Nokia N9: The Best and Only Meego Nokia Phone – Available in Singapore

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Sep 072011
 

Nokia N9 is built for people who appreciate a stunning blend of design and the latest smartphone technology, offering a one-of-a-kind user experience.

The Nokia N9 introduces an innovative new design where the home key is replaced by a simple gesture: a swipe. Whenever you’re in an application, swiping from the edge of the display takes you home. The three home views of the user interface are designed to give fast access to the most important things people do with a phone: using apps, staying up to date with notifications and social networks, and switching between activities.

The industrial design of the Nokia N9 is an example of extreme product making and craft. Its body is precision-machined from a single piece of polycarbonate which flows seamlessly into beautifully formed curved glass with a curved scratch resistant screen. The laminated, deep black display creates a seemingly floating user interface.

The Nokia N9 is available in three colors – black, cyan and magenta, with storage options of 16GB (SGD$799) and 64GB (SGD$899) at all 3 operators in Singapore – Singtel, Starhub and M1 – starting in October.

Initial Thoughts of the Nokia N9:

  • Love the design, love the hardware, love the new UI.
  • Would I buy it? No – it’s going to be the one and only Meego device out there. Support is questionable in terms of long term strategy.
  • Since most of the “innovations” on the Nokia N9 are done under the “Disruptive” category, i.e. Nokia N9, rest assured that you will see these innovations in future phones – so why buy the Nokia N9 then?
  • Would you buy it? Maybe – if you want to stand out over the rest, i.e. not using an iPhone, and using the ONLY Meego phone and you’re looking for a stylish phone but don’t care much about support.
  • Don’t get me wrong, there will be apps available since it runs the QT development platform, that means most Symbian apps will be available on the Nokia N9.

M1 launches new mData mobile broadband plans

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Aug 312011
 

M1’s new competitively priced mobile broadband plans will be provisioned at 7.2 Mbps or 21 Mbps theoretical download speeds. However, customers will now be able to know what their mobile broadband experience is, with the publishing of typical download speeds, ranging from 0.6 to 6.7 Mbps.

These plans will be available from 1st September 2011. mData’s monthly mobile broadband data usage above bundle will be capped at a maximum of $69.30.

M1 mData MOBILE BROADBAND PLANS
Mobile Broadband Plans mData Value mData Lite mData Max mData Extreme
Monthly Subscription (24 months) $12 $24 $40 $59
Data Bundle 5GB 12GB 50GB 50GB
Excess Data Usage Charges $5.35/GB, capped at a maximum of $69.30
(excluding monthly subscription fees)
Theoretical Download Speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps 21 Mbps
Typical Download Speed Range 0.6 to 4.8 Mbps 0.7 to 6.7 Mbps

BlackBerry Bold 9900 Available for Pre-orders now in Singapore, Release on 1st September

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Aug 192011
 

SingTel, StarHub and M1 will be offering customers the ability to pre-order the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 ahead of in-store availability on 1st September. No news on the price yet.

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet at only 10.5mm, and the first to offer the perfect union of a high performance keyboard and touch display integrated within the iconic BlackBerry Bold design. The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to include built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), a new technology that is enabling many new and exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair with NFC-enabled accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

If you already own a BlackBerry Bold and looking to upgrade, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the device for you.

Key features:

  • Running BlackBerry OS 7
  • Supports NFC
  • Slim, slick and fast

HTC EVO 3D will be Available in Singapore at the end of August 2011

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Aug 112011
 

Built with the Gingerbread (2.3) version of Android™, HTC EVO 3D features HTC’s first qHD 3D 4.3-inch display and a powerful 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core processor. HTC EVO 3D also features dual 5 megapixel cameras, which can be used to capture both high-quality conventional and stunning 3D images and videos, opening up new frontiers for user-generated content, social networking and streaming video.

In short, the HTC EVO 3D is the same as the HTC Sensation with the addition of 3D dual rear-cameras and qHD 3D glass-free screen.

The HTC EVO 3D will be available in Singapore at all mobile operators (SingTel, M1, Starhub) and authorized retailers at a suggested retail price of SGD$895 at the end of August 2011 (estimated 26th August).

Additional key features of HTC EVO 3D include:

  • 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video chat
  • 3G Mobile Hotspot capability, supporting up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
  • Android Market™ for access to more than 200,000 useful applications, widgets and games available for download to customize the experience
  • Google mobile services such as Google Search™, Gmail™, Google Maps™, Google Calendar, Voice Actions, and YouTube™
  • Corporate e-mail (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®), personal (POP and IMAP) e-mail and instant messaging
  • 1GB Usable memory/1GB RAM
  • microSD slot (supports up to 32GB memory card)
  • Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n
  • Stereo Bluetooth®
  • Integrated GPS
  • 1730 mAh Lithium-ion battery

400 pairs of tickets up for grabs from M1 for Faye Wong 2011 Concert Tour in Singapore

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Jul 122011
 

M1 is giving away 400 pairs of tickets to the Faye Wong’s one night only concert on 29 October 2011 8pm, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Starting from 9am 11 July to midnight 10 August 2011, M1 customers will be given the exclusive opportunity to win a pair of tickets valued at $446, with every 50 SunPerks points redeemed. Multiple entries are permitted, increasing the odds of customers obtaining a pair of the much-coveted concert tickets. Results will be announced on 25 August 2011. M1 customers may visit www.m1.com.sg/faye for more details.

