For our readers in Canada, you’ll be happy to know the Galaxy Nexus is coming to mobile carrier WIND February 3rd. That’s just 3 days away, and you can finally get your hands on some Android 4.0! Prices for the device vary depending on what program you decide on. The WINDtab+ program will be the [...]
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We got our first look at AT&T's LTE-powered Samsung Galaxy Note back at CES, and now it looks like a very similar-looking device will be making its way to Canada on Rogers. A blog post on Rogers' official RedBoard site reveals that the network will offer the four-button, 4G LTE version of the Note from [...]
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TELUS is rounding out the major carriers to stock the Galaxy Nexus in Canada with the announcement that the handset will go on sale January 13th. Bell launched the device exclusively last month and rumors give it a January 10th release on Rogers. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but it is expected to be in line [...]
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When the Motorola RAZR was released in Canada it was only available from Rogers but Fido customers will soon be able to grab the device as well. In the past, we had a look at the CDMA cousin being the Droid RAZR and were pleasantly surprised with the total package, plus — the Motorola RAZR [...]
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If you’re like me and missed out on the first round of ASUS Transformer Prime pre-orders from Amazon, now is your chance! Today, Amazon fired up the pre-order machine and is once again taking orders for those who want to get their hands on either the 32 or 64GB version of the quad-core beast. Once [...]
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While Rogers is still looking to charge you 0 for the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE online, Future Shop is a little more forgiving on your bank balance and is now offering the device for only in retail locations across Canada. That won't save you from the 3-year contract required but hey — getting the [...]
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Well, this is puzzling. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has popped up at the FCC several times since it’s launch and today, it looks like it passed by again. This particular version seems to be supporting GSM 850/1900 and WCDMA II/IV wireless bands that, although used here in the US with AT&T, seems more likely to [...]
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Google+ gets more awesome each and every day. Jarkko O has updated us on a new feature to Google Hangouts Extras. From within any hangout you’ll be able to call anyone in the US and Canada for free. It uses your Google Voice number so you’ll have to have one of those setup. From there, [...]
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The HTC Raider has been available in Canada for a few weeks now, but a US release still escapes the device. The handset once known under the Holiday name has long been rumored to make a stop at AT&T, but any word of an announcement has been missing as the holiday season kicks into high [...]
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I don’t know why companies and people continually attempt to destroy technology. The latest comes from Rogers in Canada. Although they didn’t destroy the Motorola RAZR in this ad that attempts to show just show thin the phone is, they did end up shooting it out of an air canon. Lucky for the phone, it [...]
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Not wanting to be left out of all the fun, Rogers has now announced they will also be releasing the Galaxy Nexus in Canada. Their release time frame simply states January for now but as of tomorrow the Rogers reservation system will be loaded up with the device so that anyone wishing to be among [...]
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The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be heading North to Canada, Mary from the Rogers Wireless team kindly informed us that they will be carrying the last ‘Google Experience’ Android phone.Customers will be able to put in the orders for the Galaxy Nexus starting tomorrow Nov 15th with the Rogers early registration system that will ensure [...]
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Both Bell and LG have confirmed that the powerful LG Optimus LTE will be heading exclusively to Bell in Canada. The LG Optimus LTE, world’s first HD LTE features a 4.5-inch true HD IPS display with 1280 x 720 resolution, 4G LTE connectivity, a powerful 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, 2GB of internal [...]
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Well, this was certainly out of left field. Apparently, some curious HTC Amaze 4G users over on XDA got to fiddling around with their devices and once they got to inserting an AT&T SIM card and setting the correct APN settings for AT&T… BOOM. Their HTC Amaze was connected to not only AT&T’s 3G, but [...]
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If you need more proof that the LG Optimus LTE is heading to Canada’s Bell, then this leaked slide should be convincing. The guys over at Mobile Syrup discovered this gem inside Bell’s Q3 investor report. The LG Optimus LTE is expected to launch on Bell’s network sometime in late November. The Q3 presentation (which [...]
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If you call Canada home and want to lock into the LTE airwaves currently permeating the Great White North courtesy of Bell, you get your chance today as the carrier has released their first 4G smartphone, the HTC Raider The Raider features a 4.5-inch qHD display, 8MP camera, and 1.2GHz dual-core CPU. If you can [...]
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If you'll remember a little while back, HTC confirmed some security issues in a few of their devices and advised that an OTA security update was in testing and would soon be rolled out once carrier testing was approved. Now, Rogers users in Canada are getting a security update labeled version 1.20.631.3 for the HTC [...]
