[TABLET] Amazon Kindle Fire

Item: Amazon Kindle Fire

  
Specifications: >HERE<
 
Status: Brand New & Sealed!

Package includes: FULLSET. Tablet & Charger only. (Screen Protector RM30, Casing RM60)
 
Price:  RM820
 
Warranty: 12 Months original Amazon warranty (any problems, will have to ship back to Amazon in US)

Dealing method: COD or Postage (via PosLaju)

Location of seller: Putrajaya, Sepang, Cyberjaya, Puchong, Bangi, Subang Jaya

Pros: 7" IPS Screen, 8gb internal memory(6gb for user content), Amazon Cloud Storage, Wifi, can also download Magazines, Video Player, Music Player, Amazon Integration(duhh, being an Amazon tablet), Android-based OS(can download Android Apps via Amazon Appstore). Document(Word only) and PDF viewer, 1-click Purchase. Amazon has wide variety of Kindle E-books in its store.

Cons: No camera, No GPS, No Bluetooth, a bit heavy to be an E-Book reader (413grams), requires an Amazon account, a bit difficult in downloading and purchasing Kindle e-books from the Amazon store(cuz of our location in Malaysia), does not natively read .epub formats(but there is a paid app for it - Montana), no Micro SD slot(stuck with 6gb internal memory)

  

My say: First things first. The Kindle Fire is an E-book Reader first, and a multimedia tablet second. It is not your typical Android tablet that the market is currently flooded with. (Hello cheap China tablet!)

As listed in the "Cons" section above, this tablet has maaaaannnyyy drawbacks (no camera, gps, bluetooth, epub reader and etc). Any cheap China tablet can do all these(at a sub-par quality of course) but the 1 major difference between the Kindle Fire and other tablets is its Amazon integration. With 1 click, you can immediately purchase a Kindle E-book(if you have already registered a credit card to your Amazon account). 

Also, there are tonnssss of book titles available in the Amazon Appstore, although you'll most probably have to purchase the titles that you want since the free ones would most likely suck. So be prepared to cough up more money and forget about "Jailbreaking" this device cuz unlike iOS, there is no such thing for Amazon's devices(or Android, for that matter).

To be honest, even purchasing a Kindle E-book is quite difficult because Amazon has limited the availability of its Kindle E-books to the US and UK only! But, there is a solution to this, just change your Amazon account's address to a full but FAKE US address. and voilaaaa, you can now purchase E-books! tadaaaa

Now, about its multimedia capabilities, the Kindle Fire has no problem playing movies, songs and other Android Apps that are on the Amazon Appstore. However, the internal memory is only 6gb of user content, therefore, u wont be able to store much in it. and there is no slot for external memory

In my opinion, the Kindle Fire is for avid readers whose main source of books is Amazon.com's bookstore(either physical or ebook format), but then again, if you're really looking for an E-book reader, I'd highly recommend Kindle Touch (LINK) or Barnes & Noble's Nook Touch (LINK), cuz these 2 devices' screens WILL NOT STRAIN your eyes after a long period of time reading it, unlike devices with LCD-type screens.

Competition: Lenovo IdeaPad A1 16gb (LINK)

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1- Year Anniversary Contest!!

In conjunction with The Phone For You's 1 Year Anniversary, I've decided to come up with a contest that all Facebook users who've LIKED my facebook page can join!

The Prizes!

Grand Prize: RM200 REBATE!

2nd Prize: RM100 REBATE

3rd Prize: RM50 REBATE

How to WIN?
Easy! Just Like our Facebook Page (facebook.com/thephoneforyou) and get as many of your friends to Like our page! after your friend(s) has like the page, immediately tag your friend's name at our facebook wall!
our admin (Maliq) will constantly monitor and count as the contest progresses.


