Nokia's Lumia 710 Windows Phone to see daylight in February via Rogers

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

This is the most significant Windows Phone news in a while. Rogers will be offering the Nokia Lumia 710 next month for $254 outright with various pricing options for monthly plans, this is the first of three new Nokia smartphones running Windows Phone. The Lumia 800 and the LTE enabled Lumia 900 have not yet been earmarked for release in Canada.

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Samsung outs 8.9 Tab with LTE

 It is raining LTE enabled devices this week and the latest device announced as 'Coming Sooni is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. The latest member of Samsung’s tablet family sports an 8.9” screen and promises better mobility and a longer battery for extended on-the-go use. We've seen the 8.9 Tab and like it better than the 10.1 inch variant because it feels more portable even if it is just as fast, we expect it to be cheaper too.

The Galaxy Tab 8.9 supports the latest data network (LTE) providing super fast download and upload speeds. A personalized home-screen, mini apps tray, and office oriented software come pre-loaded as do special “Hubs” dedicated to social networking, e-reading and music. 

Review: LG Optimus 2X on Wind Mobile

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Wind Mobile users finally have a super smartphone with all the top specs on the Android fron to use on the network. The LG Optimus 2X  ($445) is LG's first dual core smartphone. Shipping with an older version of Android (2.2 FroYo) and with a 4-inch screen, dual cameras including an HD capable rear 8 megapixel camera, it is arguably the highest spec Android smartphone available on Wind's network.

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Video: Samsung Galaxy S Glide coming to Rogers

Want Android Gingerbread? A dual core processor? A slide-out QWERTY keyboard? Then this is the smartphone to check out. The Samsung Galaxy S Glide is coming to Rogers and is likely to be a big hit with users who want the best of both worlds. We tried it out briefly and it is substantially light and respectably thin. Definitely a functional option.