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Up in Canada, Bell recently announced their second LTE handset, after the HTC Raider. The LG Optimus has a big screen, lots of power, and high-speed wireless data to boot. Price is expected to be around $150 on a three-year contract, though there’s no mention of specific release dates. We got a sneak peek at…
HTC today announced its first LTE smartphone, called the Raider, for availability Canada. The HTC Raider will be coming soon to both Bell and Rogers networks, following on an initial announcement in Korea. The new Canadian bound device packs some pretty impressive features like a 1.2 GHz processor, 1080p camcorder and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread with of course…
As mentioned during the launch announcement, iPhone 4S pre-orders are available for a number of countries today, including Australia, France, Germany, Japan, U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Though the iPhone 4S looks pretty much identical to the iPhone 4 launched last year, there are a few notable upgrades. The camera is now 8 megapixels, with…
Well if all those British carriers can get the white version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, so can a Canada-based operator. Bell Mobility is Samsung’s “partner in crime” and will start selling the super-sexy smartphone on October 7th. In other words, if you live in Canada, still haven’t “pushed the button” and grabbed some…
Later today, Bell Mobility will launch its next generation 4G LTE wireless network service in areas of Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. The new network will provide users with the “fastest mobile Internet speeds available,” offering HD quality online TV and video, wireless video conferencing and chat with “quality previously available only on wireline…
Last week, Bell launched the BlackBerry Curve 9360 shortly behind Telus, and raised them a Torch 9860. Since the two carriers share an HSPA network, it’s no surprise that their device launches are close together, or that they’re matching pricetags at $49.99 on a three-year contract. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is RIM’s new entry-level offering,…
Early this morning, RIM announced three new smartphones (the BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360, and 9370) that on the outside look exactly the same, but have a few subtle differences under their respective hoods. You might recognize this as the Curve Apollo and Sedona that we’ve been seeing in leaked shots for the last couple of…
A trio of new BlackBerry handsets are on the brink of launching in the U.S., but there’s a few more on the way. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is one we’ve been hearing about for awhile, and it should be hitting Canada on August 29 care of Bell Mobility, according to some leaked documents. Compared to…
We aren’t expecting Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon to be launching their new OS 7 BlackBerry devices until at least August 21, but up in Canada, Rogers has already launched the 9900 and 9810, and Bell has recently joined the fray. Bell’s marketing both of them as 4G, along with just about every other phone they’re…
Following closely behind the rumoured launch date of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9810 on Telus, Bell may be launching the OS 7 smartphones on August 16, according to some leaked internal documents. Bell is also set to carry the Torch 9860 which was officially announced today, but there’s no date for that one included.…