PC Mobile may carry smartphones on June 5th, heat up Canada's mobile space Mobile

Telus may be near taking over one of its competitors, but it could soon offer an olive branch to Canadians wanting a choice in budget carriers. MobileSyrup understands that prepaid service PC Mobile (which uses Telus' network) is going postpaid on June 5th, and introducing smartphones at the same time. The provider will reportedly embrace Koodo-style installment payments, as well as frugal plans that range between $35 and $60. It should also support a range of 3G and 4G phones that mostly line up with Telus' offerings: an inventory leak shows the higher-endBlackBerry Q10, Nexus 4 and Galaxy S 4 joined by the cheap-as-chips Lumia 520. Although we doubt that PC Mobile's expansion will completely make up for a shrinking market, we can't object to a small carrier entering the big leagues.

Samsung official reportedly confirms Note III in the works, muses on potential camera upgrades Mobile

Given the success of the original Galaxy Note and its sequel, there's little doubt a third installment of the super-sized handset line is on Samsung's to-launch list. Korean site ETNews claims to have heard the first legitimate confirmation of the Note III's existence, however, citing a Samsung official as its source. The insider apparently had much to say on plans for the camera, too. It's expected to be a 13-megapixel affair and could see other upgrades over its predecessor, including optical image stabilization and 3x optical zoom. According to the official, no final decisions on the camera have been made yet, but with less than four months to go until IFA (where the previous Notes have debuted), it's probably time to start nailing those specs down.

Google Wallet in-app payment feature for Chrome's packaged apps revealed

Bringing its Chrome packaged app family closer in line with the functionality of Android programs, Google's prepared a new Chrome Wallet App to offer in-program payments. If you're looking to try it out early (and you don't already know the drill), ensure you're running Google's Chrome Canary iteration and install the In-App Payments sample files found over at Github -- we've collected all the necessary links below.

White LG Nexus 4 appears live again, inches closer to release?

The white flavor of the Google Nexus 4 has leaked numerous times. Recently, we also got a video and the official photo of the smartphone. Now, one of our readers has sent us some live images of the white LG Nexus 4 smartphone and the tipster claims to have bought the device in India.

 
White Nexus 4

However, the device might not be a retail device and the images could well be of a developer's or an operator acceptance unit. Furthermore, the tip also claims that the device is running on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), but we are yet to see its about screen.

Unfortunately, there is still no official word from Google or LG on the official release of the white Nexus 4 model.