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Samsung GALAXY S 4 now on sale throughout Canada

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

For all those folks living North of the U.S. we have some excellent news to share. In case you haven't been paying attention or seeing TV ad spots, Samsung's GALAXY S 4 flagship smartphone is available starting today across Canada on most major carriers. The launch isn't going quite as smooth as they planned, but it's now readily available.

Samsung Galaxy Rugby LTE gets Jelly Bean in Canada

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Apr, 2013

If you're the proud owner of the rugged little Samsung Galaxy Rugby LTE over in Canada on Telus and Bell, we have some good news for you. The device has been waiting for an update, and that time has finally arrived. Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean is on its way to your rugged smartphones as we speak, so read on for additional details below.

HTC One X gets Jelly Bean on Telus in Canada

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Jan, 2013

If you're a proud owner of the HTC One X in Canada we have some good news today in the form of some Jelly Beans. After Rogers started pushing out the update earlier this month it's been confirmed that TELUS customers are getting the same treat. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is rolling out now for the HTC One X on TELUS. Now we're just wondering about AT&T stateside.

HTC One X+ confirmed for TELUS in Canada

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Oct, 2012

Earlier this morning the folks from HTC announced an all new HTC One X+ smartphone -- at least on the inside. The new device is nearly identical to the AT&T version before it, only under the hood it has received a slew of enhancements to make it their new flagship device. After AT&T announced US exclusivity on the device, TELUS has confirmed it's coming to their network up in Canada.

Canadian Galaxy S III launch tipped for June 20th

By Michael Crider
on 24 May, 2012

We're still waiting for a definite date for the Galaxy S III here in the US (on any carrier) but our friends north of the border have a little more information today, MobileSyrup spotted the Galaxy S III in an ad set for a June 20th release, and that's not the best news: it's headed for Canada's own "big four", Rogers, Bell, Telus and Virgin Mobile.

LG Optimus LTE marches to Telus in Canada

By Michael Crider
on 3 Feb, 2012

LG's right proud of its international flagship, the Optimus LTE, and rightly so. The high-end smartphone has sold more than a million units worldwide, including Asian and North American markets. The company hopes to sell a few more in Canada soon, at the behest of wireless carrier Telus: the cellular provider recently showed up in a list of supported carriers on LG's Canadian website. Telus has remained mum on the subject, probably because its LTE network isn't scheduled to go live until later this month. Canadian competitor Bell as the Optimus 4G LTE.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus finally hits TELUS January 13th

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Jan, 2012

Most carriers worldwide have been quick to add the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to their lineup and while we complained that Verizon took forever -- they weren't the only ones. It appears TELUS up in Canada will also be late to the game, but better late than never. They've just announced the flagship Galaxy Nexus will be available next week.

Samsung Galaxy S II X caught on video

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Sep, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy S II has been caught on video again and is out in the wild. This is being called the Galaxy S II X and is headed to TELUS. What you see in the pictures and video below is the same version that will hit the U.S on T-Mobile dubbed the Hercules. We've seen this bad boy back in August posing with some benchmarks and it's safe to assume it will be headed to TELUS and T-Mobile USA here very soon -- I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Samsung Fascinate 3G on TELUS getting 2.3 Gingerbread

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Aug, 2011

Who likes updates? Today we have the Samsung Fascinate over on TELUS all set to receive Android 2.3 Gingerbread, they'll bring the tasty gingerbread and you bring the milk. It's nice to see Samsung continuing to update older devices because for a while there no one had much faith in the Korean Manufacturer to actually push updates out in a timely manor.

Samsung Hercules Pictures Leak, Including Benchmark Results

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Aug, 2011

The popular Samsung Galaxy S II aka Hercules for Telus has showed its face again today and this time we get a view of some impressive benchmarks to go with it. One of the first Samsung Hercules shots we've seen was also a leak running on Telus and tonight it's no different. This is another clear picture of what to expect in the Hercules and it looks like the Nexus S and Galaxy S II combined into one beautiful device.