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White Galaxy S II at Bell Canada This Year

Before the end of this year, Canadian mobile phone carrier Bell is expected to be offering its customers the possibility to purchase a new flavor of Samsung's high-end Galaxy S II smartphone, one that is dressed entirely in white. The carrier did not make an official announcement on this, yet photos with wha...

23 September 2011
16:31 GMT

TELUS' 4G Galaxy S II X Spotted on Video

Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS is gearing up for the release of a new Samsung Galaxy S device on its airwaves, namely the 4G Galaxy S II X, which is already present on the carrier's website, and which can be admired in the video embedded at the bottom of this article, courtesy of MobileSyrup. The Samsun...

23 September 2011
14:51 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S Glide Spotted En-Route to Rogers

New Android handsets are expected to arrive on shelves in Canada in the near future, and at least one of them will be release on Rogers' airwaves, namely the Samsung Galaxy S Glide. The new handset has just made an appearance into the wild, expected to arrive on shelves at the carrier with a sliding design,...

23 September 2011
13:31 GMT

TELUS Puts 4G Samsung Galaxy S II X on Coming Soon Page

Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS has just added a new smartphone to its website, with a coming soon tag on it, namely the 4G Samsung Galaxy S II X. The new handset was spotted into the wild before, said to be on its way to the wireless carrier, and now all went official on its near availability, though it sti...

16 September 2011
15:01 GMT

TELUS Brings HSPA+ Dual Cell Network to Atlantic Canada

Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS has just announced a series of enhancements brought to its wireless network, with HSPA+ dual cell upgrades performed in Atlantic Canada. Following the upgrade, the wireless carrier is capable of providing faster wireless Internet speeds to its customers living in Moncton, New ...

15 September 2011
16:31 GMT

Bell Mobility Fires Up 4G LTE Network in Canada

Wireless services provider Bell Mobility is yet another Canadian carrier to have a 4G LTE network up and running in the country. Today, the new airwaves went live in areas of Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. The new network should provide users with what Bell claims to be the fastes...

14 September 2011
12:21 GMT

Rogers to Launch LTE-Based HTC Puccini Tablet Too

Canadian mobile phone users will soon be able to benefit from a nice range of appealing devices that can connect to Rogers' LTE network, with HTC's Puccini tablet being one of them, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest. The wireless carrier already went official with plans to bring to the marke...

12 September 2011
13:31 GMT

Bell's LTE Network Almost Here, LTE Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 8.9 in Tow

Rogers has already announced plans to deploy an LTE network in Canada, and it seems that it won't be the only wireless carrier to make the move, as Bell is gearing up for the move as well. Some of the latest reports on the matter even suggest that the operator is almost ready to fire the new LTE network up,...

2 September 2011
12:31 GMT

Acer Iconia A100 1GB Brings Android 3.0 to Canada

A new tablet PC is now available for purchase in Canada, the Acer Iconia A100, a 7-inch device that runs under Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. The new mobile device was already made available for purchase in a series of other markets around the world, and is now up for grabs for Android ent...

29 August 2011
14:51 GMT

BlackBerry Torch 9860 Now Available at Bell with 4G Capabilities

The BlackBerry Torch 9860 4G is the latest smartphone running under the new BlackBerry 7 OS from Research In Motion to have made an appearance on shelves at Canadian wireless carrier Bell. The mobile phone, a touch-enabled device, is available now from the wireless carrier on various contract options, with price tag...

27 August 2011
12:21 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 9360 Now Available at Bell

Bell Mobility is another mobile phone carrier in Canada which has made available for purchase on its airwaves the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone from Research In Motion. Announced at the beginning of this week, the mobile phone was said to be on its way to various wireless carriers in Canada before the end...

27 August 2011
05:00 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 9360 Coming at SaskTel Next Week

A series of new BlackBerry devices are set to arrive on shelves at SaskTel as soon as next week, and the BlackBerry Curve 9360, now listed on the wireless carrier's website with a coming soon tag on it, should be among them. The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 was unveiled to the world earlier this week with the ...

26 August 2011
17:21 GMT

SaskTel to Launch BlackBerry Torch 9860 Next Week

As soon as Next Week, mobile phone users in Canada will be able to purchase yet another highly appealing BlackBerry device from wireless carrier SaskTel, namely the BlackBerry Torch 9860. The mobile phone was already listed on the operator's website with a “coming soon” tag on it, and the compan...

