Motorola Moto G 4G LTE now available from Fido and Rogers

The best things come to those who wait and anyone looking for a solid yet budget friendly smartphone can check out Motorola's midrange Moto G with 4G LTE. The Moto G is available at Rogers and Fido national retail locations and online at Rogers.com and Fido.ca. Available with Fido for $50 on Standard Plan or $0 on Smart Plan, and with Rogers for $0 on select-two year term agreements. Enjoy incredible speed and seamless experiences streaming videos, downloading content, and connecting with family and friends.

Moto G with 4G LTE has a microSD card slot for up to 32GB of expandable memory, the sharpest 4.5” HD display in its class, all-day battery, quad-core speed and colourful Motorola Shells to customize your phone. All this with the most current version of Android (4.4.3).

Motorola shells in various colours will also be available in Rogers and Fido retail locations. For more information please visit Motorola.ca

BlackBerry signs new agreement with EnStream to strengthen mobile payments system

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BlackBerry has entered a new three-year deal with EnStream LP to provide a secure platform for transaction services between consumers and banks. EnStream will make use of BlackBerry’s infrastructure to allow financial institutions such as TD Bank Group, CIBC, Desjardins, and Royal Bank of Canada as well as mobile operators to provision sensitive payment card credentials securely into any smartphone with Near Field Communication technology. EnStream is a mobile payments joint venture owned by Bell, Rogers, and TELUS.

“EnStream, with BlackBerry, is already serving a number of banks and mobile operators, and is becoming a hub for payment credential delivery to smartphones in Canada,” said Almis Ledas, Chief Operating Officer, Enstream LP. “We expect most major Canadian banks and mobile operators to connect through this platform to meet consumer demand for efficient and safe digital transactions.”

Rogers has the gold and blue Samsung Galaxy S5's available

Samsung GALAXY S5 in copper gold and electric blue are now available in Rogers corporate and dealer stores, third party retailers and rogers.com. Like the Samsung GALAXY S5 in charcoal black and shimmery white, the copper gold and electric blue, are available at Rogers for $249.99 on select two-year plans. In addition, when consumers purchase and activate the Samsung GALAXY S5 on select two-year plans, they can get the Gear 2 Neo for only $49.99 (savings of $170), while quantities last.

Source: Rogers.

Hands-on with Rogers $80 United States Talk, Text & Data Plan

Roaming charges are the result of a nasty oversight that could have been prevented.

They are often exorbitant fees that creep up like last months cold and, if not taken care of, can ruin what could have been an otherwise wonderful getaway.

You see many of us, in the rush of vacation preparation; forget to call our respective carriers to add that insurance policy.

We then proceed to scream to the high heavens when we use our devices as if we’re home and then proceed to receive a bill with charges that could likely equal the average mortgage payment.

I feel your pain.

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