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February 12th, 2009 — Soapbox
I’ve gotten some pretty interesting news from the grapevine recently regarding the HTC Dream. It seems that HTC might not be bringing the Dream into the Malaysian market at all and might instead opt to bring in the upcoming G2 instead. One reason I heard was that due to various issues the HTC Dream or rathe the T1 Mobile G1 had, it would be more feasible to bring in the better designed and built G2. As much as I’d appreciate a better working and less buggy device, this also means the possiblity of an Android phone hitting Malaysia very much later.
Considering that the other Android device by Kogan, the Angora, is most likely not coming here and other Android devices still in the works, I’m expecting Android to hit Malaysian shores only sometime in the 3rd quarter of this year. So for those waiting to have a go at Android you might have to wait a little bit longer.
February 9th, 2009 — Soapbox
We wish we were in sunny Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress, happening from the 16th to the 19th this month. While the other three would be gawking at the fine specimens of womankind over there, I’d be more interested in harassing the nearest Nokia rep for a touch-and-feel of the N97.
But let’s take a short break from all the Nokia love we’ve been giving. How about all the other mobile phone makers? What would they be doing?
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February 3rd, 2009 — Soapbox
"Consumers are buying high-end smart phones still, which is surprising in an economic crisis. But the fact of the matter is that people are seeing the value in wireless data," So says Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs, as quoted by the New Zealand Herald. Does this mean that the obsession phone makers have with creating the best smart phone is justified?
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