Less than a month after unveiling the new Moto X Play, along with the Moto G (2015) and Moto X Stylus (which is not expected to come to Canada), Motorola’s de facto flagship smartphone for the next year or so today landed in Canada. Moto X Play specifications: Processor: Motorola Mobile Computing System (1.7GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615, Adreno 405 GPU, […]
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Where to get Motorola’s Moto G (2015) in Canada (Updated)
Motorola earlier this week unveiled its latest smartphones. The first to launch in Canada will be the latest iteration of the inexpensive Moto G which the company first introduced back in 2013. Much as last year’s Moto G improved on the original model with a few key hardware upgrades, the latest model improves on last year’s with better front and […]
WIND Mobile expects to top 1 million subscriber mark this year
When Globalive launched its WIND Mobile wireless carrier brand back in 2009, it set for itself the goal of signing up 1.5 million within three years. The company has had to temper its expectations since then. More than five years later, its latest subscriber numbers stand at just over 800,000. It now expects to hit the one million subscriber milestone sometime […]
BlackBerry Classic headed to WIND Mobile next month
BlackBerry will formally unveil the BlackBerry Classic at a New York City event tomorrow. Unlike most announcements, BlackBerry confirmed the BlackBerry Classic (as the Q20) back at MWC 2014 and recently began to take pre-orders, a number of carriers have also announced plans to carry the upcoming smartphone. Another today confirmed that it will also offer it. On the day […]
WIND Mobile Black Friday Door Crasher: One Month Free (Updated)
WIND Mobile is the latest Canadian carrier to confirm that it will take part in Black Friday festivities with a sale of its own. While the company has yet to reveal all of its cards, it has unveiled its WIND Mobile Black Friday Door Crasher which consists of a free month of service. Any customer activating between 6 am and 1 […]
Moto X “coming soon” to WIND Mobile
The Moto X launched in Canada on October 1 with TELUS as its exclusive carrier. Initially available only in black, TELUS now offers with a bamboo back as well. That exclusive looks like it is about to wrap up with WIND Mobile today put the second generation Moto X up on its website as “coming soon.” Pure Style. Pure Performance. […]
Industry Canada approves Globalive Capital WIND Mobile acquisition
Industry Canada today approved the proposed buyout by AAL Acquisitions Corporation of Dutch-based VimpelCom’s share in WIND Mobile. The CA$135 million deal (CA$300 million including debt) was first announced in September and was orchestrated by WIND Mobile Chairman Tony Lacavera through his investment company Globalive Capital and a consortium of financial backers that includes West Face Capital, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, […]
Where to get the Sony Xperia Z3 in Canada
The Sony Xperia Z3 launched today in Canada with a number of carriers. Introduced at IFA 2014, it is not a major evolution over the Xperia Z2 but adds a slightly faster processor, a slightly more compact design and PS4 Remote Play which lets you use your Xperia Z3 as a remote screen to connect to and control your games on PlayStation 4 […]