AFTER MICROSOFT OFFICIALLY launched Windows Phone 7, the next major version of its mobile operating system, a flurry of press releases hit Cartt.ca’s inbox about new phones that will utilize the new technology.
HTC Corporation unveiled five new Windows Phone 7 smart phones – HTC 7 Surround, HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Trophy, HTC 7 Pro and HTC HD7. The company described Windows Phone 7 as "carefully crafted to help users get more done in fewer steps" thanks a unique Hub and Tile interface. The Windows Phone 7 Hubs offer quick and easy access to a user’s most recent information including People, pictures, games, music and video,…
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IS CANADA READY for mobile money? Find out at the 2010 Mobile Money Forum – A Canadian Perspective scheduled for November 9 -10 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa.
Hear and discuss the latest Canadian thinking on mobile money with speakers from Paypal, the Canadian Payments Association, the Retail Council of Canada, Research in Motion, Rogers Communications and more.
Register before October 16 and save $200 on a full forum pass. Click here for more information or to register.
www.2010mobilemoneyforum.com
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OTTAWA – Rogers Broadcasting will be flicking the switch on a new format in Ottawa on Monday.
The former Oldies 1310 will become 1310News, Ottawa’s only all news radio station. With local, regional, national and international news all day, every day, Ottawa listeners will now have a radio station that provides traffic and weather together every ten minutes, every hour, plus sports twice each hour, and business news and market updates when the North American stock markets are open.
“We’re delighted to have the opportunity to deliver comprehensive 24/7 news coverage to the residents of Ottawa and the Valley”, said local…
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TORONTO – The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) says that it lauds the CRTC’s recent decision to reject requests from Rogers and CTVglobemedia to reduce their Canadian content requirements in order to provide increased programming flexibility for their conventional television stations.
In a statement on Tuesday, the organization accused the broadcasters of “making Canadian programming the scapegoat for Canadian broadcasters’ difficulties”.
“The Commission made the right call. The group licensing policy is a single framework for the television sector, and not a collection of individual policies that can be cherry-picked to suit the broadcasters’ purposes or applied inconsistently across competitive…
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TORONTO – The late Ted Rogers was inducted into the international Wireless History Foundation Hall of Fame at a gala dinner of the Wireless History Foundation held earlier this week in San Francisco.
Melinda M. Rogers, Ted’s daughter and SVP of strategy and development for Rogers Communications, accepted the award on behalf of the family and company.
"Until his death two years ago, Dad was often dubbed a ‘media mogul’ and a ‘cable czar’," Rogers said in a statement. "But arguably his greatest success came in wireless telecommunications.”
Today, Rogers is the largest wireless telecommunications company in Canada with 56% of its…
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TORONTO – Just in time for the start of hockey season, Rogers Sportsnet One has added two new major BDUs to its roster.
The sports network said Friday that it was available on Bell TV, effective immediately, and then on Saturday, the deal with EastLink was announced. It is available in both in HD and SD.
Sportsnet One has also launched a number of “companion channels” to accommodate the regional broadcast restrictions of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators.
www.sportsnet.cawww.bell.ca
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TORONTO – Bell Canada has been every bit as active on the LTE front as any wireless carrier, the company said today.
Responding to a few reports yesterday which touted LTE testing by Rogers and Barrett Xplore, a Bell spokesperson told Cartt.ca this afternoon that the company has been testing the technology all summer long.
“Trials are well under way in Hamilton and Montreal,” she said. “We made our first data call this summer.”
LTE (long term evolution) is considered “4G” wireless technology. It will enable features like fast HD video streaming, gaming, communications, transactions and other connected experiences through…
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OTTAWA – Quebecor Media Inc. surprisingly revealed yesterday that the company was no longer going to seek “must carry” status for its Category 2 English language all news specialty channel Sun TV News.
The revelation marks a stunning reversal from previous statements that the channel required must carry status to be able to compete with the other specialty news stations, CTV Newsnet and CBC Newsworld (the company’s last application to the CRTC said without must-carry, the business case couldn’t work). Now the company says it will work within current CRTC rules, which will require Quebecor to negotiate carriage…
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BRAMPTON, ON – Canadians who shop at Loblaw stores can now pick up a mobile phone along with their groceries.
The food distributor said Wednesday that it will add The Mobile Shop (La Boutique Mobile in French Canada) in over 500 of its grocery stores across the country, as part of its push to become one of Canada’s major retailers of mobile phones. As part of its growth strategy, Loblaw has also expanded its product offering beyond its own PC Mobile and Bell and Solo, to include brands like Virgin Mobile, Rogers, Fido and Telus, as well as new market entrants…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications today announced the launch of a comprehensive Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network technical trial with Ericsson Canada in the Ottawa area.
LTE is considered a 4G wireless technology that enables features like fast HD video streaming, gaming, communications, transactions and other connected experiences through mobile Internet. LTE allows significantly more data to pass through a network at speeds of up to 150 Mbps and may become the de-facto network technology in a few years (until the next one…).
"Our customers increasingly want anywhere, anytime access to information, communications, entertainment and transactional experiences on their device of…
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