LG brings G4 Vigor to Canada

LG’s new mid-range smartphone is now available in the country through SaskTel, Videotron, and Virgin Mobile.  The LG G4 Vigor packs in a 5.2-inch Full HD IPS display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, 4G LTE capability, and an 8MP camera with LG’s Colour Spectrum Sensor and Laser Auto Focus tech as well as a 5MP front-facing shooter. And in case you’re wondering, the camera on this phone also has the newly-introduced Manual Mode. It has 8GB internal storage and 1.5GB RAM. It comes with a removable 2,300mAH battery. There's no price yet from SaskTel, Videotron offers it for as low as $29.95 on a two-year contract and $329.95 outright, and Virgin Mobile offers it for free on a two-year contract and $349.99 outright.

Virgin Mobile Canada launches ‘April Fool’s Awareness’ campaign

Virgin Mobile Canada doesn’t want you to be fooled this April Fool’s Day with its latest campaign. The April Fool’s Awareness campaign wants to make sure you stay prank free on April 1^st. You can watch the public service announcement above to see what you should and shouldn’t do on that day. Or see the list Virgin has come up with below:

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Virgin Mobile reveals Canadians love thy selfie

More than half of Canadians do it. Most of them don't like to talk about it. And lots think Kim Kardashian does it way too much. It is of course the "selfie". Once the exclusive domain of the egotistical, the friendless and the unusually long-armed, the selfie has exploded as the go-to photo style for 2013. Oxford Dictionary even hopped on board, making it their word of the year and defining it as "a photograph one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website"

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Help the youth through Virgin Mobile’s RE*Generation project

‘Tis the season to do some good again. Virgin Mobile has launched its RE*Generation movement, which supports homeless and at-risk youth in Canada. You can help by purchasing Samsung Galaxy Ace II x from Virgin Mobile stores and online for $15 of the sale will go to the movement. You can find out more information here. Or as a Virgin Mobile Member, you can ask to add $1 to your monthly phone bill and will see that additional dollar donated to the Virgin Unite project.

You can also attend the Serena Ryder Benefit Concert on Dec. 11 at the Montréal Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre. The show is co-sponsored by Dans la Rue and you can purchase tickets online for $20 per ticket. And if you want a more direct approach, you can donate $5 to RE*Generation by texting REGEN to 30333.