By now it should be clear that iPhone 3G hopefuls in Canada are getting the short end of the data-plan-stick. Rogers (and their wholly-owned Fido network) announced not too long ago that they'll be offering our friends to the North a opportunity to get their hands on an Apple's next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G, come July 11. The catch - you'll get reamed on Rogers' and Fido's data-plan pricing.

Rather than adopt the unlimited data plan pricing structure that many other iPhone carriers are offering with their iPhone 3G data plans, Rogers will be rolling out iPhone 3G calling plans with varying data usage limits. The cheapest plan nets Rogers customers a measly 400MB of bundled 3G data usage, while the highest-tier iPhone 3G calling plan has Rogers customers working with a 2GB data soft-cap.

Rogers defended their iPhone 3G pricing position by saying that the calling plans were tailored to fit different needs, striving to ensure that customers didn't end up paying more for services they didn't need or want. The carrier argued that an unlimited data offering would increase iPhone 3G calling plan prices needlessly, ultimately shorting the customer.

So, what options are left to disgruntled Canadians looking to get their hands on an iPhone 3G next month? Begin a petition, of course. Rather then sit back and take what Rogers gives them, a group of enraged iPhone 3G hopefuls have formed RuinediPhone.com in hopes of gathering enough petition signatures to sway Rogers' hand in iPhone 3G rate plan pricing.

So far, the website is boasting over 12,500 signatures and looks to be growing steadily. If you're looking to pick up a next-generation iPhone 3G come July 11, but can't stand the taste of Rogers' greed, sign the petition and pass it on to your friends. The petition will be sent to Rogers on July 11, in hopes that the prospect of losing tens of thousands (if not more) iPhone 3G customers (which could ultimately lead to reduced iPhone 3G revenue) can help persuade Rogers to offer a more sizable data plan for the iPhone 3G.

Find the petition here. You don't have to be a Canadian to show your disapproval of Rogers' business practices. Give our Canadian friends some help and sign the petition, regardless of your address.

RuinediPhone.com 

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By now it should be clear that iPhone 3G hopefuls in Canada are getting the short end of the data-plan-stick. Rogers (and their wholly-owned Fido network) announced not too long ago that they'll be offering our friends to the North a opportunity to get their hands on an Apple's next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G, come July 11. The catch - you'll get reamed on Rogers' and Fido's data-plan pricing.

Rather than adopt the unlimited data plan pricing structure that many other iPhone carriers are offering with their iPhone 3G data plans, Rogers will be rolling out iPhone 3G calling plans with varying data usage limits. The cheapest plan nets Rogers customers a measly 400MB of bundled 3G data usage, while the highest-tier iPhone 3G calling plan has Rogers customers working with a 2GB data soft-cap.

Rogers defended their iPhone 3G pricing position by saying that the calling plans were tailored to fit different needs, striving to ensure that customers didn't end up paying more for services they didn't need or want. The carrier argued that an unlimited data offering would increase iPhone 3G calling plan prices needlessly, ultimately shorting the customer.

So, what options are left to disgruntled Canadians looking to get their hands on an iPhone 3G next month? Begin a petition, of course. Rather then sit back and take what Rogers gives them, a group of enraged iPhone 3G hopefuls have formed RuinediPhone.com in hopes of gathering enough petition signatures to sway Rogers' hand in iPhone 3G rate plan pricing.

So far, the website is boasting over 12,500 signatures and looks to be growing steadily. If you're looking to pick up a next-generation iPhone 3G come July 11, but can't stand the taste of Rogers' greed, sign the petition and pass it on to your friends. The petition will be sent to Rogers on July 11, in hopes that the prospect of losing tens of thousands (if not more) iPhone 3G customers (which could ultimately lead to reduced iPhone 3G revenue) can help persuade Rogers to offer a more sizable data plan for the iPhone 3G.

Find the petition here. You don't have to be a Canadian to show your disapproval of Rogers' business practices. Give our Canadian friends some help and sign the petition, regardless of your address.

RuinediPhone.com 

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By now it should be clear that iPhone 3G hopefuls in Canada are getting the short end of the data-plan-stick. Rogers (and their wholly-owned Fido network) announced not too long ago that they'll be offering our friends to the North a opportunity to get their hands on an Apple's next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G, come July 11. The catch - you'll get reamed on Rogers' and Fido's data-plan pricing.

