So, word on the street is that a small number of Nokia’s flagship device N8 devices are shipping DOA (Dead on Arrival). This is the device both Nokia and Symbian fanboys alike have been yearning for since it was first announced back in April. But, is this spread across the map? Or simply limited to a [...]

Do we need this phone in Canada? Not necessarily, based on all the mediocre reviews its been getting, but more choice is never a bad thing. And considering how hard Nokia worked to make the hardware beautiful, anyone with a camera fetish may actually want to give this a look. Based on what I’ve heard [...]

One thing Vertu is known for is their crazy expensive phones, with prices easily ranging from $3,000 to $300,000 for one of their signature models — no biggie, eh? Yesterday, they took to the internet to do some… err, convincing as to why you should withdraw the kids college fund to buy one of their [...]

Effective Dec 31st, 2010, Samsung is cutting ties with the most popular OS in the world. Really, this should come as no surprise as some other heavy hitters have since recently gone their separate ways as well. Android has paved the way for a new breed of Open Source development and slowly but surely the manufacturers are [...]

On the market for a Rogers Rocket stick? Now may be the best time to pull the trigger. Rogers has dropped the 1 year termed pricing on both the Nokia CS-18 and ZTE 668 rocket sticks to $79.99. Should you want to buy either outright and just use them on a month to month basis, [...]

For a company who just last week boasted outselling their competition (Android powered devices and Apple’s iOS powered iPhone) in the smartphone sector, they sure are trying really really hard to get developers to write new apps for them. They have created a contest called ” 2010 Calling all Innovators”, and have $10 million in [...]

Remember last week when we reported Nokia’s sales? The one showing them outselling Apple and Google’s Android platform? Yea, that one. Well, Anssi Vanjoki, EVP and GM of Mobile Solutions for Nokia, was quoted saying some other stand-out things, and frankly they were pretty hilarious. He was quoted comparing the Android platform to when Finnish [...]

To all of you who thought Nokia and their proprietary Symbian OS were doing horribly, and readying to close their doors think again, Nokia is doing just fine. Would you believe me if I said that Symbian powered Nokia devices still outsell Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android OS? Believe it, they do. Turns out Nokia is [...]

Anyone who knows mobile in Canada knows that Rogers and Nokia have always had a good relationship, despite lack-luster sales. Today, Rogers quietly launched another hand-set to the non-smartphone market with the Nokia 6700; a device packed with all the features you could ever need without the extra data cost. It comes loaded with Nokia’s [...]

Company 2Q10 Units 2Q10 Market Share (%) 2Q09 Units 2Q09 Market Share (%) Nokia 111,473.8 34.2 105,413.4 36.8 Samsung 65,328.2 20.1 55,430.1 19.3 LG 29,366.7 9.0 30,497.0 10.7 Research In Motion 11,228.8 3.4 7,678.9 2.7 Sony Ericsson 11,008.5 3.4 13,574.3 4.7 Motorola 9,109.4 2.8 15,947.8 5.6 Apple 8,743.0 2.7 5,434.7 1.9 HTC 5,908.8 1.8 2,471.0 [...]