Rogers & Fido now carry HTC Desire 510

If you’ve been eyeing the HTC Desire 510, you can now get the device through Rogers & Fido. It will be available for $0 on select two-year Share Everything plans on Rogers, while it will also be available for $0 with a two-ear Tab24 agreement on a Smart plan with Fido. It will be offered in grey and white, with the white version being a Rogers & Fido exclusive.

The entry-level Desire 510 is the first 64-bit device from HTC. It is powered by four Cortex-A53, improved Adreno 306 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chip, and Android 4.4.2 with Sense 6.0. It has a 4.7-inch 854x480 resolution display, 1GB of RAM, 8GB expandable storage, 2100mAh battery, LTE capability, and 5-megapixel rear shooter.

Source: Rogers + Fido

Full-screen ads might make their way to your smartphone soon

Whether you like it or not, more ads are making their way to your mobile devices. Google is creating new ad units to lure in big names to advertise on their mobile platform. Out of the four new looks, three are full screen ads and some are interstitial ads that would take over your screen in between “logical break points” while you use the app. There would even be video and interactive elements. Basically, commercials are coming to your phones.

Source: Inside AdWords | Via: Engadget

BlackBerry plans to give us weird devices yearly

If you thought the Passport was the end of BlackBerry’s experimentation with oddly-shaped devices, then you’re wrong. Ron Louks, president of BlackBerry’s Devices division, said they intend to introduce one “unconventional device” per year.

“When it comes to design and being a little bit disruptive, we want that ‘wow’ factor,” Louks said. And he also revealed that they are working on another unusual device but he is not spilling the details about that just yet.

Source: Reuters | Via: Engadget

Rumours of an HTC One (M8) Max surfaces

There are already two variants of the One (M8) out on the market and rumours have surfaced from China that HTC plans to unveil the phablet version of their flagship. The HTC One (M8) Max is tipped to carry a 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB of RAM, Sense 6.5, and the latest Android operating system. It will also reportedly sport an 18-megapixel rear camera with Optical Image Stabilization and 3000mAh battery. There is no official word from HTC if this will be an actual device. We’ll keep you posted for any confirmation or denials of this device.

Source: Ubergizmo