So the rumours have turned out to be somewhat true. According to sources of the Globe and Mail, New York-based carrier Verizon Wireless has stepped up to the plate and made an offer to buy out the fledgling AWS-powered WIND Mobile for about $700 million dollars. In addition Verizon is both considering participating in the upcoming [...]

It’s been about four months since Vertu left its Symbian roots behind to take the Android route with the TI. The uber-exclusive brand didn’t hold back any stops with this device - though it’s powered by a now three year old Android 4.0 (ICS) - packing it with a a 3.7-inch WVGA display, a dual-core SnapDragon [...]

Jay-Z announces new album “Magna Carta Holy Grail” in collaboration with Samsung Rogers continues its LTE expansion in Canada ING Direct launches “Cheque-in” update for their smartphone app, allows cheque deposits on the go BlackBerry 10 New App Wednesday Facebook trolls Twitter, launches Instagram video sharing feature HTC hops the celebrity bandwagon, signs Robert Downey [...]

I’ve been sitting on this device for a while now, pondering how - most creatively - I could both give it away and share my excitement towards the first official day of summer (yesterday). Then it hit me, why not take to facebook with a lil’ rhyme and see what the response would be… so [...]

BlackBerry has Alicia Keys, Samsung just signed on Jay-Z, now it seems as though struggling phone maker HTC ia throwing its gloves in the ring and hiring a celebrity spokesperson of their own. For a whopping $12 million over two years, RDJ will be the new “Global Smartphone Ambassador” and have final say on all [...]

The world of social media is a ruthless one; each day, the big dogs are fighting for your attention by essentially one-upping each other in terms of product offerings and services. In November, Twitter announced an iOS-only video sharing service acquisition named “Vine”, which would allows its users’ to shoot 6-second videos and share them [...]

Sweet baby Jesus, the weeks are flying by. With summer just two days away, the BlackBerry 10 apps continue to roll-out as fast as BlackBerry can approve them. So, onward we go, with another edition of BlackBerry 10 new app Wednesday: BlackBerry Z10 Apps: Gaming: · Mass Effect: Infiltrator for BlackBerry 10 (Electronic Arts, [...]

It’s about time. ING Direct has gone ahead and taken mainstream Canadian banking to the 21st century by updating their app to include a new service called “Cheque-in”, which allows for cheque deposits on the go. In a nutshell, Cheque-in is an add-on to their existing app and gives ING customers the option to directly deposit [...]

Boom. Rogers - four days after announcing service - has not only come through on their plans to launch LTE Max service in Winnipeg, but also has gone ahead and outdone itself by flipping the switch in more Canadian cities as well! Upgraded cities across Canada include: Baie-Comeau, QC · Hull Expansion, QC · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, [...]

There are few artists’ in this world I respect more than the one we call Jay-Z (to be referred to as Hov from here on in). All things considered, in my eyes, he is the among the greatest rappers of all time and brings a swag to the game that is simply unmatched. And of [...]