Nokia confirms that Lumia 800 is coming to Canada on March 2 via TELUS

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Nokia's Lumia 800 Windows Phone  is coming to Canada and it will be exclusive to Telus. Nokia informed us that the device will be available in on March 2 for  $49.99 on a 36-month contract. The  Nokia Lumia 800 features familiar Nokia elements like unified design, vivid colours, outstanding Carl Zeiss imaging capabilities, and a unique unibody construction.

The Nokia Lumia 800 will be available for $49.99 with a three-year contract. Features include:

• Head-turning unibody design in vivid colours: cyan, magenta, black
• Deeply integrated social networking experience through Windows Phone 7.5 Mango; stay in touch across Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter right from the People Hub
• Best Internet browsing experience with Internet Explorer 9    

• 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512MB program memory, 16GB internal user memory, and up to 9 hours of 3G talktime
• Access to Microsoft SkyDrive for cloud storage
• Access to thousands of apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace
• Leading imaging capabilities with Carl Zeiss optics, pocket-to-picture-to-post in seconds, 8MP camera with autofocus and touch focus capability, dual LED flash, high definition 720p video recording with 30FPS and one touch image sharing 

We had a chance to check out the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710 last year. We were very impressed with the build quality and the performance of the Lumia 800, it is a premium smartphone and one of the better Windows Phone devices that we've tried. 

Glad to see there's something (sorta) new and exciting for Windows Phone in Canada.

Telus announces LTE service for Feb 10

Telus finally takes the wraps off its LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G data network tomorrow and has marked the milestone by announcing a slew of LTE devices including the Samsung Galaxy Note, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the LG Optimus LTE smartphone.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE will be available for $649.99 and the LG Optimus LTE will be available for $99.99 on a three year term. The Samsung Galaxy Note will be available for $199 on a three year term.

Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 16GB (Rogers)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

When I first heard about the Samsung Galaxy Note, I found the idea intriguing. Here was a jumbo-sized smartphone with all the benefits of dual-core processors, an eight-megapixel camera capable of 1080p HD video recording with the added convenience of a large, vivid screen.

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Telus to offer HTC Amaze 4G smartphone with a 1.5Ghz dual core processor

Today HTC and TELUS announced the Android 2.3-powered HTC Amaze 4G smartphone will be available in Canada on November 4. Equipped with a powerful dual core processor and download speeds of up to 42 megabits* per second via TELUS' HSPA+ dual cell network.

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