Stories by Gary Ng

If you pre-ordered a new iPhone 17 series or iPhone Air last Friday, the first orders have now shipped in Canada. Apple sent out emails to customers on Thursday morning to let them know their expensive and shiny new iPhone 17 series is on the way. Deliveries are being made by UPS and tracking numbers...

Did you pre-order an iPhone 17 series phone from Rogers? The company has started emailing customers to note that iPhone 17 Pro orders are now on backorder. According to an email obtained by iPhone in Canada that Rogers sent to customers on Monday, the subject reads, “Your new device is on backorder”. Rogers then says...

Today is Apple’s big software update rollout, headlined by iOS 26 for iPhone. Besides iOS 26, other updates are also available today for Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and the super expensive Vision Pro. Here’s what’s available for download right now in Canada and beyond: iOS 26 (23A341) iPadOS 26 (23A341) macOS 26 (25A354)...

As we head into release day for new Apple products this Friday (including the new iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air), expect embargoes to release for the first reviews by select media testers. Today sees the first AirPods Pro 3 reviews to hit the web. Here’s a roundup from the usual suspects: DC Rainmaker: Apple...

After holding its special event on Tuesday, Apple has launched pre-orders for its new iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air in Canada.  Apple pre-orders for the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air can now be completed (as of 5am PT/8am ET; Apple is always a few minutes late) and purchased, ahead of the...

Apple’s latest Apple Watches—the Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3—come with 5G hardware inside, but in Canada, the feature is disabled. Federal government filings confirm the Canadian models are identical to the U.S. versions. The Radio Equipment List (REL) shows Apple Watch Series 11 model A3335 was approved for the U.S., Canada, and global...

If you’re looking to pre-order your iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone Air on Friday morning, you can do so from Apple Canada, but also Best Buy Canada as well. Best Buy’s website says pre-orders for the new iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air will kick off on Friday, September 12, at 5am PT/8am...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile will launch pre-orders for the iPhone 17 Pro this Friday, September 12, the same day Apple’s pre-orders go live. The Freedom Mobile website says the iPhone 17 Pro is “available for pre-order on September 12, 2025 at 8:01am EST”, which is 5:01am PST. That’s 1 minute after Apple’s pre-order time of 5am...

Apple has gone back and forth on iPhone financing rates in recent years. In 2021, Canadian customers could finance not just iPhones but also iPads and Macs at 0% interest. That changed in 2023, when Apple raised its rates ahead of the iPhone 15 launch, bringing iPhone financing up to 7.99% APR over 24 months—a...

At Apple’s ‘Awe Dropping’ special event today, the company confirmed the release date of iOS 26 for the masses, set for Monday, September 15, 2025. After making Release Candidate (RC) builds available today for iOS 26 and more, we will finally see wide software releases for everyone starting next week. Here are RC builds made...

So now we’ve finally learned about the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air from Apple’s special event today. With this info in hand, when can you pre-order these shiny new smartphones? Apple says you can pre-order the iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air this Friday, September 12 at 5am PT/8am ET. Yes, that’s...

Apple just completed its September special event, unveiling its highly anticipated iPhone 17 series, including the super thin iPhone Air that nobody really asked for. Here’s pricing by product, starting with the iPhone 17 (Lavender, Sage, Mist Blue, White, Black): 256GB - $1129 512GB - $1429 This is a price drop as last year's 256GB...