Telus says hottest new device is Essential

TORONTO – Telus said Thursday that it will be the preferred Canadian carrier and retail partner of the new Essential Phone, available in store and online this summer.The premium smartphone, the first from Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s new company Essential, will debut in Canada and the United States. The Essential Phone is expertly crafted using titanium and ceramic, and features an edge-to-edge full display and dual camera system that eliminates any 'camera bump' in the industrial design, reads the news release. It also comes with top-of-the-line specs and 128GB of memory. The device will be part of a modular ecosystem of...