The last seven days saw Apple quietly launch the iPad mini with Retina display, Motorola unveiled the incredibly affordable Moto G, and the Nexus 5 hit a few more Canadian carriers. Below are the top Canadian mobile stories from the past week, plus notable news from around the web:
– Hands-on with the Moto G [Read here]
– New Rogers CEO is reportedly ‘a very hands-on operator’ [Read here]
– Eastlink removes roaming fees within Canada, plus launches the ‘easyTab plus’ [Read here]
– Mobilicity puts plan C in motion, prepares to auction itself off [Read here]
– iPad mini with Retina display now available from Apple [Read here]
– Rogers First Rewards expands into Toronto [Read here]
– Nexus 5 now available at WIND Mobile [Read here]
– Two Canadian wearable startups honoured in PwC’s Vision to Reality awards [Read here]
– SaskTel releases the Nexus 5 and HTC Desire 601 [Read here]
– Vine arrives on Windows Phone to further narrow the app gap [Read here]
– Google starts rolling out KitKat for the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 [Read here]
– Videotron comes out with a $60/month Unlimited voice and 6GB data promo [Read here]
– TELUS and Koodo to release the Moto G for $200 outright ‘this month’ [Read here]
– Mobilicity bets the farm, comes out with a $30/month all-in holiday plan [Read here]
– Canadian team helping Facebook take flight in the wearable space with Pigeon [Read here]
Around the web:
– Twitter scraps Android app redesign previewed to testers [Engadget]
– HTC One GPe KitKat code in Google’s hands, rolling out soon [Android Authority]
– Alec Saunders: “Simply put, BlackBerry World is where your app belongs” [BerryReview]
– AT&T Nokia Lumia 1520 slips out early, gets unboxed [WMPU]
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