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Apple announces Canadian iPad date, Bell joins Rogers in confirming ‘support’

May 8, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid 3G, Apple, Bell, canada, HSPA, iPad, Rogers, Telus, WiFi0 comment

Apple finally announced on Friday exactly when the iPad will be available internationally. It will hit Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on May 28th, and will be up for pre-order on May 10th. Both the Wi-Fi and 3G models will be available on that date, and the Canadian prices are as follows: Suggested retail price of $549 (CAN) for 16GB, $649 (CAN) for 32GB, $749 (CAN) for 64GB for Wi-Fi models and $679 (CAN) for 16GB, $779 (CAN) for 32GB and $879 (CAN) for…

Next is Now: Rogers branding video

April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 drsquid Android, brand, canada, Internet, iPad, Mobile, product, Rogers, smartphone, video6 Comments

Rogers held their annual shareholders meeting today, and like many of these types of meetings, there’s some slick, well-made corporate video to set the mood. I’ve been on the editing end of more than one of these, so I know how it works. The thing is, this one from Rogers, well, kind of works. Using stats projected in urban environments, it communicates the message that the future is here… or “Next is Now” if you will. Some of the stats are somewhat odd though. I did laugh a bit when…

RIM announces Blackberry 9100 Pearl 3G, coming in May to Bell, Telus and Rogers

April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 drsquid 3G, Bell, Blackberry, Kin, Microsoft, Pearl, RIM, Rogers, smartphone, Telus0 comment

This week Research in Motion (RIM), is holding their annual WES event, in sunny Orlando, instead of Waterloo Ontario. On Tuesday they announced their new Blackberry OS 6, which we posted a video of a few posts below. OS 6 is coming later this year, and is RIM’s attempt to catch up to Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 7. Also announced were 2 new handsets, the new Bold 9650, a refresh of last years CDMA Tour, with the optical track-pad, and more RAM (in preparation for OS 6). More interestingly…

Sony Ericsson confirms no multi-touch or custom ROM’s for X10

April 22, 2010 drsquid Android, multitouch, Rogers, Sony Ericsson, x10, Xperia2 Comments

While we still haven’t completed our review of the Xperia X10, we thought we would do a service for the enquiring minds that have been speculating on whether the X10 will eventually support multi-touch. While there has been both positive and negative answers to this question posted on multiple tech sites, we feel that the response we got from Sony Ericsson is the final say on this matter – Owing to the particular hardware and software configuration of the X10, multi-touch capabilities will not be enabled in the core platform…

New Rogers 500gb HD PVR released

April 20, 2010April 20, 2010 drsquid 8642HD, Bell, Cisco, DLNA, HD, MoCA, MPEG-4, PVR, Rogers, TV3 Comments

Rogers 8300 HD PVR has been on the market for over 5 years now, and a lot of users have been wondering when Rogers would release an updated HD PVR. The 8300’s capacity and technology is definitely well past being cutting edge, and with the release Bell’s dual tuner 9241 HD PVR last year the pressure was on for Rogers to bring out something new to compete with it. Finally, after a long wait, Rogers announced the availability of their new Cisco 8642HD PVR on their Redboard blog. Strangely even…

Apple pushes out Canadian iPad lauch, taking pre-orders May 10. Rogers announces iPad plans

April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 drsquid 3G, Apple, Bell, canada, iPad, Rogers, Telus1 Comment

On Wednesday Apple announced that, due to the popularity of the iPad in the US, the planned late April international launch of their latest must have device was going to be delayed until late May. Love it or hate it, the iPad is definitely an important device, that will change how media is consumed, and it will be interesting to see what Canadian content is available at launch next month. Although a Canadian date had not been specifically confirmed all the rumours prior to Wednesday pointed to an April 24th…

Xperia X10 Launch Event interviews, available now at Rogers

April 15, 2010April 16, 2010 Doug Groves Anderson Teixeira, Android, interview, launch, Raj Doshi, Rogers, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Windows Phone 7, Xperia, Xperia X101 Comment

Today Rogers launched the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android-packing phone, for $149.99 on a 3 year contract, $549 outright. It runs Android 1.6, with Sony Ericsson’s custom Timescape and Mediascape UI. It has 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4″ (480 x 854) screen and an 8.1 MP camera. Included in the box is a 16gb MicroSD card, charger and wired stereo headset, but sadly no carrying case. We should be getting an X10 to play with soon, and will post our in-depth hands-on review next week. You can buy phone today at…

Rogers confirms Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 price at launch event

April 14, 2010July 19, 2010 drsquid Android, event, Rogers, Sony, Sony Ericsson, superphone, x10, Xperia7 Comments

On Monday night, at the Revival bar in Toronto, Rogers and Sony Ericsson held and launch party for the new Xperia X10 Android handset. We were there to cover the event, and we will be posting some exclusive interviews with the President of Sony Ericsson US, Anderson Teixeira, and Raj Doshi, Rogers VP of Mobile Product Management. We also got some hands on time with the phone, and the Timescape and Mediascape UI was surprising not as laggy as some early reviews had indicated. The phone is sadly only running…

Rogers taking pre-orders for the Xperia X10, launches April 15th

April 5, 2010 drsquid Android, Ericsson, google, multi-touch, Rogers, smartphone, Sony, x10, Xperia, Xperia X108 Comments

A few weeks ago, Rogers announced that pre-orders would ‘soon’ start for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, their flagship Android phone. That ‘soon’ is now, at http://www.rogers.com/x10preorder. New customers who pre-order the X10 with a 3 year contract will get a free Sony MW600 Bluetooth Stereo headset and a chance to win two tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The headset is an especially nice promo, since online reviews of the MW600 have been very good. The X10 is $149.99 with a 3 year contract, which points to the…

Rogers and Fido to allow free tethering with most data plans

March 24, 2010 Doug Groves canada, Fido, mobile data, Rogers, tethering5 Comments

That’s right. Rogers was running a promotion that allowed data users to tether their phone’s data to laptops and other devices for free. There was some concern that once this promotion ran out, customers would be paying extra to basically use the data that they’re already using. If you’ve got a smartphone but have no idea what tethering does, in a nut shell it allows you to use your phone as a modem while on the road, so that you don’t have to search for open WiFi spots. Rogers had…

Canadian carriers complete trials of two-way wireless video calling

February 24, 2010 Doug Groves Bell, Rogers, Telus, video calling0 comment

More news from Canadian carriers today, as Bell, Telus and Rogers have finished the trials for inter-network video calling. Each of the ‘big three’ had their own video calling solutions, which allowed 2 way video between customers on the same carrier, which severely limited the functionality. This development suggests that at launch it “…will create North America’s largest two-way mobile video calling community…” at least according to the press release. The new video calling tech makes use of the open 3G-324M Video Telephony standard, which should enable compatibility with international…

Rogers introduces DRM free music… sound familiar?

February 24, 2010February 24, 2010 Doug Groves digital download, DRM, Music, OTA, Rogers6 Comments

(UPDATE: fixed incorrect URL and graphic – where’s that editor-in-chief when you need him? Oh yeah…) With services and pricing structures being almost identical between the ‘big three’ Canadian wireless carriers, it’s hardly surprising that Rogers has followed Telus’ lead, and has introduced a new DRM free music service. Two wIn keeping with the theme, individual tracks will cost between $0.69 and $1.29, with $0.99 being the sweet spot. Albums will also generally be priced at $9.99. To help differentiate itself, Rogers is also the first to introduce pre-orders. “Customers…