The long waited Nokia Lumia 820 and 920 will be available starting 21st December 2012. Both will be pricing at RM1,599 and RM1,999 respectively.

Pre-order are starting today onwards and DiGi will be the first telco in Malaysia to open pre-ordering with an attractive price starting from RM1,099 for Lumia 920 and RM699 for Lumia 820.

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Nokia's first 2 Windows Phone 8, Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 will be available soon in DiGi Store. No price indication or date avalability.

 Nokia Lumia 920
• 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ (1280 x 768)
• 32GB internal storage
• 8.7MP PureView Camera

Nokia Lumia 820
• 1.5GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 4.3-inch CBD (800 x 480)
• 8GB internal storage (expandable microSD)
• 5MP camera

More news and update will be revealed tomorrow as there will be a preview session held in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. Do follow me on twitter @tallboyz to get the latest news and update.

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Today Nokia has announced the new Nokia Lumia 620, added the 3rd Windows Phone 8 by Nokia. Lumia 600 series would always be the most affordable Windows Phone.

This Lumia 620 has adds more youthful appeal with dual-shot technique that create a variety of interesting new colours and textures. The dual-shot involves casting two layers of polycarbonate, a single base layer and a second colour, in a transparent of translucent layer, to produce depth effects and secondary colour blends.

On the hardware wise, it has a 3.8-inch Clear Black Display with 800x480 resolution, 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 8GB internal storage with microSD slot, NFC-enabe, 5MP rear camera with LED flash and VGA front camera

Of course it come with Live Tiles for updates direct to the Start Screen, PeopleHub for all your address books in one place and a Me Tile to make it easy to post and track notifications across social networks. It also comes with Xbox Live, Microsoft Office, 7GB of SkyDrive storage and IE 10.

The new Nokia Lumia 620 will cost around $249 USD (approx RM750) and will be available from Q1 2013.

Check out the promo video of the Nokia Lumia 620 below;


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As you know, HTC has just announced their Windows Phone 8 flagship device HTC 8X. Must be wonder how's the specification comparison between the Nokia's Windows Phone 8 flagship device Lumia 920.

wpcentral has made a quite spec-to-spec comparison which one is the best.

It's very obvious Nokia Lumia 920 has better specification.

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Nokia Betalabs has just released an app for Nokia Lumia devices to analyse and manage your phone bills by tracking your calls, SMS and data usages each month. It's exactly same function with "Counters" app for Nokia Asha 311 which have the option to reset your counter on your monthly billing date.

This app will show you the usage remaining before hit your bills limits.

Currently there is no notification when set limit is achieved and will come later.

Note: Counters app requires particular phone software. You can check firmware version in Settings>about>more information>"Firmware revision". It should contain string 8773 or 8779 (Windows OS version) as third number and it should start with 1750.xxxx for Lumia 800, 2175.xxxx for Lumia 900 and 1600.303x for Lumia 710 as example. Any smaller numbers means your phone SW has been updated partially (only OEM FW or OS FW has been updated) and rest should be updated in next slot. Most variant should get both OEM FW and MS OS during the same Zune update.

It's not available thru marketplace now but you can give it a try the beta version via Nokia BetaLabs http://betalabs.nokia.com/trials/counters

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Nokia Lumia 610 is the most affordable Windows Phone smartphone in the market with the price of RM699.

It has gotten much more affordable with DiGi where DiGi now is offering as low as RM99 only with DiGi Smartplan. Currently only one colour being offered which is Black.

There are 3 plans offered;

DG 48 Plus - RM399 (24 months) / RM499 (12 months)
DG 68 Plus - RM199 (24 months) / RM449 (12 months)
DG 88 Plus - RM99 (24 months) / RM299 (12 months)

For more info please visit www.digi.com.my

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The Nokia 8800 was once a flagship phone with it luxurious and beautifully design has make a comeback to market in one of the famous discount portal, Groupon.

This phone was announced first quarter of 2005 and was discontinued 5 years ago. It was once price tagged 800 euro (approx RM3,200) with basic function to call-in and call-out but with luxury design.

Now on Groupon, you can own this once a smartphone made for celebrities, businessmen, manager, for ordinary people with extraordinary income who want to stand for a good style, image and solidty for RM558.

