AT&T and Rogers to offer reciprocal roaming deal for subscribers

Lucky AT&T subcribers who come to Canada for business or pleasure will soon be able to get 4G-LTE data speed thanks to a new deal with Rogers. The release states that 42 per cent of AT&T's subscribers are using LTE-enabled devices.

AT&T customers can select from one of three Data Global Add-On packages that offer discounted rates in Canada and over 150 countries – 120MB for $30/mo; 300MB for $60/mo; and 800MB for $120/mo. What about Canadians going to the US? No cigar. Seems the deal isn't mutually exclusive, yet.

Source: AT&T

Update on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 4:29PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Ahh, it seems the deal is reciprocal. Meaning Rogers subscribers can feed off the AT&T LTE feast for the following prices -- 50 MB of data starts for $7.99/day, $24/150MB and $120/750MB. Rogers also has a one-month $80 plan that couples 500MB of data with 100 minutes and unlimited text.

Android Jelly Bean lands on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini from Canadian carriers

Android Central reported that the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update is finally making its way to Samsung Galaxy S4 and S4 Minis from Bell, TELUS and Rogers. Just watch for the 790MB update to hit your device soon. There will be visual refreshes for a few menus and icons and it will now include support for the Galaxy Gear watch.

Correction: I apologize for the error. We meant Android Jelly Bean instead of KitKat.

HTC One mini coming to Rogers

The HTC One mini is coming to Rogers in Canada for $399 outright or $99 on a two-year contract. The HTC One mini is a smaller and scaled down version of the HTC One designed for the mid-range. Featuring a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3-inch super LCD screen, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a 4 MP (Ultrapixel camera) dual BoomSound speakers and running on the HTC Sense 5.0 UI and HTC Zoe.

Source: Rogers

Rogers announces rugged Android-powered CatB15 smartphone, coming next month

To all our friends whose job is demanding, and demand a device that will stand-up to the harshest of conditions: Rogers sees you and appreciates you. This is why, beginning next month, they will start selling the Android-powered ruggedized CatB15, made by Caterpillar - yes that Caterpillar, smartphone. 

The device comes with a 4-inch WVGA screen with wet finger tracking, a 2000mAh removable battery, pentaband 3G support, a dual-core 1Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB internal storage, a 5MP camera, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, GPS and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Of course, it’s also IP67 compliant, making it completely waterproof for up to one metre for 30 minutes, and drop resistant up to 1.8 metres (6ft) onto concrete. It’s also rated for extreme temperature use between -20C and 55C. All for $99 on a 2-year term, the device is worth every penny for the construction site. 

Rogers doesn't say when exactly it will launch, but don't worry my Facebook-loving roughnecks, it's coming!

Stay tuned for more