Verizon announces the BlackBerry Curve 8530
We’re sure that most of you are sick and tired of all of this Verizon news (how do you think we feel having to write …
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Verizon launches the LG Chocolate Touch
While many tech geeks who fancy Verizon will be spending the majority of this week debating whether or not to pull the trigger on either …
Rogers launches the LG Eve at $49.99
Rogers Wireless was the first carrier to bring Android smartphones to Canada with the HTC Dream and Magic — two devices that weren’t exactly cutting …
Rogers' HSPA monopoly comes tumbling down as Bell's HSPA network goes live
We don’t think we need to go over what an insanely huge day today is for Canada, but in case anyone is feeling particularly thick, …
HTC's HD2 now shipping in Europe and Asia, confirmed for the U.S. in 2010
Our readers in both Europe and Asia have reason to smile this morning, as HTC has at long last announced that the highly anticipated successor …
AT&T files suit against Verizon for its latest ad campaign
No doubt most everyone has already seen Verizon’s “There’s a Map for That” ad campaign and had a good chuckle over it, but apparently the …
Sony Ericsson announces the XPERIA X10
And yet another manufacturer has officially entered the Android game as Sony Ericsson has formally announced the XPERIA X10. Powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor …
Rogers now selling the BlackBerry Bold 9700 online
Canadians with a ravenous appetite for all things BlackBerry should take note that Rogers Wireless has begun selling the BlackBerry Bold 9700 on its website. …
Motorola MILESTONE now official: multitouch, but no Google Maps Navigator
Good news for Android 2.0 hungry Europeans this early afternoon as Motorola has officially announced the European (read: GSM/UMTS) version of the DROID. Dubbed the Motorola …
Samsung Moment now available from Sprint
Motorola’s DROID might be the new darling of the Android world, but other manufacturers are still kicking about and pumping some great offerings. Yesterday Sprint …
Yet another Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3 UI leak, this time with media player love
Back in July we fought back drool while watching a leaked video of the custom UI overlay Sony Ericsson has prepared for the soon to …
Motorola DROID headed to Germany as the Motorola MILESTONE
Let’s be clear right off the bat: this is no rumor. The Motorola DROID is steaming towards a release on O2 Germany under the name …
BGR sits down with WIND CEO Ken Campbell
Canadians have long craved for a new wireless carrier to bust onto the scene and break up what is often described as the anti-competitive practices …
Bell announces it will exclusively carry the Omnia II, the official handset of the 2010 Winter Olympics
As Bell and TELUS put the finishing touches on their Canada-wide 21Mbps HSPA network that is set to launch next week, press releases announcing their …
Android 2.0 ported to the G1/Dream
A mere two days after its release, Android 2.0 SDK has already been ripped from the womb and ported over to a T-Mobile G1. Currently …
Canada's CRTC takes the air out of WIND's launch
Back in August, Globalive, a big winner in Canada’s AWS auction, announced that it was going to launch its network under the WIND brand and …
BlackBerry Storm2 lands on Verizon with BOGO in tow
After months of leaks, teasing and previews, yesterday was the first day that Verizon Wireless started selling the BlackBerry Storm2. Available on a 2-year contract …
Motorola DROID finally official, coming November 6th for $199
Being the only people on the planet with a Motorola Droid not under armed guard was one hell of a ride, but come November 6th …
Google Voice now features Voicemail
It’s a scientific fact that Google Voice is all of that and a bag of potato chips, but now it’s gotten even better thanks in …
Palm Pixi landing on Sprint November 15th for $99.99
On the same morning that Verizon announced the availability of Wi-Fi packing BlackBerry Storm2, Sprint has come out and announced that the Wi-Fi lacking Palm …
Verizon announces the BlackBerry Storm2, available Wednesday for $179.99
Lovers of all things BlackBerry might want to stop on by their local Verizon dealer this Wednesday as that’s the day “a powerful new Storm rolls onto Verizon Wireless’ network.”
