Bell MTS will bring fibre internet to Morden, Manitoba

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Bell MTS announces plans to bring fibre internet connections to residents and businesses in Morden, Manitoba. It's part of a broader plan made with a $1 billion to launch fibre network speeds across Manitoba. Once these connections are installed, the promised download speeds can go up to 1.5Gbps.

Construction of the networks is scheduled to start sometime this summer, with first customers getting access in the fall. There are 3,300 homes and businesses in the city, with around 9,000 residents, making it an excellent place to start rolling out fibre connections. Bell also plans to bring these fast speeds to La Salle, Flin Flon, and Churchill in Manitoba this year.

Moto Z2 Play is now in Canada

Motorola just unveiled its newest smartphone, the Moto Z² Play, and the said device is now available in Canada. With a retail price of around CA$800, the Moto Z² Play gets an extra Moto Mod in the box, while supplies last, that is. If you get the unit through Bell Mobility, Bell MTS, Freedom Mobile, and SaskTel, this device gets the new JBL SoundBoost 2 included with it—giving you an additional value of $114.99. The new Moto TurboPower Pack Mod and Moto GamePad are said to be coming this summer.

The Moto Z² Play now comes in a thinner, lighter, all-metal unibody design and has a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display and a water-repellant coating. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 2.2GHz octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM and promised battery life of up to 30 hours on a single charge. TurboPower charging tech promises up to eight hours of battery life in just 15 minutes. Its 12-megapixel rear camera combine laser and dual autofocus and promises to capture 25 percent more light than the previous generation. 

Update on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 10:08PM by Nicole Batac

Updated the post to reflect that the Moto Z² Play has 3GB RAM instead of 4GB RAM.

The BlackBerry KeyOne is coming to Canada next month

The TCL-manufactured BlackBerry KeyOne will be making its way to this part of the world next month. It’ll be coming to Canada first on May 18^th and will be available through Bell, Bell MTS, Rogers, SaskTel, and TELUS Business for $199 with a two-year contract. It’ll be making its way to the US as well at the end of next month for US$549. They will be selling unlocked versions in the US but Sprint will be offering the device later this summer.

The KeyOne takes inspiration from the BlackBerrys of old with its own physical keyboard. It’s an Android 7.1 Nougat-powered smartphone that runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. It has a 4.5-inch touch display, 12-megapixel camera, and 3,505mAh battery. The KeyOne also comes with BlackBerry’s suite of productivity apps.

Source: The Verge