Also, new subscribes can enter “iPunya Buy & Win” contest and stand a chance to win a Volkswagen Golf TSI and other prizes worth over RM180,000.

For P1 ForHome Plan (fixed wireless broadband), you get 50% off the original price for the first 4 months.

The ToGo plan (on-the-go broadband) now cost only RM1.30 per day for uncapped speed and 10GB monthly quota.

For customer who would like to subscribe to OnePlan (fixed and on-the-go broadband combo), you can get OnePlan 129 at RM93 (normal price is RM119) for the 1st 4 months (24 months contract).

The promotion is available for new subscribers only. Visit http://p1.com.my for more information.

Disclosure: Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd (“P1”) is the 4G broadband sponsor of LiewCF Tech Blog. Contact me for other sponsorships.

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Received an email saying that my blog, LiewCF Tech Blog, is nominated in the “Tourism Technology Blog” category in the Malaysia International Tourism Bloggers Conference & Award 2012 (MITBCA2012).

What the heck is MITBCA?!

Apparently, MITBCA2012 (I bet you can’t memorize this!) is organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia (Wow!). “The awards aim to encourage and honor the tourism bloggers across the globe for extensively promoting Tourism in Malaysia.”, according to the official website.

That’s funny. Firstly, I am not a tourism blogger. I am a tech blogger. Secondly, I did not promote tourism in Malaysia (sorry!).

To whoever nominated this blog to MITBCA2012, thank you very much. grin

So far there’s only 4 blogs in the “technology blog” category. Feel free to vote for this blog, click here

There are total 16 different categories for the award:

1. Malaysia International Tourism Fashion Blog
2. Malaysia International Tourism Entertainment Blog
3. Malaysia International Fabulous Food 1Malaysia Blog
4. Malaysia International Tourism Lifestyle Blog
5. Malaysia International Tourism Music Blog
6. Malaysia International Tourism Photography/Art Blog
7. Malaysia International Tourism Technology Blog
8. Malaysia International Tourism Micro Blogger of the Year
9. Malaysia International Celebrity Blog
10. Malaysia International Tourism Travel Blog
11. Malaysia International Tourism Blog of the Year
12. Malaysia International Expat MM2H Blog (MM2H = Malaysia My Second Home)
13. Malaysia International Eco Tourism Blog
14. Malaysia International Tourism Duty Free Shopping Blog
15. Malaysia International Homestay Blog
16. Malaysia International Tourism Tourism Destination Blog

You need to sign in Facebook to vote. Judging criteria is based on 80% public voting and 20% on judges’ decision. Meaning, the most votes is winner.

There’s a Tourism Bloggers Conference

Oh yes, there’s a 2 days conference on 8th-9th May 2012 at Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. It is free registration. Tea break and lunch provided. Sounds great, huh?

But, who are the speakers? The website mention nothing about the invited conference speakers.

My two cents

Not sure how much did the Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia spent to develop the website, I think they can do much better with proper web design. The website itself does not get enough attention that I don’t see my fellow Malaysian blogger friends talk about it at all.

If you have a minute, please vote for this blog. I don’t mind to be awarded, anyway.

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Packet One Networks Sdn. Bhd. (P1) is injecting RM30 Million to kick start its P1 4G rollout in East Malaysia. P1 is expected to make its debut in Sabah & Sarawak by quarter two this year starting with Kota Kinabalu in Sabah.

P1 is expected to cover about 55% of households in Kota Kinabalu by the end of 2012. Then, P1 will gradually expand its coverage to Kepayan, Lido, Fortuna, Karamunsing, Menggatal, Likas, Penampang, Pertagas, Inanam, Nosoob, Damai, Kingfisher Park within Kota Kinabalu, to other towns in Sabah and the state of Sarawak.

Disclosure: Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd (“P1”) is the 4G broadband sponsor of LiewCF.com.

