T-Mobile has posted a video guided tour of the HTC Dream, branded the “G1”, powered by Google’s Android OS. The video shows us some interesting features, and finally offers a true look at the device without some Fanboi fingersmudges gucking it all up. Enjoy.
Read MoreIt looks like HTC is making a big push with it’s Touch branding, as three devices have recently been announced by the Taiwanese mobile device maker to expand its line up. Beyond the HTC Touch Diamond, which we discussed in episode 9 of rgbFilter, we’ll soon be seeing the Touch HD, with a massive 3.8″ 800 x 480 WVGA screen, as well as the Touch 3G, which on paper looks to be the replacement for its Touch, adding a faster processer, and a slightly pared down verision of the 3D interface found…
Read MoreThe huge CRTC sale of new wireless spectrum concluded on Monday, bringing in about $4.25 billion dollars to the government, and possibly (finally?) putting a dent in the long running Great Canadian Telecom Duopoly of Rogers and Bell. One of the highest bidders to the new spectrum is Globalive Inc, which is best known for its Yak long distance service. The company has laid about $442.1 million for licenses in all provinces except Quebec, in an effort to build an all new national wireless provider. To maintain it’s stranglehold in…
Read MoreSince rgbFilter has be over saturated by iPhone news for the past few days we have decided that we will be putting moratarium on all iPhone related news for now. HOWEVER we will still be editing together all video footage we took into a series of short clips that will be posted later this week. So without further ado we present the first on many E3 related posts. (and for those who are not gamers E3 is the annual video gaming convention in L.A. where most of the big gaming…
Read MoreHaving had some time to reflect on the Toronto iPhone launch and getting some sleep (well a nap of a few hours) I am going to be posting some more detailed accounts of the night and morning. FIRSTLY I would like to point out that I am angered by the fact that Rogers quickly turned what should have been an event for all the customers who were excited enough to line up in the rain for hours on end into a media circus where the only person that really mattered…
Read MoreWE HAVE SHOT A LOT OF VIDEO CLIPS WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN OUR UPCOMING PODCAST Time : 3 am rgbFilter is LIVE on the scene at the line-up at the Yonge and Dundas Rogers Plus store in Toronto, where at 8am there will be a special launch event for the iphone, with Rogers providing breakfast and prizes – are they trying to make up for all the bad publicity that they generated, or is this all a carefully orchestrated plan from them ? As the saying goes there is…
Read MoreAlong with the Bell Instinct announcement yesterday, Telus officially confirmed they would be the first North American wireless provider to have the new HTC Touch Diamond, which is the latest and greatest Windows Mobile device. The CDMA model is slightly different than the GSM one that has been available for a short time in Europe in Asia – although they have ditched the faceted ‘diamond’ look of the case, the CDMA model retains the same slick user interface and features improved specs. The battery capacity has been increased (at the…
Read MoreAs has been posted before, Rogers is not the only game in town when it comes to putting the internet in your pocket. The CDMA HTC Touch does the job remarkably well, and very affordably. But can it be called an iPhone Killer? Well, the jury’s kind of out on that, and the fact that it’s the only touch screen comparable wireless device available in Canada (either through Bell or Telus) keeps your options pretty slim. But as was inevitable, a whole slew of new devices is poised to flood…
Read MoreWith all the negative buzz about the Rogers iPhone, mainly over Rogers overpriced data plans, people are forgetting about the other half of the Great Canadian Media Duopoly. Most of the major cellphone carriers in Canada offer cheap, sub $10 data plans of one sort or another which include 3G speeds. Of course, these plans apply to non-smartphones, leaving out Windows Mobile and Blackberrys. Anyone who’s tried the ‘mobile internet’ on a standard phone knows that you don’t need ‘unlimited’ because it’s such a horrible experience. With one exception…
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