Subscription radio goes on Subscription TV

StarHub TV to carry RediGold from 15 November

Singapore, 10 November 2011 – For the first time in Singapore, a subscription radio station will be available on a subscription TV platform! On 15 November, RediGold – Rediffusion’s top radio station, will be launched on StarHub TV Channel 890, in a tie-up by StarHub and Rediffusion to enhance their reach to the increasing senior population in Singapore.

RediGold is a knowledge-based cultural radio station dedicated to bringing seniors quality infotainment in Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and Hakka for 18 hours daily, from 6am to 12am. Since the 1940s, RediGold has touched the lives of many Singaporeans with the classic stories as told by the legendary storyteller Lei Dai Sor, Ng Chia Keng and Ong Toh. A considerable group of Singapore consumers will be able to reminisce with the nostalgic songs of the yesteryears. In addition to the iconic radio dramasand one-man story narrations, RediGold also offers‘live’ talkshows, news and weather updates.

“StarHub has always placed much emphasis in innovations in our constant pursuit to delight our customers. We are proud to be the first operator in Singapore tooffer a radio station to pay TV customers, and the selection of RediGold was a natural choice as there is already quality assurance and a loyal following. RediGold will also enable us to better serve the needs of the senior population, which is a growingmarket,” said Iris Wee, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions & Content.

“We are delighted to be on StarHub TV. Rediffusion has been providing infotainment to Singapore’s homes for over 60 years and will continue to serve our seniors for many more years to come. Our partnership with StarHub will allow many more homes to enjoy a unique and distinctive listening pleasure brought to you by Rediffusion,” said Leong Kwok Seng, CEO of Rediffusion.

RediGold is available for subscription on all StarHub TV set-top boxes, including the digital set-top box. Those using any of StarHub’s two-way boxes– HubStation, HubStation HD or HD interactive set-top box, can enjoy an additional “Radio On Demand” feature that will enable them to access selected content anytime. StarHub TV customers can subscribe to RediGold for just $6.42 (including GST) monthly. Those who subscribe to the new channel before 31 December 2011 will enjoy a 50 per cent discount off RediGold for the first three months.

The three Singapore telcos, M1, Starhub and Singtel has already announced their price plans for the new Apple iPhone 4S that goes on sale on 28 OCT 2011.

We have consolidated the various price plans into this chart for your easy reference. So, which telco give you the best deal? Let’s analyse it for you.

If you are on a budget constraint and wants the latest gadget at minimum cost, the M1 plan seems to be the cheapest among the three telcos. At S$36 a month, you get the same amount of local outgoing minutes. Other than the iPhone 4S 16G is $7 more expensive than the two other telcos, the 32GB and 64GB model are relatively cheaper than Singtel and Starhub.

What about the S$56-$59.90 range plans ? For this plan, M1 again is the cheapest in terms of per month subscription.  Data bundle are all 12 GB. SMS doesn’t really matter as you can use Whatsapp or imessaging  on iOS.  Other than it’s pricing of iPhone 4S 32GB which is more expensive than Singtel, both Starhub and Singtel can’t match M1′s pricing.

As for the $98-$99.99 range, M1 again seems to edge out the two competitors. It has unlimited data bundle. So, you can use this plan to replace your broadband if the HSPA speeds are good at your location. With unlimited data, you can make SKYPE calls, download videos without worry. M1 is also generous to provide 700 minutes of outgoing calls. The price for it’s 4S 32GB is also cheapest of all. As for iPhone 4S 64GB, Singtel is $2 cheaper but you pay $2 more monthly for the subscription.

Now, the highest plans. M1 again is cheapest at S$198. Singtel and Starhub both has 2000 minutes and 2000 SMS bundled in. M1 on the other hand gives you unlimited incoming calls. Data is both unlimited on M1 and Starhub but capped at 30GB for Singtel. You don’t have to pay upfront for iPhone 4S 16GB and 32GB models. As for iPhone 4S 64GB model, Singtel is $7 dollars cheaper than M1 at S$115 and Starhub at S$128.

Before you decide on which operator and plan to take. It is important to know some of the perks that are available on the various networks. Among the 3, Singtel and Starhub both has 3G video streaming from their pay tv service. M1 on the other hand lacks out this feature.

Secondly, Singtel so far has the widest coverage and signal shouldn’t be an issue in most parts of the country. The other two operators do have good signals in prominent towns and in city area. 3G signal coverage is not as far reach as Singtel.

Thirdly, you have to consider the network. If you use the data bundle for serving internet, which one gives you a better experience in terms of speed and loading?

Fourthly, if you travel often, you might want to check who are their roaming partners. Certain roaming partners offer better roaming rates if you log into their network when overseas.

