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Maxis’s HTC Desire Phone Package

htc desire maxis Maxiss HTC Desire Phone Package

Beginning yesterday, Maxis has exclusively started selling HTC Desire with data and voice package. If you’re not aware, Maxis has exclusivity to sell HTC Desire for one month period, and only from 24th June onward, HTC Desire will available at all selected retailers nationwide.

But Maxis does provide a quite good deal to everyone. Maxis price HTC Desire at only RM1499, quite substantial subsidy from it’s retail price RM2199. With 1 year contract, you must choice from any Value Plus 50, 80 and etc, plus any data plan, beginning from RM58 permonth for 500MB.

By doing simple math, minimum fee you need to pay is RM108 (Value Plan 50 + RM58 (500 MB) data that bring the total to 1296 for 1 year. Minus RM700 (HTC Desire price subsidized by Maxis), you only pay RM596 for 1 year voice and data usage minimum, or about RM 50 permonth. Is that good??

Maxiss HTC Desire Phone Package

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HTC Desire Launched In Malaysia, Exclusive To Maxis For 1 Month

htc desire launch event HTC Desire Launched In Malaysia, Exclusive To Maxis For 1 Month

HTC together with it’s partner, SIS and Maxis has officially unveiled HTC Desire for Malaysian market today in one event at KLCC. As expected, Maxis has the exclusivity to sell the phone for one month beginning tomorrow. Only after 24th June and onward, the phone will be available at authorized reseller nationwide.

Maxis will bundle the phone with data and voice plan and priced it at RM1499. Suggested retail price is RM2199. One interesting fact about HTC Desire as point out by Mr SK Wong, Country Manager of HTC Malaysia when answering one question from the press is that, HTC Desire will receive update to Android 2.2 by the end of this year. Hope I got it right, and that’s good news indeed if you’re one of the  HTC Desire user.

Press Release

HTC DESIRE DELIVERS OUTSTANDING USER EXPERIENCE

HTC Desire captivates with brilliant display of colours on 3.7 inch AMOLED screen

Malaysia – 27 May, 2010 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today introduced HTC Desire in Malaysia. The HTC Desire is the latest Android smartphone that offers the enhanced HTC Sense experience.

“HTC Sense on the new HTC Desire not only delivers one of the most dynamic and personalized user experiences possible, but also one of the easiest ways to interact and integrate social networks into your life,” said Jack Tong, VP of HTC Asia. “It’s the stuff of powerful inspiration.”

Said Jean-Pascal van Overbeke, Maxis’ Chief Operating Officer, “Maxis is pleased to be first to offer the highly anticipated HTC Desire to our customers, to address their needs on a holistic level – ensuring unique access to the latest advancements in device technologies and interfaces in order to enjoy rich contents over best network speeds for mobile data and browsing.”

“The device’s focus on intuitive exploration is very much a reflection of Maxis’ commitment to making it easy and natural to manage every aspect of your life, through technology and service solutions which meet the range of human desires. We are pleased to work together with HTC in enriching our bundled service offerings and adding a new dimension of enjoyment and interpersonal connection to our customers’ lives.”

HTC Desire delivers intense brilliance, sharp contrast, and true colors on the expansive 3.7-inch AMOLED display. The 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor makes the phone incredibly responsive while the instinctive HTC Sense experience lets you wield the power of the HTC Desire with the greatest of ease.

HTC SENSE

HTC Sense is a user experience focused on putting people at the centre by making phones work in a more simple and natural way. This experience revolves around three fundamental principles that were developed by observing and listening to how people live and communicate. These core tenets of Make It Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected continue to be the key to the new HTC Sense experience.

The new HTC Sense experience continues to focus on improving your interactions with your most important people.  This begins with a new HTC application and widget called Friend Stream that seamlessly aggregates all of your social communication including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organised flow of updates. This simple aggregation makes it easier than ever to focus on what friends are doing as well as to view the images and links that they share.  In addition to Friend Stream, people can be organised into specific social circles, such as groups of friends, colleagues or any other way that makes sense.

The new HTC Sense experience also introduces broad improvements to applications including the browser, email client and others. In addition, the new version of HTC Sense includes a new newsreader application and widget, as well as a new seven-screen ‘Leap’ thumbnail view for quick and easy access to specific screens.

