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Fourth-Gen iPhone rumoured to be 1/4-inch taller

iPhone repair site iResQ has posted a few photos of what is apparently the front panel for the upcoming 4th generation iPhone. These are obviously not confirmed and just like all iPhone launches there are always lots of rumours to go around…. we won’t see what is actually the real parts until closer to an [...]

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We created this entry form since our previous comment section maxed out on our Nexus One Giveaway. To enter the contest all you have to do is submit your name in the comment section below – no strings attached. The contest goes until Wednesday, February 10th at 5:00pm and as usual we’ll announce our winner [...]

Mobile Side Stories

• A 49-year old Winnipeg resident "Darren P." is feeling no love this week and he's blaming his Virgin Mobile device! Apparently his girlfriend found explicit text messages and proceeded to flip out, end their relationship and kicked him out of the house. After his girlfriend approached him he said 'That's ridiculous, why would I cheat?' There's things I believe about relationships... The first is that if you are in a relationship, you don't cheat. I said, You're being ridiculous.' She said, "No I'm not, here's the proof." Virgin is known for their racy brand campaigns and they do pre-program text messages on their devices such as "Booty call," "Where u at," and "Be there soon" Darren P said "It's not just teenagers buying these things. For people who don't know the technology, these things can be severely misconstrued. I'd like to see the phones recalled and the messages taken off, so that others don't have to go through the hell I'm going through." (more...) Continue reading...
• UBS Investment Research released a report based on Canadian Telecommunications today titled "Ten trends for 2010". It's pretty in-depth and gives a good insight into what we could possibly expect to see and what not to see. (There is a top 10 list below). Phillip Huang put the report together and he says that "Quebecor (Videotron) remains our Industry Top Pick" and beleives the "market currently underestimates the value of the company’s wireless investment". Videotron is targeting the Summer of 2010 to launch theit HSPA network. It's interesting to see another analyst report on the top 10 trends and forecasting Rogers, Bell and TELUS still competing against each other with little or no impact from the new carriers. (more...) Continue reading...
• Public Mobile is one of the new wireless entrants and will be launching their service by mid-2010. CEO Alek Krstajic has been outspoken about his viewpoints on the recent Globalive decision where Industry Minister Tony Clement overturned the CRTC and allowed Globalive to launch their Wind Mobile brand. Krstajic believes "if you’re going to have one set of rules for him, have them for us as well" and also stated "we believe Cabinet’s decision is unfair to other wireless carriers, especially new entrants like Public Mobile that have played by the rules and secured substantial Canadian investment”. He requested the Federal Court to give more clarity on the decision. (more...) Continue reading...
• Rogers will be the first carrier in North America to release the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. We had a quick peek at this Android device a couple weeks back and it looks incredible. Some of the questions in the comments were about the Android 1.6 OS that it ships with... by the time this launches it will be a bit outdated as there will be be updates to 2.0 (what the Motorola Milestone is shipping with) and 2.1. On the official Sony Ericsson blog there is a glimpse of what we can expect in the future as they state: "there will be a software update for the X10 that will upgrade the complete Sony Ericsson User Experience Platform based on newer version of the Android OS". So this puts an end to some speculation but questions are still surfacing around the timeline and if/when Rogers will push it out. (more...) Continue reading...
• Leafs Nation is alive and kicking in the mobile world. Since launching 1-year ago, the official mobile app developed by Toronto-based Polar Mobile has now crossed the 100,000 users mark and also has almost three million page views per month. The app brings you live scores, headlines, schedules, past game scores, video highlights, interviews and Leafs player stats and is available on the iPhone and Blackberry devices. Kunal Gupta, CEO of Polar Mobile said "Leafs fans have a huge appetite for real-time updates on scores, stats, standings and news. It is no surprise that iPhone, iPod Touch and BlackBerry users rate Maple Leafs Mobile above four out of five stars in app store rankings." (more...) Continue reading...