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Both the Motorola RAZR and the Samsung Galaxy S Glide are heading to Rogers in Canada as early as this week. The information was revealed in a new leak by the guys over at Mobile Syrup. According to the leaked information, the Samsung Galaxy S Glide will be available on November 3 and the Motorola [...]
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The powerful HTC Raider a holiday offering once known as the Holiday, has been made official for Canada via a press release issued jointly by HTC, Bell, and Rogers. The LTE-capable device is headed to both networks. While Bell only notes the device as “coming soon,” Rogers has stated that the Raider should be arriving [...]
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U.K. owners have been out of luck for Google Movie rentals as its only been available in the U.S. and Canada, but today your in luck. You can now head into the market and start renting movies. A few weeks ago Google Books was launched so Google continues to show some love to our friends [...]
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If like me, you're a UK based Android user we have some good news to get you started. As of this morning you may be seeing this shot in your Market application – that's right folks, Google Movies has landed in the UK. Up until now the service has been exclusive to the US and [...]
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While the Samsung Galaxy S II has been available in Canada for quite some time now, TELUS has been holding back their release for whatever reason but the time has come and they're ready to release it. October 28th is when the Samsung Galaxy S II X, as TELUS is branding it will drop bringing [...]
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Netflix has announced the launch of their newly updated application in the Android Market, made to support Android Honeycomb 3.x tablets. News of this tablet-minded app update comes as especially good news for users in Canada and Latin America, as the app will now extend Android support in those areas for the first time – [...]
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Netflix updated its Android app today, which now officially supports all tablets running Honeycomb (Android 3.0+). It wasn't too long ago that the app was updated to support all phones running 2.2+. Since then, tablet owners could find the app and install it on their own to find that it ran fine on their tablets, [...]
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Not only is the HTC Amaze going to be available here in the states on Oct. 12th, it will soon land in Canada as well. Telus has just listed the high-end phone as “coming soon” on the Canadian carrier’s website. If you will recall, the Amaze was being called the “Ruby” for a while and [...]
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Although not expected until 2012 in the US and Europe, the Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-I9220) passed through the FCC on Tuesday sporting North American 3G/4G bands that just so happen to be compatible with AT&T’s network. Judging by the fact that Canada received the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S II X before the US, [...]
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Some Samsung Captivate owners on the Rogers network in Canada are being notified that the Android 2.3 update is now available for their device. The update is applied via Kies and should fix a number of issues the device has been plagued with for awhile now, namely – Android 2.2. The update being ready for [...]
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According to Mobile Syrup, Canadian carrier Bell is getting ready to add another Samsung Galaxy S II to their line up of Android phones. After receiving the original Galaxy S II in June, the Canadian carrier is now getting ready to add the white version of the Galaxy S II to their growing list of [...]
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We have already seen pictures of the HTC Amaze (aka Ruby), but now we have a stunning press shot. The Amaze 4G is rumored to launch October 26th on T-Mobile USA, and it’s expected to be available internationally under the same name. There are also rumors that it will land on Telus in Canada within [...]
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Once deemed as being “Canada’s fastest phone”, the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G launched with Android OS 2.2 Froyo but promised an upgrade to OS 2.3. Fascinate 4G users can now go forth and update their beloved Android to 2.3.4 Gingerbread. Source: TELUS (Thanks Matthew!) Continue Reading Here TELUS Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G upgrade [...]
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With Rogers getting ready to light up more LTE areas as the months pass on, they did make note an LTE tablet would be coming eventually though, they didn’t however mention which tablet it would be. As we know it, the HTC Puccini (aka Jetstream) fits that bill nicely with it already being equipped [...]
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HTC has added to their list of devices available on their bootloader unlocking site following Sprint’s EVO 3D becoming unlockable a few weeks ago. Unbranded EVO 3D owners in Europe and those on Rogers in Canada can join the unlocking party. Remember, even though HTC is offering this web based unlocking tool, you’ll be voiding [...]
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Smartphones are an asset in our lives. Almost half of internet users are now accessing the internet through their mobile phones. Amongst the usual suspects in the smartphone market, a recent report by Canalys stated that the Android smartphone is leading this change. Worldwide smartphone shipments grew 73% year over year, but Android grew [...]
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Want to get your hands on Sony’s Tablet S- If you’re in the U.S., you can get your hands on one around September 16. That’s the date that Sony’s online store has listed the availability date of the Tablet S. You won’t have to wait that long to order though because as of today, the [...]
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We’ve previously reported on launch schedules for Sony’s Tablet S in Canada and the United Kingdom, but it now seems like the final piece in the puzzle is in place. The device has gone up for pre-order in the US with shipping dates “on or about” September 16, and prices starting at 9 for the 16GB version. [...]
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