26 August 2011
12:51 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 9360 Now Available at Koodo and TELUS

Canadian mobile phone carriers Koodo and TELUS have just made available for purchase on their airwaves the brand new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone from Research In Motion. The new device was unveiled to the world earlier this week, and should arrive on shelves at more carriers around the world starting with S...

26 August 2011
10:44 GMT

Exclusive Xbox 360 Bundle with 5 Installed Games Coming to Canada

Canadian gamers will be on the receiving end of a brand new Xbox 360 bundle this week, as Microsoft confirmed that a special edition of the console will come with 5 pre-installed games on its 250GB hard drive. Microsoft's Xbox 360 offers a lot of bang for the bucks of customers, at least according to the comp...

25 August 2011
04:55 GMT

BlackBerry Torch 9860 Now Available at Rogers

Canadian wireless carrier Rogers has just made available for purchase on its airwaves a new smarthpone from Research In Motion, namely the BlackBerry Torch 9860. The handset was expected to make it on the carrier's offering as soon as this week, especially since cases for it were already put for sale a few ...

24 August 2011
14:41 GMT

Virgin Mobile to Launch the BlackBerry Curve 9360

Canadian mobile phone users will soon be able to purchase new BlackBerry handsets on the airwaves of their wireless carriers, and Virgin Mobile has just confirmed that they will be ranging the just unveiled Curve 9360 smartphone. The handset was unveiled to the world today with the BlackBerry 7 OS on board, when...

23 August 2011
12:21 GMT

Bell's Galaxy S II and HTC Sensation 4G Now Cheaper at Best Buy Canada

Two of the latest high-end Android-based mobile phones launched on the market in Canada via Bell are now cheaper when purchased from Best Buy with the signing of a contract agreement, namely the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Sensation 4G.The flagship model from the South Korean mobile phone maker is available for ...

19 August 2011
12:11 GMT

Pricing of BlackBerry Torch 9860 at Rogers Emerges

Soon, Canadian mobile phone users will be able to enjoy the capabilities of a new mobile phone on the airwaves of Rogers, namely the BlackBerry Torch 9860, and some more info on the matter has just emerged. For the time being, the wireless carrier did not announce a specific release date for the mobile phone, but ru...

19 August 2011
07:01 GMT

White BlackBerry Torch 9810 Available in Canada

The just announced BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone from Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is already available for purchase in the homeland market in more colors than before, with wireless carriers like Rogers and TELUS making the white flavor of the device available for their users.The mobile phone wa...

18 August 2011
03:01 GMT

BlackBerry Torch 9860 on Coming Soon Page at TELUS

Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS is gearing up for the release of a new BlackBerry smartphone on its network, none other than the new BlackBerry Torch 9860, and has already put up a coming soon page on its website to announce the arrival of this device. The smartphone, the latest addition to Research In Motion�...

17 August 2011
15:31 GMT

iPhone 5 Training Underway at Canadian Operator Rogers (Unconfirmed)

Canadian iPhone carrier Rogers Wireless has kicked off staff training with an eye on the iPhone 5 launch, according to a leaked internal document that clearly has employees preparing for a new Apple smartphone.Reports are coming in from iPhoneinCanada and Cultofmac that Canadian wireless operator Rogers is giving its...

12 August 2011
10:41 GMT

Ontario Fire Pollution Tracked Over Niagara Falls

Fires raging on in Ontario, Canada, are producing vast amounts of pollution, experts say, and this pollution is currently making the 1,000-mile trip separating it from Niagara Falls. The NASA Aqua satellite is monitoring how the situation is progressing. In 2011 alone, more than 300,000 hectares burned due to wildfir...

29 July 2011
03:10 GMT

Canadian Sensation 4G and Galaxy S Vibrant to Get Updated Soon

Two Android-based mobile phones available now on the Canadian market are expected to receive software updates in the near future. One of them is the recently launched HTC Sensation 4G, which was slated for a software update on Monday, July 25th, wireless carrier Virgin Mobile has just announced. The wireless...

23 July 2011
04:23 GMT

EVO 3D and Optimus 3D Now on Pre-Order at Rogers

Canadian mobile phone carrier Rogers has made available for pre-order on two new handsets powered by Android, the HTC EVO 3D and the LG Optimus 3D, the first two smartphones in the world to offer support for the recording and playback of 3D content. These two can now be seen on the wireless carrier's website he...

