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If you missed early this morning’s Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung has finally made available the replay of the Galaxy S 4 unveiling.

To recap, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 packs a its top notch hardware such as a 5? Full HD Super AMOLED display with a new Octo-core processor. The main focus however is focused on its Smart features including eye tracking and gesture movements. Watch the 50 minute video above to get a quick overview of what the Galaxy S 4 has to offer.

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Samsung has finally released its 4 minute product video of the newly revealed Samsung Galaxy S 4. While the hardware bit looks impressive, the key difference lies in its smart features such as Group Play, Sound & Shot, S Voice Drive, Dual Shot, Dual Recording & etc which is demonstrated in the video above.

In addition to that, the Galaxy S 4 includes of a couple of gestures and eye-tracking features such as Smart Scroll, Smart Pause, Air Gesture and AirView which lets you hover through the screen with your fingers like a S-Pen. Would these features be something you’ll use on a day to day basis?

The Samsung Galaxy S IV product page is finally up over here.

The BlackBerry Z10 is finally available in Malaysia with Maxis being the exclusive telco to offer the device for now. On Maxis, the BlackBerry Z10 goes as low as RM988 for Maxis One Club customers, while other customers are getting as low as RM1,268. Outright, the BlackBerry Z10 is priced at RM2,188.

The new Z10 doesn’t require BIS subscription like previous BlackBerry device and Maxis has introduced a “iValue” style plans called BBMore which offers a combination of voice calls, SMS and mobile internet. There are 3 BBMore subscription plans being offered at RM55 (500MB), RM88 (1GB) and RM148 (5GB) monthly. The Z10 is offered on contract with either 12 months or 24 months subscription and surprisingly Maxis is only offering 12 months contract for the BBMore 55.

Advance payment is required during registration ranging between RM200-900 depending on plan and duration however Maxis One Club subscribers are entitled for a waiver. According to Maxis website, the MOC membership is exclusive for loyal customers that have been spending RM150/monthly with 12 months of good payment records.

To recap on the Z10 hardware specs, it runs on a dual-core 1.5GHz processor with 2GB of RAM and comes with 16GB of storage which you can expand using microSD. It comes with a 4.2? display that pushes 1280×768 pixels resolution which gives it a rather packed 356ppi.

You can check out the official full specs of the Z10 here.

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BlackBerry 10 App Challenge Malaysia has been launched to challenge developers building BlackBerry 10 applications for Malaysians. Winners will win cash prizes and BlackBerry Z10 smartphones.

The app challenge is part of the BlackBerry and MSC Malaysia Integrated Content Development (ICON) programme, run by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) collaboration.

BlackBerry 10 App Challenge Malaysia will have 2 categories: Open and Student. 3 members per team.

The prizes are attractive. A total of RM 48,000 cash and 3x brand new BlackBerry Z10 smartphones will be given to the winners of Open category. Student category winners will receive a total of RM 22,500 cash and 3 BlackBerry Z10.

Registration closes at the end of April 2013 and all application must be completed by the end of June 2013. Finalists will be invited to attend the Blacberry10 App Challenge Malaysia Final Event where the winners will be announced.

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DiGi has finally revamped its DG Smart Plans which used to be offering data only postpaid subscription and calls/sms are charged separately. Now with the new DG Smart Plans, you get a 3 in 1 combination of voice, SMS and data for a fixed monthly fee. Instead of the usual Smart Plan 48, 68 and 88, they have streamlined their offering to just 2 – Smart Plan 58 and Smart Plan 88.

For the Smart Plan 58, you get 2GB of data which they have split to 1GB of Mobile Internet usage and another 1GB for Smart Apps which is used for Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp. Also included is 200 minutes of calls and 200 SMS which only can be used within DiGi network. For additional RM30, the Smart Plan 88 offers 4GB of data, which is also split 2GB+2GB usage between standard mobile internet and “Smart Apps”. For calls and SMS, it is 50% more at 300 minutes and 300 SMS but it is applicable to all networks.

Web Browsing is free and unlimited but only if you are using Opera Mini. According to FAQ, even if you have exhausted your monthly quota, you will get to enjoy normal speeds for web browsing on Opera Mini. Those requiring BIS will need to pay additional RM10/month or RM20/month for BES. For additional usage or calls/SMS made outside DiGi’s network, it is charged at 15sen/minute and 10 sen per SMS.

Overall, the new plans are a new refresh but we prefered that the monthly bundled calls are opened up to all networks instead of just DiGi to DiGi network only for smart plan 58. We have mixed feelings however on the Internet quotas that are imposed for Mobile Internet and “Smart Apps” which we feel should be more flexible for users. On the up side, at least the split quota ensures that you have faster Whatsapp/Facebook/Twitter updates even if you have finished your usage for Youtube viewing or data tethering.

For more information, head over to DiGi.