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Apple’s Touch MacBook Pro Could Start at Over $4,000 in Canada

Apple is lining up new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch screens for its Pro and Tell event on Wednesday, October 28, with early US prices already pointing to Canadian estimates well above today's base M6 laptop. According to a new Bloomberg report, the touch models are expected to bring these changes: OLED...
John Quintet
9 hours ago
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Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Opens Probe Into Crime Stoppers Tip Breach

Canada's privacy watchdog is opening a probe into a cybersecurity incident that hit tip records held for Crime Stoppers programs across the country, the latest reminder that the apps and platforms Canadians use on their phones can expose sensitive personal information when a vendor gets breached. The pattern will sound familiar to readers who followed...
Austin Blake
9 hours ago
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Fido Autopay Discount Ends for Regular Credit Cards in November

Fido customers are getting emails about a change that hits the $5 monthly Automatic Payments discount. A copy of the notice shared on Reddit says that after November 20, 2026, the discount only sticks if the bill is paid by pre-authorized debit from a bank account or with a Rogers Bank credit card. Any other...
John Quintet
10 hours ago
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching Starlink satellites into orbit

Canada Wants Off SpaceX, but Its Satellites Have No Other Way Up

Canada has spent months talking about diversifying away from Starlink, but its own satellite makers still need SpaceX rockets to reach orbit. SpaceX closing Falcon 9 bookings after 2028 makes that harder to escape. Tesla North reported that SpaceX has stopped taking new Falcon 9 bookings beyond 2028 as it shifts customers to Starship, citing...
John Quintet
14 hours ago

Featured

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How to Track iPhone Duo Stock in Canada and Get Restock Alerts

Apple's first foldable iPhone launches on Friday, October 23, 2026, and finding one is going to take some work. Online orders in Canada are now showing February 2027 delivery dates, Apple has capped orders at two per customer, and resellers are asking several times the retail price on eBay. That leaves in-store pickup as the...
Gary Ng
7 days ago

Deals

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Wealthsimple Credit Card Now Gets 7% Cash Back on Turo Rentals

Wealthsimple has added Turo to its credit card partner cash back program, giving eligible cardholders 7% back on car rentals booked through the Turo app or turo.com. The offer started October 19, 2026 and runs until October 19, 2027. That total is the card's standard 2% cash back plus an extra 5% funded by Turo....
IIC Deals
1 week ago

Costco Canada Clears Out Nintendo Switch 2 Bundle for $599.97

Costco Canada has been spotted clearing out a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle for just $599.97 CAD, saving shoppers $190 off the regular price of $789.99. The deal comes just in time for holiday shopping, although finding one may be difficult. According to a post on RFD Friday morning, a Costco shopper in Barrie, Ontario, spotted...
IIC Deals
3 weeks ago
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Signing Up for Starlink? Here’s How Canadians Can Get $140 Cash

If you’re looking for a Starlink referral code in Canada, eligible sign-ups can receive a $140 CAD reward as cash or service credit. To qualify, you need to order through a referral link directly on Starlink’s website and stay subscribed for two months. How to Use a Starlink Referral Code in Canada Open the complete...
IIC Deals
3 weeks ago
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NAVEE Prime Day Deals in Canada Take Up to 50% Off E-Scooters

NAVEE is also cutting prices on several of its electric scooters and its Birdie 3X electric golf push cart for Prime Day, with discounts of up to 50% in Canada. The biggest discount is on the NT5 Max E-Scooter, which is down to $999.99 CAD from $1,999.99. The UT5 Max, meanwhile, is nearly half price...
IIC Deals
3 weeks ago
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Top 100 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Deals in Canada: Apple, Dyson, and More

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is loaded with discounts across Apple products, headphones, TVs, smart home gear, robot vacuums, kitchen appliances and everyday essentials, with some products dropping by more than 60%. We've gone through Amazon Canada's most popular offers and rounded up the top 100 Prime Big Deal Days deals you can shop...
IIC Deals
3 weeks ago

Telecom

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Close-up of a hand holding a smartphone showing the Fido app logo on a bright yellow screen.

Fido Autopay Discount Ends for Regular Credit Cards in November

Fido customers are getting emails about a change that hits the $5 monthly Automatic Payments discount. A copy of the notice shared on Reddit says that after November 20, 2026, the discount only sticks if the bill is paid by pre-authorized debit from a bank account or with a Rogers Bank credit card. Any other...
John Quintet
10 hours ago
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Law Professor Fights Telus Plan to Make Telecom Complaints Harder to File

Telus wants Canadians to show paperwork before Canada's telecom complaints watchdog will take their case, and a University of Ottawa law professor is pushing back. Marina Pavlović, an expert in consumer protection, argues the idea would leave customers at the mercy of their own carrier, the Toronto Star reports. In an October 7 CRTC submission,...
John Quintet
1 day ago
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Rogers, Bell and Telus Want the CRTC to Ease Up on New Area Code Rules

Canada's biggest carriers want the CRTC to scale back a plan that's supposed to slow down the arrival of new area codes. In a joint filing with the CRTC dated October 22, Bell, Rogers, Telus, SaskTel, Westman, Quebecor (which owns Videotron and Freedom) and a group representing small independent phone companies asked the regulator to...
John Quintet
2 days ago
Smartphone on a desk showing the CCTS logo and slogan in a modern office setting.

