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Rogers to release the HP Pre 3 & TouchPad

By on June 13, 2011 at 10:09am in Featured, Mobile News, Rogers Wireless News


The HP TouchPad is hitting Canadian soil on July 15th. There are a couple set price points this will be available for: 16GB model for $519.99 and the 32GB version for $619.99. HP has yet to announce where Canadians will be able to grab one of these, but we have a bit of news for you. The above image is from a big box retailer but it also seems Rogers will be one of the carriers that will be creating space on their store floors for this Wi-Fi tablet. In addition, they will also be releasing Pre 3 with an expected launch date of Tuesday, July 19th.

The Pre 3 is a follow-up to the Pre 2 (available on Rogers) and the original Pre (available on Bell). As for specs of the Pre 3, this now comes with bigger 3.6-inch display (480 x 800), runs webOS 2.2, a 1.4GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera which records 720p HD video, Wi-Fi.

Update: This doc states that the TouchPad will be on sale, in Canada, for $499 and $599.

No word yet on price points… more soon!
(Thanks tipster!)

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Discussion

26 comments for “Rogers to release the HP Pre 3 & TouchPad”

  1. HP Pre? What a mouthful of a name! :D

    And i thought that Bell was the destination for Pre! Oh well, both companies are like twins.

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    Posted by Alex Perrier | June 13, 2011, 10:20 am
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  2. Hey, i wish i could edit my comments. “HP Pre 3″ is what i mean. Eee!

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    Posted by Alex Perrier | June 13, 2011, 10:20 am
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    • Yes, editing comments is something that should DEFINITELY be added. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve been like, “Crap! I forgot to put ____ in there.”

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      Posted by Jay | June 13, 2011, 10:33 am

  3. WebOS is a great OS, but too little too late? and where are the apps?

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    Posted by Kenypowa | June 13, 2011, 10:21 am
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    • I don’t know, they seem to have some pretty good momentum going for them again. If the OS is finished and they have the essential apps on their devices, then they have a good chance at rebirth.

      Plus since they are coming back into the market with a tablet when the tablet market is just heating up, this could be what they were waiting for.

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      Posted by Don | June 13, 2011, 11:19 am

  4. I like how it’s determined that “Rogers” will carry the phone, just because someone wrote “Rogers” on the page. How about I print an add for a Ferrari and write Telus on it. Next news article will be “Telus to carry Ferrari!”… LOL

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    Posted by Jay | June 13, 2011, 10:31 am
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    • Well Rogers is carrying the Pre 2. The Pre left a bad taste in Bell’s mouth, they’re still trying to get rid of them. And Rogers probably already had a contract with HP to carry any upcoming tablet.

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      Posted by Don | June 13, 2011, 11:21 am

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    Posted by b-dogg | June 13, 2011, 10:37 am
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    Posted by Big Daddy Data | June 13, 2011, 10:37 am
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    • You say that like having a variety of models available is a bad thing for a carrier to do… =\

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      Posted by KettleCorn | June 13, 2011, 10:45 am

    • Not everybody is an android person. many of you Android kids are wrong. I own the Incredible S (so don’t you think I’m not an android user), but I know not everybody would chose android. and that’s where Rogers is different from all other carriers. they have solid devices for all possible operating systems. they have a solid (if not the best) Symbian powered device, the best Windows Phone 7 (the Samsung Focus), the iPhone, the Arc or Captivate (might not be a dual core but it is a solid Android device), and the Pre 2 ( andsoon the Pre 3). So if a customer is not an android fan there is always other good choices out there at Rogers.

      with telus and bell, if the person doesn’t favor android what is he/she gonna pick?? there aren’t as many platform choices.

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      Posted by Sub-Joker | June 13, 2011, 11:17 am

    • Actually they are going to be making WebOs available for other phones as well.

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      Posted by Bigiz | June 13, 2011, 11:51 am

    • Bell and Telus have the iPhone too. And Blackberries. So the 3 most popular OSes are well covered.
      The HTC HD7 is also not that bad compared to the Focus (there is a smaller difference between the Focus and the HD7 than, let say, the Atrix and the Arc). WP7 devices are pretty much all the same anyway (1st gen snapdragon).
      And Bell even have the Pre.

