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Samsung Galaxy S II photo preview

June 17, 2011June 22, 2011 Doug Groves 1080p, Android, Android 2.3.3, canada, Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, Gingerbread, google, hands-on, handson, HTC, launch, Rogers, SAMOLED, Samsung, SGS2, SGSII, smartphone, superphone2 Comments

Over the past few days, Alex has had his hands on the latest and greatest Android phone from Samsung, the Galaxy S II. There’s some things we can’t say about it at the moment, but by all metrics, it certainly appears to be ushering in the next generation of powerhouse smartphones. At a 3rd of an inch thick, the SGS II is both thin and light, while sporting a 4.3″ Super AMOLED+ screen and a lot of power under the hood, driven by a 1.2Ghz dual core processor.

HTC Meetup in Toronto tonight

May 30, 2011May 29, 2011 drsquid Android, canada, event, google, HTC, meet-up, smartphone, superphone, tablet, Telecommunications1 Comment

For the first time HTC is having a meet-up in Canada. If you have time to drop by tonight you’ll be able to check out “The Evolution Of Telecommunications Design”, the latest HTC handsets, and possibly some new unreleased devices! HTC presents “Telephones Lines…From Rotary To Hands Free – The Evolution Of Telecommunications Design” HTC would like to invite you to experience the evolution of telecommunications from a design perspective with the exhibit, “Telephone Lines… from rotary to hands free.” In the exhibit, we will showcase artifacts and photos from…

Best Buy Canada’s Free Phone Fridays – more killer (on contract) deals including the Xperia PLAY

May 27, 2011 drsquid Android, Atrix, Bell, Best Buy, Blackberry, canada, Free, Gaming, google, HTC, Incredible S, Mobile, Motorola, Nexus S, PLAY, Rogers, Samsung, smartphone, Sony, Sony Ericsson, superphone, Telus, Torch, Virgin Mobile, Xperia1 Comment

Best Buy Canada’s Free Phone Fridays returns with some killer deals – if you sign a new 3yr contact. This week’s deals include the Nexus S, ATRIX & Xperia PLAY for $0. With the announcement that the mobile version Minecraft is coming exclusively (at first) to the PLAY perhaps it’s time to consider getting a 2nd phone? Also if you are on the fence about the PLAY we should have some videos posted later today of it in action – it is, IMO, hands-down the best mobile gaming experience you…

Best Buy’s Free Phone Fridays – this week’s Android deals

May 13, 2011May 15, 2011 drsquid Android, Atrix, Bell, Best Buy, canada, contract, Desire HD, Fido, Free Phone Fridays, Galaxy S, HTC, Incredible S, Motorola, Nexus S, Optimus One, Promotion, Rogers, Samsung, smartphone, superphone, Telus4 Comments

Best Buy Canada has followed the Best Buy US lead and is offering a selection of ‘free’ phones every Friday. Of course there is a catch – they are only free if you buy the phone on a 3-year term, as a new activation. While this means that not everybody can take advantage of these deals, if you are no longer in a contract or looking to switch carriers, you can pick up one of the latest Android phones by just signing a piece of paper! The phones included (and…

Virgin Mobile HTC Incredible S hands-on video including Bell Mobile TV app

May 12, 2011May 14, 2011 drsquid Android, Android 2.2, Bell, Best Buy, canada, google, hands-on, HTC, HTC Sense, launch, Sense UI, smartphone, superphone, video, Virgin Mobile8 Comments

At the beginning of April both Virgin Mobile and Bell Mobility released the HTC Incredible S Android smartphone, and HTC was kind enough to send us the Virgin version to review. You can check out our in-depth video look at the phone below.

Win a Telus Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G, launches tommorow

May 11, 2011May 15, 2011 drsquid 4G, Android, Android 2.2, Android 2.3, contest, data-caps, Fascinate, Fascinate 4G, Galaxy S, Gingerbread, Gowalla, launch, Qik, Samsung, superphone, Telus, Toronto0 comment

While there is some controversy to the use of 4G as a label for current 3.5g networks, the Telus Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G (what a mouthful!) when it launches tomorrow will certainly be the ‘fastest’ phone in Canada. With 21 Mbps HSPA+ download speeds, this minor revision to the super popular Galaxy S series of phones sports the same 4″ Super-AMOLED screen, 1Ghz processor, 5MP camera, and still runs only Android 2.2. This is a little disappointing, since Gingerbread (Android 2.3) has been available for quite some time now. Samsung has however…

