BOOM! The past seven days were crazy in mobile. Nokia unveiled their Lumia 820 and 920 Windows Phone 8 devices. Apple announced a media event on September 12th, then HTC followed with a media event announcement on the 19th. Rogers declared they will be launching the Motorola RARZ HD LTE, plus we saw a number of devices get upgraded to ICS. Below are the top Canadian mobile stories from the past week, plus notable news from around the web:
– TELUS launches the “easy device pre-ordering” option [Read here]
– Hands-on with the Kobo Arc (Video) [Read here]
– Samsung Galaxy S III sales surpass 20 million units in 100 days [Read here]
– TELUS currently testing LTE in Lethbridge [Read here]
– Canada’s first Microsoft Store opening in Toronto on November 16th [Read here]
– TELUS signs five-year partnership with “We Day” [Read here]
– Apple holding media event on September 12th [Read here]
– HTC media event happening on September 19th [Read here]
– Inventory system shows iPhone 5 accessories hitting stores on Sept 21st [Read here]
– CRTC: Canada had 27.4 million wireless subscribers at the end of 2011 [Read here]
– Canadians sent 23.3 billion text messages in Q1 2012 [Read here]
– Koodo Mobile customers reporting LTE coverage in Kingston [Read here]
– “Nexus 7 3G” rumoured for a mid-October release [Read here]
– Google: 1.3 million Android device activations per day [Read here]
– Motorola RAZR HD LTE coming to Rogers “this fall” [Read here]
– Hands-on with the Nokia Lumia 920 (video) [Read here]
– Hands-on with the Nokia Lumia 820 (Video) [Read here]
– Jelly Bean is now powering 1.2% of Android devices [Read here]
– Rogers to release the LG Optimus L3 for $124.99 outright [Read here]
– Upcoming Windows Phone 8X HTC specs leak online [Read here]
– Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 goes up for pre-order [Read here]
– Bell’s LTE network now reaches 17 million Canadians [Read here]
Around the web:
– Official PayPal App Reaches Windows Phone [PocketNow]
– AT&T Galaxy Note 2 Confirmed In Leaked Screenshots [Phandroid]
– Federal Judge rules against Apple as HTC’s patents will stand [PhoneArena]
– HTC unveils the One SC [The Verge]
– Verizon may be planning an HTC Desire 4G LTE [Engadget]
– Leaked Pictures of New BlackBerry Bluetooth Speakers & Headsets [BerryReview]