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The new iPad (3rd generation) is available in Malaysia and 11 additional countries today. We have predicted the new iPad price previously, apparently we got 100% correct!

The new iPad price in Malaysia is same as last year’s iPad 2 price. (That’s easy to predict anyway)

READ: The new iPad most probably does not support your local 4G broadband

Here is the officially confirmed new iPad (3rd gen) price in Malaysia:

iPad (3rd gen) WiFi

• 16GB – RM1499
• 32GB – RM1799
• 64GB – RM2099

iPad (3rd gen) WiFi+4G

• 16GB – RM1899
• 32GB – RM2199
• 64GB – RM2499

You can order the new iPad via Apple Store or any Apple resellers in Malaysia. Online orders will be shipped in 5–7 business days. You can get ready stock from Apple resellers.

Poll result: Are you buying the new iPad?

According to our simple in post poll, it shows that 55% of our readers are buying the new iPad. 37% is not buying and 8% is not decided yet.

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Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd (“P1”), first 4G broadband provider in Malaysia, has launched its fiber plans: OneBiz Fiber for business and OnePlan for consumers. The plans come with voice calls with free bundled minutes.

Read on for the details of each plans.

“We’ve packed in value that matters for businesses and consumers,” said P1 CEO Michael Lai. “For the business user, our plans help raise their productivity and lower connectivity and commnunication costs. While our consumer plans serve those who need even more speed and bandwidth. P1 is also the only servicce provider today that offer the best of both worlds i.e., fiber with 4G on-the-go broadband.”

P1 OneBiz Fiber plans

There are 4 plans for P1 OneBiz Fiber with speeds of 5 to 30 Mbps and Unlimited data quota. Free call minutes from 100 to 500 mins. All OneBiz plans come with 4G on-the-go broadband. Price starting from RM 199.

Check out OneBiz Fiber plan details in the table below:

P1 OnePlan Fiber plans

P1 OnePlan Fiber has 3 plans: 5Mbps with 50GB quota; 10Mbps with 100GB quota; 20Mbps with 200GB quota. Bundled voice call minutes are 50, 100, and 200 minutes respectively. All plans come with 4G on-the-go broadband. Prices range from RM169 to RM269 per month.

Check out OnePlan Fiber plan details in the table below:

Visit P1 website for more information and enquiry.

Disclosure: Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd (“P1”) is the 4G broadband sponsor of LiewCF.com.

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On 10 Feb 2012, I attended the Nokia Lumia launch event in Malaysia which was held at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Read on for the details with photos and video.

The queue

The launch time was 5:30pm but I was there early and there was already a 100+ queue waiting to get their Nokia Lumia. The 1st in the queue was there since 6am, that’s 12 hours waiting!

Free gifts

The first 100 who purchased Nokia Lumia 800 got free Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset and Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse and Nokia premium, all worth up to RM1000.

The Nokia VIPs

Nokia Lumia launch event was started by a surprise flashmob dancing. Then followed by a scooter team, which led a black truck with Nokia Lumia demo units and VIPs.

First Nokia Lumia customer

Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 sold like hot cakes. 100 Lumia 800 was sold out in about 30 minutes. The Nokia centers inside Pavillion also had sold out all Nokia Lumia smartphones in the evening!

Nokia Lumia 800 specs

Nokia Lumia 800 has 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display and powered by 1.4GHz processor. 8MP Carl Zeiss optics and HD video playback. 16GB internal storage. Preload Internet Explorer 9 and Nokia Drive. Available in 3 colours (cyan, magenta and black). The recommended retail price is RM1650.

Nokia Lumia 800 demo

Here’s the Nokia Lumia 800 demo video I recorded to walkthrough the features of the Windows Phone with you:

Nokia Lumia 710 specs

Nokia Lumia 710 is powered by the same 1.4 GHz processor as the Nokia Lumia 800. Preload Internet Explorer 9 and Nokia Drive. Available in black and white with black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers. Recommended retail price ar RM999.