M1 Launches LTE network in Singapore

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Jun 202011
 

M1’s dual band LTE network, operating on both the 1.8 GHz and 2.6 GHz frequency bands, will have an initial theoretical downlink speed of 75 Mbps and uplink speed of 37.5 Mbps. By end 2012, the theoretical downlink and uplink speeds will be upgraded to 150 Mbps and 75 Mbps respectively.

At its launch on 21 June 2011, the LTE network covers major areas within the financial district, including Marina Bay, Suntec, Shenton Way and other areas. Coverage is being progressively expanded and is scheduled to be nationwide by the first quarter of 2012.

The launch will involve customers from M1’s enterprise sector. These customers will be able to access M1’s Next Generation Mobile Network service via USB modems on existing mobile broadband plans at S$59.40 (with GST) per month. An expanded range of LTE devices, including tablets and smartphones, is expected to be available later this year.

M1 says “We are Sorry” for the Technical Difficulties

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May 242011
 

Following up with the recent technical difficulties that affected some of M1′s customers on 18th May, M1 has announced a day of free local mobile calls, SMS, and MMS on Wednesday, 25th May for all M1 customers. Well done, M1, by quickly informing the public, taking action, admitting their mistake, and compensating their customers. Thumbs up.

Due to an unexpected technical failure on a card in one of our many customer management servers, a small percentage of our customers were not able to connect to our network on 18 May 2011. In view of this incident, M1 today advises that all our customers will enjoy one day of free local mobile calls, SMS and MMS, on 25 May, Wednesday.

This will commence from 00:00 hours to 23:59 hours of 25 May 2011.

The free calls, SMS and MMS will not be deducted from the free minutes and messages included in our customers’ existing mobile service plans.

We are sincerely sorry and would like to thank our supportive customers for their understanding. Our customers’ experience is of key importance and we will continue to improve the robustness of our network.

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M1 to offer iPad 2 in Singapore on 20 May 2011

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May 182011
 

M1 today announced it will offer iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G in Singapore on 20 May. M1 will offer all iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G models with select tariff plans on a two-year contract, as well as a range of attractive data plans for iPad 2 without a contract.

Customers can buy all models of iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G, beginning 20 May at M1 Shop at Paragon from 8am onwards and at 10am from all other M1 Shops.

For complete details on pricing and availability, please visit www.m1.com.sg/ipad

Technical Difficulties with M1 – They are working on it

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May 182011
 

M1 mobile service is down right now because they are having some technical difficulties, and they do know about it. Hope they’ll be back up soon. Here’s what M1 has to say:

We are experiencing technical difficulty on one of our customer management servers, and mobile services to some of our customers are temporarily disrupted. We would like to express our deep apologies for the inconvenience caused. Please be assured that we are putting all available resources to promptly rectify this issue.

Update: It seems that M1′s service is back up. Anyone else still having connection problems?

Our mobile services are progressively being restored, to the affected customers. We envisage full service restoration, shortly. We would like to thank our affected customers for their understanding and patience, whilst we worked on restoring services to them.

Update: They have given the reason behind the failure. Seems like a faulty card. Let’s hope something like this doesn’t happen again.

M1 Limited sincerely thank our affected customers for their understanding and patience during the network incident on 18 May 2011.

When the problem first surfaced, the top priority was to restore service to the group of affected customers. To this end, efforts and resources were concentrated on identifying and troubleshooting the affected complex network elements, and the process was complicated by the need to avoid disruptions to all other customers hosted on the other servers. We finally traced the problem to a faulty card in one of our backend systems, and the problem was resolved at 7.30pm.

Our continual priority is to ensure service to our customers and further actions are being taken to enhance the robustness of our network elements.

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Dell Venue is Available in Singapore on 14th May

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May 122011
 

The Dell Venue with Android 2.2 is the perfect mobile partner, providing instant access to everything you love. With its pre-loaded Stage software and 8-megapixel camera, on-the-go students, mobile professionals and active social networkers can quickly capture and share life’s moments with just about anyone.

In addition to a vast array of entertainment features the Dell Venue also comes fully equipped with today’s necessary business features including support for ActiveSync and QuickOffice. Additionally, the Venue features the innovative Swype text input method for effective text recognition and easier typing.

The Dell Venue will be commercially available from M1, StarHub and selected IT stores from May 14 and will be retailing at a recommended retail price of SGD$738.

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