Review: Samsung Galaxy S II X (Hercules)

Word has just come in on the tentative 3 year termed pricing of the forthcoming Samsung Nexus S from Rogers. Our tipster let us know that Rogers plans on selling the much anticipated device at $149.99 on a 3 year term and $499.99 off-contract; not too shabby for the first device to be released in [...]

Mobilicity today announced that they were going to be introducing the industry’s first Data Access Fee/Tax (DAFT) as its highly successful $10 unlimited data add-on continues to gain popularity with consumers across Canada. Marketing VP Sara Moore of Mobilicity had this to say about the new DAFT, “We join the Big Three wireless providers in charging customers [...]

In the totally over-saturated world of cross-platform messaging apps, WhatsApp has prevailed as a force to be reckoned with. It works great, gets updated regularly, is quick, clean and an extremely reliable alternative to BBM — for those trying to kick the addiction and move to a different OS platform. The only real downside to [...]

I know I messed with you guys in the last post I made - which was the first one for April Fools’ Day 2011 - but I promise you this one is completely legitimate. Last night after going out with a bunch of friends we decided to stop at a local Toronto restaurant and I, [...]

Remember in mid-January I told you about and reviewed a new service called Tigits which assigns people temporary numbers they can use and dispose of at will? When I originally wrote about them I mentioned to you that, “currently text message receiving and sending is unavailable via a Tigits line but it is planned to be [...]

Mobilicity and Zellers Inc. today confirmed that 10 Zellers stores across Toronto now have full Mobilicity kiosks in them. These kiosks are in the stores’ home electronics department and mark the first foray into the full-service wireless business for it. From the press release: “We value our growing relationship with Zellers and this further supports our commitment [...]

SocialScope for BlackBerry is a must-have app; it cleanly organizes ALL your social networks into one easy to use, visually appealing, smooth-as-butter experience, and like many other must-have things is available by invite only. This morning SocialScope updated the app to version 0.9.6.12 with some noticeable changes to it: usernames are listed in a cleaner [...]

Ten days ago I noticed that one of my favorite comic strips (which I know read in my RSS Reader) “Zits” written by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman and published by ArcaMax Publishing was taking a look at texting and driving and knew I had to share it with you folks. In my mind it is a [...]

    A new show is coming to TV sets near you brought to you by a partnership between Blink Media Works (a Production Agency) and well known Canadian telecommunications giant TELUS. The idea behind the show is that with so many apps out there, the public needs someone on TV to provide a weekly digest featuring the useful [...]