Mobilicity set to launch in Spring as Canada's 7Th wireless carrier

It is about to get a bit more crowded in Canada's wireless provider landscape. There's a new player in town called Mobilicity (formerly Dave Wireless) is set to launch its 3G service in Spring. A combination of "mobility" and "simplicity," Mobilicity is aiming to offer unlimited data plans and contract-free signups. Moblicity's network will be AWS (advance Wireless Service) 3G which is similar to Wind Mobile and which, incidentally, is compatible with the Google Nexus One smartphone.

In addition to offering simple, value-packed unlimited plans, Mobilicity will feature an outstanding lineup of reliable, name-brand handsets from leading manufacturers, like Research In Motion (BlackBerry) and Nokia – without any contracts that lock customers into service plans.

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Olympus reveals 3rd Micro-Four Thirds camera - the E-PL1

Sweeter the third time around: Will the EPL-1's solid feature set and lower price get people excited?Olympus has beefed up  its roster of interchangeable lens Micro Four Thirds cameras. The new E-PL1 follows the footsteps of the Digital Pen EP1 and EP2 cameras which offer the versatility of interchangeable lenses in smaller bodies.  The E-PL1 will be sold for US $599.99 and offers 12 Megapixel resolution, HD video recording and a built-in popup flash as well as an ISO range between 100-3200. We like the lower price as well as the spiffy feature set- but there's still no viewfinder.... see the whole release after the jump

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Virgin Mobile Canada hooks up to new HSPA+ network

With the help of the world's hottest lingerie models, Virgin Mobile recently launched a series of phones on an enhanced HSPA+ data network. This moves them beyond their roots as a prepaid provider and makes them a viable competitor in Canada's expanding mobile network landscape.

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Mozilla Mobile revealed for Nokia's Maemo devices

Mozilla's popular Firefox browser has been released as a mobile version for Nokia's mobile platform. specifically the N900 device. According to Mozilla, the browser ports many of the features from the desktop version.

Nokia's release states the following list of features and benefits on the Maemo platform.

"Bringing Firefox to mobile devices is the next step toward fulfilling Mozilla’s mission of providing one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or location. Secure, powerful, and customizable, Firefox is the most modern mobile Web browser available and is optimized for a mobile experience."

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