SingTel strengthened its position as mobile telco leader in Singapore, posting a 0.8 percent increase in post-paid marketshare to 45.6 percent. This outcome was unexpected by analysts, as the company was expected to lose ground to StarHub and MobileOne with the introduction of mobile number portability, which makes it easy for people to switch carriers without changing their phone number.

Analysts says that SingTel’s iPhone monopoly in Singapore helped the telco record a net gain. The first generation iPhone was never released in Singapore market. SingTel launched iPhone 3G in Singapore on 22 August 2008. The other two telcos StarHub and MobileOne were said to be in negotiation to carry iPhone by end 2008. But SingTel remains the sole supplier till this date and you can only obtain iPhone 3G by being a SingTel subscriber with a 2-year mobile contract.

Via The Straits Times

Amazon has released Kindle reader on iPhone and iPod touch. Called simply Kindle for iPhone, the free app is now available on the App Store

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Arriving few weeks after Amazon launched its new Kindle 2 device, this expands Amazon’s e-book content to reach more than its own Kindle device. As promised during the Kindle 2 launch event, we can expect Kindle support to come to other mobile device.

The Kindle iPhone app does not connect to Kindle Store yet. You have to visit the Kindle Store via website to purchase ebook. The app also does not support text-to-speech feature as in the Kindle 2 device. Other than that, this is great news for Kindle users and potentially could turn many iPhone owners to the Kindle platform.

Channel News Asia has released a free iPhone app for you to read the latest news, watch videos and browse the photo gallery.

Channel News Asia is an Engliah language TV news channel based in Singapore and reports from major Asian cities and key western cities including New York, London and Brussels. It aims to provide news and information on global development with Asian perspectives. Its international feed via satellite is now viewed in more than 20 territories across Asia.

Download Channel News Asia iPhone App from the App Store.

Apple revamped its entire desktop line on Tuesday, without any fanfare san any press event unlike previous launches of such magnitude. We summarize the essential below. Visit apple.com for more details.

• Mac mini: Two new Mac mini models with 2.0GHz Intel Core2Duo processor and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrateg graphics used in MacBooks. The graphcs is now 5 times better and it comes with Mini DisplayPort. It is bundled with the new iLife 09 and it uses only 13watts of power when idle.
• iMac: iMac is refreshed with one 20-inch model and 3 other 24-inch models. Pricing for one 24-inch model is the same as last generation 20-inch model. The 20-inch model comes with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics. For 24-inch model, you can opt for other graphics solution such as NVIDIA GeForce GT120, NVIDIA GeForce GT130 or ATI Radeon HD 4850.

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