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Xiaomi launches its supposedly iPhone 6 Plus wannabe today. But there’s something missing, as far as Malaysian fans are concerned. There isn’t any “Sold Out in 3 Seconds” announcement on its Facebook anymore. In fact, if you care to go visit their website, the RM1,549 a pop for their latest offering – Mi Note – […]
... written on Jul 28 2015Samsung Galaxy Note phablet was a monster success, until Apple introduces bigger screen iPhone 6 Plus. Steve Jobs was wrong for letting Samsung laughing all the way to the bank with Galaxy Note. People do love and need a bigger screen smartphone. And Samsung Note is the only phone never accused of copying Apple. Although […]
... written on Jul 09 2015Frustrated with lazy people still using “123456”, “abc123” or simply “password” as their authentication for internet access, PayPal has dropped a bombshell. If you don’t behave and improve your password, they would have little choice but to inject you with your username and force you to eat your password (*grin*), literally speaking. Like it or […]
... written on Apr 21 2015When Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook acquired mobile-messaging application WhatsApp last year for a mind-boggling US$22 billion, many analysts thought Mark was a sucker. After all, WhatsApp was just a startup that generated a pathetic revenue of merely US$10.2 million. Even though WhatsApp had 400 million active users back then, it generated less than 3 cents in […]
... written on Apr 01 2015When Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone in 2007, everyone was crazy and wanted a piece of it. Understandable, it was an iPod, phone and internet glued together into one. Later, when Steve Jobs introduced the first iPad in 2010, everyone was equally crazy and wanted a piece of it. Understandable, it was a device […]
... written on Mar 10 2015You’ve been using “wave and pay” credit and debit cards. Depending on where you reside, you may have also experienced the wireless charging at your nearest Starbucks. The nightmare of messy cables for charging is slowly but surely going away. Soon, wireless charging could be a standard (and boring) feature at everyone’s home. IKEA is […]
... written on Mar 03 2015What would have happened if a Proton top executive visits rival Perodua showroom, inspects the successful Alza and somehow broke the car’s doors? Perodua would probably accuse Proton of spying on its technology and out of envy damage its car, deliberately. That would be a great badass marketing plan to tell the whole world that […]
... written on Feb 17 2015Last year, a study done by smartphone case maker mophie in UK has revealed something amazing, although not surprising. Nearly half of Britons can only remember three telephone numbers because they are so reliant on storing information on their mobile phone. The research also showed that 92% of British people would feel stressed if their […]
... written on Jan 21 2015Last month, Lei Jun revealed his company’s latest entry-level phone – Redmi 2 – but not before he boast about Xiaomi’s triple-digit growth. This month, or rather yesterday, the Steve Jobs wannabe announced yet another smartphone – Mi Note. Perhaps for the first time, Xiaomi smartphone doesn’t copy Apple phone, not entirely. Xiaomi has decided […]
... written on Jan 16 2015China’s Xiaomi Technology had a spectacular year in 2014, judging by its achievements last year. After the Chinese smartphone maker raised US$1.1 billion last month, the company wasted no time this month by boasting some fantastic numbers. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has just revealed the company had sold 61.12 million phone last year, bringing home […]
... written on Jan 05 2015