Entries in mobility (6)

Friday
May232014

Review: Motorola Moto E

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Smartphones for emerging markets are a thing now. We’re seeing a race to the bottom in terms of price but smartphone manufacturers are pulling all the stops to recreate the smartphone experience found on more expensive devices. Motorola’s first salvo was the Moto G, which in 6 months has proved itself to be the best selling smartphone for the company and enjoyed shipment of 150,000 units in Canada alone. Now the Moto E is taking things down a notch and to a whole new level.

There’s now new competition in smartphones and it isn’t about the best specs, largest screens, biggest storage or fastest data connections. The challenge is to create the cheapest, most flexible and universally viable platform for emerging markets and the entry level of the smartphone segment.

 

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Wednesday
Apr232014

Motorola has shipped 6.5 million devices in Q1 of 2014

Motorola Mobility COO Rick Osterloh went on Twitter to disclose the company has shipped 6.5 million devices in Q1 of 2014. Big numbers, note that shipped doesn't necessarily mean sold so the actual profits earned by Moto smartphones is yet to be determined.

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Wednesday
May302012

Samsung Galaxy S III comes to TELUS on June 20, pre-orders open today

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III, clearly the most desirable handset in the market right now, are available for a limited time at www.telusmobility.com, starting on May 30th.   

UPDATE: Samsung Canada has announced that the Galaxy S III will also be carried by Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Mobilicity and Wind Mobile.

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Tuesday
Jun142011

Game Changer: TELUS cuts roaming rates up to 60 per cent for its 7 million customers

TELUS is bucking the trend and rewarding its customers by cutting exorbitant roaming rates by up to 60 per cent. Canadians have long suffered stiff penalties for using their wireless devices across borders and in a show of good faith, TELUS is the first to try and rectify this situation. Hopefully other companies will follow suit.

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