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Acer launches new line of Aspire notebooks in Canada

August 5, 2010August 5, 2010 Doug Groves Acer, Acer Arcade, Acer Nplify, AS5745, AS7745, Aspire, ATI Mobility Radeon, blu ray, canada, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Intel, launch, notebook7 Comments

If you were in the market for a new notebook, but the thin and light category just doesn’t have the oomph you need, don’t worry. Along with the new TimelineX notebooks announced yesterday, Acer’s also announced the AS5745 and AS 7745, of those who want some additional horsepower. The AS5745 Series sports a 15.6″ 1366 x 768 display, while the AS7745 has a larger 17.3″ 1600×900 screen. Some systems will be available with Blu-ray and ATI Mobility Radeon GPUs (5650 or 5850). For those who need to make sure ALL…

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini finally released by Rogers

August 4, 2010August 4, 2010 drsquid Android, canada, google, launch, Rogers, Sony Ericsson, x10, X10 Mini, Xperia, Xperia X1015 Comments

After a few months of rumour and speculation Rogers has officially released the latest model in Sony Ericsson’s new Android smartphone series, the X10 Mini. The Mini is the little brother of Sony’s Ericsson’s first Android phone, the X10. This phone, while having some great hardware specifications (such as a 1 GHz processor and 4″ display), was hobbled by the decision to release it with the out-dated Android 1.6 operating system. Sadly the X10 Mini follows in its brother’s footsteps, also coming with Android 1.6, running Sony’s custom Timescape UI….

Acer launches new TimelineX thin and light notebooks in Canada

August 4, 2010August 4, 2010 Doug Groves 1830T, 3820T, 5820T, Acer, Aspire, ATI Mobility Radeon, canada, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, launch, LED backlit, Microsoft, notebook, Thin & Light, TimelineX, Windows 72 Comments

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a update to Acer’s Timeline series of thin and light notebooks. In fact, when they launched in North America, they weren’t officially known as Timeline machines at all, but the rather more pedestrian model numbers, such as the AS1410, which we took a look at last September. At the time, the AS1410 represented a great value for someone looking for something more powerful than a netbook, without the bulk that a more traditional notebook. Due to the ultra low voltage CPUs in the…

Toronto Underground Cinema’s ‘The Rep’ Web Series

August 4, 2010 drsquid canada, Film, The Rep, Toronto, Toronto Underground Cinema, web series, webisodes, webseries1 Comment

Our new favourite Toronto rep cinema, the Toronto Underground Cinema, surprised us a few weeks ago when they released the first episode of their new webseries: That’s right folks! Consider yourselves lucky, for you’ve just stumbled upon a brand new web series shot live on location at The Toronto Underground Cinema. Each month will bring you a new episode about the ups and downs of running a movie theatre, and an inside look at something many of us film fans have thought of doing! Can you think of anything cooler…

Samsung Galaxy S Street Party tomorrow with Mystery Band

August 3, 2010August 3, 2010 drsquid Android, Android 2.1, Bell, canada, event, Galaxy S, google, Metric, Party, Samsung, smartphone, superphone, Vibrant2 Comments

Continuing the hype around the new Bell Samsung Galaxy S phone was the announcement, last week, of a street party happening tomorrow, featuring a mystery band. Summer’s Hottest Street Concert Fast Approaching TORONTO, July 29, 2010 — The secret continues as we approach this summer’s ultimate street party featuring one of Canada’s hottest bands and the new premium Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. It will be good to be mobile on August 4th. What: Street concert event open to the public When: August 4, 2010, show starts at 7:00 p.m. Where:…

Virgin HTC Legend review

August 3, 2010August 3, 2010 Doug Groves Android, Bell, canada, Eclair, Friend Stream, google, HTC, HTC Legend, HTC Sense, review, Sense, Sense UI, Virgin Canada3 Comments

