A few days ago we reported about the sighting of an Android powered phone heading to wireless carrier Bell called the Galaxy. This is the first Android powered Samsung phone that Bell was to receive.

Well, it looks like the folks over at MobileSyrup got an early tip that the Galaxy is due December 10, 2009!

You can check out the early specs of the device below:

Android OS 1.5 (seriously? … Read More

Being Canadian, we’re known to be a patient group of individuals. We’ve honed our skills over the years as Canadians are always the last people to get the latest toys, cars, and fashions. Well, okay maybe this has changed over the past 10-15 years but really, it hasn’t.

Our fellow American Android users always have had access to the latest Android updates for their phones. However, in Canada we continue … Read More

Google has updated their movie search for Google Search for Mobile. The update makes finding a movie and movie times much faster by searching for “movies” in your Google.com search field. Users can also search directly by theatre name.

After searching for “movies”, users tap on the “Use Location” link and then tap on the “more movies” link. From here users can browse for their favorite theatres which are shown … Read More

At the end of October 2009, Google released a free turn-by-turn GPS application called Google Maps Navigation. At that time, the app was available for Android 2.0 devices.

Today, Google expanded the availability of Google Navigation to devices running Android 1.6 and higher:

Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS system with voice guidance and automatic rerouting, all running on your mobile phone. Using Google services over your phone’s … Read More

Rogers was the first wireless carrier in Canada to bring Android phones to Canada. We got our first taste with the HTC Dream and Magic. Telus has the HTC Hero and Motorola Milestone (coming soon). What about Bell? Well, the wait is over as today we have confirmation within Bell stores that the Samsung Galaxy will be arriving in early 2010.

A poster titled “Innovation beyond your imagination.” … Read More

All this time Google has claimed that they are not in the process of building cellphone hardware. They were content supplying the Android OS to hardware manufacturers. Well, that seems to have changed as TechCrunch is reporting that an actual Google Phone will be imminent:

Way more interesting are the rumors we’ve been hearing for months about a pure Google-branded phone. Most of our sources have unconfirmed information, which we … Read More

On June 2, 2009 Rogers launched both the HTC Dream and HTC Magic for $149.99 on a 3-year voice and data contract. That price was for new activations and pricing varied for existing customers from as high as $299.99 to as low as $124.99.

At the beginning of July 2009, Rogers dropped the price of the HTC Dream/Magic to $99.99 on a 3-year term. Once again, that price was for new … Read More

If an internal Bell document is to be believed, Bell Canada may be dropping their system access fee effective November 20, 2009. This puts Bell in line with Telus, who just recently dropped their SAF and 911 fee but did increase price plans by $5.00.

See the Bell comment below:

Effective November 20th, 2009 Bell Mobility will be launching new pricing for all existing postpaid plans & will no longer … Read More