For 2012, BlackBerry is banging on their new range of devices that run on their latest BlackBerry 10 OS. The upcoming BlackBerry London was earlier speculated to be their new flagship device which carries design features of the Porsche Design P’9881.

Just recently, BlackBerry’s 2012 product line up document was purportedly leaked and CrackBerry claims to have the latest details with the slide shown above. The London design now is different from what we saw earlier and resembles closely with a Motorola Droid X. We hope that this isn’t the final design as it sure looks dated right now.

In terms of specs, it is still rumoured to be running on dual-core 1.5GHz which is similar to the upcoming 3G+ BlackBerry Playbook with HSPA+ and NFC. If the specs are true, BlackBerry might have a fighting chance but let’s wait and see when it is launched officially.

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For this coming Chinese New Year, Maxis is doing a buy 1 and get another 50% off promo on BlackBerry. However it is limited to the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and you have a choice between a Curve 9300 and a Curve 8520 for discounted purchase.

To entitle for this promo, you would need to get the Bold 9900 bundled with 24 months. The Bold 9900 goes for RM1,630 on BIS 55 which comes with 500MB (with free 500MB extra) and RM1,390 on BIS 90 which comes with 3GB of data. Then you have a choice to get a Curve 9300 at RM434 or the Curve 8520 at RM299. From the site, it appears that the additional device is contract free with no additional subscription required.

For more information, head over to Maxis BlackBerry Page.

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It appears to be raining BlackBerry Playbooks. If Maxis Playbook + BlackBerry combo isn’t attractive enough, Celcom is now throwing the Playbook at low prices while stocks last. You can now get a Playbook from Celcom WITHOUT contract at the following prices:

BlackBerry Playbook 16GB – RM1,088
BlackBerry Playbook 32GB – RM1,388
BlackBerry Playbook 64GB – RM1,688

As comparison, the prices above were previously tied with 24 months contract for existing Celcom BlackBerry contract extensions but now it is offered outright.

The only problem though is that the offer is valid until 31st November 2011. Either this is a typical typo or Celcom is using a different Calendar system that we are not aware of.

If you have been eyeing for a playbook, head over to Celcom’s Playbook page.

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We’ve once again reached that time of the year where we look back at the past eleven months to see what a year it has been. For us at SoyaCincau.com, 2011 has been a year filled with amazing gadgets and innovation. The mobile scene has progressed so much in such a short time span that you can’t believe how much the game has moved on since a year ago.

In Malaysia, we see more interest from prominent brands like Samsung, Sony Ericsson, HTC, Nokia and BlackBerry as they identify Malaysia as a key market. As a result we see more devices being launched in Malaysia much earlier than – or at the very least at the same time as – other countries. We see this trend continuing for 2012 as Android gains traction and makes inroads in the minds and hearts of Malaysian consumers outside of urban areas and the demand for smartphones increases and prices drop.

Microsoft’s Windows Phone has got to be, in our opinion, one of the biggest lost opportunities for 2011. As a mobile platform, Windows Phone has loads of potential but the lack of a concerted and synchronised market awareness effort from Microsoft and manufacturers has resulted in the platform being an unknown in the country. As a result of that, retailers have seen very little interest in Windows Phone devices.

Having said that, Nokia is set to launch its range of Lumia devices that run on Windows Phone in Malaysia sometime before the first quarter of next year. With a strong brand presence in the country, Nokia could just be what Windows Phone need to gain some mind share in Malaysia. But make no mistake, the Nokia Lumia devices are not magic bullets and Microsoft can’t depend on Nokia alone to solve the lack of awareness for its mobile platform. More needs to be done on Microsoft’s side to educate and drive conversation on the strengths and advantages of Windows Phone.

Speaking of which, TIME magazine has released its top ten lists of everything for the year. Naturally, the list of Top 10 gadgets for 2011 is something we are all very interested to see.

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Just in time for Christmas, Brightstar has introduced the white version of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Curve 9360. This gives BlackBerry hopefuls some exclusivity especially during the holiday season.

On top of that, the first 1,500 customers that registers their white BlackBerry Bold 9900 device will receive RM300 AirAsia vouchers. Meanwhile the 1st 1,500 customers of the white BlackBerry Curve 9360 will get RM150 AirAsia vouchers instead. To add more peace of mind, Brightstar is giving 24 months warranty for the new BlackBerry devices provided that you register within 2 weeks of purchase.

If you’re interested to get one, here’s the list of dealers for the white Bold 9900 and white Curve 9360.

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UPDATE: U Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9790 plans are officially revealed. Full plan details below after the jump.

U Mobile is expected to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9790 on 5th December but they have started silent pre-ordering deal on selected people.

The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is said to be offered as low as RM799 with 24 months contract plan of U88. For BIS service, additional RM20 subscription fee is required which makes it a total of RM108 for 24 months. There’s also an upfront payment of RM264 upon registration. In total, that’s RM1063 to be paid upon subscription and it is payable via credit card’s 0% interest easy payment installment.

Thanks SirProtos for the heads up!

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U Mobile now offers the Blackberry Curve 9360 for RM499 on its Unlimited BlackBerry Internet Service + 5GB of data plan. There’s only one option of 24 months contract with a monthly commitment fee of RM68.

Strangely until now Maxis has yet to bundle the Curve 9360 while the rest including DiGi & Celcom has already been offering it.

For more information, head over to U Mobile Blackberry page.

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After the big disruption to BlackBerry users worldwide, RIM has offered a couple of free apps as form of compensation. One of them is Vlingo, a voice assistant app which is now available for free download. The app is originally priced at $19.99 so this giveaway rather huge in value.

This probably is the closest thing to Siri and definitely smarter than Iris. With Vlingo, you can send text, open apps and even search for maps and perform status updates. We’ve tried it on an Android and iPhone which works pretty well even with our “local” English.

To download, head over to App World.

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While the flagship BlackBerry Bold 9900 is getting the limelight, the older Bold 97XX series is getting a refreshed as well. Above is a clear shot of the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9790 which is said to be having Bold 9900′s hardware such as a 1.2GHz processor, a touch screen, 5MP camera, NFC and 8GB of storage.

Last month, RIM themselves have announced the existence of such model in their development blog. From the pic above, there’s a slight difference with the main buttons and it appears to be individually raised like the ones seen on the Torch 9860.

No launch dates have been officially announced but rumour suggests that it will be officially revealed sometime this month. The Bold 9790 might be the next Blackberry for those that prefer the existing Bold 9780 size and design.

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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.

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