By the way, in my state-of-excitedness, i forgot to inform u that the contest ends on 3rd February 2012, exactly 1 year after ThePhoneForYou was formed! =D


*Rebates are valid for 1 year only and can only be used to purchase a phone/tablet. Accessories not included.
**Phone/tablet prices are not fixed at any time! So if we increased the price of the phone when you want to use your rebate, it's purely coincidental (tak sengajaaaa) ekekekekekek
***You are not allowed to "unlike" the page and then "like" it again. tak aci laa camtu. haha
****Fake or spam facebook accounts that "Likes" the page does not count.
*****This contest is open to Malaysians only

We hope you get as many friends to "Like" and support our facebook page!

There might also be a surprise gift for whoever becomes the 250th person to "Like" our Page!

May the contest BEGIN! =D

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[APP] Google Goggles

Google - searching for something by typing words
Google Goggles - searching for something by taking and scanning its pictures!

this app requires Internet access when u're using it so make sure u're connected to ur Wifi or have Data enabled.

Download HERE ->  >LINK<

How To Use This App:

Just open the app and take a picture of any image or object u want. By the way u can even take pictures of stuff on the newspaper or magazines, u dont need to take a picture of the real thing.
Let's take this picture for example:

Take a picture of it using the app Google Goggles

This will appear, and if u press the option below, u'll get this(see image below)

Information regarding KL Tower!

Of course, not all images can be scanned properly. I actually dont use this function of the Goggles.
I usually use Goggles to scan barcodes or QR(Quick Response) codes.

Try scanning the image below

and u'll get this! a direct link to this blog! tap on that and u'll be directed to http://thephoneforyou.blogspot.com/ via ur browser! Cool huh?

QR codes can contain tonnsssss of information like text, links, address and etc!

In addition to scanning and recognizing pictures and barcodes, Goggles can also do the following:

- Scan barcodes using Goggles to get product information
- Scan QR codes using Goggles to extract information
- Recognize famous landmarks
- Translate by taking a picture of foreign language text
- Add Contacts by scanning business cards or QR codes
- Scan text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
- Recognize paintings, books, dvd, cds, and just about any 2D image
- Solve Sudoku puzzles


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[PHONE] Samsung Galaxy W I8150

Item: Samsung Galaxy W I8150
  
Specifications: >HERE<
 
Status: Brand New!

Package includes: FULLSET. Phone, Battery, Charger, Micro USB Cable, Handsfree, Micro SD 2gb, SD Card Adapter, Extra Back Casing (White & Black), KIES CD, Manual/User Guides + Free Screen Protector
 
Price:  RM950
 
Warranty: 12 Months original SME(Samsung Malaysia Electronics)

Dealing method: COD or Postage (via PosLaju)

Location of seller: Putrajaya, Sepang, Cyberjaya, Puchong, Bangi, Subang Jaya

Pros: 3.7" S-LCD capacitive screen, 5MP camera with LED flash, 720p video recorder (HD), Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread, 512MB RAM, 2GB ROM(big internal memory to download a ton of apps), fast and responsive performance.thanks to the 1.4GHz Single Core CPU, Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Reasonable price, front-facing camera for video calls (on 3G and wifi).

Cons: i doubt this phone will receive the Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 update, but I expect developers out there to port ICS to this phone anyway, dual-core is all the rage nowadays but i think a 1.4GHz single-core is okay as well

  

My say: Samsung is at it again,they make 1 super-duper great phone (like the Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S II) and then they make hundreds of variants that is so confusing to the public.

Now there is the Galaxy R, Galaxy Z, Galaxy S Plus, Galaxy SL. pening weiiii!!

Rant ends. hehe

Anyway, the Galaxy W is supposedly an update(or big brother) of the infamous Samsung Galaxy Ace. the specs are upgraded in every area except for the rear camera resolution.

here's a spec-to-spec comparison between Galaxy W and Ace. LINK

For under RM1000, this phone is definitely one of the best in market. Its spec sheet is commendable and its price tag is el-cheapo! I actually recommend this over it's 4" screened elder brothers(Galaxy S i9000, Galaxy SL i9003, Galaxy S Plus) cuz i think the S1 series has a lot of filing and performance issues(laggy) that the Galaxy W has overcome.

