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Thoughts from CES 2012

The lights never seem to dim in Vegas. Even at 4am, when the sun is slowly rising in the east, the city itself seems to be emitting some sort of warble, an obsequious challenge to sleep less and spend more. CES itself is much the same. This is not an event for the general public, [...]

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Bell and Solo promote $150 credit “WIND Port-in offer”

A few weeks back WIND Mobile came out with a promotion that encouraged people to port over to them by March 31st and they’ll be given a $150 credit (five $30 monthly installments). News today as Bell/Solo have responded and came out with their own promotion called “WIND Port-in offer”. The offer is for Bell [...]

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Rogers increasing 911 Fee to $0.75 April 12th

A heads up for the Rogers wireless customers out there who have yet to check out your most recent bill. A notice has been included (and now on their website) that “the price for 911 Emergency Access Fee will be changing to $0.75 per month, plus applicable taxes as of April 12th, 2010″. No reason [...]

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Ericsson shows love for West Coast developers by giving access to test apps on a 3G network

Ericsson Canada has announced they will supply Vancouver-based Wavefront with HSPA radio access equipment and also give them access to their Montreal Test Facility. This means that all the application developers in the West Coast now have the ability to test new wireless apps “on a 3G network, in real-world situations over robust networks, to [...]

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Rogers CEO: “customers will not be buying products per se, but buying into brands”

A few weeks ago Rogers created an blog called Red Board, this is a place for their social media team to start a conversation with their customers. The topics are for all Rogers products, not just wireless. In the first video interview they went to the top and interviewed Rogers President and CEO, Nadir Mohamed. [...]

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LG pushes out Eve maintenance release, but not to 1.6

For all those owners who have the Android-powered Eve (GW620R) you can now update your device as LG has pushed out a “maintenance release”. Very small updates have been put into this but those wanting to get their hands on the promised upgrade to OS 1.6 will have to wait a couple more months. Remember [...]

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 gets unboxed by Sony Ericsson

We had an opportunity to play with the upcoming Rogers Sony Ericsson a few weeks ago, you can check out the video here. If you want more X10 goodness, the folks over at Sony Ericsson have taken the time to unbox the upcoming Android device. We hear the X10 will be releasing in the “coming [...]

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Rogers proposes cellphone tower in B.C. cemetery

There’s much speculation that shows cellphone use causes cancer and many other forms of health issues. The carriers continually have issues with the public when it comes to cellphone towers and their effects… finding real estate is getting more of an concern. Rogers has possibly found a solution as they have proposed to build a [...]

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Say Hello to the LG Shine Touch, destined for TELUS?

LG Canada has presented an nice gift today on their website… a lovely look at the upcoming Shine Touch (KM-555)! Even though LG has this pegged on tehir site for TELUS, it’s actually going to Rogers. The specs look really good: 3-inch touchscreen with 5 megapixel camera, video capabilities and they highlight the enabled screen, [...]

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Video: The Simpsons opening scene goes iPhone

The iPhone has made it to an opening episode of the Simpsons. Check out the video of how Homer programs his family all with the help of an iPhone app called “couch gag”. Pretty funny: Tweet