June 8th AT 8:12 AM Brandon Lau  

TELUS releases HTC One V

TELUS has released the HTC One V, an entry-level Android smartphone running 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This handset is one of HTC’s One Series line of smartphones, the smaller and cheaper sibling of the One S and flagship One X. TELUS is dubbing this device a “versatile multi-media phone”. For reminders, the device comes with a 3.7-inch display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor,. 

TELUS releases HTC One V
June 6th AT 10:47 PM Brandon Lau  

Twitter breaks 400 million tweets per day — increased revenues

There is no stop in Twitter’s growth. CEO Dick Costolo was on stage at The Economist’s Ideas Economy: Information 2012 event today and shed some light on how Twitter is doing behind the scenes. The company has undergone some revisions, with a slightly modified logo, but that is overshadowed by the epic news regarding how Twitter handles over 400 million tweets per day up from. 

Twitter breaks 400 million tweets per day — increased revenues
June 6th AT 10:27 PM Brandon Lau  

Google updates Maps, Chrome Beta and Shopper

Google has rolled out updates to a handful of its Android applications. First, a new beta download is now available for Chrome for Android 4.0, other known as Ice Cream Sandwich., which fixes its first batch of bugs and improves stability. Next is the new version of Google Maps for Android, which does not currently include offline support just yet, but does add access to user reviews, directions. 

Google updates Maps, Chrome Beta and Shopper
June 6th AT 10:05 PM Brandon Lau  

ASU manufacturers world’s largest full-color flexible OLED display

Arizona State University’s Flexible Display Center (FDC) has been doing some great work lately with display technology, manufacturing the world’s largest full-color flexible OLED display. The work is display now at the SID Display Week in Boston. The display measures 7.4-inches diagonally and was developed using mixed oxide thin film transistors (TFTs). According to ASU, the. 

ASU manufacturers world’s largest full-color flexible OLED display
June 1st AT 8:29 PM Brandon Lau  

Samsung Galaxy S III teardown: Sony-made camera sensor found inside

The great folks at iFixIt has taken a look inside the Samsung Galaxy S III to see what components the Korean Electronics kingpin decided to pack inside. The teardown reveals the 1.4Ghz Exynos 4412 quad-core A9 processor and 8-megapixel camera module (backside-illuminated sensor is made by Sony). Moving on, the display is fused with the glass itself and that to the phone’s frame. All-in-all. 

Samsung Galaxy S III teardown: Sony-made camera sensor found inside
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June 1st AT 8:16 PM Brandon Lau  

LG Optimus L7 coming to Rogers and Fido within days

LG Optimus L7 is coming to Rogers and Fido in coming days. There has yet to be a confirmation on the exact date but according to Future Shop, we do know is that the device can be had for $0 on a 3-year contract. The L7 will sport a 4.3-inchd play, run Android 4.0 ICS, 1Ghz processor, 5-megapixel camera, all packed into a streamline 8.7mm profile.  

LG Optimus L7 coming to Rogers and Fido within days
June 1st AT 8:06 PM Brandon Lau  

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now running on 7.1% of all Android devices

According to the Android developers blog they now say Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now powers 7.1% of all Android devices, an increase of 2.2% from 4.9% last month. The spike was most likely due to the release of Android 4.0 smartphones, such as the HTC One X, S, V and the number will only jump up even higher as Samsung Galaxy S III’s make it to store shelves around the world as. 

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now running on 7.1% of all Android devices

Blackberry Curve 9320 coming to Virgin Mobile on June 4th, 2012

The newest baby Blackberry that was launched internationally is come to Canada on Monday, June 4th. Virgin Mobile will unleash the entry-level Curve 9320 and it’s coming packed with a dedicated BBM button. The price was originally $300 but now the company has decided to mark down the price to an affordable $150. The handset is a derivative of the classic Blackberry Curve 8500 and Curve. 

Blackberry Curve 9320 coming to Virgin Mobile on June 4th, 2012
June 1st AT 3:07 PM Brandon Lau  

Globalive takes wireless fight under the city streets

WIND Mobile, which is owned by Globalive Wirelesss Management Corp, is bringing attention to Canada’s wireless war in the Greater Vancouver area and wants the Canadian Radio-television and Telecom Commission to intervene in its battle with the city of Vancouver and TELUS to gain access to stations and underground tunnels of the rapid transit Canada Line. WIND has felt that TELUS has. 

Globalive takes wireless fight under the city streets