If you're looking for a phone under RM1000, then this phone is definitely ThePhoneForYou!

Competition: Huawei Ideos X5, Samsung Galaxy Ace, HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo.

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[PHONE] Nokia N9

Hello All~

Good news to share - The long-awaited Meego-powered Nokia N9 has reached our shores!

it comes with 2 memory capacities - Nokia N9 16gb & Nokia N9 64gb
selling at RM1850 and RM2150!

weird that they dont have a 32gb model.

It does, however, come with a couple of choice colors - black, cyan(blue), magenta(like pink..?)

anyway, take a look at the Nokia N9 hands-on demo n preview to see what a cool multi-tasking OS Meego is

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[NEWS] iPhone 4S

The news that everyone has been waiting for has arrived!

and frankly, we're a little disappointed...

Though we appreciate the processor n RAM n camera upgrade, but Apple should have gone all the way and come up with the iPhone 5 with the rumored bigger n better screens.

The iPhone 4S has great specs! dont get me wrong! but its similar to Samsung Galaxy S II. dont ya think?
and the SGS2 came out in May! so Apple had and extra 5 months to come up with something better than SGS2 and it even fails at doing that.

as the small screen (3.5") is really not comparable to SGS2's 4.3" SuperAMOLEDplus screen or HTC Sensation XE's 4.3" S-LCD screen..

Well, at least u can use ur iPhone 4 casings on ur new iPhone 4S! saves u abit of money, huh?

Here's a comparison of the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S

Expect the iPhone 4S to break ur bank, as previous iPhones have done everytime they were launched.
But remember to compare it with other top-of-the line Android smartphones if u're thinking of getting a new iOS, as the SGS2 is now only RM1850 and the HTC Sensation XE is expected to cost less than RM2100 as well

Here's a comparison of all 3 phones - HTC Sensation XE, SGS2, iPhone 4S

	HTC SENSATION XE	SAMSUNG GALAXY S II	APPLE IPHONE 4S
OS	Android 2.3.4 with HTC Sense 3.5	Android 2.3.5 with TouchWiz 4.0	Apple iOS 5
Display	4.3-inch S-LCD	4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus	3.5-inch  IPS TFT
Resolution	qHD (540 x 960)	480 x 800	960 x 640
Height Width Thickness	126.1mm 65.4mm 11.3mm	125.3mm 66.1mm 8.5mm	115.2 mm 58.6 mm 9.3 mm
Weight	151 grams	116 grams	140 grams
Build	Aluminium Unibody construction	Plastic	Glass covers
Processor	1.5GHz dual-core Scorpion processor Snapdragon chipset	1.2GHz dual-core  Cortex-A9 processor Exynos chipset	1 GHz dual-core  Cortex-A9 processor  Apple A5 chipset
RAM	768 MB	1GB	1 GB (unconfirmed)
Storage	4GB (1GB user available)	16GB / 32GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB
microSD card slot	yes, up to 32GB	yes, up to 32GB	No
Primary camera	8MP autofocus  1080p Full HD video recording	8MP autofocus  1080p Full HD video recording	8 MP autofocus 1080p real-time temporal noise reduction
Primary camera extras	Dual LED flash + Stereo sound recording	LED flash	LED flash
Wi-Fi	802.11b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n
Network	HSDPA 900/1700/2100 GSM/EDGE/GPRS850/900/1800/1900	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
USB	microUSB 2.0 with MHL support	microUSB 2.0 with MHL support	USB 2.0,  Apple proprietary  connector
Bluetooth	3.0 + A2DP	3.0 + HS	4.0
Availability	Now (UK only) mid-October (globally)	1 May	18October
Sensors	Gyroscope, G-Sensor, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor

Source: GSMArena.com

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[PHONE] NEW Samsung Galaxy S II White Original SME

Behold the BEAST!


Now see it in WHITE!

original SME set with 1 year warranty!


only RM1850. Free Screen Protector. Casings Discounted! =D


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