** Update: Since posting this story we realized that August 2nd is a Canadian holiday. So we completely acknowledge the fact that the date could be incorrect because who would release a device on a holiday? Our reliable tipster has supplied us with many pre-release dates and internal screenshots in the past. With that said [...]
It’s now official: The $1.2 billion deal is done and Palm becomes part of HP. It’ll be interesting to see where webOS lands in the future, probably on computers, tablets and printers. In a post on the company blog titled “A New Day” Palm CEO Jon Zilber said “please join us on the journey to [...]
This could possibly be the easiest way to protect your new iPhone 4 from slipping out of your hand and crashing to floor. Instead of buying the Apple “Bumper” for protection, simply get out your old rubber bracelet (like the Lance Armstrong LIVESTRONG bracelet) and wrap it around the device. Easy, cheap and effective. Tweet
Here’s a useful app that’s perfect for heading into Canada Day. TAXIGUY & Molson Coors have teamed up to offer smartphone users a free app that connects you to your local cab company (17,500 cabs across Canada). The app is available on iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices and once you download it all you have [...]
Videotron was supposed to launch their new wireless network in May, then it was unfortunately delayed until the end of the year, or at the earliest this Fall. Today it seems that they’re looking to create a bit of hype and get people excited. They state on their website that “Our new 3G+ Network is [...]
Kind of an ironic story here. After many people purchased the iPhone 4 they started to have reception issues, specifically when holding the device in the left hand where the antenna is located. Even Steve Jobs said it’s not them and it’s us that we’re holding the device wrong. However, Apple has started to look [...]
Remember that mysterious Samsung “Elevate” that we found on the Samsung Canada website a couple weeks back? Well – thanks to our friends over at IntoMobile who got tipped that the Elevate is actually heading to TELUS for $199 no-contract and $49 on a 3-year contract. In addition, you can see by the image that [...]
With wireless competition increasing on a daily basis, carriers are looking for more places to distribute their lineup. TELUS has Black’s Photo, Wind has Blockbuster, Public has Gateway Newstands, Mobilicity has independent dealers and Rogers has an agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart. Initially the pilot project was scheduled to start on July 1st but it [...]
Got to hand it to Koodo Mobile these days. They recently launched their first BlackBerry (Curve 8530) and just yesterday went live with their HSPA network. Huge steps indeed. Today they released what they call a “Savings Calculator”. Koodo customers can upload a PDF of a monthly bill and based on what it says it [...]
It’s no news that Rogers will be releasing a couple more Sony Ericsson Android devices to their lineup soon: Xperia X10 mini & mini Pro. We’ve spoken about these a number of time over the past few months. Rumoured price points for the X10 Mini is $49.99 and the X10 Mini Pro is $69.99 on [...]