BlackBerry Q5 confirmed to be coming to Bell, Fido, Sasktel, TELUS and Virgin Mobile

After showing up on Kodoo's website, the BlackBerry Q5 will be availeble from TELUS, Bell, Fido, Sasktel and from Virgin Mobile as well (in Pure Red!). The midrange smartphone will feature a dual core 1.2GHz processor, vibrant touchscreen and 4G/LTE network support.

Andrew MacLeod, Managing Director for Canada at BlackBerry said, "Canada is our home, and bringing the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone here is a testament to our strong partner support and ongoing commitment to delivering innovative technologies that enable Canadian enterprises and consumers to improve how they connect and communicate." Good call, BlackBerry. Pricing is expected to be substantially lower than the Q10 and Z10 which are premium devices.

Samsung's Galaxy S 4 now available for pre-order via Rogers, Fido

Rogers and Fido have let us know that they're taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Existing Rogers customers can now reserve their Samsung Galaxy S4 on the Rogers and Fido reservation systems. They've also updated our Twitter and Facebook pages with that info. Customers can reserve at: www.rogers.com/reserve and http://www.fido.ca/reserve.

New customers can pre-order their device at www.rogers.com/GALAXYS4  and existing Rogers wireless customers can reserve theirs on the Rogers Reservation System

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available in Black Mist and White Frost starting at $199.99 with select three year plans. Customers who have reserved a device on the Rogers Reservation System or have pre-ordered the device on Rogers.com will start to receive devices beginning April 27^th. In-store availability will begin on May 3^rd at select Rogers retail locations across the country. Anyone pulling the trigger on the new Galaxy flagship?

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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