Telus Says No CCTS Surcharge, Customer Says You’re Still Paying

Canadians already cover the cost of the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) through their monthly phone and internet bills, argues telecom customer Marc Nanni, even though the complaints agency is regularly described as free. Nanni filed a procedural request with the CRTC last week in the regulator's review of how customers are told...
John Quintet
4 days ago

Tutorials

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Two iPhone models shown in different colors (silver and blue) with dual-camera modules and edge-to-edge screens displaying mountains and sand wallpaper, side by side on a light background.

How to Track iPhone Duo Stock in Canada and Get Restock Alerts

Apple's first foldable iPhone launches on Friday, October 23, 2026, and finding one is going to take some work. Online orders in Canada are now showing February 2027 delivery dates, Apple has capped orders at two per customer, and resellers are asking several times the retail price on eBay. That leaves in-store pickup as the...
Gary Ng
7 days ago
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How to Pre-Order iPhone Duo in Canada This Friday

Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, goes up for pre-order in Canada on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5 a.m. Pacific (8 a.m. Eastern), with deliveries and in-store availability beginning October 23. Starting at $2,999 CAD, the iPhone Duo is Apple's most expensive iPhone yet, featuring a 7.6-inch folding display, a 5.4-inch outer screen...
John Quintet
2 weeks ago
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Apple Intelligence Can Use Up to 14GB. Here’s How to Turn It Off

Apple Intelligence is built into the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS, but you don’t have to leave it enabled. For some users, Apple Intelligence may simply feel less essential now. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta’s Muse and a growing number of AI agents are all easily accessible through standalone apps and the...
John Quintet
1 month ago
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How to Pre-Order iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo in Canada

Planning to pre-order an iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max, or Apple’s new iPhone Duo in Canada? Apple is using two different pre-order dates this year, so the first thing to know is when you actually need to wake up. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,749 CAD, the iPhone 18 Pro Max...
Austin Blake
2 months ago

Mac

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Apple MacBook Pro shown half open against a black background as Apple plans a November 6 store reset.

Apple’s Touch MacBook Pro Could Start at Over $4,000 in Canada

Apple is lining up new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch screens for its Pro and Tell event on Wednesday, October 28, with early US prices already pointing to Canadian estimates well above today's base M6 laptop. According to a new Bloomberg report, the touch models are expected to bring these changes: OLED...
John Quintet
9 hours ago
Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6, opened partway in front of a glowing M6 logo

Apple’s 14-Inch MacBook Pro Gets M6, Here’s Canadian Pricing

Apple has launched a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with its M6 chip, adding more CPU and GPU cores, faster on-device AI and up to 24 hours of battery life. In Canada, the M6 MacBook Pro starts at $2,799 CAD. That's the same price the base M5 MacBook Pro sells for new. Pre-orders open tomorrow, Wednesday,...
John Quintet
18 hours ago
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Apple Creator Studio Update Adds MotionVFX, AI Assistants and More

Update: Here's the full Canadian pricing breakdown by plan and app: Apple Creator Studio: $17.99 CAD per month or $179 CAD per year Students and educators: $3.99 CAD per month or $39 CAD per year Final Cut Pro (one-time): $399.99 CAD Logic Pro (one-time): $249.99 CAD Pixelmator Pro (one-time): $69.99 CAD Motion (one-time): $69.99 CAD...
John Quintet
18 hours ago
Apple's new iMac with M6 lineup in green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue and silver

Apple’s New iMac Gets M6, and Here’s What It Costs in Canada

Apple has refreshed the 24-inch iMac with its M6 chip, bringing more CPU and GPU cores, faster AI performance and Wi-Fi 7 to its colourful all-in-one. The new iMac starts at $2,099 CAD in Canada. It's the latest launch in what Apple's Greg Joswiak called an exciting week, following Monday's OLED iPad mini. Pre-orders open...
Austin Blake
18 hours ago
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1Password Now Lets AI Agents Sign In Without Seeing Your Passwords

Toronto-based 1Password has launched 1Password for Agents, a new platform that lets personal AI agents sign in to your accounts without ever seeing or storing your passwords. 1Password announced the platform on Thursday, saying it lets agents use "the passwords, secrets, and credentials they need to complete approved tasks without seeing or storing them." It's...
John Quintet
6 days ago

Apple Watch

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Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Are Still Hard to Repair, Says iFixit

iFixit has torn down the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, giving both watches a 4 out of 10 for repairability while raising bigger questions about Apple's approach to Watch repairs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1duzuXz7D0 The Series 12 gets at least one welcome change: a battery pull tab. After removing the battery connector bracket, iFixit...
John Quintet
3 weeks ago
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Apple Ordered to Pay $184 Million USD More in Masimo Watch Patent Case

Apple has been ordered to pay another $184 million USD to medical technology company Masimo in its long-running Apple Watch patent dispute, pushing the total bill from a $634 million USD jury verdict to about $818 million USD, according to Bloomberg Law. US District Judge James V. Selna ruled Monday, October 5, 2026, that Masimo...
John Quintet
3 weeks ago

Apple Watch Hypertension Feature Gets Updated Health Canada Approval

Health Canada has updated its approval for Apple's hypertension notification feature, adding new identifiers for the iPhone and Apple Watch apps under an existing medical device licence. The feature is listed under Health Canada licence No. 114026 as a Class II medical device. The original licence was first issued on September 25, 2025. Health Canada's...
John Quintet
4 weeks ago

Apple Is Working on a Screenless Fitness Tracker to Rival Whoop: Report

Apple is working on a screenless fitness tracker aimed at competing with Whoop, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, potentially giving the company a new wearable that sits alongside the Apple Watch. The project is still in what Apple calls a technology investigation phase, so there's no guarantee it will ever ship. Gurman says Apple has...
Austin Blake
1 month ago