Sirius Canada to ship new receivers this fall
Sirius Canada will ship updated versions of its Sportster, Stratus and Starmate receivers this fall.
Each model will get a cheaper version 6 model and a more expensive version 7 model that adds an auxiliary input and remote control for an extra $10.
World Fishing Network HD launches on Rogers
World Fishing Network HD, a 24/7 digital high definition specialty channel dedicated to, you guessed it, the world of fishing, will launch on Rogers cable on September 2nd.
Majority owner of Wind Mobile calls Canada a backwater
In a exclusive interview with the Globe and Mail published yesterday, Naguib Sawiris, Executive chairman of Orascom Telecom Holding SAE and Weather Investments SpA has called Canada a telecom backwater.
For those that don’t know, Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E is an Egyptian corporation which operates wireless networks in the Middle East, Africa and Asia and holds a 65% interest in Wind Mobile.
Sasktel has 100,000 Blackberry Customers
In the interesting but probably useless information department, Sasktel this week announced that Darryll Denet from Moose Jaw purchased the 100,000th BlackBerry to be activated on SaskTel’s Wireless Network.
Sportsnet One could cost cable subscribers an extra $36 a year
According to a story in the Regina Leader Post today, Rogers Media wants every cable and satellite subscriber in Canada to spend an additional $36 a year with their cable provider for the privilege of having Sportsnet One.
The story quotes Trevor Derksen, vice-president of marketing and sales with Access Communications as saying that, although Access is interested in adding Sportsnet One to its lineup, the cost to carry Sportsnet One would be huge because of some ridiculous demands by Rogers.
Rumour: Toshiba to launch 3DTVs that don’t need special glasses
The site claims Toshiba has developed an imaging system that emits rays of light at different angles which forms 3D images naturally. Current 3-D TVs project different images to viewers’ right and left eyes at high speeds. Through the use of high speed shutters, 3-D glasses block the right eye from seeing left eye images and the left eye from seeing images meant for the right eye. The result is a stereoscopic (i.e. 3D) image.
Public Mobile cuts hardware pricing
In a bid to attract some attention in the crowded wireless phone market, Public Mobile has announced on its website that, until September 12th, it is cutting the price of several phones in half and a offering a month of free service to new customers.
Cable Cable signs on to carry Sportsnet One
Cable Cable, a small cable company based out of Fenelon Falls Ontario, says it has reached an understanding with Rogers Media carry to Sportsnet One.
The company, which provides service to about 4,000 homes, becomes the first and only broadcast distributor, outside of Rogers themselves, to carry the new Sports specialty channel.