Pricing & Availability

To be first to experience the HTC Desire from Maxis, please look for the Maxis-HTC Desire roadshow at Ground level of KLCC from today till 3 June.

The new HTC Desire is now available at any of 28 Maxis Centres nationwide and at selected Maxis Exclusive Partners at a subsidised price of RM 1,499.00 with contract. The retail units will be available at all authorized resellers at a suggested retail price of RM 2,199.00* from 24th June 2010 onwards.

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Unboxing HTC Legend


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One of the hottest Android smartphones in Malaysian market right now is HTC Legend, which is also the latest HTC smartphone in the market, having just been launched last month. Being an Android user for almost 5 months till now, specifically with HTC Magic, I did get myself a unit of this phone, but unfortunately for just merely 5 days.

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Well,  here is the first view of HTC Legend, out of the box, with the phone still in plastic cover. The style of HTC phone packaging is pretty much in the same way like its older phone such as HTC Magic that I had.

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Taking out everything from the box… you got pretty standard accessories from any smartphones. HTC Legend package comes with AC adapter, USB cable, 2GB micro SD, manuals, battery, earphone and etc.

More HTC Legend images from different angle is available below. My first impression about this phone once I held it is, it is pretty heavy, something that I do no expect from the phone with this size. The weight is largely contributed by aluminium unibody casing that wraps this phone. It’s one solid phone that’s not easy to be cracked!

Generally, HTC Legend is a pretty phone with common HTC design language such as chin or buttons, which are nicely constructed on phone. At the glance, nothing really differentiate the looks from its older model, especially with HTC Hero.

The volume is placed on the left side of the phone, 3.5mm stereo audio jack at the top and the USB miniport at the bottom of the phone.


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I must admit that AMOLED screen is gorgeous, and that’s the reason I sell this phone off as well. Basically I want a bigger screen, that’s all. Pretty lame excuse I guess.

I feel the responsiveness of the capacitive touch screen has improved from the model like HTC Magic. The scrolling from 1 screen to another is smooth. I have no longer accidentally clicking and opening the app icon while doing that. This improvement in performance is largely due to the more powerful processor as well as RAM/ROM that powers this phone.  HTC Legend runs on Android 2.1 with HTC’s own UI customization.

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Lastly, here are some images of HTC Legend with HTC Magic side by side. Obviously HTC Legend is the better phone here, but unfortunately, that is not enough to persuade me to keep it much longer.

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HTC Desire To Be Launched In Malaysia On 27th of May

htc desire promo HTC Desire To Be Launched In Malaysia On 27th of May

Nexus One is definitely one of the great Android smartphone available in the market right now, but you can’t walk in to any phone outlet (here) to get one. HTC Desire on the other hand, is the HTC’s own version of Nexus One, although Nexus One itself is a co-developed smartphone between HTC and Google.

It is not really a breaking news, but for some people that still not aware of, HTC Desire will be officially launched this Thursday 27th May in KL. Well yes, HTC Desire has been around for a while now, thanks to the AP set of gray importer, so this launch is to officiate the presence of this smartphone with HTC’s sole distributor in Malaysia, SIS.

From the news floating on forums as well as social media, Maxis will adding HTC Desire under it’s growing Android phone lineup. I’m not sure how much Maxis is willing to subsidize the prize, but If you keen to get one, you may want to wait what Maxis has to offer.

HTC Desire’s retail price is expected to be around RM2100 or RM2200. Unsure which smartphone is better, head to this page.

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Western Digital Showcase Digital Living’s Latest Products


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WD has unveiled not only 1 or 2 new products but 6 products altogether on 1 event in KL recently. The new product under Digital Living consist from variety of type from internal and external storage, entertainment device as well as application for iPhone.  More detail and the price of each products are available in the press release below

  • My Book World Edition – As the main storage devices at home, store and share all digital content anywhere in the world.

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  • WD TV Live – View all digital content on TV straight from the home storage devices or stream them right off the internet

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  • WD Photos – Connect to My Book World Edition and instantly view all photos from anywhere in the world

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  • My Passport AV – Directly copy HD quality videos straight off the Sony Handycam® video recorders into the My Passport AV, and then view them using any of the latest Sony Blu-Ray players or WD TV media players.

