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9 March 2010	Coming Soon: Bell Motorola DEXT & Rogers Motorola Quench Late last week Bell announced that they would be bringing the Motorola DEXT to Canada. TELUS previously announced the Backflip which left the Motorola Quench to Rogers. We don't have a firm release date for any of the three MOTOBLUR enabled smartphones at this time but early 2010 has been mentioned. Bell Motorola DEXT You can find a Bell micro-website detailing all things MOTO DEXT here: www.bellmotodext.ca. You can also enter to win 1 of 5 Motorola DEXT smartphones. 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and video capture Full HTML Web Browser Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS 3.1" HVGA Touch Screen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution Slide-out QWERTY Keyboard Android Apps & Media Player Rogers Motorola Quench 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and video capture Full HTML Web Browser Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS 3.1" HVGA Touch Screen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution Android Apps & Media Player
	Rogers Samsung Galaxy Spica Now Available The Samsung Galaxy Spica is now available from Rogers across Canada. Last week we reported that internet rumours had Rogers launching the Android powered Smartphone in the near future. As expected the device will start at $79.99 on a 3 year contract price if you sign up for at least $45 per month of voice & data. Full price points are as follows: 3 year contract: $79.99 2 year contract: $349.99 1 year contract: $399.99 No contract: $449.99 The Samsung Galaxy Spica Features: 3.2" AMOLED Touchscreen Display with 320 x 480 Resolution 3.2 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom Android Media Player Wi-fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS Expandable microSD memory up to 32GB Android 1.5 OS 800MHz processor For full Rogers Samsung Galaxy Spica features, specifications, downloands and review please click here.
4 March 2010	Motorola Backflip with MOTOBLUR Coming Soon to TELUS Today TELUS announced that they will soon be bringing the Motorola Backflip with MOTOBLUR to Canada. The move comes one day after Motorola announced they would be bringing their three MOTOBLUR Smartphones (Backflip, DEXT & Quench) to the Canadian marketplace through all three main carriers. TELUS has not provided a launch date or pricing at this time but we will let you know as soon as we hear more. What is MOTOBLUR? Allows you to access all of your friends, pics, emails, messages, and Facebook™, MySpace and Twitter happenings in one place. MOTOBLUR syncs them all, with continuous updates and back ups. There are no logins or apps to open, and your data’s always safe. The Motorola Backflip features: Touchscreen and QWERTY Keyboard Dedicated Volume control, Camera, Back, Home and Lock Keys Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS Reverse Flip Design with BACKTRACK navigation just behind the screen Android 1.5 OS 5 megapixel camera with 4X Digital Zoom, LED Flash and Automatic Focus Video Capture at 24fps Full HTML Browser Android Media Player 2GB microSD memory expandable to 32GB Links for further information include: Official TELUS Press Release Motorola Backflip reviews from various sources
	Samsung Galaxy Spica Coming Soon to Rogers The Samsung Galaxy Spica will soon be available at a Rogers store near you. This Android based Smartphone is an updated version of the Samsung Galaxy (currently available from Bell) that is slighlty bigger in size, beefier processor and slight downgrade in the camera quality. Rogers is expected to launch the Android Smartphone at the following price points: 3 year contract: $79.99 2 year contract: $349.99 1 year contract: $399.99 No contract: $449.99 The 3 year contract price is only available when you sign up for a minimum $45 monthly Voice and Data Plan. This promotional price is expected to drop to $299.99 after a few weeks. Samsung Galaxy Spica Features 3.2" AMOLED Touchscreen Display with 320 x 480 Resolution 3.0 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom Android Media Player Wi-fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS Expandable microSD memory Android 1.5 or 2.0 OS (unknown at this time) 800MHz processor We'll have more details as soon as we hear a firm release date.
3 March 2010	Motorola Backflip, Dext & Quench Coming Soon to Canada Today Motorola announced that they will be bringing three of their latest Android enabled MOTOBLUR smartphones to Canada this year. Motorola will roll out the Backflip, Dext & Quench to all three national carriers in the first half of 2010. Motorola's MOTOBLUR service is advertised as "Phones with Intelligence" and features things like: Facebook™, MySpace and Twitter all in one place, right on your homescreen. Your friends, pics and posts are everywhere you look. And you can blast your status in a snap, to one or all three social networks at once. Put everyone together in one address book without lifting a finger. Only MOTOBLUR continuously syncs your phone and email contacts with your friends from Facebook™, MySpace and Twitter. Automatically. Delivers your texts, emails and messages from Facebook™, MySpace and Twitter in one unified inbox – all together and ready for reply. Stop searching. Start socializing. MOTOROLA BACKFLIP Backflip's unique reverse flip design makes it easy to enjoy videos, music and photos, while its QWERTY keyboard allows you to blast through e-mails, texts, news feeds, social network messages and more. Navigate quickly and easily through menus and features with the new and unique BACKTRACK(TM) feature. BACKTRACK is a touch panel located on the opposite side of the device, offering you a new way to scroll through the web, texts, e-mails and news feeds without obscuring the home screen. MOTOROLA DEXT Flick through your latest updates and fire back a response on DEXT's slide-out QWERTY keyboard - no apps to open and no menus to dig through, just instant social gratification. Snap photos with DEXT's 5 megapixel camera with autofocus; upload photos simply to your favorite photo sharing or social sites; and make and take clear calls even in noisy environments with dual microphones and noise cancellation technology. MOTOROLA QUENCH This sleek, customizable touch tablet fits nicely in a palm or pocket. QUENCH's easy-to-use touch pad and enhanced browser bring to life content rich web sites (busy banners, full videos) that many of today's phones can't handle. And with pinch and zoom capabilities, it's easy to enlarge and enjoy all this great content. Links for further information include: Official Motorola Press Release Meet MOTOBLUR
2 March 2010	Rogers Launches RedBoard Web Site to Connect with Customers Today Rogers launched their official blog where they plan on discussing news and ideas as well as industry issues and trends. The RedBoard web site is seen as a new way for Rogers to communicate with their customers along with their twitter accounts. Keith McArthur, Senior Director of Social Media at Rogers, stated in their first post: We’ve been finding our voice in these online conversations – joining in on discussion forums, leaving comments on blogs, answering your questions through the @RogersHelps Twitter account and telling you about the latest Rogers news through the @RogersBuzz account. Today we’re excited to launch a new forum for these conversations. RedBoard will be a place where we can talk about our vision, explain our services and policies and geek out about the latest new technology. Our goal is to keep jargon to a minimum and to focus on providing useful information, interviews with decision makers and answers to your questions. Only time will tell as to whether this new RedBoard web site will be a success. The first comments from Canadians have been a mixed bag. Gary from Toronto stated: Is this new venue going to ignore me like the @RogersHelps does when I have a problem? You can set up all the social media channels you want but it doesn’t change the fact that the people on the phone can’t fix my problems with my service. Sorry to be jaded.