Samsung Galaxy Note is a new type of smartphone, borne of insight and innovation. It is the ultimate on-the-go device which consolidates core benefits of diverse mobile devices while maintaining smartphone portability. It empowers you with everything you can ever desire so that you can simply, feel free. It is truly smart.
Samsung’s new GT-N7000 Galaxy Note is the handset that many people dream of with obnoxiously large smartphones. It’s as thin as a Galaxy S II, running Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos processor and its 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED display is as gorgeous as it is enormous.
The 1280 x 800 pixels screen resolution you once could only get with a full-size laptop (or in the Galaxy Tab 10.1) can now slide comfortably into your front pocket, that’s Samsung Galaxy Note. With support for 21Mbps HSPA+ (850, 900, 1900, 2100Mhz), LTE, EDGE and GPRS (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz), the Note is first and foremost a mobile phone!
Consumer research indicates that people always want to do more tasks much better, even on the go, whether it is web browsing, email, games, or viewing photos and videos.
To do all this, consumers carry multiple devices, because each device has unique benefits that work best in a particular situation. Therefore, consumers constantly switch devices to use the right device at the right time.
Even for consumers with multiple smart devices, they still carry around a notepad for writing down ideas.
There is an emerging desire for a primary device for on-the-go use that could consolidate the core tasks of multiple devices as well as recreate the ease and simplicity of using a pen and paper.
The GALAXY Note was created to reflect your desires. The Galaxy Note is a primary device that will minimize the need to switch to other devices while on the go and open up the potential of your mobile experience.
Samsung Galaxy Note jumbo display makes it the perfect candidate for a notepad replacement and, with the included S Pen stylus, you’ll have no problem jotting notes on the fly, marking up screenshots or signing documents electronically.
Don’t call it a stylus! Samsung prefers S Pen and, with features that you won’t find on just any plastic poker, it might even deserve the distinction. It’s able to tap and hold to capture an instant screenshot, which is then immediately opened up in an image editor and do wonders!
The S Pen is combined with the full touch screen to create a best-in-class mobile input experience. It is the most advanced pen input technology featuring an array of functions including pressure sensitivity, preciseness, speed and more. With the S Pen, you can easily sketch drawings or write notes with increased accuracy and ease. Also, the S Pen functionality is deeply integrated into the GALAXY Note’s native applications to provide a richer interactive experience.
It’s really a useful tool for me to copy notes and replace all my physical notebook and pen and environmentally friendly too! =)
S Memo : S Pen optimized advanced memo
The S Memo lets you record all forms of ideas instantly and freely. A quick memo can be taken from any screen to capture your ideas before they float away. Those ideas along with pictures, voice recordings, typed text, handwritten notes or drawings can be captured into S Memo, to be edited, annotated and shared as desired.
I don’t need to carry my 555 note book and just a Samsung Galaxy Note will do!
Advanced 8MP camera
I love to take photo and with the powerful camera feature, I capture the world’s every moment in deep detail. Also, using the vivid and large display, anyone can easily review photos and show them to my friends in a huge screen! So don’t need to bring bulky DSLR everywhere you go and can take awesomely good photo!
Conclusion / Summary of Samsung Galaxy Note
The huge size of the Galaxy Note is the main reason to buy it. Till now, no other smartphone has such a big, beautiful screen. However, the size also creates a number of issues, short battery life and sheer unwieldiness being chief among them. If you can live with these drawbacks, you’ll find that this is one of the most powerful Android smart phones around, tackling apps and media with aplomb.
Samsung Galaxy Note will be available in Malaysia stores from 11 November onwards. If you want to grab one do go and check it out!
There’s no Apple iPhone 5, it’s Apple iPhone 4S that was announced. The Apple’s new iPhone 4S is just like iPhone 4 exterior design loaded with a new brain and more memory. It’s kinda disappointment for all the Apple fans or followers that expecting the announcement of Apple iPhone 5.
Newly minted CEO Tim Cook ably helmed his first major product launch without former boss Steve Jobs, but failed to ignite the sort of excitement and buzz that the charismatic Apple co-founder once did.
Investors and fans, looking to be blown away by some amazing surprise, sent the shares down as much as 5 percent before they recovered with the market to close down 0.6 percent.
