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July 21st, 2008 | by
limbeerWent by Mongkok so had a look at the cellphone shops. As per Alfred’s post and the postings on local Mac lists, the 16GB 3G iPhones were indeed out in full force. Prices were 8800 to 9800 HKD or about S$1525 to S$1698. Way...
July 16th, 2008 | by
Alfred SiewSo, you can’t wait for SingTel to bring the hyped-to-the-heavens 3G iPhone? Well, since the red camp missed the July 11 launch, you can get one from places where the gizmo is sold. One place would be Hong Kong, where my bro...
July 3rd, 2008 | by
limbeerHutchinson/3 here in Hong Kong recently announced their iPhone prices and their mandatory subscription plans here. To cut to the chase, it seems like if you’re thinking of getting an iPhone at an uncontracted price for use...
July 2nd, 2008 | by
Alfred SiewThe street battles for mobile users are intensifying here, and these days, with cellphone operators fighing tooth and nail for customers, you can not only get a phone for free, but even free calls and mobile Internet –...
June 26th, 2008 | by
Alfred SiewAs the hype from the 3G iPhone rests a little, the spotlight has now been trained on two “iPhone killers” these past two weeks – the Samsung Omnia and HTC’s Touch Diamond, which went on sale lately. The...
June 25th, 2008 | by
Oo Gin LeeIn this week’s Digital Life, I ran a story about how VOIP services like pfingo, Skype and mediaring are now moving to the mobile phone. The value proposition is simple – you can pay two to four cents per minute to...
June 25th, 2008 | by
Alfred SiewAs a letter writer in the ST Forum mentioned today, full number portability in Singapore does not mean you can switch from a post-paid to a pre-paid plan when you switch cellphone operators, and still keep your number. It was...
June 23rd, 2008 | by
Alfred SiewIt’s the latest sign that the “touch-screen” fad is heating up to fever pitch, thanks in much to the iPhone hype. HTC’s excellent Touch Diamond, said to be the best “iPhone killer” of the lot,...
June 19th, 2008 | by
Boon KiatJust got to fiddle with the new E71 (the one on the right), which was launched at Nokia’s own show on CommAsia week. From a 30-minute hands-on take today at the office, this shiny metal-clad GPS smartphone might just be my...
June 19th, 2008 | by
Alfred SiewLate post here for CommAsia, as you’d expect the stories with ST have been coming thick and fast, and there’s little time to update this little blog (interesting note to newspapers trying to do both online and print)....