This is the best news all day! The Android 2.3 powered Galaxy S II has arrived on Samsung Canada’s website, along with the familiar “coming soon” label. No carrier(s) are listed or when this will be available, but Samsung stated in April that it’ll be launch “early Q3″. Good step forward… More here at Samsung [...]
As I witnessed the internet collectively frothing at the mouth over Apple’s massive upgrade to its mobile operating system, iOS 5, perhaps one feature above all stood out for Canadians. Along with an updated notification system, over-the-air updates, improvements to the lockscreen, email and camera, and many features, Jobs & co introduce iMessage, the long-awaited [...]
Mobilicity has been on a tear lately. Launching device after device, at every price point, they recognize the value in having strong products to go behind their no-contract price plans. And CEO Dave Dobbin has not hid his love for Android. When I met him in January 2011 he was sporting an unlocked T-Mobile myTouch [...]
Canadians used to have to be jealous of other countries’ phones. We would have to import the top-of-the-line Nokia from Europe, or ask dad to pick up the latest Sony Ericsson on the way home from Hong Kong. But since Android’s explosion, and subsequent financial viability, various hardware manufacturers have begun using it as the [...]
A few weeks ago a video surfaced from a company called G-Form. They make protective gear for sports but have now expanded into protecting laptops and the iPad/iPad 2. If you saw their demo video it showed a bowling ball being dropped 3 feet onto the screen of the iPad 2. It survived in fully [...]
UPDATE: This contest is now over! We are proud to announce that Twitter follower Adwin Lam has taken home the Nexus S! A big congrats Adwin! We currently have a couple Xperia arc device here and the LG Optimus Pad here up for grabs! How would you like to score yourself a Nexus S? Majority [...]
We’re live from an LG event where there are two new devices being showcased: Optimus 2X and the Optimus Pad. These are both Android-powered devices and the LG Optimus Pad is heading towards Rogers and the 2x is still being decided on which carrier will actually release it. The LG Optimus 2X is a thing [...]
Right on schedule is Mobilicity prepping to release yet another Android-powered device. A few weeks back Mobilicity held an internal challenge with their employees to potentially re-name the HTC Emerald… the go-to-market name of this OS 2.3 device is now called the “Panache”. Sounds like a good name and Wikipedia defines Panache as someone with [...]
Here’s a 8-minute in-depth look at the upcoming (late-Summer) BlackBerry Bold 9900/9300. It’s incredibly sexy looking and and light (130 grams) takes after the original Bold 9000 in overall design. As for the main feature of the device, you’ll see in the video that 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen is responsive with no lag time while surfing [...]
Two of the most anticipated Sony Ericsson devices were released this week by Rogers. The Xperia Play and arc both run Android OS 2.3 and are packed solid with impressive specs and we are giving away one of each! First, to get familiar with either of these touchscreen devices have a read of our Xperia [...]