Nokia’s ‘Smart Phone Beta Test Is Over’ Is FUNNY! – Nokia recently came up with a new marketing campaign to promote their Nokia Lumia series with ‘The Smartphone Beta Test Is Over’ which claims that smartphone users in the world since 2007 were in a BETA TEST, and now the test is over which produces the ‘ultimate’ Nokia Lumia Windows Phone.

Why is it funny?

Apparently, Nokia Lumia is not the best phone in the world despite the good review of Windows Phone and a beautiful design. Windows Phone still lag of powerful applications, Nokia Lumia is not widely available around the world and it has older generation of hardware. I still have hope in Nokia, looking forward to the better Nokia Lumia, not Lumia 800, or 900.

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Facebook Buys Instagram, What Do You Think? – News just reported about Facebook buying the social mobile photography app – Instagram for freaking 1 billion US$! That’s a big sum of money. For a company which has less than 10 people, and producing an app that has more than 15 million users around the world and with no profit (at the moment), that’s really a surprise that Facebook would pay US$1b for it.

Well, I think Instagram itself can be better without the acquisition, but then US$1b is a big money. Soon, you will see more Instagram photos on Facebook, Facebook for sure will tweak the very special app to be usable on all device, and desktop, Instagram will be another photo-editing app instead of a social network (that’s not cool).

What do you think?

I Like Instagram For Android – After two years for dominating the iPhone world, Instagram, one of my favourite photography social app is now finally landed on Android. I was kinda disappointed in waiting for the app already, but in a sudden, it pops up in the Google Play Store with surprise.

I downloaded it right away and found out that it’s pretty same with the iPhone version with less sharing option. After all, you still will see a wonderful experience on it with the cool filter effect for your photography. After the release of the app, my friends followers increased and also many iPhone user dislike about the release of this app because they think that this makes the iPhone no difference and special anymore.

What do you think? Download Instagram for Android now on Google Play Store.

Cool HTC Video – ‘Welcome to HTC One’ – In conjunction with the new release of HTC latest flagship device, HTC One series, they have created a video ‘Welcome to HTC One’, which shows you a phone which was designed with the belief that no one person is the same as everyone else. Check it out.

Pre-Order HTC One X & One V With DiGi Now - Interested in the new HTC One X & HTC One V? You can now pre-order them now with DiGi from as low as RM1,249 for HTC One X and RM299 for One V. It seems kinda good price when you buy from DiGi with the subscription of the DG Smart Plan 48, 68 or 88 with 12 months or 24 months contract.

HTC One X

DG Smart Plan 48 (12 months) – RM1,699
DG Smart Plan 48 (24 months) – RM1,599

DG Smart Plan 68 (12 months) – RM1,649
DG Smart Plan 68 (24 months) – RM1,399

DG Smart Plan 88 (12 months) – RM1,549
DG Smart Plan 88 (24 months) – RM1,249

HTC One V

DG Smart Plan 48 (12 months) – RM799
DG Smart Plan 48 (24 months) – RM649

DG Smart Plan 68 (12 months) – RM699
DG Smart Plan 68 (24 months) – RM449

DG Smart Plan 88 (12 months) – RM599
DG Smart Plan 88 (24 months) – RM299

Pre-order now and receive your device on 6th April 2012. Besides that you can check out the launch on 2nd April at Pavilion. Head over to DiGi’s page now for more.

Cheaper DG Smart Plan By DiGi From RM38/month – To join the competition with other telco, DiGi is now lowering its DG Smart Plan to as low as RM38/month for 1GB quota.

The famous DG Smart Plan 68 has lower the price to RM53 too, while DG Smart Plan 88 is now RM73. These price are after auto-payment by credit card. The subscription looks good now, but then you are tied to a 12-months contract. If you terminate before you reach your contract period, you have to pay RM100 termination fee.

DiGi’s data plan is cheap, no extra charge after quota which is very good, however the line is not as good as Maxis & Celcom. Nevertheless, I still find its better because it does not over charge you for using over the quota.

Head over to DiGi’s website for more information.

Apple “iPad 3″ Event On 7th March Confirmed – Mark your calendar, March 7th, 2012, will be the day Apple announces the upcoming, most anticipating Apple iPad 3. The event will be held at Yerba Beuna Center for the Arts Theater in San Fransisco.

I am so excited now. Apple gives us a tag line of “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” Any idea what they are hinting? Retina display on iPad 3? What else. =D Set you alarm at 1am, 8th March 2012, Malaysia time to follow the keynote. Looking forward to Tim Cook’s first product launch too. Kinda miss Steve Jobs.

Astro’s NJOI Free Satellite TV Now Available – Several months ago, Astro announced the Njoi, a free satellite TV service to the Malaysian with a one-time set up fee is now available to the public.

There’s no monthly subscription fee for Njoi but one would have to pay a one-time set up fee of RM288 including a set-top box, Out-Door Unit (ODU) satellite dish, smartcard, remote control, as well a RM100 installation fee. Then you can watch 18 TV channel and 19 radio channels for free.

User can also choose to buy additional content in the future. Currently, the channel list are as image below:

Interested user can fill in the online form and the sales representative will contact you. Sounds cool right? I don’t really watch all Astro’s channel after-all. Unfortunately, there’s no HD channel included in the Njoi service.

Samsung Shipped 20 Million Units Of Galaxy S2 – WOW! Until today, 2012, Samsung has successfully shipped 20 million units of Galaxy S2 Android smartphone! I am proud of owning one too.

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker, said Thursday that the total sales of its Galaxy S2 smartphone have surpassed the 20 million mark in domestic and overseas markets 10 months after its debut.

The sales figures represent only the number of mobile phones shipped to wireless carriers, not the number of smartphones sold to customers overall.

Strong sales of smartphones pushed up Samsung Electronics’ fourth-quarter earnings. The company reported a 17 percent rise in net income to reach 4 trillion won (US$3.5 billion) for the final quarter of last year. Its fourth-quarter operating profit reached a record high of 5.3 trillion won.

Samsung currently is the number 2 smartphone manufacturer in the world. The Samsung Galaxy S2 is a success for them and also is their flagship mobile. With the success of Galaxy S2, user are also expecting the Galaxy S3 in Q2 of 2012.

Anybody owns a Galaxy S2 like I do? What do you think about the phone?

Free SMS To Singapore & Indonesia By U Mobile – Although Singapore & Indonesia is across the ocean from Malaysia, but now you can send free messages to your friends and family at there with U Mobile. This is a special promo by U Mobile which you can send up to 50 International SM to Singapore and Indonesia for free.

What you need to do is just send 3 Internatioal SMS to the 2 countries and normal rate (35sen) and next 50 additional SMS will be charged for free. This means you can send a total of 53 SMS to Singapore / Indonesia for only RM1.05/day.

However, before you get to send for free, you need to activate the service first via call or SMS depending on whether you are on prepaid or postpaid. This promo runs until 30th March 2012.

Head over to U Mobile website for more information. Sounds good right? Anyone using U Mobile?