Rather than adopt the unlimited data plan pricing structure that many other iPhone carriers are offering with their iPhone 3G data plans, Rogers will be rolling out iPhone 3G calling plans with varying data usage limits. The cheapest plan nets Rogers customers a measly 400MB of bundled 3G data usage, while the highest-tier iPhone 3G calling plan has Rogers customers working with a 2GB data soft-cap.

Rogers defended their iPhone 3G pricing position by saying that the calling plans were tailored to fit different needs, striving to ensure that customers didn't end up paying more for services they didn't need or want. The carrier argued that an unlimited data offering would increase iPhone 3G calling plan prices needlessly, ultimately shorting the customer.

So, what options are left to disgruntled Canadians looking to get their hands on an iPhone 3G next month? Begin a petition, of course. Rather then sit back and take what Rogers gives them, a group of enraged iPhone 3G hopefuls have formed RuinediPhone.com in hopes of gathering enough petition signatures to sway Rogers' hand in iPhone 3G rate plan pricing.

So far, the website is boasting over 12,500 signatures and looks to be growing steadily. If you're looking to pick up a next-generation iPhone 3G come July 11, but can't stand the taste of Rogers' greed, sign the petition and pass it on to your friends. The petition will be sent to Rogers on July 11, in hopes that the prospect of losing tens of thousands (if not more) iPhone 3G customers (which could ultimately lead to reduced iPhone 3G revenue) can help persuade Rogers to offer a more sizable data plan for the iPhone 3G.

Find the petition here. You don't have to be a Canadian to show your disapproval of Rogers' business practices. Give our Canadian friends some help and sign the petition, regardless of your address.

RuinediPhone.com 

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Symbian wants to know what people in academia think about the direction the smartphone space is heading and where it will be in 2012-2015. If you're a University Student you have until the end of September to submit an essay, 10 winners will be selected, each will get 1000 British Pounds (1991.50 US Dollars or 1263.48 Euros).

More details here, good luck!

[Via: David Wood]

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This one goes out to all you cyclists out there.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could harness all that energy you're putting in to pedaling yourself from point A to point B? While this new pedal-power harnessing technology won't help you do more than yap on your handset just a bit longer, putting your bicycle's pedals to superior more use than ordinary transportation is a worthy feat indeed.

O2 is showcasing their new cellphone battery charger which takes your pedal-power and turn it in to electrical power. O2 plans to highlight the pedal-powered charger at the O2 Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park. Unfortunately, the demo is being shown on stationary bikes - which bodes well for applications for cardio machines in gyms around the world - but if successful, we could see the tech hit the street, literally.

[Via: SmartPlanet]

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This one goes out to all you cyclists out there.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could harness all that energy you're putting in to pedaling yourself from point A to point B? While this new pedal-power harnessing technology won't help you do more than yap on your handset just a bit longer, putting your bicycle's pedals to better more use than ordinary transportation is a worthy feat indeed.

O2 is showcasing their new cellphone battery charger which takes your pedal-power and turn it in to electrical power. O2 plans to highlight the pedal-powered charger at the O2 Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park. Unfortunately, the demo is being shown on stationary bikes - which bodes well for applications for cardio machines in gyms around the world - but if successful, we could see the tech hit the street, literally.

[Via: SmartPlanet]

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BlackBerry email outages are something of a staple among the die-hard push-email fanatics out there. Which makes it all the more impressive when any BlackBerry service outage is announced ahead of time.

T-Mobile has announced that they're are in the process of updating their BlackBerry World wide web Email system to version 2.5. And, outages are coming hard and fast. BlackBerry users on T-Mobile's network are already experiencing their first stretches of dead air.

Outages should end tomorrow morning (June 29) at 3am PST.

In the meantime, any going through BlackBerry email withdrawal can hit up our comments section  and vent your frustrations and/or pain.

But hey, at least you'll end up with BIS 2.5 and some sweet HTML, MSN and Hotmail support, AOL push-email support.

[Via: BGR]

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It's basically a done deal, pending regulatory approval, that’s. Virgin Mobile USA's acquisition of Helio has been expected to happen for some time now, and now that it's finally official, there are bound to be handfuls of Helio customers with questions about the takeover. More like 170,000 handfuls of Helio customers, to be more precise.

So, rather than leaving it up to Helio customers to find out the hard way that they'll be subject to an ETF (early termination fee) if they decide to jump ship from Helio amidst the Virgin Mobile USA takeover, Helio has put together a tiny Q&A fact-sheet.

Most notable is that Helio is still accepting new activations and will be keeping current contracts intact - that means ETFs are still in place, people.

Keep reading to find out the details on what Helio customers can anticipate during these confusing times.

