Sony Mobile today announced that one more Xperia smartphone is now available in Canada through Virgin Mobile Canada. While not on par with the flagship Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra, the Sony Xperia M has something else working in its favour: It’s easy on the pocketbook. This entry-level smartphone has the following specifications: Processor: 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227 […]
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“BIG THINGS ARE COMING,” promises Virgin Mobile Canada
The teasers leading up to IFA announcements may be done but that does not mean that there aren’t other announcements to look forward to. Case in point: Virgin Mobile Canada this week teased (all in caps) that “BIG THINGS ARE COMING.” https://twitter.com/VMCBuzz/status/375279481092448257 There is no other hint as to what they may be except that “We’re talking bigger than hairspray […]
Canadian BlackBerry Q5 carrier pricing revealed?
The BlackBerry Q5 will launch in Canada next week. When BlackBerry made the announcement, it revealed that Bell, Fido, Koodo, SaskTel, TELUS, and Virgin Mobile Canada would all carry it starting on August 13th but it did not provide pricing information. MobileSyrup today obtained these details for a number of the carriers. Bell and TELUS will offer the BlackBerry Q5 […]
Huawei Y300 smartphone lands at Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile Canada
Huawei today announced that its Huawei Y300 smartphone is now available in Canada through Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile Canada. This entry-level Android smartphone promises to deliver a “quality Android smartphone at an attractive price.” “Having successfully launched the Ascend Y201 with Virgin Mobile, we’re excited to bring an even faster and more powerful Huawei smartphone to the Canadian marketplace. […]
BlackBerry Q5 to launch in Canada on August 13
BlackBerry’s third BlackBerry 10 smartphone is coming to Canada later this summer. BlackBerry today announced that the BlackBerry Q5 will make its Canadian debut on August 13th. It will be available through Bell, Fido, Koodo, SaskTel, TELUS, and Virgin Mobile Canada. Much like the BlackBerry Q10, the BlackBerry Q5 comes with a physical QWERTY keyboard but is geared at a […]
Sony Xperia SP lands in Canada
Sony Mobile today announced that its mid-range Xperia SP is now available in Canada courtesy of Fido, Rogers Wireless and Virgin Mobile Canada. Built around a co-moulded aluminium frame, it features a colour-changing ‘transparent element’ with customisable illuminations that will not only notify you of incoming calls and messages but also pulse to the beat of your music. With NFC […]
HTC unveils the HTC One
As expected, HTC today unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, billing it as “a bold step forward” rather than simply another specification bump. Along with it, HTC also introduced the latest version of HTC Sense. Called New Sense, it comes with a number of new features including HTC BlinkFeed which acts as a live homepage, HTC Zoe, a camera app, and […]
BlackBerry Z10 goes on sale in Canada today
Just in case you did not already have this date booked in your calendar, the BlackBerry Z10, the first BlackBerry 10 device, goes on sale today. Here is a list of carriers offering it today: Bell: CA$149.95 with a three-year contract Fido: From CA$350 with a two-year contract to CA$600 outright Koodo: From CA$400 with CA$150 Tab to CA$550 outright […]