It’s been a busy week in Canadian Telecom. First came the big CRTC announcement yesterday that sees Canadians gaining the benefit of two-year contracts rather than three, data overage and roaming protection, and of course more liberal phone unlocking procedures when leaving your respective carrier. All huge milestones in their own right for Canadian consumers. [...]

Nokia is launching yet another low-end Windows Phone 8 device today with the release of the Lumia 520 on Telus, Koodo, and Rogers. The latest in a long line of entry-level Lumias, the Lumia 520 boasts a 4-inch touchscreen, 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 8GB of internal storage (microSD expandable up to 64GB) and a [...]

At long last, Samsung’s latest flagship device the “Life Companion” Galaxy S 4 is officially available for sale in Canada. Packing a gorgeous 5-inch Super AMOLED display (1920×1080 resolution, 441ppi), 1.9Ghz quad-core processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 13MP camera that shoots 1080p HD videos, 2MP front-facing camera, runs Android OS [...]

At long last BlackBerry diehards, your prayers have been answered: the long-awaited 10-powered QWERTY variant Q10 is now available from our fine Canadian carriers. Rogers has an exclusive on the 2,600 MHz white version that you see in my hand and everyone will offer the black variant. Full pricing and availability for all the carriers below: [...]

The minority Liberal Government in Ontario is proposing new legislation that will make cellphone contracts more transparent and friendly for consumers, according to the Financial Post. The bill will be introduced in the legislature next week by Liberal Minister of Consumer Services Tracy MacCharles, and aims to provide consumers with a better understanding of the services [...]

[Updated] *drum roll please* What a crazy week and even crazier contest. It’s not often that the site gets devices like this to contest off and we couldn’t be happier with the overwhelmingly positive response that it brought. Low and behold, after using our contest generator, we have a winner: Congratulations, Nate! Please email pr [...]

The extended wait for HTC’s new flagship One ends today, as the device has finally gone on sale across Canada. Bell, Rogers, Telus, and SaskTel are all offering the HTC One, with slightly varying 3-year contract prices. We gave the HTC One a glowing review earlier this week, concluding that it is the best Android [...]

Samsung Mobile Canada has finally announced the launch date for the highly anticipated Galaxy S4, which will arrive in Canadian retail stores on May 3rd. Unveiled exactly one month ago today, the Galaxy S4 features a 5-inch 1080p display, 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage (with microSD up to [...]

Just days after pulling out of the CWTA for their bias toward the Big Three, Mobilicity and Public Mobile are both preparing to be sold, with Telus deep in negotiations with the former, according to a report by The Globe and Mail. According to Globe sources, Telus is preparing to purchase Mobilicity for somewhere between $350 and $400 [...]

In a major move this morning, new entrants WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, and Public Mobile have announced that they have all decided to withdraw from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. The CWTA is an advocacy group that represents major cellular carriers and other industry companies, and they call themselves “the authority on wireless issues, developments and [...]