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Telus MOTOKEY SOCIAL Review

The prepaid market is one that we don’t really broach too often, but it’s an essential component of everyday life for millions of Canadians. While the penetration rate for smartphones is nearly 40%, it’s still much more common to see someone with a cheap flip phone or aging candybar walking down the street. Smartphones are [...]

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Bell Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE Review

Half a decade ago we dreamed of portable computing. We dreamed of going to the mall or the coffee shop and getting stuff done without toting around a five-pound laptop and a power cord and, in the likely event there was no free WiFi, a data stick. I think we’re at the glorious prescipise of [...]

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Revisited: the Motorola Atrix

It’s been nearly a year since the Motorola Atrix was announced at CES, and ten months since it was released in Canada. At the time it was running Motoblur on top of Android 2.2 Froyo, and while the hardware blew us away, the software definitely did not. Since then, three things have happened: 1) It [...]

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HTC Amaze now available at Videotron for $129/$599

The high-end HTC Amaze has been available for a few days at WIND and Mobilicity, and now Videotron is getting in on the action. Available for $599.95 outright our $129.95 bundled with a $40 monthly fee, it is definitely the highest-end device on the burgeoning Quebec network. Even though the phone is capable of doing [...]

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WIND Mobile Huawei U8350 Review

Another day, another inexpensive Android QWERTY device. Last week we took a look at the slightly more expensive Motorola Pro+, and today we have the smaller, slower and significantly cheaper in price Huawei U8350 from WIND Mobile. The device retails for $135 outright, or for free on the WIND’s Tab+, but either way you slice [...]

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Bell LG Optimus Net Review

There is no masking the truth: lower-end Android phones tend come with lacklustre specs. So when a company releases an affordable, well-made Android phone that has decent specs, people tend to sit up and listen. The LG Optimus One was the first such device, and its follow-up, the LG Optimus Net, continues that tradition. At [...]

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Bell Motorola Pro+ Review (Video)

The market for BlackBerry clones isn’t as brisk as it once was. Companies like Samsung, Motorola and HTC have, over the years, dabbled in the portrait QWERTY space, outfitting Android with various incarnations of keyboard-specific support. It is no wonder, then, that as BlackBerry releases their own hardware and software update, culminating in the Bold [...]

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Bell LG Optimus 4G LTE Review (Video)

There is something wonderful about a company breaking new ground. Of the myriad Android reviews over the past few weeks, the LG Optimus LTE is probably the biggest wildcard. On paper the phone has everything: a dual-core processor, HD screen, LTE connectivity. In fact it’s the only device outside the US to have both a 720p screen [...]

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Galaxy Nexus Review Part 2: Software Overview and Final Thoughts

Let’s start from the beginning. Take the phone out of your pocket. It’s clean, black, unassuming. A soft white LED pulses at you. You grip the phone firmly in your right hand — it is comfortable, secure. Slide your thumb to the power button, its tension satisfying, just the right amount of feedback. The black screen [...]

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Galaxy Nexus Review Part 1: Hardware Overview (Video)

Good things come to those who wait, and we’ve been waiting a very long time. The Galaxy Nexus is not only the most anticipated Android device of 2011, but perhaps the most desired smartphone of any kind this year. Google and Samsung have created a blank slate on which to showcase Android 4.0 Ice Cream [...]