OK. Not only do I want those Vancouver 2010 iPhone App Inspired Pins, I want one of these too. Someone please hook me up. In what appears to be a shot of some internal communications, FutureShop has put together an awesome little promotion for their sales personnel… and it features a very custom, and very…
iPhone App Inspired Pins Spotted in Vancouver Area Apple Stores During Olympic Games
How cool is this? If you were in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, you will have noticed many folks walking around with pins all over the place. Pin collecting and trading is always a big deal at events like this… Not quite sure what the fascination is about it myself, but a lot…
Rumor: WIND Getting the Android-Powered HTC Magic+
If getting a whackload of new Motorola MOTOBLUR-enabled devices wasn’t enough for Canadians… How about another carrier choice for even more Android love? Wouldn’t that be nice? Recently a WIND subscriber reported that the HTC Magic+ showed up when he logged into his account. Granted, this could be easily faked, but still, I wouldn’t put…
TELUS BlackBerry Curve 8530 Pricing Woes
The last couple of days have seen some interesting price shifts on the TELUS BlackBerry Curve 8530. At launch, the 8530 was priced at $49.99 on TELUS, and shortly thereafter pricing dropped to $24.99. A solid price on a solid device, for sure. The other day, for some reason, pricing sky-rocketed to $149.99 on the…
The World’s Most Delicious Mobile Carrying Case
Time for something a little offbeat. Have you ever wanted to stash your mobile device into something delicious? Say, oh, I don’t know, a ‘Hungry Man’ TV Dinner? Well, now you can thanks to the Retro TV Dinner Turkey Corn and Mash Potatoes Gadget Case (wow, long name). This is truly ridiculous, yet at the…
Confirmed: Motorola MOTOBLUR Handsets Set to Hit Canada HARD
You may have heard some rumblings that Motorola is going to hit the Canadian mobile scene hard with MOTOBLUR-enabled devices. While this tickled my interest-bone a bit, there wasn’t really much more to it than rumor… That is, until now. We’ve just received a short statement from a Rogers connection, stating that Rogers will indeed…
Rogers to Get Android-Powered Samsung Galaxy ‘Spica’
Heard a few rumblings the other day that Rogers may be picking up the Samsung Galaxy in the near future. While rumblings are always good, I was a little hesitant to post anything until I knew the whole story… or at least had some confirmation. Now I do. Word has it via an in-store Rogers…
Developers: webOS 1.4 SDK Now Available
webOS developers, get ready to get down and dirty with the webOS 1.4 SDK. Palm has released said SDK, and it is now available on the Developer Portal. Inside the webOS SDK 1.4 (Build 419) you’ll find the following key updates: webOS incorporates WebKit 4, which features enhanced CSS support and numerous other improvements The…
Video of the Day: If Old Spice Made Ads for Apple
Time for a video (and laugh) break. New from the folks at neo-fight.tv, comes what they believe an Apple commercial would look like if produced by the advertising team at Old Spice. I think they’ve got it dead on. Take a minute, hit the play button above and enjoy. ‘anything’s possible when you buy from…
Dr. Seuss iPhone Apps On Sale for $0.99 – Today Only
‘The Cat in the Hat‘ was one of my favorite books as a kid. That, and ‘One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish‘. Classic Dr. Seuss stories for sure. If you love those old rhyming and nonsensical stories, Oceanhouse Media is dropping the price on all of their Dr. Seuss iPhone and iPod Touch…