Samsung Galaxy Q specification leaked

Samsung Hub has gotten their hands on the leaked specs for Samsung Galaxy Q. According to reports, the Galaxy Q is designed to be a BlackBerry competitor, spotting a QWERTY keyboard in candybar format.

As shown on the leaked specs above, it is quite similar to the Samsung Galaxy S but it uses a smaller 3″ 720×480 Super AMOLED screen. What you’ll also get is a higher 8MP camera for the back and a better 1.3MP camera for the front. From the specs, it will come with Android 2.2 Froyo installed.

Sadly, no leaked photos are available to tease our curiousity. In the past, Samsung has done a good job with QWERTY candybar phones, like the Windows Mobile powered Samsung i780. We are definitely looking forward to this one as well.

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Maybank gives away HTC Desire daily for m2u mobile promo

Maybank, Malaysia’s most extensive bank is having a promotion for its mobile site, m2u Mobile. From 14th July 2010 onwards, they are giving away a HTC Desire daily for transacting on their mobile site.

To join, just access their mobile site at http://mobile.maybank2u.com.my with your mobile and make a bill payment or interbank transfer. After your transaction, you will be asked a question. If you are the 1000th person with the correct answer, you’ll win the device. This runs until 21st October 2010.

Another interesting thing they highlighted is that m2u is FREE to access on Celcom, DiGi and Maxis subscribers for a short promo period as follows:

• Celcom – Prepaid 13 July 2010
• Celcom – Postpaid 23 July 2010
• Maxis – Prepaid & Postpaid 19 July 2010
• DiGi – Prepaid & Postpaid 20 July 2010 (Update: DiGi’s diginet APN only.)

This offer is valid for 3 months and we would like to highlight the possibility it could be FREE only if you have the right APN configured on your device, similar to DiGi’s Free Facebook Zero Access.

For more info, head on to Maybank‘s promo page.

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RUMOUR: Samsung Galaxy S2 with 2GHz CPU and HD 720 Screen

Slashgear has reported what seems to be a rumour of Samsung Galaxy S next successor, believed to be called the Galaxy S2 i9200. The Galaxy S currently ranks highly in our list of recommended Android phones and we would expect the successor to bring our expectations to a higher level.

The rumoured successor model is spec’ed to the max boasting 2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM with 4GB of ROM. It is also reported to have a 1280×720 Super AMOLED screen which dwarfs the iPhone 4 retina display on paper. To top it off, its 8MP Camera records video at 1080p.

This couldn’t come in a better time as Motorola’s CEO had mentioned that a 2GHz Android device would be coming by end of this year. Of course, we would iterate that this is still a rumour. However we won’t be surprise if its true since the Android segment would eventually need to counter iPhone 4′s offering one way or another.

We would like to add that HTC and Motorola, which both enjoyed some dominance recently has gotta work double time as the Koreans are rising up in the Android game.

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Android 2.1 dominates 50% of Android devices, 1.6 & 1.5 still alive & kicking

The Android device segment is an interesting one where the platform is fragmented with different versions. As mentioned earlier, fragmentation is a big problem for Android where there are multiple versions namely Android 1.5, 1.6, 2.1 and the latest 2.2. Most newly developed Android apps only work well with the latest version and this will leave many Android users behind.

Just about months ago, the then latest 2.1 version stood at 27%. Today, Android 2.1 accounts to half of all Android devices out there. Not surprising considering new Android devices aggressively pushed today runs on Android 2.1. Contributing to the rise also are handset manufacturers that started offering firmware upgrades of older Android devices to version 2.1, like the HTC Hero.

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Maxis Biggest Fan contest with trips to see Messi and Lampard

In-conjunction with the current football fever, Maxis is running “The Biggest Fan” contest that gives away 10 pairs of trips to see Lionel Messi in Barcelona or Frank Lampard in London.

Participation is simple, simply submit a photo or a video and notify Maxis about it. You can use any media sharing site such as Flikr, Photobucket, youtube but make sure your title starts with “The Maxis Biggest Fan Audition – …” followed by your own title.

The contest is open to both Maxis and Hotlink prepaid customers and submission ends on 12th July 2010.

For more details, head on to the contest site here.

Rumour: Motorola Droid 2 coming soon?

We might be seeing a sequel to Motorola Droid which is Verizon’s prime Android device. Being a possible Droid 2, the leak photos show a new keyboard layout without a D-Pad and a dedicated microphone/speak key.

No other information are known at this point.

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AMAX WiMAX to re-engineer backhaul due to high TM’s charges

We heard that AMAX is to re-engineer their WiMAX backhaul connectivity. This might explain the MIA situation of AMAX as their site is no longer accessible.

According to its CEO, Datuk Abdul Ghani Abdullah, TM’s charges metro-E link is more costlier than microwave backhaul therefore prompting their move to switch to microwave. Due to this exercise, AMAX has informed their customers of AMAX’s WiMAX service downtime. Customers will not be billed from 1st May onwards until the re-engineering process is complete.

The CEO also added that AMAX has filed a complaint to MCMC on TM’s high pricing which appears to be trying to kill off broadband competition in the country. He also added that AMAX currently has 2000 customers in the Klang Valley with 15,000 more registered pending coverage expansion.

On the other end of the table, TM has refuted such claims saying that AMAX had initially agreed with the terms set for the connectivity agreement and it is unfair for them to accuse them in this manner. According to TM, they had deliver their obligation however AMAX has failed to honour their obligation when it comes to payment.

Amidst rumours of AMAX going bust, the CEO also denied that AMAX is in trouble. To date, they have 42 people in their workforce. However he did admit that they had to let go of some staff as they we’re slowing down but assures that they are here to stay.

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Google wants to tie up Nexus One with telcos, plan to cease online sales

Google has announced on its blog that it will revamp the way they sell the Nexus One.  As of now,  Nexus One is generally offered online on Google’s website to 4 countries, namely UK, USA, HK and Singapore. Retail wise, it is only available in very selected operators.

We’ve tried the Google Nexus One ourselves and we admit that it is one of the better Android phones out there. However getting a Nexus One isn’t as easy as other Android offerings from Motorola, Sony Ericsson and HTC. The difference here is obviously due to lack of sales channels to distribute Nexus One especially on the retail front.

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HTC sues Apple for patent infringement

If you think Apple is the only one taking action on its rivals for patent infringement, think again. HTC has just filed legal action again Apple for violating five HTC patents and pushing for immediate ban on sales of iPods, iPhones and iPads.

The 5 patents alleged to be violated were not disclosed but HTC says they are doing this to protect its IP, partners and above all, its customers.

Update: Engadget has the list of the 5 patents affected. It covers power management and telephone dialer organisation. Read all about it here.

Full press release after the jump

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iPhone HD/4G Video leaked from Vietnam

We still don’t know how did this iPhone ended up all the way in Vietnam but this is the 2nd time the next iPhone HD/4G is spotted in the wild after Gizmodo.

The Vietnamese dude managed to get a unit which looks more refined and furnished compared to the first sighting at Gizmodo. In the video, you’ll get to see the overall built as well as the Micro SIM slot which is placed on the right.

More photos and videos after the jump.

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