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Rogers employees start BlackBerry 10 training, presentation reveals BBM Video
Rogers employees have started training on BlackBerry 10, which means a launch in imminent. This is no surprise as RIM will be unveiling their new OS and a couple new devices on January 30th, plus Rogers went live with online registrations of the all-touch BB10 device a few weeks ago. In total there’s a 37-page [...]
Rogers releasing the Nokia Lumia 920 in red, white and yellow “in the coming weeks”
Back on October 29th, Rogers became the first carrier in the world to launch the new Windows Phone 8 powered Nokia Lumia 920. This LTE device was very desirable and came in a plethora of colours, but for some reason Rogers only released the black version. This was a sore spot for some customers as they [...]
Rogers signs agreement with Shaw to purchase their unused AWS spectrum
While most Canadian carriers are prepping for the big 700MHz spectrum auction this year, Rogers is tying up some loose ends that will potentially secure some additional coverage. In a press release tonight Shaw announced that they’ve signed an agreement that would give Rogers first right to “to secure an Option to purchase” their unused [...]
Rogers launches “Tech Essentials” educational portal to help Canadians become tech savvy
Rogers has launched a new website dedicated to helping Canadians get their tech questions answered. It’s called “Tech Essentials” and Rogers notes that this portal offers “the tools they need to make smarter and safer use of technology.” Some of the conversations happening now are “How to choose a wireless plan,” “Creating strong passwords,” and [...]
Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 users reporting another OS update has arrived, brings “quality improvements for language”
Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 users recently received the Portico update to fix the battery life and improved the camera experience, but now it seems another small update has been pushed through to Canadians. The details are slim, but 8.0.10211.204 fixes “quality improvements for language” and brings deeper support for French. If you have the Lumia [...]
Rogers pushing to boost wireless subscriber numbers, giving 3 months free service
Carriers have massively reduced various flagship smartphones over the past month – some hitting as low as $0 on a 3-year (Galaxy S III, Optimus G, Note II, One X+). Now with the year coming to an end the big push for carriers to increase their subscriber numbers is on. Rogers wants to entice Canadians [...]
iPhone 5 gets a price drop at Rogers until December 27th, now $79 on a 3-year
The iPhone 5 launched in Canada 3 months ago on September 21st. Price drops for Apple’s flagship device usually happen when another iPhone model is announced, but this time around it’s a different story. Effective today, until December 27th, Rogers has discounted the 16GB iPhone 5 by $100 to $79 on a 3-year. This is [...]
Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 software update now available, fixes camera issues and brings better performance
Nokia stated on their company blog today that they are “committed to providing a fantastic experience” and have started to push through a software update OTA (over-the-air) for the Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 (version PR 1.1). The main updated fixes a big issue that users complained about: battery life, but will also see improved performance [...]
Rogers now expecting Jelly Bean upgrade in January for the Note, Galaxy S II LTE, Xperia T and the One X
Rogers has updated their Android OS upgrade schedule. Some good news and some not so good news. Looks like Jelly Bean for the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE has been pushed to “Late January,” and the Note should be arriving sometime “Early January.” However, there are some new additions to the list, namely the Motorola [...]
Samsung ATIV S looks like it’ll launch this week, Friday at the very latest
Samsung has had a mild setback with the release of the Windows Phone 8 powered ATIV S. This was originally supposed to land on Canadian soil by the end of November, but go pushed to a “mid-December” release. Well, according to a couple internal docs by both Bell and Rogers, it looks like we might see it [...]
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