$0 iPhone 3GS offer from Standard Chartered & SmarTone
The iPhone 4G must be getting close to release.. I’m noticing more of these iPhone 3GS deals in Hong Kong lately.
Standard Chartered has teamed up with SmarTone to offer new applicants of their platinum credit card several benefits:
- welcome gift of 2 months service fee rebate, worth up to $796
- 2x bonus points for handset & monthly service fees for 24 months
Credit cards must be successfully applied before May 31, 2010.
For more details, visit http://www.standardchartered.com.hk/smartone/en/index.html. (The fine print is available here.)
Search by Voice on Google Maps 4.1 for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60
A new version of Google Maps 4.1 for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 smartphones adds the ability to search via voice. Definitely a useful feature for use in the car… but wait, should you really be trying to operate a phone while driving? Anyway, hot on the heels of the new Bing voice search feature, the official Google Mobile blog has details of its new voice searching features for WinMo and Symbian S60: open Google Maps, press the “call” button on your phone and speak clearly with your search term(s). I noticed it supports several different English accents as well as Mandarin Chinese, which will definitely come in handy.
To get started, visit m.google.com/maps using your phone’s default web browser.
For more information, see the Official Google Mobile blog post.
Apple Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
CUPERTINO, California—April 20, 2010—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended March 27, 2010. The Company posted revenue of $13.50 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion, or $3.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $9.08 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.62 billion, or $1.79 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 41.7 percent, up from 39.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 58 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Apple sold :
- 2.94 million Macs during the quarter, which represents a 33% increase over the second quarter of 2009.
- 8.75 million iPhones – 131% increase over Q2 2009.
- 10.89 million iPods – 1% decrease over Q2 2009.
For more details, see Apple Reports Second Quarter Results.
SmarTone launches Power 28 mobile broadband plan
SmarTone-Vodafone has launched the fastest mobile broadband plan in Hong Kong. The “Power 28″ plan provides download speeds of 2-200Mbps and upload speeds of 500Kbps – 3.5Mbps, and is available for $388/month with unlimited local data usage.
Existing Power21 users can enjoy free upgrade to Power28 – simply bring your USB modem to SmarTone’s Customer Centre for free firmware upgrade!
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HTC Smart defines a new category of smartphones for the masses
HTC Corporation, a global smartphone designer, today unveiled HTC Smart™, a new smartphone that creates a new category of easy-to-use, connected smartphones that are accessible by the masses.
“HTC has always focused on listening to customers and setting the stage for new mobile categories and HTC Smart is the response to customer demand around the world for an easier-to-use, affordable smartphone,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. “Just adding a touch interface doesn’t mean a phone is a smartphone; the enhanced HTC Sense brings an unparalleled smartphone experience for people looking to do more on their phone.”
The HTC Smart has a 300MHz processor running Brew® Mobile Platform. It has 256 MB of ROM and RAM and weighs just 108 grams with a 1100mAh battery.
See the overview and specifications for more information.
