Android in Canada Blog

By Tom Gray on November 2nd, 2011

If you follow me on Google+, you will probably know that Rogers sent me my first of many demo phones to come. The first phone they sent me was the HTC Raider, which is their first LTE phone available on the Rogers network. I already did a hands-on test of the LTE network, if you…

By Ryan Moore on November 1st, 2011

So word on the street is that Rogers will be getting something new on Nov 8th. Acer is launching it’s new tablet, the Iconia A501, and it will be landing on Rogers’ benches on November 8th. Like we have already heard about Transformer Prime, the Iconia A501 will not be shipping with ICS either, but…

By Tom Gray on October 31st, 2011

I ventured out in to Vancouver saturday afternoon to give Rogers LTE network a true test. Rogers sent me the LTE enabled HTC Raider, so I finally had the equipment to put the LTE to good use. Traveling out from Surrey, which is about 30 minutes outside of Vancouver. Surrey is listed under the “Coming…

By Tom Gray on October 27th, 2011

UPDATE: I was contacted by Melanie from Rogers Communications Inc. She was kind enough to confirm this story for us: Saw that Android in Canada wrote about this yesterday but wanted to confirm that the rumour was right and give you the official word. We now have another smartphone to add to our growing LTE device…

By Tom Gray on October 26th, 2011

I was on the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE road for a while, but recently cancelled my pre-order due to lack of coverage and price hikes. If you havent already sold your heart to the upcoming Galaxy Nexus, this may come as great news for you. As of a couple days ago, Rogers has been…

By Tom Gray on October 19th, 2011

Last nights live broadcast of the release of Ice Cream Sandwich and the unveiling of the Galaxy Nexus was pretty amazing. When the specs where finalized and solid proof was produced, I was slightly confused. Don’t get me wrong, I think the Galaxy Nexus is going to be a great phone, but for a Google exclusive, I expected…

By Tom Gray on October 7th, 2011

iPhone 4s announcement was made just days ago, not surprising it was posted all over the web and was hard not to see it. A lot of people were a little less than impressed with the tech specs, where others were amazed.  If you fall under the group who were disappointed, we have good news for you. Rogers…

By Tom Gray on October 5th, 2011

Telus has official slapped the Galaxy S II X on their website, along with the HTC Amaze 4G, both labeled as “Coming soon” You can find the page to HTC Amaze 4G ( HERE ) Samsung Galaxy S II X specs: 4.5″ Super Amoled+ screen (800 x 480) 1.5Ghz dual core processor 1GB Ram 8MP…