Friday. 5 March. 2010. 9:28 am
Research in Motion unleashes the second storm upon our city.
Blackberry’s Storm 2 mobile touch-screen smartphone has touched down in Hong Kong and has brought a few cool things along with it. The Storm2 has an improved touch-screen platform with new SurePress technology, built-in Wi-Fi and other enhancements and new features to let customers stay easily connected to the people, places and things that matter most.
With the launch, 100 copies of 3D PBA Bowling (retail price at US$4.99) will be given out free for the first customers purchasing the Storm2 from each of the two carriers. The Storm2 smartphone is now available from 1O1O, 3HK and one2free.
The estimated standalone price of the Storm2 is HK$4,600.
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Thursday. 4 February. 2010. 10:48 am
An A to Z city guide on your mobile phone.
Tired of lugging around a big old guide book with you when you go on holiday or a business trip? Want a city guide book that is pocket sized and doesn’t weigh like you have the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in your jacket pocket? 1010 Mobile network users can rejoice in the fact that they can now download to their mobile phone LUXE City Guides.
Currently 1010 users can download these ten popular destinations including New York, Hong Kong & Macau, Paris, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Rome, Bali, Sydney, and Bangkok and more cities to become available in the future. Each guide is highly researched and contains info on the finest dining, leisure, culture, accommodation and city secrets that most visitors would simply never find.
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Wednesday. 27 January. 2010. 10:52 am
PCCW jumps on the Android bandwagon with their own handset.
Hong Kong is going Android crazy! Now PCCW is releasing its own Android phone along with a mobile data intelligent price-cap scheme.
PCCW’s new U handset (remember “i” and “o” are taken!) running the Android operating system will allow PCCW users to download apps from the Android Market, just like all the happy Smartone-Vodafone users who have access to a myriad of HTC Android phones in Hong Kong already.
Customers will receive a full rebate for a U handset, the only full-featured starter version on the market and enjoy the price-cap when they subscribe PCCW mobile’s “Web & Talk” plan at HK$199 or above per month on a 24 month contract. The plan is the first of its kind in Hong Kong for customers to make voice and local mobile data service anytime, anywhere with the additional local 3G mobile data service charge capped at HK$298 per month. AND unlimited broadband Internet access at no additional charge via PCCW Wi-Fi’s 6,000 Hong Kong hotspots.
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Monday. 25 January. 2010. 11:11 am
Hong Kong falls in love with the iPhone…again!
They’ve been promoting this for weeks! Yes, that’s right people the Apple iPhone is no longer exclusive to just the 3 Mobile network! You now have a second choice of SmarTone-Vodafone as your iPhone mobile carrier who boasts that they have the fastest network in town. Will they be able to speed up your iPhone?
On Saturday January 23 SmarTone-Vodafone held a special launch party at New Town Plaza, Shatin, where customers could buy the iPhone on the spot! So all you 3-haters out there have lost another excuse to not get an iPhone in Hong Kong, and judging from the crowds there are a lot of SmarTone-Vodafone fans that have been patiently waiting for this day.
While future iPhone owners queued up in droves, SmarTone-Vodafone, kept them entertained with live performances by local pop artists that included Stephy Tang and Alex Fong, together with Kary Ng, Terence Siufay and at17. Hosting the event were celebrity DJs Sammy and Siu Yee will host the event.
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Friday. 15 January. 2010. 10:17 am
We go all Blade Runner on the un-boxing of the Nexus One.
It’s here Googleheads! Hong Kong is one of the 4 ground zeros for the new Google Nexus One, and we went all Rick Deckard-like on a brand new Google Nexus One with un-boxing photos for you to examine.
The only way to get one of these phones is to directly order it online from Google, who will then DHL ship the phone from the US to Hong Kong. The price of the unlocked phone is US$529 plus US$28.32 for the DHL international shipping, which brings the total cost of the phone to about HK$4,347 (US$557.32). We ordered the phone on Monday and by Wednesday afternoon it’s in the Neonpunch.com office! At this point, we’re pretty sure this will be the only way to get the Nexus One in Hong Kong for the foreseeable future, but if you don’t like to order products online expect to pay a premium at retail shops in Hong Kong – we’re hearing prices going from HK$5,000-$7,000 because of the online order limit.
Google offers buyers an option to buy a 220-240V AC wall charger (US uses 110-120V) for about an extra HK$100.We advise not getting the charger since the Nexus One can be re-charged via the USB port and it’ll only cost you about HK$40 for an AC wall charger in Mong Kok, no more than HK$60 in Wan Chai!
Un-boxing gallery below:
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Friday. 8 January. 2010. 10:33 am
The latest Blackberry gets a design lift from GOD.
Hong Kong Blackberry fans rejoice, 1O1O today announced that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone is now on sale in Hong Kong through its 1O1O Centres for HK$5,288.
Still the #1 smartphone in the market, no matter how hard we pimp the iPhone and Android, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone supports 3G HSDPA networks around the world, a 624 MHz processor, 256 MB Flash memory, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi, a 3.2MP camera and a sharp display.
To make sure you look extra cool (even if you’re wearing a suit!), 1O1O customers can get a limited edition DomeSkin from a selection of 6 styles exclusively designed by G.O.D (住好啲) for 1O1O. Customers who subscribe to any of 1O1O’s services including EXpresso, Invest Expert, Smart Traveller or Musicholic will be entitled to one extra cover.
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