Apple iPhone 4S will run your apps faster in dual-core A5 processors alongside a new dual-core GPU that supposedly boosts graphics performance by up to 7x and Apple’s new iOS5‘s Assistant, an artificial intelligence program that listens and interprets your orders, and a better 8 Mega Pixel camera.
Up front is the same 3.5-inch Retina display as iPhone 4, and around back is a glass plate. Those antennae around the sides (which caused many users so much trouble) have been revamped and iOS will intelligently switch between two different sets on the fly to avoid dropping calls no matter how you hold it.
Those antennae are connected to a dual-mode GSM and CDMA radio that will let Apple’s handset roam the globe while enjoying either 14.4Mbps HSPA+ or EV-DO Rev. A an improvement over the iPhone 4′s 7.2 Mpbs.
The 8-megapixel camera come with a backside illuminated CMOS sensor for better low-light performance. The lens now comes packed in a new 5-element assembly with a hybrid IR filter and sports apertures down to f/2.4. The improved visuals extend to video performance as well.
The iPhone 4S can record 1080p video and has a new image signal processor for image stabilization and facial recognition, making the handset’s camera comparable to many point-and-shoots. The camera is also quite a bit faster than many other smartphone shooters, needing only 1.1 seconds before being ready to take the first shot and only half a second between successive images.
Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, set reminders, place phone calls, and more.
Just tap the mic on the keyboard (just like on Android!) and start talking to enter text, check the weather, get directions or perform web searches.
You ask Siri a question example “Do I need a raincoat today?” Siri will try and make sense of it and responds “It sure looks like rain today.” Other examples include “What is the time in Kuala Lumpur?” Siri will then show you the world clock. Yes it comes with iOS 5, but only 4S users will be able to enjoy it.
iCloud stores your music, photos, documents, and more and wirelessly
As far as battery life, you’re looking at 8 hours of talk over 3G, and 14 hours of 2G, while web browsing over 3G cuts off at 6 hours. Using WiFi you’ll get a respectable 9 hours of web, video playback tops out at 10 hours and music at 40 hours.
The iPhone 4S will come in three variants, the brand new 64GB ($399), 32GB ($299), and 16GB ($199), and it will come in both black and white. The pricing is the same as the iPhone 4 last year. What’s the Apple iPhone 4S pricing in Malaysia?
It’s yet to update from all the major telco – Maxis, Celcom, Digi. Will update once the pricing is available but it should be similar to the iPhone 4 price!
The iPhone 4S pre-order starting this friday, October 7th, and it’ll start shipping on October 14th in the US, Canada, Australia, UK, France, Germany, and Japan. Oh, and Apple is welcoming Sprint to the family here in the States, while Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Three will all be carrying it in the UK.
On October 28th, 22 more countries will get it, Singapore is one of them. Presumably, Malaysia is targeted for the end of the year release.
So in conclusion it’s the same old iPhone 4 design, same screen size, it’s not any thinner or lighter, and there’s no resolution boost. No true 4G or LTE either. It’s only Camera and processor upgrade! Do you want to be locked down in a contract extension without awesome features that are standard on a lot of rival devices?
Think before you decide to upgrade to this iPhone 4S! I’m still waiting for my iPhone 5!
The new BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 smartphone offers a fast and fluid performance in a stylish new all-touch design. With a spectacular new 3.7” display, the largest ever on a BlackBerry smartphone, the new all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone is optimized for high-quality multimedia, web browsing, gaming and much more!
Celcom will be the first & only telco in Malaysia to introduce the new BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 smartphone.
BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 cool features include:
-The new BlackBerry® 7 OS
-1.2GHz processor
-Largest display at a remarkable 3.7”
-5MP camera, 720p HD video recording
-Liquid Graphics™ display
-4GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB
Full Specs : Rim.com.
Celcom BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 Exec Plan
You can get a BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 as low as RM1,088 with Celcom Exec 50 + BIS Pro which gives you 5GB of data RM118/month. The contract for Exec Plan is only 12 months! Upfront Payment = RM300 (RM25 rebate * 12months)
Celcom BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 Biz Plan
You can get a BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 as low as RM588 for 24 months contract of Package 188 (P148 + SMS with a 5GB data package). For BIZ user, you get a choice of 12 months or 24 months contract. Upfront Payment = RM300 (RM30 rebate * 10months) for Package 88, 108, 138. Upfront Payment = RM600 (RM60 rebate * 12months) for Package 188.
