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LinkedIn and Twitter for BlackBerry coming soon

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment

RIM has said “Get ready” because “two Popular Business Apps Are Almost Here!”. They are speaking about Twitter for BlackBerry and also LinkedIn for BlackBerry. No word on when these will be officially dropping into the App World but it’s being communicated on the BlackBerry newsletter.
We’ve mentioned the Twitter app before, this gives you the [...]

SaskTel releases the BlackBerry Curve 8530

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

For those located in Saskatchewan you’ll be happy to know that a new Berry has come your way. We first found out that SaskTel was going to launch the Curve 8530 last week and now this can be yours on the following price plans:
3-year contract: $40.00
2-year contract: $275.00
1-year contract : $375.00
No contract: $440.00
The Curve 8530 has [...]

Zoompass to become a staple on Bell BlackBerry devices

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 9, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Recently Zoompass announced their mobile payment service available permanently on TELUS BlackBerry devices via the “Zoompass” icon. Today they have followed up by the same service for Bell BlackBerry users.
For those who are unfamiliar with Zoompass, this is a joint venture between Rogers, Bell and TELUS and allows customers to send, receive and request money, [...]

Samsung Galaxy Spica now available at Rogers

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 9, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

Rogers has officially release the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Spica. This can be yours on the following price plans:
3-year contract (promo price with a $45 monthly Voice and Data plan): $79.99
3-year contract (after promo): $299.99
2-year contract: $349.99
1-year contract: $399.99
No contract: $449.99
The Galaxy Spica is described as a device that “will help you get the most out [...]

CRTC starts ownership review of Dave Wireless (Mobilicity)

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 9, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

Mobilicity (formally Dave Wireless) invested $243.1-million for 10 licenses during the Canadian Wireless Spectrum Auction and will be launching their new wireless service first in Toronto this Spring, then followed by Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa.
Leading Mobilicity is famed entrepreneur John Bitove and they are financed by ING with $125 million and $75 million from [...]

Rogers “Enhanced Text Messaging” coming soon

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 8, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

“Enhanced Text Messaging” I thought has been around for a little while from Rogers, but apparently it’s “Coming Soon”. With this service at Rogers you can now do more with your text messages such as creating a distribution list, signature, auto-reply, block spam texts and Rogers states that “these enhancements are available for every rogers [...]

Canada’s “Worst Cellphone Bill” revealed

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 6, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

The CBC has been looking for feedback over the past few months to find out who has Canada’s Worst Cellphone Bill” and yesterday they revealed who it was. CBC’s Wendy Mesley took to the streets of Toronto, interviewed people across the country and received over 1,000 submission for the cause. The findings can be viewed [...]

Fido BlackBerry Curve 8520 now $29.99 at Future Shop

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 5, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Fido released the BlackBerry Curve 8520 less thank 2-weeks ago at the 3-year contract price of $50. This is is the newest smartphone to come to Fido and a much needed upgrade from the Pearl 8100 they were selling. The 8520 has a full QWERTY keyboard with a 3.2 inch display, 2 megapixel camera, holds [...]

LG Banter & Keybo2 get thrown onto TELUS Prepaid

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Here’s a great deal for a couple of solid devices. If you’re looking to get yourself a new device but don’t want the commitment, TELUS has put the LG Keybo2 and the newly released Banter on Prepaid.
The Keybo 2 is a flip phone that has a full QWERTY keyboard and comes with a 2.6-inch screen. [...]

Rogers International pay-per-use text messages going up by $0.10 May 4th

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

The amount of text messages us Canadians send increases every month. If you subscribe to a bundle of some sorts this news will not be worthy to you… but for those who don’t have a Rogers bundle and choose send texts overseas, then on May 4th you’ll be paying $0.10 more per text.
Rogers states on [...]

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