We’re not sure what to make of this one, but according to MobileSyrup, Canadians will soon be able to buy the iPhone 4 at a reduced rate. According to the site’s tipsters, all carriers that currently offer the device will be cutting the 3-year contract price of the 16GB model from $169.99 to $99.99. The [...]

Good news for students who are looking to save a few bucks on their cellphone bill, as TELUS has just launched a pretty impressive new smartphone plan for students. Dubbed the “Student 65″, plan includes 200 daytime minutes, unlimited nationwide family family calling, unlimited evenings and weekends at 6pm, unlimited SMS, voicemail, call waiting, conference [...]

They may have been beaten the punch by both Bell and Rogers, but TELUS has finally released both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9810. And proving that being late to the party sometimes has its advantages, the TELUS handsets have the cheapest contract prices in Canada, with the Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 going for [...]

  Fellow Canadians you can finally rejoice! All the big boys - and most of their respective HSPA+ sharing subsidiaries - have finally come forward to announce their plans to carry the full line of new BlackBerry 7 devices including: The BlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry Torch 2 9810, and BlackBerry Torch 9860 (supposed successor to [...]

Previously available only to customers living in Toronto and Vancouver, Koodo Mobile is now offering all of its customers the ability to purchase the iPhone 4. Koodo, which typically eschews contracts, is taking a different approach with the iPhone 4. Customers who take up the device will be charged $160 and have a $500 tab. The [...]

If you’re always talking on your phone and looking for a way to save considerable amounts of money, you might want to check out the LG Optimus Black Skype Edition, now on sale from TELUS for as little as $49.99. Skype credits will be available for purchase through the device, and all credits will be applied directly to [...]

Facebook fanatics who are in the market for a new phone might want to hit up their local TELUS dealership, as today Canada’s third-largest carrier released the INQ Cloud Touch. Available for $29.99 on a 3-year contract, the Cloud Touch is an entry-level Android 2.2 smartphone that is purpose-built for Facebook. Not only does the [...]

  TELUS has just announced a new program in partnership with Skype for all of you who have smartphones. With the new program you can now use Skype calling and instant messaging from your phone via the TELUS network or via Wi-Fi. From what I understand based on the website linked below and the information [...]

  I have mentioned umpteen times in past posts about my thoughts on the marketing over-use of the term “4G” in Canada; to put it bluntly: it’s ridiculous. Alas, it exists and isn’t going anywhere for a while. With this ongoing battle, also exists the fight to get devices to market that can be branded [...]

Whoa whoa, Telus, good on ya folks, you’re learning. Telus has just announced via press release that they will not only be going into an agreement with Skype, allowing customers to purchase Skype credit through their existing accounts and have the charges appear directly on their wireless bill, but also launching the Skype edition LG Optimus [...]