Rogers Collapses Under Canadian iPhone 4 Launch The popularity of the iPhone 4 in Canada has led to the collapse of Rogers’ activation system for the Apple-made smartphone. Although unlike in the US where there is an exclusive carrier so that all demand is driven to AT&T, Apple is using a multi-carrier strategy in Canada so that Rogers is not...

New York City Subway Riders To Get Cell Phone Coverage While Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders have had cell phone coverage–both for talk and data–for a while now crossing the tunnel from the East Bay into San Francisco, it seems that Manhattanites are finally going to get their gab on in the subways. MTA city transit officials had agreed to a...

All Canadian iPhone 4 Sold Unlocked It seems that Canadian users who are starting to purchase their iPhone 4s today are noticing that their Apple smartphones come unlocked out of the box, but there is a huge caveat to that: unless you specifically pay the full, unsubsidized retail price for the iPhone at an Apple Store in Canada, iPhone 4s...

Samsung Vibrant tethers without need for rooting For those of you out there who want to make full use of their unlimted 3G account, you might want to check out tethering the Samsung Vibrant to your computer without the need to root the phone. This method utilizes a USB cable which will offer Internet access to Windows XP and Windows 7-powered computers....

Sony PS3 firmware 3.41 unveiled Sony has released the firmware 3.41 for its PS3 console, where it will include a new type of recommendation system for videos as well as games for the PlayStation Store. For those who are browsing through the store, perusing through information on new games or videos will come across a new option on the...

Samsung Galaxy S to get FroYo update We already know that the Samsung Galaxy S will be getting the Android 2.2 (otherwise known as FroYo) update in due time, but when is the big question that remains unanswered. A quick peek at Samsung UK’s Twitter page reveals that it will be out at the end of September, and hopefully keeping...

Samsung SGH-i917 will run on Windows Phone 7 Another upcoming handset, the Samsung SGH-i917, will be one that will have Windows Phone 7 as the operating system of choice. We came across this piece of information thanks to a new Bluetooth certification, where the SGH-i917 will have the distinction of being the first Windows Phone 7 device from Samsung...

iPad used by UK troops to handle a fire mission The Apple iPad isn’t meant for ordinary home users only as UK troops have the advantage of using a specially developed app that allows them to learn how to handle a fire mission. What’s a fire mission? It involves artillery being fired at the enemy from several miles away. Troops at the Royal...

Verizon Wireless offers Samsung Intensity II u460 officially If you are in the market for a smartphone that offers great texting capability without breaking the bank, then you might be interested in the Samsung Intensity II u460 from Verizon Wireless. This model has all the necessary parts to get you texting right from the get go, including a 2.2″ QVGA display...

Samsung tablet spotted in the wild? We all know that Samsung is working on a 7″ Android-powered tablet known as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but there is still no official word on a release just yet. Waht you see here though, it an apparent sighting of what could be the Samsung Galaxy Tab, barely fitting into a single hand. Should Samsung...