Devices/Gadgets

Our good Singaporean friend was in town today and guess what- We got hands on the iPhone 5! I don’t think that even Maxis, Celcom or DiGi have the unit. As I write this, I believe that I’m one of the few people in Malaysia to feel and touch the iPhone 5 that will only be available in USA, Canada, ...

Sharp has made a comeback in the Malaysia mobile market with the launch of its new smartphone. The Japanese-based electronics company has just launched its first smartphone in Malaysia yesterday-Sharp SH530U. [WackyBecky from RebeccaSaw.com holding up the Sharp SH530U] The Sharp SH530U is a dual SIM, 5-inch screen smartphone that runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Specifications of the Sharp ...

The new iPhone 5 was unveiled by Apple this morning and MalaysianWireless have reported before that it will be hitting the Malaysia soon(despite this has not been officially confirmed yet). iPhone 5, as Apple calls it, is the thinnest smartphone in the world, with an all-new 7.6 mm anodized aluminum body that is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter ...

Amazon has introduced a few new Kindle Fire HD tablets yesterday since it launched the first Kindle Fire last year. The new tablets are- Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ and the Kindle Fire HD. Unfortunately, the Kindle Fire HD may not be available in Malaysia, officially. All the new Kindle Fire HD comes with free unlimited cloud storage for all the ...

Samsung says global sales of its Galaxy S III smartphone have surpassed 20 million worldwide, within 100 days(about 3-months) after launched. It was last reported in May that Samsung received over 9 million pre-orders from 100 carriers for its third-generation Android Galaxy S smartphone. In comparison, the Galaxy S II took almost 4-5-months to sell the 1st 10 million units ...

Huawei today announced that its flagship dual-core smartphone, the Huawei Ascend P1 is now available in Malaysia. It will be priced at RM1299. [From Left: Mr Tang Siew Wai, Regional Marketing Director ; Mr Foo Sen Chin, Managing Director of ECS ICT Berhad; Mr Wong Wey Hwa, Country Director of Consumer Business, Huawei Device Malaysia; Mr Soong Jan Hsung, Executive ...

The BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone in Pure White is now available in Malaysia. Featuring the latest BlackBerry 7 OS (7.1), the smartphone will be available through selected BlackBerry authorized partners – Brightstar and BrightPoint – in Malaysia. Launched in Malaysia sometime late last year, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 has a price tag of RM1,488.00 in Malaysia. Specifications of the  BlackBerry ...

The Huawei Ascend P1 will be available in Malaysia starting this Thursday at the recommended retail price of RM1299. As a launch promotion, the Ascend P1 will be offered to customers at RM999, on a first come first serve basis. Consumers can buy the Ascend P1 at RM999 on the day of the official launch at the venue below:

We’ve just learned that Celcom will be slashing the retail price of the Samsung Galaxy Note and the Samsung Galaxy SIII in conjuction with the Merdeka celebration(#merdeka55). The Celcom Merdeka Weekend promo only applies for a very limited time with limited stocks. Customers can purchase the Samsung Galaxy Note or the Samsung Galaxy SIII at the special price below without ...

Samsung has announced the world’s 1st Windows Phone 8 smartphone- ATIV S. The Samsung ATIV S has a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display of HD resolution, made from Corning Gorilla Glass 2. There is 1GB of RAM and it’ll come in 16GB and 32GB storage versions.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II was just officially announced at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany a few moments ago. The new Note II is larger than the first Note as it features a 5.5” (140.9mm) HD Super AMOLED screen, perfect for watching HD videos. It comes with Air View which allows users to hover with the S Pen over an ...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is expected to be available in Malaysia starting next week and it has a retail price of RM2199. We believe that the new Note can be purchased via Celcom, Maxis and DiGi. Not to forget via retailers as well. Samsung has sent out a media invite for the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in ...

Pandelela Rinong, Olympic bronze medallist at the recent London Olympic 2012, paid a courtesy visit to Samsung Malaysia Electronics headquarters last week. [A happy Pandelela Rinong with her Samsung GALAXY S III she received during her visit to Samsung Malaysia office] Greeted by Kwon Jae Hoon, Managing Director, Wong Fatt Weng, Marketing Director and Vincent Chong, Head of Mobile Phone Division, ...

Sony Corporation, the loss-making Japanese electronics company, will be cutting 1,000 jobs from its mobile phone division. In a statement released yesterday, Sony Mobile will move its corporate headquarters and certain other functions from Lund, Sweden, to Tokyo, Japan in October 2012.

Samsung Galaxy SIII has been awarded the European Mobile Phone 2012-2013 by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA). In a statement Samsung said that it also won three other prestigious awards in the following categories: European Future Proof TV, European HT System  and European Advanced Compact Systems Camera.