This week saw the CRTC’s Wireless Code of Conduct officially go into place, plus the new CEO of Rogers started his reign. We also saw a few more device released and various OS upgrades. WIND Mobile came out with their $39 all-in holiday plan and ‘selfie’ and Bieber made news. Below are the top Canadian mobile stories from the last seven days, and notable news from around the web:
– 2013 Gift Guide: 10 Futuristic Holiday Gifts You Can Get Right Now [Read here]
– Canadians love for text messaging is declining [Read here]
– CRTC’s Wireless Code of Conduct [Read here]
– WIND taking another look at scooping up Mobilicity [Read here]
– Another BlackBerry Open Letter [Read here]
– WIND unveils its $39/month ‘Ultimate Unlimited Plan’ [Read here]
– Here’s the WOW! Mobile Boutique logo [Read here]
– Bell and RBC still testing its mobile payments solution [Read here]
– Catalyst decides not to participate in the upcoming 700 MHz auction [Read here]
– Virgin Mobile survey reveals 53% of Canadians have taken a selfie [Read here]
– Nexus 5 Review: A Month With Google’s Latest [Read here]
– Rogers suretap Wallet now launching ‘in the New Year’ [Read here]
– Honda unveils new in-car connectivity and interface [Read here]
– Rogers giving Prepaid customers 50% off monthly plans [Read here]
– Justin Bieber wanted to be BlackBerry’s brand ambassador [Read here]
– CRTC charges telemarketers $100,000 for violating the DNCL [Read here]
– Rogers First Rewards points for wireless hardware upgrades [Read here]
– Koodo will sell the Samsung Galaxy Note II for $500 outright [Read here]
– 54.5% of active Android devices run Jelly Bean, 1.1% run KitKat [Read here]
– Apple: 74% of devices are using iOS 7 [Read here]
– Win a Limited Edition BlackBerry Q10 in White and Gold! (Contest) [Read here]
– 15 days of Device Giveaways! [Enter here]
Around the web:
– Motorola’s modular phone prototype is almost ready [Engadget]
– ASUS Padfone Mini 4.3 leaked [EvLeaks]
– Seacrest Wanted a Keyboard for His iPhone, So He Invested $1 Million [AllThingsD]
– New low-end 4.5 inch Nokia Lumia on the way? [WMPU]
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