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iPhone 4 in Canada day 1 starts early

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:32 +0000

Apple announced that it will be opening its retail stores early tomorrow for the launch of the much anticipated iPhone 4. Opening as early as 7:00 a.m., Apple is hoping to be able serve Canadians who want their latest smartphone. iPhone 4 will be available without a contract for $659 (CAN) for the 16GB iPhone 4 and $779 (CAN) for the 32GB iPhone 4 through Apple’s online store (www.apple.ca/store) and Apple's retail stores.

Bell, Telus. Rogers and Virgin Mobile are also selling carrier-locked versions of the iPhone 4 tomorrow although they won't be open quite as early. Best Buy and Future Shop as well as Wireless Wave shops are expected to have the iPhone in stock although possibly in limited quantities.

This is a far cry from earlier iPhone launches which focused on Rogers, the only carrier to offer the iPhone at the time. These launches were marred by shortages and countrywide system failures that left thousands of users with iPhones that weren't activated until succeeding days.

Buyers should note that the iPhone 4 uses the new MicroSIM card format which requires you switch over your SIM card to the smaller version that fits on the iPhone.

Below are our links to our ongoing iPhone 4 coverage.

iPhone 4 Canadian pricing released, $659 (16GB) and $799 (32GB)

Best Buy Canada will sell iPhone 4 for all carriers

Apple: White iPhone 4 delayed until "later this year."

iPhone 4 comes to Canada on July 30th, bumper bundled

iPhone 4 Day one, what Canadians need to know

The iPhone 4 Dilemma

Amazon unleashes new Wi-Fi-only Kindle for US$139

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:27:44 +0000

Amazon has a new Kindle and it looks great. After lowering the price of their Kindle 2 e-Reader to $189, possibly to clear inventory for this new model. The new model, which has a more rounded form-factor, an improved e-Ink display and now only connects to the Amazon store via Wi-Fi sells in the US for $139, which is a more competitive price for the already successful e-Reading device. No official word on when it will be available to Canada or how much it will cost us.

Release: Rogers launches chatr budget prepaid mobile carrier

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:16:34 +0000

chatr wireless today announced its entry into the Canadian market offering Canadians unlimited talk and text on a trusted network. chatr will offer cost certainty with zone-based plans including unlimited talk for just $35 per month and unlimited talk and text for just $45 per month, without term contracts. The service will be available in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and soon in Montreal with future plans for other Canadian markets.

Travel: FlightNetwork.com launches Canadian 'State Of Air Travel Poll'

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:07:00 +0000

FlightNetwork.com, one of Canada's highest volume online travel sales sites (second only to Expedia in Canada), today announced the launch of their 'State of Air Travel Poll,' aimed at giving Canadians a voice to weigh-in on the biggest issues facing the travel industry in 2010.

"Ash clouds, airline mergers and a global economic slowdown have created an unprecedented shake-up in the air travel industry over the past 12 months," said Naman Budhdeo, CEO of FlightNetwork.com. "We see the State of Air Travel Poll as a way to take the pulse of Canadians by offering a forum for the serious and not so serious flight industry issues that they are talking about."

Wind Mobile selling $1.00 hotdogs to 'celebrate' launch of Rogers' Chatr

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:23:24 +0000

WIND Mobile, one of the recent entrants into Canada's budget wireless services is up in arms at Rogers launch of competing discount-prepaid mobile brand Chatr.

Part awareness campaign and part PR stunt, Wind sent out an invitation for Torontonians to, "celebrate the arrival of even more competition in the wireless market with Rogers' experiment, the launch of chatr on their 2G network."

Motoring: 84 different ways to skin your Mazda 2

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:05:21 +0000

In a move towards personalization, Mazda Canada is offering something unique when it comes to car accessories for the Mazda2: vinyl decal "Skins" that are applied to the outside of the car.

As the new entry point into Mazda's line-up, the all-new 2011 Mazda2 will appeal to a younger generation of drivers who value individuality and self-expression, especially when it comes to their vehicles.

Apple refreshes iMac line, adds a Magic Trackpad

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:50:08 +0000

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple updated its iMac line which now sport Intel's Core i3 processor on the low-end and the Intel Core i5 processor on the 27-inch flagship model. Apple also introduced a multi-touch trackpad which it has dubbed the Magic Trackpad. The $70 trackpad brings multi-touch capability to Apple's iMac and Mac Pro desktop lines.

The 21.5 inch iMac now starts at $1299 and comes with a 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 processor and 4 GB of RAM. The new Intel processors offer higher performance, energy efficiency and better 64-Bit support.

2011 Ford Explorer unveiled, features inflatable seatbelts and Curve Control

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:36:23 +0000

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Ford Motor Company unveiled the 2011 Ford Explorer that slated for release in December 2010. The launch event in downtown club Kool Haus featured illusionist Greg Frewin making the Ford Explorer materialize on stage, seemingly from thin air. The new Explorer brings inflatable seatbelts and additional traction with the Curve Control system.

iPhone 4 Canadian pricing released, $659 (16GB) and $779 (32GB)

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:05:05 +0000

We just received pricing confirmation from Apple Canada for this Friday's iPhone 4 Launch. Seems like "iPhone 4 will be available without a contract for a suggested retail price of $659 (CAN) for the 16GB iPhone 4 and $779 (CAN) for the 32GB iPhone 4 through Apple’s online store (www.apple.ca/store) and Apple's retail stores. An iPhone 3GS 8GB model is currently available without a contract for $549 (CAN). iPhone 4 will roll out to many more countries later this year and Apple will announce availability and local pricing for these additional countries at a later date."

We are still trying to confirm if web pre-orders will be available or whether interested iPhone 4 buyers will need to camp out in Bell, Rogers, Telus or Virgin Mobile stores to get the iPhones under their providers. Apple Stores should be carrying the unlocked phone that work with any provider, for as long as the MicroSIM card is available.

Best Buy Canada will sell iPhone 4 on Friday for all carriers

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:44:20 +0000

Its unavoidable, this week is all about the iPhone 4 launch in Canada and at the time of this writing only Telus and Bell have confirmed that they will be carrying the iPhone 4 on July 30th. Best Buy, which sells phones from all the iPhone carriers, updated their page announcing that the iPhone 4 will be available in their stores on Friday.