Android Comes to Canada - Gphones to be available in June
Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless has announced
that it will be offering Two Gphone handsets starting June 2, 2009. Teaming up with Taiwan’s
HTC, Rogers
will be offering both the HTC Dream and the new HTC Magic. These new Gphones are the first Android
powered phones to be available in Canada. Unlocked HTC Pricing still has not been announced, however Gphones are currently priced at
around $220 American on Ebay.
According to John Boynton of Rogers “The HTC Magic offers a responsive
touch screen and the HTC Dream delivers both a touch screen and a slide out
QWERTY keyboard. Both devices offer outstanding wireless internet search
capabilities and a full suite of applications that run two times faster on Canada's
fastest mobile network. Rogers will release details of the launch
soon. In the meantime,customers can sign up for more information at
rogers.com/revolution."
Further information on Gphone handset developments can be found at GphoneHandset.com.