Check out these AMAZING offers that will ONLY be available at the launch event!
•1st 200 customers can purchase it at only RM688 (RRP: RM1,588) when they subscribe for any CE50/P48 voice + BlackBerry® plan with 12 months contract from RM88 a month
•20 of these lucky customers will be selected to get the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 smartphone for only RM88!
•What’s more, customers can also get a special BlackBerry® combo at the event on 15 September 2011.
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 + BlackBerry® PlayBook at only RM2,188!
- Limited to 1st 100 customers and valid with new 12-month subscription to CE50 + Blackberry® Pro (5GB) plan with a monthly commitment of RM168/month or P148 & BIS plan with monthly commitment of RM188/month.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date : 15 September 2011
Time : 10am onwards
Venue : Red Carpet Avenue, The Strand, Kota Damansara
There’ll also be performances by Aizat, Bunkface & many more of your favourite local artistes, so come join us!
The BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 was also launched a few weeks ago from as low as RM1,288 with the best and most affordable plans with Celcom. (RPP: RM 2,188)
Do you love to play games? Love PlayStation? Love Android? Love lots free Apps? If yes, then this is the only smartphone that you have to grab! It is the world’s 1st PlayStation™ Certified Android smartphone and it’s also know as “PlayStation™ Portable (PSP) Phone“.
Mobile phones are getting more and more powerful with advanced technology and Sony Ericsson XPERIA PLAY is no exception, it come with slide open to the touch-sensitive gaming controls with PSP-like gaming buttons, it has a 4-inch display that you could immerse yourself in the clarity of the game, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, WiFi/DLNA support and a 1GHz processor to ensure a smooth gaming experience with exceptional Frames Per Seconds (FPS).
The resolution for the 4-inch LCD multi-touch display is 854 × 480 (FWVGA) and with 5.1 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash and GPS support. It’s a all in one entertainment + multimedia smartphone device.
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY takes gaming to another level.
Available now with Celcom Exec with various affordable packages to offer.
Available from as low as RM848 on Celcom Exec with 18 months contract. You know you will love it!
Sign up now and enjoy:
- FREE Multimedia Dock DK300 worth RM99
- FREE 6 exclusive games – (Bruce Lee, FIFA 10, Madden NFL 11, The SIMS 3, Star Battalion, Asphalt 6)
- Stand a chance to participate in Sony Ericsson Xperia Play gaming contest to win RM100,000!
For more information on The Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY, check out Celcom Website.
Do you have an iPhone? Are you use any case for your iPhone? Do you want to get a cheapest and most original casing for your iPhone?? =)
Here I will tell you how to get the almost FREE and Original Apple Case! It’s able to protect your Apple iPhone too as it will absorb the impact with this case! Haha…
So you want this Apple Casing? Tell me what you think! =p
KOLONY
KOLONY ))K(( is an SMS-based social network that connects you to your friends. It’s spreading far and wide throughout the nation and fast! It’s an awesome phenomenon that is going to infect everybody! Already over 1million people have been infected!
Your phone is now going to do so much more than just connect you to a friend. It will expand your network. DING, BOMM, FREN and POPP are going to become part of your daily lives. KOINZ are going to make your world turn. You’re not going to be able to shake this infection off!
Get infected now!
To get started, just send KOLONY to 25333. (You just need to have an Xpax, U.O.X., S.O.X. or Celcom mobile number to join!)
Do you own a smartphone? If not now it’s a chance for your to upgrade! Celcom launches iPhone 4 with good deal and best plan that suit almost everyone!
A smartphone really reflect who you are, am I right? I now depending on my iPhone for emails, messages and also keep myself updated with latest news that happening around me.
Whether you are a social butterfly, gossip queen, web warrior or others, Celcom Exec has the perfect package for you. Choose from unlimited talk time, free SMS & MMS and data of up to 6GB. You now can talk all you want and surf all you want and whenever and wherever you want with Celcom widest coverage!
On top of that, now you can use your iPhone without fear of accidental breakage or lost as you get absolute assurance with Celcom Extended Warranty and insurance coverage.
