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.

• Rogers Smart Drive and Telus Drive+ Review: Moving along slowly [Read here]
• Sony Xperia XZ1 Review [Read here]
• Should you still buy the Pixel 2 XL? [Read here]
• Lyft to launch in Toronto and Hamilton by the end of 2017 [Read here]
• New app promises to ‘remove’ the notch from your iPhone X [Read here]
• Here are six high-end smartphone alternatives to the Google Pixel 2 XL [Read here]
• OnePlus reveals the bezel-less OnePlus 5T [Read here]
• Surface Book 2 now available in Canada starting at $1,979 [Read here]
• Loblaws partners with Instacart for grocery delivery service [Read here]
• Vidéotron offers free Club illico subscription with premium wireless plans [Read here]
• Here’s a full list of devices that support Amazon’s Alexa in Canada [Read here]
• Amazon Prime Music now available in Canada [Read here]
• Google Pixel 2 XL now available at Canadian carriers [Read here]
• Amazon Canada launches pre-orders for 2nd Gen Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Plus [Read here]
• CRTC chairman Ian Scott is ‘neither pro-business, nor pro-consumer’ [Read here]
• Canadians can now add money to their Amazon accounts through Canada Post [Read here]
• New Rogers 12-month promo offers Ignite Gigabit internet for $75 [Read here]
• CRTC Chair Ian Scott’s first speech provides no ‘grand vision statement’ for the future [Read here]
• Ontario is developing a mobile ID card solution [Read here]
• Bell MTS to launch VoLTE calling in December [Read here]
• Everything you need to know about VoLTE in Canada [Read here]
• Canada lost almost ten thousand payphones in 2016 [Read here]