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RIM Launches BlackBerry Curve 9320 and Curve 9220 in Malaysia

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has announced the upcoming availability of two new BlackBerry smartphones on the market in Malaysia, namely BlackBerry Curve 9320 and BlackBerry Curve 9220. Both devices arrive on shelves with leading messaging and social networking capabilities, while offering easy-to-...

25 May 2012
19:21 GMT

Samsung Releases Android 4.0 for Galaxy Note in Thailand

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has begun the roll-out of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform for its Galaxy Note users in more countries around the world. The handset vendor is now pushing the Premium Suite for its customers in Thailand, after making it available for those in South Korea only recently,...

22 May 2012
06:41 GMT

Sony Unveils Launch Details for Xperia P, Xperia U and Xperia sola in Malaysia

Sony is gearing up for the release of three new smartphones on the market in Malaysia, namely the Xperia P, Xperia U and Xperia sola. All three devices run under Google’s Android 2.3 operating system (expected to taste Ice Cream Sandwich soon), and all three of them will land on shelves in the country in a we...

14 May 2012
03:34 GMT

Malaysian Ministry of Defense Relies on Google Translate to Embarrassing Results

Anyone that has used Google Translate knows that you can't really trust Google Translate. It gets the job done if you're trying to understand a website or text in a foreign language. It may even make it possible to send a message to someone that doesn't speak your language. But it's certainly not...

10 January 2012
08:51 GMT

Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 Get Launched in Malaysia

On Wednesday, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion announced the release of two new handsets on the market in Malaysia, namely the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380. Both handsets were unveiled to the world only a few weeks ago, and both of them pack the BlackBerry 7 operating system on ...

24 November 2011
13:51 GMT

Malaysian Government Certificate Used to Sign Malware

Another incident involving digital certificates has been discovered. In this situation a piece of malware has been found to be signed by a certificate stolen from a government institution in Malaysia. F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen reports that even though these situations are rare, they're not quite uncommon. ...

15 November 2011
02:54 GMT

Anonymous Plans Attacks Against Federal Reserve and Malaysian Government

The Anonymous hacktivist collective is planning distributed denial-of-service attacks against the Federal Reserve website and those belonging to the Malaysian government.Both DDoS attacks are planned for today, but are part of separate Anonymous operations. Nevertheless, they coincide with Flag Day in the United Stat...

14 June 2011
10:56 GMT

HTC Launches Desire S and Flyer in Malaysia, Signs MOU with Maxis

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC has just announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) through which Maxis will continue to be the first telecoms company in Malaysia to release existing and upcoming HTC devices. The partnership between the two companies was formalized through the signing of the said ...

18 April 2011
15:21 GMT

Malaysian Man Admits Hacking into Federal Reserve

A Malaysian hacker arrested last year admitted to breaking into a Federal Reserve Bank computer installing malicious code on it.Lin Mun Poo, a citizen of Malaysia, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to possession of stolen credit card data, an offense that can land him in prison for a maximum of ten years.Poo was arrested o...

15 April 2011
04:57 GMT

Malaysia's Top News Website Hit by DDoS Attack

Malaysia's top news website, Malaysiakini.com, was the victim of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack yesterday which rendered it unreachable.It's unclear who instrumented the attack or what was their intention, but it coincided with the start of elections in Sarawak, the largest Malaysian state lo...

13 April 2011
02:55 GMT

DiGi Co-Branded Opera Mini Arrives in Malaysia

A new, co-branded flavor of the Opera Mini browser is now available for download for non-smartphone users over at DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“DiGi”), offering them the possibility to take full advantage of a full mobile Internet experience.Moreover, the DiGi-Opera Mini mobile browser, which was mad...

24 March 2011
07:41 GMT

RIM and U Mobile Bring BlackBerry to Malaysia

Recently, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion and wireless carrier U Mobile Sdn Bhd announced officially the launch of the BlackBerry solution for customers in Malaysia.According to the duo, the partnership would include the release of smartphones, software and services that would provide users with fast ...

24 January 2011
12:51 GMT

International iPhone 4 Launch Expands with Israel, Malaysia, Philippines (Unconfirmed)

Apple is on track to deploy the latest version of its iPhone in several new Asian territories, China being the first, according to an official statement issued by the company yesterday.In the meanwhile, Cupertino is planning to send iPhone 4 shipments to at least three additional territories: Malaysia, and The Philip...

20 September 2010
05:00 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 Goes Official in Malaysia

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has just announced the release of a new BlackBerry Curve 3G model on the market in Malaysia, namely the Curve 9300. According to the company, the new solution should prove a great addition to the popular BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. The BlackBerry Curve 3G la...

20 August 2010
14:51 GMT

HTC Desire Arrives in Malaysia

Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC Corporation recently announced the launch of its high-end HTC Desire in Malaysia. The handset, one of the latest devices from the company to run under Google's Android operating system and to bring the HTC Sense experience along, is now on sale via Maxis, while expected to hi...

28 May 2010
02:00 GMT

HTC Smart to Land in Malaysia in April

Today, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced plans to launch the HTC Smart on the Malaysian market. According to the company, Smart, a new type of smartphone aimed at the mass-market, should become available for purchase by the end of April via all authorized resellers, featuring a price tag of RM 7...

16 April 2010
08:26 GMT

HTC's HD mini and Legend Now Available in Malaysia

Two new handsets from HTC are now available for purchase in Malaysia, the Windows Mobile-based HTC HD Mini and the Android-powered HTC Legend. The Taiwanese mobile phone maker recently announced their availability on the local market, while also unveiling the fact that HD Mini is priced at RM 1,799 and that Legend s...

