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Rogers has released the “My Account” app for Windows Phone, with Mango support. Currently they only have the Samsung Focus but hopefully they will be one of the carriers to launch the new Nokia Lumia 800 next year. As for the app, the main features give you the ability to check your usage (Voice, Data and Messaging), account balance, inquire about other Rogers services… the app is free and you can find it by searching “Rogers” in the Windows Marketplace.

(Thanks Roy for the pics!)

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The HTC Status could be destined to be the back to school status symbol for teens and college students.  The HTC Status has a dedicated Facebook button for posting just about everything to Facebook including status updates, check-ins and photographs.

The HTC Status is a “tween” phone between a feature phone and a full smartphone at a very low price. he best features of it are the constant easy Facebook connections.

Facebook content and information is put into the clock, dialer, calendar, address book and photo gallery. The HTC Status also has a special dedicated widget for Facebook chat

Reviewers of the HTC Status concur that the keyboard is great while most of the older folks thought the landscape-oriented screen required too much scrolling.

The most appealing feature of the HTC Status is that you can operate with only one hand like you do a BlackBerry this feature is something students and teens like to be able to do.

More recent reviews really appreciated the quality of the keyboard that feels great in one-hand and combining of messaging but noted that the HTC Status is not a multimedia powerhouse for viewing video but a decent phone.

AT&T is selling it for .99 while some retail stores are selling it for free with contract.  Amazon Wireless sells the HTC Status for one-cent for both new and renewing customers.

You can also use ourAT&T Coupon-Link  Off AT&T Wireless with Plan
for new customers with a contract.  The offer requires online activation via
att.com/wireless on qualified rate plans of .99 or more with a two-year
agreement.

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The focus on back-to-school is on again, keeping kids safe is top of mind. Results of a recent survey conducted by Safe Kids Canada/FedEx Express Canada of 1,018 Canadian parents who have children aged between 5 to 14 shows that only 28% have “discussed the risks of cell phone use while crossing the street”. Interesting perspective, considering the Police are ticketing distracted drivers who disobey the law and decide to use their handheld device while driving.

The survey also revealed that 34% of parents use their cellphone while crossing the street, but 97% of parents believe it’s not safe for their child to use their cell phone or send texts while crossing the street. 51% of parents admitted that sometimes they exceed the speed limit while driving.

Pamela Fuselli, executive director, Safe Kids Canada said “While we are pleased that parents are taking the time to discuss safe pedestrian habits with their children, additional emphasis needs to be placed on reducing distractions while walking, such as cell phone use… With the school season set to begin, it’s a good time for parents to review with their children their route to school and discuss safe cell phone use.”

Source: CNW

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An image captured by Eldar Murtazin is making the rounds across the internet that shows an unreleased HTC Windows Phone sporting at a 12-megapixel camera (4000 x 3000 images) that shows improved camera settings such as RAW format. Having this camera capabilities will step up the megapixel game in mobile phone… hopefully the lens will be on par. No word when this device will be announced.

Source: PocketNow

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TS2R Wireless News for March 3, 2011

AT&T iPhone Mobile Hotspot Coming 3/11 – AT&T spokesman Seth Bloom confirmed that AT&T will offer the mobile hotspot feature in iOS 4.3 for iPhones when released March 11.  It will require the DataPro 4GB/ tethering data plan.

Motorola Invests In Moblyng - Motorola Mobility Ventures has invested in cross-platform, HTML5-based games developer Moblyng.  Moblyng games have been published for Android,
Facebook, iPhone and WebOS and have been downloaded more than 9
million times.

Windows Phone 7 Update for Samsung Rolls Out Again – Microsoft resumed the update of Windows Phone 7 for Samsung smartphones.  The Microsoft engineering team pinpointed and fixed problems that were preventing
a small percentage of Windows Phones from installing the February
software patch.  Microsoft apologized for the delay.

HTC ThunderBolt News – While no official announcement has been made by Verizon, in-store displays for the ThunderBolt by HTC have been reported.  HTC has aired its own commercial for the HTC ThunderBolt that appeared on YouTube (video follows).  Read the latest HTC ThunderBolt news.

Full wireless news today includes a look at the Motorola Xoom vs the iPad2, new Nielsen smartphone research, and a new postpaid tablet data plan for AT&T with a first month free offer.

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CWA will be hosting a second nationwide phone call at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday, March 2.
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Here’s a pretty cool website that can help you find your phone. It’s called “I Can’t Find My Phone”. All you have to do is enter your phone number and click Hello. It’s pretty basic but entertaining. A 208 area code rings you back within a few seconds and speaks “It looks like you found [...]

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A study released by market research firm iSuppli Corp. shows the number of worldwide wireless phone subscriptions is expected to reach a massive 5 billion sometime this month, which equals 73.4% of the earth’s population. By the end of this year the number is expected to increase by another 100 million to 5.1 billion and [...]

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Perhaps we’ll see this newly leaked LG E900 device hit Canada when it officially launches. Specs have this anticipated Windows Phone 7 device with a 3.7-inch, full-touchscreen that’s powered by a 1.3 GHz processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, integrated GPS, HD video recording/playback, miniUSB port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The design looks nice and clean, especially [...]

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