Rogers launches "Next Box 3.0" today

Text and photos by Corey Herscu

A year after launching their "Next Box" cable offering, Rogers is officially cutting the red-ribbon today on the latest iteration of Next Box, version 3.0. Redesigned with a sleeker, rounder look, 3.0 is being billed as the most "compelling and robus cable offering on the market". The box comes packed with 8 tuners, double the capacity (240 hours of recorded TV) of 2.0, supports Rogers "AnyPlace home" which allows for streaming TV on your phone or tablet over their LTE network.

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Motorola officially unveils the Moto X, coming to Canada exclusively with Rogers

This afternoon, live in New York City, Motorola officially unveiled their newest flagship Android device, the Moto X. Launching in a both white and black (Canada), Rogers has announced an exclusive on the Canadian launch slated for the end of this month and says it will go for $189.99 on a 2-year term. The Moto X features: a 4.7-inch 720p display, a 1.7Ghz dual-core X8 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage (non-expandable), a 2200mAh battery, and run stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out of the box.

Billed as the device that is "ready when you are", it has an even deeper "Google Now" integration offering the now recognizable "OK Google" that we have grown accustomed to from Google Glass. It also offers a more intuitive camera, allowing its users' to access the camera for photos with the flick of a wrist.

Of course, because it is a Rogers exclusive, those interested can drop their $40 and add themselves to the MotoX reservation list here.

Stay tuned for more on an official release date when we attend the hands-on in Toronto in the coming weeks.

[via RogersRedboard]

Rogers brings Wireless Home Phone solution starting at $9.99

Rogers says that consumer demand in Canada for home phone services continues to be popular with over 80% of families with kids continuing having a landline service at home. The Wireless Home Phone solution offers a traditional home phone experience while connecting to the Rogers wireless network. Now, customers outside of Rogers Home Phone territory can have an affordable home phone experience from Rogers at the introductory price of $9.99 a month.

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Rogers to offer one week of roaming data with new Samsung subscriptions

Starting today and until July 31st, customers purchasing and activating a Samsung smartphone on any 2- or 3-yr Talk, Text & Internet plan with Rogers will get 350MB of U.S. roaming internet to use in a week.

With a week of roaming on for free  50MB of data per day,  customers should be able to do the following while in the US?

·         Browse 50 maps or

·         Browse 200 web pages or

·         Send 1,000 emails or

·         Send 5,000 Tweets or

·         Send 128 photos

Sweet deal if you're Samsung inclined.