Seven days of Nexus 5 madness and still no official word from Google. The past week was mostly consumed by the upcoming pure Google phone, plus Apple announced a media event – possibly for the new iPads – for October 22nd. In addition, the BlackBerry Z30 was launched in Canada. Below are the top Canadian mobile stories from the past 7 days along with notable news from around the web
– Nexus 5 briefly appears on Google Play [Read here]
– Hands-on with Next Issue Canada [Read here]
– Google Hangouts for iOS update brings free calling in Canada and USA [Read here]
– HTC has no plans to bring the One Max to Canada [Read here]
– Government commits to reduce roaming costs within Canada [Read here]
– Bell significantly reduces roaming rates for Bermuda and Caribbean islands [Read here]
– Apple holding media event on October 22nd [Read here]
– BBM for Android and iPhone expected to launch ‘within days’ [Read here]
– Rogers starts taking BlackBerry Z30 online reservations [Read here]
– BlackBerry Z30 now available in Canada [Read here]
– Sony Xperia Z1 launches on Bell, TELUS and Rogers [Read here]
– Moto X ‘is coming to Fido soon’ [Read here]
– Bell releases the 6.4-inch Sony Xperia Z Ultra [Read here]
– TELUS teams with Free The Children for We365 [Read here]
– PCMag declares Rogers the fastest mobile network in Canada [Read here]
– WIND Mobile to release a new $50/month plan on October 24th [Read here]
– LG G2 now available at Videotron and WIND Mobile [Read here]
– TELUS aims to shut down its CDMA network in 2015 [Read here]
– Bell releasing the Sony Xperia M and HTC Desire 601 on Nov 7th [Read here]
– Here’s some Nexus 5 press images with TELUS branding [Read here]
– BlackBerry Z30 now available at SaskTel [Read here]
Around the web:
– 6Tag v 2.0 now in the Windows Phone Store [WMPU]
– S4BB Submits Another 138,792 Apps to BlackBerry World [BerryReview]
– Another exec leaves HTC [Android Authority]
– Future Sony smartphones could recharge wirelessly in just an hour [Engadget]
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