Google today announced that its Android Market topped 10 billion app downloads this past weekend. Even more impressive is the growth that the Market is seeing; it is now showing a growth rate of one billion app downloads per month. To celebrate this milestone, Google is having an app sale. Starting today and for the next 10 days, a number […]
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Video: More Rogers Motorola RAZR destruction
If you enjoyed watching Rogers’ video of a Motorola RAZR taking on an egg and a cake, here is the latest mayhem caught on video. This time, the Motorola RAZR heads to the movies and takes on popcorn and a drink. Isn’t it time for some more serious opposition for the RAZR (available from Rogers)? Source: Twitter
Rogers fires Motorola RAZR at egg and cake
On a lighter note today, Rogers has posted a video where it fires a Motorola RAZR (for which it is the exclusive Canadian carrier) out of an air cannon. Mayhem ensues. Rogers will also launch additional videos over the upcoming weeks. Perhaps we will see the RAZR fired at something a little tougher to see just how tough that Kevlar […]
Amazon.com launches one cent smartphone sale
Amazon is not waiting for Black Friday to launch its Penny Pincher sale. All of its smartphones from Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T are now on sale for one cent. Among the phones up for grab are the Motorola DROID RAZR 4G (Verizon), the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G (Sprint), the BlackBerry Torch 4G 9810 (AT&T), the HTC Rezound […]
Mobilicity launches all-inclusive “CA$40 Happier Holidays Plan”
Halloween is done for another year except for the mounds of candies that will need to be plowed through. Now it’s time to focus on the upcoming holidays. Mobilicity is wasting no time and has just launched its “Happier Holidays Plan.” For CA$40 per month, you get the following: Unlimited Data Unlimited Long Distance to Canada & the U.S. Unlimited […]
Rogers launches LTE network in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver
Rogers today launched its LTE service in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. The three cities join Ottawa where the service had launched back on July 7th. “We’re thrilled to be the first carrier in Canada to offer LTE and the fastest mobile speeds to Canada’s three largest provinces and to more Canadians than any other carrier in Canada,” said John Boynton, […]
Mobilicity offers free BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone with 12-month plan
Mobilicity today announced a new offer that will allow customers to get a free BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone when they purchase a 12-month CA$55 Multi-Month plan. For a total of CA$469.99, the bundle comes with the aforementioned BlackBerry Curve 3G (a value of CA$299.99), a year of unlimited local talk, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited data, unlimited global text […]
What is the Samsung Overachiever?
Samsung today launched a teaser site for a mysterious device called the Samsung Overachiever. With a single indicator light, it’s clear that this is not a new handset or tablet. The page where you can sign up does ask about carrier preference so this could well be a USB modem offering 4G connectivity. Any thoughts on what the Samsung Overachiever […]