Tag: canada

Say NO to ads on CBC Radio

Faced with deep budget cuts, our national public broadcaster plans to become more commercial, including placing unlimited ads on some of its radio networks. Canadian media is already saturated with commercial advertising messages. That’s why CBC Radio stands out as such a welcome contrast, a commercial-free oasis. If CBC is allowed to place ads on…

The MPAA’s Secret Lobby Campaign on Bill C-11 and a Canadian SOPA

I was just reading Michael Geist post and I really believe that all Canadians should read this one too. I do not think theses kind of lobbies should exist in a democracy. Here’s the link: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6542/125/

Telus want you to use your unlocked phone with them

I was cheking for new products and rates on thiers site and found this : Telus’ Sim Card This is a great move from Telus, being open to unlocked phone will certainly help to kick innovation in this sector in Canada. Now it will be interesting to see if others player in Canada will follow.

More about Chapters ebooks

Good news it’s the ePub format that Chapters has chosen. I was hoping for the Nook but so far theses are the supported eReader devices: ePub files purchased on shortcovers.com can also be read on the following eReading devices: * PRS-300 Reader Pocket Edition * PRS-505 Reader Digital Book * PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition *…

Chapters is doing ebook too

The Canadian book will not miss this train and will be selling book too. I’ll come back to you with more information about the format they will be using. http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/ebooks At the first glance the title available look a lot like Eeader.com & Barnes & Noble

Bell Mobility buys remaining 50% of Virgin Mobile

When I said we had a problem with mobility in Canada! This does not feel right. This brand had probably the lowest rate in Canada and was really no gimmic. I wonder how long it will last. And what will happen to Solo also a brand owned by Bell. They didn’t know how to make…

Is there only one mobile phone service in canada?

The android will be at Rogers: http://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-text/featuredphones?content3=a NO ? So why is that Rogers always get the nice phones? o.k. o.k. most of the cool phone are GSM, but it really feel like Telus and Bell lack of buzz. They really need to work on theirs images.