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Samsung finally announced last November 8 the availability of the Galaxy Nexus in Singapore. I have been waiting for the longest time when will the phone be available here, sadly though, I would still have to wait until next year. The phone will be available by January 2012 and will retail for about S$948 (GST incl) without contract. For the specs of the phone, you can read my previous post  Galaxy Nexus Announced Until then, I need to find something that will keep me busy.

M1 will have an iPhone 4S launching event on October 28 at M1 Shop Paragon. Details below: M1 Shop Paragon Be the first to own iPhone 4S at our midnight launch event at M1 Shop Paragon on 28 October 2011, 00:00 hours. Selected M1 Shops & Exclusive Distributors These M1 Shops and Exclusive Distributors will open on 28 October at 7am. Also available at all M1 Shops & selected Exclusive Distributors at 11am. M1Shop.com.sg Or order online from the comfort of your home at m1shop.com.sg from 00:00 hours on 28 October 2011. You'll enjoy free delivery to your doorstep from 30 October 2011. Here is their Plan offering for iPhone4S:    iPhone Plans iPhone Value iPhone Lite iPhone Extreme iPhone Max   Subscription $36 $56 $98 $198   Local Calls 100 mins 300 mins 700 mins Unlimited   Local SMS / MMS 500 500 500 2000   Local Data Bundle 12 GB Unlimi...

The most awaited android phone of 2011 is finally out! The Galaxy Nexus was announced today together with the release of the latest android OS Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4). The  Galaxy Nexus is powered by the TI OMAP 4460 platform, with 1.2GHz dual-core Cortex A9-based processor and 1GB of RAM. At the rear is a 5MP camera capable of shooting 1080p video, and a regular 1.3 MP camera on the front for video chatting. just like the Nexus S, the display is slightly curved with a HD super AMOLED display, measuring at 4.65 inches.  It also has NFC support for Google's Wallet project and will be having LTE support for some regions. The battery for the device is 1750mAh and will be offerred in 16 or 32GB models expandable via a microSD card slot.  [apparently, the phone will not have SD card slot]

Windows has released a developers preview download of the windows 8. The idea is a unified operating system that can run on all platform (PC,Laptop,Tablet,Smartphone). "The Windows Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers. These downloads include prerelease software that may change without notice. The software is provided as is, and you bear the risk of using it. It may not be stable, operate correctly or work the way the final version of the software will. It should not be used in a production environment. The features and functionality in the prerelease software may not appear in the final version. Some product features and functionality may require advanced or additional hardware, or installation of other software." - from microsoft website You can download the beta version from Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview Three downloads are available from the site: Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64) ...

Good news for Android fan boys, Google is set to launch their next phone dubbed as Google Nexus Prime (i'm not yet sure about the official name as there are also other names for the phone refering to it as Nexus 4G).  The phone is considered as an "absolute beast" due to its rumored specs.  The phone is said to be powered by Texas Instrument's OMAP 4460 chip or an ultra low-power 28nm Krait-based Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm running at 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz and with 1GB of RAM.  this will be the first phone that will run on Android's latest OS codename Ice cream Sandwhich. Known specifications are as follows: 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD Screen 4G LTE Radio Ready 1080p video recording and playback 5.0 MP Camera 1.0 MP Fron Camera 1 GB RAM 1.5 GHz Dual COre Processor The phone will have no physical buttons and is rumored to be released this coming October.

In-line with the launch of their HSDPA+ network, Globe also introduced the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S2(GT-I9100). The Samsung Galaxy S2 is the first 4G phone here in the Philippines and will be available under Globe My Supersurf Plan 3799 starting June 27, 2011.  Prepaid subscriber can also get it Php29,990.00. Galaxy S2 sports a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor on a 4.3" vivid Super Amoled screen, only 8.49mm thin, and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS.  With the super fast wireless standard HSPA+, it offers download speed of 21Mbps but since it will be running Globe 4G network then it can only get up to 10Mbps network, a waste for such a great device if I may say.   Other features. Wi-Fi Direct - Transmit without wires. The Samsung GALAXY S II point-to-point Wi-Fi communications connect with device-to-device wireless transfer speeds of Wi-Fi without a wireless access point Samsung Kies 2.0 & Kies air - The newly introduced Kies 2.0, an upgrad...

Globe is now finally offering their HSPA+ service through their latest USB stick named the Tattoo Tonino Lamborghini.  The USB dongle is actually a Huawei E372 and its quite disappointing that Globe is only offering up to 10mbps speed when the E732 stick is capable of up to 42mbps download speed, and this is open only to postpaid subscriber for now.  Below are some info from Globe's website. Feed your need for speed with the revolutionary 4G Tattoo Tonino Lamborghini, the fastest broadband stick on-the-go, with maximum download speeds of up to 10Mbps when surfing at an HSPA+ Site. It’s up to 5 times faster than current broadband stick speeds of up to 2 Mbps. The difference is in Globe's 4G Network, the first and biggest in the country. The Tattoo Tonino Lamborghini is available at Surf-All-You-Want Plan 2,199, and includes 200 SMS to Globe/TM monthly. Get it now! • Enjoy download speeds of up to 10Mbps when surfing at HSPA+ sites  • Surf all your favorite s...