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Rogers LTE hits 18 new regions, delivers speedy data in Saskatoon

Jon Fingas — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:33:00 -0400

Rogers promised that October 1st would be a grand day for its LTE expansion plans, and we're now learning that it might have been underpromising to overdeliver later. The carrier just flicked the 4G switch for 18 cities and regions, or eight more territories than it had promised just two weeks ago. Most of the coverage still focuses on the southern tip of Ontario, including London, the Oshawa area and RIM's hometown of Waterloo, but there's a much more trans-Canada bent to the official deployment. Western cities like Saskatoon and Victoria now fit into Rogers' LTE map beyond a previously announced Edmonton, while the Quebec rollout is going past Quebec City to include Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières. All told, the one day of growth is enough to supply Rogers LTE to almost 60 percent of Canada's population -- a convenient figure when one of the year's more important LTE smartphones just became available less than two weeks prior.

[Thanks, Jon]

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Virgin Media activates more tube WiFi hotspots, minds the gaps in its coverage

Daniel Cooper — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 06:08:00 -0400

Virgin Media has flicked the switch and coated Kings Cross and Warren Street tube stations in gloriously free WiFi. The pair will be joined tomorrow by Oxford Circus and Green Park, while Victoria and Euston will do the same on the 9th. In order to use the service, which is free during the Olympics, users need to hop onto the network and register their email address. Once the summer is over, Virgin Media customers will get preferential treatment on the network, with everyone else buying pay-as-you-go minutes so they can tweet about how long we're stuck at Edgware Road... again.

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Cops serve court papers via Facebook, perp comments: 'doesn't like'

Joseph L. Flatley — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:33:00 -0400

We thought we'd seen this move on Law and Order, but whatever: police in Victoria got court approval to deliver court papers via Facebook when all other attempts to contact the individual -- including snail mail and stopping by the house -- failed to pan out. In addition to sending 'em as a private message, a video was also shot of the order being read "as if the Respondent was being directly spoken to," just in case there were any misunderstandings. This isn't the first time Australian courts have used non-traditional means to notify alleged perps: in 2008 courts first granted a lawyer the right to use Facebook in this manner, and that same year a rugby player named Sonny Bill Williams was subpoenaed via SMS message. In case you hadn't guessed it yet, they were looking for the guy for harassment and cyber-bullying -- on Facebook.

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Novero's Bluetooth headset doubles as neckwear, savings destroyer

Darren Murph — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:48:00 -0400

Can't say we've ever heard of Novero before today, but after watching the undoubtedly mesmerizing homescreen loop linked there in the source, we can safely say we'll never (ever) forget about 'em. From what we can gather, this company specializes in overpriced jewelry, and given that Bluetooth headset use is rising stratospherically, seeing a new necklace-slash-BT headset hit the market just makes perfect sense. All sarcasm aside, the new Victoria line actually is fairly edgy, and if the light hits you right, it's actually palatable. The collection consists of the Victoria Lapis, Pearl, Stripes, Wave and Victor, all of which purportedly boast the same innards but different exteriors. Specifications are unsurprisingly hard to come by, but considering some of the more blinged out models are priced at around $120,000, it's not likely to matter. Video's past the break, richy.

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Sony Ericsson's "Victoria" gets official as the Cyber-shot K770

Thomas Ricker — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:29:00 -0400

She's here and right on schedule. Meet Victoria, Sony Ericsson's latest candybar to wear the Cyber-shot crown. Officially unveiled as the K770, the 14-mm thin cameraphone features a 3.2 megapixel, autofocus camera with LED photo light, and 1.9-inch QVGA display just like we heard. It ships with a 256MB M2 card and goes tri-band GSM with 2100MHz UMTS 3G for Europe. She's expected sometime around Q4 for an undisclosed price. Check the full gallery over at Engadget Mobile.

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Sony Ericsson's "Victoria" gets official as the Cyber-shot K770

Thomas Ricker — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:29:00 -0400

Gallery: Sony Ericsson's "Victoria" gets official as the Cyber-shot K770

Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, GSM, GPRS, UMTS, Mobile

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New Sony Ericsson handsets looming?

Darren Murph — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:57:00 -0400

We aren't insinuating that you should attach any level of truth to these rumors just yet, but the boards of Esato are alive with murmurs of a few new SE handsets that could be launched as early as tomorrow. Amongst the mobiles that we could hear more about (officially) in the coming day is the Cyber-shot-branded "Victoria" -- which will supposedly be 14-millimeters thick and sport a 1.9-inch QVGA screen, five color options, and a 128MB M2 card bundled in -- and the still elusive "Veronica." Additionally, we could also be treated to the W350, a Cyber-shot clamshell / Cyber-shot slider, and new "accessories" to boot. Best of all, though, is that you've just a single day left to find out if there's actually any substance to these whispers, but if it does prove true, it certainly won't be the first time.

[Via PocketPicks]

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Is Sony Ericsson prepping "Victoria" for launch?

Sean Cooper — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:55:00 -0400

The rumor mill is beginning to bubble with new Sony Ericsson info, and if true to usual form, we can expect a show and tell day in the not too distant future. The word is a new candybar's in town, codenamed "Victoria" and that it comes packing 3.2 megapixels of cam-joy in a thinner-than-the-already-thin-T650 package. Apparently to keep "Victoria" looking svelte, the camera lens is flush mounted on the body behind a sliding metallic cover. Word has it that this could be announced mid-August, hopefully we'll have more info between now and then.

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Urilift: the disappearing public urinal (and we do mean public)

Darren Murph — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:55:00 -0500

While there's no shortage of bathroom-based oddities floating around out there, the Urilift system definitely takes top honors. Since the presumably alcoholics anonymous-approved Wizmark urinals can't keep everyone from getting a little tipsy, officials in Victoria, British Columbia are taking a note from European countries to keep urine off the streets. Rather than leaving inebriated party-going males nowhere to relieve themselves on the streets, the government is considering installing hydraulic toilets in the roadways, which are remotely triggered at night to appear from their subterranean dwelling place. While there's no doors or privacy factor involved, those who were previously choosing to take it to the sidewalks probably won't mind all that much, and designers say the open design discouraged loitering and criminal activity anyway. Priced at $75,000 a pop, Victoria plans to become the first North American locale to try these newfangled restrooms out -- and hey, at least we know where to head for a clean(er) Spring Break now, right?

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