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The New BlackBerry Stratus in the Wild

Posted on November 24, 2009 by gbit

Here are some photos of the BlackBerry Stratus. More news and updates to come.
Update: Just got some SPECs information on the Pearl 9100 here it is:

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Rogers to bring “Rogers On Demand Online”

Posted on November 24, 2009 by gbit

Rogers is getting ready to release Rogers On Demand Online by November 30th (www.RogersOnDemand.com). Rogers On Demand Online will have similar features to the On Demand service most Rogers cable customers are accustom to. Some of the features the current BETA is offering are as follow:
- High-quality streaming video player with full-screen option
- Dim the [...]

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TELUS — HTC Touch Pro2 & Snap, Now Available!

Posted on July 30, 2009 by gbit

To those that have been waiting, today is the day… The new HTC Touch Pro2 and HTC Snap are now available from TELUS.  Both devices are Windows Mobile and are packed with WiFi, GPS, email support, bluetooth,  Speakerphone, visual voicemail along with GSM roaming capabilities.
HTC Snap goes for $0 on a 3-year contract, $399.99 outright. [...]

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Rogers to keep 6GB smartphone data plan until September 15th

Posted on July 30, 2009 by gbit

According to our sources, Rogers has decided to keep the 6GB Smartphone data plan until September 15th. Obviously to attract more students in to buying smartphones (iPhone 3GS, HTC Dream/Magic, etc.).
Rogers is apparently going to make the announcment at some point in the next few weeks. So if you’re a current iPhone user and thought [...]

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TELUS HTC Touch Pro2 Available from Best Buy?

Posted on July 24, 2009 by gbit

According to BestBuy Mobile website, the TELUS HTC Touch Pro2 is available for $249.99 on a 3 year contract. Thing that strikes us as odd, is TELUS has still not released any information on pricing or release date! You’ll notice that the picture BestBuy is using on their page is some sort of cubed shaped [...]

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Blackberry Tour 9630, Now Available from TELUS

Posted on July 14, 2009 by gbit

Monday marks a day that many have been waiting for, the launch of the Blackberry Tour 9630 from TELUS. This shiny new addition to the TELUS smartphone line up will run you $229.99 on a 3 year contract, those who either can’t upgrade, or hate the thought of getting tied up for another 3 years [...]

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Rogers and Blackberry Storm 9520 to unite?

Posted on July 12, 2009 by gbit

Well, word on the street has it that there is some truth to this photo, taken last year at some point. According to some, the Blackberry Storm 9520 is supposedly headed to Rogers before the end of 2009. So those on Rogers, that may have even thought of switching to Telus or Bell (we don’t [...]

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Rogers to get 3.5G HP Mini 110 @ $299.99 on a contract

Posted on July 9, 2009 by gbit

Reports say Rogers is going to be releasing the HP Mini 110. A 7.2Mbps HSPA embedded netbook on a 2 year contract running for $299.99 CDN.  The system specs, Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive and a keyboard that is approximately 92% of the size of a standard laptop keyboard. A [...]

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Telus to launch HTC Snap July 15th

Posted on July 5, 2009 by gbit

Telus is set to launch the HTC Snap on July 15th along with the BlackBerry Tour, as mentioned previously.
Pricing for the HTC Snap are $249.99 and $29.99 with a 3 year contract.

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Telus to get HTC Touch Pro2 July 21st

Posted on July 5, 2009 by gbit

June/July is looking to be  busy months with regards to launch dates, Palm Pre, iPhone 3GS, BlackBerry Tour, HTC Snap (which looks to be coming the same date as the Tour – July 15th), and now this.. HTC Touch Pro2. We don’t yet have confirmation on pricing(we’ll let you know as soon as we know), [...]

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