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Facebook app comes to Palm webOS devices

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Canadians are one of the countries that use Facebook the most, and for those who have a Palm Pre (soon the Pixi) an official Facebook app has been released. Apparently it’s a basic first run at the real deal and for it to operate you have to have WebOS 1.3.1.
The features include the ability to [...]

Palm Pre now only $49.95 at WirelessWave!

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 14, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

This was bound to happen but we didn’t think the once $199.95 Palm Pre would sink to an all-time low of $49.95 at WirelessWave!
It was only a couple weeks ago that we saw Bell drop the price of the Pre to the $99.95 mark, but if you have ever wanted to jump on the popular [...]

Video: Unreleased BlackBerry Essex 9650 vs. BlackBerry Tour 9630

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 14, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The upcoming and unannounced BlackBerry Essex has popped up again on video by “Salomondrin“. The model number is looking to be the 9650 but not confirmed.The Essex is the new Tour 2. He has captured a video comparing the both devices against each other, the 9650 and the 9630 and states the main differences between [...]

Rogers: “Canada is a wireless leader”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 13, 2009 ⋅ 12 comments

Ken Engelhart is Senior Vice-President, Regulatory over at Rogers wrote a very interesting piece titled “Canada is a wireless leader”. He gives a great overview on where and why Canada stands around 66% penetration rate when it comes to wireless.
On Where and Why Canada is placed:
“About 66% of Canadians have a cell phone and we [...]

Q3 Global Smartphone sales increased 12.8%… Apple takes 3rd spot

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

IT research firm Gartner has released a report today which states that worldwide mobile phone sales in the 3rd quarter reached 309 million units, in addition Smartphone sales went over the 41 million mark, a 12.8% increase.
Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner said “The third quarter of 2009 saw the announcement of many new mobile [...]

Toronto Eaton Centre gets an iPhone app

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you are visiting Toronto or just love shopping then getting the Toronto Eaton Centre iPhone app will be right up your alley.
This free app gives you access search to all the stores and get their latest promos, store hours and contact info. It actually looks pretty cool when you go into a specific store [...]

Bell Q3 results: “Record quarter” as subscriber base reaches 6,707,000

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Bell has reported their Q3 numbers and according to George Cope, President & CEO he states they are coming off a “record quarter” and that they are “fundamentally transforming as a customer-focused competitor”. Here are some highlights from the report:
- Client base grew by 4.0% year-over-year to reach 6,707,000 at the end of the quarter.
- [...]

Vortex Mobile hires former Nokia Exec as Managing Director

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Vortex Mobile, the one’s who have created many great mobile apps, contests and recently ranked 17th in Profit Magazine’s Hot 50 for Canada’s Emerging Growth Companies, has brought on Kamar Shah as their new Managing Director.
Shah comes to Vortex with over 15 years experience in mobile services with his last stint as the Global Head [...]

Xperia “Pureness” pops up on Sony Ericsson Canada site

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Usually when a new phone has been spotted on a website it’s a good sign that it’ll be “coming soon”, “available early…”, “arriving within x months”. In the past Sony Ericsson has posted phones on their site with the familiar available “within 3 months”. Take for example the “Jalou”,  once graced the site now vanished. [...]

2 wicked Samsung Mobile Explorers viral videos

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

We let you know about the contest that Samsung has put together called “Samsung Mobile Explorers” that gives you a chance to experience the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games… and share your experiences with the rest of the world.
Check out these funny viral videos to promote the contest

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