| One-in-Three Teen Texters Sends 100+ Messages a Day
19/04/2010
Canadian cell phone operator, Bell Mobility, has started offering Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone for $0.00 on a three-year wireless contract.The Galaxy is a Google Android-based smartphone that works on Bell’s HSPA mobile broadband network. It features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, built-in Wi-Fi, and a 5-megapixel digital camera.Bell sells the Galaxy for $449.95 on a month-to-month... |
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| Bell Mobility Discounts Samsung Galaxy to $0.00
15/04/2010
Up-and-coming Canadian wireless operator, WIND Mobile, has announced plans to carry the Nokia 5230 smartphone.The 5230 features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, on-screen QWERTY keyboard, 2-megapixel digital camera, microSD memory slot, and pre-installed HTML web browser. It is the first Nokia product and second touchscreen smartphone to be offered by WIND.The Nokia 5230 is set to be available... |
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| Rogers Wireless Releases Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
13/04/2010
Foreign ownership rules for Canada’s telecommunications industry should be kept in place, but simplified and modernized, according to CRTC chairman, Konrad von Finckenstein, in an address to a Parliamentary committee today.Von Finckenstein said that foreigners should not be able to own more than 49% of telecom providers such as Telus Corp. and Rogers Communications, but that current rules... |
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| Toronto Suburbs to Get New Area Code in 2013
11/04/2010
Bell Canada and Shaw Communications broadcast parts of this weekend’s Masters golf tournament in 3-D, making them the first Canadian pay-TV operators to take advantage of the new technology.Very few subscribers were able to take advantage of the three-dimensional show, given that 3-D-enabled televisions have only been commercially available in Canada for about two weeks. Samsung was the... |
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| Bell and Shaw Offer 3-D Coverage of Masters Golf Tournament
06/04/2010
Canada’s leading cell phone operator, Rogers Wireless, has begun accepting pre-orders for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 smartphone.The Xperia X10, which features a 4-inch touchscreen display, 8-megapixel digital camera, and Google Android operating system, will be available in Rogers stores on April 15. It will cost $149.99 on a three-year voice and data contract.Users who order the X10... |
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| Rogers Wireless Begins Promoting Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
24/03/2010
Canada’s leading cell phone carrier, Rogers Wireless, has decided to make its free “data tethering” promotion permanent, allowing customers to use an Apple iPhone or other 3G device as a portable modem.The offer, which had been set to expire on May 3, is open to Rogers customers with a 1GB+ mobile broadband plan. Any data that is downloaded onto a laptop is deducted from the... |
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| Public Mobile Opens Retail Outlets in Toronto and Montreal
18/03/2010
Sprint Nextel has announced plans to offer Google’s Nexus One smartphone, making it the fourth U.S. carrier to do so.The Nexus One was initially launched in January by T-Mobile USA, which continues to sell the device for $179 on a two-year voice and data contract. More recently, AT&T has also started selling the device, although it does not offer a subsidy.So far, Google has only... |
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| Sprint Nextel to Offer Google Smartphone
15/03/2010
Vancouver-based cell phone operator, Telus Mobility, is aggressively marketing the new Motorola Milestone device with a $50 price cut after just one month of availability.Telus launched the long-awaited Android-based smartphone last month at a price of $199.99 on a three-year voice and data contract. It is now offering the phone for just $149.99, with the added benefit of a free car mount for... |
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| Telus Discounts Motorola Milestone by $50
09/03/2010
Canada’s newest cell phone carrier, WIND Mobile, may have jumped the gun when it launched services in Toronto and Calgary last December, according to a new report by the SeaBoard Group.Customers have reported problems with the company’s wireless network and billing system, which suggests that WIND may not have tested its systems adequately.“We believe that it shows evidence of a... |
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| WIND Mobile Launched Too Hastily, Says SeaBoard Group
04/03/2010
Telus Mobility announced today that it has gained exclusive rights to sell Motorola’s new ‘Backflip‘ smartphone in the Canadian market.The Backflip is powered by a Google Android operating system and comes equipped with Motorola’s MotoBlur interface, enabling easy access to various feeds and social networking services. It has a 3.1-inch touchscreen display and fold-out... |
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