We’ve talked about the Motorola Milestone (aka Verizon’s DROID) before and Canadians have been anticipating its launch with Telus. There have been rumours about when the device is going to launch, but it looks like we’re going to have to keep on waiting. I have a hunch that it’s going to come soon though

Motorola Milestone Promo Materials Appear in Best Buy Flyers

It looks like some promo … Read More

During Motorola’s quarterly conference call this week, the company has confirmed that it is working on a “Google Phone”, reports Electronista.

Sanjay Jha, Chief Executive, when on record and told callers that Motorola has 20 smartphones in the pipe for 2010 and one of them is a “direct to consumer device with Google”. Direct to consumer is what happened with the HTC Nexus One.

Some are predicting a Nexus One or … Read More

Effective January 28, 2010 (in full deployment as of February 2), Rogers has improved their WhoCalled calling add-on feature.

WhoCalled is a feature that alerts subscribers of the calls that they miss when their Android device is off or out of service area. For example, if your Android device is off and five people call you and don’t leave voicemails, WhoCalled will send you text messages of your missed calls.

The feature … Read More

On Friday, many users have begun to receive notifications of a new ROM upgrade for their HTC Magic/Dream. The update is a fix for the recent GPS-911 issue affecting both the HTC Magic and HTC Dream. The update also includes the SenseUI.

The notification has come in the form of a text message and prompts users to download a file. The file weighs in at approximately 65MB and is … Read More

A few days ago, Rogers HTC Dream owners were receiving text message notifications from Rogers asking them to disable GPS. The reason? HTC Dream owners could not make outgoing emergency 911 calls!

In the text message, Rogers outlined a quick fix to cover the issue and further assured owners of a small software update that is on its way. But as a HTC Dream owner, you are … Read More

Attention Rogers HTC Dream owners!

Effective immediately, Rogers Wireless has ceased sales of the HTC Dream in store and online due to a software problem. The software issue has to do with HTC Dream owners being unable to make emergency 911 calls.

All Rogers HTC Dream owners have been contacted via text message regarding this matter asking to disable “GPS Location” on the HTC Dream so that 911 calls can be completed.

As … Read More

Rogers customers must read this.

Rogers has positively changed their upgrade policy. It is now faster and cheaper to get a new device through the policy change.

The new Rogers upgrade policy now states that Rogers customers will be eligible for the same pricing as new customers on all devices on or after the 24-month mark since initial activation/last upgrade.

While this is similar to what was already in place, the real change … Read More

Until February 8, 2010, Rogers has extended their free 6PM early evening discount for students.

The bonus is available on the following 3-year term in-market plans:

Mega Value Plans
Mega Value Combo
Smartphone & Rocket Stick plan
Couples & Family Share Plans

All new activations that have a student code attached will have a 6PM Early Evening Calling bonus automatically added to the account.

Insider Tip: You do not actually have to be a student for this, … Read More