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BlackBerry Z10 sets new sales records in Canada and the U.K.
- We all know that a lot is riding on the success of BlackBerry 10 for the Canadian-based handset maker. Most would agree that it’s sink or swim at this point. The life preservers have been tossed out in the form…
Nexus 4 can handle LTE after all, but only in Canada
- Google’s latest Nexus 4 smartphone is a great deal at only $300 or $350 for the 8GB or 16GB model, unlocked, and without the nuisance of a contract. But even though its specs are about on par with today's top…
QR code is largest on record, Minecraftian feat spans 7 acres of corn
- Kraay Family Farm, a Canadian-based grower nestled near the town of Lacombe, has set the world's record for creating the largest QR code ever made. If that weren't enough, what makes this QR code even more special is its composition: farmers…
Microsoft to have 44 retail stores open by next June, arriving in Canada soon
- Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to expand its retail presence in the world. Speaking at the Worldwide Partner Conference today, Kevin Turner, the company’s Chief Operating Officer announced plans to open a new Microsoft Store in Toronto later this…
Samsung predicts record quarterly profits, to open stores in Canada
- Samsung has released the latest projected figures for their first financial quarter (January-March), ahead of their April 27 earnings announcement. All told, Samsung estimates their operating profit will be nearly double the previous year at 5.8 trillion won ($5.1 billion)…
Apple overtakes RIM in smartphone sales on their home turf
- Apple has knocked off Research in Motion as the top smartphone provider in Canada for the first time. Canadians have remained loyal to RIM through some hard times over the past few years but the troubled company based in Waterloo,…
Microsoft opening new retail stores soon, coming to Canada by year's end
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Microsoft will be opening four new retail stores by the summer as well as international stores in time for the year-end holiday buying season, according to a new report from The Verge. A person familiar with Redmond’s plans says that new stores will open in...
iPad 2 fakes made of clay turning up in Canadian stores
- A bizarre rash of clay iPads are being discovered at Canadian retail stores, CTV News reports. Roughly two dozen fakes have been unwittingly sold to customers by major retailers in metropolitan areas of Vancouver by the likes of Best Buy,…
Apple's 12 Days of Christmas giveaway underway in Canada and Europe
- Apple has started their 12 Days of Christmas promotion that runs from December 26 until January 6 in Canada and select parts of Europe. The app will provide users with free music, movies, books and applications each day until the promo expires.
RIM faces lawsuits in U.S. and Canada over service outage
- Users of RIM's BlackBerry devices are suing the company for its days-long service outage that spread across much of the world earlier in the month. The catastrophic system-wide failure left millions of BlackBerry users in five different continents without email,…
Netflix passes 1 million subscribers in Canada
- Netflix has announced it recently passed 1 million members in Canada. The streaming giant says it surpassed its own expectations for growth, achieving the milestone in just 10 months.
Rogers launches Canada's first LTE network
- Rogers Communications has launched Canada's first Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Ottawa. This fall, Rogers will roll out LTE to Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal as well. Later this year, Rogers customers will be able to get their hands on…
American faces jail time for bringing manga to Canada on his laptop
- An American citizen is facing criminal charges in Canada that could result in a mandatory minimum prison sentence of one year for comics brought into the country on his laptop. The computer programmer, whose name is being withheld, is a…
Skype partners with Telus for international calling rates in Canada
- Skype and Telus have announced that they have signed an agreement that will allow Telus smartphone customers to purchase Skype Credit through their existing Telus accounts and take advantage of Skype's low-cost calling rates to keep in touch with friends and…
CRTC: 5Mbps broadband for all Canadians by 2015
- The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canada's telecommunications regulator, wants all Canadians to have access to broadband Internet speeds of at least 5Mbps for downloads and 1Mbps for uploads by 2015. Furthermore, the regulator says those speeds must be…
Netflix gets subscription TV rights to Paramount movies in Canada
- Netflix has announced a new five-year licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures, which is owned by media conglomerate Viacom, in Canada. The deal means over 350 new movie titles, including the exclusive subscription television rights to all first-run films, will be…
Netflix adds more content in Canada
- Netflix has announced licensing agreements with various content providers that add hundreds of new titles for Canadian Netflix members. Many of the new titles are available now while others will be made available over the next few weeks.
XM and Sirius to finally merge in Canada
- XM Canada and Sirius Canada are finally merging their satellite radio operations, assuming the CRTC gives the two regulatory approval. That's right, XM and Sirius never merged in Canada, and now the two have decided it's time to follow their…
US and Canada have most expensive cell phone plans
- Citizens of the US and Canada tend to pay the most expensive bills for a complete cell phone package, according to a new report from the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative (OTI, via Ars Technica). Meanwhile, users in India…
Netflix comes to Canada for $7.99 per month, no mail service
- Netflix has announced its expansion into Canada (English only for now, French is on its way), the first country to get the service outside of the United States. Netflix.ca is now live, offering unlimited streaming for $7.99 CAD per month.…
Xbox Live price to increase for US, Canada, UK and Mexico
- Folks hooked on Xbox Live may want to invest in a 12-month gold card before Microsoft jacks up prices. Starting November 1, users in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom will have to pay more for Live…
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