Call me crazy, but still to this day one of my favorite devices is the HTC Hero. I know, I know, it’s old news and out-of-date… Yesterday’s device. But there’s something about it I like, perhaps it is the fact that the HERO was the first Android device I was acquainted with. While I’m not…
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Hits Rogers Online, Coming to Bell June 4th
Today is an awesome day for Canadian BlackBerry users… That is, if you’ve been waiting and hoping to get your hands on the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, aka the Pearl 9100. First off, it looks like the 9100 has hit Rogers, and is available online right now! You’re going to pay a bit more for Pearl…
Samsung U430 Headed to Koodo Mobile
The folks at Koodo Mobile have been hard at work lately. Not so long ago they launched their first smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 8530… and on top of that they’re prepping to launch their new HSPA network. With things happening at a steady pace over at Koodo, they also have a new flip phone launch…
TELUS Silently Adds 5GB Limit to iPad Data Plan
Well whataya know. This weekend TELUS launched their iPad data plan, and it left me wondering… ‘is there no limit on how much data one can download?’. The plan was/is set at 500MB for $20 per month, with any overages billed at 5 cents per megabyte… up to a maximum of $50 per month. No…
BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 Now on Telus, Coming to Bell
Those in Canada who have been waiting feverishly for the pink BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 was spotted late last week will be happy to hear that it’s now on the Telus online store for $29.99 on contract, as rumoured. So, what about Bell and Rogers? Bell, and its subsidiary Virgin Mobile Canada, will apparently be…
TELUS Launches iPad Data Plan – $20 for 500MB, $50 for All the Data You Can Handle
I just received a nifty little email from one of my TELUS contacts, and wouldn’t you know it…Looks like TELUS is joining the iPad data plan party as well. Getting right down to the heart-of-the-matter here is TELUS’ iPad data plan offering: 500MB per month for $20 That’s it. Simple, huh? The important thing to…
Call it What You Want, TELUS Is Launching the HTC Desire/Triumph Soon
Color me confused. All of us around here were under the impression that the HTC Desire would make its way to Canadian shores via TELUS, known as the HTC Triumph. Same device, different name. Today, a screenshot from TELUS’ systems seems to indicate otherwise. As you can see in the shot above, the HTC Desire…
BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 Pricing on Telus and Rogers Surfaces
It seems like the BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 is on the very verge of coming to Telus and Rogers at an identical on-contract price point $29.99 on a three-year plan. Off-contract, however, we’re looking at $349.99 on Telus, and $374.99 on Rogers. Why the $25 difference? Who knows. Also, the Telus version is apparently only…
Canadian Carriers Team up with RCMP and OPP to Launch AMBER Alerts
The Canadian telecommunications industry, together with the folks at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and AMBER Alert agencies from coast to coast, to coast… have announced AMBER Alerts for customers on most Canadian wireless service providers. So what are AMBER alerts, anyway? AMBER alerts are text messages sent out…
HTC Desire may hit Telus as Triumph
Android fans on Telus may want to wait a few months before buying a new smartphone, as the gorgeous HTC Desire is rumored to be hitting the carrier in a few short months and it could be re-branded as the “Triumph.” The Desire/Triumph is a very good device, as it’s essentially a Nexus One that’s…