The frustration for folks in Manitoba and Saskatchewan continues. With the Motorola Milestone launching on TELUS ‘real soon’, many nationwide are eagerly awaiting the official word. I’ve been prodding my contacts to spill the beans on this one, with no luck… However, ‘coming soon’ ads have appeared on the TELUS site, and my contacts have…
BlackBerry Theme of the Day: ‘Coach’ from Basic Visuals
Ladies, pay attention. I know how crazy some of you get for Coach purses, bags, accessories, whatever… I’m not quite sure of the fascination, all I know is Coach products generally cost a fair amount, and it’s an expensive habit to have. If you’d like to save a few dollars, why not theme up your…
T-Mobile Kicks BlackBerry 8900 to the Curve… er… Curb.
T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) has just made a decision to put one of my more favorite Berry devices in some time, the BlackBerry Curve 8900, out to pasture. Yes, the 8900 is discontinued on Magenta as of right now. If you’ve been looking forward to an 8900 on your hip, don’t worry. There’s still the 8520,…
Download The Weather Channel App for Android… From your TV!
The Weather Channel is really doing all it can to promote its Android app. The company is currently running an on-air bar code (QR Code) that can be scanned by an Android-powered device for instant download of The Weather Channel App. As far as I know, this is the first broadcast outlet to do this…
Fido to Launch the Sony Ericsson T715 in Pink
Nothing too startling here, but I suppose we shouldn’t be that surprised as Valentine’s Day approaches. Fido, Rogers’ discount carrier is set to offer a Pink version of the Sony Ericsson T715. I wonder how many pink devices we’ll see before Valentine’s this year? Any guesses? The T715 features a 2.2″ display, 3.2MP camera with…
Free Team USA and Team Canada Themes for the BlackBerry Storm 95xx
The 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver are just over a week away… and I couldn’t be more ‘jazzed’. Of course, with the Olympics being on home soil I can’t wait to see the first Canadian step up on the podium, especially that first gold medal. Weird Fact: Did you know that no Canadian athlete…
Scheduled TELUS Outage Leaves Locals Scratching Their Heads
Update: Just spoke to a contact at TELUS, and here’s the latest on the outage: Fort St John won’t be affected. Only a few rural areas outside of that community will be affected, so around a few 100 people. The outage is expected to last just a couple of hours but we want to give…
Quickie: OS 5.0.0.419 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 Goes Official via Sasktel
Sheesh, seems like Sasktel is hitting the news hard for some reason today. This one i just a quickie for BlackBerry Tour 9630 users. Sasktel has released an official version of OS 5.0.9.419 for download and install right here. This isn’t a leak, it’s an official build. From all accounts this build seems to be…
‘Sweet Deals’ Valentine’s Day Promo at Sasktel
Among the first of the Valentine’s Day promos I’ve come across is the new ‘Sweet Deals’ promo via Sasktel. It’s not exactly a barn-burner, but a promo it is. Here’s the deal… You can pick up a BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230, Palm Centro, or Motorola QA30 Hint for free on a three-year contract. You can…
myTouch 3G Fender LE and myTouch 3G (Black) No Longer Available as Upgrades
I was never a huge fan of the myTouch 3G. That said, if I was going to get one, it would have definitely been the myTouch 3G Fender LE… That thing looks awesome. I just wanna ‘strum’ it. Apparently, the Fender LE is no longer available to existing customers looking to upgrade their device… interestingly…