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Samsung Galaxy Spica now available with Rogers, $79.99 on contract

9. March 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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As expected, Rogers has officially announced the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Spica. And due to the previous rumors and leaks this announcement comes mostly as a refresher but here goes. Feature wise, the handset offers a 3.2-inch (320 x 480) touchscreen display, an 800MHz processor, 3.2-megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and ships with a [...]

Motorola DEXT coming to Bell Canada, Quench going to Rogers?

6. March 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Motorola DEXT coming to Bell Canada, Quench going to Rogers?

Motorola announced earlier this week that three of its Android MOTOBLUR phones would be coming to Canada this year. TELUS was first to lay claim to the Backflip, and we now know that Bell will be the exclusive carrier of the Motorola DEXT (CLIQ) in Canada. A new Bell Moto Dext website has already gone [...]

Rogers to offer the Samsung Galaxy Spica for $79.99 on contract

5. March 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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A few days back we learned that Rogers was going to begin offering the Samsung Galaxy Spica in March. And now, MobileSyrup has come through yet again with some information regarding the price. Of course, the pricing information is not coming by way of an official press release, but instead from a series of images of [...]

Samsung Galaxy Spica heading to Rogers in March

2. March 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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It looks like those on Rogers will soon have another Android handset to pick from when making a purchase. And that handset is the Samsung Galaxy, or the Samsung Spica depending on who you may been talking with. Either way though, the Samsung Galaxy Spica has recently been revealed in images sporting the Rogers brand [...]

Rogers rebrands the HTC Magic, now called the HTC Magic +

26. February 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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A few weeks ago Rogers was having issues with 911 calling on the Magic and Dream. That trouble came to an end as Rogers issued a mandatory fix that required users to either update or have their data service come to a temporary halt. Of course, that fix turned into an update when it gave [...]

Rogers rolls out 911 calling fix, deems it a mandatory update

24. January 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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In the past week we learned about 911 calling issues with the Rogers branded HTC Dream and HTC Magic. But now in a little bit of good news the update that will offer a fix is being rolled out. And rolled out in an interesting way. To begin with, the update is deemed as mandatory, and [...]

Rogers branded HTC Magic also pulled due to 911 calling issues

20. January 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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We recently saw the news that Rogers was temporarily pulling the HTC Dream due to issues calling 911. Well, it seems that the Dream was not the only affected handset, and the Magic has also fallen into that same category. According to a statement from Rogers; “We are in the process of contacting all of our [...]

Rogers pulls HTC Dream due to necessary 911 software fix

18. January 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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It seems that Rogers has (temporarily) stopped the sales of the HTC Dream due to issues with 911 calling. Current Dream owners were said to have been contacted by way of a text message directly from Rogers, but just in case you are curious or missed that message, the text read; “URGENT 911 Calls: Please disable [...]

Settle down, Canadians; Google is the one holding up your paid apps

28. December 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Canadian Android fans have much to be angry about, but they may want to redirect some of that anger to its rightful place – Google. Though many Android fans have blamed Rogers for the lack of paid apps in Canada, Rogers has virtually no control over when paid apps will be available to its subscribers. [...]

HTC says Dream and Magic phones on Rogers will not receive Donut update

19. December 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Imagine waiting weeks for word on when your phone would be updated, only to be told that you’ll be probably be waiting for a long time because it’s not coming. That’s what will happen to anyone who owns an HTC Dream or HTC Magic tied to Rogers Wireless. HTC has updated its product support page to [...]