Telus BlackBerry users across Canada will soon see the Zoompass application icon on the home screen of their BlackBerry devices, and Wind Mobile is offering customers credit to break their contracts.

In 2009 Apple Corp and Research In Motion (RIM) successfully captured market share from other larger device producers, controlling 14.4% and 19.9% of the worldwide smartphone market, respectively, says research firm, Gartner Inc.

Hewlett-Packard is doing its level-headed best to put a good face Cisco's looming April 30 termination of its reseller relationship – but it is Cisco that blinked as ProCurve carves out more share of the mid-market.

Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard have called it quits and are now competitors, though the gloves are still on. This is no surprise to the Canadian mid-market, which has been warming to HP’s ProCurve.