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TELUS’ first LTE device will be the LG Optimus LTE
If you think the first device to rock TELUS’ LTE network will be the Galaxy Note, think again. The Note will be coming out on the 14th of February, but it’s the LG Optimus LTE that will claim to be the carriers first LTE-enabled smartphone. We’re hearing mixed pricing and launch dates, but dummy devices [...]
TELUS brings Optik “On The Go” to TV customers in Western Canada
TELUS is a big player in the IPTV market in Western Canada with its Optik TV service, and today they are unveiling their Optik “On The Go” service for mobile users. Described as a portal to watch commercial-free shows and movies on demand, it can be downloaded via an Android and iOS app, which supports [...]
Grampa Gibson’s grandchildren stream 3 movies while on vacation, racks up $10,668.38 roaming bill
There’s been no shortage of wireless customers getting nailed with high cellphone bills while roaming. The lastest is from Grampa Gibson who let his grandchildren, Jayden and Sawyer, use his computer and data stick to watch Netflix while vacationing. The chosen movies were Spiderman, Curious George and Shrek. At $6/MB the three films gobbled up [...]
Hands-on with the Chrome for Android beta (Video)
There is something refreshing about coming upon a total surprise. Today’s Chrome for Android beta was one such refreshment. Though it is still very rough, and the performance quite uneven, if this is the future of Android’s browser I am quite alright with it. For starters, you can log in to your Google account and [...]
Nokia’s ClearBlack display technology explained: it’s all in the polarization
Nokia has a good thing in its ClearBlack display technology. Instead of pumping out higher brightness LCDs to offset the reflections of direct sunlight, the company devised a way of using polarizing filters, much like in a pair of sunglasses, to reflect the interfering light away from the eye. This allows you to not only [...]
WIND Mobile to release the HTC Radar (Windows Phone)
Late last week it was revealed that Videotron and SaskTel would be releasing the Windows Phone HTC Radar, now WIND Mobile has officially announced that the device is “coming soon” – it’ll be their first WP7 device. Specs have the Radar coming with a 3.8-inch display (resolution of 480 x 800), 1GHz processor, 5 megapixel [...]
Rogers employees start training on the Samsung Galaxy Note
1-week from today the Samsung Galaxy Note will be available to Canadians. We’ve known that the 3-year contract price will be between $199 and $299, with Rogers being at the high-end. As for the no-contract price point, you can expect it to be around the $700 range. A sign of slight progress as Rogers employees [...]
Image of the LG “Miracle” surfaces online (Windows Phone)
Another image of an unannounced handset has leaked online. This time it’s a mid-range LG Windows Phone device that currently has the codename of “Miracle”. The release date is expected to be sometime in the Spring and no word of what carriers will get this, or if it’ll be coming to Canada. As for specs, [...]
Norton launching Safety Minder app for Android to “keep kids safe on mobile phones”
Norton, the folks behind the famous antivirus software, is launching today an Android app meant to keep kids safe from malicious content on their smartphones. It allows parents to apply what they call “House Rules” and filters, and can be applied from the Norton Online Family web portal on a PC or Mac. According to [...]
Google announces Chrome for Android beta
Today is a glorious day. Google has announced that Chrome for Android is officially in beta. In total 12 countries made the list, including Canada. We’ll have a full review up shortly, but it’s a standalone app that doesn’t replace the current browser in Android device, gives you an experience just like the desktop version [...]
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