- The 12-month Extended Warranty will be in effect upon expiry of original manufacturer’s warranty and applies for i98, i148 & i248 plans on 24-month contract.
- The FREE 12-month insurance coverage covers attended theft, accidental breakage and liquid damage. Applies to i248plan on 12 and 24 months contract.
Celcom is the 1ST Telco to offer FREE INSURANCE coverage for its iPhone customers! So you can talk and surf away with absolute peace of mind!
Why choose Celcom Exec iPhone Plan?
-FREE data up to 6GB
-FREE calls within network up to 6000 minutes
-FREE SMS & MMS to all networks!
-Low upfront payment
-Less entry barrier
-Get the iPhone 4 from as low as RM248!
Nowadays phone is a very important device to us so that we could get connected to the world and with friends. What’s the most important things to bring other than your wallet? Yes, it’s your phone, right? It’s now become a necessity rather than a luxury.
Check out the phones that I have since my secondary school time and now it’s smartphone era.
My latest phone in the family is iPhone 4. If without a phone I think I will not survive… I use Whatsapp and PingChat!, Twitter and Facebook on my mobile a lot and this is my only dose to keep me entertain and will not feel lonely as I get to see my friends updates and get myself updated to the world news. =)
I will rely on my iPhone for entertainments like games and movies during my free time. So if without the phone life would be much boring. A smartphone doesn’t only help me to manage my lifestyle, but it defines who I am.
Celcom has come up with many smartphone packages that cater to various lifestyles and needs, whether you are a workaholic, gadget freak, realist or tech whiz, with different smartphone platforms with the perfect smartphone package for you – Featuring Android, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry, Symbian and soon, iPhone 4.
The best part of all, you can get this on Malaysia’s best network. (Widest network coverage, best network quality and stable connectivity.)
Android : For the gadget freak. For the gizmo geek in you who enjoys the open platform with the ability to control their smartphone to their liking. Samsung Galaxy SL (from 468), Samsung Galaxy Tab (from RM668), LG Optimus 2X (from RM978), LG Optimus One (from RM48), LG Optimus Me (from RM0), Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (from RM0)
BlackBerry : For the workaholic. For you on-the-go whose mind is always about business and work, but not neglecting social life. BlackBerry Bold 9780 (from RM888), BlackBerry Torch 9800 (from RM1,188), BlackBerry Curve 9300 (from RM488)
Windows Phone 7 : For the tech whiz. For you who appreciates the Windows platform on the mobile with the best of everything. LG Optimus 7 (from RM1,068)
Symbian : For the realist. For you who puts simplicity and practicality first with the efficiency of getting something done easily.
Nokia E7 (from RM958), Nokia C7 (from 468), Nokia C3 (from RM18), Nokia C2-01 (from RM0)
Celcom iPhone 4 packages will soon be revealed on the website. Stay tuned to be the first in the know and to own the iPhone 4 with Malaysia’s best smartphone network.
Wow… Been almost a year and finally White iPhone 4 are coming to Malaysia? Yup, if you are looking for an iPhone 4 now why not wait for a few days for the White iPhone 4? Or if you could wait, just wait till end of the year for the iPhone 5? =)
It’s quite creative url (http://kambing-soon.com) + ads from Digi for the upcoming White iPhone 4!
All these while I’ve been targeting for Android phone and the particular model Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) but now there’s a newer model Samsung Galaxy SL (GT-I9003) and yes I get to use it and experience it for few days! It’s really an awesome and affordable phone!
Nowadays phone is very important to me so that I could get connected to the world and my friends. If without a phone I think I will not survive… I use Whatsapp and PingChat!, Twitter and Facebook on my mobile a lot and this is my only dose to keep me entertain and will not feel lonely as I get to see my friends updates and get myself updated to the world news. =)
Celcom is now offering the latest Samsung Galaxy SL. So what’s with the different between Samsung Galaxy S vs Samsung Galaxy SL?
It’s pretty much same as the Samsung Galaxy S, but the different between the 2 model is Samsung Galaxy SL using Super Clear LCD instead of Super AMOLED screen which can be found in Samsung Galaxy S. Also there’s a slight increase of the size and thickness of the Galaxy SL to fit the bigger capacity battery, from 1500 mAh to 1650 mAh. In addition, there is also an increase of about 10% (119g to 131g) on the weight of Galaxy SL.
