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!
This is another initiative done by our government to fight crime or provide assistance to those who’s in need in the fastest way thru mobile! MyDistress connects you directly to police for emergency alerts “just with clicks”!
*Only Available in Selangor now!
Press ‘MyDistress’ and cops will respond fast
One of the key challenges when requesting emergency assistance is communication. When out in the streets, sometimes you are unsure of the exact location that you are in, which is then difficult for the rescue team to find you quickly.
When in scenario such as kidnap, where you could not speak or communicate your movement, you could not alert the rescue team of your movement for rescue operation.
When one is in distress, you could be too traumatized to speak or for individuals with hearing or speech impaired, it would be tough to communicate calmly to the rescue team. Hence, with MyDistress, you could alert the police department of your emergency situation with just a click.
Requesting for police help today requires one to dial 999 to provide info & location. Often,it’s difficult to state location due to stressful situations,for uncertainty of exact location. In extreme situation,it’s impossible to speak up for assistance of fear of own safety. Hence,a solution is needed to streamline this process for police help,and pinpoint the exact location.
I myself have been in such situation whereby we need to provide a lot of information when dialing for help, but that time I’m not certain of the police station area and dialed to the wrong police station and was told that they are not in charge of that area and I have to waste time to call to the correct police station again! This apps definitely help us in such situation! One word of advise : please note the police station that in charge of your area and save the number to your mobile!
Hit HELP Responsibility! Use of MyDistress should be an emergency.
An Emergency is when crime is happening, someone suspected of a crime nearby, someone is injured, being threatened or in danger.
You should use MyDistress service to alert police in situation when you need an immediate response-if a crime/incident is happening now or if anyone/property is in imminent danger.
If a person misuse MyDistress whereby the request for immediate response is not an action deemed emergency, PDRM reserves the right to suspend MyDistress services to the user.
MyDistress is a service by the Royal Malaysia Police, Selangor Contingent in an effort to keep Selangor safer. Any abuse and/or misuse of MyDistress will divert crucial resourses of the Police which can be better utilised for situations of real emergencies.Pursuant thereto, please use MyDistress responsibly.
When outdoor, in life threatening condition requesting emergency assistance, use the personal alert for assistance.
The personal alert tracks your movement in case you are being transported unwillingly Note: MyDistress do not track your location/movement unless you use the application (refer privacy policy).
For indoor, use preset location to register your property or venues that might be vulnerable, for exact location within the building for quick alert.
When you are not at your preset location, and when support is required at preset location, preset location alert highlights that assistance is required at preset location and not your current location.
I think this is a very good initiative and good way to fight the crime if all the smartphone users fully utilized it and don’t misuse it!
SHAH ALAM: Your smartphone is the SOS you need in times of danger just tap a key and the police will be able to locate you wherever you are.
Selangor police have pioneered a new application for smartphones to enable the public to have easy access to the police in high-risk situations.
Officer in charge of NKRA, Deputy Supt Mohamed Mokhsein Mohamed Zon, said the software dubbed MyDistress was compatible with Android, Apple, Symbian and BlackBerry smartphone operating systems.
“We co-developed the application with mobile phone software developer Convep Mobilogy Sdn Bhd.
“The purpose of this device is to assist the public who may need our assistance if they face situations like being robbed, house break-ins, abducted or even kidnapped,” he said, adding that it took one year to complete the development of the application.
DSP Mohamed Mokhsein said the application was capable of transmitting the GPS coordinates of any person who had installed it in a smartphone if the distress feature had been activated.
He said the application was capable of giving an accurate location of any individual who uses it.
Police had been testing it since March to ensure it would be ready for use, DSP Mohamed Mokhsein added.
Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said the application could be used for free within the eight police districts in Selangor until January next year.
“We developed this application to make it easy for the public to get police access if they are in imminent danger and to enable the police to respond fast to life and death situations.
“At the click of a button, anyone can report to us their exact location so that we can get to them as fast as possible,” he said, adding that the application was meant to be used in high-risk situations only.
DCP Tun Hisan said the application could be used within Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Serdang, Gombak, Ampang Jaya, Kajang, Klang and Shah Alam police districts currently.
The application would eventually cost RM2 monthly beginning next year, he said.
He also said 50 police patrol cars had been equipped with GPS to ensure they get to the right locations.
“We are working together with Pemandu to equip the rest of our patrol cars with GPS as well,” he said.
Anyone interested in downloading the application can visit http://mydistress.net on their smartphones.
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.
DiGi offers HTC Incredible S smartphone for only RM599 for the 1st 300 customers who sign up DG Smart Plan 24-month contract at 13 DiGi Retail Centres nationwide on 2nd April 2011, that’s today, only for a day, you can start queuing now!
