Over 1.5 Million Windows Phone 7 smartphones sold in two months

10 devices, over 60  carriers in 30 countries and Windows Phone 7 has managed to grind out 1.5 million units sold. A positive spark in adoption and hopefully a sign of things to come for Microsoft's rebooted smartphone OS. Still a small figure in the larger scheme of things, the early adoption of WP7 is a good sign specially in the wake of the constant waves of Android devices now saturating the smartphone market. For more info from Microsoft, click here.

Donate the holiday gifts you got but don’t want and get a $50 accessory credit from Virgin Mobile

Give the re-gift that keeps on giving. While there are lots of awesome gifts people are hoping for this season, we all know the feeling of getting another scarf from Aunt May.  Now that scarf doesn’t have to go to waste with Virgin Mobile’s RE*Gift for RE*Generation program. Spread some holiday love by giving those unwanted gifts to someone in need and get a little something back (on top of the good karma).

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Apple TV to exceed 1Million units sold

Apple today announced that it expects sales of its new Apple TV to top one million units later this week. The new Apple TV offers the simplest way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV shows, stream content from the recently released Netflix service, YouTube, Flickr and MobileMe, all on your HD TV for the breakthrough price of just $119. iTunes users are now renting and purchasing over 150,000 movies per day.

Now with AirPlay, recently available in iOS 4.2, users can wirelessly stream their music, video and photos from iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to their new Apple TV, making it the perfect iOS accessory. Users can also control Apple TV with their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch using the Remote app, available as a free app on the App Store.

Telus offers free Taxi rides in several Canadian cities over the holidays

Starting this weekend, a fleet of Telus branded taxis will storm the streets of Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto and Montreal to bring a helping hand to shoppers across Canada. Aside from offering free rides, Telus also offers phone calls to anyone--whether they are last minute shoppers or holiday party-goers.

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