Neowin News Feed for: Canada

BlackBerry Z10 sales in UK triple prior launches

Brody McKee — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:28:27 +0000

Despite recent troubles, BlackBerry (formerly known as RIM) are already celebrating as the Z10 appears to have had a successful launch - their most successful launch ever in both the UK and Canada. Read more...

Best Buy closes a few stores in Canada, forgets to tell employees

Brad Sams — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:49:46 +0000

Best Buy closed at least two outlets in Quebec, in Sherbrooke and in Montreal-area Lachenaie but never told the employees that the stores were closing and that they were out of a job. Read more...

Samsung ATIV S on sale in Canada; no word on US launch

John Callaham — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:55:56 +0000

The Windows Phone 8-based Samsung ATIV S smartphone is now on sale in Canada via several wireless carriers, but the smartphone still doesn't have a US launch date. Read more...

First permanent Microsoft Store in Canada opens in Toronto

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:50:38 +0000

Microsoft has opened its first permanent Microsoft Store outside the US as it launched its Toronto location in Canada earlier this morning at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Read more...

Delayed international Surface tablets finally reaching some customers

John Callaham — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:46:01 +0000

Some people in the UK, Canada and Germany who ordered a Surface tablet and then found the shipments would be delayed are finally getting their Windows RT-based tablets. Read more...

First Microsoft Surface shipments won't be delayed in Canada and UK

John Callaham — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:48:41 +0100

Microsoft has said that emails to Canadian and UK residents saying their Surface tablet would be delayed beyond October 26th were mistakenly sent out and they would ship as scheduled. Read more...

Cover-less 32 GB Surface sells out in UK and Canada

John Callaham — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:06:40 +0100

The Microsoft Store website has now back ordered the non-touch cover 32 GB version of Microsoft's Surface tablet for the UK and Canada, following its sell out for the US website. Read more...

A slip of the tongue gives away CETA's influences from ACTA

Paul Ferson — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:40:19 +0100

ACTA and the whole copyright concern around it, was thought to have been laid to rest. It hasn't been: A European Commission negotiator managed to let slip CETA copies from ACTA. Read more...

Bell Mobility releasing two WP8 phones, no Lumia 920

Paul Ferson — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:51:32 +0100

A cordial email between a customer and Bell Mobile's president yielded information. The Canadian carrier isn't packing the 920, but will bring two "leading manufacturers" - likely Samsung and HTC. Read more...

Gogo to provide airborne internet to Canada by 2014

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:50:43 +0100

Gogo, a major provider for internet on aircraft, has been granted the right to provide airborne internet in Canada as well as the USA, with the intention of having the network ready for late 2013. Read more...

4G Playbook lands August 9th, 3 people are excited

John Callaham — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:54:01 +0100

Research in Motion has officially confirmed it will release a 4G version of its Blackberry Playbook and that it will make its debut in Canada on August 9th, with a release in the US later. Read more...

Microsoft due to open first store in Canada soon

Paul Ferson — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:43:39 +0100

According to sources, Microsoft intends to open a new branch of their Microsoft Store in Canada, marking their first official store within the country. Read more...

Canadian launch of Galaxy S III delayed to June 27th

John Callaham — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:08:22 +0100

The Canadian launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III has been delayed. Originally set for Wednesday, June 20th, it has now been pushed back to June 27th because of "unprecedented demand" for the phone. Read more...

Galaxy S III confirmed for June 20th Canadian launch

John Callaham — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:04:49 +0100

Canadians will be able to purchase the Samsung Galaxy S III on June 20th, as previously rumored, but there's still no word on when the US launch for the smartphone will happen. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S III rumored for June 20th Canadian launch

John Callaham — Sat, 26 May 2012 04:25:22 +0100

A new rumor claims that the Samsung Galaxy S III could be launched by Canadian wireless carriers on June 20th and available for pre-order beginning next week. Read more...

Potential RIM sale permitted by Canadian government

Paul Ferson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:30:52 +0100

Research in Motion could be sold in the near future; with the Canadian government having approved it, could an investor simply swoop in and buy them out? Read more...

Report: RIM dips to #2 in Canada, displaced by Apple

Denis Wong — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:13:54 +0000

With a new breath of change for the struggling Blackberry brand coming later this year, RIM now has one milestone to be displeased of: they're no longer number one in their home turf of Canada. Read more...

Man crosses US-Canada border with scanned passport on tablet

Denis Wong — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:48:26 +0000

In an rare case of leniency for US Customs and Border Protection agents, a man was permitted entry into the United States using his scanned Canadian passport on his iPad. Read more...

Microsoft plans to open new game studio in Canada

John Callaham — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:19:19 +0000

A new report claims that Microsoft plans to open a new game development studio in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The studio will make games for the Xbox console along with smartphones and tablets Read more...

Netflix support coming to Facebook, but not for US users

John Callaham — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:43:30 +0100

Netflix has announced that its users in Canada and Latin America can link their accounts to Facebook, but that US Facebook users won't have that feature due to an obscure 1980's law. Read more...