Below are the top mobile stories that surfaced in Canada over the past seven days. New device announcements, a few OS updates and finally a date for the upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction. In addition, we’ve also included some notable news from around the web:
– TELUS releasing the Samsung Galaxy SIII in Black [Read here]
– Rogers, Fido and Chatr new unlocking policy will start March 28th [Read here]
– Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 in Yellow now available [Read here]
– comScore: Android now has 40% smartphone market share in Canada [Read here]
– Eastlink to release the BlackBerry Z10, says it’s “coming soon” [Read here]
– Update: $22,000 roaming bill caused son to go “into a fetal position” and cry [Read here]
– “Canada’s cell phone market is dysfunctional and in desperate need of an overhaul” [Read here]
– Sony Canada starts rolling out Jelly Bean to Xperia T owners [Read here]
– Facebook Messenger for Android introduces free VoIP calls to Canadians [Read here]
– Jelly Bean is now on 16.5% of Android devices [Read here]
– Canadian government to hold 700Mhz spectrum auction on November 19th [Read here]
– Bell goes live with BlackBerry Q10 pre-registrations [Read here]
– Canadian carriers to start Sony Xperia ZL training next week [Read here]
– MP tables bill to “cripple the illegal cell phone trade” [Read here]
– TELUS LTE network popping up in Saint John, NB [Read here]
– Update: Bell Samsung Galaxy Nexus receiving OS 4.2 upgrade on March 12th [Read here]
– Videotron releases the HTC 8S [Read here]
– WIND ends 2012 with 590,438 subscribers, ARPU of $28.10 [Read here]
– BlackBerry Z10 now available in White at WIND Mobile [Read here]
– TELUS Nokia Lumia 620 Review (Video) [Read here]
– Rogers LG Optimus G scheduled to receive Jelly Bean “Late March” [Read here]
– Contest: Win an HTC One S! [Enter here]
Around the web:
– AT&T: ‘we unlock our customers’ devices’ [Engadget]
– Google Glass app identifies you by your fashion sense [New Scientist]
– BlackBerry Q10 QWERTY Rubberized Back Caught on Camera [BerryReview]
