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 [...]

The BlackBerry Q10 draws near! As we approach the April launch of BlackBerry’s new QWERTY device, Virgin Mobile has become the latest Canadian carrier to open pre-registration for the Q10, which they say is “coming soon”. Interested customers should sign-up on Virgin’s website, though we should note this is not a pre-order, rather a mailing list to [...]

When Google first launched the Nexus 4 back in October 2012, the device was available exclusively online through the Google Play store. This was in stark contrast to its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which was offered by nearly every Canadian carrier at launch, or shortly thereafter. Though the Nexus 4 has been available on-contract [...]

If you’re a Virgin Mobile customer clamouring for a great Windows Phone 8 handset, we’ve got some good news for you! While the low-end HTC 8S recently made its debut on Virgin, it looks like the flagship Windows Phone 8X from HTC will soon be joining the pack. This according to our friends over at [...]

[Updated] As always, thanks to everyone for entering. I apologize for my tardiness on announcing a winner, circumstances arose last week that had me sidelined a bit. Without further adieu, let’s announce the winner of this glorious phone! Congratulations Shaz! Please email pr at thecellularguru dot com to claim your prize! To those who haven’t [...]

[UPDATE] A winner has been chosen! The lucky person getting a free HTC 8S for the holidays is… *drumroll* Congratulations, Peter! Enjoy your free Windows Phone! Please email pr at thecellularguru dot com to claim your new phone! Thanks to all who entered. We still have more phones to give away, so if you haven’t [...]

While the HTC Windows Phone 8X has been available in Canada for a few weeks now, today marks the Northern arrival of its little brother! Virgin Mobile has launched the HTC Windows Phone 8S today, available in a stunning blue colour for just $79.99. The 8S is running Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 8 operating system, and [...]

Updated: As the weeks go faster, so do the devices. On the docket this week was the Motorola RAZR V from Virgin Mobile and let’s just say, the response was fantastic. As always, thanks to all who entered. You know only one person can win and based off the random contest generator we use, the [...]

Usually when my friends ask me about the different carriers in Canada and who the best one is to go with. I can never recommend one carrier over the other (among the major players) as they are all more or less the same and this week, they confirmed it for me. Tuesday Rogers announced a [...]

  If you’ve wondered what the new iPhone would look like, you can bet it will be something along the lines of HTC’s One S — from speculation to theories proven by internal code, this is the epitome of Apple’s next release. Not wanting to wait for the next iPhone, looking to jump ship to [...]