GADZA WORLD PENANG EXPANSION

There must be an increasing demand for Window Phones and iPhones in my home base Penang.  2009 is going to be an exciting year for a lot of smartphones manufacturers especially HTC, SonyEricsson, Acer, Nokia, Asus.   The recent Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona was more like a Windows Mobile event and could be the much [...]

THE SMS MANIAC: 14,528 SMS IN 1 MONTH

THIS KID’S A TEXT MANIAC
OMG! 14,528 MESSAGES IN A MONTH!

Read the details from The New York Post :
” Greg Hardesty didn’t LOL when he got his teen daughter’s cellphone statement.
All he could think was “OMG!”
The California man’s 13-year-old daughter, Reina, racked up an astonishing 14,528 text messages in one month. The online AT&T statement ran [...]

PENANG – MALAYSIA’S FIRST WIFI STATE

It was reported in The Star papers today that Penang will be Malaysia’s first WiFi state.  The Mobile Hornet is lucky to have its base in Penang :

” Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has launched “Penang Free WiFi” – the first step in making Penang the country’s first WiFi state.
The initiative, which is the first component [...]

RIM OVERTAKES WINDOWS MOBILE IN 2Q08

jkonTheRun reported that RIM has jumped ahead of Windows Mobile in 2Q08 :

“The graph above shows the smartphone market share in the second quarter of 2008. Here’s a quick rundown of the numbers this year and last, as well as my thoughts on what the 2009 will look like.
Looking back to 2007, it’s no surprise [...]

TOM ABANG SAUFI MAGIC TOUCH ON THE HTC TOUCH

HTC Corp. has announced a collaboration with Malaysian designer, Dato’ Dayang Fatimah Tom Abang Saufi, on a programme to recognize Malaysians who have made significant difference to society.
Four HTC Touch™ phones in Soft Black, Synergy Sage, Radiant Burgundy and Pure White will all be carrying the designs of Dato’ Dayang Fatimah Tom Abang Saufi. A [...]

IS YOUR NOTEBOOK BAG CHECKPOINT FRIENDLY?

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported:
“Starting Aug. 16, TSA will allow laptops to remain in bags meeting new ‘checkpoint friendly’ guidelines. Not all laptop bags are ‘checkpoint friendly’
What does this mean for passengers?
If you intend to use a ‘checkpoint friendly’ laptop bag once they are on the market, make sure to check that:

Your laptop bag has a [...]

APPLE NEW STORE IN AUSTRALIA – OPENS ON 19 JUN 08

Apple is going very big with their planned opening of the first Apple Store in Australia on Thursday 19 June at 6 pm.

They have stretched a “coming soon” sign across the  facade of a nearly-completed office complex in the heart of the Sydney CBD. It says: “Drop in soon. Apple Store, Sydney”. It features the [...]

SAMSUNG 256GB SSD DRIVE COMING SOON

I am for mobility and that’s why I started The Mobile Hornet.  I love pocketable mobile devices.  It makes me more productive.  And I always prefer my device not to have any moving part like the traditional magnetic hard disk.  Though I still love my Dopod U1000 (until I change to the HTC Advantage X7510) I was disappointed that [...]

THE CARING SIDE OF HTC

HTC Mobilizes for Sichuan Earthquake Relief

HTC Corporation has announced its plans to donate NT$50 million (approx. US$1.63 million) in support of the relief and reconstruction efforts in China’s Sichuan province following the devastating earthquake this past week. The donation included NT$40 million in funds donated directly by HTC and HTC Social Welfare Foundation and NT$10 [...]

MEET THE ONE AND ONLY MOBILE D.J.

Mix FM DJ Pietro should have a look at this:

Penang, Malaysia is the home base of The Mobile Hornet.  Never knew it is also the home base for the first Mobile D.J. on WHEELCHAIR.
Mobile DJ Ismail Clement Abdullah, suffers from motor neuron disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig. He was struck by this [...]