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      Posted by bob | June 13, 2011, 1:05 pm

    • @ Sub-Joker: I totally agree, I’m an Acer user myself (Android 2.2) and 100% it’s not for everyone. I certainly wouldn’t get an Android phone for my grandparents. For me personally, being a huge techy & Linux fan, I wouldn’t use anything but Android.

      I totally agree when you say that Rogers (and to a lesser extent Fido) have solid phone choices that cross pretty much every operating system. Fido, of course, doesn’t have a Windows based phone. But Rogers does.

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      Posted by Jay | June 13, 2011, 2:30 pm

  7. If tablets were meant to replace netbooks then their prices should be in the range of a netbook like $199-$399.

    All of them are just hyped and overpriced devices.

    Just wait for bubble to burst and for prices to level out.

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    Posted by lolz | June 13, 2011, 11:04 am
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    Posted by Ryan | June 13, 2011, 12:11 pm
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  10. All these tablets going up against the ipad ultimately fail because they price them wrong. When you enter a market dominated by the ipad with a cult following, you better have something to bring to the table. Just because you have a technically superior OS and hardware doesn’t really mean anything to the average consumer because they can all run angry birds games with no problem. They need to to beat the competition on price… that’s why WebOS is going to fail. they priced it similar to the Ipad when they really should be pricing it way lower. Just put it this way, if you were faced with a decision to pick a 16gb tablet (ipad 2, xoom, playbook, webos, etc), and they were all priced within $50 of each other, which would you choose? The average person would pick the ipad 2… even if it was $50 more than the rest.

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    Posted by abc123 | June 13, 2011, 12:58 pm
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    • @ abc123 : Actually I would choose the Galaxy Tab over the iPad 2 for a couple of reasons. First, open source. That’s just a no-brainer. Second, I can sync it with any computer, not just a specific computer. Third, the foresight to know people want flash. It wasn’t added just because the competition had it (cause they didn’t).

      In many ways I find the Galaxy Tab, and even the Playbook, a better choice than the iPad. You shouldn’t put a device that size (face it, the screen is too big) on a pedestal above the competition.

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      Posted by Jay | June 13, 2011, 3:25 pm

  11. F’! I wanted it on Bell. I guess I can’t blame Bell on passing based on that whole Pre fiasco. I still expect them to launch the TouchPad

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    Posted by Rich | June 13, 2011, 2:05 pm
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  12. Any word on the little Veer coming to Canada?

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    Posted by Trevor | June 13, 2011, 2:47 pm
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    • Well, the Pixi and Pixi plus never came to Canada… so I bet the Veer, the successor of the Pixi plus, isn’t coming either :\ But that’s just my opinion. There’s still hope considering that the Pre 3 isn’t released yet :)

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      Posted by Raphael | July 12, 2011, 1:43 am

  13. I have the Pre 2 from Bell. Reception sucks in Mississauga, so I’ll more than happy switch over to Rogers for Pre 3 (given Bell won’t make me a sweet offer for Pre 3 and MUCH better contract!)

    BTW, way to go for Pre 3!!!!!

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    Posted by Vlad | June 13, 2011, 6:09 pm
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  14. Wait, so the ad says $499.99 Cdn? So why is HP’s Canadian site still saying $519.99?

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    Posted by aka | June 14, 2011, 12:18 am
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  15. Is there a rebate coming to the original PRE adopters? I remember reading something that stated HP would make a gesture to us!

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    Posted by Mike Frizzell | July 6, 2011, 1:18 pm
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  16. Well after 30 thumbs down for my original post Big Daddy Data is Back! I return solely to rub salt in the wound that is best known as Web OS. I’m glad this initiative was a complete and horrible failure that died only 49 days after launch. 3 Cheer’s to HP’s $100 paperweight. 3 Cheer’s for HP Pre 3 boat anchors. 3 Cheers to Rogers not selling this overated mistake. 30 Thumbs down to all you HP/WEB OS fanboys out there. Everything is right in the world again, well except for riots, war and the American economy but who’s counting :)

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    Posted by Big Daddy Data | August 23, 2011, 2:57 pm
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