This phone most likely not a new phone to be consider as refurbished.

With that price, you can a Nokia Lumia 610 and some entry level Android smartphone, unless you willing to buy it as a collector item.

Left 9 more hours for you to purchase it from GROUPON Malaysia

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The film above was made purely using the Nokia 808 PureView. Turn "I wish I had a good camera" moments into beautiful detailed photos and Full HD movies.

Check out the video to learn more about the ground-breaking smartphone with its 41MP image sensor. Zoom. Shoot. Share in seconds.

It's pure image quality.

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Received Nokia's latest flagship Windows Phone, Nokia Lumia 900 from Nokia Malaysia.

Below is a quick unboxing of the Nokia Lumia 900 video;



The packing is compact and quite similar with the Nokia Lumia 800, 710 and N9.

The box contains;

• Nokia Lumia 900
• Warranty Card & Quick Guide
• microUSB Cable
• USB Quick Charge
• Stereo Headset

Nokia Lumia 900 the successor of Nokia Lumia 800 has a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor paired with 512MB of RAM run on the latest Windows Phone OS, 7.5 and ready to upgrade to 7.8.

It has an impressive and large 4.3-inch AMOLED Screen with ClearBlack Display on Gorilla Corning Technology. This offers bigger, clearer and vibrant colour display no matter in indoor nor outdoor.

It has a HD wide angle front camera that allow us to make video calls easier with more participants.

At the rear place a large 8MP f/2.2 Carl Zeiss optics with dual flash LEDs. HD video recording is supported.

3 colours to choose from, Cyan, Black and Sporty White. The Nokia Lumia 900 is price tagged at RM1,799 only. You may as well own this phone for as low as RM959 with Maxis mobile data package.

More information and details reviews coming up next.

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Fan of Batman "The Dark Knight Rise"?

You could win yourself a Limited Edition "The Dark Knight Rise" Nokia Lumia 900 by answering a simple question, fill up your details and cross fingers. It's as simple as that!

The contest begins on 19th of June and ends on 2nd of July. 5 lucky winners will be picked random as the recipients of a Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone.

Take part now at Nokia's Facebook

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Check out Camera Extras can do for you with Nokia Lumia devices.



The upcoming camera extras include four new features. Smart Group Shot makes it easy to capture great group shots with just one attempt. Action Shot captures movement in several shots and allows you to go back and forth the action. With the self-timer, you can get yourself also to the picture. And finally, the new Panorama UI helps you to capture beautiful wide landscapes with precise alignment.

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The long waited Internet Sharing feature for the Nokia Lumia 710 & 800 is coming globally from 27th June onward by rolling a new software update.

The new software update does not only bring one new feature, it also introduce Flip-to-Silent and media streaming from your phone (something like DLNA)

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Nokia as an exclusive partnership with Microsoft Windows Phone, Nokia has announced few new applications and features to all Nokia Lumia users to compensate the disappointment of the unavailability of Windows Phone 8 update.

Below are the update updates will be available by next week exclusively for Nokia Lumia;

Nokia PlayTo

All Lumia users can share videos, photos and audio wirelessly onto their TV or Blu-Ray player by using the DLNA technology.

Nokia Music 3.0

Gig Enhancement, Mix Radio Enhanements and Offline Playback Enhancement.

Nokia Maps

New Nokia Maps were introduced by the name My Commute. This allows you to get online traffics and how to get to a location in the shortest time.

Camera Extras

Nokia has updated their camera app with supporting of Panorama Capturing, Self Timer, Action Shot and Smart Group Shot through Camera Extras.

Nokia Counters was also introduced for you to monitor and manage your mobile internet data usages.

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Today Microsoft has revealed a series of tablet devices powered by Windows 8 - Surface.

Was expecting it from Nokia to release these tablets since Microsoft & Nokia partnership on mobile devices.

There are two options of Microsoft Surface; Microsoft Surface for Windows RT which targeted for consumers and Microsoft Surface for Windows 8 Pro which are targeted for business profession.

Both of the Microsoft Surface come with 10.6-inch display which are physically identical aside the different of thickness and weight.

