It seems Vodafone is looking into selling its minority interests in operators in China and France. In China, UK’s group holds 3.2% of China Mobile, which [Vodafone’s share] is now worth nearly $6 billion. As for France, Voda owns 44% of SFR (the majority owner is Vivendi). Investors apparently like the idea as Vodafone looks…
Motorola Droid 2 Flashes Its Keyboard
Over the weekend, there was some talk about a Droid 2 coming to Verizon, bearing the model number M1955. A picture of its supposed keyboard has snuck out, and before you ask, no, it’s not the Shadow – the Shadow is pure touchscreen slate. What’s pictured here is likely the second of two Android phones…
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…
Motorola Shadow and Droid 2 Spotted in Verizon Inventory System
Yikers, more leaked inventory goodness this fine Saturday. Earlier today I told you about the BlackBerry Bold 9650 coming to Verizon, the LG Gossip heading to Fido, and possible iPad data plans hitting up Fido as well. All came to us via the typical Mr. Blurrycam shots… and this one is no different. Via Droidlife,…
Fido Coming to the iPad Data Plan Party Too?
A quickie here for all of the new Canadian iPad owners coast to coast, to coast. If you haven’t activated your data connection with Rogers or Bell just yet, you may want to give Fido a look too… They could very well join the iPad party as well. Check out a shot from Fido’s internal…
Verizon BlackBerry Bold Available Online June 3rd, In-Store June 10th
If you’re on Verizon and have been waiting patiently for the Bold 9650, while all of your friends on Sprint were running around with device already in-hand… Your wait may be over. We knew it was only a matter of time before a leak like this hit us… and here it is. New information is…
LG Gossip Coming to Fido June 1st
From what I can tell, the LG Gossip (GW300FD) is going to be one of the more uglier smartphones I’ve seen in awhile. The Mr. Blurrycam shot above shows off what looks to be a device that combines a BlackBerry-esque QWERTY keyboard with the dash of a ’99 Porsche Boxster. Something like that anyway. The…
HTC Smart2 with WiFi and Office Suite in works?
It seems HTC is preparing the Smart successor. We don’t have all the details, but according to CellPassion, we’re talking about a pretty similar device which difference is reflected in the presence of WiFi and some Office Suite. Moreover, we’re hearing the price will remain low. And that’s about all we know at the moment.…
AT&T readying bumper-to-bumper iPhone insurance plan for $13.99?
There are a lot of fun things you can do with your iPhone, but losing one without an insurance plan tends to have the opposite effect. That’s how iPhone users on AT&T’s network have been rolling ever since the original Apple phone debuted in 2007. Now in it’s third iteration – with the fourth-generation iPhone…
Microsoft mulling Zune Pass price cut to sweeten pot for Windows Phone 7 launch?
Apple and its iTunes store is by far and away unrivaled when it comes to providing an integrated and cohesive content/media distribution system, much to the dismay of Microsoft and their Zune Marketplace. Microsoft is apparently concerned enough about how potential Windows Phone 7 customers will see Zune Marketplace in comparison to iTunes that we’re…