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The wait for the Amazon Kindle to come to Canada is now over. Effective immediately, the Kindle can be ordered, and delivered to Canada for a price of $259 US. Of course, this does come with a few catches, the books, newspapers and magazines are all priced in US dollars.… Continue Reading »

It looks like the price of the Palm Pre has just been lowered for those north of the border in Canada. Wireless reseller WirelessWave has recently lowered the Pre to just $49.95. Of course, that does come with the standard three-year commitment with Bell. But it is hard to argue… Continue Reading »

AT&T has just announced a few more available calling plans, or more specifically two more calling plans—each of which will be beneficial to those who are calling Canada on a regular basis. The new plans are denoted as “with Canada” and include the Nation with Canada and FamilyTalk with Canada… Continue Reading »

While we here at Gadgetell have been wondering just how well the Palm Pre is actually doing, it seems like we are still getting mixed signals overall. And in this particular case, the mixed signal is actually a price drop. And a price drop that has quickly followed another price… Continue Reading »

Google Voice, the service that many people are still waiting to get an invitation for, as well as the service that is now tempting many iPhone users to jailbreak, has been steadily rolling out some improvements and tweaks. First up, Google has decided to once again offer a feature that… Continue Reading »

Up until now, it wasn’t known when Bell Canada would be selling the highly anticipated Palm Pre.  Today, Bell drafted a press release in which outlined the contract information, pricing, and of course, the release date.  On August 27, the Palm Pre will officially be sold, but between now and… Continue Reading »

Social networking isn’t all poking people and sending gifts.  This is demonstrated perfectly in the case of an unnamed 14 year old boy from Canada who used Facebook to start a group with evil ends involving redheads. Inspired by a South Park episode the boy (who we will call “John”… Continue Reading »

Usually, Canada has to pay more for the same technology we Americans enjoy for a cheaper price.  We can often be thankful that we can get the same item for cheaper here than Canada.  However, a Canadian retailer, Future Shop, has put up a listing for the Microsoft Zune Second… Continue Reading »

The Samsung Instinct has been a hot selling handset here in the US, and it would seem that it would only be smart to take advantage of that, and do it quickly. Bell Mobility and Samsung have just announced that the Instinct will be available in Canada beginning August 8.… Continue Reading »

While Rogers has still not officially stated when consumers will be able to purchase a BlackBerry Bold, they have officially announced a series of “by-invitation-only” launch party dates. One would begin to assume that the handset would be available following those events, but we also know what happens when we… Continue Reading »