iPhone 4: Pre-orders now open. Here’s how you can get your hands on one!
(UPDATE 2345hrs 20072010) iPhone 4 Registration of Interest for both DiGi & Maxis now open.
Apple Stores in the US, UK and France have now started to accept pre-orders for the latest and greatest iPhone.
Unfortunately for us Malaysians, we’re not going get privilege of owning one until August at the earliest but don’t let that stop you from ordering direct from the US and becoming one of the very first in Malaysia to own one.
We got in touch with online concierge service, VSHub to find out if it is possible to order the iPhone 4 and have them ship it to Malaysia for us.
The answer is a resounding yes! Just register to become a VSHub member to get your very own U.S. shipping address. Once you have that, you can proceed to pre-order your iPhone 4 at the Apple Store, make the payment and then wait for the magic to happen.
Expect to pay for this prvilege though. There will be an additional charge for shipping & handling, plus the conceirge service.
But be warned though, the U.S. iPhone 4 will be locked to AT&T, so might have to wait a couple of weeks for the hackers to figure out how to unlock it.
And another thing, we’re not in any way endrosing VSHub or whatever. We just thought that some of you might want to find out how you get your hands on the iPhone 4 before anybody else in Malaysia.
DiGi MiFi: Read this before you pre-order
(UPDATE 1838hrs 16062010) Things are getting interesting with the Huawei E5830. We highlighted earlier that in DiGi’s FAQ about the device they’ve mentioned that it can’t function as a router while being plugged into a USB port. We even noted the question number – it was Q20 (Google Cached). We’ve discovered that DiGi have recently changed that question to now say that the E5830 can function as a router while being plugged in.
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Wonder if we can get our hands on one to really find out.
DiGi also added 2 more FAQ items clarifying that the MiFi device uses normal SIM and that it is not SIM-locked to DiGi’s network.
Original Post: When DiGi first announced that it’s opening pre-orders for the Huawei E5830 MiFi device, we’re pretty sure many of you were stoked.
Having reviewed a similar device – the D-Link DIR-457 – we’re convinced that a MiFi has its uses for those who run with multiple devices. We noted in our review that a MiFI type of device gave us tremendous flexibility and not need to fiddle with USB dongles every time you want to connect to the Internet is simply a joy.
Back to the Huawei E5830. At first sight the device is much better looking that the albino DIR-457. It looked much more compact as well. Performance wise it edges the DIR-457 slightly being able to deliver HSPA speeds of up to 7.2Mbps down and 5.76Mbps up. And by that criteria alone the E5830 would have been a been a better buy. But it’s not that simple.
In our earlier posting about the device, a number of readers have raised the question – can it be used while being charged? We set to find out what the deal is with the E5830 and clear the confusion once and for all.
Nokia N8 hands on preview by Engadget
After being excited over Nokia’s next flagship product – Nokia N8, Engadget has finally gotten a comprehensive hands on preview in London. Running on the upcoming Symbian^3, the N8 is something worth looking out for in a world where iPhones, Blackberries and even Android is dominating the smartphone arena.
The N8 built quality seems to be impressive and what’s remarkable is its 720p video shooting and playback performance. During the N8 preview, Nokia had a demo videorecording of a girl on a swing which sounded pretty clear despite the traffic noise in the background. This would defintely take on iPhone 4 in portable HD video recording.
More details and link of the video after the jump.
Nokia releases football themed viral videos in time for World Cup
That’s the question Nokia is asking you, assuming you want to get your hands on one.
In conjunction with the World Cup, Nokia has released a viral video campaign surrounding the dominant theme for this month — football.
The video sees a group of friends having a good time playing foosball. These are not just casual player mind you, in the videos, they pull off some of the most insane moves we’ve seen on a foosball table.
Behind the snazzy foosball action, Nokia is highlighting the video recording capabilities of the N8. The videos don’t say much but the hint is clear, it appears that all of the videos taken for this campaign is done using the N8; but if you take a look at the “behind the scenes” video, you can see that this is not the case.
Although Nokia creates the illusion that the videos where all recorded with the N8, you can be assured that the awesome tricks seen in the videos are all real.
Oh well, the N8 has already potentially proven itself to be worthy video and photo capturing device with its earlier demonstrations. What’s left now is for us to try it out for ourselves.
Take a look at the full set of video after the jump.
Surprise iPad Birthday present in frozen chocolate
If your loved one’s birthday is coming, its no brainer to follow the standard procedure of buying the present and wrapping it up. One guy in South Africa decided to do things differently. Knowing his wife is a big apple fanatic, giving an iPad in a box would be pretty predictable.
So what did he do? He got his pals at London to custom freeze an iPad (pre-wrapped of course) in fine chocolate and send it all the way to Cape Town. His wife was obviously surprised with the weight of chocolate and slowly gets thrilled by the real surprise underneath.
Check out the full story and the photos taken from the unwrapping or digging of the birthday present here.
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HTC Aria, new Android device offered by AT&T
More operators are jumping into the Android bandwagon, AT&T included. Now they have introduced a new Android device from HTC called the Aria. Design wise, it does look similar with the HTC EVO 4G.
The HTC Aria is going on sale this 20th June at all AT&T stores for $129.99 after a $100 mail in rebate. The offer is tied to a 2 year contract with a smartphone data plan. More details of the device after the jump.