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Traditional publishers are facing disruptions from all over the place, as the Internet and mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular and disrupting business models. At the App Nation conference in San Francisco Monday, representatives from ESPN, TIME and Samsung offered some interesting takes on how mainstream publishers can adapt to the new world. “What’s most…
We heard that Rogers was going to be launching the BlackBerry Torch 9800 on September 24, and as you might expect, they’ve got some sales staff to train. More interesting than that though is Galaxy S Captivate training starting online as well, meaning we’ll likely see it in the next week or two, even though…
The Samsung Apollo i5800 that had come out on Orange UK over the summer is now marked as “coming soon” to Telus here in Canada. The specs list pegs the Apollo as a definitively mid-range smartphone, packing a 3 megapixel camera, 3.2″ touchscreen, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, and Android 2.1. The custom Swype keyboard is an…
Samsung is launching a three-pronged attack with its Galaxy Tab as it tries to compete with Apple’s popular iPad. According to the Wall Street Journal, Samsung has negotiated deals with Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and AT&T to carry its Android tablet when it becomes available next month. Notably absent from this list is T-Mobile, which has…
Verizon has just gone live with their own variant of the Samsung Galaxy S Android phone, dubbed the Verizon Fascinate, so of course we had to get our very own Fascinate to play with. The $200 (with new 2-year contract) Verizon Fascinate is the last Galaxy S phone to hit a major US wireless carrier,…
I guess Rogers, Bell, Telus, Fido, Koodo, Virgin Mobile, Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, and Public Mobile just weren’t enough to cover Canada, because Quebecor’s Videotron has just launched their wireless network in our French-speaking province, running on the same AWS bands as Wind Mobile and T-Mobile south of the border. The home networks currently cover Quebec…
I’m not sure I fully understand Samsung’s strategy. Sure their own domestic market is very important, but let’s face it – there are larger (actually much larger) markets out there. That said, I was surprised to learn that in addition to the recently mentioned Snow White model, the electronics giant is launching yet another Korea-only…
Windows Phone 7 isn’t just going to be headed up by LG at the launch this fall; Samsung has already committed to supporting the rebirth of Microsoft’s mobile platform, though the bulk of their attention is bound to be on Android for the immediate future. These are pictures of the Samsung GT-i8700, which we had…
Rogers has announced that Android 2.1 (Eclair) updates are now available for both the Samsung Galaxy Spica and the HTC Magic+. This is an update we’ve been expecting for awhile, and brings features like multiple Exchange accounts, unified inbox, camera enhancements, and HTML5 browser support. It seems a little weird that Rogers would update the…
I had some time over the long weekend to swing by the Bell store and compare the Super LCD screen on the HTC Desire to the iPhone 4’s retina display and the Super AMOLED screen on the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant I9000 (nope, it’s not the Vibrant y’all have in the U.S., but it’s the…