It is powered by a 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 instead of the original Hummingbird processor. Unlike the Galaxy S, the Galaxy SL comes with 4GB internal storage with Android 2.2 (Froyo) preloaded.
Check out the video on the New Samsung Galaxy SL.
What I like about this Samsung Galaxy SL
- The screen is really awesome and it’s sharp and crystal clear! It provide clear visibility in broad daylight.
- Longer Battery Life that allows 24/7 connectivity! That’s very important for smartphone.
- The camera quality is too good to be true! The picture quality is damn awesome!
- With Android, I could download tons of free Apps! Yes, FREE Apps!
- Get to sync with all Google products easily.
There are tons of free apps for you to download!
Sync with your google accounts will make your life easier!
Minor disadvantages
- Camera do not have flash
- No dedicated camera key
- The all-plastic body is a real fingerprint magnet but it’s really light!
- Increased thickness (10.6mm), height (123.7mm) and weight (131 g) compared to the original Galaxy S (9.9mm, 122.4mm and 119 g)
This is the photo taken using Samsung Galaxy SL. The picture quality and color is very nice.
Celcom is offering three package plan for Samsung Galaxy SL (CE50 + 38, CE50 + 68, CE250). The minimum contract period of 18 months applies on all three types of plans.
There are 3 bundling plans available and the Galaxy SL can be bought from as low as RM718 with a contract tenure of 18 months.
Celcom Package Plan With Samsung Galaxy SL
1) The Samsung Galaxy SL has a starting price of RM 818 with a monthly commitment of RM 250 that comes along 5GB of data. (CE50 + 38)
2) RM 1148 for a monthly commitment of RM 118 with 3GB of data. (CE50 + 68)
3) RM 1198 for a monthly commitment of RM 88 with 1GB of data. (CE250)
Be the 1st 100 to own the brand new Samsung Galaxy SL
As an early bird promotion, the first 100 to sign up with Celcom online for the Samsung Galaxy SL will get RM100 discount and Free 8GB microSD card. In addition to the RM100 discount, you can also enjoy an additional 5% discount on your monthly bill every month with any major credit cards via auto-billing.
While the new operating system Windows Phone 7 could be the most significant for Microsoft since losing the lead in the smartphone market to RIM’s BlackBerry, Apple’s iOS devices and Google’s Android operating system, the local launch was marred by the unavailability of Market Place / Hub that would have made Windows Phone 7 devices in this country more competitive.
Market Place / Hub is where you can try, buy, and search for apps, music, and games from your phone. It’s like AppStore for iPhone, but unfortunately, Market Place is not available in Malaysia yet. So if your Windows Live ID is tied to Malaysia then you will not be able to make full use of your Windows Phone 7, for my case is HTC HD7 from Maxis10 review unit, because of the unavailable of Market Hub.
Why would Microsoft launch this Windows Phone 7 but don’t want to support our country for the Market Place? If it’s not ready then why not wait till the Market Place launched? I’m really disappointed with that. As it is, the missing Marketplace puts Windows Phone 7 at somewhat of a disadvantage, because the smartphone operating system itself has no Twitter application nor an instant messaging client like Windows Live Messenger built in.
To over this disadvantage of not able to access Market Place, I have tried the workaround, which is changing the Windows Live profile country to Singapore and when setup the HTC HD7 also set it to Singapore as the default country. Bingo! By doing this, cheating your country, you will be able to download apps from Market Hub!
On the other hand, for gamers, Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 is one of its biggest draws, as the feature allows Xbox 360 console users with Xbox Live accounts to log in on Windows Phone 7 to customise their Xbox Avatars and even add to their achievement points for mobile games played on the smartphone. I’m not a gamer myself so I have not actually tested on this.
Marketplace is organized into categories, starting with one that features apps from your mobile operator. You can use these categories to narrow your search and find the details for things that interest you most. For me, I’m looking at all the free apps at the moment before I jailbreak this HTC HD7, will do that in a later stage. =)
View the status of your downloaded items and discover what updates are available for stuff that’s already in your collection.
Important Tip!
Consider using your computer or Wi-Fi to download larger files. This reduces the time it would take if you used a standard connection, and ensures that you don’t go over any limits you may have in your data plan.
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