BlackBerry Z30 now available for $0 for 2-year contract at Rogers

Rogers has reduced the $130 pricing for the BlackBerry Z30 to $0 for new two-year contracts. This is great news for Rogers subscribers looking for what many consider to be the ultimate BlackBerry handset in terms of power, battery life and functionality. The BlackBerry Z30 retails for $600 off contract. Here's a link to the Rogers page.

Bright Red Nexus 5 up for sale on TELUS

TELUS customers looking for a more colorful smartphone can now avail of the bright red version of Google’s Nexus 5 handset. It has the same features of the earlier released Nexus 5 but with a brighter color option. The phone is available for free for those availing a two-year agreement through TELUS SharePlus Plan or for $500 off-contract.

Source: IntoMobile

HTC One on Bell, Rogers and Telus receiving Android 4.4.2 update

HTC promised the KitKat Android 4.4.2 update by the end of January and they fulfilled their target. HTC One units on Bell, Rogers and Teluse should be receiving the updates. They will need to be done via WiFi (the files is over 500 MB) and it takes around 20 minutes to get the latest Android OS on one of the best Android handsets in the market. Way to go HTC!

Canadian HTC Ones will be getting Android 4.4 KitKat soon

HTC's flagship smartphone is about to get much smarter. Canadian carriers are slated to release the much awaited KitKat update for the HTC One. HTC Canada has confirmed that carriers Rogers, Bell, TELUS, SaskTel, Virgin and WIND all have possession of the update and are running the mandatory tests before unleashing the update into the wild. Timeframe for release is for late January, but as far as carriers go, that's a moving target.

A roadmap leak by LlabTooFeR also confirms that the rest of the HTC One bunch (meaning the mini, max and even the Desire 601) are expected to be blessed with updated Android 4.4.2 plus Sense 5 double-whammy. Which should keep users of these devices quite happy.

Source: HTC Canada, IBTimes.co.uk