The compact Sony Xperia U is now available on contract from Celcom for as low as RM288. The Xperia U is priced outright at RM899. As usual, you have 3 plans - Celcom Exec 50 + 1GB data, Celcom Exec 50 + 3GB of data or Celcom Exec 250 which comes with 5GB data. In terms of duration, you have a choice of 12 months or 18 months contract. The Xperia U is the smallest among Sony Xperia NXT series. It comes with a 3.5" screen that does 854x480, a dual-core 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and 8GB of storage (which 4GB is accessible). The battery of the Xperia U is removable however there's no microSD...


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Samsung has just released the Galaxy mini 2, which is yet another entry level Android smart phone to hit the Malaysian market at RM599. It runs on a 800MHz processor, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage which is expandable through microSD. At the front, it has a 3.27" HVGA TFT display that does 480x320 and over at the back, there's a 3MP camera. It is powered by a 1,300mAh battery and comes with NFC support built in, something we don't usually see in this price range. As expected it still runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Compared to the Galaxy Y, the mini 2 is a notch higher with a slightly...


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DiGi is throwing additional savings in the form of monthly rebates for those that purchase a new device with 24 months contract of DG Smart Plan 68 or Smart Plan 88. The first promotion offers 1 year rebate of RM15/month if you sign up for a Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 7.7 on contract. This gives additional savings of RM180 on top of the RM5/month rebate if you opt for auto billing. This offer only available at both DiGi centres and their online store. The promotion is only valid from now until 30th June. The next offer is 1 year rebate of RM10/month which gives a savings...


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NTT Docomo in Japan has announced its own version of Samsung Galaxy S III that supports 4G LTE up to 75Mbps. As expected it runs on a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm S4 instead of its own Exynos 4 Quad processor. Designed for the local market, it also comes with 1-seg TV support as well. While the rest of the specs remain unchanged, it is interesting to point out that the Japan version gets a whopping 2GB of RAM, instead of 1GB that comes standard with international quad-core models. This was spotted within Docomo's PDF specification sheet and shown on Samsung Japan's product page. On board,...


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UPDATE: Samsung Galaxy S III to be available in Malaysia somewhere between 30 May-1st June. The Samsung Galaxy S III is coming to Malaysia sooner than we think. We've just gotten official invite for the Galaxy S III media event which is happening sometime next week. Based on previous launches such as the Galaxy Note (Friday, 11th November) & Galaxy Nexus (Friday, 13th January), Samsung has a tendency of launching their devices on a Friday. The Galaxy S III will debut commercially starting in Europe on 29th of May which is a Tuesday and it is highly likely that we might be getting it by 1st of June....


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The Nokia Lumia 610 which is priced at RM699 is now available on Maxis from as low as RM149. The lowest price tag of RM149 is tied with 24 months contract of bolt-on 3GB data plan on postpaid. Apart from the usual bundling of any postpaid plan (Value First onwards) with bolt-on data, the Nokia Lumia 610 can be tied in with the new Value Plus Internet plans. For the bolt-on data option, you get a choice of 12, 18 and 24 months contract while Value Plus Internet bundling gets only 12 and 24 months option. The Lumia 610 runs on Windows Phone 7.5 Tango variant, which is designed for devices...


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The folks at Cupertino were not amused when Siri thinks that the Lumia 900 is the best smart phone/cell phone ever. The so called embarrassment was due to the fact that Siri uses Wolfram Alpha engine to answer various inquiries. As a "solution", Siri has been updated to ignore such questions by responding differently with answers such as "the one you're holding" and "you're kidding, right?". Is Apple's action is a little too much for the sake of saving face? Luckily Apple isn't venturing into many industries under the sun or we would be getting biased answers from Siri. [ SOURCE, VIA ]


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While Samsung is getting ready to roll out its Galaxy S III flagship phone, more accessories have begin to surfaced. Apart from the usual docks, cables and covers, a UK mobile site has revealed some interesting add-ons. The first one is the C-Pen which is a stylus pen that's designed for the Galaxy S III. It sure does look thicker than an average stylus and is designed to help in making more accurate input or drawing. The C-Pen is different from the Galaxy Note's S-Pen as it is a standalone pen with no silo to keep it away and there's no additional buttons to toggle different functions....


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The Acer Iconia Tab A510 will be available this Tuesday with the price tag of RM1,399. Not bad considering it packs a quad core Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of on board storage which is expandable with microSD. In terms of display, it features a 10.1" display that pushes 1280x800 resolution and it runs on the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The other tablet that is expected to launch this month is the similarly spec'ed ASUS Transformer Pad which comes with keyboard dock. If you're looking for a powerful Android tablet without any need of additional keyboard, the Iconia...


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