16 April 2010
04:46 GMT

HTC Touch2 Now Available in Malaysia

Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC has announced today the launch of its newly unveiled HTC Touch2 in Malaysia. The new Windows phone comes to users in the country with Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, as well as with the services related to it, including the Windows Marketplace for Mobile and t...

9 October 2009
09:37 GMT

Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 and M20 Ready to Take Off

Garmin and Asus announced about a half a year ago their plans to come to the market with a series of new mobile phones, among which the nuvifone G60 and M20 were included, yet they have delayed the release of the devices over and over again, making us believe at a certain point that the handsets wouldn't come th...

20 July 2009
03:03 GMT

HTC Launches Touch Pro2 in Malaysia

HTC Corporation, a worldwide leading developer of mobile phones, announced on Thursday the release of its flagship device, the HTC Touch Pro2, in Malaysia. The new handset comes to mobile phone users in the country with an intuitive interface, while also including high-end technology and a wide range of personalizati...

26 June 2009
10:37 GMT

HTC Snap Now Available in Malaysia

Worldwide leading mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced on Wednesday that its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap, had become available for purchase for the mobile phone users in Malaysia. The new mobile phone comes with all the features that a user needs, offering an easy solution to stay connected to the ...

11 June 2009
10:47 GMT

Celcom Intros HTC Magic in Malaysia

Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad and HTC Corporation announced recently that the HTC Magic, the second mobile phone in the world to feature the Google Android operating system, would become available for purchase in Malaysia as soon as June 15. The HTC Magic is the first Android device that comes to the country, and is meant...

9 June 2009
05:04 GMT

Ancient Malaysians More Advanced Than Thought

On Friday, authorities in Malaysia announced that excavations conducted in the northern part of the country yielded some interesting finds, in that researchers discovered iron smelt dating back to as far as the third or fourth century AD. This has major implications on the way historians viewed the evolution of civil...

7 March 2009
07:00 GMT

Malaysia Online Apple Store Debuts

Apple has opened the would-be doors to its new online store in Malaysia announcing a Grand Opening Celebration. The company is happy to give away free T-shirts to anyone who buys a Mac or an iPod from 8 a.m. November 11, 2008 until 11.59 p.m. November 24, 2008.The new online store offers Apple’s products direct...

12 November 2008
03:02 GMT

Malaysian Police Captures 10,000 Turtle Eggs

Authorities in the Malaysian city of Sabah made an impressive capture on Sunday, of about 10,000 turtle eggs, packed in about 20 bags. Buying or selling turtle eggs is strictly prohibited in the country, because trade severely affects populations throughout the region. Though the culprits escaped in their boat, a pol...

5 November 2008
04:29 GMT

Nokia Siemens Enhances Celcom's Malaysian Network

Celcom, a leading Malaysian mobile operator, has contracted Nokia Siemens Networks in order to expand and modernize its current 3G nationwide network. Incorporating the high-end HSPA technology of Nokia Siemens, the future 3G network of Celcom will allow users to benefit from new services, while the already existing ...

4 June 2008
06:44 GMT

Merdeka Luxury Phone Celebrates 50 Years of Malaysian Independence

Most of the luxury phones appeared on the market don't have a specific goal, but that's not the case with the new Merdeka 50 24K, which was created to celebrate 50 years of Malaysian independence from the UK. Well, the 50 years anniversary actually took place last year, when a Merdeka 50 18K phone was relea...

31 May 2008
04:56 GMT

Honest Hacker Cracks F1 Malaysian Site

Here's a good change from the usual security news that depict one worm or Trojan as the apocalypse, turning PCs into zombies and proud members of botnets. A hacker calling himself CuciOtak defaced the official website of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix that is to take place this weekend. No claims and demands, no me...

21 March 2008
17:16 GMT

Malaysian Dogs to Sniff DVD Piracy into Oblivion

Malaysia doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to respecting intellectual property rights, and the authorities are trying to take measures to change that. Two male Labradors, specially trained to sniff out the chemicals used in DVD production, have been brought from Northern Ireland and will become the ...

4 March 2008
05:40 GMT

Google to Launch the World's Biggest Server Farm

Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, told the AFP that Google was interested in setting up a base in his home country. "They want to make their presence felt in Malaysia. It will be a big boost for our ICT (information and communications technology) industry," Abdullah told Malaysian journalists at the Fo...

28 January 2008
09:40 GMT

Limited Edition "Merdeka 50" Mobile Phone, Suited for a Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has received a limited edition mobile phone as a token of the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence. His wife has been handed the same sign of appreciation in the form of a handset.There is no official photo of the Merdeka 50 mobile phone, altho...

28 August 2007
06:22 GMT

Is This the End of the Blogosphere?

A new dispute was started in Malaysia where Muhammad Muhammad Taib, the information chief of United Malays National Organization, sent a complaint to the authorities, claiming that Malaysia Today infringed the country's laws and insulted the local king. It seems like the entire trouble was started by several com...

24 July 2007
05:41 GMT

Reliable Money Transfer Through Mobile Phones

Transferring money has just been made a great deal easier by Maxis company. This top mobile phone operator from Malaysia has just introduced the first mobile international money transaction service called M-money.Maxis mobile phone service provider designed the M-money product only for people that live in the Philip...

31 May 2007
11:18 GMT


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