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HTC Canada Trade Up program: get up to $300 off the One, this weekend only
The HTC Trade Up program can get you up to $300 CAD off a new HTC One, provided you live in Canada and act fast. I’m saying you should act fast because, while easy to take advantage of, the offer...
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PC Mobile may carry smartphones on June 5th, heat up Canada’s mobile space
Telus may be near taking over one of its competitors, but it could soon offer an olive branch to Canadians wanting a choice in budget carriers. MobileSyrup understands that prepaid service PC Mobile...
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CRTC wireless code lets Canadians cancel contracts after two years, caps...
It’s spent the past few months soliciting feedback from Canadian wireless users, and the CRTC has now announced the details of a new wireless code that it says “addresses the main frustrations that...
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Canada adopts $50/month data overage cap, is immediately dubbed ‘genius’.
If you’ve ever looked at your monthly cellphone bill and wondered where those extra charges came from, you’re not alone. Maybe it was going over your SMS limit, or call minutes. Increasingly, the...
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Canada’s 700MHz auction pushed to January 2014, Telus denied Mobilicity...
Oh, Canada. Just one day after we received word of the CRTC’s new wireless code, Industry Canada — its government’s equivalent of the FCC — announced further postponements of the country’s pending...
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Leaks detail PC Mobile postpaid contract pricing, launch delays
June 5th came and went, without the introduction of PC Mobile’s new postpaid plans and smartphone lineup. MobileSyrup heard the launch had been pushed back to today, but is now reporting the MVNO is...
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Amazon outs Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ in Canada
It may have taken Amazon quite a while since the initial unveiling, but now it has finally managed to make both the Kindle Fire HD and the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ available for purchase in Canada. These...
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Verizon reportedly considers purchasing Canada’s Wind Mobile
Competition in the Canadian cellphone space is on shaky ground when Wind Mobile faces an uncertain future. If The Globe and Mail‘s sources are accurate, however, Wind may get a lifeline from an...
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Verizon reportedly offers more than $600 million to buy Wind Mobile
Verizon’s curiosity about entering the Canadian market could represent more than just a brief fascination: Reuters claims that Big Red has made a “tentative” bid for Wind Mobile. While the exact price...
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White Nexus 4 heading to Canada
Although the white version of the Nexus 4 is currently sold out in the US, there appears to be some stock left to send over to Canada. LG Canada sent out an email earlier today indicating that the...
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Google hiring gift card marketer, must speak Canadian and Australian
Google wants to up its gift card game both in The Great White North and Down Under. To help this effort, the search giant recently posted a job listing for a marketing manager based out of its...
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Mobilicity confirms talks with potential buyers, doesn’t say who
Ever since Telus dropped its plans to acquire Mobilicity, there have been rumors of other would-be suitors joining the fray. They’re not rumors anymore — Mobilicity has confirmed that it’s in talks...
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Canadian telecom Telus first to offer shortened two-year wireless contracts
Canadians can finally say goodbye to the dreaded three-year cell contracts they’ve been strapped with for too long: Telus is now offering a two-year contract per Canada’s new wireless code. The...
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Moto X coming to Canada as a Rogers exclusive priced at $190 on a two-year...
Motorola just made headlines here in the US with the official unveiling of the Moto X, and now it’s making waves with similar news in the Great White North. That’s right folks, the Moto X is coming to...
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Moto X, a Rogers exclusive in Canada, to sell for $189.99 with two-year...
The Moto X will be a Rogers exclusive in Canada, which is exactly what one rumor said well ahead of the phone’s official announcement. The mobile operator has officially confirmed the arrival of the...
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Mobile Miscellany: week of August 5th, 2013
If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a smartphone inspired by TopGear’s 2012 supercar of the...
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Verizon shelves Wind and Mobilicity acquisitions, ponders Canada’s 700MHz...
Verizon’s insatiable appetite for spectrum is legendary. The company’s most recently been eyeing Canada’s valuable 700MHz airwaves and even shown interest in acquiring troubled carriers Wind Mobile...
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LG G2 to launch in Canada this fall with multiple operators
The LG G2, one of the hottest phones of this year, will be launching in Canada come this fall. It’s nothing short of an impressive device, and LG is doing everything they can to give this handset...
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LG G2 coming to six major Canadian carriers this fall
LG was unsurprisingly silent regarding a Canadian launch for the G2 at its New York City event, but it’s making up for that today with initial release details for the country. As in the US, LG plans...
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Moto X to launch early at Rogers stores, but only in ‘limited quantities’
Canadians frequently wait longer for new technology than their American counterparts, but they’re catching a break today. Following a MobileSyrup leak, Rogers has confirmed to Engadget that some of...
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