20 Bizarre Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toys

May 13th, 2009 at 11:11 pm (General)

Hmm, after looking at this site with bizarre TMNT toys I see that I actually had a few of these. Seems strange now but those were some awesome action figures… Actually, I am pretty sure I still have them somewhere….
The site focused on the far more bizarre and obscure of the TMNT toys released anywhere from 1988 till about 1991.


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Virgin Launches BlackBerry Pearl Flip

May 12th, 2009 at 8:56 am (General)

As I had predicted by the product page being up on the weekend, Virgin Mobile Canada launches the new BlackBerry Pearl Flip.  The pricing on the new phone is very competitive and beats out the big players in Canada.  Virgin Mobile has it priced at $0 / 3 year … $299 / 2 year …  $349 / 1 year … and $399 / no contract.   Comparing that to Telus puts the pricing all $50 cheaper (Telus would have the upper hand in terms of plans though… Smartphone Combo!).  The Flip comes with newer software than whats is on the Curve or Pearl thus making the phone a little bit more attractive.  Unfortunately, Virgin isn’t throwing in an 8gb card with this phone like they did with the Pearl and Curve at launch (probably reducing costs).   Overall though, for a $0 smart phone this is a great device, fully capable of much more than people will give it credit for.

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Virgin Mobile Canada Set To Launch BlackBerry Pearl Flip

May 9th, 2009 at 12:21 pm (Technology)

I have been snooping on the Virgin Mobile Canada site and just stumbled across this page.  At first glance it appears to be nothing… but closer examination of the title bar will reveal all with “BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230″.   Right now there is no indication of a release date but the fact that its on their webpage suggests it should be soon.

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Bell Mobility aquires Virgin Mobile Canada

May 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm (Stock, Technology)

Bell Mobility (TSE: BCE) acquired 100% of Virgin Mobile Canada on May 7th, for a cost of $142 million CAD.  Bell, who already controlled 50% of the company, was purchasing the remaining 50% of the company controlled by Virgin Group.  Virgin Mobile Canada will continue to operate independently and maintain the Virgin branding.  Virgin Mobile was created in 2004 by an equal partnership between Virgin Group and Bell Mobility.  Virgin Mobile has been successful at targeting the youth market with its prepaid phones and more recently with its monthly plans.

Bell Press Release

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