BlackBerry Z30 coming to Canada October 15th

BlackBerry's latest and greatest flagship smartphone, the anticipated Z30, is coming to Canada on October 15th. Blackberry says the Z30 offers a5-inch display, BlackBerry Natural Sound technology, intelligent BlackBerry Priority Hub, and other innovative features of the new smartphone with the BlackBerry 10.2 OS.

The new smartphone will be available from authorized partners Bell, TELUS, MTS, and Sasktel, as well as Best Buy, Future Shop and other select retail stores across the country. Pricing and availability is provided by the individual carrier. 

Nokia's Lumia 1020 and 625 now available in Canada

Nokia's Lumia 1020 and 625 have now officially arrived in Canada. The Nokia Lumia 1020 comes in black and yellow and is available at Rogers (please visit www.Rogers.com/Lumia1020 for full pricing details) and at TELUS and Black's (please visit www.telusmobility.com/NokiaLumia1020 for full pricing details). The Nokia Lumia 625 is available exclusively at TELUS in black (please visit www.telusmobility.com/NokiaLumia625  for full pricing details). The Lumia 1020 is also available in Microsoft Stores and Kiosks, read our complete review of this flagship Windows Phone here.

Nokia rolls out Here map update for offline maps

Nokia has announced an update for its Here map application. Windows Phone smartphones are going to be receiving an update in the coming days that allows for incremental updates of offline maps. This means that if only a portion of a map is updated, then you can just download that part. Nokia hopes this reduces your data consumption and faster update overall. No word yet when it’s coming to Android and iOS platforms.

Dell introduces laptop with Retina Display-busting resolution

Dell has introduced a slew of new devices and upgrades but what caught our attention is the new XPS 15. A 15.6-inch touch-based laptop with a whopping 3200 x 1800 pixel Quad HD+ display, beating Apple’s 2880 x 1800 MacBook Pro.  The XPS 15 runs on the new Intel Haswell processors, up to 512GB SSD storage, and claims of up to 13 hours of battery life.