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Motorola Milestone 2 Is Made Official
by Billy on September 2, 2010

Earlier this week, a leaked video was dropped on the web that featured the Motorola Milestone 2.

The new deviceĀ is the successor to the original Motorola Milestone or the GSM version of the Motorola Droid 2. The video, which was pulled almost immediately, unofficially confirmed the existance of the Milestone 2.

Now, Motorola has made it official and has publicly announced the Motrola Milestone 2!

As detailed earlier this week, the Milestone 2 … Read More

Motorola Milestone 2 Confirmed In Promotional Video
by Billy on August 31, 2010

Looks like Motorola will be soon releasing the Milestone 2!

The Milestone 2, which is the successor to the original Motorola Milestone or a GSM version of the Motorola Droid 2, was unofficially confirmed by Motorola through a promotional video for the device on YouTube.

Unfortunately, the video as since been pulled.

The video confirmed that the Milestone 2 will arrive in Germany and other markets, such as the USA and Canada, although … Read More

Rogers Launches Android-powered LG Loop; OS 2.1 Approved For Magic+
by Billy on August 24, 2010

LG Loop

The latest Android device to hit Rogers is the LG Loop, otherwise known as the GT540. This low cost Android device comes preloaded with OS 1.6, but will be upgraded to OS 2.1.

The Loop features a 3-inch touchscreen display, 3-megapixel camera with video, GPS, WiFi, and supports up to 32GB of storage with a microSD card. As an extra, Rogers includes a 2GB card in the box.

The Loop is … Read More

Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant Coming To SaskTel August 25
by Billy on August 21, 2010

Earlier this month, SaskTel launched their 3G+ network, opening the door to GSM/SIM card devices.

At launch, SaskTel had a list of devices that would be 3G+ compatible, but no release dates or pricing was available.

This week, SaskTel has announced via Twitter that the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant would launch on August 25! Note that this date is an estimated date for when the dealer stores will receive the device.

The Galaxy … Read More

Samsung Galaxy Apollo Coming Soon?
by Billy on August 19, 2010

This week, reports point to Samsung soon launching the Galaxy Apollo, a mostly mysterious Android-powered device that is rumored to be picked up by Telus.

At this time, the Galaxy Apollo made a brief appearance during a Back-to-School product lineup email, which also featured the Samsung Wave and Galaxy S Vibrant.

While the Back-to-School email almost confirms that the Apollo is heading to Canada, there has been no information regarding pricing and … Read More

Telus Releases Android-powered Motorola Charm
by Billy on August 17, 2010

This week, Telus has released another new Android device. The Motorola Charm is the latest Android-powered device to bring OS 2.1 to Telus customers.

The Charm features Motorola’s own MOTOBLUR interface which gives users access to FaceBook, Twitter and more using a single MOTOBLUR app.

This UI further allows users to push many notifications to the up to seven home screens with new resizable widgets for quick updates.

The device further features a … Read More

Acer Liquid E Ferrari Edition Coming Soon To Canada?
by Billy on August 15, 2010

This week, a new Liquid E variant showed up on Acer’s Canadian website. The new variant is a completely skinned Ferrari edition of the Android-powered device.

The new device is not yet available in Canada but oddly enough, it is on the Acer Canada home page. Specifications of the Ferrari Liquid E edition are the same as the Liquid E already available in Canada from Rogers:

Android OS 2.1
Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
3.5-inch … Read More

SaskTel May Receive Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant!
by Billy on August 13, 2010

With SaskTel almost ready to deploy their 3G network, the wireless company has confirmed a series of devices that will be featured on their network.

For the launch, SaskTel will have the Blackberry Bold, BlackBerry Pearl 9100, Nokia 7230, Samsung Gravity 3, Samsung Gravity Touch, Nokia 6350 and a Novatel MC998D USB data stick.

The one type of device missing, aside from an iPhone, is an Android-powered device. Well, if a … Read More

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