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Canadian cell phone consumers aren’t too happy about the data plans Rogers has introduced for the iPhone. And with good reason. The data rates are, as per norm in Canada, highly restrictive and expensive. They might be better than they were a year ago, but they’re still nowhere near the kind of service we get in the U.S. They’ve even go so far as to create a petition to Rogers, though it only had 10,400 signatures yesterday. Still, 600 minutes and just a gig of data for $100?

Live in Tennessee? Well, then you live in the textiest state, according to Verizon. This means that they send and receive the most text message per month. The “Big City Wireless Use Study,” formed by Verizon in 2006, shows that Tennessee has seen a 520 percent increase in text usage since then.

HTC makes a mean cell pone. Check out IntoMobile for a review of the HTC Touch Pro, which we used to refer to as Raphael. It honestly looks awesome.

And finally, if you’re in college and have an opinion on the future of smartphones, check out Symbian’s essay contest. They’re looking for a vision of the industry in four to seven years. This runs until the end of September, and will handsomely reward the winner with nearly two grand. Via IntoMobile

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