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Update: TELUS & Rogers To Release HTC One On April 19th
TELUS just announced that the HTC One would go on sale April 19th, though it’s yet to post pricing. We expect other carriers to launch the phone on the same day, but only Rogers has posted a price, $149.99 on a three-year term. We had an inkling the One would be coming to Canada around [...]
New entrants forecasted to have 2.35 million wireless subscribers by the end of 2013
A new report by the Convergence Consulting Group is suggesting that the newer wireless carriers – Videotron, EastLink, Mobilicity, Public, WIND – will increase their market share by 2% this year and end 2013 with 8.1%, representing 2.35 million wireless subscribers. Brahm Eiley of Convergence stated that WIND Mobile will continue to lead the pack [...]
Reuters: Nexus 7 refresh coming around July, will be thinner and have a high-res display
Back in January there was an overseas rumour by DigiTimes that stated Google and ASUS would be bringing a refresh of the Nexus 7 to market. The specs were scarce, but indicated that the 7-inch tablet would be thinner and have an upgraded HD display. In addition, the Digitimes supply chain insiders believed “the combined [...]
Google’s monthly Android dashboard now shows stats of visitors to Google Play, Jelly Bean sitting at 25%
Every month Google releases stats that give a glimpse into the distribution of the various versions of Android. Like clockwork, the percentages of the older versions (Donut, Eclair or Froyo) tend to trail off, while newer versions such as Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean amass greater authority. Google changed things up this month. Rather [...]
Viber Comes To Windows Phone 8 With Free VoIP Calls
The excitement today may be around a questionable Instagram app, but Viber users will be happy to know the app is now available on Windows Phone 8 devices. Available with free VoIP calls to users on all of its platforms — iOS, Android and BlackBerry — Viber is one of the most popular alternatives to [...]
Leaked ‘HTC First’ Render Points To Facebook’s Home
In what could be a very big spoiler or a great spoof, trustworthy Twitter account @evleaks posted a render of the ‘HTC First’, a plain-looking smartphone with a few signs of Facebook integration. While there are no obvious marks to indicate the social network’s branding, the phone’s colour scheme and rounded home button point to [...]
3DMark Benchmark Suite Hits Android, Promises True Cross-Platform Comparisons
Long known for its PC-based benchmark suite, Futuremark has released its first mobile testing app, 3DMark, for Android. Because it uses standard resolutions (720p and 1080p) on OpenGL ES 2.0 benchmark results are apples-to-apples on both Android and, eventually, iOS. How it does this is simple: instead of rendering the tests at the phone or tablet’s [...]
WSJ: Apple to start producing the new iPhone in Q2, possible summertime release
In not-so-surprising news today Apple will soon introduce a new iPhone. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the new iPhone – possibly called the iPhone 5s – will start production sometime in Q2, with a release sometime this Summer. “Apple Inc. plans to begin production of a new iPhone similar in size and shape [...]
Air Canada app for Android released in beta, now available to download
Air Canada has an app for iOS and BlackBerry users, but now the airline has released a beta version of their Android app. The “Air Canada App for Android” is compatible with devices running Android OS 4.0 or higher and AC states that “the app is feature complete but needs to be tested by a [...]
Nimbuzz updated to support Windows Phone 8 live tiles, claims 150 million users
Nimbuzz, one of the most popular chat consolidator apps across multiple platforms, has updated its Windows Phone app today with support for wide live tiles and fast resume. The company was one of the earliest to release a Windows Phone app, but it has stayed underdeveloped and a poor performer. Taking advantage of WP8′s double-wide [...]
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