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Moto W388 Renew+ now available in White at Fido

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The eco-friendly Moto W388 Renew+ has been available on Fido for about a month now and good news for those who wanted this device but don’t like the “charcoal” colour. You can now pick up a very clean looking Renew+ in a stunning White for $15 on a 2-year contract, or $65 outright.
The Renew+ has [...]

Bell to entice customers with free calling starting at 6PM

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 19, 2010 ⋅ 11 comments

Bell is on a big push these days to keep and increase their subscriber base. Previously taking aim directly at the $150 Wind porting deal they have now come out with a bonus that has free calling starting at 6PM. The sales reps will be using this to close the deal when you sign up [...]

Real or Fake Video: Nokia N900 controls helicopter

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Check out the video and let us know if you think the Nokia N900 (WIND is getting this device soon) is actually controlling the helicopter. Looks incredibly fake to me but amusing for a few moments to watch.

WIND says Public Mobile is not unlimited

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ 30 comments

New entrant Public Mobile launched their wireless network today, offering a flat rate $40 unlimited talk and text plan. They offer the following devices for those located in Ontario and Montreal: ZTE C78, Kyocera Tomo, Samsung R312 and the Kyocera G2G0.
It seems that WIND Mobile is first to jump on the train to state how [...]

Public Mobile: “Today we have 25 stores open for business”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ 41 comments

Last week we let you know that new entrant Public Mobile was set to make an announcement that would see them open stores and offer customers free Unlimited Canadian long distance for life.
Well today is the big day as Alek Krstajic, CEO of Public Mobile said “Today we have 25 stores open for business. Customers [...]

BlackBerry “T” Slider to launch next month?

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

We’ve seen pics of the leaked BlackBerry slider and now another rumour has hit the web, this time by the CEO of a RIM parts supplier Woojeon & Handan. He stated that stated that the new BlackBerry “T” phone will be launching next month.
“The Canadian company RIM famous for BlackBerry smartphones is releasing a new [...]

SaskTel releases OS 5.0.0.517 for the BlackBerry Storm2… a device they don’t offer yet

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

SaskTel just released the BlackBerry Curve 8530 and we know the Storm2 9550 is on the list of upcoming devices they are planning to launch… but confirmation is always good!
This time the fine folks over at SakTel have officially released OS 5.0.0.517 for the BlackBerry Storm 2. This is a good move for all the [...]

Win $10k in the “BlackBerry Green Application Challenge”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Ryerson Entrepreneurship Green Team, RIM, SAP Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the BlackBerry Partners Fund have thrown together a new challenge for developers the “BlackBerry Green Application Challenge”.
If you’re a developer you have a chance to win a cool $10,000 and a BlackBerry Storm 9530. The challenge is to “create a concept plan for an application [...]

LG Shine Touch now available online at Rogers

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 17, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

The recently released LG Shine Touch has finally made its way to the Rogers website. For those interested you can now pick this up on the following price plans:
3-year contract: $49.99
2-year contract: $99.99
1-year contract: $199.99
No contract: $249.99
Rogers is also throwing in a 2GB SD card and a Bluetooth headset. The Shine Touch has a 3-inch [...]

“mysask411″ BlackBerry and iPhone app released

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

DirectWest (owned by SaskTel) has created a free app called “mysask411″ that’s available for the iPhone and BlackBerry devices. The app basically gives users access to Saskatchewan numbers. According to the release the app features:
•   Most up-to-date Saskatchewan plus Canadian listings
•   Call businesses directly with a single click
•   See business results displayed on an interactive [...]

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