Android in Canada Blog

By Tim Gee on August 16th, 2012

If you tend to be a clumsier person or maybe just need a really rugged phone, perhaps the Motorola Defy Pro is the phone for you.  Rogers let us know about this device a while back.  The device will feature a 2.7″ 320×480 display, a Snapdragon S1 Processor, 5 MP Camera, front facing camera, 512…

By Tim Gee on July 26th, 2012

  The HTC Desire C is officially available on Rogers and Fido today.  The device is already out on Virgin and Sasktel but not in these Canadian colours. Again, the device is running ICS out of the box with Sense 4 and Beats Audio to give the audio an edge.  It’ll come in with a 3.5…

By Tim Gee on July 17th, 2012

Remember the days of physical keyboards?  Yeah, neither do I.  It seems like on screen keyboards have been the norm for mobile devices forever now.  However, there are some who still like having a physical keyboard for all their texting and e-mailing needs. In the Android line-up, there have been very few of such devices…

By Tim Gee on July 17th, 2012

Over at MobileSyrup there’s news that Rogers has a new plan in the works.  Rogers calls it the 6GB Super Plan.  Here’s the details of the plan: 6 GB of Data Unlimited MY10 Canada-Wide Unlimited Messaging Unlimited 6PM Evenings & Weekends Unlimited Canada-Wide Calling from Your Computer with Rogers One Number 200 Weekday Minutes The…

By Tim Gee on July 17th, 2012

Remember how a couple of days ago I said the Xperia Ion would be here soon.  Well “soon” has arrive as the Xperia Ion is now available for purchase on the Rogers network. The device is Sony’s first shot at an enabled LTE device  and an attempt to sway some people away from the powerhouses…

By Tim Gee on July 13th, 2012

Just two days ago I let you know that the HTC Desire C would be coming to Canada.  Well now it’s officially here (at least for Virgin and Sasktel)! Here’s a refresher on the specs: The device will be running ICS out of the box with Sense 4 and Beats Audio to give the audio…

By Ryan Moore on July 13th, 2012

For my home town friends who read this blog (I doubt there’s any, but still… ), regional carrier Tbaytel is now carrying the highly sought after Samsung Galaxy S3. As Tbaytel is in a partnership with Rogers, their pricing is in line with Rogers for the same. I’ve updated our database of phones available to…

By Tim Gee on July 11th, 2012

About a week ago Sony announced that the Xperia Ion would be coming to Canada this summer.  They then announced that this device would be coming to the Rogers network.  Then a tipster over at MobileSyrup revealed that the device will not be exclusive to Rogers but Rogers will have an exclusive time frame on…