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LG releases Keybo2 at Telus Canada

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:59:42 +0000

Already available in US, LG Canada today announces the Keybo2 clamshell QWERTY messaging phone for Telus Canada. The Keybo2 comes with a full, compact QWERTY keyboard with large, widely-spaced keys and a 2.6” internal screen. Packed with features, the Keybo2 includes a 3.0 megapixel camera with video capture and adjustable features, TELUS mobile music with shuffle and repeat functions, and a Favourites key to quickly connect with most frequent contacts saved in the 1,000 entry Phone Book.

The LG Keybo2 also includes:

Expandable microSD slot to store music, pictures and videos (up to 8GB card support)
Picture and video messaging to share media and text from phone to phone or phone to email
99 customizable speed dial entries
Available in black or pink

The LG Keybo2 is available at TELUS for $99.99 with a 3-year plan.

HTC Adding 3.5mm Headphone Jack to CDMA HTC Touch Pro2

Kim Poh Liaw — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:44:48 +0000

HTC seems to be adding an extra 3.5mm headphone jack to the HTC Touch Pro2, which is discovered on the CDMA version for Telus Canada. It is placed beside the original ExtUSB port, giving a convenient access for earphones connection. Unfortunately the GSM version will not have this add on, music audio connection will have to rely on the ExtUSB port or the wireless bluetooth.

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Telus Canada Start Offering Palm Treo Pro

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:26:51 +0000

Palm today announced that its Treo Pro smartphone is now available at TELUS in Canada. Treo Pro offers TELUS clients simplicity and productivity – including TELUS mobile email, TELUS Navigator, Wi-Fi, web and 3G network capabilities(1) – to meet the needs of businesses and consumers alike.

With Treo Pro, users can open ZIP files, edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents and view PowerPoint presentations and PDFs. It is compatible with System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, which allows IT professionals to manage Windows Mobile phones similarly to how they manage PCs and laptops, adding value to mobile enterprise solutions.

The Treo Pro smartphone also featuring:

One-touch Wi-Fi button — Easy, fast Wi-Fi connection experience (802.11b/g).
Ringer switch — Silences the device immediately.
Screen saver — Lets users know at a glance — without turning on the device
New voicemail indicator — The center button flashes to let users know that a voicemail is waiting.
Dedicated email and calendar buttons — Fast one-button access.

TELUS brings Canadians the BlackBerry Storm smartphone

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:03:15 +0000

Starting today, TELUS is offering the BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) at select TELUS stores across Canada. To celebrate, TELUS customers who buy the BlackBerry Storm smartphone will receive the gift of music this holiday season with a limited-time offer of exclusive pre-loaded songs and music videos from some of Canada’s artists such as Stars, Broken Social Scene, The Stills, Constantines, Kevin Drew, Jason Collett and Brendan Canning. The songs and videos will come on an eight gigabyte microSDHC memory card.

The BlackBerry Storm smartphone will be available at select TELUS stores across Canada in limited quantity starting today, with availability in additional TELUS stores in January.

BlackBerry Storm 9530 features:

Support for TELUS mobile music
3.2 mega-pixel camera with flash, zoom, autofocus, image stabilization and video capture
Built-in GPS and mapping software, for maps, step-by-step directions and local searches
1GB of internal memory and an expandable microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports cards up to 16 GB
Supports popular instant messaging services, plus easy, integrated access to Facebook and MySpace
GSM roaming support when traveling outside of Canada and the U.S. (Quad Band EDGE/GPRS/GSM [850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz] and UMTS/HSPA [2100 MHz])
Removable/rechargeable battery, offering 6 hours of talk time and 15 days (360 hours) in standby mode
High-speed USB data transfer to quickly transfer documents, precious photos and videos, or the latest songs
Bluetooth 2.0 support for accessories such as wireless stereo headsets and hands-free car kits

The BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone is available from TELUS for as little as $249.99 on a three-year contract or $599.99 without a contract.

Telus to Bring BlackBerry Storm 9530 to Canada

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:20:14 +0000

BoyGeniusReport has got the first hand press release of Telus in Canada that it will bring the new BlackBerry Storm 9530 to Canada. No pricing info is available, Telus will start selling it by “holiday shopping season” as mention in their press release. You can also sign up for email notification through a signup form here

TELUS is thrilled to announce that it will be the first in Canada to offer consumers the revolutionary BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone from Research In Motion. The addition of this world edition smart phone to TELUS’ line-up cements TELUS’ position as Canada’s smartphone leader with the most smartphones on Canada’s largest 3G network.

A revolution in the palm of your hands
The revolution begins with the BlackBerry Storm’s advanced high resolution (480 x 320) 3.25″ touchscreen. This is the first touchscreen on a BlackBerry device and features an innovative clickable surface for precise and responsive text input. The touchscreen is also intelligent enough to present users with a virtual QWERTY or SureType® keyboard depending on the orientation of the device.

The familiar communications experience that clients have grown to love about their BlackBerry smartphones has also been enhanced as e-mails and Internet browsing are rendered in rich HTML format, with embedded images and one-click hyperlinks.

Clients will also appreciate the feature-packed multimedia capabilities of the device including a high resolution 3.2 MP camera to take pictures and videos and 1GB of memory with an expandable micro SD ^TM memory slot to store those images. Best of all, those images can be uploaded quickly with high speed access to YouTube streaming videos for mobile devices and one touch access to popular social networking sites like Facebook. And battery life is not an issue as the BlackBerry Storm boasts an extended life battery, which is replaceable.

Chase the storm with TELUS
TELUS will be making the BlackBerry Storm available just in time for the holiday shopping season.

Source [BGR]

Telus To Start Selling the CDMA HTC Touch Diamond in Canada this week

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:57:10 +0000

Telus has announced the launched of the HTC Touch Diamond last week. The company plan to start selling it from August 14 this week. The CDMA version is simiar to HTC Victor with a more rounded edge. Same as other Touch Diamond family, it will also gets the pre-installed Opera mobile browser, 2.8-inch VGA display screen, 4GB internal memory, WiFi and GPS.

Check out the feature list below:

2.8″ high resolution VGA touchscreen
WI-FI (802.11 b/g)
GPS support: GPS/AGPS
Bluetooth 2.0
TELUS Navigator, TELUS mobile email, TELUS Portal by Pocket Express
Size: 101 x 51 x 13.9mm
Weight: 115 g
Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
Battery: 1340 mAh Li-lon
Talk time: up to 4 hours
Standby time: up to 300 hours/100 hours with push email
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7501A 528MHz

The HTC Touch Diamond will be available at TELUS for as low as $149.99 on a three-year contract or $449.99 without a contract.