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This week on the  SyrupCast , Igor Bonifacic , Jessica Vomiero , Zach Gilbert , and Patrick O'Rourke talk about Samsung's many newsworthy moments from this week, including the South Korean tech giant's  Q4 2016 earnings , as well recent leaks of LG's upcoming G6 smartphone. The SyrupCast team is a bit surprised by Samsung's relatively positive earnings following a tumultuous 2016, mainly related t...

This week on the SyrupCast, Igor Bonifacic , Rose Behar , and Patrick O'Rourke are joined by Shane Dingman , a technology reporter at the Globe and Mail . Rose, one of MobileSyrup's staff writers and a frequent contributor on the SyrupCast, starts off the show by relaying to the team how Freedom Mobile's new LTE compares to the other players in town . After spending a lot of time riding the TTC ar...

This week on the SyrupCast, Igor Bonifacic , Ian Hardy , and Patrick O'Rourke are joined by MobileSyrup contributor Ted Kritsonis , who recently touched down in Toronto after a week in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show. The SyrupCast crew gets a first person account of what it's really like to attend the CES, including Ted's thoughts on the recently revealed BlackBerry device currently co...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, Igor Bonifacic , Zach Gilbert , Patrick O'Rourke , and Rose Behar look to the Consumer Electronics Show for hints of mobile tech to come in 2017. MobileSyrup senior editor Patrick O'Rourke and staff writer Rose Behar take the lead on discussing Blackberry's upcoming new phone, code named 'Mercury.' Although there is currently not an official name for the device ye...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, the entire MobileSyrup team squeezes into the podcast studio for a year end wrap up of their favourite tech stories from 2016. MobileSyrup  director of social media  Zach Gilbert  is up first and discusses Blackberry's rocky 2016. The company has undergone drastic changes over the course of the past year, from handing off hardware production to TCL , to focusing i...

Today is finally the day! It's the 100th episode of MobileSyrup's SyrupCast. As a nostalgic throwback in celebration of 100 glorious episodes, two of the original crew --  Douglas Soltys , BetaKit's editor in chief, and Daniel Bader , Android Central's managing editor and MobileSyrup's former editor in chief -- rejoin the podcast to reflect on past shows and the present state of mobile. This week,...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, co-hosts  Igor Bonifacic ,  Rose Behar , Patrick O'Rourke  and  Zach Gilbert , bid a tearful goodbye to Pebble , one of the first manufacturers to release a smartwatch. This week the company announced that Fitbit would be acquiring Pebble for a significantly reduced price, essentially buying the Canadian founded wearable manufacturer for spare parts. The SyrupCast...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, co-hosts Rose Behar , Patrick O'Rourke , Zach Gilbert  and Igor Bonifacic , start off the podcast with some candid takes on Freedom Mobile's first week . The company, formerly known as Wind Mobile, rebranded simultaneously with the launch of its LTE network, though the network didn't actually launch on November 27th as the company stated. The team wonders how this...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, co-hosts  Igor Bonifacic ,  Ian Hardy , Patrick O'Rourke  and  Jessica Vomiero , are joined by Josh McConnell , tech producer at the Financial Post . To start off the show, the crew delves into Wind's recent rebranding to Freedom Mobile and what that means for the telecom.   Next, in a rather confusing series of events,  VentureBeat reported that Equibit , a Toron...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, co-hosts Rose Behar , Patrick O'Rourke , Jessica Vomiero , and Igor Bonifacic , recap Rose's experience in New York at the Snapdragon Technology Summit for the announcement of Qualcomm's new 10-nanometer chip, the Snapdragon 835. The crew also talks about the rumour that Amazon Prime Video could come to Canada soon, with thew new stemming from a by a tweet from fo...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, co-hosts Rose Behar , Patrick O'Rourke , Zach Gilbert  and Igor Bonifacic  discuss the implications of a Trump Presidency for Canadian tech and the tech world in general. The U.S. election has everyone voicing strong opinions and MobileSyrup's editorial staff is no different; the views expressed in this episode are not representative of MobileSyrup, but rather ind...

