Android in Canada Blog

By Tim Gee on April 15th, 2013

A lot of new devices have been/are coming out this month.  The Xperia ZL launched early this month, the HTC One is a few days away and based on what the pre-order sites are saying, the Galaxy S IV should be here before May too!  And in the coming months we could definitely see a…

By Tim Gee on April 2nd, 2013

Rogers has another nice little promotion going on for those purchasing a new phone.  From now until May 30 you can get a free 3G Paperwhite Kindle when you pick up a device on a new 3-year talk, text, and data contract.  This device retails at just under $200 so it’s a nice little throw…

By Adam Kehoe on March 20th, 2013

  While largely unused to this point NFC payment systems will undoubtedly be a focus for banks and mobile carriers alike in the coming years as mobile technology and banking continue to progress. Rogers’ Suretap service launched last year with limited success and limited functionality. There was only one platform that could support it, it…

By Tim Gee on March 19th, 2013

  We have been informed by our liaison at Rogers that they are now offering up a nice little incentive to get you into a new Samsung Galaxy smart phone.  From now until April 1 you can snag a $35 Google Play voucher when you pick up a new phone on a new 2-year or…

By Tim Gee on February 26th, 2013

  If you’re itching to grab the new HTC One and you happen to be on the Rogers network, you’ll be happy to know that you can now head over to the Rogers site and reserve one for yourself.  As you can see, this is the 32GB variant and there is no colour option currently…

By Tim Gee on February 5th, 2013

So far, every carrier to carry the Nexus 4 in their line up has jacked up the price quite a bit.  While the pricing did fit in line with the other phones in their line up, the prices were drastically higher than what you would find in the Play Store.  Well here comes Fido to…

By Mark Roberts on February 4th, 2013

Seeing how there are more Rogers users out there than Wind users, I’ll start with the Rogers info first. It looks as though those of us on Rogers are going to see a $5 increase in plans as of tomorrow, but thankfully, this $5 increase will include voice mail and call display, something I’m sure…

By Mark Roberts on January 25th, 2013

Just got an update from one of Rogers’ representatives. It would appear the company has announced a winter promotion in which select devices that come in white are now $100 off. So, let’s take a look at the devices and their newly update prices… First off, with the promotion, Rogers is releasing a white variant…