Bell and Virgin Mobile release the HTC Incredible S and Bell updates Mobile TV

April 4, 2011April 5, 2011 drsquid Android, Android 2.2, Android 2.3, Bell, canada, Gingerbread, hands-on, HTC, launch, Sense UI, smartphone, superphone, video, Virgin Mobile2 Comments

The HTC Incredible S is now available on both Bell and Virgin Mobile. This Android smartphone, the latest from HTC, was first shown at this year’s Mobile World Conference, on Feb 15th. It is incredible, then, that it came out in Canada so quickly. We usually have to wait at least 2 to 3 months for the latest phones to get here from the US and Europe.

The Bell Motorola ATRIX, coming March 17th: Revolutionary, but at what cost?

March 8, 2011September 26, 2012 drsquid Android, Android 2.2, Atrix, Bell, canada, Froyo, Gaming, Lapdock, Motoblur, Motorola, smartphone, superphone9 Comments

When Motorola announced the ATRIX at CES, I was very excited – even more so when they followed up that announcement with news that it was coming to Canada on Bell. Up to that point, as a long-time Milestone (Droid to our US readers) user, though, I had been a little disappointed in Motorola. They had seemed to have forgotten about Canada. Both the Droid X and Droid 2 were released in the US last year, but they never came up north. By year’s end, it was almost like Motorola…

Dell Streak ‘Pocket Tablet’ launches on Rogers

November 10, 2010November 28, 2010 drsquid Android, Android 1.6, Android 2.2, canada, Dell, Dell Streak, google, launch, Rogers, Samsung, smartphone, Stage UI, Streak, superphone, Tab, tablet3 Comments

The Dell Streak. What an interesting journey this odd device has had. Originally previewed by Dell as far back as CES in January, this 5” Android phone launched in Europe in June. Initial enthusiasm for this device was dulled by the fact that Dell inexplicably decided to launch it with Android 1.6, but the overall consensus was that the hardware was well made, and it would have potential with an OS upgrade. Then, after much confusion about whether Dell would sell it unlocked in the US, the Streak launched in…

Telus launches Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate at Gaming Expo today

November 10, 2010November 24, 2010 drsquid Android, Android 2.1, canada, event, Fascinate, Fascinate 3G+, Galaxy S, Gaming, google, Samsung, smartphone, superphone, Telus, Toronto1 Comment

With the Holidays just around the corner the release of new phones is almost a daily occurrence. Only two days after the big Windows Phone 7 launch Telus is adding another Android phone to their already impressive line-up of little green robots – the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 3G+. The Telus Fascinate (not to be confused with the US only Verizon Fascinate that is slightly different) is basically the same phone as the Bell Galaxy S Vibrant that we looked at a few months ago here, the only change being…

Telus Android news round-up

November 1, 2010November 9, 2010 drsquid Android, Android 2.1, Android 2.2, Bell, canada, Captivate, event, Fascinate, Froyo, Galaxy S, google, HTC, launch, Rogers, Samsung, smartphone, superphone, Telus, Toronto, Vibrant5 Comments

Over the past week there has been some interesting Android news from Telus, and we’ve collected it all in one place, just for you. HTC Desire Android 2.2 (Froyo) update available now Telus has announced that the 2.2 Froyo update for the HTC Desire is being pushed out today through an OTA (over the air) update. This is after a couple of false starts last week, when the update was released as a download online, then quickly pulled. Even without the update, the Desire is already in our opinion one…

Rogers Galaxy S Captivate finally available

October 25, 2010October 26, 2010 Doug Groves Captivate, Galaxy S, Galaxy S Captivate, Rogers, Samsung, smartphone, superphone3 Comments

It’s been a LONG time coming, but Rogers has finally made the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate available. Originally announced back when Sammy made the big Galaxy marketing push in August, it’s taken quite some time for the Captivate to hit Big Red. The Captivate ships with Android 2.1, but will get an update to 2.2 Froyo sometime between November and ‘early 2011’. The Captivate features Samsung’s 4 inch Super AMOLED scree, a 5 MPixel camera with 720p video recording and a 1GHz processor, and will start at $149.99 on some…