Our Canadian neighbors are swimming in HTC One goodness! The almighty HTC One X has been available from Rogers for almost two weeks now. Recent leaks also suggest that the HTC One S will be hitting Bell by May 17.
Got a Web 2.0 service? Tyntec will slap a phone number on it
May 2, 2012 Updated at 6:27 pm
Your Facebook or LinkedIn account doesn’t have a phone number, but one day it might if Tyntec has anything to say about it. The German company wants to build a virtual mobile phone into any Web 2.0 service whose primary mission is interpersonal networking.
Apple misled UK customers with iPad 4G advertising
May 1, 2012 Updated at 7:03 pm
Apple may be further investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK for promoting 4G iPads when the UK does not yet have 4G capabilities. The third generation iPad was launched in early March this year with a brand new screen (the Retina display) as well as the ability to connect to 4G, which previously was unavailable.
Apple must not market ’4G’ iPad in UK
May 1, 2012 Updated at 9:57 am
When is a 4G iPad not a 4G iPad? When it’s outside North America.
Refresh Roundup: week of April 23rd, 2012
April 30, 2012 Updated at 1:15 am
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix.
U.S. House passes CISPA
April 26, 2012 Updated at 11:00 pm
The United States House of Representatives has voted to pass the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) , talk of which has swept the Internet over the past few weeks. The House vote was moved up to Thursday night, and CISPA passed as 248 members of Congress voted for the bill and 168 voted against.
A Brief History of the (Samsung) Galaxy
April 26, 2012 Updated at 3:13 pm
The Original Galaxy Galaxy S III Faces Stiff Competition Samsung has released at least 21 different versions of its Galaxy series across the world. That is just counting primary builds, without all the iterations within different builds.
EnStream to bring mobile wallet to Canadians, make loonies obsolete (video)
April 26, 2012 Updated at 9:50 am
A joint venture of Canadian carriers Rogers , Bell and Telus called EnStream is in final talks with the country’s leading banks (likely CIBC, TD, RBC, Scotiabank and BMO) to bring a mobile wallet solution to the Great White North within six months. The system, which was demoed at the CWTA Wireless Showcase last September, enables mobile payments by storing a user’s financial credentials on the SIM located inside their NFC -capable phone.
HTC One V will reach Bell Canada on May 3
April 23, 2012 Updated at 3:40 pm
Following the release of the HTC One X on Rogers last week, a new leak points to the nearing Canadian launch of another member of the One family. The HTC One V , which packs the lightest spec sheet but features one of the more intriguing designs of the group, looks to hit Bell on May 3rd.
HTC One V coming to Canada on Bell, will reunite with One S
April 23, 2012 Updated at 3:13 pm
Canadians looking to hunt down the smallest addition to HTC’s One series are in luck. According to a Mobile Syrup tipster, it’ll arrive on Bell next week, in all its aluminum unibody glory.