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Nexus 10 Tops iPad 4's Retina Display at $200 Less
Google has unveiled a Nexus 10 tablet that has a higher resolution than the fourth-generation iPad's highly touted Retina display. The Nexus 10 features a 10.1-inch, 2,560 x 1,600-pixel resolution display, which gives the device...
iPad 4 Pre-Orders Still Sell Out Despite Outrage
Despite some outrage at the announcement of a new tablet just seven months after the iPad 3 and incremental updates, Apple has sold out the stock allocated for iPad 4 units pre-ordered prior to the November 4th official release...
Google Unveils Nexus 10 with Highest-Resolution Display
Hurricane Sandy cancelled the October 29th debut in New York City for the 10-inch version of the best selling Android tablet since July. Still Google issued a low-key press release to introduce the Nexus 10. Co-developed by Samsung...
Google updates Search for iOS with Voice Search and iPhone 5 support
The native Google Search app for iOS has been updated with improved Voice search capabilities, similar to what it seen on offer from Apple's Siri personal assistant. According to the official changelog from Google, users may now...
Verizon launches LG Spectrum 2 for $99
Verizon has officially announced the availability of the Android-powered LG Spectrum 2, which it plans to sell online starting October 30th for $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. The Spectrum 2 is basically the Optimus LTE2 for the...
Samsung Galaxy Note II now available in Canada
The highly-awaited Samsung Galaxy Note II is now officially available in Canada. According to a post on the Samsung Canada Facebook page, Samsung is currently working hard to get inventory to all retail and carrier partners, but...
Bell to release LG Optimus G on November 13th
The LG Optimus G smartphone, which served as the basis for the recently announced Google Nexus 4, is going to be released by Canadian carrier bell on November 13th for $649.95 outright, according to information from an internal...
Rogers to offer Nokia Lumia 920 for $100 starting October 30th
Rogers is set to officially release the Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone through some of its retail stores in Canada starting October 30th for only $100 a piece. This price applies for units with an accompanying service contract, and...
Google launches Android 4.2, retains Jelly Bean moniker
Google's Nexus 4 smartphone launch also sees the official unveiling of the latest flavor of the Android operating system, which is now on version number 4.2 with the same codename as the version that came before it, which is Jelly...
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 now official
Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system is now official, and with its launch comes the introduction of several new features that aim to improve the overall user experience on handsets from the likes of Nokia, Samsung, and...
Google officially announces Nexus 4
Google has finally taken the wraps off its latest flagship Nexus smartphone, which was built in cooperation with Korea-based LG Electronics. The Nexus 4, as it is officially dubbed, will become available starting November 13th...
Nokia Lumia 822 heading for Verizon Wireless
Nokia has just announced a new carrier-exclusive Windows Phone handset for the low-end segment in the US with a little help from Verizon Wireless. The new phone, called the Lumia 822, carries features such as a 1.5GHz dual-core...
iPad mini Sold Out Online: Demand High, Stock Low
Despite breaking tradition by launching an iPad that's smaller and just months after releasing the iPad 3, Apple continues to face overwhelming demand for its market leading tablets. Apple's iPad mini has already sold out online...
iPad mini 4G LTE to Arrive Black Friday
iPad mini with 4G LTE pre-orders are live at the Apple Store, and, based on pre-order confirmation, the smaller iPad would only reach doorsteps by November 23rd, the Friday after Thanksgiving. The 4G LTE-ready iPad mini, which...
Microsoft Enters Tablet Era with Windows 8
Microsoft is trying to stay relevant in the post-PC era with Friday's official launch of its Windows 8 software and Surface RT tablet. With smart phone and tablet sales outpacing PCs', the software giant has released a new Windows...
Nokia Lumia 920 coming to AT&T on November 11th
A newly published report on the Web site BGR has it that the Nokia Lumia 920 will be launching through AT&T in the US on November 11th. This is according to information from what it says are multiple sources that right now...
Telus to release LG Optimus G on November 13th
The LG Optimus G has been confirmed as arriving in Canada as early as November 13th, according to an announcement made by Canadian carrier Telus. Although the quad-core smartphone from LG is known as headed for the three major...
Air Canada launches Passbook Support for boarding passes
Air Canada has reportedly started offering iOS Passbook support for the benefit of all existing customers that opt to purchase their tickets online. According to one iPhoneInCanada reader with the online handle @aaron604, unique...
Google Play Canada hints at option to buy LG Nexus 4 online
With its rumored launch date fast approaching, the highly-anticipated LG Nexus 4 is in the spotlight. It has been the subject of numerous leaks in the past few weeks, and now, even Google's very own Play Store in Canada seems...
iPad mini vs. Nexus 7: Price and Brand Key in Showdown
Apple has unveiled the iPad mini, Apple's first foray into the world of 7-inch tablets, a market currently dominated by the Google Nexus 7. The $199 Nexus 7 though is a full $130 cheaper than the iPad mini, has a quad-core Tegra...