My two cents

I like Nokia Lumia 800. The AMOLED ClearBlack curved display is very clear and bright even under bright sunlight. The translation from menu to menu, screen to screen is very smooth. Beautiful body and great camera.

On the other hand, Nokia Lumia 710 feels “plastic” and the CMOS display looks bad if placed beside Lumia 800. However, it uses the same processor as Lumia 800, therefore you can expect the same performance on Lumia 700. If you don’t mind the display and camera quality, Lumia 710 is a budget buy.

Some highlight photos of Nokia Lumia launch event

the scooters

the scooters

Nokia flashmod

Nokia Lumia truck

Serving Nokia Lumia customers

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Nokia Lumia 800 (Malaysia) is to be launched in Malaysia tomorrow. DiGi telco make a step ahead and allows customer to pre-order the 1st Nokia Windows Phone on its online store. Read on for the details of DiGi Lumia 800 plans.

Update: DiGi Nokia Lumia 800 pre-order has ended. The official launch is on Feb 10, 2012.

DiGi Lumia 800 Plans

The recommended retail price for non-contract Nokia Lumia 800 is RM 1650 (~USD547). With DiGi Smart Plan contract, the smartphone body price starts from RM 1449 to as low as RM 1099.

Check out the DiGi Nokia Lumia 800 plans table below:

I’ll attend the Nokia Lumia 800 & Lumia 710 launch event in Malaysia. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook for real time updates.

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Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 are the first Nokia phones running Windows Phone platform. Both smartphones are to be launched in Malaysia in Feb 2012. In this article, you will learn about the Nokia Lumia phones release date, specifications, and prices in Malaysia.

Malaysia Nokia Lumia release date

LiewCF Tech Blog has invited by Nokia Malaysia to the launch of Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 in Malaysia at 10 February 2012. We will have a chance to speak to Nokia and Microsoft representatives and get a chance to experience the Nokia Lumia devices. Exciting? Yes, we are!

Check out the Nokia Lumia phones specs below.

Nokia Lumia 710 Specs

Nokia Lumia 710 has 3.7-inch ClearBlack TFT touch-screen display with 800 x 480 resolution. The phone’s measurement is 119 mm x 62.4 mm x 12.5 mm, weight only 126 gram.  It is powered by 1.4 GHz single-core processor and 512 MB RAM, running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango mobile operating system. The internal storage is 8GB, no slot for micro-SD card.

Lumia 710 has a 5 MP camera with LED flash,  802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, micro-USB port. The Windows Phone uses a 1300mAh battery, claims to have a 3G talk time up to 7.6 hours or 6 hours video playback.

Nokia Lumia 710 is available in 2 colours: Black and White. The back cover is interchangeable to different colours: black, white, cyan, fuchsia, and yellow.

Nokia Lumia 800 Specs

Nokia Lumia 800 looks almost identical to Nokia N9, the first and last MeeGo phone. It has curved 3.7″ AMOLED ClearBlack glass touchscreen display with 800 x 480 resolution. Lumia 800 is using the the same 1.4 Ghz processor and 512 MB RAM as Lumia 710. Both smartphones are running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango platform, have   802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, micro-USB port.

Nokia Lumia 800 has 16 GB internal storage, which is 2x more than Lumia 710′s. The high-end phone has 8 megapixel camera with a f/2.2 Carl Zeiss lens with dual LED flash. Both Windows Phone can capture 720p video capture at 30 frames-per-second.

Lumia 800 build-in 1450 mAh battery and claims to give you up to 9.5 hours of 3G talk time, or 6.5 hours video playback time. The phone weight 142 gram, measurement is 116.5mm x 61.2 mm x 12.1 mm.

Nokia Lumia video

Malaysia Nokia Lumia Prices

Now still 7 days to the Malaysia Nokia Lumia release date. We haven’t get the official recommended retail price yet. However, our friend at MalaysianWireless revealed that Malaysia Nokia Lumia 800 is RM1650 (~USD $546) and Nokia Lumia 710 is RM999 (~USD $330). We would say that’s a competitive pricing.

