WIND Mobile today announced a new contest that will give 5 Canadians the chance to speak to anyone in the world. If you could talk to anyone in the world, who would it be? Obama? Spielberg? Bono? It’s that very question and the endless possibility of answers that really got us thinking – and talking! – leading to the launch […]
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Is WIND Mobile wooing Mobilicity customers with free SIMs?
A leaked internal document obtained by MobileSyrup.com suggests that WIND Mobile is offering free SIM cards to “potentially unsatisfied current Mobilicity customers.” The offer began in Vancouver where Mobilicity has apparently been experiencing some challenges with their network. It appears that the offer was successful enough that WIND Mobile is extending it to other markets. In an effort to win […]
Motorola XOOM tablet to launch at Best Buy on February 17th?
If a leaked Best Buy document obtained by Engadget is correct, the Android 3.0-powered Motorola XOOM tablet could launch as early as February 17th. Stock of the device should arrive the day before, just in time for the launch party. It’s not clear when Verizon will launch it. It typically launches new devices on Thursdays so there is a chance […]
Maintenance release being pushed to Google Nexus One and Nexus S
Google has begun pushing a maintenance update for the Google Nexus One and the Google Nexus S. The update (less than 600kb), Android 2.2.2 and Android 2.3.2 respectively, fixes an issue where SMS messages could be sent to the wrong contact. It’s not clear at this point what other bugs and issues the release might address. There is no word […]
Apple App Store tops 10 billion downloads
The countdown had been on for a few days and the milestone has been reached. Apple’s App Store has now topped the 10 billion download mark. Whoever downloaded that ten billionth app won themselves a US$10,000 iTunes Gift Card. The Apple App Store was launched in July 2008. It topped its first billion download mark about a year later. It […]
Toshiba launches Android 3.0 tablet teaser page
Toshiba may still not have named its upcoming Android 3.0 tablet but that has not stopped it from launching a teaser site highlighting some of its (already known) specifications. It reconfirms the 10.1-inch display (1280 by 800), the Tegra 2 processor, rear-facing 5MP camera, front-facing 2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, SRS speakers, a replaceable battery, mini and full sized USB ports, […]
More on the upcoming BlackBerry Curve revealed?
About a week ago, we found out about the BlackBerry Apollo which appeared to be a new Curve model. It now appears that the Apollo was a design that never made it to market. Instead, the leaked specifications we saw belong to a future Curve model codenamed Sedona (also known internally at RIM as R010). The BlackBerry Curve Sedona is […]
BlackBerry Style 2 to feature touchscreen?
Another day, another BlackBerry rumour. N4BB.com sources report that RIM is considering adding at touchscreen to the next iteration of the BlackBerry Style. Such a device is apparently already being tested. It appears that RIM is also playing with prototypes of a device with a dual-hinge, allowing it to open from clamshell into either portrait or landscape. A touchscreen could […]