TELUS to launch HSPA network, iPhone 3G/3GS on November 5th
We just got an an email from one of our connects and we’ve got some great new for all you iPhone-lovers. We’ve been told in just a couple hours, Canada’s TELUS will officially announce that its nation-wide HSPA network will go live on November 5th. Not only that, but on that very date, TELUS will start selling the Apple iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. The iPhone pricing structure for TELUS will be the same as it is for Rogers (and Bell, for that matter) with the 3G going for $99.99/$599.99 and the 16 and 32GB 3GS going for $199.99/$699.99 and $299.99/$799.99. Beyond that, TELUS doesn’t appear to be in any rush to come forward with specifics on its plan pricing and other handsets. All the presses hints at is “TELUS will offer a number of exciting new devices from HTC, Huawei, LG, Nokia, RIM, Samsung, and Sierra Wireless in time for the holidays, including some on an exclusive basis.” That’s more or less in line with the line-up we’ve already told you.
OS 5.0 now available for Verizon BlackBerry Storm 9530
Verizon Storm users have reason to celebrate tonight because they’re part of a very special user base — the first BlackBerry users to recieve BlackBerry OS 5.0. We’ve already gone over the benefits of OS 5.0 a whole bunch, so all there is left for us to do is tell you how to get the goods. Either fire up BlackBerry Desktop Manager for PC or Mac and accept the prompt to update your handheld, or visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/storm. We’re just in the process of updating our 9530, but in the meantime, what does everyone that has it loaded up think? Has OS 5.0 made the first-gen Storm the phone it should have been one year ago, or is it just polishing a turd since the BlackBerry 9550 is just around the corner?
T-Mobile formally announces its Even More and Even More Plus plans
We’ve been following T-Mobile’s Project Dark ever since it was a little twinkle in the eyes of Robert Dotson’s crew, but now the day has come for it all to become official. There are a lot of different options to chose from, but for simplicities sake we’re going to focus on the two biggies. Individuals will be able to get unlimited talk, texts and web for $99.99 with Even More (Contract) and $79.99 with Even More Plus (no contract). We admit that the plans aren’t anywhere near as good as we or anyone else had initially thought, and no doubt a lot of people who sign a contract aren’t going to be thrilled at paying a lot more than their contract-free counterparts, but hey, at least another major carrier has entered the unlimited business for the second time. Now where are those new handsets at?
BlackBerry OS 5.0 to be released for existing devices starting this week?
While the launch of the BlackBerry Storm2 on Verizon is widely expected to take place on October 28th and the Bold 9700 is so close we can almost taste it, owners of current generation BlackBerry smartphones — the Pearl Flip 8220/8230, Curve 8330/8350i/8900, Bold 9000, Storm 9500/9530 and Tour 9630 — should be pleased to note that RIM is all set for the launch OS 5.0. Specific dates aren’t easily pinned down as it more or less depends on the device one has and the carrier one is with, but thanks to our connects we know, for example, that Verizon will be dropping for the OS 5.0 for the Storm 9530 tomorrow evening with a fall back date set for Monday.
Dell's Android MID — the Streak — caught on film in 'Nam
Remember when The Wall Street Journal said that Dell was working on an Android MID? Well it turns out that it was bang on as …
Google said to be launching Google Audio soon
From Gmail to YouTube and from Voice to Maps, it seems there is hardly a service that Google isn’t in the business of providing. So …
RIM makes the BlackBerry Bold 9700 official, hitting in November
It’s always a lot of fun for us — and hopefully for you, the readers — any time we can run wild with pictures, news, …
Random users Google Voice mail is searchable by anyone?
Holy crap. It seems that Google is going to have some pretty serious explaining to do this morning, as one of our readers has sent …
Mysterious HTC Android device is… mysterious
If there’s one thing us bloggers hate, it’s a mystery, but we’re going to have to get past that for this one as pictures said …
