As promised yesterday, Rogers today began to take reservations for the BlackBerry Q10, the first BlackBerry 10 device with a physical keyboard. There is one caveat: Reservations are only open to current Rogers customers. More good news: The usual CA$40 reservation fee has been waived. Specific BlackBerry Q10 launch and pricing details have not been announced. It could launch in […]
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BlackBerry Z10 to launch in Canada on February 5th
Canada will be among the first (but not the first) to launch the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. Following the device’s unveiling this morning, carrier availability and pricing announcements are coming in fast and furious. The launches will begin on February 5th with the following carriers already on board: Bell: Black and white models Koodo: Coming soon Mobilicity: Coming soon MTS: […]
Rogers delays some Android Jelly Bean upgrades
Rogers has once again updated its OS Upgrades Schedule found on its Community Forums. All devices on the list are scheduled to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean but ETAs for many have slipped a bit. The Motorola RAZR HD is now slated for its update in early February (from late January). It will be followed by the Sony Xperia T […]
Rogers the first North American carrier to offer LTE roaming
Rogers Communications today announced a new bilateral LTE roaming agreement with carrier 3 Hong Kong. Customers travelling to Hong Kong with a 2600MHz device will be able to roam on LTE speeds while in Hong Kong. The agreement makes Rogers the first carrier in North America and one of the first in the world to offer international LTE roaming to […]
Nokia Lumia 920 in red, white and yellow coming soon to Rogers
Good news for those who don’t like their smartphones in black. Rogers today announced that it will soon offer the Nokia Lumia 920 in three new colours: Red, white and yellow. Rogers customers can now reserve it through the Rogers Reservation System (CA$40 deposit required) and will be available in Rogers stores “in the coming weeks.” Rogers is also running […]
Rogers secures option to buy Shaw AWS spectrum in 2014
Rogers today announced an agreement that sees it securing an option to buy Shaw Communications’ unused AWS spectrum in 2014. The deal covers spectrum licenses in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northern Ontario and comes with a price tag of CA$50 million. According to Nadir Mohamed, Rogers’ President and Chief Executive Officer, “We’re investing in spectrum to ensure our […]
Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 receiving maintenance release
On the heels of the recent Portico update, Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 owners are now receiving another update. There aren’t a lot of details about Microsoft Update 8.0.10211.204 but it does promise “quality improvements for languages.” It appears that those who will benefit most from this update are those using the Nokia Lumia 920 with a language other than English. […]
Software update for Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 rolling out in Canada and US
Nokia today announced that it has begun to push out a software update that brings a number of enhancements to the Nokia Lumia 920 at Rogers here in Canada and the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 at AT&T in the United States. The update (Software Version 1232.5951.1249.0001) offers the following: Enhancements in Messaging More efficient and reliable Bluetooth connectivity […]