As tipped last month, Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless has secured the Nokia N95 8GB, and in the process become the first North American carrier to officially offer the handset.  The first N-series device available in Canada, the N95 8GB has a 5-megapixel camera, 2.8-inch QVGA display, HSPA high-speed cellular data and WiFi.  The handset will be available to buy on May ... continued »

The flagship Nokia N95 will be coming to Rogers on May 2nd. We've discussed the possibility of Rogers picking up this handset before, and it is good to see it happen. The concept of an N95 being sold through a carrier is exciting, and it appears that though it is through Rogers, there will be no subsidized price for the ... continued »

While AT&T may not have announced availability for the LG Vu, over the border Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless has revealed it will be selling the mobile TV capable handset from the beginning of May. The quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and dualband HSPA (850/1900) has a large, wide-aspect touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera with autofocus and full HTML browser. It will be ... continued »

Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless have launched a new mobile ticket service that allows you not only to buy entry to concerts via your cellphone but to use the handset itself as the ticket.  Dubbed "Wireless Box Office", the system is a partnership with Live Nation and, at first, will be active with selected concerts over the Summer.   continued »

Live in Canada?  Fancy some hot, fast HSDPA/HSUPA goodness?  Well, Rogers will soon be inviting you to ram high-speed cellular broadband right up your ExpressCard slot, thanks to Novatel Wireless' Merlin X950D 3G modem.  Capable of connections up to 7.2Mbps downlink and 2.1Mbps uplink, network depending, the X950D is triband HSDPA/UMTS (850/1900/2100) and quadband EDGE/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900) so even if you leave the soft, ... continued »

As suspected back in January, Rogers Wireless have announced an update to their Communicate Value Pack that includes unlimited on-device mobile browsing for selected handsets.  Priced at $20 a month, the add-on not only includes all that internet goodness, but 2,500 outbound SMS and 1,000 outbound MMS messages, caller ID, recent call history and voicemail.  Pundits are viewing it as ... continued »

Things up in Canada are turning pink, and it's not just because of the cold weather.  Rogers Wireless have launched a pink version of the Sony Ericsson W580i, joining existing white and grey options and priced at $199.99, while TELUS have announced a pink BlackBerry Pearl 8130, $25 of every sale of which will go to the Rethink Breast Cancer ... continued »

Canadian email addicts with poor navigational skills will be pleased to know that Rogers Wireless have started selling the BlackBerry Pearl with in-built GPS; retailing for $249.99, with a three year (!) contract and three year BlackBerry data plan subscription, the only snag is that the Rogers site is already showing them as out of stock. continued »

A tipster on Howard Forums has suggested that Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless is preparing to announce updated 'Value Packs' which can be added to a monthly subscription to enable cheaper SMS and MMS messaging as well as, in some cases, unlimited mobile web browsing from certain handsets.  The plans - which start at $5, although unlimited browsing only features in those ... continued »

What looks like a Samsung BlackJack II, feels like a BlackJack II and has the same functionality as a BlackJack II, but isn't? Why, it's the Samsung Jack, available now on Rogers Wireless for Canadians who fancy some of that deliciously-slim HSPA goodness. Running Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition (meaning no touchscreen) and complete with 2-megapixel camera, full ... continued »