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[Review] Sony Xperia Z

[Review] Sony Xperia Z

Sony’s new flagship superphone, the Sony Xperia Z was launched a while back and we at vernonchan.com were given the opportunity to put a unit through some tests. If you haven’t read through our First Impressions post, you may want to, as we’ll be focusing on a number of issues that we brought up during our first ‘date’.

June 5, 2013 × 0 comments

Mobile

P1 Intros Affordable High Quota Broadband Plans

P1 Intros Affordable High Quota Broadband Plans

Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“P1″), Malaysia’s first 4G service provider, has unveiled its latest EXTRA QUOTA promotion which delivers high quota broadband plans to consumers at affordable prices.

June 4, 2013 × 0 comments

Mobile

[Review] P1 MX230 Portable and Pocket-Size 4G MiFi Modem

[Review] P1 MX230 Portable and Pocket-Size 4G MiFi Modem

4G connectivity is beginning to gain traction in Malaysia. While some quarters debate the true definition of “4G”, none can argue that specified speeds of 3-10 times of current 3G speeds is still much welcomed. We’re lucky to have been given a chance to get up close and personal with the 4G experience. The quirky, fun 4G telco – Packet [...]

March 5, 2013 × 1 comment

Mobile

LG Surpasses Ten Million LTE Smartphone Sales

LG Surpasses Ten Million LTE Smartphone Sales

LG Electronics (“LG”) has reported that it has sold more than 10 million LTE smartphones across the globe, attributed to its aggressive push of the best hardware and 4G LTE technologies into 4G markets. LG’s success is a result of its early entry into the LTE market, and its leadership in LTE research and development.

March 5, 2013 × 0 comments

Tech Talk

Maxis 4G LTE. Image credit: Maxis

Maxis First to Launch 4G LTE to Malaysian Customers

Maxis is starts off the new year with a bang, announcing the launch of its 4G LTE service on 1 January 2013 – the first Malaysian telco to successfully launch the “true” 4G network. Available in selected areas, customers will enjoy wireless speeds of up to 75Mbps, with typical speeds of 10 to 30Mbps. More sites will be activated soon.

January 2, 2013 × 1 comment

Mobile

Google Nexus 4. Image credit: Google

LG Google Nexus 4 Has LTE Support After All—to a Certain Extent

The LG-manufactured Google Nexus 4, the latest in a line of smartphones offering a ‘clean’ Android OS experience, is a great phone with a glaring flaw. According to many reviewers, the phone’s top-shelf spec sheet and superb performance is hampered by the fact that it doesn’t have 4G LTE connectivity—a move Google has defended by saying that this was done [...]

December 14, 2012 × 0 comments

Mobile

Nokia Malaysia Officially Launches Lumia 920 and Lumia 820

Nokia Malaysia Officially Launches Lumia 920 and Lumia 820

Nokia Malaysia has finally launched its flagship Windows Phone 8-powered smartphones – Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 in Malaysia. The phones are available for pre-booking as of today at all Nokia retail outlets and will reach consumer hands on December 21, just in time for Christmas! The phones will also be offered by telcos Celcom and DiGi, and prices will be [...]

December 7, 2012 × 0 comments

Mobile

Nokia LUMIA 920 and LUMIA 820 To Launch on Dec 8 in Singapore

Nokia LUMIA 920 and LUMIA 820 To Launch on Dec 8 in Singapore

Hardwarezone Singapore has revealed that the much-awaited Nokia LUMIA 920 and LUMIA 820 smartphones will officially hit Singapore on December 8, 2012. Nokia made the dynamic duo available in India, Thailand and Hong Kong first. Fans in Singapore can now look forward to officially getting their hands on these Windows Phone 8 phones soon. The Nokia Lumia 920 (black, white, red, [...]

November 27, 2012 × 1 comment

Enterprise

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Celcom and Puncak Semangat Eye 4G-LTE Tie-Up

Celcom Axiata Bhd and newcomer to the telecommunications business, Puncak Semangat, is reported to be eyeing a 4G-LTE tie-up. According to a The Edge, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two companies will be signed soon. The agreement to share network and resources is similar to the U Mobile-Maxis 3G RAN Sharing deal signed in April 2012. Puncak Semangat [...]

November 26, 2012 × 1 comment

Tech Talk

(Centre) Michael Lai, CEO of P1 and the P1 team

P1 CEO Michael Lai Awarded ICT Personality of the Year

Malaysian telecommunication sector’s “Mr Nice Guy” Michael Lai, CEO of Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd (P1), has been awarded the ICT Personality of the Year at the 2012 PIKOM Leadership Awards recently. The award is conferred to individuals who demonstrate exemplary growth and performance in the ICT industry as well as possess a track record in contributing to the local [...]

November 14, 2012 × 0 comments

Apple

The iPhone 5 Review:  Has It Been Worth the Wait?

The iPhone 5 Review: Has It Been Worth the Wait?

Written by Ace Case ‘The thinnest, lightest, fastest iPhone ever’ – Apple. The anticipation over the new iPhone 5 has been the biggest since any previous release in Apple’s series of smartphones. Along with such anticipation comes huge expectation and Apple has once again delivered. The iPhone 5 had been surrounded by rumours ever since the iPhone 4 had run [...]

October 16, 2012 × 0 comments

Apple

Apple iPhone 5 Sales Top Five Million in First Week

Apple iPhone 5 Sales Top Five Million in First Week

Can’t say we haven’t been expecting an official announcement. Apple has just made public that it has sold over five million iPhone 5s, just three days after its launch on September 12. The fastest selling iPhone yet.   Within the first 24 hours of its launch, Apple received over 2 million pre-bookings. While naysayers scoffed at the new Apple offering and [...]

September 25, 2012 × 1 comment