So, good luck and enjoy your new iPhone 4S. Any comments, please post them at this link http://forums.ocworkbench.com/showthread.php?p=488156#post488156

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After M1 and SmarTone ends partnership with Vodaphone, Vodafone Group PLC (VOD.LN) is partnering with Conexus Mobile Alliance, a group of Asian mobile operators NTT DoCoMo, Smart, Starhub, TrueMove and Far EasTone.

Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile operator by revenue, will collaborate with some Conexus members on data roaming, multinational corporate business and other services, Vodafone and Conexus said in a joint statement Tuesday. The alliance members will be able to use the Vodafone brand, and access the U.K.-based group’s devices and services.

Starting December, Vodafone will form partnerships with Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (0215.HK), NTT DoCoMo, the Philippines’ Smart Communications Inc. and Singapore’s Starhub Ltd. (CC3.SG). Thailand’s TrueMove, and Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. (4904.TW) will also join the partnership over the next two years.

Both Singapore’s M1 and Hong Kong’s SmarTone are members of rival alliance Asia Mobility Initiative and other members are  Celcom in Malaysia, dtac in Thailand, Excelcomindo in Indonesia, IDEA Cellular in India, M1 in Singapore, SmarTone-Vodafone in Hong Kong, SmarTone in Macau and Sun Cellular in Philippines.

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Hong Kong high speed Fibre broadband 500Mbps is only HKD 132 pm (USD 16.90 or SGD 20.70)

Competition is good for consumers. This is definitely the case for Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, there are currently about 3 or 4 Broadband players. Most of them are triple play or quad play bundling TV, Voice with broadband and sell with 2 to 3 years contract.

To most people, having a high speed internet and broadband/cable tv would definitely cut down costs. As long time favourite TV programmes like EPL or ESPN are tied to certain operators, a subscriber has difficulty choosing which operator to go to.

Well, this time round PCCW, an operator is throwing a good bundle at a ridiculous low price.

The new service comes with Free WIFI access at hot spots, WIFI at home and NowTV channels when you sign up for the 500Mbps Fibre Broadband plan with them.

Guess what, the 500Mbps Fibre broadband plan only costs HKD 132 pm for 30 mthse (USD 16.90 or SGD 20.70) with a 36 mths contract. The first 6 mths is FREE.

In Singapore, the cheapest deal comes from operator M1 Ltd. It has a Fibre Broadband plan at 50Mbps and comes with Digital Home Fixed line thrown in at SGD 29 (USD 23.75 USD, HKD 184.80).

It is really shocking that customers in Singapore are paying so much more, for a 50Mbps (HKD 184.80) vs a 500Mbps (HKD 132).

How to hook up to the Fibre Broadband powered by OpenNet
Bluetooth 3 Sep 2010

Most readers would be familiar with hooking onto the ADSL or Cable broadband. When it comes to the new Fibre Broadband, many are still pondering on what equipment is required to get up to speed.

One thing for sure, your existing ADSL or Cable Modem would no longer be required. If you own a Wireless Router or any networking devices, these devices will still function just as it is for switched ports at home or at work. In our example, we will reference the M1 broadband which should be similar to what other operators provide.

Before you sign up with any Retail Service provider (RSP), you should already have the Opennet box installed at your premises. This box is also known as the Termination Point (TP). You can check at http://rollout.opennet.com.sg on when your estate will be wired up.

If you have that installed by OpenNet, you can now choose the RSP and plan you would like to sign up for. Once that is done, Nucleus Connect, the OpCo will install a box as shown in the picture below (left hand side). This box is known as the Optical network Terminal (ONT). This box has 4 ports which will 1 port will be provisioned for service. The ONT will be connected to the Termination Point via a optical fire patch cable.

 
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Yesterday, Starhub announced their price plans for their Fibre Broadband Plans. They announced 7 different plans for end consumers, 4 normal plans and 3 Hubber plans with Starhub TV.

To our surprise, Starhub did not have any low speed plans e.g. 25Mbps or 50Mbps plan. The lowest speed is already 100Mbps/50Mbps at $68.27. Lowering the tier plans would probably affect their cable price plans too. That is probably the reason why they start off from 100Mbps instead.

Other plans include a 150Mbps, 200Mbps and 1 Gbps plan at $82.18, $102,93 and $395.90 (no discount rate). Although it is more pricey, they throw in a 2Mbps mobile broadband, free fixed line,  free 10 music DRM download. A slightly more expensive plan includes the 3 basic groups of PAY TV with discounts for hubstation hd rental and upsize groups.

