Top Canadian mobile stories from the past week

Every week we bring you the latest in Canadian mobile news. Listed below is a quick overview of the top stories from the past seven days.

– Google’s Daydream is poised to bring VR to the masses [Read here]
– SyrupCast 71: Daydreaming about Amazon Echo and Google Home in my home [Listed here]
– Bitove on Mobilicity’s failure: Government ‘just took the cheque and ran’ [Read here]
– Telus appoints new chief financial officer [Read here]
– Bell offers $1 million to settle 911 Class Action lawsuit [Read here]
– Sony Xperia XA Ultra launching in Canada this summer [Read here]
– Google wants you to name the next version of Android [Read here]
– Rogers to release the Marshmallow-powered LG G Pad III 8.0 [Read here]
– Specs of one of BlackBerry’s upcoming mid-range Android smartphones leak [Read here]
– Fido Roam is now available [Read here]
– Canada’s growing secondhand smartphone market value is valued at $1.4 million [Read here]
– Rogers increases select monthly rate plans in Manitoba by $5 [Read here]
– The CRTC will hold a hearing on Videotron’s Unlimited Music service [Read here]
– Rogers releases third transparency report [Read here]
– HTC promises Android N update for HTC 10, A9 and M9 [Read here]
– Google’s modular Project Ara smartphone is coming out next year [Read here]
– Bell MTS’ first goal: complete wireless coverage [Read here]
– Safe ‘texting zones’ off highways could be coming soon to Ontario [Read here]
– Eastlink to launch wireless service in northern Ontario on June 1 [Read here]
– Pre-registration for Google Allo and Duo is now live in Canada [Read here]
– Videotron Mobile announces new Canada-US Without Borders plans [Read here]
– Google’s new Allo messaging app isn’t as secure as you think [Read here]
– Google will create its own Daydream virtual reality headset [Read here]
– Government launches study that aims to research Canada’s fintech market [Read here]