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Bestbuy adjusts Milestone pricing
Mar 1st
It seems like Bestbuy, which was going to have the Milestone for sale contractless for $549.99, has updated their pricing to match that of Telus’ hardware price of $599.99. The Milestone is going to be available on a 3 year contract through Telus for $199.99 and a minimum of $50 a month plan.
I snapped that picture on the left for you guys at my local Bestbuy. It’s BestBuy’s milestone display for those that haven’t been to BestBuy recently.
Canada to get Paid Market Apps next week
Mar 1st
Wendy Rozeluk, spokesperson for Google Canada, commented in an interview with The Gazette that they hope to announce paid market applications to be available in Canada sometime next week!
“There are many factors that come into play to make sure the selling and purchasing processes run smoothly. It takes time to bring support to more countries, which is something we are working hard to do.”
Lets hope they follow through and open up the whole Android market to Canada, so we can enjoy some of the premium applications that otherwise wouldn’t be available (Unless you rooted your device and used MarketEnabler of course).
Rogers to get Acer Liquid this Spring; Android 2.1 equipped
Feb 22nd
Acer hasn’t set it sights on the North American smartphone market, until now with its partnership with Rogers to bring the Acer Liquid e to Canada. Rogers will be the first carrier in North America to offer the Liquid e. Some released specs of the Liquid e include a 5 megapixel camera, underclocked 768mhz snapdragon processor, 3.5 inch touchscreen, and 3G HSPA and wifi connectivity, and of course the goodness of android 2.1. No price or specific release date has been released yet, but more android phones are defiantly welcome to the north!
HTC Legend to debut next month
Feb 14th
The previously leaked HTC Legend is coming to dutch carrier KPN next month. It will feature a 5mp camera, 600mhz processor, 256mb of ram, and of course a micro sd card for added expandable storage. The device will also feature a beautiful 3.2 inch HVGA AMOLED screen. This device has HTC’s well known “chin” design, which is either loved or hated depending on who you talk to. There is also the newer style “trackpad” design instead of the regular android trackball that we’ve all known. All other features such as GPS, wifi, and bluetooth are pretty standard on smartphones. There is currently no additional info on pricing. More pictures below… More >
HTC Scorpion Leaked?
Feb 13th
A code string linked anonymously on Tuesday to AndroidSPIN suggests that HTC may be in the process of developing a new Android smartphone rumored to be released under the name of “Scorpion,” also known as to HTC employees as the “Olympian.” The Scorpion would use the 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which would give it the ability to play 1080p video. It would also use the FRE65C build of Android 2.2, an update which Google has codenamed “Froyo.” WiMAX is referenced in a line of the leaked code, More >
Android Gaining Market Share
Feb 12th
DailyFinance has a new article detailing Android’s steady market share gain…
“Google more than doubled Android’s still-small slice of the smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2009, claiming 5.2% compared to 2.5% in the third quarter, according to comScore. That puts Android within hailing distance of Palm’s fourth-quarter U.S. market share of 6.1%, which is down from 8.3% in the previous quarter. ComScore puts Apple in second place with 25.3% (up from 24.1%) and RIMM still in first place with 41.6% (but down from 42.6%).” – Read the full article
Rogers releases waiver for people who refuse to update Dream/Magic
Feb 11th
If you are already running a modded version of android for your dream or magic on rogers, but still do not have you 3g data, rogers has released a waiver you can fill out and get your data back regardless of your software version. It will re-enable your data after submitting it without forcing you to use any of their new software updates, letting you retain root with your older radios.
Rogers brings back free Dream to Magic upgrade; Sense UI and 911 fix installed
Feb 10th
Twitter Rogers rep @RogersMary made a post on HowardForums today stating that the free dream to magic upgrade has started back up again… see what she has to say below…
“Hi Everyone. I can confirm that the Dream to Magic upgrade promotion is up and running again:
- Current Rogers customers who activated a new Rogers HTC Dream through Dec. 31, 2009 – either through upgrade or a new activation – may upgrade that device to an HTC Magic for a limited time.
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Milestone release date moved back?
Feb 10th
The February 18th release date for the Motorola Milestone on Telus appears to have been removed from Best Buy’s mobile page. Could this mean a longer wait?
Customers who planned to preorder from Best Buy can still do so, however, although we no longer have confirmation of the release date from anyone…
Google provides limited Nexus One phone support
Feb 9th
“Google has finally stepped up to the plate to offer a support phone line for Nexus One owners. It’s a necessary move, given the volume of customer complaints, but it’s also turned out to be a lackluster one.
Nexus One owners can call (888) 48NEXUS between 4am and 7pm PST to speak with a real live person. Unfortunately, though, they’ll only be able to get information on the status/shipping information on your existing order. More >
