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Video of how Nokia sees life in 2015

By Ian Hardy ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Nokia is one of those mobile manufacturers that truly embrace their customers feedback and believe ideas are at the forefront of making bringing people together. Nokia has put together a short video of what the year 2015 might look like… and how thousand of people will be connected to the “Nokia Data Cloud”
They state “Although [...]

Xperia “Pureness” pops up on Sony Ericsson Canada site

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Usually when a new phone has been spotted on a website it’s a good sign that it’ll be “coming soon”, “available early…”, “arriving within x months”. In the past Sony Ericsson has posted phones on their site with the familiar available “within 3 months”. Take for example the “Jalou”, once graced the site now vanished. [...]

TELUS to launch Palm Pre and Pixi in January

By Rob Avison ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ 10 comments

The second coming of Palm is in full force as they have just launched the Pre in the U.K, Germany and Spain. Here in Canada, even though Bell just dropped the price of the Pre down another $50 we understand that sales are strong. Could there be reasoning behind the price drop though, other than [...]

Motorola announces Milestone coming to TELUS early 2010

By Ian Hardy ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments

We let you know late yesterday that a formal announcement from Motorola Canada will be this morning about TELUS bringing on the Android-powered Milestone.
This device, with all it’s 3.7 inches of touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard goodness is supposed to be the comeback product for Motorola. I played around with it for a few minutes last [...]

TELUS launching Motorola Milestone “early 2010″, official announcement coming tomorrow

By Ian Hardy ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ 13 comments

With TELUS launching their HSPA network last week and a whole slew of devices (Bold 9700, HTC Hero, Nokia E71, LG New Chocolate)… during the preview last week we also got to handle one of their premier devices that is formally going to be announced at 7:00am tomorrow morning – the Motorola Milestone.
This was first [...]

Koodo Mobile adds Pink Samung Slyde and Red Samsung Intensity to lineup

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Koodo Mobile has added a splash of vibrancy to a couple Samsung devices in their lineup.
You can now get the Samsung Slyde in a stunning Pink. This is available for $175 outright or $25 on the Tab. The Slyde is a slide slider with a full QWERTY keyboard and has a 2.1 inch screen. [...]

Nokia N86 dummy devices trickle into Rogers locations

By Ian Hardy ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We first learned that Rogers will be launching the Nokia N86 when Nokia’s holiday guide was put online.
Shortly after a leaked image of the Rogers “webphones” promo that listed the upcoming N86 to be priced at $99.99 on a 3-year contract. You can expect this to be out shortly and more news today from [...]

“Samsung Mobile Explorers” Olympic contest launches, looks to give 10 Canadians “once-in-a-lifetime experience”

By Rob Avison ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Samsung has launched on online contest called the “Samsung Mobile Explorers”, this is in conjunction with them being the “Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in Wireless Communications Equipment” of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
To enter all you have to do is visit www.samsung.com/vancouver2010 and complete the form and upload a video (by December 6, 2009) [...]

Nokia-branded chargers recalled due to possible “electric shock hazard”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Nokia has issued a press release that informs those who bought a Nokia device/charger between June 15, 2009 and August 9, 2009 may need to exchange it for a new one.
Nokia states “We have determined that the plastic covers of the affected chargers could come loose and separate, exposing the charger’s internal components and potentially [...]

Samsung Intensity Video Review

By Ian Hardy ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Samsung Intensity (u450) really surprised me. From looking at the device you’d think it’s just another basic phone, however the slight curves adds a sense of style and the slide-out QWERTY keyboard adds a sense of ease.
The Intensity is available at Koodo Mobile and TELUS. We reviewed the Koodo Mobile version and was impressed. [...]

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