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We know that a Samsung Galaxy S phone will be arriving in Canada this summer, and based on the latest info we’ve gathered, it looks like it’ll be exclusively available from Bell. Bell has just put up a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant page where people can sign-up to get the latest updates regarding...

Here’s a little bit of sad news for those looking forward to the First Else. Emblaze has just announced that they will no longer release their first mobile phone offering to the public. Below is a copy of the complete announcement as posted over at Engadget: Due to critical delays in deliveries...

Apple forever changed the way we use our mobile phones with the introduction of the App Store on the iPhone. Others soon followed suite after them. Google introduced the Android Market for their Google OS and Palm rolled out the App Catalog for the webOS platform. Unfortunately though, not everyone...

A Verizon iPhone will be available in January 2011. This the bold prediction Bloomberg has based on the information relayed to them by two of their sources who wished to remain anonymous to the public. As much as we'd like to believe this, we're already a bit jaded when it comes to news items like...

Keeping true to their word, Amazon has just released the Kindle for Android app, and just like the version for the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones, it’s completely free to download and use. This should delight Android phone owners out there who either have or want to own a Kindle e-reader but...

After posting some snapshots of what their claiming to be the Nokia N9, Negri Electronics has now uploaded this video showcasing this upcoming Nokia handset. It shows off some of its hardware specs including its HDMI port, QWERTY keypad, sliding mechanism, and 8-megapixel camera as well as a brief...

How much of a hit is the iPhone 4? Good enough for Apple to sell 1.7 million iPhone 4 units in just a matter of 3 days. Apple made this announcement disclosing the iPhone 4 sales on its first weekend of availability. That’s quite a remarkable feat which, at the rate its going, can easily surpass...

Remember the Samsung Galaxy S Pro we first talked about two weeks? Sprint has officially launched it albeit with a different name – the Samsung Epic 4G. It’s part of the Samsung Galaxy family of phones, and just like the HTC Evo 4G, this baby comes with WiMAX connectivity and can also function...

PwnageTool 4.0.1 is now available to jailbreak iOS 4 (formerly known as iPhone OS 4.0), but as far as the latest iPhone is concerned, there’s still no known iPhone 4 jailbreak that can open it up to the world of Cydia. However, that doesn’t mean there won’t be one available soon. As a matter...

After its teaser video got leaked on the internet just last week, we now have the first snapshots of the Nokia N9 or at least that’s what many believe this device to be. It undeniably has a lot of resemblance to the one featured in the video, but given the present circumstances, we’re a bit...

What started out as a mere rumor is now confirmed. Symbian will be bidding farewell to the Nokia Nseries line-up, the very same collection which, in my opinion, popularized the said mobile OS and helped make Nokia become the talk of the town. Nokia spokesman Doug Dawson disclosed this to...

Apart from the yellow discoloration issue on the display of the new iPhone 4, there’s another more serious problem with the latest iPhone that’s the current buzz on the net – network reception woes and dropped calls when you hold the iPhone 4 in a certain manner. It appears that whenever your...

Here’s good news for Samsung fan boys out there. It’s confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S will be available in Canada. In fact, Samsung Canada has set up a page on their website where interested customers can sign-up to be informed when this upcoming Android phone will be ready for retail...

The iPhone 4’s Retina display is one of its highlighted new features. It's a super high-resolution display with an unrivaled contrast ratio of 800:1. Unfortunately, for some, the newest iPhone's sensationalized display isn’t as perfect as it should be. Macrumors has received reports of yellow...

Motorola has officially announced the Droid X (formerly referred to as the Droid Xtreme). This particular Motorola Android phone features a sizable 4.3-inch 854x480 touchscreen, 8-megapixel AF camera with dual LED flash, 720p HD video recording capabilities, WiFi, Bluetooth, DLNA support, HDMI out,...

Strong rumors continue to percolate that Verizon Wireless will be getting a version of the iPhone soon. According to Boy Genius, analysts are clearly indicating that Verizon will be producing a CDMA iPhone and have it on sale by Q1 of 2011. Analyst Ben Reitzes of Barclays Capital states that Verizon...

Do you like free stuff? Discounts? Would you like to be "Mayor" of your local Walmart? Well, the innovative Foursquare social networking app can do all that, and make it fun. Foursquare is a location-based social networking application that encourages users to "check in" wherever they go, thus...

Nokia Canada has announced two new smartphones to welcome the summer season one of which is the Nokia E72. This confirms our earlier report that this particular Eseries smartphone will soon be offered up by Telus locally. The other device they formally introduced is the Nokia N97 Mini which is now...

iFixit has started the deconstruction of the iPhone 4, and consistent with our previous post, they've discovered that it indeed comes with 512MB RAM. Aside from the generous does of additional RAM, the group also found a sizable 1420mAH Li-Polymer battery tucked underneath it’s Gorilla Glass...

It’s been over a year since the Nokia E72 was first announced. It became available in the US since late 2009, and pretty soon, Canadians too can get their hands on Nokia’s current flagship Eseries smartphone. July 11th is the date when Telus will reportedly launch the E72 in the country. As a...