Is it time for a Playstation 3?
I just saw over on Sony’s Hong Kong site that they have introduced a couple of new PS3 bundles:
- Winning Eleven 2012 (Pro Evolution Soccer)
- HK$ 2,518 for 160GB
- HK$ 2,668 for 320GB
- HDMI cable included
- Link
- NBA2K12 with Move Controller
- HK$ 2,479 for 160GB
- HK$ 2,629 for 320GB
- Move motion controller
- Move pen set
- Link
HTC Unveils HTC Desire HD, HTC Desire Z, New HTC SENSE and HTCsense.com
HTC held an event in London yesterday where they announced the latest handsets, which will land in Hong Kong in October. In addition, there will be a new HTCSense.com for managing your HTC phones, ringtones, etc. Seems like it’s similar to MobileMe in that it can help locate your lost phone.
HTC Desire HD
HTC Desire HD showcases outstanding multimedia content with its bright 4.3” LCD display and Dolby Mobile and SRS virtual sound and is the first to be powered by the new 1GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon processor. The HTC Desire HD enables 720p HD video recording and includes an 8-megapixel camera with dual-flash. Building on the unibody heritage of the HTC Legend, the HTC Desire HD is sculpted from a block of solid aluminum and exudes the air of quality and strength that HTC has come to be known for. It also includes the new HTC Fast Boot that enables people to quickly make a call or check emails by shortening the time taken to complete the power-up sequence.
HTC Desire Z
For people constantly on the go, HTC Desire Z makes it quick and easy to stay connected with friends on Facebook and Twitter or with colleagues and customers at work. HTC Desire Z features a unique ‘pop hinge’ that opens to reveal a QWERTY keyboard for fast, convenient typing. HTC Desire Z’s keyboard also includes a variety of keyboard shortcuts and two customizable keys for providing instant access to common functions without the need to open menus. HTC Desire Z also includes 720p HD video recording and a 5-megapixel camera with automatic flash. It is the first phone to utilize the new 800MHz Qualcomm 7230 processor for improved performance and battery life and also includes HTC Fast Boot.
HTCSense.com
With the new HTCSense.com service, people can simply manage their mobile phone experience from their HTC phone or personal computer. For example, people can easily locate a missing phone by triggering the handset to ring loudly, even if it is set to silent, or to flag its location on a map. If the phone’s been lost or stolen, users can remotely lock the phone, forward calls and texts to another phone, send a message to the phone to arrange its return or even remotely wipe all personal data from it. HTCSense.com makes it easy to setup a new HTC phone or access archived mobile content such as contacts, text messages and call history from a PC browser. People can also customize their phones with exclusive HTC content like wallpapers, HTC scenes, sounds or plug-ins.
Further reading: Original Press Release.
Pocket-Sized HTC ARIA Debuts In Hong Kong
Hong Kong, August 17, 2010 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today introduced HTC Aria™ in Hong Kong and proudly announces SmarTone-Vodafone is the exclusive Hong Kong mobile operator partner of the HTC Aria™ and SiS International Limited is the Hong Kong exclusive distributor of the new phone. This pocket-sized dynamo packs a punch with a five megapixel camera, a bright 3.2 inch HVGA display, and offers users Android smartphone functionality in an amazingly easy-to-carry design.
The HTC Aria has been officially launched in Hong Kong! I have not personally kept up with Android phones but I notice a nice feature called “polite ringer” – as soon as you lift up the phone to see who’s calling, the ringer volume drops. If you turn the phone over, it stops ringing completely. Novel solution!
“You want it all, you want it small” is the product’s, err, tagline. It weighs in at 115 grams and has a 3.2″ screen (320 x 480), and is equipped with a 600MHz processor. Storage wise the Android 2.1 (Éclair) Aria has ROM/RAM of 512MB and 384MB respectively.
SmarTone-Vodafone is currently Hong Kong’s exclusive provider of the Aria. The handset retails for $3,598 HKD in the market, but as an existing client the price is slashed to $3,480. Furthermore, if you sign a contract of $348 or more for 18 months you will receive the phone for $0. Offer details available here.
Further Reading
HTC Aria – Detailed Specifications
SmarTone-Vodafone – HTC Aria exclusive
3ree Broadband is born
HGC (Hutchison Global Communications) broadband has been re-branded 3ree Broadband:
We are pleased to inform you that, with immediate effect, the services you have subscribed to us, including Fixed Broadband, Residential Telephone Line, PowerCom Broadband and/or IDD 0080 services, will be provided by 3ree Broadband under the “3” family.
To get an idea of 3ree (ugh, I keep wanting to type 3free), they have posted new TV commercials here.
One thing not to miss out if you are an existing HGC Broadband customer, is the choice of one of two freebies:
- 3HK $300 handset coupon, or;
- Unlimited outdoor Wi-Fi (until December 31, 2010)
Promotion lasts only until August 31 so if you are an existing HGC Broadband client, go to this page to select and redeem your gift.
My only question is, how do we pronounce “3ree”?
- Three
- Free
- Three-ree
Source: eNewsletter
Is this really a new iPhone 4?!
You may have read about how I got my Fortress iPhone 4 this morning.
I was in for another surprise (first surprise: actually getting the iPhone 4) soon after leaving the store: the first time I fired up the App Store, I was greeted with a password prompt from an unfamiliar email address. Hmm? I didn’t know an email address was required for activation of the iPhone by the Fortress staff… and my first iPhone 4 certainly did not have a strange email address waiting for me in the App Store.
Is this really a brand-new iPhone 4?