 Singtel does not have low speed plans  (<100Mbps) but focus more on bundling tv and video services to their plans. Their plans starts from 150Mbps priced at S$85.90 which is similar to Starhub’s 100Mbps cable broadband plan. M1 will offer a 3-month free trial of the fibre broadband service at 100Mbps to residential customers whose homes are ready for service. Customers can sign up for the free trial only on 1 September at any M1 Shop.

The other plans offer a speed of 200Mbps which are quite similar as they’re bundled with tv and video services. Prices range from $95.90 to $109.90. If you are a football fan, the exPlore Home Sports Package might interest you. Of course, you would also get some discount with your singtel mobile line.

M1, the new comer has more variety ranging from 25Mbps to 1Gbps. 1Gbps would be too costly at S$399 per month. The more affordable plans would be the 25Mbps at S$39, 50Mbps at S$49 and 100Mbps at S$59. Just like Singtel, M1 also offer a Fixed Line thrown in for free incoming and outgoing calls.

Starhub has yet to offer their pricing structure. LGA telecoms has revealed on straits times that they do have a S$50 for 50Mbps plan in line. The other operator SuperInternet is prepared but yet to reveal pricing information of their services.

We have consolidated a chart which comprises of the existing data we gathered from various press releases and news over the internet for your easy reference.

Update : New chart included Starhub consumer plans can be read here.

Today, 3 telcos announced their Fibre broadband plans which runs on the Opennet fibre to the home infrastructure. With new telcos jumping onto the bandwagon, prices will be pushed down for end consumers.

So far, Singtel is the first to release it’s price plans and M1 followed just hours ago. Singtel does not have low speed plans  (<100Mbps) but focus more on bundling tv and video services to their plans. Their plans starts from 150Mbps priced at S$85.90 which is similar to Starhub’s 100Mbps cable broadband plan. M1 will offer a 3-month free trial of the fibre broadband service at 100Mbps to residential customers whose homes are ready for service. Customers can sign up for the free trial only on 1 September at any M1 Shop.

The other plans offer a speed of 200Mbps which are quite similar as they’re bundled with tv and video services. Prices range from $95.90 to $109.90. If you are a football fan, the exPlore Home Sports Package might interest you. Of course, you would also get some discount with your singtel mobile line.

M1, the new comer has more variety ranging from 25Mbps to 1Gbps. 1Gbps would be too costly at S$399 per month. The more affordable plans would be the 25Mbps at S$39, 50Mbps at S$49 and 100Mbps at S$59. Just like Singtel, M1 also offer a Fixed Line thrown in for free incoming and outgoing calls.

Starhub has yet to offer their pricing structure. LGA telecoms has revealed on straits times that they do have a S$50 for 50Mbps plan in line. The other operator SuperInternet is prepared but yet to reveal pricing information of their services.

We have consolidated a chart which comprises of the existing data we gathered from various press releases and news over the internet for your easy reference.

M1 offers free trial and Singapore’s first

1Gbps plan on the new national fibre network

A range of other competitive tariff plans for high speed

services also available for homes and businesses

SINGAPORE, 31 August 2010 – M1 will launch its high-speed fibre broadband service with speeds of up to 1Gbps and fixed voice service on 1 September 2010. A range of new tariff plans, including Singapore’s first 1Gbps plan for homes and businesses will be available.

Four new broadband plans for residential customers with downlink speeds of 1Gbps, 100Mbps, 50Mbps and 25Mbps will be offered on the new fibre network. They will also provide maximum uplink speeds of up to 500Mbps to ensure the best streaming and gaming experience for customers.

These plans cost from S$39 per month for 25Mbps to S$399 per month for 1Gbps. The 100Mbps plan, at $59 per month, is the lowest in the market. Students who sign up for any M1 mobile plan will enjoy a special subscription rate of only S$39 for the 100Mbps broadband plan.

Residential broadband customers also have the option of signing up for free incoming and outgoing calls on M1 Fixed Voice, which is M1’s new fixed line service.

To mark the launch, M1 will offer a 3-month free trial of the fibre broadband service at 100Mbps to residential customers whose homes are ready for service. Customers can sign up for the free trial only on 1 September at any M1 Shop.

Residential customers whose homes are ready for service can sign up for the broadband and fixed voice services from 2 September at any M1 Shop.

For corporate customers, M1 will offer complete business solutions with customized offerings on the fibre network, including fixed voice, IP Centrex and managed services. A range of corporate plans with speeds from 10Mbps to 1Gbps based on GPON and Active Ethernet technology will be offered. Corporate customers can call 6655 5588 or contact their M1 account managers for the range of available services and plans.

