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Android-powered smart phones arrive at Rogers


TORONTO – Rogers’ “mobile revolution” arrived in Canada in dramatic fashion on Tuesday. The HTC Dream and Magic smart phones, ensconced in a silver briefcase carefully carried and unlocked by Canadian actor Joshua Jackson, made their debut amidst theatrical lighting, music, and camera flashes from the media types in attendance at the Rogers campus in downtown Toronto. "The revolution is here - with Rogers being the first and only wireless carrier to bring the Android experience to Canada," said Rogers Wireless SVP and CMO John Boyton, after being handed the phones by Jackson on stage. Both Android powered smart phones, which...