Category Archives: Feature
Cross-platform BBM could lead to war with Blackberry’s rivals
Joe Devanesan
Blackberry has finally confirmed that its native Blackberry Messenger (popularly known as BBM) app will be made available for Android and Apple’s iOS devices this summer. The free app will be available once approved for Apple’s iOS 6 software released last year and devices running Android 4.0 or higher, released since late 2011. Announcing the » read more…
ConnectMyFolks iPad app helps the elderly get tech-connected
Joe Devanesan
ConnectMyFolks is a social messaging app for iPads that, according to the description on its iTunes page in the App Store, “keeps people who are not comfortable with technology connected with those who are.” Creators of the app, In The Loop LLC, are actually referring to those among the older (some say Golden) generation who » read more…
Moving to Silicon Valley stalls Facebook’s US$1B acquisition of Waze
Joe Devanesan
Rumours have been swirling on the internet like wildfire that Facebook intends to purchase social traffic/location-mapping app Waze for a reported US$1 billion over the past few weeks. But most reports coming out of Israel, where Waze has been developed and is based in, now indicate that the navigation app builder might be hesitant to » read more…
Google I/O 2013: What to expect
Nigel Chew
It’s that time of the year again, folks. Google I/O will be starting tomorrow, paving the way for the biggest Android-related news. As always, we’ll be expecting new and exciting things from the company, but as always, we’re never informed ahead of time to know what to expect. Key Lime Pie, or just another update » read more…
Google to sell second-gen Nexus 7 tablet from July: sources
Joe Devanesan
Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc’s Snapdragon processor around July, two sources told Reuters, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market. Google is aiming to ship as many as eight million of the Asustek-made tablets in the second half of » read more…
Samsung focusing on multiscreen TV & mobile apps with new acquisition
Joe Devanesan
Samsung Electronics has purchased MOVL, creator of the Kontrol.tv platform, to provide better inter-communication between televisions and mobile devices. MOVL had already been working on Samsung’s connected TVs (or smart TVs) prior to the acquisition, having won a Samsung Connected TV developer competition with its WeDraw app. WeDraw enabled users to sketch an illustration on » read more…
Apps for the 13th General Election
Nigel Chew
As the country heads towards what seems to be one of the most important elections this Sunday, the prevalence of smartphones and high rate of Internet penetration in Malaysia have also made the 13th General Elections (GE13) the most closely watched one in history. However, with all this information overload, you might want to consider » read more…
Interview: 20 questions with Razif Hashim, Samsung ambassador
Joe Devanesan
On a picturesque Wednesday afternoon, Mobile88 sat down with celebrated actor Razif Hashim, to grill him about being appointed as one Samsung Malaysia’s brand ambassadors for the Galaxy Note II phablet, widely-tipped as the Phone of the Year for 2012. Read our comprehensive review of the Samsung Galaxy Note II. Mobile88: What mobile phone do you » read more…
Google reportedly wants to buy WhatsApp for $1 Billion
Joe Devanesan
Google is the latest name to be linked to an acquisition of mobile messaging phenomenon WhatsApp, with many sources online quoting US$ 1 Billion as the figure WhatsApp has fixed its value. Google apparently approached WhatsApp last month regarding a possible buyout, following on from other well-publicised acquisition attempts by the likes of Facebook and » read more…
Maxis redesigns website to be more “people-friendly”
Joe Devanesan
On Wednesday morning, Maxis Bhd. invited selected media personnel to their corporate headquarters at Menara Maxis, KLCC to unveil the grand redesign of Maxis’ consumer website, shortly after it was released at the ungodly hour of 3AM. Consumer site might be the wrong term, though, since the website incorporates all elements of the Maxis culture- » read more…
