Swype has updated its beta client for Android and the latest version has a host of improvements that should make it easy to bang out messages. If you’ve never used the keyboard-replacement app, it takes a whole new approach to text input. Created by the guy who invented T9, you trace the path of the…
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iPhone 4 Coming to Rogers, Telus, and Bell
I’ve received word from all the major carriers in Canada that yes, Rogers, Telus, and Bell will be offering the iPhone 4. No word on pricing or dates from any of them, but odds are we’ll be seeing prices around AT&T’s $199 and $299 on contract, and likely being available shortly after the U.S. launch…
Bing Maps for Windows Mobile Updated With Voice Navigation
Microsoft may be trundling forward with Windows Phone 7, but in the meantime, Windows Mobile is still a nice playground to test apps like Bing. The latest version Microsoft’s search app has been updated for Windows Mobile 6.0 and up, and includes turn-by-turn directions with voice-guided navigation. Compatible handsets include the HTC Fuze, Pure, HD2,…
Rogers Expands HSPA+ Coverage, Intros Social View Plans
Rogers has expanded their HSPA+ coverage to Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg, following up on their announcement last summer. Since then, 21 Mbps mobile broadband has been made available in most of the major cities across Canada, including Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Halifax, Edmonton, Quebec City, and lots more. The expansion competes with Bell and…
Swype to be on 10 million handsets by end of year
It’s good to see innovative technology be rewarded and I was tickled pink to hear that Swype said it’s technology will be on more than 10 million handsets by the end of the year, according to BusinessWeek. If you’re unfamiliar with the input technology, it was created by the guy who invented T9 and it…
Samsung may release a Symbian phone later this year
All you Symbian fans should be happy to hear that Samsung is reportedly planning to make a handset with that operating system by the end of the year. There have been some rumblings that the world’s second-biggest handset maker would ditch Symbian because it already supports Android, bada and Windows Phone 7 but that doesn’t…
T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide gets spec’d, shows impressive features for mid-range
You know how the HTC-made T-Mobile MyTouch 3G lacks a physical keyboard? It might be the mid-range king of Android phones at the moment, but the lack of hard keys for tapping out long-winded emails could be a deal breaker for some. That’s where the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide (codename: Espresso) comes in – it’s…
iPhone tops customer satisfaction survey
Apple’s iPhone has bested Research In Motion, HTC, Nokia, Palm and Samsung in overall customer satisfaction, according to the latest survey from J.D. Power and Associates. The iPhone received top marks in every category except for battery life, which shouldn’t be a surprise to those who have tried to get through a full day on…
Samsung Jet Ultra Edition to launch on O2
It wasn’t too long since Samsung announced the Jet 2, which looked exactly like the original. Well, Samsung’s at it again, as they just recently announced the Jet Ultra edition. What makes it so Ultra, you ask? Not a lot. The Jet Ultra edition is the exact same phone that’s been available for Vodafone for…
Rogers My Account Comes to Android, Helps Count the Kilobytes
Anyone packing an Android phone from Rogers, like the Dream, Magic+ or the soon-to-be-released QUENCH, Liquid e, and Spica, will probably want to pick up the new MyAccount application to keep tabs on their wireless voice and data usage. You can also monitor how many text messages you’re chewing through, check your balance, and make…