Maxis Announces Pre-booking For BlackBerry Storm Smartphone

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) -- Maxis Communications Bhd announced that pre-booking for the new BlackBerry Storm smartphone is starting from today till April 24, 2009, via the company's website.

"We are certain that the innovative BlackBerry Storm, with its unique touch-screen features, will meet both the communications and multimedia needs of our customers," said Maxis chief marketing officer Matthew Willsher.

According to him, the company will be investing nearly RM1.6 billion in its networks this year under its comprehensive upgrade and expansion programme to further enhance coverage and performance, including the high-speed 3G data network.

The smartphone, equipped with a 3.2-inch wide screen, features a "clickable" touchscreen that enables efficient application navigation and also offers customers more convenient access to download applications via the new BlackBerry Application Centre.

It will be available from Maxis at RM2,100, if purchased with a Value Plus 150 postpaid plan and a BlackBerry service package that comes with a 24-month contract.

The first 300 customers who pre-book and purchase their units will receive a BlackBerry accessory package each, comprising the BlackBerry charging pod and leather holster, and the Jabra Bluetooth headset.

Pre-book customers will also be able to collect the smartphone beginning next month at locations within the Klang Valley.

The smartphone will be available at Maxis centres and partners nationwide by middle of next month.-- BERNAMA

4 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD DO

P/s: Tak tau kebenarannya.Cuba la try test uji..

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The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112 .* If you find !yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is anemergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network toestablish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. **Try it out.**

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Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remotekeys?*

This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, callsomeone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone.Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the personat your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone ontheir end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive yourkeys to you. Distance is no object. You could behundreds of miles away,and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, youcan unlock the doors (or the trunk). !Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our carover a cell phone!'*

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Hidden Battery powerImagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important calland you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve size=4>battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart withthis reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. Thisreserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.AND

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How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits onyour phone:* # 0 6 #A 15digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to yourhandset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone getstolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. Theywill then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes theSIM card, your! phone will be totally useless.You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoeverstole it can't use/sell it either.If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobilephones.