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…
iPhone 4S preorders start today for U.S., Canada, U.K., and others
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…
Rogers flips switch on LTE networks in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver
Over the summer Rogers kicked off LTE in Canada with their Ottawa network, and Bell answered with an launch in Toronto and the surrounding area. Rogers is now expanding their reach to all of the major Canadian cities: Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto can now get in on the fun. To promote the launch, Rogers is…
Samsung Galaxy Glide going to Canada with slide out QWERTY keyboard
We’ve been wondering if a Galaxy S II Pro would ever make it to shelves anywhere and it looks like the closest thing to it will be landing on Rogers in Canada. The Samsung Galaxy Glide sports a 4-row QWERTY keyboard and some not so modest specs to go along with it. While there still…
LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy S II heading to Rogers Wireless in Canada
Canada’s Rogers Wireless will be adding the LTE-enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy S II to its portfolio. Starting from September 28th, customers in Toronto and Ottawa will be among the first ones to get their hands on the super-fast and super-awesome Android smartphone. Yep this includes our very own Simon Sage, who will undoubtedly…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 launched on Rogers and Telus
After being announced earlier this summer for Telus, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet has been launched in stores today, and is also being offered in competing Rogers stores across Canada. Telus is offering it for $649.99 with no strings attached, while Rogers is asking $679.99, but has an alternative to buy it for…
Rogers launches BlackBerry Curve 9360
Another day, another BlackBerry launch. Following up on the Bold 9900, Torch 9810, and Torch 9860, Rogers is now selling RIM’s latest entry-level smartphone: the Curve 9360. Bell and Telus got theirs out the door early last week, and Rogers is matching their $49.99 on a three-year contract. Although the Curve is a bit lower-end…
Rogers LTE bus rolling into Toronto soon, full of Samsung, HTC, and tablet devices
Rogers has been testing the waters with LTE here in Ottawa, Ontario for the last couple of weeks, and now they’re ready to push in to the big city. A Toronto LTE rollout has been announced for September 28, and along with offering the LTE internet stick currently available, there will be some other new…
BlackBerry Torch 9860 available online from Rogers
While combing through the Rogers online store this morning to see if they would be offering the new Curve (they will be, before the end of the month), I saw that they had the Torch 9860 available for sale. After calling around to a few brick and mortar stores, it doesn’t sound like they’re in…
RIM squirts out BlackBerry Curve triplets: 9350, 9360, 9370
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…









