The camera-centric Nokia Lumia 1020, bearer of a 41-megapixel camera, will be arriving for Canadian customers on TELUS and Rogers, according to a tweet Nokia fired off saying as much. Other pertinent details — namely how much it will cost and when it will available — weren’t specified, but we’re hoping it won’t be too […]
Motorola’s new Moto X will be Rogers Wireless exclusive in Canada, the carrier has confirmed, with the Android smartphone headed up North in August. Priced from CA$189.99 with a new, two-year agreement, the Rogers Moto X will be offered in either black or white, with none of the color customization options available in the US. […]
This afternoon, a video showing off the basics in the Motorola Moto X software experience have been leaked complete with several next-generation innovations for Android vanilla software builds. If you’re planning on picking the Motorola Moto X up inside Canada, it would appear that your only choice will be to jump onboard with Rogers. This video suggests that the smartphone will be a Rogers exclusive while we’re confident that here inside the USA, multiple carriers will be onboard with the machine.
This video suggests that the carrier will be bringing Moto X in August of this year in white or black, a likely indicator of availability at other carriers inside the USA, while Motorola handles the customization features we’ve heard so much about already. If this device does indeed come to Rogers by August, we can expect at least AT&T and/or T-Mobile to be onboard with the device by then as well. Meanwhile Verizon has been tipped to be launching the phone on August 23rd specifically.
In the demonstration you’re about to see here, Rogers representatives show the Moto X’s ability to work with Google Now as well as active voice recognition. While the user works on a PC, the smartphone is able to sit to the side and listen in for questions the user might have, actively answering in kind whenever needed.
You’ll also find this machine’s ability to launch it’s camera at a flick of the wrist. Taking the Moto X out of one’s pocket and flicking it twice launches the smartphone’s camera, while tapping its screen will take a photo. Holding a finger down on the display while the camera app is open will take several photos in quick succession.
This device also works with “Active Updates”, as they call them, showing what’s happening with notifications on-screen instead of with a notification light. You’ll find this particular model showing a message coming in from Facebook Messenger, disappearing after a few moments as the user decides they’ve heard enough for the day.
The Moto X here is shown in black and, in several close-ups, is proven to be working with black all around – back cover, bezel, edges and all. The white model seen last week was suggested as coming with black bezel and edges while its battery cover worked with a textured white. This machine also appears to be working without a removable back as indicated by the microSIM card slot on its side.
Don’t forget the pure Android experience from top to bottom, also – barely seen but quite apparent here in brief.
You’ll also see a light emitting from this device’s microUSB port – this could just be leaking from the device’s inner bits, but it’s just as likely there’s some use for this piece of flare than not. Keep tuned as we continue to run down the investigation!
VIA: AusDroid; Android Community
Moto X leaks in up-close video tour is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Rogers Communications has announced that it will be buying both wireless spectrum licenses and Mountain Cable from Shaw Communications. The deal allows the company to acquire the spectrum holdings next year. Likewise, Shaw has purchased the last 1/3 stake in TVtropolis – which is owned by both companies – from Rogers. The deal closed for $700 million CAD.
Rogers now has the option to buy spectrum holdings in Alberta, Manitoba, Northern Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. This includes both 10MHz and 20MHz AWS spectrum holdings. If such buys do take place, they will be subject to review and approval by the Industry Canada and Competition Bureau.
TVtropolis is a Canadian TV network that offers high-demand shows. While Rogers will still have access to the network, per the deal, Shaw Communications now entirely owns it. Both the TVtropolis and Mountain Cableview deals are expected to close by this summer. Rogers was paid $59 million for TVtropolis as a deposit when the deal was signed.
Rogers’ President and CEO Nadir Mohamed offered this statement. “The agreements will benefit businesses and consumers across the country and fit squarely within our focused, strategic game plan. We’re investing in spectrum to ensure our customers continue to enjoy the incredibly fast speeds and throughput they crave, while ensuring our continued network leadership. We’re also strengthening our Cable portfolio by acquiring a valuable cable business which complements our existing Ontario cable system allowing us to deliver even more value for our customers and shareholders.”
[via Sacbee]
Rogers Wireless buys Mountain Cablevision, option to buy wireless spectrum licenses is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you didn’t get enough in mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This past week, T-Mobile announced the price and release date for the Optimus L9, carriers were announced in Canada for the ATIV S Windows Phone and ZTE released a low-priced Android smartphone for Virgin Mobile in the UK. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the “best of the rest” for this week of October 22nd, 2012.
