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XDA Developers officially adds non HTC devices

February 10, 2010February 10, 2010 Doug Groves Acer, HTC, Omnia, Samsung, Toshiba, xda developers0 comment

Unlike many other phone enthusiast sites, XDA Developers, started out as a site for HTC phone owners. After much speculation, and an initial test with the Samsung Omnia II, the site has finally pulled the trigger and introduced more non HTC phones. They first added the Omnia II a few weeks back, and have now expanded that list. I know from personal experience part of the reason I stuck with HTC phones in the past was the unofficial support and development from one of the best phone hardware communities out…

Telus first Canadian mobile carrier to do DRM-free music

February 10, 2010 Doug Groves digital download, DRM, Music, OTA, Telus1 Comment

I haven’t looked at buying music from a mobile device in a long while, but would have figured that DRM free was now de rigueur. Apparently not for purchasing over the air on your phone, at least in Canada. Telus has announced today that they have launched a DRM-free over the air (OTA) service. In short, as a Telus customer, you’ll be able to buy music directly on your phone (with free 30 second previews). Once you have it there, since you’re free of those pesky rights management issues you…

Telus Blackberry Storm 2, Bold 9700 and HTC Hero reviews

February 5, 2010February 16, 2010 drsquid Blackberry, Bold 9700, HSPA, HTC, review, RIM, smartphone, Telus6 Comments

Alex and Doug take a in-depth look at 3 of the newest smartphones available on the new Telus HSPA network. We talk about the HTC Hero, which we reviewed at the beginning of the year, the Blackberry Storm 2, which we will be posting a full review of shortly, and the Blackberry Bold 9700.

Mobilicity to launch this spring

February 3, 2010 Doug Groves DAVE Wireless, Mobilicity, no contracts, spectrum1 Comment

Data & Audio-Visual Enterprises aka DAVE Wireless, has announced that when they launch their new wireless service in Toronto this spring, it’ll be under the much more consumer friendly Mobilicity brand, a contraction of ‘Mobile’ and ‘Simplicity’. According to their homepage, if you say it fast it sounds like “Moblissity”, but that remains to be seen. Instead of being a national carrier, they plan on focusing on those who ‘live, work and play’ in Canada’s major cities. Some time this spring, Toronto will be the first to get a chance…

Montreal Musicians and Artists Get Together to Help Haiti Quake Victims

January 19, 2010 Doug Groves benefit, Haiti, Telus0 comment

L’Union fait la force is a group that contacted TELUS last week to help organize a benefit concert in Montreal this Thursday to raise money to help Haiti. The show will be at the TELUS Theatre in Montreal this Thursday and many local artists will take the stage. The tickets are $20 each and all the proceeds will go to three humanitarian organizations the Red Cross, Médecins du Monde and Clowns Sans Frontières. Tickets can be purchase through Admission Network (www.admission.com) and TELUS will also make available a call centre…

Wind Mobile One Month In

January 18, 2010 Doug Groves angrychinesedriver, carrier, interview, smartphone, Wind Mobile3 Comments

In December, Wind Mobile’s launch promised to bring change to Canada’s mobile landscape. Second in line for that change was Kevin, who has also been vocal about the new carrier at his site angrychinesedriver.com . At the recording of the latest episode, he dropped by for a chat with Alex about Wind, where it stands today, and what he sees in the future. Once you’re done watching, check out his site for more viewpoints from, including this compelling rebuttal to a number of points.

SMS response to Haitian Earthquake incredible

January 15, 2010 Doug Groves donation, earthquake, Haiti, Red Cross, Salvation Army, SMS, Yele6 Comments

In the aftermath of the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, there are a few mobile related events that show how enabling technologies can make a difference in the real world, either for one person or thousands. It was reported by Australian news yesterday that a Canadian woman who was trapped under rubble in the quake was able to send an SOS via text messaging to the Foreign Affairs Office in Ottawa, almost 3000 km away. The information was then relayed back to Canadian diplomats in Haiti who then…

Nexus One Press Conference live stream

January 5, 2010January 6, 2010 Doug Groves google, HTC, Nexus One, uStream0 comment

Live video by Ustream Google and HTC are officially announcing the Nexus One at this moment. You can watch the live stream above and it should be archived for the future. Most of the hardware and software is what the rumours predicted, and there are some half measures to make stock Android function a little more like the Sense UI, though it’s not necessarily enough to make me happy. At this point, there’s no official word on whether the phone will see a general release, or remain a ‘dev phone’…

Telus HTC Hero Review

January 5, 2010January 5, 2010 Doug Groves Hero, HTC, HTC Hero, review, Telus5 Comments

Since the HTC Hero first launched outside of Canada earlier this year, the company’s take on Google’s Android has been the topic of much discussion. With the Hero, HTC has not only made arguably the first good looking Android phone (depending on your position regarding ‘the chin’, they’ve added their own software UI, known as Sense, on top of the OS. Before that, the only options in Canada were the HTC Magic and HTC Dream. Though solid enough, they lacked that ‘something extra’ one has come to expect with an…

Nexus One is the HTC Passion, Wind compatible, $530 unlocked, coming in January

December 30, 2009December 30, 2009 drsquid cellphone, google, HTC, Nexus One, Wind Mobile, Wireless1 Comment

Today documents and screenshots leaked out to Gizmodo and Engadget showing some Google pages, and HTC training materials, for the Nexus One Google phone. The HTC documents are also clearly labelled as for the HTC Passion, so these phones are one and the same. The HTC documents show that the Passion is HTC internal name for the Nexus One, but it is not clear whether HTC will sell it as the Passion in other markets outside North America. The leaked Nexus One images and videos showed the phone running ‘stock’…

Wind Mobile Toronto Launch Coverage, continued…

December 29, 2009December 29, 2009 drsquid Bell, Blackberry, cellphone, event, HTC, Huawei, launch, Mobile, Rogers, Samsung, Telus, Toronto, Wind Mobile9 Comments

Our continued coverage of the December 16th Wind Mobile launch in Toronto…in Part 2 Ken Campbell, CEO, and Chris Robbins, Chief Customer Officer, talk in more detail about Wind, the phones, and their initial plan offerings. Part 3 includes rest of the press conference, and their first customer getting his phone. Parts 4 & 5 conclude the coverage, with a Q&A session, some shots of their phones, their second customer, and a short interview with Chris from Wind, where he mentions Wind’s current lack of support for enterprise mail on…

Belated Holiday Greetings…

December 28, 2009December 28, 2009 drsquid Avatar, Hero, HTC, Telus, Wind, Wireless1 Comment

Hopefully you got a cool gadget this Christmas, and found some deals this weekend at one of the many Boxing Day sales (boy have LCD TV’s dropped in price!). Since we were away for the holidays we wish you belated season’s greetings…and now we are back with some great updates to look forward to… Coming up this week will be more Wind news, with rest of the launch day coverage video, and an in depth discussion about Wind with Doug and Alex. In the almost 2 weeks since their lauch…