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Galaxy Nexus on sale in Canada, Americans still out of luck

By Michael Crider
on 8 Dec, 2011

Oh Verizon, why do you vex us so? Just as planned, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now on sale at Canadian wireless carriers Virgin Mobile and Bell, giving the Great White North a taste of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Subscribers can get the Galaxy Nexus for $159.99 from either carrier, though naturally you'll have to sign up for a new two-year three-year contract or renew an existing one. Rogers is still planning a release for January.

ASUS Transformer Prime hits Canada December 5th according to Best Buy

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Dec, 2011

While the US launch date has been up in the air will all sorts of random leaks it will officially be here December 19th said ASUS themselves. We just learned that for those of you north of the border getting snowed on up in Canada BestBuy.ca is reporting the ASUS Transformer Prime quad-core beast will be available December 5th, and is already taking orders.

Galaxy S II X reviewed in Canada

By Michael Crider
on 29 Sep, 2011

The crazy Canucks at MobileSyrup have gotten their sticky mitts on a Telus-branded version of the Samsung Galaxy S II X, with a super-sized 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. They've put it through the regular paces and not found the phone wanting, particularly praising its build quality, which surprisingly exceeds the vanilla Galaxy S II.

Samsung Galaxy S II dressed in White hits Bell

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Sep, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy S II superphone has been out in Canada and other areas for a while even though it's just starting to hit the U.S the past two weeks. We have seen a few press images here and there regarding a white version but today Bell Canada has confirmed they've got one in the works and it will be available shortly.

Samsung Galaxy Gio Coming August 8th with Gingerbread in Tow

By Cory Gunther
on 6 Aug, 2011

Samsung has a little mid-range offering in the Galaxy Gio and its headed for Canada starting Monday, August 8th. We first saw this device back in January and what you get here is a decent mid-range powered device with Android 2.3 Gingerbread but the rest of the specs might leave a little to be desired.

Samsung Galaxy S II Being Sold for less than $20 by Bell Canada [Update: It was a Glitch]

By John Scheible
on 1 Aug, 2011

Well now I just feel like Canada's making fun of me. The Samsung Galaxy S II may be a few months old to the rest of the world but its still the king of Android phones right now. The super slim Samsung phone was released on Bell Mobility in Canada just over a week ago, and now Bell is offering the king for just $19.95 Candian with a three year contract. Three years is a long time in the smartphone world, but considering Americans still have to shell out upwards of $600 to $700 to import a Galaxy S II, this contract may be worth it.

Samsung Galaxy S II Now Available From Virgin Mobile Canada

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Jul, 2011

You might not be able to get it like right this minute but at least you can place your order and have comfort know you'll get the sweetest Android phone soon enough. We have mentioned the Galaxy S II heading to canada more than a few times and last we heard Virgin Mobile Canada would have it July 14th. The new Samsung Galaxy S II landing page should make you excited if you've been waiting.

Motorola Droid 3 Headed to Canada as Motorola XT860 4G

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Jul, 2011

The Motorola Droid 3 is finally available in stores starting today. The MOTODEV site also announced today that it will also be headed to Canada, known as the XT860 4G. Don't let the 4G term in there make you all that angry, it wont be the same 4G LTE as many Verizon phones but it will have 4G HSPA+ while the Verizon Droid 3 only has 3G, but that is another story altogether.

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Release for Galaxy Tab, Vibrant, Incredible S, Desire Z, ATRIX

By Chris Burns
on 7 Jul, 2011

You're gonna love this - a leak has come through on Bell for the update dates (in general) for Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the following devices: Samsung Galaxy Tab (original), Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant), HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire Z, and Motorola ATRIX. Each of these devices will be upgraded to the newest Android system in turn, all of them coming out inside the next few months this summer, 2011. Would you like to know more? Heck yes, cookies!

Samsung Galaxy S II Launching on Virgin Mobile July 14th up in Canada

By Cory Gunther
on 1 Jul, 2011

I hope you didn't read half of the title and get excited only to see Canada at the end, but that is exactly what we have here. Exciting news for you Canadian readers while the rest of us here in the U.S. wait patiently for this amazing superphone to hit the streets. In just 13 days Virgin Mobile (Canada) will be launching the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G and everyone can run in and get their own if they are fast enough.