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Sony Tablet S upgrade to OS 4.0 now available to Canadians
Sony Canada has pushed through an upgrade to Android OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Tablet S. In an email to us Sony noted the upgrade will be ready to go when you connect to Wi-Fi and will only take a few minutes. As to what features this brings, here’s your complete change log: [...]
Samsung Galaxy Q hits Mobilicity stores, available for $200
The Samsung Galaxy Q has been launched by Mobilicity today. This is another entry level Android that has some similarities to their current Galaxy mini, but comes with a better 3.2-inch display, better camera at 3.2MP, and has a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Q runs OS 2.3 Gingerbread – probably will stay there too [...]
Huawei U8651 released by WIND for $149
WIND has finally released the Huawei U8651, otherwise known as the Astro. This Android 2.3 device could possibly be one of the lowest price Android devices on the market at $149 outright (or $0 on the WINDtab with either the $25 or $40 plan). Public Mobile has Wind beat with their $100 Android devices, regardless, [...]
Future Shop Android app now available
“Based on customer feedback,” Future Shop has updated their iOS app to version 2.0.1 with the ability to better view the “Sale” section and browse flyers for the latest deals. In addition, the big box retailer has also released an Android app (v1.0) that is compatible with devices running OS 2.2 or higher. Similar to [...]
SaskTel and Koodo Mobile customers are the most satisfied in Canada, says J.D Power
The most “satisfied” wireless customers in Canada are with SaskTel and Koodo Mobile. This news comes from J.D Power and Associates latest report called the “2012 Canadian Wireless Total Ownership Experience Study.” The report is based on a 1,000-point scale system and surveyed 14,000 mobile phone customers in Canada between October 2011 and March 2012. [...]
MTS reports Q1 2012 results: Data revenue surges, subscriber base increases 1% to total 488,571
Manitoba-based MTS has announced their Q1 2012 results this morning. They too have increased subscriber numbers. Wireless revenue increased $5.8 million to $89.9 million, representing a growth of 6.9%. This surge was slightly attributed to data as it saw a whopping 45.1% increase in revenue, thus taking data ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) up 5.4% [...]
Facebook announces their “App Center”
Facebook – the massive social network that has over 900 million users, including 488 million mobile users – has announced the Facebook App Center. This is a dedicated section on Facebook reserved to discovering iOS and Android apps via the web (either on your mobile or desktop). This will officially be rolled out “in the [...]
Contest: Win the HTC One X!
HTC has released a stellar device with the One X. It’s powerful, slim and runs Android OS 4.0. You can have a gander at our full review here, but this phone is stacked: OS 4.0.3 with Sense 4.0, 4.7-inch Super LCD 2 display, 1.5Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8MP camera that shoots 1080p HD videos, [...]
TELUS to release the HTC One S and One V on May 17th
Here you go Canada. We can now confirm that TELUS will also be releasing the HTC One S and the HTC One V on the same date: Thursday, May 17th. What is still unknown is the complete no-contract and contract pricing. However, we’ve known that Bell and Virgin plan on releasing the One S on [...]
Videotron increases wireless subscriber base by 22,200 in Q1, now sits at 312,800
Quebec-based Videotron seems to be chugging along nicely. Not only have they recently released several stellar smartphones (Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone), but have also offered up a few new tablets. Today parent-company Quebecor reported their Q1 2012 results and announced that revenue surged $16.9 million and that their mobile subscribers base increased by 22,200 [...]
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