To check the fibre readiness status of their homes or businesses, customers should go to www.opennet.com.sg

“M1 has been gearing up for the launch of the fibre network which will open up a new world of innovative applications and rich content for homes and businesses. We are now ready to offer an enriched broadband experience at ultra high speeds to our customers and at the most competitive prices,” said Ms Karen Kooi, M1’s Chief Executive Officer.

“Our customers are invited to sign up for the free trial on 1 September to experience first-hand our services on the new fibre network,” she added.

Student Benefits :

^ To enjoy the benefit, customer is required to show a valid student pass and sign up or

recontract a mobile line.

* All prices inclusive of 7% GST

M1, Singapore’s most exciting and innovative integrated communications service provider, was launched in April 1997. It provides a full range of voice and data as well as fixed and mobile broadband services. M1 aims to be the leader in the communications business, focusing on value, quality and customer service. More information on M1 is available at www.m1.com.sg

From 1 September 2010, customers can register their interest for the high-speed fibre services at www.singtel.com/exstream.

Businesses to exploit full potential of Managed Services and Cloud Solutions

SingTel will introduce eVolve, a new fibre solution for businesses. Built on SingTel’s wholly owned and managed infrastructure, eVolve will only carry business traffic for quality and performance that businesses rely on. eVolve complements SingTel’s existing suite of fibre services, providing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with unprecedented price performance.

Businesses can leverage SingTel’s high-speed fibre services to access its suite of Managed Services and Cloud Solutions. These services open up new possibilities for companies to improve productivity and scale their operations cost effectively to meet changing business demands.

SingTel’s Cloud Solutions include on-demand computing services and productivity software such as SingTel ONEOffice, online storage and real-time back-up capabilities, and high quality video and data collaboration services.  These services offer the benefits of ICT on a subscription basis, without heavy upfront investments in infrastructure.

With SingTel as their trusted business partner, businesses can have peace of mind and enjoy a one-stop ICT experience.

SingTel To Offer TV Apps Store
Singapore – Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) is pleased to announce today that it will be offering a comprehensive suite of affordable consumer and business applications on its high-speed fibre services to retail customers. SingTel will also offer carriage-based high-speed fibre services on a wholesale basis to retail service providers (RSPs).

SingTel harnesses capabilities of NGNBN and its own fibre networks

Leveraging the Next Generation National Broadband Network (NGNBN) deployed by OpenNet and SingTel’s own extensive fibre infrastructure, SingTel will provide unparalleled service quality and speeds to both retail customers and wholesale to RSPs. Customers can look forward to a range of high-speed fibre services with downlink speeds of up to 200Mbps, uplink speeds of up to 100Mbps and international bandwidth of up to 25Mbps. SingTel’s fibre network is scalable and capable of providing even higher speeds in the future to meet the needs of our retail and wholesale customers.

Mr Allen Lew, CEO Singapore, SingTel, said: “The availability of an ultra high-speed fibre network through the NGNBN and our own fibre infrastructure presents SingTel with significant opportunities to break new grounds in terms of service innovation and value creation. We will leverage our reputation of a reliable network operator, astute customer insights and an effective partner ecosystem to deliver personalised customer-centric applications, which will pique the imagination of consumers and increase the productivity of businesses.

“These distinctive applications which focus on entertainment, convergence and productivity enhancement will ensure that SingTel continues to not only lead but shape the digital media and ICT market in Singapore.”

In the retail space, SingTel will also further its transformation into a leading multimedia and ICT services provider, with a suite of breakthrough services for its consumer and business customers to be introduced later in September this year.

Consumers stay connected and entertained 24/7

SingTel will launch a high-speed fibre service, known as exStream, with downlink speeds of up to 200Mbps. Customers can choose from three new packages which are designed with relevant applications, and with consumers’ needs in mind to enhance their lifestyles at work, at home and at play.

With the exPress portal, customers can freely express their personalities as well as stay closer to their loved ones anytime, anywhere. They will enjoy features like unified messaging, online storage and sharing of multimedia content and high quality multi-party video chat.

With unified messaging, customers have single access to multiple social networking sites and enjoy chat aggregation. They can customise their exPress homescreen for easy access to their favourite multimedia content like news, videos, music etc – all on a single online web portal.

With the exCite service, customers can experience the world’s best video search engine allowing customers to find the widest range of online video content and stream them smoothly from sites like YouTube and Tudou. Customers can create their own entertainment channel and experience limitless internet content, right from their TV screen. exCite also gives customers access to Singapore’s first TV Apps Store, starting with a catalogue of over 30 TV games. The Store is based on an open TV platform enabling developers to easily create exciting applications. A gesture-based remote control and predictive text searches in English and Chinese offer easier navigation.

