| Samsung Wave on Display at Rogers Wireless Stores
03/07/2010
Dozens of University of Alberta professors are losing access to landline telephones, as a result of the institution’s latest round of budget cuts.Foreign language and philosophy departments have already been affected, while English and film studies departments are next on the list, according to Chris Calhoun, assistant chair of the Edmonton university. A total of 60 faculty members will... |
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| Bell Mobility Mis-Prices iPhone 3GS at $0.00
01/07/2010
Mobile VoIP users, who make calls over platforms such as Truphone and Skype, will rack up 15 billion minutes of talk time this year a figure that will double each subsequent year through 2015, according to a new report by Juniper Research.By 2015, Juniper expects mobile VoIP services to account for 470.6 million minutes to annual talk time. 135 billion of these minutes will come out of the... |
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| National Film Board Releases iPad App
30/06/2010
Seattle-based coffee chain, Starbucks, will offer unlimited free Wi-Fi access in its U.S. and Canadian outlets beginning tomorrow (July 1).Customers could previously receive only two hours of free Wi-Fi, and only after entering a valid Starbucks card number and selecting a password, a process considered confusing and arduous by many users.“The new, unlimited Wi-Fi offering features a... |
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| Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi at U.S. and Canadian Locations
29/06/2010
Canada’s leading cell phone carrier, Rogers Wireless, is rumoured to be readying a new discount wireless brand, so as to complement its existing Fido business and better compete with new market entrants such as Public Mobile, Mobilicity, and WIND.Numerous industry blogs and at least one analyst are reporting that Rogers will launch the new service under the brand name: ‘chat.r’.... |
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| Sprint to Offer WiMAX-Based Samsung Epic 4G
24/06/2010
Canada’s newest wireless operator, Public Mobile, has received $350 million in financing from a Chinese bank to help it build a mobile phone network spanning from Quebec City to Windsor, Ontario.Public Mobile is working with a Chinese telecom equipment maker, ZTE Corp., to construct its network.“This is a significant deal for both Public Mobile and ZTE,” commented Public Mobile... |
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| Public Mobile Gets $350-Million Loan from Chinese Bank
22/06/2010
American wireless giant, AT&T, announced today that due to a high volume of pre-orders, the much-anticipated Apple iPhone 4 won’t be on the shelves of its retail stores until June 29.For customers that did pre-order the new iPhone, the carrier is already beginning to distribute devices.“AT&T retail representatives will begin calling customers this week to let them know their... |
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| iPhone 4 Retail Availability Delayed Until June 29
17/06/2010
NDP Member of Parliament, Bruce Hyer, has introduced a piece of legislation that would force Canadian cell phone carriers to offer “unlocked” devices that can be used on multiple networks.The Cellphone Freedom Act would require carriers to inform subscribers when a phone is locked, and to unlock devices free of charge as soon as a customer’s contract expires.“Mobile phone... |
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| Bell Mobility Launches HTC Legend Smartphone
16/06/2010
Canada’s federal government should appoint a cabinet minister dedicated to ‘digital policy,’ and ensure that broadband internet access is extended throughout the country, according to a new report by the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications.“Basic and essential digital services,” including broadband internet, should be available to all Canadians,... |
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| Senate Committee Advocates Extension of Broadband Internet Access
12/06/2010
Virgin Mobile Canada has become the first North American wireless carrier to offer the HTC Legend smartphone.The Legend features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, 5-megapixel flash camera, and Android 2.1 operating system, as well as built-in 3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS functionality.Virgin Mobile is selling the HTC Legend for $79.99 on a three-year voice and data agreement, or $349.99 without a... |
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| Virgin Mobile Brings HTC Legend to Canada
11/06/2010
Industry Minister Tony Clement is seeking public feedback on plans to relax foreign ownership restrictions on Canadian telecommunications carriers.Industry Canada released a consultation paper earlier today outlining current rules and proposing a number of courses of action. The paper asks Canadians to consider three options — increasing the foreign ownership limit from 46.7% to 49%,... |
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