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Spotify’s AI Remix Tool Could Cost You Extra, Report Says

Spotify is aiming to launch an AI-powered remix and cover tool for paying subscribers in the first quarter of 2027, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the plans. The move builds on other AI listening features Canadians already use on the service, including Prompted Playlist. The streaming company is considering an...
John Quintet
15 hours ago
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Freedom Winback Hits $30 for 200GB Ahead of Black Friday

A former Freedom Mobile customer shared a limited-time winback offer on Reddit on Thursday, asking whether Black Friday would beat a $30 plan with 200GB of Canada-U.S.-Mexico data. Winback deals are targeted at people who left the carrier, so this is not a public offer for new customers. The screenshot shows 200GB that works coast...
John Quintet
15 hours ago
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Chatr Debuts $40 Plan With 50GB of Data Starting Today

Rogers-owned Chatr has added a new $40 monthly plan with 50GB of data on Friday, expanding the top of its prepaid Talk, Text & Data lineup. The new tier includes a 10GB Auto-pay bonus on top of the 50GB base allotment, along with unlimited Canada-wide talk, unlimited Canada, US and international text, and voicemail. That...
Austin Blake
15 hours ago
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Toronto Police Warn AI Scams Now Impersonate Banks and Telcos

Scammers posing as banks and telecom carriers are getting better at sounding real, and Toronto police say artificial intelligence is helping them do it. Impersonation now accounts for about one in six of the roughly 17,000 fraud reports the service has taken so far this year, a problem that sits alongside carrier tools meant to...
Austin Blake
16 hours ago
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Feds Want to Ban Kids From Social Media, But Adults Could Need ID Too

Law professor Michael Geist says a new UK regulator report shows what age checks for keeping teens under 16 off social media would take, and it makes Canada's Bill C-34 plan look rushed. In a post explaining on Friday, Michael Geist argues Ottawa wants its under-16 ban running before the Digital Safety Commission even exists....
Austin Blake
16 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
1 week 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
2 weeks 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

Telecom

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Close-up of a hand holding a smartphone displaying the Freedom Mobile logo in a bright, busy shopping mall with glass ceiling.

Freedom Winback Hits $30 for 200GB Ahead of Black Friday

A former Freedom Mobile customer shared a limited-time winback offer on Reddit on Thursday, asking whether Black Friday would beat a $30 plan with 200GB of Canada-U.S.-Mexico data. Winback deals are targeted at people who left the carrier, so this is not a public offer for new customers. The screenshot shows 200GB that works coast...
John Quintet
15 hours ago
Smartphone on a wooden bench shows the chatr MOBILE logo, with a Rogers store blurred in the mall background.

Chatr Debuts $40 Plan With 50GB of Data Starting Today

Rogers-owned Chatr has added a new $40 monthly plan with 50GB of data on Friday, expanding the top of its prepaid Talk, Text & Data lineup. The new tier includes a 10GB Auto-pay bonus on top of the 50GB base allotment, along with unlimited Canada-wide talk, unlimited Canada, US and international text, and voicemail. That...
Austin Blake
15 hours ago

Ice Wireless Must Add Emergency Alerts Within a Year, CRTC Rules

Ice Wireless and its parent Iristel still do not send Canada's Alert Ready wireless emergency alerts to phones on their LTE networks. The CRTC ruled on Thursday that the company must turn the system on within 12 months, and warn customers in the meantime. Iristel had asked for relief from the wireless public alerting rule...
John Quintet
16 hours ago
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Bell Says Check Your Phone Clock Before Sunday’s Time Change

Bell is reminding wireless customers today that phones in parts of Canada may show the wrong time after Sunday, when some provinces stop turning the clocks back. That warning lines up with recent calendar confusion in B.C., where software also struggled with the new rules. British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are moving...
Austin Blake
17 hours ago
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Rogers Starlink Roaming Adds Japan, Australia and New Zealand

Rogers is expanding its satellite-to-mobile roaming service, which runs on SpaceX's Starlink satellites, to Japan, Australia and New Zealand, giving customers coverage in more places where traditional cellular networks do not reach. The update announced today brings the carrier's international satellite roaming footprint to four countries, including the United States. Earlier this year, Rogers said...
John Quintet
2 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.

Want an iPhone Duo? These Canadian Apple Stores Restock the Most

Last week we walked through how to track iPhone Duo stock at Apple Stores in Canada, including Daryl Leigh’s free checker that watches every nearby store in one grid. Daryl has since pulled fresh Canadian numbers from his site, and here’s the data he exclusively shared with iPhone in Canada. The numbers help explain why...
John Quintet
3 days ago
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
1 week 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
3 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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MacBook Neo Student Pricing Increases by $60 in Canada

Apple has raised the education price of the MacBook Neo in Canada by another $60 CAD. Students and educators now see $879 CAD on Apple's Canadian education store, up from $819 CAD after the June hike. That is the second bump this year. At launch in March, the press release put education pricing at $679...
John Quintet
3 days ago
Apple's Get ready for Touch on Mac developer hub

Apple Tells Developers How Touch Will Work on the Mac

Apple has published details about Touch on Mac, giving developers their first clear look at how apps should behave on the new MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR touchscreen. The new website is called, 'Get ready for Touch on Mac', and the subtitle tells developers to learn how to optimize their apps. Deeper written docs are...
John Quintet
3 days ago

First Hands-On With Apple’s Touchscreen MacBook Pro

Apple's first MacBook Pro you can touch was already on tables in Los Angeles today, and media and creators got their hand on it before anyone else. The new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR is the first Mac with a touchscreen, and early hands-on video from the Pro and Tell event shows how that feels...
Austin Blake
3 days ago
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The Glowing Apple Logo Is Finally Back on the Mac

Is the world finally healing? After roughly a decade in the dark, the glowing Apple logo is finally back on the Mac, lighting up the lid of Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR. For anyone who grew up spotting MacBooks across a coffee shop or college or university class by that soft white apple,...
John Quintet
3 days ago

Apple Watch

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Bronze Apple Watch with a brown mesh band, shown from front and back to highlight the design and heart-rate display (62 BPM).

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
4 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
1 month 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