As expected, Canadian carrier Fido has launched the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. Being the little brother of Rogers, Fido’s in a spot to pick up the stock dregs, but to be perfectly fair, the original Pearl runs all the same e-mail, applications, and multimedia of the latest BlackBerrys, it just lacks the bells and whistles like…
Rogers Set to Update Smartphone Data Plans
Rogers is up to their old tricks again. According to a tipster over at BGR, Rogers will be updating their lineup of ‘Smartphone Plans’ in the near future. As expected, if you think 500MB of data per month is more than reasonable, then you’ll be just tickled pink with the plans. If you are, however,…
Rogers Adds to Rugged Lineup With the Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE Rock F165
Looking for a device that can take a licking… and keep on ticking? Rogers has introduced 2 new devices to their lineup that should fit your needs: The Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE Rock F165. The Samsung Rugby is certified to U.S. Military Standard MIL-STD-810F compliance. What does that mean? In a nutshell, it can…
Fido BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Details: Coming February 4th
You may remember a week or so ago that I reported Fido would start carrying BlackBerry devices up in Canada. The only sad fact being, that their first device was to be the BlackBerry Pearl 8100. It looks like Fido has trained/is training their staffers, and are shooting for a launch date on February 4th.…
More Hints at a Rogers BlackBerry Storm 9520
BBCool had reported late last year that a BlackBerry Storm 9520 would be coming to Rogers. Via some internal Rogers documents, it showed the new variant that featured 3G HSDPA and Wi-Fi coming to the Canadian carrier… This is great news for anyone on Rogers wanting to pick up a Storm, however, I suspect the…
Huge Savings on the Rogers BlackBerry Bold!
Ok, sarcasm doesn’t translate well through that title. I admit that. The huge savings here is a little tongue-in-cheek. At the very least this is worth a laugh to get you started on a Monday morning. For some reason… Either human error, or a well calculated marketing ploy, Rogers has lowered the price on the…
Rogers Accuses Bell of False Advertising… Bell Carries on, Business as Usual
Remember when you were a little kid, and you accidentally hurt your buddy while playing around outside? What did he do after he got hurt? He told his mom. That’s kind of the way things go. Seems as though a little spat is going on now between Rogers and Bell, and I can only assume…
Fido to Hop on the BlackBerry Bus?
Rogers’ lovable sub-brand Fido could be on the verge of pushing out BlackBerry devices. Reports have come in that Fido staffers are getting ready to start training for sales and support for the… get ready for it… The BlackBerry Pearl 8100. That’s right. The 8100. A little disappointing, but you have to consider that Fido…
Palm likely bringing Palm Pre and Web OS to Canada, too
Palm has made it clear that the US will be the inaugural launch-market for the Palm Pre and its accompanying Web OS. The CDMA-based Palm Pre will be launching as a Sprint-exclusive in the first half of 2009 (1H 2009), and should have a huge impact on our home-turf smartphone market. And, with both GSM…
’09 BlackBerry Lineup Leaked, Hints at Storm Slider, Touchscreen Bold
Sorry Americans, were you jealous after hearing about Canada getting the Wi-Fi BlackBerry Storm from Rogers? Not to fret, this leaked ’09 lineup gives us a rough idea of what BlackBerrys to expect from American and Canadian carriers, including lots of love for the EV-DO portion of the wireless world. BlackBerry 9030 ‘Niagra’ – Due…