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The “Mobilicity saga” is coming to an end with TELUS entering into an agreement with Mobilicity to acquire the company and its 250,000 customers for $380 million. This money will not only be used to pay Mobilicity’s owners but also to satisfy its secured and unsecured debt. Naturally, the agreement between the two operators is…
We’ve already told you that TELUS will have problems shipping all pre-orders on time and it is tackling the problem with sweet incentive, offering users a $50 credit if they agree to postpone the shipping date for two weeks. That offer is apparently not good enough to entice a critical mass of users and the…
RIM, it’s a nasty word we just don’t use anymore. The newly rebranded company, now going by BlackBerry, is releasing its keyboard touting, BlackBerry 10 OS running smartphone in Canada on May 1st of this year. Canadian carriers such as Rogers Wireless, Bell Mobility and Telus will be selling the Q10, which will retail for…
These days, Samsung has a sweet problem as it struggles to meet the demand for its latest flagship device, Galaxy S4. The company expects to ship some 10 million units per month, causing problems in the distribution chain. Canada’s TELUS is affected as well and now the carrier is offering a $50 credit to customers…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is now making its way to Canada, with pre-orders for the 16GB version of the device going live today for customers on Rogers, Telus and Bell. The Galaxy S4 is available for $199 CAD with the signing of a new three-year plan. The smartphone is expected to ship on the 27th…
Looks like Canada’s mobile market is set for consolidation. The rumor is that TELUS is in the midst of talks to acquire Mobilicity, with the idea to get an additional spectrum, though adding more customers could also help justify the cost of acquisition. The problem, however, is that Mobilicity’s owners (or that’s managers?) may not…
Soon after the US launch, HTC will start selling its how-new HTC One in Canada, with TELUS and Rogers committing to offer what many consider the most desirable smartphone ever made. Both carriers will launch the One on April 19th and I guess pre-orders will start any day now. Rogers Wireless said it will offer…
Looks like Canada’s TELUS will soon start offering the Nexus 4, joining other carriers that already sell the current Google-phone, including Fido, Virgin, Eastlink, WIND and Videotron. The leaked price card was caught by MobileSyrup, which is well known for breaking stories related to Canadian mobile sector. The price and release date are still a…
While most of us wait for the Samsung Galaxy S IV, Canada’s TELUS is preparing to add Sapphire Black version of the Galaxy S3 to its offering. Such a device has been spotted on the leaked price cards that have started arriving to the carrier’s stores. We don’t know when TELUS will launch the black…
Canada’s TELUS is now offering the Samsung Galaxy Camera! Similarly to the version Verizon Wireless is selling, this one also supports LTE connectivity, allowing users to upload and share photos much faster (when compared to 3G versions). That’s a major plus considering that the camera has a 16-megapixel sensor that makes super-big images (and you…