With exCite Home and exPlore Home bundled plans, customers will be the first in Singapore to watch pay TV programmes through fibre, while enjoying the benefits of the high-speed fibre services like the exPress portal. exPlore Home Sports also combines the best of mio TV Sports package, including the interactive applications with the high-speed fibre access as an integrated plan.

From 1 September 2010, customers can register their interest for the high-speed fibre services at www.singtel.com/exstream.

Businesses to exploit full potential of Managed Services and Cloud Solutions

SingTel will introduce eVolve, a new fibre solution for businesses. Built on SingTel’s wholly owned and managed infrastructure, eVolve will only carry business traffic for quality and performance that businesses rely on. eVolve complements SingTel’s existing suite of fibre services, providing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with unprecedented price performance.

Businesses can leverage SingTel’s high-speed fibre services to access its suite of Managed Services and Cloud Solutions. These services open up new possibilities for companies to improve productivity and scale their operations cost effectively to meet changing business demands.

SingTel’s Cloud Solutions include on-demand computing services and productivity software such as SingTel ONEOffice, online storage and real-time back-up capabilities, and high quality video and data collaboration services. These services offer the benefits of ICT on a subscription basis, without heavy upfront investments in infrastructure.

With SingTel as their trusted business partner, businesses can have peace of mind and enjoy a one-stop ICT experience.

StarHub launches iPhone 4 in Singapore on 30 July 2010

Singapore, 27 July 2010 – StarHub today announced that it will launch iPhone 4 for its mobile customers in Singapore on 30 July 2010.

The newest iPhone features FaceTime, which makes the dream of video calling a reality, and Apple’s stunning new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in super crisp text, images and video. iPhone 4 also features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro and up to 40 percent longer talk time—in a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the thinnest smartphone in the world. iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, the newest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, which includes over 100 new features. The revolutionary App Store provides access to more than 200,000 apps including the new iMovie app built just for iPhone 4.

“Since our launch of iPhone in December last year, demand continues to be very high among our customers,” said Mr Ng Long Shyang, StarHub’s Head of Sales and Marketing. “StarHub’s mobile service is the perfect complement to iPhone 4, with its intuitive user-interface and elegant design as well as a multitude of content and applications, including our mobile TV application which gives customers 20 premium StarHub TV channels on iPhone completely free.”

StarHub currently offers four 3G SmartSurf price plans. All these plans come with StarHub’s iconic mobile features including unlimited free incoming voice calls, per-second billing, 100 free SMS with GIRO bill payment and free StarHub IDD 018 calls to 18 destinations for $5 monthly. In addition, local data usage charges are capped at $30 monthly so mobile users have great peace of mind when they go online.

M1 sent us a note confirming that M1 will also be selling the iPhone 4 on 30 Jul 2010. So, all 3 telcos in Singapore will start retailing the iPhone 4 on the same day. It now remains to be seen which telco gives the deal.

Here is the mailer we receive.

Thank you for registering your interest in iPhone 4.

Please click here to fill up a simple form and submit it by 25 July.

And look out for updates in your email inbox soon.

Motorola and StarHub launch MOTOROLA Milestone™ XT Android 2.1 with HD Capabilities in Singapore
-       First smartphone on Android platform to play high-definition (HD) videos directly on your HD television
-       Features 720p HD camcorder and 8MP camera with professional xenon flash

Motorola and StarHub launch MOTOROLA Milestone™ XT Android 2.1 with HD Capabilities in Singapore

-       First smartphone on Android platform to play high-definition (HD) videos directly on your HD television

-       Features 720p HD camcorder and 8MP camera with professional xenon flash

SINGAPORE – June 9, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and StarHub today introduced the exclusive launch of MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT in Singapore. This exciting offering allows StarHub to further expand its Android™ smartphone line-up to meet increasing consumer demand.

Combining an ultra-thin, fashionable design with the power of high-speed Internet access on the go, the MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT keeps you up to date with the latest industry buzz and lets you create and enjoy the mobile internet experience that matches your lifestyle. Its 720p HD (High-Definition) camcorder lets you capture your videos in high-definition and, for the first time on an Android-powered device, play them directly on your HD television. The photography buff in you will enjoy the 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash to showcase your artistic flair with crisp, high quality images.

Powered by StarHub’s nationwide advanced mobile broadband network and Wi-Fi, MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT gives you the flexibility of high-speed internet access at home, outdoors and on the road, anytime. With a cool and trendy industrial design and ultra-large high-resolution 3.7” pinch-and zoom screen, MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT offers a delightful mobile Internet experience, including browsing the web, watching videos, viewing photos and playing games. Plug it to your HD television via HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) and enjoy those memorable videos in high-definition quality.

MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT also offers the best mobile entertainment experience with StarHub’s 24 premium mobile TV channels such as CNN, Asian Food Channel and National Geographic Channel.

 “This phone is for the fashionable crowd in the market who do not want to compromise on performance. We are pleased to work with StarHub to bring MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT to Singapore. This device will blow your mind away with its ability to deliver HD videos directly to your HD television!” said Andrew Morley, Vice President of Marketing across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia at Motorola.

“Android has rapidly risen to the rank of a major smartphone platform worldwide. Hot on the heels of the very well-received MOTOROLA MILESTONE launch in March 2010, we are thrilled to offer the MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT exclusively in Singapore from tomorrow,” said Ng Long Shyang, Head of Sales at StarHub. “Powered by StarHub’s nationwide advanced mobile broadband network and no-bill-shock data access packages, the MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT is a fashionable yet power-packed phone for anyone who desires only the best experience in communications, Internet access and the coolest entertainment content on the move.”

MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT gives you access to thousands of apps and widgets from Android Market™¹. A suite of Google™ applications including Google Maps™ with Latitude, Gmail ™ and YouTube™ are also integrated onto the device. It brings that experience to life, and makes it simpler, faster, and more fun than ever. Powered by Android 2.1, MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT offers endless possibilities to make consumers’ business, living, gaming and entertainment better by releasing you from the constraints of time and space. The upgraded live wallpaper, with up to five home screen panels, allows more space for customization. You can even group different widgets, such as your calendar, contacts, email, clock, and dozens of others the way you want to, so that you see what you want, where you want.

As MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT is based on an open platform, the preloaded software on your handset updates automatically, regularly renewing the phone with more features and better performance. The reciprocal support between MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT and PC also helps download new applications from the handset or PC.   

Capture those important moments like a pro with MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT’s built-in 8-megapixel autofocus digital camera with a professional xenon flash. For the video buffs, record in HD with the 720 x 480 high definition video camera.  Save your ideas and other important information with Motorola’s proprietary handwriting recognition technology, which lets MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT record and turn your handwriting into words accurately at high-speed.  And the handset’s aGPS satellite positioning and navigation helps you find shortcuts quickly, accurately and easily, and makes traveling down the street or around the world a whole new experience. And with its powerful quad-core processor, MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT allows for smooth and easy multitasking.

Product features and functions at a glance

• 3.7”, 16:9 WVGA display
• Dimension: 60.9×115.95×10.9mm/ Weight:139g
• HD video capture at 720p, HDMI to HDTV
• 854 X 480 ultra-large high-resolution with pinch & zoom and double tap
• 8 megapixel digital camera with professional xenon flash and 720 x 240 high-resolution video camera function
• Support for Bluetooth^®  stereo headset and data transmission²
• 3.5 mm jack for the widest choices of headsets for music enjoyment
• FM Radio
• 8GB Micro SD expandable to 32GB
• CrystalTalk™ professional noise cancellation technology, recognized throughout the industry for its clear, uninterrupted voice calls in high-noise environments.
• 3.5G HSPA 10.2Mbps/5.2 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g for high-speed internet access
• Newest Motorola handwriting recognition technology to enable quick input and accurate recognition of cursive styles and simplified forms of Chinese
• Built-in gravity sensor, infrared proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor mode
• Powerful Cortex™ A8 processor with 3D accelerator built in for smooth and easy multitasking
• Concurrent processing of multiple email accounts and separation of work email and personal email inboxes
• Five Chinese input methods including phonetic notation, handwriting, Cangjie, pinyin, and Chinese strokes

Other applications and functions

• Google™ Maps³: User location identification, direct direction guide, and as satellite photos and street views provided during map browsing
• Gmail™: Integration of, and support to, multiple email accounts
• YouTube™: Single-touch play on the home screen or applications
• Google Talk™: Communications service provided by Google
• Google™ contacts: Online synchronization of contacts
• On-screen proximity sensor that automatically locks up when the ear is close to the handset to enable uninterrupted phoning
• Touch-control GPS for quick, accurate, and easy identification of shorts

Availability

MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT will be available at all StarHub Shops and selected Exclusive Partners’ outlets from 10 June 2010, from as low as S$0, on selected price plans.

Start happy talking on StarHub Mobile with extra talktime minutes at no cost!

Singapore, 27 May 2010 – Don’t just talk. Start happy talking on StarHub Mobile!

From 28 May 2010, StarHub will start offering HappyTalk, a new benefit that gives mobile customers an extra 300 minutes of talktime every month to make local outgoing calls.

