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Still remember the Square Credit Card Payment System for the iPhone? Yeah, it’s been a while since we last heard anything about it, and no, we still don’t when it will exactly become available to interested merchants. What we do have for you today though is news that it will soon have a rival...

The Nexus One will probably be the first Android 2.1-powered device in the market and is definitely no slouch with a speedy 1GHz Snapdragon processor running at the helm. However, one thing that’s not so well known about it is its 3D capabilities which is exactly what’s being highlighted in...

If you like PC Mobile and are looking to get an affordable Samsung phone sometime soon, then you’re in luck as your beloved carrier now has the Samsung m330 as part of its line-up. The Samsung m330 is a slider that comes with a 2-inch 128x160 resolution display, built-in mobile browser,...

Motorola scored a big hit with their Android-powered QWERTY-equipped Droid touchscreen phone (coming to Telus as the Motorola Milestone). As such is the case, it doesn’t come as a complete surprise that they may be banking on Android once again as their OS of choice for their next two devices...

If you’re a gadget junkie like me, you look forward to two major events at the start of every year – CES and MWC. Unfortunately, as far as MWC 2010 is concerned, it's starting to look a lot less exciting compared to previous years as two major exhibitors won’t be joining the annual event this...

Here’s an update on the upcoming Nexus One phone courtesy of Gizmodo. We reported a while back the Google will be selling this Android touchscreen phone direct to consumers. This latest report supports that rumor, but in addition to that, we’ve now learned that they'll actually be selling a...

If you’re planning to get a Bell Turbo Stick soon and sign-up on one of their Mobile Internet with Laptop plans, we suggest you wait for January 1 to arrive first before doing so. Why? Well, we’ve just learned that both Best Buy and Future Shop will be coming out with a promo starting on the...

One of the new features to look out for in the upcoming Nexus One phone is Google’s latest app/service called Goggles. This latest offering from Google aims to simplify online searches by using images taken from the phones’ camera instead of the inputting the usual text search terms via the web...

Here’s some good news for you folks out there using a Palm Pre. Well, not exactly all of you, but those who are on Sprint in particular. Your beloved carrier has started rolling out Palm webOS 1.3.5 to Pre phones in the country so you should be getting yours any minute/day now. webOS 1.3.5 was...

Want to get an Android phone but not satisfied with what the current carriers are offering? Well, if you’re willing to wait, you can soon find Android-powered handsets from MTS as well. This is based on an email sent to Howard Forums member drewlsvern as an answer to his inquiry as to when MTS...

The leaked screenshots of the new HTC Sense UI were pretty informative, but nothing beats a live video of it in action and that’s exactly we’ve got for you today. An HTC Hero was hacked to install this latest build of HTC Sense. Transitions look pretty smooth and the menus are all neat and...

True to our previous post, the BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available on Bell. Bell’s latest BlackBerry offering is certainly a worthy option for those looking for a brand new CDMA smartphone this holiday season but want to save a few dollars along the way. The Blackberry Curve 8530 is retailing...

From All of Us to All of You...Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings! 2009 was quite a year for the mobile business, and quite a year for us here at Cellphones.ca. Predictions for 2010? Nah, we'll pass. Instead, we'll look forward to the new year which holds even greater things in store and we hope...

BlackBerry devices aren’t an exclusively item for carrier these days especially in the case of the Bold 9700 which is available on all three major carriers in Canada. Bell, however, is now setting themselves apart from the rest of the pack with the introduction of Visual Voicemail for BlackBerry...

Videotron has just issued a press release concerning their 3G+ network set to roll-out next year. We now have a more specific time frame to look forward to as they’ve disclosed that they’re actually targeting summer of 2010 as the launch date of their new high-speed data network. Here’s what...

Here’s some good news for those currently enjoying Rogers and Fido iPhone tethering. Rogers has just announced that they’re extending their iPhone tethering promo for both carriers up until next year. It was originally expected to end by the end of this month. The announcement isn’t posted...

Whether you’d like to admit it or not, we’ve got Apple to thank for the sudden influx of full touchscreen phones in the market. If not for the iPhone, there probably wouldn’t be that many touchscreen phones today. Unfortunately, however, every new phone is also cursed to be compared with...

How many 3G+ service providers do we have in Canada? 3 - Rogers, Bell and Telus, right? Most of you will probably have the same answer, but according to Manon Brouillette, Executive VP, Strategy and Market development for Videotron, there are actually just two in Canada. In an article she wrote...

It’s been a while since we last heard any news about Public Mobile. Today, however, we hear that they’re ready to go live in certain parts of Canada in 2010. Mobilesyrup has, in fact, received an email from them confirming this and it will happen sometime in the first half of next year. Below...

Still remember the Motorola Opus One? We understand if you’ve already forgotten about it since we had very little info to accompany the pics we posted earlier this month and especially now that Google's got everyone's attention with the surfacing of the Nexus One (aka Google phone). Anyway,for...