If you thought that HTC Magic was dead, guess again, since Rogers and T-Mobile have found a way to prolong the life of this cool handset. The first carrier did so by launching the wooden Fender edition of the phone, while Rogers added the Sense UI to it and called the product Magic+. HTC Sense gets implemented via a firmware update and we also learn...
Just hours after finding out that Rogers will be the first NA carrier to sell the XPERIA X10 smartphone, here’s another piece of info related to the Canadian carrier: they’ll be updating HTC Magic to Android 2.1. Meanwhile, the good old Dream G1 stays at the 1.5 version. HTC Magic will be getting the Sense UI in the following weeks, followed...
Canadian carrier Rogers has just revealed its holiday lineup, including the white BlackBerry Bold 9000, LG Eve, Sony Ericsson X1, HTC Magic and Nokia N86, all going for free. Before this offer they’ve been sold for under $100 in the last month or so. Well, technically, they’re not free, since the handsets will set you back $0.99 on contract,...
BlackBerry Curve 8520 is available right now on Rogers, for $95, probably with a 3 year contract, just like the rest of the operator’s offers. This is the first BlackBerry to sport a touchpad instead of a trackball. The handset’s specs are pretty average, but they’re good enough, if you’re searching for a mid-level phone. It...
Rogers is getting ready to offer BlackBerry Curve 8520 and Bold 9700 as part of its upgrade program and you have to know that the former handset just got pictured on the Boy Genius Report site. Curve 8520 runs BlackBerry OS version 4.6.1.274 and nothing has been changed from the original version we knew. Specs? Quite basic actually: a 2 megapixel camera,...
Canadian carrier Rogers has just started selling the first two Android phones that hit the market, Dream G1 and Magic (myTouch 3G) for a mere $79.99 with 3 year contracts. T-Mobile should pay attention to this offer and mimic it, if they want to keep their appeal, specially since they haven’t started offering HTC Hero yet. Of course, the $79.99...
Apple might be running out of iPhone 3G units, or so it seems, if the rumours regarding a possible launch of an 8GB iPhone 3GS unit are true. Immediately after the 3GS was released, the iPhone 3G’s price went down to $99 and now stocks must have been depleted thanks to the popular offer. The first carrier to get the 8GB 3GS will be Canada’s...
Sometimes imminent launches are hinted at via XML files, like the one on the LG site, proving that the LG GT500 handset, also known as Puccini is heading to Canada and will hit Rogers. LG GT500 Puccini will be made available by T-Mobile officially this summer, with specs that remind us of LG Secret. We’re dealing with a slim device (12mm thin),...
Rogers is the first NA carrier that sells HP iPAQ 910, a full QWERTY smartphone that supports 7.2 Mbps downloads via the previously-mentioned carrier’s 3G network. The device comes with a touch display, voice recognition and Windows Mobile 6.1. There’s also a 3 megapixel camera, GPS and WiFi on its specs list and you should know that the...
If you’ve been reading the tech-related news lately, you might surely know that BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has already hit the US. Pearl 8220 has just been launched today in Canada, via Rogers and it’s available for $49.99 with a 3 year contract and a $35 per month plan. The handset is available now in its black version, but there will also...
