Virgin Mobile Canada have gone ahead and released the Samsung Vice and LG Rumour 2. We all sort of knew this was coming, well, at least the Vice anyways, as it had shown up on the Virgin Mobile Live site some time ago. The LG Rumour 2 is a refresh of the original with some…
T-Mobile Continues 3G Network Expansion in Shreveport
The T-Mobile 3G network expansion just keeps-a-rollin’ along. The latest metropolitan area to be blessed with T-Mobile 3G goodness is the Shreveport, Louisiana area. Congrats folks! Can’t recall off-hand if all cities listed in the Q2 expansion list have been checked off yet, but if not… I’d have to think T-Mo is close at this…
HTC Hero Now Available for Pre-Order at Amazon.co.uk
Are you in the UK and can’t wait another moment to get your hands on the HTC Hero? If this is the case, there is some good news for ya, but be prepared to drop a few hard earned dollars, ermmm, I mean, pounds in order to make it happen. Unlocked HTC Hero handsets are…
Sprint Takes Calculated Jab at iPhone and AT&T
The gloves are off, and in this case… the Apple is chewed right down to the core. Looks like Sprint is pulling out all the stops to land as many Pre subscriptions as they can. In a new ad (above) you can clearly see that Sprint is taking a few jabs at 1st-gen iPhone users.…
Super Sleuthing: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Arriving August 5th?
We’re all well aware that the T-Mobile myTouch 3G will be available for pre-order by existing customers on July 8th. But what we still don’t know for sure is the exact launch date. T-Mobile graced us with an oh-so vague release date of ‘early August’, which left a lot of the die-hards reeling for more…
FlyCast 2 Beta for BlackBerry Now Available
Fans of the FlyCast streaming internet radio client will be pleased to know that FlyCast 2 Beta has been released for general consumption. To grab it, simply head on over to www.flycast.fm/betabby from your BlackBerry’s browser. If you haven’t tried it before, I encourage you to do so. It packs burst caching and some other…
HTC Magic Available for Pre-Order in Portugal
A little tidbit of news here for all the folks over in Portugal. Seems as though the Android-powered HTC Magic will be arriving in your country very soon! No hard date has been set, but the TMN network has made an announcement that they will start pushing the Magic in the near future. Of course,…
TELUS Launches Samsung M220 Flip Phone
Nothing earth-shattering here, but still, whenever a new device is launched I feel it’s worth a mention. In this case, TELUS has launched the very entry level Samsung M220 on their network. The M220 is a flip phone that weighs in at 88 grams, packs 2 screens (one external, one internal), speakerphone, plus all of…
Bplay $0.99 Sale on Now Through June 28th
Received word from Bplay the other day that they’re having a sale. A pretty good one at that. Select BlackBerry games and themes are on offer for only $0.99 cents. Yowza. Bplay always has solid games and themes for the BlackBerry, so it’s certainly worth a look. Notable games going for a buck include Breeders’…
BIS 2.7 Upgrade Going Down Tonight
Heads up to all folks that are on the BIS. BlackBerry Internet Service is getting an upgrade to 2.7, and the rollout will occur today at 11PM PST through tomorrow at 3AM (this is for the US, Canada, and Americas). The upgrade seems to be somewhat minor, including the following updates: improved help screen to…