Two great companies team up to bring you more.

HELIO and Virgin Mobile USA are teaming up to combine our strengths and deliver a better mobile experience. On June 27th Virgin Mobile USA announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire HELIO.

HELIO would gain access to Virgin Mobile USA’s extensive distribution network and broad customer base, while Virgin Mobile USA would gain access to HELIO’s exclusive, high-end devices and premium services.  Both companies look forward to coming together to bring exciting prepaid and postpaid opportunities to their customers.

Q: What does this mean for current HELIO members? Can I still use my HELIO device, while keeping my HELIO service plan and number?

A: Current service plans will continue without interruption. HELIO members are at the center of this transaction and we’ll continue to bring them the innovative mobile services they’ve come to anticipate.

Q: Can new members still sign up for HELIO service?

A: Totally. HELIO will continue to offer exclusive, high-end devices and our innovative All-In plans.

Q: Will the HELIO brand be retained, or will everything migrate to Virgin Mobile USA?

A: Over time, we anticipate that all aspects of the customer experience will be integrated under the Virgin Mobile USA brand.  Integration of the direct sales channel will start immediately, and we expect that existing HELIO products and services will soon be offered through the Virgin Mobile USA website at www.virginmobileusa.com.

Q: So what’s next?

A: We’re excited by the possibilities our new, combined team offers. We have some huge ideas, but as you can envision, a tiny bit of housekeeping is in order before we share them. Stay tuned!

Q: Does this affect my current contract with HELIO in any way? When Virgin Mobile USA does acquire HELIO, can I end my current contract without paying an early termination fee (ETF)?

A: HELIO contracts remain in effect and unchanged by this transaction. HELIO members who wish to end their contract early will still be subject to an early termination fee (ETF).

[Via: BGR]

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Win a free Macbook! All you need is 28 referrals and 1 credit! It’s free to join and you WON’T have all those annoying required memberships to join! Here’s the link: http://laptops.freeforallmankind.com/?referral=5772 As I stated, all you need is 28 referrals for your own FREE Macbook! That’s all! You know you want one! After all, Apple IS better than Personal computers! I know I do! This is ava…

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Those of you with sharp eyes might have noticed that two of the 4 products announced by Nokia yesterday have the latest version of S40, 6th Edition. While S40 isn’t a smart phone operating system due to the lack of a native programming model and the lack of multitasking, it is still impressive and many many many more people use S40 rather than S60. Here is a change log from the S40 Forum Nokia homepage:

Series 40 6th Edition represents a continuing commitment by Nokia to mobile application developers, with support for MIDP 2.1 and the subset of the Mobile Service Architecture (JSR?248). JSR?248 provides a common implementation of seven popular JSRs. These implementations are shared with S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2, and it is expected that other manufacturers of Java™ phones will implement JSR?248. This means that developers will be able to create applications for Nokia platforms that’ll also run on other manufacturers' devices, with little or no change.

In addition, Series 40 6th Edition delivers exciting new opportunities for the creation of location-based applications, with the introduction of the Location API for J2ME™ (JSR?179). This API can utilize an external Bluetooth GPS unit to obtain location information.

Series 40 6th Edition also provides improved support to Adobe Flash developers with the inclusion of the Flash Lite 3 Player. In addition to playing stand-alone Flash Lite content and applications and offering animated screen savers, Flash Lite can also be used to create animated “organic” wallpaper for Series 40 devices.

For Web developers, Series 40 6th Edition brings new opportunities with a browser based on the WebKit open source components WebCore and JavaScriptCore. This new browser delivers support for HTML 4.01, CSS2, JavaScript™ 1.5, and Ajax. Series 40 users can now experience a desktop-like Web browsing experience, which opens up new possibilities for Web developers to deliver sophisticated Web-based services to the mobile marketplace.

The platform continues to support 240 x 320-pixel screens, meaning media developers continue to benefit from the improved viewing experience and realize continued growth in the consumption of content and media. The platform approach, with its uniform implementation of technologies and supporting tools, documentation, and examples, will continue to offer developers the easiest route to seize mass-market opportunities.

And more information can be had in this PDF, most notably:

An enhanced UI with transitions support providing smooth-state transitions during UI navigation.

Additional audio and video codecs with support for Windows Media Video (WMV) 9, and Windows Media Audio (WMA) 10.

Extended WLAN abilities.

Series 40 6th Edition — OMA MMS version 1.3 is supported, and the maximum supported message size has been increased to 600 kB.

Small screenshot (not 1:1 pixel scale):

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