Why the Apple iPhone 3G is still not in Malaysia?

A recently published article by The Star explains why clearly Malaysia telcos know of the Apple iPhone’s popularity but isn’t willing to sacrifice profits for a mere cool Apple iPhone. Some of the parts in the article explains this: Apple plans to distribute the device in Malaysia similar to how it was done in the … Read more

Buy the Apple iPhone 3G in Malaysia

Updated November 4, 2008:
Bundle offer from my Apple iPhone 3G reseller in Malaysia:

Buy an Apple iPhone 8GB and get USD200 (RM720) iTunes Credit and this credit can be used to purchase from the US iTunes Store. This’ll let you purchase not only applications but music, movies and even TV shows!

Contact me now to get this bundle offer at only RM3200.

It’s been 365 days since the Apple iPhone landed in Malaysia. As you may already have heard and seen, iPhone 3G is now in Malaysia. However, it’s not officially brought in by Apple and sold at Apple Malaysia resellers. And despite rumours of Maxis bringing the iPhone 3G to Malaysia, it remains a rumour only.

If you’ve waited and waited and waited even longer, stop waiting. The price for the iPhone isn’t dropping in Malaysia unless it’s a second-hand or older generation iPhone in Malaysia – my 4GB iPhone. Back then, average price of an iPhone in Malaysia ranged from RM1800-3500. Now, my reseller has shared the iPhone 3G price in Malaysia is between RM3000-3500. Indeed, it’s more expensive but one of the things he did share with me is it does NOT require TurboSim.

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iPhone Upgrade From Firmware 1.1.4 to 2.0.1 Success

Despite owning an iPhone in Malaysia for almost a year, upgrading my iPhone firmware still gives me the chiils to the bone. I don’t know why but it might be because I don’t want to damage this delicate and fragile iPhone. And, I do remember sharing how to Unlock the Apple iPhone 1.1.1 in Malaysia last year.

The process to unlock and jailbreak an iPhone in Malaysia or elsewhere is almost worry free now. Unless you share my worries too, not wanting to brick (break) your own iPhone. But yes, I took the leap earlier yesterday evening to upgrade, jailbreak and unlock my iPhone from firmware 1.1.4 to 2.0.1. Skipped over 2.0 right away – no biggie. ;)

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Singtel Brings iPhone 3G to Singapore

SDK RoadmapIt’s finally here, people. And boy, do I have some great news to share. Just to underline the topic of the day, the iPhone 3G has officially landed on our neighbouring shores and makes it debut today, August the 22nd. Those of us who’ve been holding out on the iPhone 3G hit since July 11th, get your passports and vehicles fueled up, because this is gonna be one awesome trip you don’t wanna miss ;) As of now, reports are already gushing in from the frontlines of Apple Stores all over the island next door, and from the pictures taken I believe this has marked Apple’s biggest event around these places in the last…. I don’t know, decade? One word, the queues. And of course, my fellow Malaysians, there’s another reason for us to join in the festivities.

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Apple iPhone 2.0 + SDK : Coming June 9, 2008

SDK RoadmapMy sincere apologies for my rather lengthy absence over the past month or two, daily routines this year have exacted a heavy price from my overall self. Putting that aside, let’s get this show back on the road, shall we? I’m pretty sure most of you Apple iPhone enthusiasts out there would probably have heard by now, regarding the explosion of developments in the iPhone software scene since the revelation of the iPhone SDK a while ago, as well as the whispers of suspense surrounding the mysterious upcoming 3G revision of the Apple iPhone. Well, in a sentence, the iPhone SDK, combined with the 3G release, is as of now THE BOMB which is expected to skyrocket the iPhone to unprecedented scales of newly-discovered popularity, be it among casual consumers or entreprise users. All of this, Coming June 9th, 2008 at the WWDC ’08 Conference in San Fransisco. Read on for more on this…

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Adobe Flash Player for Apple iPhone in Malaysia

March 22, 2008 So much for good news, Adobe now says the iPhone SDK isn’t enough and they’re not able to build the Flash player for the iPhone without Apple’s full cooperation; limited access to certain iPhone secrets. Hmm…something is up here. The wait has been too long for myself as a web designer. And … Read more

Apple iPhone in Malaysia Series Revamped

Apple iPhone and TimothyGreetings and salutations from the universe beyond, where iPhones roam freely without being held captive by the iron fists of AT&T and 02. It appears that Danny is still a wee bit busy drowning himself in his work just to put some 3-year-old smiles on his clients’ faces, so I get I’ll have to do this myself then. *Sorry, Danny* To keep things simple : Timothy’s my name, and iPhones are my game. Well, they don’t rhyme, but heck…

Alright, alright, enough with the crappy lines, I know :P I’m Timothy, a friend of Danny’s, and the the whole reason I’m the first person to publish something here besides Danny is pretty much to bring you even more iPhone tips, tricks and insider information. Being an avid iPhone user myself, it became quite apparent that Danny’s series on the Apple iPhone here has grown into quite a hit among his readers, and so I’m here now to help him give you guys another 10 more reasons to continue reading on this series, and to those of you who haven’t, perhaps get an iPhone? Read on…

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Malaysia iPhone X-APOP authentication support and secure connection failed

Apple iPhone interfaceThank you to everyone who’s been visiting and reading my blog – again. I’d like to personally apologize to readers who may have felt they’ve been shortchanged during my Apple iPhone in Malaysia series. It was my first time receiving a free item to review especially since it was the iPhone.

And because I now own an iPhone thanks to MAXIMiPhone, I’ll be blogging about it. But I’ll do my best to keep these posts brief and keep the iPhone topics secondary (or in emergency). This post is an emergency because after the upgrade to firmware version 1.1.2, a friend of mine who recently bought an iPhone showed me a mail problem.

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QuickOrder and QuickPay Your Starbucks Coffee Using The Apple iPhone

iphone and starbucksWhy do a lot of people love using Apple products? What is so different about the Apple iPhone compared to other mobile phones? Well, obviously one of them is its great looking interface but Apple stands out because it continues to create products and applications customer will use…and keep on using.

It’s been rumored and reported from Forbes, Apple has been researching integrating future devices with the ability to place on-the-go orders at local stores. In fewer words, walk into your nearby Starbucks outlet and order via your Apple iPhone then pay at the counter.

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