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Maxis opens Malaysia’s first 4G LTE network

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After 2 years of trials on 4G LTE network,Maxis announced that their 4G LTE network working on 2.6Ghz spectrum had put into service from last midnight.

Maxis 4G LTE provides 2-5 times faster speed than current 3G network,speeds up to 75Mbps and typical average speeds of 10Mbps to 30Mbps depending on the conditions.Currently only some parts of Klang Valley in the areas of Cyberjaya, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Damansara Utama, Desa Sri Hartamas, Bandar Puchong Jaya and Bandar Sunway are covered.Other areas that have partial coverage are SS2, Taman Paramount, Section 17 and 19 in Petaling Jaya, Plaza Damansara, Bandar Kinrara and Taman Wawasan in Puchong.

You can sign up Maxis Wireless Broadband plans of RM88 and above get the LTE modem at only RM400 to enjoy super speeds on the Maxis 4G LTE network.You can check out for more details at Maxis centers in KLCC or Taman Tun Dr. Ismail.Of course,if you have a 4G LTE mobile phone which also supports 2.6Ghz spectrum,you could ride on the fastest mobile wireless network right away.

Now I’m wondering which telco will be the following player on 4G LTE in Malaysia.

4G spectrum had been allocated by MCMC in Malaysia

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The telecommunication industry regulator in Malaysia,MCMC(the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Comission) announced last night that they had assigned 2600MHz(2.6GHz) to 8 companies for deploying 4G LTE(Long Term Evolution) wireless technology.

The 8 companies are Celcom Axiata Bhd, DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd, Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd, Puncak Semangat Sdn Bhd, REDtone Marketing Sdn Bhd, U Mobile Sdn Bhd and YTL Communications Sdn Bhd.

From the aforementioned list,you could find that Celcom.DiGi,Maxis and U Mobile are the existing mobile telcos;P1 and YTL Communications(YES 4G) are running Wimax networks;REDtone is a MVNO(Mobile Virtual Network Operator) player currenting riding on Celcom network;Puncak Semangat is a new face in the industry,but the boss is well-known local billionaire,the richest Bumiputra corporate figure – Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary.

MCMC wants the existing telcos to take their experiences to build up reliable 4G networks while the new players may seek some innovative and create ways to compete with others.Well,the idea is good,but applying into Malaysia,I think it’s not good because Malaysia only has 28 million population.8 companies have to divide a small cake into tiny pieces and so perhaps no one could get full at last.

Anyway,they may go to consolidate the service later or share the infrastructures to improve the financial performance.At this moment,we could just wait for several months to see how they will make it done nicely.

 

Nexus 4 is coming to sell in Google Play Store again(US only)

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After the hot sales around 2 weeks ago,Google finally sent out notifications telling that Nexus 4 will be ready to order on November 27 at 12:00 noon PST (U.S. only) at Google Play Store.

Nexus 4 is the latest product from Google Nexus family with the most powerful Quad core processor Qualcomm Sanpdragon S4 Pro with 2GB RAM and the latest Anroid 4.2 Jelly Bean.It was sold out in less than one hour last time in Google Play Store.

If you want to handle that cool toy in your hand,get ready to order it at the right time.Good luck!

How to make a bootable Windows 8 DVD by your own

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Windows 8 was released one week ago officially and quite a number of Windows 7 users had upgraded to Windows 8 by online download method.It’s quite easy and convenient and  we could also save some money on delivery.However,some people may realize that it will bring some problems once we want to re-install Windows 8 in a formatted PC.At that time,if you have a piece of Windows 8 DVD/USB flash drive,you will feel easy.

In fact,you could make one by our own and it’s not complicated.

  1. You have to get a PC which has a DVD burner,a blank DVD disk and Internet connection.
  2. Download Windows 8 setup file.(Uploaded.net;RyuShare.com)
  3. Double click the downloaded file and it will run for checking your system and downloading essential files for installation.
  4. Waiting for choosing the installation method-install by creating media) and click ‘Next’
  5. Choose which media to use;you have to prepare either a USB flash Drive with at least 3GB empty storage or a ISO file(for making a bootable Windows 8 DVD later).In this case,we choose ISO file,and click ‘Save’
  6. Then it will pop up a window to ask where you want to save the ISO file.Find a proper  location and then click ‘Save’
  7. After that,just insert you blank DVD disk into your drive and follow the instructions.After about 5 minutes,you will get your bootable Windows 8 DVD.

 

Nexus 4,Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 get released

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Because of Hurricane Sandy,Google cancelled the event to officially release Nexus 4,the new flagship Android phone in Nexus series;Nexus 7,with lower prices and bigger storage;Nexus 10,the 10 inch Android tablet with the latest functions and powerful hardware.However,all have been pushed into Google Play Store online.

Nexus 4 is the smallest one among all new products,however,it has a powerful heart.This flagship Android phone is built by LG,working with the latest 1.5Ghz Snapdragon S4 Pro Processor and 2GB RAM.

The 4.7 inch 1280X768(320ppi) display screen is really amazing.It’s tough as it is covered and protected by scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2.

The 8MP camera will never let you lose a scene.It now supports 360° panoramas with the new feature in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean called ‘Photo Sphere’.

After all,the most amazing thing is about the price-8GB version selling at US$299 while 16GB version selling at US$349.I think that is really a bargain as It even supports DC-HSPA+(42Mbps).

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iPad mini,4th Generation iPad and more…

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After weeks of rumors,iPad mini finally landed to the stage hours ago.

iPad mini is said to be the smaller size of iPad,but not less powerful.It also has around 10 hours battery life and HD FaceTime and iSight cameras.As its smaller size(7.9 inch display),now it could be held in one hand(of course,it should be a big hand.)

iPad mini is only 7.2mm thickness(23% thinner than iPad) and 308g weight (53% lighter than iPad).It supports dual band(2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz) Wireless N technology(up to 150Mbps) and has the option to support cellular data network(such as HSPA, HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA/LTE).

iPad mini starts to pre-order from 26 October 2012,selling from US$329.You can go through more details here.

iPad mini is not the only star in the last special event.Apple also released a 4th Generation iPad with new processor A6X,doubled the processing power compared with A5X which used in the last 3rd generation iPad.The latest iPad adds lightning port instead of the traditional 30-pin port.The size is almost the same as the predecessor and pricing from US499 for 16GB WiFi version and US$629 for 16GB LTE version.

The new line of iMac gives a lot of shocks to us,especially its thickness.The thinnest side is only 5mm.Yes,you didn’t misread it.

There are two sizes of display to choose:21.5 inch(1920×1080) and 27 inch(2560×1440) with different specs.The latest iMac is working on Fusion Drive technology,making a mixture of 128GB SSD and 1-3TB traditional hard disk perform closer to be a pure SSD.

The 21.5 inch iMac is priced from US$1299 with i5 2.7Ghz processor,8GB RAM,1TB hard disk and Nvidia GT640M GPU.The 27 inch iMac is priced from US$1799 with i5 2.9 processor,8GB RAM,1TB hard disk and Nvidia GT660M GPU. Continue reading →

Surface

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Microsoft finally starts the pre-order of its latest tablet “Surface” before Apple officially introduces new products from them(most probably “iPad Mini”).The shipment date will be 26 October,2012.

In the official website of Surface, the pre-order prices are from US$499 and current version of Surface is based on Windows RT,the new version of Windows designed for ARM-based tablets and PCs.

Let us check the details of specifications:

Will this be able to beat with Apple iPad series?I think content is the most important element for tablets.Surface could only be successful until they have the app store with almost the same quality as Apple has and it really takes time.