BlackBerry’s soon-to-be-launched Z30 will most certainly be available across most (if not all) Canadian carriers. We have a confirmation that Bell Mobility will be among those selling this smartphone — a leaked document suggests this while also confirming the Z30 as the go-to-market name. Unfortunately, the same document doesn’t tell us anything about the release…
ZTE Awe available from Virgin Mobile USA for $99
Almost missed this… Virgin Mobile has recently added a new smartphone to its portfolio, ZTE Awe. The entry-level Android smartphone is available for $99 sans any strings attached, and as such – it doesn’t pack the latest bells and whistles under the hood. The Awe comes with a 4-inch IPS display with WVGA (480×800 pixels)…
Apple still selling the iPhone 4 in China
The new iPhone 5S and 5C have been announced with Apple saying it will stop selling the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4, leaving only the iPhone 4S around (for some time). But, iPhone 4 won’t be pull out from all parts of the world yet. In China, it will still be offered as a low-cost…
Motorola shipping 100,000 Moto X phones out of its Dallas factory each week
In an interview with Reuters, Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside said that 100,000 Moto X devices are being shipped out of the company’s Dallas factory every week. Woodside said that this is only the beginning, and that everything is going according to plan. When you set up to ramp a factory you need a plan, and…
ASUS launching the new PadFone Infinity on September 17th
ASUS will unveil the new PadFone Infinity next Tuesday (September 17th), Engadget is reporting. The slightly updated version of the smartphone/tablet combo will sport a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip (rather than Snapdragon 600), microSD card slot and there will also be an all-white version available. And that’s about all we know at this stage.…
Sony Xperia Z Ultra coming to Canada in October
Sony turned to Twitter to announce that its super-fancy phablet, Xperia Z Ultra, is coming to Canada during the month of October. Here’s that tweet: Great news! Sony #XperiaZUltra is coming to #Canada in Oct 2013! Details coming soon, stay tuned! The Japanese company failed to name names, leaving us pondering which carrier will be…
Samsung Galaxy S4 with Tizen 3.0 shows up in Indonesia
Looks like Samsung won’t give up on Tizen that easily. In fact, a Galaxy S4 unit running Tizen 3.0 has been caught in Indonesia. That’s the version of the platform that will only be released in early 2014 — the current version is 2.0. Now we’re not sure that the Korean company will actually launch…
Verizon’s Droid X gets an update after year and a half break
Just when we thought Verizon and Motorola forgot about the three-year-old Droid X, an update has been released. Yes, that’s a year and half after the phone got its previous software release. The new software brings firmware version to 45.621.10.MB810.Verizon.en.US and it’s a maintenance release that doesn’t come with major feature enhancements. Included in the…
Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S III getting Android 4.3 updates in October
Both Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition will run Android 4.3 out of box. What about Sammy’s older products, like the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S III? According to SamMobile, they will follow suit at some point next month. Earlier we’ve heard that the Galaxy S III will skip Android 4.2.2…
HTC One Mini gets David Koma special edition, and you can’t buy one
HTC has teamed up with David Koma, the famous designer whose work have been worn by such stars as Beyonce, Rihanna and Lady Gaga. Yeah, this guy is a fashion star these days and his show is one of the most anticipated events at the bi-annual London Fashion Week. Anyway, together with HTC, David Koma…









