SmarTone gets the iPhone 4S; Apple Online Store sells out in minutes
SmarTone (no longer SmarTone-Vodafone) has just started taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4S. Their servers are getting absolutely hammered at the moment, but I was able to order one for pick up which will hopefully be next week. As for price plans, they’ve introduced a nice “advise-and-consent” SMS if you go over your data allowance. Say you’re on the 150MB (previously 100MB) and 500MB plans and you go over, SmarTone will SMS you to ask for your permission to top up. As for the top-up price, it’s a much more reasonable $40 per 200MB.
See here for more detailed info on price plans: SmarTone | iPhone 4S – Monthly Plans and Credit Card Offer.
In other news, the official Apple Online Store in Hong Kong also started taking pre-orders this morning around 9am. Ridiculously they allowed each person to order a maximum of 10 iPhones. No wonder they sold out so fast!
iPhone 4S coming to Hong Kong soon
UPDATE: iPhone 4S will launch in Hong Kong on November 11, 2011.
The iPhone 4S has made it onto Apple Hong Kong’s home page. No official date for the HK release has been announced, and unfortunately Siri’s database does not include Hong Kong yet (Apple Daily, video in Chinese).
Join the forum discussion on this postMTR and The Standard for iPad apps updated
Couple of Hong Kong-related app updates:
MTR Mobile 4.1 (link)
MTR Mobile 4.1 更新:
1. 用戶現可在「更多」-> 「資料更新」中管理資料庫的更新。
MTR Mobile 4.1 Update:
1. User can now manage the data update manually in “More” -> “Data update”.
The Standard for iPad (link)
What’s New In Version 2.4.3
- Resolve the compatibility issues on iOS 5
- Enhance the overall download performance
Mobexo, advanced Mobile Payment Solution, launches
Mobexo, a new smartphone-based payment solution, has officially launched. Interesting that it does not use any NFC technology. Take a look at the video introduction:
Here is the full press release:
Mobexo is an innovative smartphone-based payment solution. With Mobexo, traditional payment instruments such as credit cards, bank accounts, checks or promotion vouchers are “virtualized” into smartphones.
The payment process is purely smartphone-based and no specific hardware is required. No Near Field Communication (NFC) chip, no specific point-of-sales terminal: Mobexo takes advantage of any smartphone with a display and a camera. QR codes are utilized in an unprecedented safe and smart way.
According to CEO Sopheap Lao (aka 劉鴻基), “It is not only safer and more convenient than traditional payment instruments such as cash or credit cards. It is also greener and more durable as it generates no paper and no waste. Moreover, it is probably the most secure and the most easy-to-use mobile payment solution ever designed today. Mobexo’s platform is so extensible we are yet working on hundreds of services to come, many one them being country-specific.”
The app will be available in the appStore on iPhone iOS5 as soon as iOS5 is released. Android and Windows Mobile versions are coming soon.
About Mobexo
Mobexo is headquartered in Hong Kong. It has been incorporated as a Limited Company by French/Chinese Founder Sopheap Lao (aka 劉鴻基).
Mobexo is a fast growing Payment Service Provider Company whose heads are Mobile Payment Security experts for years. Mobexo is operated and driven with security, simplicity and ecology as a philosophy.
Mobexo Payment System is meant to be available anywhere in the world as much as possible while being adapted to local payment instruments and customer’s local shopping experience.
Press contact:
social@mobexo.com
+852-8199.0714
HKJC iPhone app not (yet) compatible with iOS5
UPDATE: As of October 25, the app is now compatible with iOS 5.
If you’re an addictive gambler, the HKJC iPhone app is not yet compatible with iOS5. Therefore, don’t upgrade to iOS5 if the mobile betting app is important to your daily workflow.
This picture explains it all:
Update: official notice from HKJC
The Hong Kong Jockey Club would like to advise its customers who have installed the Club’s Mobile Betting Service iPhone App not to upgrade the mobile operating system to iOS5 to be launched by Apple until further notice from the Club.
The Club’s Mobile Betting Service iPhone App is not yet supported by iOS5. Customers using mobile devices installed with iOS5 may experience difficulties in getting access to the App. To avoid any inconvenience, customers are advised to continue using the existing iOS version to enjoy the service. The Club is following up at full speed and will update the App as soon as possible.
Punched my first RJ45 keystones
Thanks largely to this video I now have gigabit ethernet from the router to my iMac. I picked up a punchdown tool, couple of face plates & keystones at Mongkok Computer Center couple of weeks ago, right before the Typhoon 8 hit actually.
There is a shop right outside the 3rd floor that sells networking parts, amongst many other goodies. I paid less than HK$100 total for the lot. (photos after the break)