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Moto Q 9h gets launch date this weekend
Damian Koh | Oct 23, 2007
That's October 27 in Singapore and next week in Malaysia. Other markets that will also get the Q 9h treatment include China and Indonesia with the latter targeted for a November launch. In Singapore, the QWERTY handset is expected to retail at S$828 (US$592.87) without contract.
Admittedly, what we like about the Q 9h is its keyboard, which is one of the best in the market right now. The only other one that caught our fancy was the earlier Nokia E61. Unlike most other QWERTY handsets, the keyboard on the Q 9h is curved. In a way, it matches the movement of our thumbs better than a straight set. Other features include HSDPA and Bluetooth stereo, though the unit is ostensibly missing Wi-Fi connectivity. To find out more, click here for a full review.
Bang & Olufsen Serenata in the wild
Damian Koh | Oct 23, 2007
It's an absolute beauty. And it's a little bigger than what we would have imagined it to be. But nothing beats taking a babe out to the beach on a lazy afternoon. We can totally imagine the beautiful curves and an aluminum stand. Aluminum stand? Ok wait, we kind of lost ourselves writing this while reminiscing about our date with the Serenata last week. It was the Serenata that has the aluminum stand to prop the music phone at an angle. We have a hands-on impression coming right up this week, but for now, feast your eyes on the pictures and a short video walkthrough of the Serenata.
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Purple-striped glofiish
John Chan | Oct 23, 2007
400MHz Samsung processor, Windows Mobile 6, SiRFstar III GPS navigation chip and 64MB RAM. These specs describe the E-Ten glofiish X500 PDA-phone, and now, the new glofiish X600, too. The Taiwanese company has announced a new entry-level GPS handheld and it has the exact same features as the older X500.
It's not unheard of, certainly--repackaging an old product in a nicer-looking chassis and trimming down the size a little. It's just that we didn't quite expect a company like E-Ten to do something like that because it's usually the bigger players that bother to do so.
So, those who like their X500 slimmer and with a purple strip down its side can get the X600 in Singapore in early November. Right now, we still do not have information about its wider Asia availability and price, though we understand from an E-Ten spokesperson that it will be competitively priced.
Tap your phone to pay for bus rides
Reuben Lee | Oct 22, 2007
These people are part of the Near-Field Communication (NFC) phone trial jointly organized by Singapore service provider StarHub and partner EZ-Link. According to the press release, the trial is the first public NFC trial in the Republic and possibly one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Since the middle of last week, 1,000 selected trialists have been given a handset from Singapore phone manufacturer iWOW and a Sony PaSoRi card reader (EZ-Link card reader) which they can use for the next six months for free.
The iWOW SZ1.0 phone contains two chips. The EZ-Link chip, which can be used for payment of rides on public buses and trains or to make purchases at selected retail outlets such as McDonald's and 7-11, works like a regular EZ-Link card. One added advantage of using an NFC handset is that users can now check the value instantly using the phone LCD display.
The second chip, which is an NFC-enabled chip, lets you download promotional materials or useful information such as bus route details via GPRS from smart tags embedded in selected posters. StarHub has tied up with several partners for this service, among them the Land transport Authority, Citibank, Golden Village and Sony retail outlets.
How it works: Paying for KFC with your NFC phone
Nokia's E61i and E65 get new colors
Damian Koh | Oct 18, 2007
In how many ways can you induce/encourage/coerce people to spend more on a particular product without them having to turn to third-party accessory makers? One, offer new face plates (boring). Two, introduce new colors and convince unsuspecting users that they need to have a second set, even though they may have the product already.
So, what's the deal here? Apparently, Nokia has introduced new colors to its existing E61i and E65 handsets in Singapore. (We are currently awaiting confirmation from Nokia on the availability of the new color offerings in other parts of Asia.) The E61i now comes in Titanium Black and the E65 in Pink and Plum. Well, we're not complaining and we're pretty sure some people out there will welcome the new shades, too. Yours to grab at S$658 for the E65 and S$758 for the E61i. The handsets are bundled with a 256MB microSD card preloaded with Gizmo SIP VoIP, Widsets, Pict2Theme (for E65), games (for E65) and new call/device/messaging management solutions (for E61i).
Update: We got it wrong for the second color of the E65. It's actually Plum instead of Blum as reported earlier.
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