22 July 2011
16:11 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Now Available at Bell

Samsung Galaxy S II has just made it to the airwaves of Canadian wireless carrier Bell, after being launched on Virgin Mobile's network and announced as being on its way to SaskTel's offering as well before the end of this week. The handset landed at Bell as the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G, as it includes su...

21 July 2011
10:11 GMT

Galaxy S II 4G Now Available at Canada's Virgin Mobile

Canadian wireless carrier Virgin Mobile has already added to its offering a new high-end smartphone running under Google's Android operating system, namely the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G. The new device can already be seen listed as available for pre-order on the wireless carrier's website here, with a pri...

21 July 2011
06:21 GMT

HTC EVO 3D at Rogers with Unlocked Bootloader

In a somehow expected move, HTC will push the EVO 3D smartphone to the market in Canada with an unlocked bootloader later this summer, wireless carrier Rogers has just confirmed. The company already promised that the smartphone would be receiving a software update that could unlock its bootloader later this summ...

19 July 2011
03:53 GMT

Cold Calling Scammers Hit Canada

Telephone scams in which malware distributors call users and trick them into infecting themselves or providing unrestricted access to their computers are increasingly common in Canada. According to security researchers from antivirus vendor Sophos, the callers pose as technical support engineers working for Micros...

16 July 2011
06:23 GMT

LG Optimus Black Skype Edition Available at TELUS Now

Canadian mobile phone users interested in the purchase of a new mobile phone on the airwaves of TELUS in the country can now chose the LG Optimus Black Skype Edition, which was just put on sale with a price tag of $49.99 attached to it. The handset went available at Future Shop and Best Buy, and can be seen on TELUS...

15 July 2011
11:24 GMT

Bell Confirms Motorola XT860 4G Is Coming Soon

Today, Motorola Mobility and Bell Canada announced the upcoming availability of the Android-powered Motorola XT860 4G on the airwaves of this wireless carrier on the Canadian market. The new device comes with increased levels of performance, and with enhanced functionality through a sliding design, which pairs a...

14 July 2011
17:41 GMT

Motorola XT860 (Milestone 3) at Bell on August 4th

Canadian mobile phone carrier Bell might be set to add to its offering in the near future a brand new Android-based mobile phone, namely the Motorola XT860, which is said to be none other than the Milestone 3 handset that landed at Verizon in the US as the DROID 3.Apparently, Canadians might have the opportunity to ...

8 July 2011
11:01 GMT

Canada's Virgin Mobile Makes HTC Sensation 4G Available

Virgin Mobile is another wireless carrier to have the high-end Android-based HTC Sensation 4G available for purchase for its customers in Canada. Starting with July 5th, mobile phone users in the country can head over to the wireless carrier and purchase the smartphone either without committing to a monthly cont...

6 July 2011
12:41 GMT

Massive Greenland Glaciers Makes its Way to Canada

A massive ice island that broke off the Greenland ice sheet nearly a year ago has now been identified off the coasts of Labrador, Canada. The massive iceberg has been drifting in the North Atlantic, posing a danger for navigation, but authorities now know its location. The object became separated from the Petermann G...

6 July 2011
09:48 GMT

Bell Canada Makes the HTC Sensation 4G Available

Canadian mobile phone carrier Bell Mobility has added a new Android-based mobile phone to its offering, namely the HTC Sensation 4G, available for purchase starting today with a price tag of $549.95 attached to it if purchased contract free. The handset was announced as being on its way to the Canadian market vi...

5 July 2011
08:35 GMT

Galaxy S II 4G in Canada at Virgin Mobile on July 14th

We already knew that wireless carrier Virgin Mobile was on its way to bring to the market in Canada the new Android-based flagship from Samsung, namely the Galaxy S II, but no specific info on when that might happen emerged until now. Virgin Mobile announced only a few days ago that it would add the handset to i...

1 July 2011
11:21 GMT

HTC Sensation to Go for $149.95 at Bell and Virgin Mobile

HTC Sensation, the high-end Android-based mobile phone that emerged into the wild only a few months ago, is expected to arrive on shelves in Canada in a matter of days via wireless carriers Bell and Virgin Mobile, and some info on the possible pricing it will sport when available emerged. Apparently, the handset...

