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Today is Windows Phone launch day, and all of the carriers, app developers, and handset manufacturers are tooting their respective horns. Google is no exception, as they have announced a search app for Microsoft’s brand spanking new mobile OS. Google Mobile for Windows Phone plugs into the native GPS to provide location-relevant results, as well…
After plenty of leaks, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is going for sale for the first time at Telus. No doubt Rogers, Bell, AT&T, and T-Mobile will be shortly behind, but if Rogers’ $149.99 pricing pans out, Telus will have the lead with a $99.99 price point on a three-year contract. The BlackBerry Bold 9780 isn’t…
The Desire HD has been spotted as an option when registering at HTC’s new Sense portal for a Canadian device, and according to some unsubstantiated rumours, the lucky carrier will be Telus and not Rogers. This news comes shortly after Bell launched another top-notch HTC Android handset, the Desire Z, which has a smaller screen,…
Some digging around the webOS 2.0 source code have revealed a bevvy of codenames we hadn’t heard before: Stingray, Mantaray, Broadway, and Windsor. There is also reference to A6 hardware at some point, but the details on that are still hazy. Here’s the code: if ((machineType.contentEquals(“broadway”)) || (machineType.contentEquals(“windsor”)) || (machineType.contentEquals(“mantaray”)) || (machineType.contentEquals(“stingray”)) || (machineType.contentEquals(“roadrunner”))) {…
A whole whackload of Rogers info leaked today, including pricing on upcoming devices like the BlackBerry Bold 9780, Nokia N8, Samsung Focus, and Dell Streak, along with some new data sharing plans particularly applicable to the Samsung Galaxy Tab. There are a lot of slides, but here’s the short version: BlackBerry Bold 9780: $149.99 on…
HTC just left a note on their Facebook wall about Android 2.2 on the Legend. It’s not ready quite yet, but they acknowledge that they’re almost done and it should be going to carrier testing soon. The Legend was announced last February as a successor the Hero with a tough unibody design. It eventually launched…
A rather interesting study on voice over IP usage by Harris Interactive has revealed that men are more likely to use VoIP mobile apps for international calling than women. 31% of male (versus 19% female) respondents said they were more likely to make calls through computer software, and 10% (vs. 2%) said they’d make the…
Wind has just announced a new plan option called WINDtab, which lets you knock off up to $150 from the initial handset cost which you instead pay over time on your monthly mobile bill. Your bill doesn’t even go up, Wind just applies 10% of what you’re paying to the tab. So, if you’re paying…
HP/Palm accidentally let slip on their dedicated student Facebook page that preorders for the new Pre 2 will begin November 8. They’ve since pulled the status update, but the cat’s kind of out of the bag now. This info doesn’t nail down a proper release date (the last guess was November 11), but it can’t…
Dell has announced that they’re offering about 25,000 of their employees a Venue Pro handset running Windows Phone 7 to replace their corporate BlackBerry. Dell also plans to do the same with Android once they release the Venue. Although this might be seen as some sign of allegiance to their own mobile solutions, the company…