by Rocky on December 17, 2009
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The new IDA guidelines will apply to new or renewed contracts for all fixed-line, mobile and broadband services offered to consumers from 1 March 2010 onwards.
With these guidelines, the maximum contract period for all such services will not exceed 24 months. Consumers who sign on to contracts longer than three months and who terminate their contracts before the end of their contract period will no longer have to pay fixed early termination charges, but will see these charges decrease over time on a month-by-month basis as they serve out their contract. [click to continue…]
by Sally on September 9, 2009
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M1 has partnered with Novatel Wireless to offer Singaporeans MiFi, the industry’s first ultra portable credit card-sized Intelligent Mobile Hotspot that allows users to create their own personal Wi-Fi hotspots, revolutionizing the way mobile broadband is used.
The MiFi 2352 creates a Wi-Fi bubble that provides high speed Internet connectivity for up to five devices. Users can create their personal mobile hotspot wherever they go instead of having to search for a non-secure public access point. Users can be constantly connected to their Wi-Fi devices such as notebooks, gaming devices, printers and mobile phones while on the move, transforming the consumer broadband experience with access available nearly anywhere and anytime. [click to continue…]
From 13 August 2009, commuters including tourists, can access public transport information on-the-go via handphone and PDA with the launch of the mobile version of PublicTransport@SG or PublicTransport@SG Mobile. The three most popular features will be available on PublicTransport@SG Mobile: [click to continue…]
The National Environment Agency and Microsoft are pleased to launch Singapore’s first mobile weather service. Members of the public can now log on to Weather@SG on their mobile phones to get the latest weather information in Singapore. Weather@SG can be found at http://weather.nea.gov.sg.
Weather@SG provides the public with timely weather information any time, anywhere, right at their fingertips. From now on, planning a picnic, a run, or any other outdoor activities can be less stressful, thanks to the ability to predict the weather anywhere from three hours to three days in advance.
The weather information and forecasts are provided by Meteorological Services of NEA and are updated every five minutes. The mapping data, which are customised for use in Weather@SG, are created from Microsoft Bing Map (previously called Microsoft Virtual Map).
by Rocky on June 17, 2009
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According to techfresh.net, Samsung released in Singapore the B7610 smartphone, a WinMobile pocket PC with QWERTY keyboard as well as Samsung Pixon 12 M8910 12MP camera, the Samsung Jackie B7320, and Android powered Samsung I7500.
MobileBond.com reported the release of mobile phone E72 and 5530 XpressMusic from Nokia. E72 is the successor to the successful E71 device, and is a messenger with a full QWERTY-keyboard. And, Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is the budget option of smartphone 5800, which does not support 3G.
by Sally on April 7, 2009
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pfingo is a free softphone client that you can download to your computer to make cheap calls using the internet. You can also use pfingo to make calls on your SIP-enabled mobile phone using a Wifi or GPRS connection. pfingo-to-pfingo calls are free so you can save even more money by getting your friends to sign-up with pfingo. [click to continue…]
by Sally on March 18, 2009
in News
Singapore Delivery, a local online magazine, officially launched on Wednesday mobile browsing capability for its website. iPhone users can other mobile device users can now browse Singapore Delivery mobile version. This is what it looks like to read Singapore Delivery on iPhone: [click to continue…]
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) and HTC Corporation yesterday unveiled the first Android™ powered mobile phone released in Asia – the HTC Dream™. Customers of SingTel and its wholly-owned subsidiary in Australia, Optus, will soon be the first in Asia to enjoy this highly anticipated device. [click to continue…]
by Sally on February 4, 2009
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Google Latitude is a new feature for Google Maps on your mobile device. It’s also an iGoogle gadget on your computer. Once you’ve opted in to Latitude, you can see the approximate location of your friends and loved ones who have decided to share their location with you. So now you can do things like see if your spouse is stuck in traffic on the way home from work, notice that a buddy is in town for the weekend, or take comfort in knowing that a loved one’s flight landed safely, despite bad weather. [click to continue…]
by Sally on January 11, 2009
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Lifehacker blog highlights a couple of methods for skinning your Windows Mobile phone to look and feel like an iPhone. [click to continue…]
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