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Here is SingTel's official word on the iPhone 4 launch tonight and over the weekend. They've chosen a bigger venue, Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, selling the phones at one centralised location so customers with appointments can collect conveniently.
SingTel has released its iPhone 4 prices for the iFlexi plans, with the phone launching soon. This post also links to my pricing write-ups for the later iPhone 4S, 5, 5c/5s, 6/6 Plus and 6s/6s Plus on SingTel.
Wow, far cheaper than I expected; I thought the 16GB would exceed S$1,000. Without contract, the iPhone 4 is S$888 for 16GB and S$1,048 for 32GB. Apple says it arrives in 17 more countries this Friday, 30th July, featuring FaceTime.
Ordered my MicroSIM cutter from DealExtreme for US$20, though it's since dropped to US$17.43, shipping included. I placed the order on 11th July 2010 and received it on the 22nd, about eleven days, likely a supplier stock issue.
Finally, SingTel supports MicroSIM cards in its MultiSIM plans, though at twice the price of normal SIMs. Only one MicroSIM is allowed in any combination, so with four SIMs just one can be MicroSIM and the rest normal.
SingTel has revealed its iPad data plans: S$34.50 a month, or S$30.50 over 24 months, with 50GB of data at 7.2Mbps down. For a free USB modem and MicroSIM with adaptor, sign up at S$36.50 monthly over 24 months.
Microsoft has announced Singapore Kinect and new Xbox 360 prices. Kinect with Kinect Adventures is S$229, the 4GB Xbox 360 alone S$339, or bundled with Kinect S$469, and individual Kinect games S$59.90. Everything arrives at the end of August 2010.
Back in May 2010 Facebook launched free mobile access via 0.facebook.com by partnering operators, but Singapore wasn't on the list then. Today SingTel has announced its own partnership with Facebook to offer free 0.facebook.com access on your mobile phone.
The iPad arrives in Singapore on 23rd July 2010, alongside eight other countries. Official local prices are S$728 to S$1,028 for Wi-Fi 16GB through 64GB, and S$928 to S$1,228 for the Wi-Fi + 3G models.
It looks like the iPhone 4 reaches Singapore on Friday, 30th July 2010, alongside 16 other countries including Australia, Hong Kong, Canada and much of Europe. Both black and white versions should be available at launch.
Attended the Cisco Flip MinoHD event yesterday at The Queen and Mangosteen in VivoCity, my first visit there, and the food was lovely, I'll definitely return. The Flip itself underwhelmed me, with no autofocus, no macro and no optical zoom.
When I posted photos from Iomega's first blogging event, many assumed Iomega was dead after the Zip drive lost out to USB flash drives. In fact EMC, a Fortune 500 data-storage giant, bought them for US$213 million, so they're back.
It's day 27 of World Cup 2010, and Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time to lift the trophy for the first time. Germany take third and Uruguay fourth, with the next tournament heading to Brazil in 2014.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 26: in the match played, Germany edged Uruguay 3-2 in the third-place playoff. Tomorrow, 12th July, brings the grand final between the Netherlands and Spain. All times listed are Singapore time.
Thanks to Li Xiang for the graduation gift she bought me in Hong Kong in April 2010, meet Dahhhh, the rabbit from Raving Rabbids! My NUS commencement falls on Wednesday, 7th July 2010 at 8pm, a slot I dislike.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 25: in the semi-final played, Spain beat Germany 1-0 to reach the final. Tomorrow, 11th July, Uruguay face Germany in the third-place playoff. All times listed are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 24: in the semi-final played, the Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 to reach the final. Tomorrow, 8th July, Germany take on Spain in the other semi-final. All times listed are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 23: in the quarter-final played, Spain edged Paraguay 1-0 to advance. On 7th July, Uruguay face the Netherlands in the semi-final. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 22: in the quarter-finals played, Uruguay beat Ghana 4-2 and Germany thrashed Argentina 4-0. Tomorrow, 4th July, Paraguay take on Spain. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
Andrey Kem emailed asking whether my plugins needed custom icons, having noticed since 2003 that they use the famfamfam set. She's building what she calls the world's biggest free icon set, eventually 3,926 icons, with around 1,400 ready so far.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 21: in the quarter-final played, the Netherlands beat Brazil 2-1 to advance. Tomorrow, 3rd July, brings Uruguay versus Ghana and Argentina versus Germany. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 20: in the quarter-final played, Spain edged Portugal 1-0 to advance. Tomorrow, 2nd July, the Netherlands take on Brazil in their quarter-final. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.