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Virgin Mobile Canada offers BlackBerry Pearl 8130… with BES!

Just before heading into my marketing exam this evening, I was checking Crackberry and HowardForums for the usual selection of news. What I found was actually an interesting exercise in branding, using the time-honoured technique of showing us an attractive girl in underwear.
Virgin Mobile Canada apparently has launched the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 on their service, [...]

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Over the border and back: declare nothing and get fined!

This Sunday, my family and I went across the Canada/United States border and went to two malls to take advantage of the reasonably at-par Canadian dollar. While I didn’t have as good luck shopping as on one of our previous visits to the States, I did manage to pick up a few trendy shirts and [...]

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Wireless data in Canada: my opinion and followup

In recent months, I’ve often complained about the state of wireless data access in Canada – that is, how expensive it is to use the Web, access email and operate instant messaging over mobile devices. These incredibly high data rates make access to devices like the BlackBerry, HTC TyTN, and the obligatory iPhone limited to [...]

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