Microsoft Surface for Windows RT

• Processor: NVIDIA-made ARM chip
• Weight: 676 grams
• Thickness: 9.3 millimeters
• Display: 10.6-inch ClearType HD capactive touchpanel
• Battery: 31.5Wh
• I/O: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae
• Software: Windows RT + Office Home & Student 2013 RT
• Accessories: Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand
• Capacity: 32GB / 64GB

Availability: “Around” the Windows 8 launch (fall 2012)
Pricing: To be determined; competitive with most tablets


Microsoft Surface for Windows 8 Pro

• Processor: Intel Core i5 (Ivy Bridge)
• Weight: 903 grams
• Thickness: 13.5 millimeters
• Display: 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD (1080p) capacitive touchpanel
• Battery: 42Wh
• I/O: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, 2×2 MIMO antennae
• Software: Windows 8 Pro
• Accessories: Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand, Pen with Palm Block
• Capacity: 64GB / 128GB

Availability: “Three months after” the Windows 8 launch this fall
Pricing: To be determined; competitive with ultrabooks

Microsoft developed two covers for the Surface tablets which is touch-typing Surface Touch Cover which an integrates of a multitouch keyboard and trackpad. The cover itself only add 3mm to the devices's thickness and will be attached to the tablet with a magnetic connector similar to Apple's smart cover. It's a pressure-sensitive technology which sense keystrokes as input.

The other one is also a Type Cover but with more conventional tactile keyboard with touch pad.

It comes with five eye-catching colours which are Cyan, Red, Magenta, Black and White. These colours does look similarity to the Nokia Lumia smartphone devices.

Check out the promo video of Microsoft Surface below;


What do you think about these new Microsoft Surface Tablets?

Killers for Android Tablets, Apple's iPad and maybe indirectly Ultrabook as well?

More info on Microsoft Suface: www.surface.com

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If you guys did follow me on twitter, you might have know that I've just had a preview session of Nokia's new flagship Windows Phone, The Nokia Lumia 900 special thanks to Nokia Malaysia for the invitation.

The Nokia Lumia 900 is already available in locals Nokia Store nationwide with price tag of RM1,799.

Mr. Glen Cha, Head of Operative Product Management brief us about the new Lumia 900.

Basically the Lumia 900 is identical with the current Nokia Lumia 800 with its distinctive, sleek polycarbonate unibody design. Lumia 900 has a larger display of 4.3-inch AMOLED with ClearBlack display, faster internet speed with the supported HSPA+ (other country such as USA would have LTE), a bigger battery capacity of 1,830 mAh and a wide angle HD 1MP f/2.4 front camera.

It has 3 colours for opted, Black, Cyan & White. Black and Cyan has a matte surface whereas the Sporty White is glossy.

The thickness of Lumia 900 and Lumia 800 is about the same or maybe slimmer.

The screen display of Lumia 900 is not flat not like the Lumia 800 / N9 with curve surface. The rear of Lumia 900 placed a 8MP f/2.2 Carl Zeiss optics with dual-LED.

The 1MP front camera is impressive and sharp thanks to it large aperture f/2.4 and wide angle lens Good news for cam-whorer like me. lol!

4.3-inch vs 3.7-inch AMOLED CBD. I found the Lumia 900 has better contrast ratio and lumens compare to Lumia 800 with the same brightness of settings.

On the software wise, it runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Tango) with Internet Sharing/Tethering is enabled, TuneIn Radio (Local Radio Stations), Apps Highlight & Tango Video Call will be preloaded on the device. Of course Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Contacts Transfer, Network Setup & Lumia Highlights come in as standard.

For a limited time, Nokia DC-16, external battery (2,200mAh) will be bundling along with every purchase of the new Nokia Lumia 900.

Do check them out at the nearest Nokia Store near you and do have a hands-on of the device, you will be impressive.

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photo credit to WPCentral

LINE Messenger which already available for iOS, Android, PC and Mac has made it way to Windows Phone. This messenger has been used in over 230 countries worldwide and you can enjoy exchanging free messages with all your friends.

LINE features;
◆ Easy, Fun and Convenient
Send messages, photos, videos, voice messages, as well as location info in an instant!

◆ Link your Smartphone - PC - Tablet
Use the smartphone version while on the move, PC/MAC versions on your desktop, and a web-browser version for tablets. Stay in touch wherever life may take you!

