RIM dominated this week with news, specifically announcing locations for their big BlackBerry 10 unveil. Images leaked online of the rumoured “BlackBerry Z10” and Rogers was the first carrier in Canada to open reservations. In addition, a few more devices were launched, plus there were also a number of OS updates. Below are the top Canadian mobile stories from the past week, plus notable news from around the web:
– BlackBerry Z10 name pops up in retailers inventory system [Read here]
– RIM unveiling BlackBerry 10 on January 30th in Toronto [Read here]
– The Best Smartphones for Canadians (2012 Edition) [Read here]
– Fido releases the Galaxy S III [Read here]
– RIM’s BlackBerry 10 all-touch device can now be reserved via Rogers [Read here]
– RIM will have 70,000 BlackBerry 10 apps available at launch [Read here]
– Nokia Canada survey outlines “Canadians’ worst mobile habits” [Read here]
– WIND to launch BlackBerry App World carrier billing [Read here]
– Microsoft Surface RT now available at Staples Canada [Read here]
– Samsung Galaxy Camera finds a home at TELUS [Read here]
– TELUS expands LTE coverage into Jasper, Hinton and Moncton [Read here]
– Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 software update now available [Read here]
– RIM posts Q3 results [Read here]
– Samsung to demo a 5.5-inch flexible display at CES 2013 [Read here]
– Jelly Bean update now being pushed to Bell Motorola Atrix HD LTE users [Read here]
– Videotron “Mobile usage” app for Android released [Read here]
– Google and Motorola working on the “X Phone” [Read here]
– Bell goes live with LTE in Sudbury and Trois-Rivieres [Read here]
– RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 device to be called the BlackBerry Z10? [Read here]
– HTC 8X “Portico” update rolling out to Rogers customers “immediately” [Read here]
Around the web:
– TransPhone modular smartphone / tablet goes Pro [Engadget]
– Google Nabs a Key Partner’s Top Marketer: Samsung Exec Brian Wallace [AllThingsD]
– Samsung devices to use more powerful and power efficient 14nm processors [AndroidAuthority]
– Flickr gives out free three month trial to its Pro service [PhoneArena]
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