To help celebrate the launch of Canada's first Android-powered smartphones - the HTC Dream and HTC Magic - Canadian television star Joshua Jackson will tour secret locations in Toronto throughout the day on Monday June 1 to meet with fans and offer chances to win Rogers prizes to anyone who locates him.

On Monday, June 1, 2009, Joshua will embark on a one-day tour of Toronto, celebrating the launch of Canada's first Android-powered smartphones from Rogers Wireless by making several secret stops around the city. Fans who spot Joshua around Toronto will have an opportunity to win prizes including Rogers phones, Rogers gift cards plus a chance to win a grand prize high-seas Caribbean adventure for two valued at $4,000.

You can follow Joshua's tour around the city here, as he posts clues to his whereabouts with live blog updates and photos. Then use Google Search^TM, Google Maps^TM and Google Latitude^TM to find his location so you can meet him in person!

Android is a new software platform for mobile devices supporting many different hardware platforms as well as allowing developers to easily develop software applications and make them available thru the Android Market.

The Android Market, an open distribution channel for mobile applications (apps), will be available in Canada exclusively through Rogers Wireless with the launch of the HTC Dream^TM and HTC Magic^TM. Canadians will have a new store for all their wireless device apps shopping needs with over 3200 apps available as of mid-May and the number continues to grow rapidly. 

The HTC Dream^TM will be the first device made available as of June 2.  HTC Dream^TM features:

• Android^TM operating system
• Direct access to thousands of applications from Android MarketTM and the Rogers MallTM, including favourites like Shazam, ShopSavvy and numerous social networking apps
• Touch screen and full five-row QWERTY keyboard
• 3.2" 320x480 resolution colour TFT LCD with LED backlight screen
• 3.2 megapixel colour CMOS camera with auto focus and video recording capability
• Full HTML browser
• Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and direct push Gmail
• 2 GB expandable memory via microSD card
• Built-in GPS Device
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Available in black & white

Visit Rogersrevolution.com for more information and details.