apple may change their mind.

We will also reveal the expected pricing for the iPhone 5. [...]

The new iPad from as low as RM798 for Celcom customers [ADV]

Celcom is offering the new iPad(3) at exciting prices, to their loyal customers as well as new ones.

Apple’s new iPad, the third generation of its category featuring a stunning new Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight camera for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video. Not to forget its 10 hour battery life allowing all day usage.

For existing Celcom customers of more than 24 months, you can get it at a jaw-dropping price of only RM798 (RRP: RM1,899) from 1 October – 31 December 2012 or while stocks last. As for non-Celcom customers, this is your chance to join Malaysia’s best network and get the new iPad from as low as RM1,088! [...]