The day Android users have been waiting for has finally arrived. Three months after it was announced the Nexus One is now officially available in Canada! Canadians waited a year for the iPhone, but Google has been quick to bring the Milestone (DROID) and now Nexus One to the Great White North.

Here’s what Google announced today:

Starting today, an additional version of the Nexus One is available from the Google … Read More

A couple of months ago, Rogers updated their website to provide customers with the ability to view their wireless usage in almost real-time. The information was updated every four hours and gave users a great tool to track their wireless usage.

To expand on that functionality, Rogers released a mobile application called “My Account”. Originally debuting on the Apple iPhone, the app requires no inputting of account credentials and simply … Read More

Checking out the 911 fee area of the Rogers Wireless website (or checking out your Rogers invoice), visitors will notice that effective April 12, 2010 Rogers will be increasing their monthly charged $0.50 911 fee to $0.75 per month.

Do note that this change only affects existing Rogers customers who are still on an older price plan. In other words, if your wireless invoice has a “GRRF” or Government Regulatory … Read More

Last week, rumors pointed to Rogers releasing a new Android device by Samsung called the Galaxy Spica. The device is very similar to Bell’s already released Samsung Galaxy.

Today Rogers has posted the Galaxy Spica for sale. With a 3-year $45 voice/data plan agreement, the device is available for $79.99. The other available price points are as follows:

3-year voice agreement: $299.99
2-year agreement: $349.99
1-year agreement: $399.99
Outright: $449.99

The Galaxy Spica specs … Read More

Effective May 4, 2010, Rogers will be increasing the price of sent international text messages by $0.10, from $0.25 to $0.35 per sent international text message. The price change applies to both prepaid and postpaid customers:

The pay-per-use rate for received international text messages will stay the same at $0.15 per received message.

The pay-per-use rate for sent text messages to the USA will also remain the same at $0.25 per sent … Read More

Motorola confirmed this week in a press release that Canada, and specifically all three of the national wireless carriers, will be receiving all three of the Motorola MOTOBLUR devices in the first half of 2010.

Motorola Canada today announced that MOTOBLURTM, its revolutionary social service for Android-powered devices, is coming to Canada with all three national wireless carriers in the first half of 2010.

Earlier this week, Rogers sent out a brief … Read More

Earlier this week, rumors pointed to Rogers Wireless soon releasing a Samsung Galaxy variant called the “Galaxy Spica”.

Early pricing rumors pegged the device somewhere from $49.99 to $99.99, which would be inline with the Bell Samsung Galaxy, currently available for $49.95 on a 3-year agreement, released late last year.

Today, new pricing information puts the Samsung Galaxy Spica at $79.99 on a 3-year agreement and $449.00 outright.

Some of the Galaxy … Read More

We are all too familiar with the social media team at Rogers. Sometimes they post a lot of good information and provide some useful answers, but a lot of the time they dance around the question.

Well, in a bold move, Rogers has launched a new social media venue called the “Rogers Redboard“. Keith McArthur, Senior Director of Social Media at Rogers (and a member of the Rogers social … Read More