There has been plenty of talk lately of the Blackberry Bold Torch 9800 Slider, the first device from Waterloo to not only have both touch screen and QWERTY keyboard, but also run their now infamous Blackberry6 OS. As of yet nothing has been officially acknowledged by either RIM or any carriers, but as with almost [...]

Although the release date is up in the air, the Rogers online training deck called “Fast Track” has recently been updated to include how to sell the iPhone 4 and a short introduction to the new device for employees to start testing on. Could this mean Rogers is still on track for an end of [...]

Today, Rogers Wireless announced the immediate availability of the Samsung Wave, the cousin to the Galaxy S series running its own Bada operating system instead of Android. While not a lot of good things have been said about the Bada platform, especially when compared to the robust existing offerings from Apple, Google and RIM, its [...]

Like thousands of others, I headed downtown yesterday, weathering the scorching heat, to support the annual Gay Pride Parade in Toronto. A good time was had by all and the support was clearly evident. What was also evident was Rogers’ lack of service availability in the downtown core throughout most of the afternoon. I’ll admit, [...]

For most Canadians, the hardest part of going anywhere (outside the country) is remaining in touch with friends/family. Roaming charges are often exorbitantly high, especially when if you decide not to purchase a package. Starting today through to October 31st, Rogers is lowering the US/Int’l text message packages from $12.50 to $5. So add the [...]

One of our connects sent us a rather interesting tip this morning. Rumor has it that Rogers Wireless is planning on launching another discount carrier (yes they own and operate Fido as well) with hopes that within 5 years its competition (the other Canadian discount brands ie WIND Mobile and Mobilicity) will not survive. It [...]

Say it ain’t so? Could the most anticipated device of the summer be delayed past the intended July launch in Canada? Though no official word has been given from Apple, BGR pointed out an interesting update that showed up today on Apple Canada’s website. What once said, “Coming in July” has been updated to “Coming [...]

Are you one of those people who have been holding out on getting the Blackberry Bold 9700 because of its high price? Well, tomorrow is your lucky day! Our connect sent us this internal snapshot of a bulletin posted to all Rogers reps about a pricing update taking place tomorrow on the ever popular 3G [...]

Any users out there still adamant on not jumping the smartphone bandwagon? Well, Rogers does acknowledge your existence and still has a soft spot for you in terms of hardware. Our connect just sent us these pricing updates set to go live in a matter of days for the LG Xenon and Samsung Messenger, showing [...]

We reported awhile ago that Rogers was planning expected to launch this Symbian powered bad boy, and the day has finally come. Our friends at Mobile Syrup just received the official product launch flyer, meaning the device is now ready to be ordered and shipped out to stores. Pricing is tentatively set at $99.99 on [...]