Available to all customers on any 3G SmartSurf or PowerValue plan, HappyTalk minutes are on top of the bundled local minutes that the respective mobile packages offer, and best of all, at no additional monthly charges to the customer!

“StarHub recognises the importance of staying in close touch with family and friends, and what better than to give them a call on the phone! We are pleased to introduce HappyTalk so that our customers can enjoy savings on talking to those people that matter to them,” said Mr Chan Kin Hung, StarHub’s Head of Products and Solutions. “With additional 300 HappyTalk minutes every month, our customers can easily keep up with a sociable lifestyle, talking to their family and friends on the mobile with complete peace of mind.”

Customers with HappyTalk minutes could utilise the additional free local minutes to enjoy MyZone, MyCircle or MyTime service, based on their lifestyle preference.

MyZone – Whether at school, work or play, customers can make free local calls to phone numbers on any network at 37 campuses, 11 military camps and four popular shopping malls, namely ION Orchard, Plaza Singapura, Raffles City Shopping Centre and Bugis Junction where they can talk on the mobile freely while shopping or feasting. Please refer to the editor’s notes for the list of MyZone locations.

MyCircle – Customers can make free local outgoing calls to three of their favourite StarHub Mobile or fixed-line numbers. They also enjoy additional free 500 outgoing SMS/MMS to these selected numbers, in excess of the bundled SMS/MMS on their mobile packages.

MyTime – Using HappyTalk minutes, customers could dial any StarHub phone number and chat with their friends for free between 12 midnight and 7am daily.

“HappyTalk has been designed to allow our customers the freedom to choose a cost-saving option that best fits their lifestyle. They also have the flexibility to switch between the options according to lifestyle changes,” Mr Chan added. ”With three ways to choose from in which they can enjoy HappyTalk, including free calls at the shopping malls, our customers could feel free to talk happily!”

To activate HappyTalk, customers can call StarHub’s customer care hotline at 1633 or simply send an SMS with the keywords to 6773:
? For MyCircle, key in “MyCircle” “Add” “8-digit mobile number”.
? For MyTime, key in “MyTime” “Add” “Time”.
? For MyZone, key in “MyZone” “Add” “Zone”.

For more information, log on to www.starhub.com/happytalk.

MyZone covers more than 50 locations including four shopping malls, 37 campuses and 11 military camps:
 
Shopping Malls
1. ION Orchard
2. Plaza Singapura,
3. Raffles City Shopping Centre
4. Bugis Junction
 
Universities
1. National Technological University
2. National University of Singapore
3. Singapore Institute of Management
4. Singapore Management University
Polytechnics
1. Nanyang Polytechnic
2. Ngee Ann Polytechnic
3. Republic Polytechnic
4. Singapore Polytechnic
5. Temasek Polytechnic
 
Junior Colleges
1. Anderson Junior College
2. Anglo-Chinese Junior College
3. Catholic Junior College
4. Hwa Chong Institution
5. Innova Junior College
6. Jurong Junior College
7. Meridian Junior College
8. Nanyang Junior College
9. National Junior College
10. Pioneer Junior College
11. Raffles Junior College
12. Serangoon Junior College
13. St Andrew Junior College
14. Tampines Junior College
15. Temasek Junior College
16. Victoria Junior College
17. Yishun Junior College
 
ITE Colleges
1. Ang Mo Kio Campus
2. Balestier Campus
3. Bedok Campus
4. Bishan Campus
5. Bukit Batok Campus
6. Clementi Campus
7. Dover Campus
8. MacPherson Campus
9. Simei Campus
10. Tampines Campus
11. Yishun Campus
 
Military Camps
1. Bedok Camp
2. Changi Naval Base
3. Home Team Academy
4. Khatib Camp
5. Pasir Laba Camp
6. Paya Lebar Air Base
7. Pulau Tekong Camp
8. SAFTI-MI
9. Sembawang Camp
10. Stagmont Camp
11. Sungei Gedong Camp

AXN HD in Singapore

20 May 2010, Singapore – Viewers will soon have another reason to stay glued to their television sets. SPE Networks – Asia, home to pay-TV channel brands AXN, AXN Beyond and Animax, is excited to offer viewers the AXN experience in the rich detail, sounds and vibrant colours of high definition (HD) technology.

Starting 25 May 2010, the new channel, AXN HD will be made available to viewers on StarHub TV Channel 559, and will be part of its Entertainment Basic Group. AXN, the heart of action & adventure, and Singapore’s leading English general entertainment pay-TV channel*, has always been synonymous with first-run action, adventure, drama, reality-TV and all-round unparalleled entertainment that “Wows!”. That same experience will soon be available in HD.