◆ Lots of Stickers
Convey your emotions and make your chats more fun with a huge variety of fun stickers! There are 4 free sticker-sets waiting to be downloaded by you.

◆ New Windows UI - Metro
This version of LINE uses the new Metro UI system, unique to Windows Phones. Enjoy increased usability with the Panoramic View and the Application Bar features.

It's quite similar to WhatsApp, Talkbox, Kik and etc. The current version released does not support VOIP just chat.

You can try have them for FREE from MarketPlace or scan QR code below

Credit to @belon1986

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If you have walked into local Nokia Store you may spotted 2 new Nokia devices, Nokia's 3rd Windows Phone introduced, the Nokia Lumia 900 (successor of Nokia Lumia 800) and Nokia 808 PureView (successor of Nokia N8)

The price of both of these devices finally revealed and it's available starting tomorrow onwards.

The Nokia Lumia 900

The device run on a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor paired with 512MB of RAM. Nokia first largest screen smartphone at 4.3-inch AMOLED on Gorilla Corning technology with ClearBlack Display that offers bigger, clearer and vibrant colour display indoor and outdoor.

On the back of the Lumia 900 place a large 8MP Carl Zeiss lens f/2.2, 28mm with dual flash LEDs and support HD video recording.

Not that all, the Lumia 900 has a front-facing camera which Lumia 800 does not have. It comes with 4 colours to choose from, Cyan, Black, Magenta & my favourite White.

The Nokia Lumia 900 is wearing a price tag of RM1,799 only.


The most talk about smartphone by techgeeks and as well photographers, the Nokia 808 PureView.

Nokia 808 PureView has received the Best Mobile Device at Mobile World Congress 2012 and also picked as the Best Imaging Innovation 2012 by TIPA.

What so impressive about this 808 PureView?

It has top-notch Carl Zeiss camera sensor at whooping 41MP. You read it right, it's 41-MEGAPIXEL. It can shoot full HD 1080p video recording and playback with 4x lossless zoom. It's like handling a standalone digital camera with impressive quality.

It has a 1.3GHz single-core chip processor, 512MB of RAM, 16GB internal storage with expandable memory with microSD, 4-inch corner-to-corner AMOLED ClearBlack Display Gorilla Corning Glass.

It runs on Symbian Belle OS, how I wish it run on Windows Phone. Maybe a Nokia Windows Phone with 41MP in the making?

The Nokia 808 PureView is priced at RM1,899. You can ditch your digital camera and have this phone as your primary camera.

Both of the new Nokia device is available starting from tomorrow (8th June 2012) onward at Nokia Store nationwide.

Nokia Lumia 900 - RM1,799
Nokia 808 PureView - RM1,899

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The most talk about smartphone in Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, the Nokia 808 PureView were spotted in local Nokia store without price tag, just a "Coming Soon"

Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 are also available in Nokia store for hands-on but yet can be purchase. It seem that Nokia now would like to showcases their latest smartphone in advance on their store before make available in the market.

No price or date indication, my personal estimation would be around RM1,800.

How much would you pay for a 41MP camera smartphone that you could replace your standalone camera?

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Android Authority has performed a heartache drop test on the latest Samsung Galaxy SIII along with the Apple 4S.

Samsung Galaxy SIII to use the latest Gorilla Glass Corning which claimed even stronger than the first generation of scratch-resistant glass from Corning.

Each phone was dropped on concrete floor in three different orientations, rear, side and lastly front. Guess what? The Samsung Galaxy SIII doesn't even last the final test which is front drop test, it already cracked after suffered side drop test.

So the Gorilla Corning Glass 2 is protective enough?

This is how should Gorilla Corning Glass be; No hammer? Use Nokia Lumia 900



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Facebook application for Windows Phone device has just rolled out new updates to v2.5 and polished up some missing and new features.

Changelog as below;

• Threaded messaging - Now you can have full threaded messaging including group messaging all in a beautiful Metro style design.
• Tagging are now enabled - You can tag your friends and locations in your posts in the "with" and "at" format.
• Delete posts and comments - Use the tap and hold context menu to delete posts and comments from your wall.
• Active links in post - Tap on links in posts to go directly to the content.
• You can have "like" on comments now!!

Update your Facebook app via MarketPlace today.

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