On this episode of the Syrupcast, co-hosts Igor Bonifacic ,  Jessica Vomiero  and  Patrick O'Rourke  are joined by renowned Canadian tech journalist, Peter Nowak , who comes on the podcast to discuss the CRTC's stance on net neutrality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the SyrupCast, we're steering away from mobile for the day and talking all about the latest and greatest in the world of personal computers. Co-hosts Rose Behar , Zach Gilbert , and Igor Bonifacic discuss Apple's much anticipated iteration of the Macbook Pro and dig into the details of Microsoft's Surface Studio. Is Microsoft coming for Apple's title as the big game in town? The...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, we bid farewell to Rogers CEO Guy Laurence . The MobileSyrup crew, including  Jessica Vomiero , Zach Gilbert , Ian Hardy , and Igor Bonifacic speculate on what this change in leadership may mean for the Canadian telecom giant. The team also discusses the rumours circling Apple's upcoming Macbook Pro redesign and the current uncertainty surrounding the often-rumour...

On this episode of the SyrupCast, Rose Behar, Jessica Vomiero, Douglas Soltys join Igor Bonifacic to talk about the final demise of Samsung's Note7 and Android Pay coming to Canada.  Tune in to hear the SyrupCast team's thoughts. Hosts: Igor Bonifacic, Rose Behar, Douglas Soltys and Jessica Vomiero Duration: 30:11 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the SyrupCast we talk about the first smartphone built from the ground up by Google, the Pixel and Pixel XL , as well as Rogers' new worry-free data management feature. Rose Behar , Zach Gilbert , and Patrick O'Rourke join Igor Bonifacic to discuss their hot takes on Google's devices and ask the question, is Google becoming more like Apple? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

On this week's episode of SyrupCast, we dig into the downfall of BlackBerry's hardware division . Zach Gilbert , previously of TheBerryFix and Crackberry.com , and now MobileSyrup's director of social media and community manager, joins the podcast to give us his views on what went wrong. Also providing his views on Blackberry's decision, Douglas Soltys , editor in chief of BetaKit and former blog...

Welcome to the new and improved Syrupcast! On this episode of our new an improved podcast we talk about the Note 7's ongoing recall, detailing exactly how the process is going to work, Google's new chat app Allo and the continued disaster that is Yahoo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the SyrupCast  we talk about Apple's iPhone 7  launch in Canada, Samsung's unfortunate Note 7 debacle, and the evolution of sound on our Podcast.  Hosts: Igor Bonifacic, Patrick O'Rourke, Rose Behar, Ian Hardy Duration: 32:53 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the SyrupCast  we talk about Apple's iPhone 7 event and the reveal of LG's ticker display V20.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the SyrupCast  we talk about how the beautiful Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is catching on fire and causing the company to recall all 2.5 million units it sold. In addition, once again, we speak about Canada's wireless speeds and connectivity. Finally, we venture down the path of the future of modular phones with the Moto Z play and Google's Project Ara. Hosts: Igor Bonifacic, Patrick...

On this episode of the SyrupCast  we talk about how comparably horrible Canadian internet is given the expensive wireless price tags attached to many subscriptions, and briefly delve into iPhone 7 rumours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the SyrupCast we talk about the official launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Open Signal's latest wireless report and McDonald's entry and quick exit in the wearable market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the SyrupCast we talk about the CRTC's recently released international telecom study, confirming what we already know; Canadians pay a lot for home phone, internet and wireless services.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the SyrupCast we talk about the new Galaxy Note 7 from Samsung. In addition, we speak about how BlackBerry is offering its Hub technology to Android 6.0 users, which could be the company setting itself up for a life beyond hardware. We also venture into a discussion about the recent $1.3 billion suit against the Canadian Government by former Wind Mobile owner. Oh and we briefly...