The Canadian Samsung Galaxy Note II Jelly Bean upgrade rollout began earlier this month. As expected, the rollout has been phased with some carriers getting it before others. There is good news today for Galaxy Note II owners on the Mobilicity and WIND Mobile networks as notifications have begun to pop up on their devices. The Google Android 4.1.2 Jelly […]
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WIND Mobile launches Windows Phone 8S by HTC
WIND Mobile this week launched another Windows Phone device, the Windows Phone 8S by HTC. The smaller sibling to the Windows Phone 8X by HTC, it comes with a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, 4-inch WVGA (800×480) super LCD display and a 5MP camera. “Everyone at WIND is very excited to be offering this Windows Phone 8 device to our […]
Sony Xperia ZL coming to Canadian carriers “this Spring”
Sony Mobile confirmed back at CES 2013 that the Xperia ZL would launch in Canada but gave no further details. It announced today that it will launch with a number of Canadian carriers this spring. Bell, Mobilicity, MTS, Rogers, Videotron and WIND Mobile will all begin launching the device starting in April. “With the highest screen to phone size ratio […]
Google Nexus 4 now available from WIND Mobile
WIND Mobile today became the second Canadian carrier to launch the Google Nexus 4. Nexus 4 is the new smartphone from Google. With cutting edge hardware, the latest version of Android, and the best Google apps — Nexus 4 puts the world’s information at your fingertips WIND Mobile today also launched new monthly plans ranging from CA$20 to CA$40 per […]
Canadian Samsung Galaxy Note II Jelly Bean upgrade rollout begins Wednesday
There was good news from Samsung Canada yesterday among all the tweets about the Super Bowl and The Next Big Thing. The Canadian arm of the manufacturer announced that the Jelly Bean upgrade for the Galaxy Note II would begin rolling out on Wednesday, February 6th: As you can see from the tweet, it will include Samsung’s Multi Window function […]
WIND Mobile now taking BlackBerry 10 pre-registrations
WIND Mobile is among the Canadian carriers that have already confirmed plans to offer BlackBerry 10 devices once they launch. With a week to go before Research In Motion unveils its new devices, the carrier has begun to accept pre-registrations. Anyone interested can sign up to receive future communications about WIND Mobile’s plans for the devices. The pre-registrtation page sheds […]
WIND Mobile CEO to step down after selling shares to Orascom Telecom
Orascom Telecom and today announced that it will buy WIND Mobile CEO Anthony Lacavera’s stake in the company in a move that will also see Lacavera step down as CEO. Pending approvals, Lacavera’s holding AAL Corporation will transfer its indirect 66.7% voting share in Globalive Wireless Management Corp., operating in Canada as WIND Mobile, to Orascom. When the dust settles, […]
WIND Mobile now supporting BlackBerry App World carrier billing
WIND Mobile today announced the availability of carrier billing for the App World for its BlackBerry users. It will allow customers to purchase content from RIM’s app store and charge it directly to their WIND Mobile monthly bill or to their credit card. The move comes just in time for RIM’s BlackBerry 10 launch in two weeks. WIND Mobile has […]