iPhone 4 Case Program – Hong Kong
If you purchase an iPhone 4 before September 30, 2010, you are eligible to receive an iPhone 4 Bumper or a select third-party case from Apple at no charge.
For some strange reason I thought this program was US-only (duh!)… I finally went to the App Store and downloaded the iPhone 4 Case Program app, and found that these are the cases on offer. These are shipping mostly 3-6 weeks.
- Apple iPhone 4 Bumper – Black
- Incase Snap Case for iPhone 4 – Smoke
- Incase Snap Case for iPhone 4 – Clear
- Belkin Shield Micra for iPhone 4 – Clear
- Griffin Motif iPhone 4 Diamonds/Smoke
- Griffin Reveal Etch iPhone 4 – Black/Black Graphite
- Speck Fitted Case iPhone 4 – Black Tartan
- Speck PixelSkin HD iPhone 4 – Black
- Griffin Perforated Silicone, iPhone 4, Black
- Griffin Perforated Silicone, iPhone 4, White
Great round up here of the cases available: iLounge
Here are the full terms and conditions: (original PDF is here)
KaiPhone 4
Got my iPhone 4! SmarTone was not busy at all, not compared to its 3gs launch – but I was able to reserve my phone yesterday. Paid 5280, of which 4700 will be rebated over 2 years. Unlimited plan was 398… 12 for tunnel fees, 36 for the mandatory x-power plan (helps you view Flash videos on websites) so on average am paying 250 per month.
So far no reception problems. I have tried the death grip to no avail. The screen is stunning! And I noticed the camera shutter response is faster than the 3GS.
Got AppleCare for 416 (20%off) and a free cd by JW. No clue at all at who he/she is lol.
S-V launching iPhone 4 on July 30, with price plans
Is the line up going to be bigger than SV’s 3GS launch? I say yes.
Existing SmarTone-Vodafone customers will be able to enjoy special upgrade offers to get iPhone 4. Customers with handset plans can extend their contracts by an additional 24 months, while customers with SIM Only plans can replace their existing contracts immediately.
現有的 SmarTone-Vodafone 客戶可享特別的升級計劃購買 iPhone 4。凡持有 手機合約的客戶可額外延長 24 個月合約,而 SIM Only 計劃的客戶,可即時 以新合約取代其現有合約。
Here are the monthly plans: (click to enlarge)
Price plans for the iPhone 4 (SmarTone Vodafone HK)
Press release: English, Chinese (PDFs)
HTC launches brand in China
HTC Strengthens Relationships with Mobile Operators and Distributors in China
BEIJING, July 27, 2010 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today introduced its brand and first HTC-branded devices in China. As part of its mobile operator focus, HTC also announced a partnership with China Mobile to bring future HTC phones to market and announced a new distribution partnership with China’s largest electronics distributor, GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.
“We are proud to introduce the HTC brand in China and look forward to bringing a fresh customer-centric smartphone experience to consumers in China,” said Cher Wang, chairman of HTC. “Together with our strategic partner Dopod, we have introduced many state-of-the-art phones over the past few years in China. HTC’s passion for innovation and its commitment to delighting people around the world are what drive us to improve the overall mobile experience in big and small ways. It is this customer-centric approach that has driven HTC’s global leadership position and has differentiated us.”
Apple update adds inertial scrolling and three-finger drag gesture to MacBooks
Finally, inertial scrolling has come to our trackpads on older MacBooks via Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0. The 79MB update requires a restart but now my mid-2009 13″ MacBook Pro has inertial (momentum-based) scrolling. The faster you flick, the further you scroll. Previously I had a 3rd party app installed but this official update adds much smoother inertial scrolling.
I haven’t figured out how to use the 3-finger gesture for window dragging yet, nor did I see a new option in the Trackpad prefpane.
