iPhone 4: iPhone 4 models dropping calls when held left-handed

June 28th, 2010 by ytechcity

Just after the post regarding iPhone 4: You’re Holding It Wrong…The right way to hold iPhone 4, now, we share with you the video where dropping calls when you held your iPhone 4 left-hand.
I guess this answers the question whether to buy, or not to buy. Apparently, touching the bottom left corner of the iPhone 4 lowers the “bars” and drops your calls. If you recall from the WWDC 10 keynote, that’s where the Bluetooth / WiFi / GPS antenna meets its GSM / UMTS counterpart.

Android Phones: Motorola Droid X- the 3rd Droid series on Verizon

June 28th, 2010 by ytechcity

Another Android device has been launched called the Droid X. This becomes the 3rd Droid series on Verizon’s offering after the hot selling Motorola Droid (aka Milestone) and HTC Droid Incredible.

What we learnt from the event is that the Droid X features a 4.3? screen, ability to shoot 720p video and it is powered with a 1GHz ARMv7 processor. Unlike the Motorola Droid, the Droid X does not come with qwerty slider keyboard.

Other key features of the device is a 8 Megapixel camera, 16:9 display, HDMI output, Flash 10, WiFi hotspot and support up to 40GB Memory with 8GB on board memory and 16GB storage media included. The Droid X will initially ship with Android 2.1 but with Android 2.2 Froyo update on the way.

Environmental Friendliness is another highlight for the device as it is claimed to be PVC, bromine, mercury and arsenic free. To drive that green statement further, 65% of its packaging is made out of recycled materials.

On Android’s popularity, Andy Rubin, the key guy for Android has also mentioned that 160,000 Android handsets are sold each day. This is a huge increase from its 100,000 per day figures mentioned at Google I/O. He also announced that Android 2.2 (Froyo) is being made open source today.

The Droid X will start shipping next month July 15 for $199.99. Users will need to subscribe to a smartphone service for $29.99 and additional $20 for mobile hotspot. It will be available in all Best Buy and Verizon stores in the US only.

Catch more details of the launch event here.

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News: Maxis’s launch new android phones- Samsung Galaxy S

June 28th, 2010 by ytechcity

After maxis launch the HTC legend and HTC desire. Just recently, the people running it’s official Twitter account have just confirmed with us that Maxis will be bringing in the 8GB iPhone 3GS and today, ahead of the official launch, Maxis has revealed the subsidized pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S.

We mentioned earlier that it will be close to what Maxis is offering for the HTC Desire and we we’re not far off. With a 12 month contract on any Value Plus plan with an added on data plan, the Galaxy S can be yours for RM1,699.

It’s a pretty good deal considering the specs you’re getting. It’s hard to imagine that just a couple of years back you’d be paying upward of RM3,000 for a comparable WinMo smartphone.


Powered by a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and the latest version of Android™,
the Samsung Galaxy S brings you an exceptional mobile experience.
4-inch Super AMOLED screen with touch-sensitive controls
5MP AF Camera with HD Recording capability
Swype text input lets you type on the touch screen without lifting your finger

Official Website:
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/android/Android_Phones.asp

Specification:
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/android/SpecSheets/SamsungGalaxySSpecs.pdf

iPhone: Maxis releases World Cup app for iPhone user

June 14th, 2010 by ytechcity

Maxis_World_Cup_App

Maxis, the country’s leading integrated communications provider today followed up on its earlier announcement of mobile broadcast sponsorship of the sporting world’s most wanted event, the 2010 FIFA World CupT with a full kick-off of its services and contents specially developed to keep over 12 million customers ahead of every move in the game from 11 June till 11 July.

As the official mobile broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Maxis is going all out delivering extras to its customers.

The live streaming of all the 64 World Cup matches is something really special and it’s exclusive to Maxis subscribers only. There’s also a whole heap of football and World Cup related content on offer including a contest that offers trips to see Frank Lampard and Lionel Messi in London and Barcelona. You can’t help but feel special being a Maxis subscriber during this World Cup month.

And it doesn’t stop there, Maxis has upped the ante with the release of a World Cup app for the iPhone so that the rest of the non-Maxis iPhone users don’t feel left out not being ablt to watch World Cup games live on their device.

The Maxis WC2010 in South Africa iPhone app provides access to everything and anything you need to know about the 2010 World Cup.

The app offers the latest World Cup news, live score updates with live table standings updated on the fly (there’s even push notification for scores, pre-match reminder and loads more), access to World Cup matches with automatic conversion to Malaysian time. There’s a photo gallery, full team profiles and venue information as well as a Wold Cup Hall of Fame listing dating back from all the way to the first World Cup in 1930.

It’s a pretty solid app, we can’t think of anything that the app doesn’t have

Download:
http://itunes.apple.com/my/app/maxis-wc2010-in-south-africa

News: Steve’s WWDC10 keynote now on Youtube

June 13th, 2010 by ytechcity

If you’ve missed all the action at the WWDC10 keynote two nights back, now, you can watch this conference via Youtube. In this post, i will share with you the WWDC10 video together with two other video about the iPhone 4.

WWDC10: Part 1

WWDC10: Part 2

WWDC10: Part 3

WWDC10: Part 4

WWDC10: Part 5

WWDC10: Part 6

WWDC10: Part 7

WWDC10: Part 8

WWDC10: Part 9

WWDC10: Part 10

WWDC10: Part 11

WWDC10: Part 12

New Apple iPhone 4 Commercial (WWDC 2010)