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Rogers Nokia N86 8MP unboxing (Video)

Rogers is set to release the Nokia N86 any day now and we got our hands on one to do a sweet unboxing. The N86 comes with an 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus, Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash and video capabilities. The screen size is 2.6 inches and has a resolution of 240×320. You’ll see [...]

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Video Review

The one consistent theme with RIM’s BlackBerry devices is that they keep improving. Even with the new Storm2 9550 that’s coming up, they listened to their clients issues regarding the Storm 9530 faults and fixed them. Regarding the overall design of the Bold 9700, there are many great additions and in an odd way this new [...]

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• Remember that Saskatchewan Roughriders BlackBerry app that was released about a month ago, well it seems that all parties involved in making it (SaskTel , zu and the Saskatchewan Roughriders) are thrilled with the early success. Since launching October 8th it's been downloaded at and "astonishing pace" with over 11,000 times in 64 countries. The app gives you access to their schedule, Standings, Scores, Roster, Stats, Articles from newspapers and blogs and their Twitter account. Apparently they are planning on taking this model to the CFL and seeing if other teams want to get in on the action, plus possibly the WHL. (more...) Continue reading...
• Juniper Research shows by the year 2014 global mobile payments is posed to be a $65 billion (USD) business. Visa was in Paris this week at the Cartes exhibition and they had on display their upcoming initiatives for mobile payments... and with the market suggesting to be in the billions is reason enough to start getting people familiar with what their plans are. You'll see in the video they have iPhone apps, a Visa application that' embedded on a SIM card and a Nokia device. There are similar things now but the vid suggests we'll just tap and go... it's around the 2 minute mark in the video. (more...) Continue reading...
• The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 was one or RIM's best selling devices and it looks they are coming back for round 2 with an update. Pics have surfaced of the upcoming Pearl 9100... this has a codename of "Striker". Gone is the trackball and the trackpad has been installed. The 3G Pearl 9100 looks like a shrunken Bold 9700 all the way around except with no QWERTY keyboard but RIM's SureType. No word on when this is launching or the price point. You can probably bet it'll be around the $0.00 on a 3-year and that all the Canadian carriers will be picking this one up. (more...) Continue reading...
• Virgin Mobile held their "National Fearless Day" contest today and it was actually an awesome event, nothing shy of what you would expect from them. Here's why it was so cool: 1. Richard Branson was in attendance 2. There were 3 challenges - 1. Find the letters in a tank full of maggots and Spell "Fearless" - 2. Get chained to a box full of snakes and try to find the right key to unlock them - 3. climb almost a 30 foot poll then tightrope across the entire room 3. Richard Branson grabbed a few hand fulls of maggots and threw it into the crowd. Awesome! 4. Tons of giveaways like t-shirts and free phones 5. Third place took home $500 and a free phone 6. Second place walked away with $2,000 and a free phone 7. Winner walked away with $5,000 and a free phone Check out the video below of a sample of what the Virgin "National Fearless Day" (more...) Continue reading...
• A couple months back we sat down with new wireless entrant WIND Mobile CEO Ken Campbell and CCO (Chief Consumer Officer) Chris Robbins for a quick interview. Back then they stated that "their stores they will have no cash desks “or any barriers with the customer… a completely digital environment”. Today the folks over at WIND have updated their site and given us an inside look at what that experience might look like. See the pics below (and on their Facebook page). From a previous post it does look like in the first pic there's room in the slot to hold the "Microsoft Surface", So what do you think... you like? Continue reading...