Research In Motion
Just in time to join in on the fun with T-mobile USA, Rogers Wireless has announced the launch parties of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. The parties will start with the September 23rd launch in Toronto followed by a September 25th launch in Montreal, a September 30th launch in Vancouver and finishes up with a October 2nd launch in Calgary. As expected, Rogers will hit their early October release date for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 and soon the Flip will be taking Canada by storm.
Nokia
What’s not to like about world-class car navigation with turn-by-turn visual and voice guidance in 46 languages and dynamic re-routing to avoid trouble spots? Starting with the Nokia N95 8GB, Canadians using Rogers Wireless will be able to tap into Nokia’s N-Gage gaming platform and Nokia Maps positioning software.
The agreement between Nokia and Rogers Wireless is the first such agreement with a wireless carrier in North America and it will ensure support for future device releases on Roger’s network. No details were announced on when other Nokia devices would be supported by N-Gage and Nokia Maps, but at least it looks like the compatibility of the N-gage platform will be expanding across a variety of Nokia handsets.