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  • WD VelociRaptor – Fastest SATA hard drive on the planet, bring the gaming experience to the next level

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  • WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB – Largest capacity 2.5-inch hard drive in the market, an ideal solution for notebook computer users that are looking for extreme capacities in small packages

WD®  DEMONSTRATES LATEST PRODUCTS

IN A DIGITAL LIVING SHOWCASE

Enjoy the best from WD in home entertainment and gaming

Kuala Lumpur – 13th May 2010 – WD® (NYSE: WDC), the world’s leader in external storage solutions today has introduced their latest products in a comprehensive showcase of home entertainment and gaming solutions. With a complete suite of WD products such as the My Book® World Edition™, WD TV® Live, WD Photos, My Passport™ AV, WD VelociRaptor® and WD Scorpio® Blue™hard disk drive, end users are able to enjoy a simple, yet intuitive and entertaining way to play digital content right at the comfort of their home.

A New Experience in Home Entertainment

The home entertainment experience by WD is based on four concepts – Store, Share, Play and Stream – which is achieved through the seamless integration of the My Book World Edition, WD TV Live, WD Photos and My Passport AV. Users can now easily design their own digital entertainment environment.  All they have to do is to connect their WD devices to their home network to begin streaming and playing of videos, music and photos.

The experience has been designed to allow users to integrate some WD products with third party devices such as the Sony® Camcorder, Apple® iPhone™ and Sony Blu-ray player to bring their home entertainment system to the next level. This is slated to provide users with the best experience in storage solutions from WD in and outside of their home.

Taking Personal Computing to the Next Level

For those who are hungry for more power, speed and capacity in their computers, the WD gaming experience will solve all their needs. With the WD VelociRaptor and WD Scorpio Blue Hard Disk Drives, they can now transform their home personal computers into machines of endless capabilities.

For the high performance junkie, the 10,000 RPM WD VelociRaptor is the fastest SATA hard drive available in the market today. Built with enterprise-class mechanics it will provide 24×7 durability under high-performance demands taking the home gaming experience to the next level.

On the other hand, the WD Scorpio Blue is currently the industry’s highest capacity 2.5-inch hard drive targeted at mobile computing at home with the capability of holding up to 750 GB worth of data. Perfect for those who are looking for extreme capacities in a small package, the WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB is also one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives in the market which will easily complement your notebook computers at home.

“The introduction of WD’s latest solution for home entertainment and gaming is crucial at a time when digital content is rapidly dictating our habits at home,” said Margaret Koh, Director of Sales, Asia South, Western Digital. “This showcase is a reflection of our commitment towards providing innovative products that will complement the current evolution in our digital lifestyle.”

The showcase was made up of 6 Western Digital devices, which are:

  • My Book World Edition – As the main storage devices at home, store and share all digital content anywhere in the world.
  • WD TV Live – View all digital content on TV straight from the home storage devices or stream them right off the internet
  • WD Photos – Connect to My Book World Edition and instantly view all photos from anywhere in the world
  • My Passport AV – Directly copy HD quality videos straight off the Sony Handycam® video recorders into the My Passport AV, and then view them using any of the latest Sony Blu-Ray players or WD TV media players.
  • WD VelociRaptor – Fastest SATA hard drive on the planet, bring the gaming experience to the next level
  • WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB – Largest capacity 2.5-inch hard drive in the market, an ideal solution for notebook computer users that are looking for extreme capacities in small packages

For a comprehensive list of latest WD devices, please visit the WD Web site.

Price and Availability

The respective products exhibited in the WD Showcase are now available in the market. The MSRP for the products are as follow:

    • Product Capacity SRP Warranty
      WD TV Live N/A RM 499.00 1 year
      My Book World 1 TB RM 619.00 3 years
      My Book World 1.5 TB RM 719.00 3 years
      My Book World 2 TB RM 999.00 3 years
      My Passport AV 320 GB RM 289.00 3 years
      WD Photos N/A Free N/A
      WD VelociRaptor 450 GB RM 999 5 years
      WD VelociRaptor 600 GB RM 1,099 5 years
      WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB RM 499 3 years

About WD

WD, one of the storage industry’s pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users’ data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems, and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and media products.

WD was founded in 1970. The company’s storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital® and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company’s Web site (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

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