Viewers can look forward to AXN’s latest exclusive hits in true HD, including 2009 TV season’s top-rated new investigative action drama series from the US, NCIS: Los Angeles, starring Chris O’Donnell (Batman and Robin) and LL Cool J (S.W.A.T.); the region’s perennial favourite CSI crime and investigation franchise including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY and CSI: Miami; along with the slick and stylish heist series Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton (Kidnapped), amongst many others.

“As the number one English general entertainment pay-TV channel* in Singapore, we believe launching AXN HD is a vital step to retaining viewer loyalty and maintaining our leading position. Going HD is a natural progression, for many of our Singapore viewers already own an HD TV set. AXN HD will provide the top quality visual experience that viewers now seek, with AXN’s distinctive brand of action and adventure, high-impact and world class entertainment presented in utmost clarity,” says Ricky Ow, Senior Vice President & General Manager of SPE Networks – Asia.

“As the leading pay-TV operator in Singapore, StarHub is delighted to partner SPE Networks – Asia to bring to our customers AXN in high definition over our superior cable TV platform. As demand changes with technology advancement, StarHub continues to enhance our services and offer viewers not just popular, but also high definition quality programmes for their viewing pleasures. We are pleased to collaborate with our long standing partner, offering exciting AXN HD channel to our customers,” says Ms Ong Bee Lian, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions.

AXN HD is available for free to all StarHub TV customers from 25 May to 31 July. They must have a HubStation HD or HD set-top box and a subscription to the Entertainment Basic Group to be able to enjoy this channel. More pricing information will be made known at a later date.

Existing customers who wish to have their set-top boxes changed can either call 1633 or bring their set-top boxes down to StarHub Customer Service Centres for a one-to-one swop and self-install. The public who wish to take on a StarHub TV package can call 1630 or visit www.starhub.com/tv for more information.

AXN HD will begin broadcast on 25 May 2010, 6.00am, on StarHub TV Ch 559

MotoGP in HD, 3D to follow?

MotoGP is to be broadcast in full HD for the first time in 2010, while a documentary will be produced using 3D technology.

In 2010, RTL Club (Belgium), Eurosport (France), Sport TV (Portugal), Digisport (Hungary) and Viasat (Scandinavia) will all broadcast the MotoGP season in HD within Europe.

Outside Europe, HD will stretch as far as Speed TV (US), ESPN (Latin America), Globosat (Brazil), One HD (Australia), StarHub (Singapore), Sky (New Zealand), Al Jazeera (Middle East), ESPN Star Sports (Asia) and Supersport (Africa), with further HD broadcasters expected to come on board during the season.

Meanwhile, 3D and digital systems specialists Vince Pace – which worked with Dorna Sports during a successful trial of 3D technology at last year’s US Grand Prix – now plans to produce a 3D MotoGP documentary.

‘This will feature images captured during the [2010] MotoGP season, and channels broadcasting in 3D such as ESPN and Sky have already shown interest in broadcasting such coverage of the sport,’ said a Dorna statement.

The Pace team is led by John Bruno, who was part of the Visual Effects team involved in the Academy Award winning film Avatar.

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StarHub enhances mobile TV offerings with exploration, adventure and fashion programmes from three new channels, giving customers unrivalled mobile entertainment on-the-go

- With the new channels, StarHub TV on Mobile service boasts 20 channels offering the most comprehensive news coverage and widest range of entertainment content for customers on the move -

Singapore, 7 December 2009 – From 9 December 2009, StarHub Mobile post-paid customers will be able to receive three new lifestyle channels – National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Adventure and Fashion TV – from any 3G mobile phone.

With the new channels, the StarHub TV on Mobile service boasts 20 channels, offering the most comprehensive news coverage and widest range of entertainment content for customers on the move.

Mr Chan Kin Hung, Head of Products and Solutions at StarHub, said: “As part of our hubbing strategy that aims to give StarHub customers more value and freedom of choice, we made available cable TV channels on mobile for customers’ anywhere, anytime viewing about a year ago. Today, our mobile TV viewership has grown to more than 50,000 every month, enabling our customers who are always on the move to enjoy the freedom to view their preferred channels when they cannot be at home. With our advanced HSPA+ network, they can now enjoy even better quality mobile TV viewing.”

On Mondays, customers can sample any StarHub TV on Mobile channel for free. This month, access to 12 selected channels is free-of-charge while viewing of other channels is charged at $1 for unlimited 24-hour access to all other channels. No additional charges will be incurred data access.

To watch StarHub’s mobile TV channels or read the programme synopses, customers using the latest smart phones can enjoy the added convenience of one-click instant access to the StarHub TV on Mobile menu. Alternatively, they can access the service from the Gee! mobile content portal.