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Ian Hardy

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Mobilicity unleashes $20 Unlimited Data Add-on… can be included into any plan

This will be perfect for those looking to score the upcoming Android-powered Nexus One from Mobilicity. They have created a new unlimited add-on called “Unlimited Data Add-on” that gives you exactly what it’s meant to do. This is apparently not limited in any way and can be put on any plan… so you don’t have [...]

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“insider” walks into Rogers… activates a White iPhone 4

Apple delayed shipping the white version of the iPhone 4 until “later this year” because it was “more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected”. Over the past month we’ve seen the white iPhone 4 get unboxed and also pop up in Rogers inventory. Here’s a good story: Apparently some sort of “insider” got a [...]

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Video: The 100 cellphone marriage proposal

No need to hire a fancy orchestra for your marriage proposal… 100 cellphones can get the job done. Check out this cool video after the break

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Skype for Android now available for devices with OS 2.1 or higher

If you have Android device and with OS 2.1 or higher then you’ll be incredibly happy to know that Skype for Android is officially available. The app is free and and you can go get it in the Android Market. This gives you the ability to make and receive Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi or mobile [...]

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Rogers on the Samsung Captivate: “expect an update to OS 2.2 to be available early 2011″

Good news or those wavering on getting the upcoming Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Captivate. This will be launching with OS 2.1 (Eclair) but most likely you’re curious if it’ll keep up with the other Android devices and eventually get upgraded to OS 2.2 (Froyo). The answer was posted by Rogers on their blog and gave [...]

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$549.99: The no-contract price of the upcoming Rogers Samsung Captivate

The 3-year contract price for the upcoming Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Captivate is standard at $149.99. There’s no doubt that this Android 2.1 device will be a wanted one and will officially be available within a couple weeks. Specs of the Captivate have it coming with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display (480 x 800 resolution), [...]

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Those limited time Summer Student offers get extended into the Fall

It sure feels like those “limited time offers” are not so limited. Carriers advertise handsets with discounted sale pricing for a certain date and then miraculously continues the for another couple weeks or month after the date expires. Koodo recently did this with their $50 discounted Student promotion. It was set to expire on September [...]

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“Windows Phone 7 Worldwide Launch Event” happening October 11th

Microsoft has now confirmed the “Windows Phone 7 Worldwide Launch Event” is kicking off in New York City on October 11th. The festivities start at 3:00pm with a look at “Windows Phone 7 devices and an early preview of some of our applications that will be available for launch”. For us Canadians we are fortunate [...]

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HTC Desire Z exclusively hitting Bell late November?

A couple weeks back we showed you an inventory screenshot of the “HTC Desire Z Leather Case” that’s apparently going to retail for $32.99. This was a good sign as when HTC announced the device they only stated that it’ll be “shipping in North America later this year.” We’ve been tipped several times since then [...]

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Mobilicity launches the BlackBerry Curve 3G for $299.99 no-contract

Mobilicity is on a tear with their devices – yesterday they announced that their first Android device will be the Nexus One and will be available soon. Today they added the BlackBerry Curve 3G to their lineup. Although their website says it’s currently “Out of Stock” the no-contract price is $299.99 (cheapest in Canada). Specs [...]