Remember that mysterious Samsung “Elevate” that we found on the Samsung Canada website a couple weeks back? Well – thanks to our friends over at IntoMobile who got tipped that the Elevate is actually heading to TELUS for $199 no-contract and $49 on a 3-year contract. In addition, you can see by the image that [...]
With wireless competition increasing on a daily basis, carriers are looking for more places to distribute their lineup. TELUS has Black’s Photo, Wind has Blockbuster, Public has Gateway Newstands, Mobilicity has independent dealers and Rogers has an agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart. Initially the pilot project was scheduled to start on July 1st but it [...]
Got to hand it to Koodo Mobile these days. They recently launched their first BlackBerry (Curve 8530) and just yesterday went live with their HSPA network. Huge steps indeed. Today they released what they call a “Savings Calculator”. Koodo customers can upload a PDF of a monthly bill and based on what it says it [...]
It’s no news that Rogers will be releasing a couple more Sony Ericsson Android devices to their lineup soon: Xperia X10 mini & mini Pro. We’ve spoken about these a number of time over the past few months. Rumoured price points for the X10 Mini is $49.99 and the X10 Mini Pro is $69.99 on [...]
Do you have a Nexus One? If so you’ll be happy to know that Google has released Android OS 2.2 OTA. Some people have started to receive and download the update but Google states on their blog that “most users will receive the notification by the end of the week”. Here’s the official statement: “Starting [...]
Yesterday we let you know that Bell was going to be launching the Samsung Galaxy S “Virbrant” in late July. This Android-powered device runs OS 2.1, has a wicked 4-inch Super AMOLED display and a 5 megapixel camera. A press release went out this morning with all the details (see here). For all the people [...]
We know the new iPhone 4 is hitting Canada “by the end of July” but we received an from a tipster who signed up for Rogers updates that basically asks customers not to call them regarding launch dates. The e-mail states “Dear Customer… We’re anxiously awaiting for the launch of the iPhone 4 in Canada [...]
Even though we let you know about Koodo launching their first HSPA device about a month ago… it’s nice to see it online. How do you like their choice of a first HSPA device, the Nokia 3710? A very basic flip phone but goes with their brand direction of being “Canada’s decidedly different, pay for [...]
Remember a few months ago when Rogers (and Bell) shelved the Novatel MiFi 2372 and asked customers to “stop using this device” because the battery and battery door “may swell and cause the device to malfunction”. Thanks to a tipster who let us know that Rogers has started to sell this again and that “All [...]
The Samsung Galaxy S is headed to Canada and it will be available via Bell late July. The name will also be known as the “Vibrant”. The official date and pricing is yet to be announced but last week we got a quick overview of this Android 2.1 device (will be upgradable to 2.2). Other [...]