LG brings G4 Vigor to Canada

LG’s new mid-range smartphone is now available in the country through SaskTel, Videotron, and Virgin Mobile.  The LG G4 Vigor packs in a 5.2-inch Full HD IPS display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, 4G LTE capability, and an 8MP camera with LG’s Colour Spectrum Sensor and Laser Auto Focus tech as well as a 5MP front-facing shooter. And in case you’re wondering, the camera on this phone also has the newly-introduced Manual Mode. It has 8GB internal storage and 1.5GB RAM. It comes with a removable 2,300mAH battery. There's no price yet from SaskTel, Videotron offers it for as low as $29.95 on a two-year contract and $329.95 outright, and Virgin Mobile offers it for free on a two-year contract and $349.99 outright.

Virgin Mobile Canada launches ‘April Fool’s Awareness’ campaign

Virgin Mobile Canada doesn’t want you to be fooled this April Fool’s Day with its latest campaign. The April Fool’s Awareness campaign wants to make sure you stay prank free on April 1^st. You can watch the public service announcement above to see what you should and shouldn’t do on that day. Or see the list Virgin has come up with below:

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Virgin Mobile offers Starbucks promo to members

Virgin Mobile is introducing two new promotions for its Member Benefits program with its new partner Starbucks. For a limited time, members who purchase a $10 Starbucks Gift Card online over here will get topped up to $15 via an exclusive promo code. Members will also be able to win Starbucks Cards. Until February 10, you can enter online each day to win one of the Starbucks Cards valued at $15 each.

Sir Richard Branson announces Virgin Mobile’s RE*Generation expanded youth initiative

By Sonya Davidson

This week, Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Mobile hosted an exclusive live concert event with The Arkells in Toronto to announce a new initiative to help at-risk and homeless youth. The Virgin Mobile RE*Generation social initiative, which began in 2008, will be re-focusing on programs with partners that will help youth develop skills needed to get, and keep, jobs.

There are 225,000 Canadian youth who are not in school and not working. Virgin Mobile also mentioned that there are also about 35,000 are in emergency shelters and 6000 youth living on the street.

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