T-Mobile Galaxy Note II discovered to have 4G LTE feature
The just announced Samsung Galaxy Note II for T-Mobile has been discovered as having similar capabilities as the AT&T model as far as 4G LTE connectivity is concerned. What this means is that the minute T-Mobile finally starts...
Samsung Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update now available from Sprint
Sprint has just become the first carrier in the US to provide users of the Samsung Galaxy S III with the highly-anticipated update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the latest version of Google's Android software. As you may already...
Bond-worthy Sony Xperia TL coming to AT&T for $99
The Android-powered Sony Xperia TL will soon be arriving at AT&T for only $99, giving just about anyone a chance grab a piece of James Bond history, as it is dubbed as this year's "James Bond phone" due to its use in the upcoming...
SwiftKey Flow announced as new gesture-based Swype competitor
Android smartphone users who are not fond of the stock Android keyboard will soon be able to have a much better typing experience with the help of a little something called SwiftKey Flow. It's a gesture-based solution from SwiftKey,...
Square mobile payment service now in Canada
Mobile payment service provider Square has now stepped out of the US and expanded into Canada in order to start processing mobile payments for even more customers. Square allows consumers and businesses to transact through smartphones...
Samsung Galaxy Note II on sale through T-Mobile for $370
Following AT&T's announcement concerning the availability of the Galaxy Note II for pre-order, T-Mobile has revealed that it will also sell the 5.5-inch phablet from Samsung in the US. The difference is that with T-Mobile,...
Sony Xperia Go coming to Canada through Fido
The water-resistant Sony Xperia Go has been confirmed as coming to Canada in an announcement made by Sony Mobile Communications itself. The water-resistant Android smartphone with IP67 certification is set to become available...
Samsung TecTile 3.0 update adds new features to compatible phones
Samsung's TecTile NFC app for mobile phones has now been updated to version 3.0, and its latest iteration brings a number of new features which include tag history, active profile creation, and using single NFC tags to write multiple...
Marginally Improved iPad 4 Launched Early
Apple broke tradition by launching a second full-sized iPad in one year, as well as a 7.9-inch iPad. The successor to the iPad three launched just seven months ago features an improved 4G LTE, a new Apple designed A6X chip that...
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade schedule for Samsung Galaxy devices on Telus revealed
New information from Telus concerning devices OS upgrades reveals that users of a number of Galaxy-branded Android smartphones may expect to finally get a taste of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean either in November or December of this...
US Cellular announces Alcatel One Touch Shockwave and Huawei Ascend Y
Two new Android-powered handsets were made available through US Cellular recently, namely the Huawei Ascend Y and Alcatel One Touch Shockwave. The Huawei Ascend Y is a standard Gingerbread-powered Android phone with a 3.5-inch...
Samsung Galaxy Note II coming to AT&T on November 9
AT&T has just confirmed that it will be getting the Samsung Galaxy Note II in the second week of November, with pre-orders starting October 25th for $299. To be more specific, the Note II will ship to AT&T customers on...
Nokia announces budget-friendly Lumia 510
Nokia has just announced their most affordable Windows Phone device yet in the form of the Lumia 510, which is set to become available first in India for only $199 some time in November. It boasts a 4-inch 480x800 touchscreen...
Top Tech Sites Live Blogging iPad mini Event
Top tech sites are posting live blogs of today’s iPad mini event hosted by Apple. At the event in San Jose, California slated to start at 10 a.m. PST, CEO Tim Cook and other Apple execs are expected to unveil a 7.85-inch...
Future iPads Won't Have Samsung's LCD Panels?
Apple and Samsung are embroiled in patent litigation in over a dozen countries, are engaged in cutthroat competition in the smart phone and tablet market, but the Korean electronics giant continued to supply liquid crystal displays...
Google Nexus 10 Could Unleash October 29th
Google is reportedly holding a press event, titled "The playground is open", October 29th possibly to unveil the high-end Nexus 10. The successor to the popular Nexus 7 would be produced by Samsung, features the yet to be released...
Rogers announces Windows Phone 8 exclusives for hardware and software
In a new blog post that was published recently on its Red Board blog, Rogers itself has revealed some of the details surrounding its upcoming Windows Phone 8 device launch. The Canadian carrier will have exclusive rights to sell...
Koodo Mobile launches Canada-wide "local calling" plans
Joining the ranks of Mobilicity and WIND Mobile, Koodo Mobile has just announced three new promotional plans for its customers that will allow anyone to make Canada-wide local calls. This effectively eliminates all long-distance...
iOS 6.0.1 software update set to roll out with bug fixes soon
The ever-reliable guys over at BGR have just published a report detailing some of the new stuff that will come bundled with Apple's upcoming iOS 6.0.1 software update based on information from an unidentified reliable source....
LG Optimus L9 coming to T-Mobile on October 31st for $80
T-Mobile customers will soon be able to get their hands on a powerful new Android handset in the form of the LG Optimus L9, which is set to become available in stores and online for only $80 a piece beginning October 31st. The...