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Canada Android users get paid apps!

Paid Android apps are now available in Canada. I repeat: Canadians can now download paid apps. A previous rumor suggested that the Android Market would be upgraded for Canadians to access priced Android apps soon, and I just received word from that the time has finally come. Canadians have long been crying out for access to [...]

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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 [...]

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TELUS will be the exclusive Canadian carrier of Motorola Backflip

Canadian carrier TELUS has confirmed that they will offer the Motorola Backflip this year. TELUS will be the exclusive carrier of the Backflip, one of three MOTOBLUR Android phones that the Canadian division of Motorola promised would be released in the country this year. The Backflip is touted as a 3G+ device that should take advantage [...]

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Motorola moving three MOTOBLUR phones into Canada in 2010

Motorola Canada confirmed three of its four Motorola products that currently sport MOTOBLUR – the Quench, DEXT, and Backflip – will be available on Canadian carriers in 2010. Motorola has yet to announce which phones will go to which carrier, but the company announced that MOTOBLUR will soon be available on “all major carriers.” In Canada, [...]

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Rumor: Announcement on paid apps in Canada could come next week

The Montreal Gazette has published a story that says Canadian Android users could finally get a concrete statement about when they will gain access to paid apps in the Android Market. In an article about the 9-month wait to see paid apps in the Market, a Gazette writer says that “Google is working on the [...]

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Rogers will offer Acer Liquid e Android 2.1 phone this spring

Rogers will be first to offer an Android 2.1 device when it becomes the exclusive Canadian carrier of the Acer Liquid e. Already the first and most prevalent player of Android phones in Canada, Rogers will add to its stable this spring when it offers the new version of Acer’s Liquid Android phone. The Acer Liquid [...]

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Motorola Milestone availabe on TELUS right now for $199

The Motorola Milestone is available right now on TELUS. Though it was originally believed to launch Thursday, February 18, TELUS sent out a press release announcing that the Milestone is now on sale for $199.99 with a three-year commitment. The phone costs $499 with a two-year contract and $599 with no terms. The Milestone is Canada’s [...]

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5 Android Apps for the 2010 Winter Olympics experience

My knowledge of the Winter Olympics is limited to the Miracle on Ice, scenes from Cool Runnings, and a limited number of major news stories from the 2006 games. As the 2010 Winter Olympic Games begin today in Vancouver, I’m going to make an effort to keep up with the latest news and events. If you’re [...]

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Droid gets multitouch in Maps, Canada gets Milestone starting Feb. 18

Google gave the Nexus One pinch-to-zoom (multitouch) a few days ago, and now the company has brought Droid owners into the fold – partially. An update to Google Maps enables Droid owners to have pinch zoom within the app, which will hopefully silence the gang of users who have been wondering why the Milestone (Droid’s [...]

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

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. [...]

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