Almost 20 minutes after its network got back up TM made this official announcement via its Twitter account citing DNS failure to domestic and international servers since 1730hrs today.
Although there have been reports that service has been restored about half an hour after the outage was detected, TM states that restoration process is still ongoing in stages.
We’ve resquested an official response from the group corporate communication deparment on TM on this outage and will update you as soon as we hear from them.
Our public Twitter timeline is lighting up like the 4th of July right now.
Massive complaints on Streamxy and HSBB UniFi subscribers not able to connect to the Internet. Apparently TM‘s broadband service was down as early as 1730hrs
We can’t verify is this is a nationwide outage or if it is multiple instances of isolated casses but by the sheer number of complaints we’re seeing it looks like it is a major outage.
Updates as we get them.
(Update 1759hrs 15042010) Getting reports that Celcom broadband is down too.
(Update 1821hrs 15042010) TM replied via Twitter that “they have escalated the issue to the relevant parties and will update accordingly“. We shall wait diligently for those updates. Stay tuned!
(Update 1821hrs 15042010) Looks like this will be our final update on the Streamyx and UniFi HSBB outage. Twitter timeline reporting both services are up including Celcom. From our estimates, it looks like the nation’s largest broadband provider was out of commission for over 30 minutes.
Even if the service was down for a seamingly short period, the question is, what caused the outage and has enough measures been pun in place to prevent it from happening again?
30 minutes can mean a lot of money for businesses that rely on TM for their Internet. Not to mention the number of Celcom broadband users who were also affected.
The new DG Smart Plan hearts Android!
We quipped earlier that Malaysian telcos are not giving enough TLC to Android devices. Celcom does have a Celcom Exec plan that offers a subsidised HTC Magic but its not promoted in a big way.
DiGi‘s stepped up to the plate offering a subsidised Android based phone at a very attractive price with its latest DG Smart Plan.
The Android based phone in question is the just launched HTC Legend and our early analysis of DiGi’s plan looks like the Legend is most likely Malaysia’s cheapest newest Android device.
Funky new commercials aside, we’ll put DiGi’s latest plan under the microscope to see if it really does offer great value for your money. Do check back for updates.
Update: We’ve taken a close look at DG Smart Plan, find out more about it.
Update 2: We’ve just unboxed a HTC Legend. Read about it here.
In the meantime, check out the HTC Legend product video after the jump.
Like it or not, there is now a mobile web browser alternative for the iPhone. While the jury is still out on whether the Opera Mini is actually better than iPhone’s native Mobile Safari, iPhone users are downloading it by the droves around the world – the new mobile browser is currently the top free app in all 22 App Stores!
What’s clear is the fact the iPhone user like to have a choice – a choice to choose a mobile browser of their liking.
Here’s hoping Apple will open up the App Store to alternative apps.
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DiGi’s new commercial is out!
Along with the DG Smart Plan, DiGi has released its latest commercial and we have to say, we’re a bit dissapointed. But still it made us look.
It doesn’t pull on our hearstrings as much as the previous DiGi Prepaid So Easy ad. That one had a mixutre of a catchy jingle and a creative cinematography with serious special effects to grab our attention.
Oh well…
So what’s unique about this new TVC? It first made its debut on DiGi’s social networking channels on Facebook and YouTube. That by itself is a conversation starter.
We’ll have a comprehensive look at the DG Smart Plan soon. Stay tuned!
In the meantime, check out the commercial after the jump and let us know what you think.
Nokia’s got social media phones too, are they better than KIN?
Nokia just recently announced three new social media centric phones, the C3 and C6 duo designed for tweens and twenty-something uploaders and the E5, which is a social media-work messaging phone hybrid of sorts complete with support for corporate email accounts.
All three come with QWERTY keyboards and allow the user to access social networks and IM updates directly from the homescreen. This new line of Nokia mobile phones are skewed towards users who are hardcore messaging and social networking addicts and have multiple email accounts, various IM services and subscription to a selection of social networks.
Essentially, these phones are built on a budget and are targeted directly to the entry- and low-mid level market segments. Despite that, the trio is pretty well equiped.
Check out demo videos and detailed specifications of the C3, C6 and E5 after the jump.
This alone is a solid enough reason for us to plonk RM2000 on an iPad when international pre-orders go live.
The classic children’s book Alice in Wonderland is completely transformed into a fully interactive, animated and immersive reading experience in its first ever iBook rendition.
Every page on this iBook comes to life with interactive elements and real physics. Tilt the iPad and Alice will grow big as a house, or shrink to just six inches tall. Play with the White Rabbit’s pocket watch and it realistically swings and bounces. Hand out sweets that bounce and collide with the magical talking Dodo.
Try doing that with your Kindle.
If you already have an iPad, the lite version is, of course, free and the full version will set you back US$9 or about RM30. Considering a trad children’s pop-up costs about the same price or possibly more, we reckon books like this on iPad is really bang for the buck.
Check out the video after jump. Apparently the demo shown is the lite edition.
Video How-To: Opera Mini not working on iPhone?
After Opera Mini was approved by Apple, many have rushed to download the app. Unfortunately things didn’t go well for some users. There are quite a number of people complained that they couldn’t pages to load with Opera Mini on their iPhones or iPods.
Before blaming Opera or even Apple for approving such a “useless” app, there’s actually some configuration that needs to be changed if you can’t browse load pages at all.
The solution is simple, go into the Opera Mini settings and change the Protocol to HTTP. The default setting of Socket doesn’t work for some people which we believe it could be telco related.
Check out the video below after the jump on how to change your settings on your Opera Mini.