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Ap ple’s long-anticipated smaller tablet is here and judging from the past experience, the new iPad Mini should give Samsung a run for their money. The battle between Apple and Samsung especially on the copyrights will not end anytime soon hence the whole new battlefield level – mini tablet. The fact that the new pencil-thin (7.2mm) iPad Mini comes a mere half-year after the third-generation iPad (iPad 3) was introduced goes to show that Apple was aggresive in stopping Samsung from making cool money by ripping off its intellectual property, at least that was what the late Steve Jobs thought. Was Apple worry about Android tablet’s market momentum? Of course they are otherwise the company’s senior vice president of marketing, Phil Schiller, would not had spent an unusual amount of time talking about them. Schiller said ” … others have tried to make tablets smaller than the iPad, and they’ve failed … ” and tried very hard to convince the audienc...

After the introduction of the new 4th generation iPad with Retina display, the current 3rd gen “new iPad” has been discontinued for good. It is no longer listed on the online Apple Store and the older iPad 2 still remains the entry level model priced at RM1,199 for 16GB WiFi. If you are still interested to get your hands on the 3rd gen iPad with retina display, Machines is still selling them with a reduced pricing from as low as RM1,379 for the 16GB WiFi version. Basically they have cut RM120 across all models including the WiFi + Cellular model

Now to the new device – the iPad mini which comes with an all aluminium body with diamond-cut chamfer at the sides. The iPad mini has a 7.9″ IPS display that pushes 1024×768 pixels, which is similar to the 9.7″ iPad 2. While it is no Retina display, it offers a better pixel density (pixels per inch) over the entry level iPad 2 at 163 ppi (iPad 2: 132 ppi). Its direct competitors with smaller 7″ displays such as the Nexus 7 that pushes a higher 1280×800 pixels resolution, which in comparison gives a higher density at 216ppi. On paper, the larger 7.9″ might seem large but Apple has reduced the bezel at the sides so it maintains a smaller width of just 134.7mm. This allows more display space without compromising the comfort of using it with one hand. As comparison the Nexus 7 has a width of 120mm while the 7″ Kindle Fire HD at 137mm. Underneath, it is powered by a familiar dual-core A5 chip which can be found on the iPad 2, iPhone 4S and the current 5th generation iPod to...

iPad Mini-Official From apple websites http://www.apple.com/asia/ipad-mini/overview/

2:03PM EDT October 23. 2012 - Apple on Tuesday is holding its latest product launch event, where they are expected to unveil a smaller iPad as well as a refresh of the company's line of Mac computers. Among the iPad mini rumors circulating the Web: the device will feature a screen under 8 inches with a lower resolution than the latest iPad; support for Wi-Fi only, and a price between $200 and $250. The event is at the California Theater in San Jose, Calif. at 1 p.m. ET. USA TODAY will cover the event live, so follow this page for the latest updates. Readers can also watch a live stream of the event on Apple's website . However, the event is only viewable to those using an Apple device, such as a Mac or iPad. 2:03 p.m.: Among the iPad Mini nuts and bolts: an A5 dual-core chip, 5 megapixle iSight camera on the rear of the tablet which can shoot 1080p HD video, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi support as well as the new Lightning connector available on the iPhone 5. 2:00 p.m.: ...

The iPad Mini event is taking place in less than three hours from now. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. PDT in San Jose’s California Theatre. For local time (in Malaysia), that’s 1 a.m. the following day on October 24. Normally, we follow live blogs to get the first hand details from the previous Apple events. Engadget is our favorite, you can follow their liveblog on iPad mini evnet  here . Besides liveblog, guess what, you can watch live video streaming of iPad Mini event too! Thanks to Apple, they will live stream the event online via its Safari browser and Apple TV . You can watch live streaming video on the web from your Mac OS X (v10.6 or later) or from your iDevice – iPhone or iPad running iOS 4.2 or later. Make sure you fire up Safari browser to watch, not other browsers. Streaming via Apple TV requires second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 5.0.2 or later. In the iPad Mini event, we expect the iPad Mini to sport a 7.85-inch liq...

Samsung Galaxy Note II Contract Pricing compared 12 Months 18 Months 24 Months For DiGi, there’s extra monthly rebate savings for those that opt for auto-billing but we have omitted it as not all might choose this payment option. On Maxis, it is worth pointing out that Maxis One Club members will get to enjoy free advance payment waiver for all TalkMore 78 and Value Postpaid plans. When deciding which plan is for you, the minimum ownership cost is just for a baseline reference. You would need to think about your current call, SMS and data usage pattern to find out which plan is suited for your need. There’s also network coverage and service quality to consider as well. Since you’re committing to a contract, it is best to stay with a telco that has optimal service at your area as cancelling a contract halfway would attract unnecessary penalty charges.

Celcom is offering the new iPad from as low as RM798 for loyal subscribers. Similar to the Maxis One Club offer, the special pricing is exclusive for Celcom customers that have been with them for 24 months. The promotional price is tied with 24 months contract with two choice of data plan. First is the Celcom First Data iPad Basic that offers 4.5GB of data with download speeds up to 3.6Mbps at RM70/month. For those with bigger data appetite, there’s the Celcom First Data iPad Advance with 10GB of data with download speeds up to 7.2Mbps at RM100/month. If you do decide to terminate before the 24 month period is over, Celcom imposes a hefty RM800 penalty across the board. Full subsidised new iPad pricing below: The offer is valid selected Celcom outlets which is listed in the link below. Promotion ends 31st December 2012. For more information, head over to Celcom’s new iPad promo page .

The Sony Xperia J which was announced during IFA 2012 is now available in Malaysia with the price tag of RM799. To recap on the specs, the Xperia J is an entry level device which comes with rather large 4.0″ TFT display that pushes 854×480 pixels resolution and it is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A processor coupled with 512MB of RAM. On board it has 4GB of storage which is expandable with microSD up to 32GB. It has a 5MP camera at the back and a front facing VGA camera. Juicing up the Xperia J is a rather generous 1,750mAh battery but it still maintains a rather slim 9.2mm profile and 124 grams in weight. There’s a choice of 4 colours available – Black, Gold, White and Pink. The Xperia J also comes with the iconic arc appearance which was first introduced on the Xperia arc. So far, there’s no news of its bigger brother – Xperia TX. For a limited time, the Xperia J comes bundled with a MH410c stereo headset and screen protector worth RM799. Full product info ove...

The original Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet is now being offered for Free with 12 months contract of DiGi Broadband Explore 6GB plan (RM98/month). The Galaxy Tab 10.1 with 3G connectivity support was launched about a year ago at RM1,899. This is a pretty good deal if you’re looking for a 10″ tablet with broadband bundle for cheap. Although the device is quite dated, it is still sufficient enough for typical web browsing and video viewing. However during sign up, you would need to pay the full 12 months subscription in advance which totals up at RM1,176. For more information, head over to DiGi