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Thursday, May 08, 2008
i-mate comes in with a bang
I-MATE, a company that has been making Windows Mobile-based handhelds for a few years now, is set to enter the Malaysian market in a big way with a slew of new smartphone and connected handhelds.
May 7, 2008
3G Spectrum transfer completed
TIME dotCom and DiGi can now execute their joint business plans to strengthen their core businesses with the successful transfer of the 3G Spectrum from TdC to DiGi today.
April 29, 2008
DiGi posts RM290 million after-tax profit
DiGi recorded a profit after tax of RM290 million in the first quarter ended 31 March 2008, up18% from the corresponding quarter last year.
DiGi appoints new Head of Marketing
DiGi announces the appointment of Thomas Schnitker as DiGi Head of Marketing. Schnitker was previously the Chief Marketing Officer for Maxis and had headed the Consumer Mobiles Division at Telstra in Australia.
Celcom reveals new Board
Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad, the domestic mobile operator under TM International, is pleased to announce its new line up for the Celcom Board of Directors, with immediate effect.
April 28, 2008
Rising to the DiGi challenge
STAYING true to values that have made DiGi.Com Bhd successful and building on them. Those were the words of an analyst who has tracked this stock for several years. To him, DiGi's strengths lie in the prepaid market and it is one of the most innovative cellular companies.
Spanner in our WiMAX rollout works?
Certification for WiMAX equipment on the 2.3GHz spectrum could be delayed longer than expected and this will impact the country’s rollout of wireless broadband services using the technology.
April 25, 2008
Nokia Store opens in Kuching
Nokia today launched its first Nokia Store in Kuching and the largest in Malaysia, at The Spring, Kuching, Sarawak. The new 1,200 sq. ft. store is located on the first floor of Kuching’s latest shopping mall.
April 21, 2008
Year-end target for WiMAX roll out
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) hopes all four WiMAX licensees will roll out their services by year-end.
April 18, 2008
Samsung AV Roadshow 2008 line-up
Samsung launched a whole string of products including their LCD TV range, Home Entertainment Systems and several MP3 players during the Samsung AV roadshow 2008 here in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today.
April 15, 2008
U Mobile's U38 Postpaid Plan
U Mobile today announced the availability of their postpaid service for Malaysia. Called the U38 Plan, it is targeted at the new 3G user who wants an uncomplicated, affordable, performance-driven postpaid plan.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
BlackBerry Bold
Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the admirable BlackBerry Bold smartphone. Crafted from premium materials, inside and out, the BlackBerry Bold is designed to give business professionals functionality and performance in an intuitive BlackBerry smartphone.
Cuusoo Concept Phone
The Japanese concept design community known as Cuusoo has created the Cuusoo concept phone. The concept comes with a detachable display screen.
Sony Ericsson R300 approved by the FCC
We just got word from Slashphone that the Sony Ericsson R300 was approved by the FCC and will be launched in selected markets from Q2 2008.
Motorola announces V9 Ferrari edition
Motorola will be launching another exclusive model, the Motorola V9 Ferrari edition. The changes include metal surface, red trim, and prancing horse theme pictures.
iPhone 'Unavailable' In Both US & UK Apple Stores
It was the only place left to buy an iPhone and now it's out of stock too. Apple US and UK stores are officially listing both the 8GB and 16GB versions of the phone as “Currently Unavailable.”
Four more countries to get the iPhone
Singapore Telecoms made an iPhone announcement this morning confirming that it will offer the iPhone for sale on its networks later this year.
More Than 550 Million GPS-Enabled Handsets Will Ship by 2012
Community and social-networking-related functionality, such as the sharing of Points of Interest and geo-tagged pictures, is also becoming popular and is expected to boost GPS-enabled handset uptake
Improved User Experience Key to YouTube Mobile Application
The latest benchmark analysis insight. "Upload Process Weakness for Otherwise Cool YouTube Mobile," evaluates the recently launched YouTube mobile video sharing and viewing application across a number of core features
May 9, 2008
Sony Ericsson P5i Pictures
Sony Ericsson's upcoming Paris aka P5i Smartphone which features a touchscreen display, 5.0 megapixel camera and will be available "pretty soon."
Verizon Wireless Introduces Samsung Glyde
Samsung Glyde - Sleek Messaging Phone Features an Advanced Touch-Screen, Slide-Out QWERTY Keyboard and Feature-Rich Multimedia Capabilities.
Datalogic Pegaso rugged PDA
Datalogic has a new rugged PDA called the Pegaso. What makes this PDA cool is that it looks like it could withstand a massive fall without turning into a clump of plastics and wires.
S-Series mobile concept made of Bamboo
The S Series mobile phone is covered in Bamboo, Black Acrylic and Brushed Aluminium Buttons.
Touch screen market to reach $3.3 Billion by 2015
The touch panel market is on track to grow to $3.3 billion and 660 million units by 2015. The report includes all of the available technologies, applications, and suppliers within a market reinvigorated by last year’s launch of the Apple iPhone.
NTT DoCoMo to sell LG Prade
TT DOCOMO, INC. and its regional companies announced today that they will begin marketing "PRADA Phone by LG", a full touch screen mobile phone for the Japanese market, from June.
T-Mobile USA adds nearly 1 million customers in 1Q
T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the country, said Thursday it added 981,000 customers in the first quarter, which along with an acquisition brought its total to 30.8 million.
BT announces Broadband Anywhere
BT takes broadband out of the home with the launch today of BT Total Broadband Anywhere, an all-inclusive package which offers a free, internet-capable smartphone – the BT ToGo – worth around GBP 150, and BT’s Total Broadband service in the home.
KLM announces flight notifications via SMS
End2End Connectivity has today announced that it has been selected by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to provide the SMS delivery of flight status notifications (FSN).
Report indicates that IPTV is the coming thing in Europe
The pay-TV market in Western Europe is generally considered to be mature, but the increasing deployment of IPTV services will see the market enjoy a modest rate of growth in the number of households subscribing to pay-TV services.
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