Weekend Reading: new LTE smartphones, tablets and awesome infographics
By: calendar iconMarch 23rd, 2012 a 5:11pm

Rogers RedBoard Weekend ReadingThis week saw warmer weather across the country, with some areas even breaking record highs for the month of March. If you were out enjoying sun-filled patios or walking your dog in a t-shirt mid-March, you may have missed some of this week’s tech news. So to help you out, here’s this week’s list of weekend reading:

Nokia Lumia 900 now available to preorder

Back in February, we told you about the Nokia Lumia 900. This awesome, new device is the first Windows LTE smartphone and it actually won best in show at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The device will be making its exclusive debut at Rogers in the coming weeks but if you’ve been drooling over this one since January, now’s your chance to preorder or reserve it. Just head over to http://www.rogers.com/lumia900.

Introducing the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE

Speaking of LTE devices, you may have missed the addition of Samsung’s latest tablet to our awesome and ever-growing lineup of LTE devices. This tablet is the thinnest and fastest tablet yet. At only 8.6mm thin and under 1lb (453g), this powerful Android tablet is ultra portable. And, with LTE technology, this tablet is super fast allowing you to browse, stream, upload and download with ease on the world’s fastest wireless network technology.

Your favourite Android apps

Recently, there was a great conversation happening in our Community Forums about apps for Android. From battery savers like Juice Defender to awesome game, picture and music apps, there’s some great suggestions from your fellow Android users. And, if you have a favourite app of your own, why not jump in? If you’re new to the forums, here’s how to participate.

An infographic that’s all about you!

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could generate an infographic that was all about you? Earlier this week, Intel released the “What about Me?” app that gathers info from your Facebook, Twitter and YouTube profiles to create an infographic based on your social media profile. I gave this a try today and it’s pretty neat. The infographic it creates tracks your interests based on what you tweet and write in status updates. There’s also a section that shows your most popular picture and post based on other people’s likes and comments. Pretty neat.  Definitely something to try out this weekend.

Miranda is a regular contributor to RedBoard

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  1. Denis Lemire says: March 23rd, 2012 a 9:07pm

    …but why are you using a MacBook Pro as a coaster?

  2. Steve says: March 26th, 2012 a 6:28am

    Want a Nokia Lumia 900 but in cyan!!! Tell me other colors are coming!!

    • Rogers_Kelly says: March 26th, 2012 a 11:24am

      Hi Steve,

      At this time it is only available to pre-order in black, and I’m afraid we cannot comment on other colours we may/may not launch.

  3. rwalrond says: March 26th, 2012 a 11:05am

    Will the Lumia 900 be available in other colors? And what is the cost off contract?

  4. MattthieuGD says: March 28th, 2012 a 3:10pm

    Will the Lumia 900 have the Visual Voice Mail like on AT&T ?

  5. groovejumper says: March 30th, 2012 a 3:24pm

    1. Will the Lumia 900 come with a headset? Will Rogers be selling headsets/car chargers/etc?
    2. I’ve pre-ordered (excited!), but was hoping for blue. If Rogers ends up selling blue/white/etc, can I do an exchange?