Apple seemed to dominate the week with their iOS announcements, which finally brings some good enhancements to iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch users. In addition, we saw several Android devices get updated to Ice Cream Sandwich, then the week ended Samsung’s announcement that the Galaxy S III would be delayed by seven days. Below are the top Canadian stories from the last 7 days, plus notable news from around the web.
– Sony Xperia ion coming to Canada this Summer [Read here]
– WIND planning to launch loyalty program called “WindDollar” [Read here]
– Apple announces iOS 6 with redesigned Maps, Siri location support for Canada [Read here]
– TELUS Xperia ray upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich now available [Read here]
– Galaxy S III Canadian launch delayed until June 27th [Read here]
– BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981 now available in Canada [Read here]
– Rogers applies for their own top-level domains (.Rogers, .Fido, and .Chatr) [Read here]
– 900,000 Android devices are activated each day [Read here]
– Interview with Head of Design at BlackBerry on the Porsche Design P’9981 [Read here]
– BlackBerry 10 Jam registration now open in Montreal [Read here]
– Samsung Galaxy S III designers led double life [Read here]
– Sony Xperia U Review [Read here]
– Samsung confirms all Canadian carriers will opt into 50GB Dropbox offer [Read here]
– 71% of Canadians are ready to go “cashless” [Read here]
– Koodo Mobile to launch the Nokia Lumia 610 [Read here]
– Bell LTE network now live in Barrie [Read here]
– Mobilicity upgrading entire network to 4G [Read here]
– Mobilicity and WIND HTC Amaze upgrade to OS 4.0 now available [Read here]
– TELUS investing $7 million to “expand and enhance” coverage in Manitoba [Read here]
– LG Optimus Net en route to Virgin Mobile [Read here]
– RIM’s new CEO will earn $10.2 million this year [Read here]
– TELUS Galaxy Note upgrade to ICS expected on July 13th [Read here]
– New BlackBerry 10 photos reveal a little more of what to expect [Read here]
Around the web:
– Nokia hints at June 18th news, may be PureView related [Engadget]
– Motorola Solutions buys Psion for $200 million [Engadget]
– Samsung’s next-gen stylus could double as a headset [Phandroid]
– BlackBerry 10 Adobe AIR SDK Beta Released [BerryReview]
– Karma: a 4G provider that rewards users for sharing their data plan [TheVerge]
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