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Archive for the ‘Mobile’ Category

July 1st, 2008

The official word on iPhone pricing in Canada

The day after I wrote my last iPhone post, I received an email from the PR company working with Rogers Mobile (MS&L Digital) on the pricing plans:
Hello, My name is Nicole Burguess and I’m writing on behalf of Rogers to give you some additional information about the Rogers rate plans available […]

By Tris Hussey -- 10 comments

June 29th, 2008

Attention Rogers Mobile: You blew it with the iPhone data plans and you know it

Since Rogers Mobile announced their iPhone pricing this week, the reaction to their plans has been less that enthusiastic (to say the least).
RuinediPhone.com has started an online petition to Rogers to change their rate plans and an open letter to Steve Jobs on what is certainly a slap in the face.

Did I sign it?  You […]

By Tris Hussey -- 5 comments

June 27th, 2008

Still not getting an iPhone and Rogers’ iPhone plans aren’t helping

When I was in Vancouver this week I was having lunch with Rebecca “Miss604” Bollwitt and Colleen Coplick and saw an iPhone ad in the Rogers store across the street.  Yep, the marketing push is in full swing.  Only problem is that until today we didn’t know what the plans would be like.
Now we do […]

By Tris Hussey -- 1 comment

June 20th, 2008

Is the cost of an ultraportable justifiable yet?

Last week I was talking about getting an Eee and what I’d put on it, as I was thinking about buying it more seriously I kept seeing ads for decent laptops for about the same price.
This, I thought, is a problem for the UMPC market.  When you can get a close-out laptop for the same […]

By Tris Hussey -- 0 comments

May 21st, 2008

Twitter’s problems, Pownce’s gain or FriendFeed’s opportunity?

Earlier today I say Mark Evan’s ponder getting back into the Pownce habit (which ironically is down/sluggish right now):
I’d really like to use Pownce because it has a richer set of features, including things such as the ability to share files. And while Twitter become the dominant player, Pownce continues to quietly make it ways […]

By Tris Hussey -- 3 comments

May 20th, 2008

Tungle improves to let Blackberry users make appointments on the go

I’ve been using, and loving, Tungle for a while.  Most often I’m the one booking meetings so, I don’t see the invites, but if I got one on the go … when I’m on my Berry, what would I do?  Until today I’d have to wait until I got back to my machine an hit […]

By Tris Hussey -- 0 comments

May 12th, 2008

MapleLeaf 2.0 Venture Capital News: JLA Backed Blackberry Fund launches Monday

One of Rick Segal’s favourite examples about new business ideas is a Blackberry app that would know when you’re in a meeting and silence the alerts and such.  No wonder then that he’d be involved in a startup fund for new Blackberry software:
VentureBeat decided to jump the gun this weekend and post some news that […]

By Tris Hussey -- 4 comments

April 9th, 2008

Buying a Telus EVDO card–lessons for retail customer service

I blogged about my new Telus EVDO card this morning, I’ve been using it all day and been very much enjoying it.  Okay I think I’ve found a conflict with my built-in SD card reader and the PCMCIA slot, but that might be an Acer thing and I’m not too worried right now.  However, what […]

By Tris Hussey -- 3 comments

April 9th, 2008

Buying a Telus EVDO Rev A mobile broadband card–first experiences

One of the challenges of a mobile worker is connectivity when you’re not at home.  Sure at home I have a higher-than-average cable internet connection, but when I go on the road, even to a friend’s house that’s a different story.  Looking for WiFi can be a pain, even when it’s offered by a cafe […]

By Tris Hussey -- 8 comments

April 2nd, 2008

MOBIVOX innovates again with easy calling–Just "Call Me"

Montreal-based MOBIVOX has done it again.  They are making it easier and easier for people to call and connect through their mobile phones–and cost-effectively too:
Reinforcing its commitment to making international calling easier, MOBIVOX announced today the launch of its new “Call Me” button.
MOBIVOX members simply place the Call Me button into their e-mail signatures or […]

By Tris Hussey -- 1 comment