Busy week that saw everything from TELUS’ launching its new mobile payment service, Microsoft’s new CEO, Rogers Mobile Shopper and a few devices can expect an OS update in the coming weeks. Below are the top Canadian mobile stories from the past week, plus a few interesting notes from around the web.
– BlackBerry ‘Ontario’ pops up in benchmarking app [Read here]
– BMO set to update its mobile site [Read here]
– Bell has 1,230,000 Mobile TV subscribers [Read here]
– Apple’s Tim Cook confirms ‘there will be new categories’ this year [Read here]
– Bell reports Q4 and 2013 results [Read here]
– Industry Canada’s new video on Canadian wireless [Read here]
– Virgin Mobile giving 500 lucky members something this Valentine’s Day [Read here]
– Microsoft announces Satya Nadella as new CEO [Read here]
– HTC One reaches its ‘end of life status’ on Bell [Read here]
– Samsung schedules Unpacked 5 event for February 24th [Read here]
– TELUS and CIBC launch mobile payment service [Read here]
– Koodo’s El Tabador set to star in a 30-minute sitcom [Read here]
– Nexus 5 in ‘Bright Red’ now available via Google Play [Read here]
– KnowRoaming begins shipping its industry-disrupting SIM card sticker [Read here]
– Rogers announces Mobile Shopper [Read here]
– Industry Canada mandates public consultation on all new cellphone towers [Read here]
– Rogers suretap Wallet launching soon [Read here]
– Thalmic Labs launches Myo developer alpha program [Read here]
– Canadian mobile data traffic to increase 762% by 2018 [Read here]
– Videotron welcomes its 500,000th wireless subscriber [Read here]
– Royal Bank of Canada brings its RBC Mobile app to Windows Phone 8 [Read here]
– Rogers says KitKat update for GS4 and the Note 3 ‘coming soon’ [Read here]
– TELUS allows employees to access buildings from their smartphone [Read here]
– Valentine’s Day Contest: Win a Moto G, red Moto G shell case and a big box of chocolates! [Enter here]
Around the web:
– Samsung’s new Windows Phone for Verizon reaches the FCC [Engadget]
– LG to unveil LG G Pro 2 on February 13th in Korea [Phone Arena]
– Qualcomm may soon power your smartphone’s entire communications system [AndroidAuthority]
– Nokia teases mystery Windows Phone announcement [TheVerge]
– QNX Powers Entertainment System on 2015 Audi TT [BerryReview]
