As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Friday, April 1st, 2011.
SaskTel prices upcoming HTC Incredible S
Planning to get the HTC Incredible S from SaskTel? Here’s how much it’ll cost: $100 on a 3-yr contract, $400 on a 2-year deal, $450 on a single year contract, and $520 outright purchase. For comparison’s sake, Bell has theirs priced at 99.95 on a 3-year contract, $449.95 on a 2-year deal, $474.95 for a single year contract, and $499.95 outright purchase.
Mobilesyrup
Rogers puts Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Arc up for pre-order
It’s not out yet, but you can now pre-order both the Xperia Play and Arc form Rogers. Both are priced at $99.99 each on a 3-year contract with a minimum $45/month voice and data plan. They do note on their site that this “offer expires ay 2nd,” which could mean it will be out after that said date, or its $99.99 3-year on-contract price is just an introductory offer. Whichever it is, if you want to get either of the two for just a shade under $100, it’s best to pre-order it now.
Engadget
TELUS Motorola DEFY now available for $379.99
Moto’s rough and tough Defy Android phone is now officially out in Canada via Telus. This baby is retailing for as little as $79.99 on a 3-year contract, and goes as high as $3379.99 off-contract. For those not familiar with the Defy, this rugged Android 2.2 phone packs a 3.7-inch Gorilla Glass-protected touchscreen, a 5-megapixel AF camera with LED flash, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 2GB on-board memory expandable via microSD card. It’s water, dust, and scratch proof as well, making it perfect for the great outdoors.
Mobilesryup
Apple, Android see continued growth in U.S. smartphone market share
Android and iOS are still on a roll. According to the latest figures released by ComScore, Android experienced 7% growth from November 2010 and still leads the pack in the US with 33% market share. iOS grew by 0.7% and now accounts for 25.2% mobile OS share in the country. However, that still wasn’t enough for them to overtake RIM, who lost 0.2% market share, but is still safe in second place with 28.9% market share. Windows Phone, meanwhile, is cozy at 4th place with 7.7% share. webOS rounds up the top 5 with 2.8%.
BGR
Twitter Yanks The QuickBar From iPhone App
Twitter has finally removed the QuickBar from their iPhone app. This feature was part of their most recent update, which became the bane of many users. Instead of being a help, it was, for many, a nuisance. This, however, doesn’t mean it’s the end for in-app notifications for Twitter. As they revealed in their short blog post, they will still continue “to explore the best possible experience for in-app notification and discovery.” Nothing wrong with that, but hopefully, their next solution will be a lot less intrusive compared to QuickBar.
SlashGear