My two cents

Based on the specifications, the only major differences between Lumia 800 (high-end) and Lumia 710 (lower-cost) are the display (AMOLED vs TFT), internal storage space (16GB vs 8GB), and the phone camera (8MP vs 5MP). If you are not mobile-phone-photog, Lumia 710 can save you RM650 to buy other gadgets.

I’ll attend the Malaysia Nokia Lumia launch event. Let me know if you have any questions regarding the Nokia Lumia phones. Please follow me on twitter and facebook fan page for the upcoming updates.

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The Internet has grown to become a major Malaysian industry and one that contributes more to Malaysia’s GDP than it does to the U.S or China, according to the “Online and Upcoming: The Internet’s Impact on Aspiring Countries” report, a new joint research by McKinsey & Company and Google.

The Internet contributes 4.1% to Malaysia’s GDP

The reports estimates that the Internet contributes 4.1% of Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010, or US $9.75 billion of the 2010 GDP of US$238 billion (World Bank [PDF] estimate) – placing Malaysia among the highest of the 30 fast-growing countries that the report highlights as crucial to the Internet’s future.

The government’s strong promotion of ICT has resulted in broadband penetration doubling between 2008 and 2010. Malaysia’s stock of secure Internet servers has also doubled per capita since 2007, giving it 25 times as many per capita as the rest of South Asia.

Malaysians spend most time online

According to the report, Malaysians now spend more time surfing the Internet than they spend consuming any other media, including watching television, listening to the radio, and reading newspaper. 1 out of every 3 minutes spent online is on social networking.

However, domestic online consumption is below average. Only 40% in Malaysia, compared to 70% average in other countries.

Malaysia business yet invest in Internet advertising

While Malaysian businesses sell more things online than many other countries with a similar wealth but they have yet to invest in Internet advertising. Only 1% of Malaysian businesses advertise online, which is bottom 10% of the 57 countries ranked for the index.

“Online and Upcoming: The Internet’s Impact on Aspiring Countries” report is the first of its kind to measure the contribution the Internet makes to economies.

The report suggests to decrease the cost of doing business on the Internet and encourage the growth of human and financial capital in order for SMEs to capture the full potential of the Internet in Malaysia. The full report is available here.

Image credit: Vasyl Helevachuk

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MALAYSIA – After 15 years of paid satellite TV service, Astro launched NJOI (pronounce “Enjoy”), the Malaysia’s first free satellite TV for everyone.In the 1st phase, Astro plans to distribute 50,000 NJOI decoders and satellite dishes to recipients under eKasih programme as part of Astro’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme in creating a social impact by giving free access to education, information, entertainment and sports to low-income communities, social and charitable organizations, as well as homes in areas with no current access to TV and Radio services.

In the 2nd phase, the NJOI service will be made available to all by the 1st quarter of 2012, where you can purchase the Astro decoder and dish at a one-off payment with no monthly fee. The hardware cost will be announced by then.

In the third phase of NJOI, customers can choose to buy additional content at their own discretion, from a menu of attractive content through a prepaid mechanism, which will be available by the middle of 2012.

List of NJOI channels

The channels included in NJOI from Astro will consist of quality educational channels, such as Astro Tutor TV UPSR, PMR and SPM, Astro Vaanavil’s educational belt—consisting of UPSR Neram, Manavar Mulakkam Science Capsule, and Thirumbi Parkalama—as well as other entertainment and information channels like Astro Prima, Astro Oasis, Astro Awani, Astro AEC, Jia Yu, Makkal TV, CCTV4, Bernama TV, iView, iMus, TVi, TV1, TV2, Astro Xiao Tai Yang (coming soon) and 19 radio stations.

For more information on the NJOI service, please visit www.astro.com.my/njoi or call 03-95438100.

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