That’s RM1400 savings from the RM1999 recommended retail price of HTC Incredible S. That’s a lot you can save! 300 HTC Incredible available for 13 outlets : 300/13 > Should be around 30 phones per outlets and I believe DiGi will allocate more for Central Region.
I should be go to Sunway Pyramid to kepoh and see see look look. =)
Presenting the HTC Incredible S featuring a unique contoured design, a vivid 4-inch Super LCD display with in-built surround sound and HD quality video recorder.
HTC Incredible S specs
4-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
Android with HTC Sense
SRS surround sound
1GHz CPU
768MB RAM
1.1GB internal phone storage
8 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash
720p HD video recording
1.3 megapixel front camera
DG Smart Plan™
RM63 : After RM5 rebate on monthly fee with Auto Billing subscription HTC Incredible S RRP RM 1,999
12 months contract RM 1,449
24 months contract RM 1,199
Central Region
DiGi SoHoKL
K-OG-03-04, Solaris Mont Kiara, No. 2, Jalan Solaris, 50480 KL. DiGi Times Square
L01-36, Berjaya Times Square, No. 1, Jalan Imbi, 55100 KL. DiGi Klang
Lot Unit B-G-8, BBT One, Lebuh Batu Nilam 2, Bandar Bukit Tinggi, 41200 Klang, Selangor. DiGi SS2
24, Jalan SS 2/66, 47300 PJ, Selangor. DiGi Sunway Pyramid
Lot LG2.69, Lower Ground 2, No. 3, Jalan PJS11/15, Bandar Sunway Pyramid, 46150 PJ, Selangor. DiGi Bangsar
Lot F140, First Floor, Bangsar Shopping Centre, KL.
Terms & Conditions
1. Open to all new customers.
2. Enterprise customers are not eligible for this promotion.
3. Each customer is limited to ONE promotional unit only.
4. Only the DG Smart Plan™ rate plan is applicable for this promotion.
5. This promotion is applicable for 24-month contract sign-ups only.
6. Limited to 300 units nationwide and will be sold on a first come, first serve basis.
7. Promotion is valid on 2 April 2011 only.
8. MNP customers are required to return to the same outlet where they have signed up for this promotion to claim the phone at the discounted price up to 9 April 2011.
Okay this post will be on how the photo and video quality of this HTC HD7 by Maxis10. This HTC HD7 has a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with a 720p movie mode. Overall the photo was just average and not too impressive for my own opinion, but it’s only a camera phone if want awesome photo then just get a DSLR lo. =p
This HTC HD7 is big and easy to hold as a camera, but the camera button is really hard to press, you need to press real hard in order to take picture and sometimes you time to shake the camera and hence the picture goes blurred. On the other hand, Windows Phone 7 does allow you to jump straight into the camera app from a locked screen (by holding down the shutter button) which is convenient to me compared to iPhone.
Few of the draw back :-
- WP7′s inability to remember camera (or camcorder) settings. If you off the flash, each time you turn on the camera and wanted to shoot without flash but the flash will back to default settings which is really troublesome to use and annoying. Not only that, same goes to the video settings.
- The camera buttone is really hard to press.
Blackberry Curve 8520 vs iPhone vs HTC (Android) vs HTC HD7 (Windows Phone 7)
Photo taken using iPhone 4
Photo taken using HTC HD7
Photo taken using iPhone 4
Photo taken using HTC HD7
Photo taken using iPhone 4
Photo taken using HTC HD7
Photo taken using iPhone 4
Photo taken using HTC HD7
More photo comparison between iPhone 4 and HTC HD7. Look at how this HTC HD7 score in the photo above. HTC HD7 actually takes good photo but provided with good lighting conditon and not low light condition which will caused the pink effect. I still think that iPhone takes better photo compared to the rest. Do you agree with me?
As to the video output itself, it’s quite presentable stuff. Check out the sample video taken below. The refresh rate is actually quite good.
Sample Video taken with HTC HD7
Sample Video taken with iPhone
The video format captured in HTC HD7 is .mp4 and the file size is comparative smaller than iPhone which store in .mov file.
iPhone Video Size – 00:00:31 – 38.4MB
HTC HD7 Video Size (VGA 640*480) – 00:00:31 – 8.13MB only!
All in all, the HTC HD7′s camera and video recording seem on par with other smartphone.
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.
Maxis is launching the new Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 – HTC HD 7! Are you waiting for it? Wanted to get this latest Windows Phone? I’m still virgin to Windows Phone… lol.
Look the screen is so huge! The only thing I like about this HTC HD7 is I can use it as a damn big mirror! Haha.
Yup, I have got the new WP7 OS phone – HTC HD7 with me! Thanks to Maxis as being selected as Maxis10 family for reviewing this HTC HD7.
What do you want to know or find out about this phone? Stay tuned as I exploring the phone and will update shortly.
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