As expected, the LG Neon TE365 has arrived at Rogers Wireless via Fido. The full QWERTY slider is now available for $50 on a 2-year plan, or outright for $175. A bunch of standard apps come preloaded on the device, including a contact manager, calendar and more. If you’re into music there’s an MP3 player…
Rogers passes costs onto consumers with increased BlackBerry prices
While not completely confirmed, there is a strong correlation between Rogers’ $30 million budget shortfall and the Canadian carrier’s move to increase the prices of its BlackBerry handsets by $25-$50, even when purchased with a 3-year contract. It seems the carrier is looking to pass on the costs of its recent spending spree onto its…
White Nokia E71 Arrives at Rogers
Rogers Wireless has released the Nokia E71 in White. Last week Rogers had been busy filling stores with dummy phones and prepping their website for the impending release. In fact, the device made a brief appearance on the Rogers website yesterday, a day before the official announcement. The Nokia E71 is the thinnest device that…
Fido to Get the LG Neon Later This Week
Not too much new going on today in the world of Canadian mobile news… But one thing that did make the news is a new device coming to Fido. The LG Neon, a full QWERTY keyboard slider should arrive at Fido later in the week. Key features of the LG Neon: Slip and compact design…
First Look: BlackBerry 9900 Images Leaked!
To follow up those fantastic images of the BlackBerry Niagara 9630, there’s more BlackBerry goodness to go around this morning… In the form of the first real images of a BlackBerry 9900. In the past this device was known as ‘Pluto’ (for those following the Berry rumor mill). The 9900 looks to be a Bold…
BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900’s On Sale at Best Buy Canada Until March 12th
Canadian BlackBerry users will be pleased to know that prices on the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900 have dropped at Best Buy. The savings are actually quite significant, so you’ll want to check it out. You can save $75 on the Bold when you pick it up on a 3-year deal (for $174.99). The offer…
Rogers Implementing EIR (Equipment Identity Register) Theft Deterrent System
Anyone in retail will know how commonplace theft is these days. Five-finger discounts are sometimes hard to combat, especially in the electronics industry. With that in mind, Rogers is going to begin use immediately of an EIR, or Equipment Identity Register. This register will log reports of stolen devices and stop them from being used.…
Samsung s366 Coming to Rogers Before End of First Quarter
Canadians looking for a new prepaid phone might want to give the new Samsung S366 a look. It’s coming to Rogers before the end of the first quarter. The S366 is a flip device that comes with a 1.3MP camera (with video capabilities), a music player, Bluetooth, Quadband 850/900/1800/1900 and expandable memory to 4GB. No…
Samsung Propel and Gravity Now Available at Rogers
You may remember a few weeks ago I reported that Rogers was planning to launch the Propel and Gravity sliders. Sure enough, this has come to reality and the two sliders are now available online at Rogers.com. Most of the specs and details on each of these devices can be found in my previous post……
LG Neon TE365 coming to Rogers Wireless
Canada’s Rogers Wireless will be adding a new LG device to its portfolio soon. It’s the LG Neon TE365, the QWERTY keyboard-equipped feature phone for youth, and the same device which will probably be the Korean company’s first Android-powered smartphone. According to MobileSyrup, once it goes all official, Rogers will sell the device for CA$29.99…