Nokia has announced that the Lumia 710 and 800 will in fact be coming to Canada. The 710 will be carried by Rogers and the 800 will be on the Telus network. Availability of the 800 with Telus is still just a “coming soon” and the price is much of the same. The 710 with [...]
GO Transit Schedule Goes Mobile
If you live and work in Ontario, then there’s a pretty good chance you’re familiar with GO Transit – the Government of Ontario mass transit. GO trains and busses help millions get to and from work everyday. Last week, GO Transit announced the launch of their GO Mobile app providing customers with the ability to [...]
Zune Music Service set to Launch in Canada!
Great news for Canadians with a Zune player, Windows Phone, Xbox, or even a PC – Microsoft’s Zune music service is set to launch in Canada. On October 3rd, the Zune Music Marketplace will open its doors to Canadians, providing access to more than 14 million tracks from major labels and indie artists. At the [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Coming to Canada in Late Q3
During the Nexus S launch event at Future Shop yesterday morning, we had a good little talk with our friends at Samsung Canada regarding the recently released WiFi only Tab. Samsung let us know that they won’t be bringing the 7 inch WiFi only Tab to Canada. Instead, they will skip past that and bring [...]
The Canadian Gouge-Based Heritage
While Canada may be best known by those outside of the country for its hockey, maple syrup, and Mounties, those in the country also recognize the long standing history of being gouged by the phone and cable providers. So it’s no surprise that Canadian cellular rates are among the world’s highest – Sad, but true. You can [...]
Unlocking Fees from the Big Three Canadian Carriers
Sometimes the carriers surprise me. Other times, not so much. Recently, Canadian carriers announced that they start to provide an unlocking service for $50. However, it can only be done once your contract has run its course or if you buy the phone outright then you can pay the fee and have it unlocked. But [...]
Canadians choose Windows Phone 7 over Android
This is actually a little surprising; not because of the merits of either platform, but just because Windows Phone 7 hasn’t even arrived in Canada yet and most people don’t even know about it. A poll conducted on behalf of itbusiness.ca shows Canadians will choose Windows Phone 7 over Android for their next smartphone purchase. [...]
The Complete Canadian Windows Phone 7 Device Line-Up
In our earlier post we highlighted the Windows Phone 7 devices that Microsoft talked about from their launch partners, which was just Telus in Canada. But not to worry, all 3 of the major operators here in Canada will have Windows Phone 7 devices, and here’s the run down of who and what they will [...]
New Canadian Carrier Launches Today – chatr
Back on June 30th, Rogers announced their intent to launch a new brand to focus on the unlimited talk and text segment of the market that has recently taken off. This new brand will be the third cellular brand for Rogers, after acquiring Fido a number of years back and will be called chatr. chatr [...]
Mobilicity Opens Their Doors for Business
Earlier in the week the CRTC gave the thumbs up for Mobilicity’s launch in Canada. Mobilicity would only say that they were hoping to launch in the spring. It looks like they were much closer to launch than they let on because today marks the opening of Mobilicity in Toronto. Phones, coverage, and pricing appeared [...]
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