Here’s a quick Rogers’ rumor for the Canadians out there getting geared up for Android. Rumor has it that Rogers may offer a 6GB data plan for $30 per month. The plan would basically be identical to the one offered to new iPhone customers on Rogers back when the iPhone 3G launched. The plan was…
Rogers HTC Magic and Dream to Come with Exchange Support
A tasty tidbit of Canadian Android news for you all this morning. Seems as though the HTC Magic and Dream will both come out-of-the-box with Exchange support. How come? Well, the story is a little long-winded but I’ll try and condense it down for you. The Dream and Magic on Rogers will not feature the…
Rogers Welcomes the 8.1 Megapixel Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-Shot
It’s been a long time coming, but finally, the Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot has arrived in Canada via Rogers Wireless! The 8.1MP C905 Cyber-shot is sure to please those with a bit of a ‘shutter bug’ in the system. The device comes with a Xenon flash, 16x digital zoom, smile and face detection, image stabilizer,…
Android App Market Getting Prepped for Canadian Shoppers
Canadians are no doubt excited (well, some of us anyway) about the upcoming launch of the Android-Powered HTC Dream and Magic on June 2nd. As expected, news is now coming out that the Android Market should be available via Rogers Wireless as well. Groovy… This means once all of my Canadian friends have their Dream…
LG Xenon now available on Rogers Wireless for $80!
Following the U.S. launch via AT&T, LG is bringing its QWERTY phone to Canada through Rogers. Designed for SMS addicts, the Xenon also sports a large 2.8-inch 240×400 pixels touchscreen, making other apps such as web browser and media player easy to grasp. Rest of the specs include HSPA connectivity support, Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera…
Sony Ericsson C510a coming to Canada via Rogers?
The entry-level Cyber-shot handset, Sony Ericsson C510, has been spotted at the company’s Canadian website, hinting us we could see this baby start selling in no time. Naturally the largest GSM carrier in the country, Rogers Wireless, instantly comes to mind as a potential partner for the Swedish-Japanese handset maker and we’ll probably see them…
Android Finally Coming to Canada on Rogers Wireless June 2nd!
Canadians that have been waiting patiently for Android… Your wait is almost over. Rogers Wireless has announced earlier today that the HTC Dream and HTC Magic Android handsets will be making their way north of the border on June 2nd! That’s less than a month away! John Boynton, Senior VP and CMO at Rogers commented…
Rogers: No SMS text message plan? No free incoming SMS for you!
These days, it’s night impossible to find a wireless subscriber without some sort of SMS text messaging bundle tacked onto their rate plan. But, for those of you Rogers subscribers that are still living in the “olden days,” (when voice calls were still novel) not having a text messaging plan is about to get more…
Rogers Brings Full Twitter Text to Canadian Tweeters
Ask and you shall receive? Is that how it goes? Earlier this morning I told you all about Fido and their new allowance of SMS Twitter updates for their customers. Customers will be able to send and receive Twitter updates at no charge (providing you’re on a text messaging plan) by SMS via short code…
SMS Twitter Updates Coming Soon to Fido Customers
Fido customers, your Twitter experience just got a little bit better. Rogers’ discount carrier has announced that customers will soon be able to send and receive updates from Twitter by SMS text message via short code 21212. Better yet, there will be no additional cost for Fido customers already on text messaging plans. Woohoo! Hold…