iPhone 4 8GB available outright for RM1,799
While waiting for the iPhone 4S to show up in Malaysia, the iPhone 4 8GB version is finally available in Malaysia. It is currently selling through Apple’s Online Store for RM1,799 in both Black and White colour options. Best of all, there’s no tie in with any telco so you can pop in any micro-SIM of your choice without any lock-in contract.
Looking at the bigger picture, this may very well indicate that the iPhone 4S will be coming in very soon. In September last year, the iPhone 3GS 8GB version was offered in Malaysia 24 days before the iPhone 4 was launched by both Maxis and DiGi. Your guess is as good as ours but it is highly possible for the iPhone 4S to arrive in the next month or so.
For more info, head over Apple’s iPhone 4 page.
Thanks “Hadip” for the heads up!
BlackBerry Curve 9380 spotted in hands-on
If the Porsche Design BlackBerry isn’t your thing, we can expect more sensible Blackberry devices coming our way. Another device which we got tipped is the BlackBerry Curve 9380 which was snapped by @pyrozyro. At first glance, it does look similar to the Torch 9860 but it is actually smaller with a 3.2″ screen. Other details revealed include a 800MHz processor, 5MP camera and it runs on the latest BlackBerry 7 OS. Availability is still unknown at the moment.
The Curve 9380 was rumoured quite a while and it was recently confirmed accidentally on BlackBerry’s development blog. The development post also revealed the BlackBerry Bold 9790 which is likely to have Bold 9900‘s touch screen and features in the former Bold 9780 design.
Head after the break for more pics and hit the source link for more.
BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981 revealed
The Porsche Design BlackBerry has finally been revealed as the Porsche Design P’9981 Smart phone. This is an exclusive BlackBerry with its exterior radically styled with stainless steel and leather.
Internally its rather similar with its flagship BlackBerry Bold 9900 that comes with a 1.2GHz processor, 768MB RAM, 8GB of internal storage, 2.8″ VGA display and a 5MP camera capable of shooting 720p HD videos. The difference lies on the exterior as the Porsche P9981 is slightly wider by 1 mm and thicker by 0.8mm compared to the Bold 9900. The premium materials add 25 gram extra, making it a total of 155 grams.
Being a premium device, the P’9981 features an exclusive BlackBerry PIN with a “2AA” prefix. In terms of price, it is rumoured to be $2,000. That’s in USD, which makes it slightly more than RM6,000. That’s a lot to pay for a blinged up BlackBerry Bold 9900.
For more information, head over to the Porsche Design P’9981 microsite.
Hands-on and official promo videos & pics after the break.