HTC, once known as the go-to company for Windows Mobile devices made a wise business decision to embrace Google’s Android operating system from the very beginning, with the original G1. Since that time, they’ve put out an almost dizzying array of phones on the platform, many of them running HTCs custom Sense interface, which first appeared on the HTC Hero. The HTC Legend, currently available on Bell and Virgin in Canada, is very much an updated version of the Hero, with a more polished design and a more current version…

Win a Samsung Galaxy S on Bell, Video calling confirmed

August 3, 2010August 3, 2010 drsquid Android, Android 2.1, Bell, canada, contest, Galaxy S, google, Samsung, smartphone, superphone, Vibrant, video calling1 Comment

The new Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant ‘Superphone’ is coming to Bell soon, and to celebrate the phone’s launch Bell is giving one away each day until the phone’s release, expected to be this Friday, August 6th. Along with the phone giveaway, there is also a chance to win tickets to see Lady Gaga, and a Samsung 55” LED TV. The webpage advertising the contest also confirms that the Galaxy S will support video calling. While the model of the Galaxy S that Bell is carrying does have the front facing…

Indie Gaming Celebrated at Hand Eye Society Social

August 2, 2010August 2, 2010 Paul L Brandon Boyer, canada, Emilie McGinley, event, Hand Eye Society, indie games, indie gaming, interview, Jim McGinley, Jim Munroe, Messhof, Miguel Sternberg, Nidhogg, Offword, PC gaming, TOJam, Toronto4 Comments

The indie gaming scene in Toronto is exploding, and rgbFilter has covered one of local Hand Eye Society’s latest socials.

iPhone 4 Canadian launch news round-up

July 30, 2010July 30, 2010 drsquid Antennagate, Apple, Bell, canada, Fido, iOS 4, iPhone, iPhone 4, launch, Rogers, Telus, Virgin Mobile6 Comments

The day has finally come for Canadian iPhone fans, as the iPhone 4 is available in Canada. Are you picking one up today? After all the controversy surrounding ‘Antennagate‘ in the US, it will be interesting to see if the problems with iPhone 4 will affect sales in Canada. The die-hard Apple fanatics will still be lining up in front of stores to get their Precious, but with a lot more choices available in Canada for high-end smartphones now (the Samsung Galaxy S comes to mind), I can’t help but…

Rogers launches Chatr, Mobilicity pursuing legal action

July 29, 2010July 29, 2010 drsquid Bell, canada, Chat-r, Koodo, launch, Mobile, Mobilicity, Rogers, Solo, Star Wars, Telus, unlimited, Wind, Wireless6 Comments

Rogers officially launched their new discount mobile brand Chatr yesterday, after delaying the planned mid-July launch for unspecified reasons. Chatr, like the new Canadian wireless entrants (Mobilicity, Public Mobile and Wind Mobile), is a zone based unlimited cellphone service. The service will be available in in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Vancouver, and will be expanding to Montreal in the fall. Rogers originally announced Chatr on June 30th, as a new brand to cater to customers looking for unlimited plans, with no contracts — the very same market that the…

CRTC launches public consultation on internet and telephony

July 28, 2010 Doug Groves canada, CRTC, Internet, Obligation to Serve, online rights, public consultation1 Comment

Last Friday, the CRTC launched a new public consultation to get feedback from Canadians on their telephone and internet services. Being cynical about the impact of such a public consultation, especially one with the title Obligation to Serve, would be the easy approach, given some of the CRTC’s past decisions regarding internet services. I’ll try not to be though, and suggest that everyone visit the public page and speak their mind. You can catch the full announcement after the break…

Starcraft II is here, and you can win a copy

July 27, 2010August 2, 2010 drsquid Blizzard, canada, event, Future Shop, Gaming, launch, PC, RTA, RTS, Starcraft, Starcraft 2, Starcraft II, Toronto23 Comments

rgbFilter is celebrating the release of the game by giving away two copies of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, in conjunction with Future Shop. Just leave a comment after the break, and we will randomly pick the winners.The entries have been tallied! Congratulations to unokilo321 and heimp!