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Rugged Samsung Galaxy S4 Active surfaces online
Samsung has been a long time fan of launching rugged handsets. We’ve seen the Galaxy Rugby II and recently the Rugby LTE become available on various Canadian carriers. New images have surfaced online today that reveal Samsung might step up their game in this device category and bring those wanting a premium smartphone some extra [...]
Samsung Galaxy SIII Android 4.2.2 firmware leaks online, packs Galaxy S4 features
Samsung promised that they’ll be bringing some of the features in the Galaxy S4 to the previous flagship Galaxy S III. SamMobile has leaked firmware (I9300XXUFME3) for such device and shows the GSIII running Android OS 4.2.2. Some of the new features are coming, such as the lockscreen widgets and effects (Ripple and Light), enhanced [...]
Top Canadian stories from the past week, plus other news from around the web
Below are the top Canadian mobile stories from the past incredibly busy 7 days (BlackBerry Live, Google I/O, Samsung GS4 milestones, and Nokia’s new product launches). In addition, we’ve compiled a list of notable news from around the web. – TELUS to acquire Mobilicity and its 250,000 subs for $380 million [Read here] – Nokia [...]
Bell loses 911 class-action lawsuit: “consumers have won an important victory”
Justice Ron Veal of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories has dropped the hammer down on Bell by declaring a victory for thousands of customers who were charged non-existent 911 fees. The class-action lawsuit originally started in 2007 by Yellowknife residents James and Samuel Anderson, but over the years has spread to include over [...]
Canadian Wireless Trade Show is happening September 25th and 26th in Toronto
The Canadian Wireless Trade Show is back for the 3rd time and its looking like the best lineup yet. Several key mobile execs are making presentations, namely from Samsung Canada, Visa, MasterCard, and Google – so hopefully there will be some good stats on Android in Canada and mobile wallet/payment adoption. Since this is a [...]
BBM for iOS and Android will only work on smartphones at launch
BlackBerry stunned the world, plus brought truth to years of rumours, when they announced their popular messaging service BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) would be coming to iOS and Android this Summer. The app will be free and is “subject to approval by Google Play and the Apple App Store.” During his keynote presentation, Thorsten Heins, BlackBerry [...]
Rogers and MTS both expand LTE coverage
LTE coverage in Canada has grown just a bit more. Rogers and Manitoba regional carrier MTS have announced their LTE now reaches more customers. If you’re a Rogers customer then you’ll notice their LTE Max branded network – which uses dual frequency 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz bands – is now live in various parts [...]
Another Samsung Tablet leaks online: This is the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
If the leak is true, then Samsung will again come to market with another tablet. The Galaxy Tab 3.0 was announced last month and the newest leak online is a slightly larger Galaxy Tab 3 8.0. Yes, it’s an inch larger at 8-inches and SamMobile’s reliable sources state this will be released later this month. [...]
BlackBerry winning back Canadians, market share now at 13.5%
After struggling through last year, taking many hits, BlackBerry is slowly gaining its Canadian market share back. The one-time smartphone leader had sunk to a low 6% market share and new a report by research firm Raymond James shows that BlackBerry has more than doubled to grab 13.5% of the Canadian market. Of course, both [...]
Samsung expects to pass 10 million Galaxy S4 sales next week, confirms Note 3 will have a 5.9-inch display
A report earlier this week suggested that Samsung was going to achieve Galaxy S4 sales of 10 million units. It’s true. JK Shin, Samsung’s co-CEO, stated “We are confident that we will pass more than 10 million sales of the S4 next week. It is selling much faster than the previous model S3. Samsung spent [...]