1 July 2011
10:51 GMT

Galaxy S II 4G in Canada at Virgin Mobile Too

Canadian wireless carrier Virgin Mobile has also joined the Samsung Galaxy S II launch party, the company announced on Wednesday, confirming that its users will soon have the possibility to purchase the Galaxy S II 4G smartphone on its airwaves. The high-end Android-based mobile phone was announced as being on i...

30 June 2011
13:01 GMT

Samsung GALAXY S II to Land at Canada's SaskTel Soon

The high-end Samsung GALAXY S II smartphone is expected to arrive on the market in Canada on the airwaves of SaskTel in the coming weeks, the wireless carrier has just announced. The mobile phone, one of the most powerful Android-based devices in the world, comes to the market with a 1.2GHz application processor...

29 June 2011
13:51 GMT

Bell to Carry the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Soon

Canadian mobile phone users should soon have the possibility to purchase a new high-end device on the local market, as Bell Mobility is gearing up for the release of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S II smartphone on its 4G network. On Bell's airwaves, the Galaxy S II will also add “4G” to its na...

29 June 2011
08:43 GMT

TELUS Puts HTC Status on Coming Soon Page

Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS is getting ready for the launch of a new Android-based mobile phone on the market, namely the HTC Status, which is none other than the HTC ChaCha Facebook phone that went official in February this year. Previously, the handset was rumored to arrive on shelves at AT&T in the US und...

28 June 2011
11:06 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S II to Arrive at SaskTel Canada in July

We already knew that Samsung was planning on bringing its high-end Galaxy S II smartphone on the market in North America in the near future, but no official confirmation on the matter has emerged until now, when Canada's SaskTel announced that they would be ranging the device. The Galaxy S II is the latest ...

17 June 2011
12:41 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S II Coming Soon to Canada

Samsung Canada has just added a new device to their website, namely their latest flagship Android-based mobile phone, the Samsung Galaxy S II, which features the 'coming soon' tag at the company. Nothing was officially unveiled on the availability of this device in Canada, but the fact that Galaxy S II is ...

10 June 2011
13:41 GMT

LG Optimus Black Skype Edition Coming Soon at Telus

Canadian mobile phone carrier Telus is gearing up for the release of a new device powered by Google's Android operating system in the near future, namely the LG Optimus Black Skype Edition.The new mobile phone was already listed on the carrier's website in the coming soon section, although no specific info...

9 June 2011
11:04 GMT

Honda Canada Announces Data Breach

Honda Canada informed customers that their personal information was compromised after hackers obtained unauthorized access to one of its databases. The exposed data was collected back in 2009 as part of campaigns related to the MyHonda website. It includes names, addresses, Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN), an...

28 May 2011
05:21 GMT

Pavilion Lake Research Project 2011 Set to Begin

Scientists and astronauts with the American space agency are now getting ready to begin work on the Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP) 2011. During this year's studies, they will be conducting research under the surface of Kelly Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. This will be the first comprehensive underwate...

17 May 2011
05:20 GMT

Cybercrime Moving to Canada

Cyber criminals are increasingly moving their servers and infrastructure to Canada possibly in an attempt to profit from the country's good cyber reputation.According to statistics compiled by web and messaging security vendor Websense, Canada is rapidly becoming a hotbed for cyber crime.For example, the country...

10 May 2011
12:21 GMT

TELUS Fascinate 4G Video Ad, Price Plan Info

Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS is expected to add to its offering in the near future a new Android-based smartphone that would connect to its HSPA+ network, the Samsung Fascinate 4G, a Galaxy S device, and some more info on the carrier's plans for this handset emerged, complemented by a video ad for it.The...

10 May 2011
06:21 GMT

BlackBerry Bold 9700 Free at TELUS via 72 Hour Sale

Canadian wireless carrier Telus has put in place a new special offer for its users, with two highly appealing smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and the Motorola Milestone available for free on contract. The promotion started on Monday, but there are still some good 40 hours or so left for those interested in one...

26 April 2011
04:37 GMT

ATM Skimming Gang Busted in Canada

A gang of nine fraudsters who installed skimming devices at ATMs in several Canadian cities were arrested and charged with multiple counts of fraud and theft of credit card data.According to authorities, since September 2010 the gang has hit over 300 ATMs, or ABMs (Automatic Banking machines) as they are known in Can...

22 April 2011
14:27 GMT


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