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Mobile Miscellany: week of October 22nd, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hopefully AT&T subscribers weren’t spooked when the Nokia Lumia 920 first passed through the FCC in only its non-US guise, and its lower-end 820 cousin only as the (currently unofficial) Verizon-ready Lumia 822. The two Windows Phone 8 flagships have had follow-up approvals in GSM versions that are unmistakably destined for AT&T and Canadian carriers. Never mind the slightly distracting RM-820 model number on the Lumia 920; it reveals the 920’s distinctive curved design, 700MHz LTE in AT&T’s range and AWS-based LTE for both AT&T as well as its Canadian neighbor. The Lumia 820 is equally identifiable as the RM-824, even if it limits the LTE access to AT&T’s network. We haven’t seen any shocking revelations from either device, although we weren’t expecting any from phones that hew so closely to the original templates. The filings mostly set expectations for Microsoft’s October 29th event — now that the likely stars of the show are cleared to make their appearances, the companies involved should breathe more easily.
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Nokia Lumia 820, 920 for AT&T swing through the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rogers and Canadian bank CIBC struck a deal for NFC-based mobile payments back in May, long enough ago that it was starting to fade out of the public consciousness. The alliance may be near refreshing our memory with a commercial launch in the cards. MobileSyrup has reportedly scored internal documents that has the two launching their e-commerce collaboration on October 15th under a slightly catchier Suretap name. Unfortunately, the text also suggests that the initial launch will require at least as much hoop-jumping from customers as for the original Google Wallet plans. Avoiding a traditional wallet will demand a BlackBerry Bold 9900 or Curve 9360 on Rogers, a CIBC MasterCard, nearby stores with PayPass terminals, a CIBC app and now a special NFC-enabled SIM card — a set of criteria that disqualifies almost everyone, especially when there’s supposedly a $50 ceiling on transactions. It remains a step forward for mobile payments in a country that has had very few options to start with, but we’d only anticipate widespread adoption once there’s a much wider selection of devices and banks.
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Rogers, CIBC may launch Suretap NFC-based payments on October 15th, require a unique SIM originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Motorola had said its dearest RAZR HD LTE would be coming “later this fall” as an exclusive to Rogers, and today’s the day that relatively thin and powerful Android handset hits shelves across the border. Available now for $100 (with the obligatory three-year commitment, of course), the RAZR HD LTE will hand interested Canadians a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich (sorry, no Jelly Bean for now), a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD, 720p display and a 1.5GHz, dual-core S4 CPU — not to mention the ability to surf on Rogers’ LTE waves in areas where the network’s live. Meanwhile, those who would like to go the “outright” way will have to spend a cool $600 on Moto’s Kevlar-sporting slab, but, needless to say, that’s the price folks have to pay for walking out the door with a bit of leeway. Usually we’d say you should check out Rogers’ website to snag one for yourself, however the site appears to be experiencing some technical difficulties right now — but, hey, there’s always the good ol’ brick-and-mortar store.
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Motorola RAZR HD LTE now available in Canada through Rogers for $100 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
If you didn’t get enough in mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This past week, FCC Chairman Genachowski weighed in on what must be done to keep the spectrum crunch from becoming a crisis, pricing leaked for the Motorola RAZR HD LTE at Rogers and Japan got a version of the Xperia V to call its own. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the “best of the rest” for this week of October 1st, 2012.
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Mobile Miscellany: week of October 1st, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Isn’t that convenient. With only weeks left to go before the official Windows Phone 8 launch event, what’s likely a version of the HTC Windows Phone 8X with North American LTE support has stopped by the FCC for approval. The PM23300 variant we see here (the international 8X is the PM23200) supports both the needed 700MHz LTE band for its eventual appearance at AT&T as well as AWS for wider AT&T coverage and the big three Canadian carriers. All are good signs that HTC is just about ready, although T-Mobile and Verizon subscribers might not want to get overly excited just yet — there’s no AWS 3G, CDMA or Verizon-ready 700MHz LTE to be found on this 8X, which shows that any US launch will still demand multiple editions. The others won’t be far behind in the FCC race with that November release window already locked in.
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Likely HTC Windows Phone 8X with AT&T-friendly LTE surfaces at the FCC, just in time originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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