Stories by Gary Ng

Rogers is again doling out a free data bonus to what it says are its “most valued” customers. Select customers were alerted via text message on Thursday of a data bonus offer for 24 months. “Loyalty has its benefits,” reads the message from Rogers. “Enjoy a 10GB free monthly data bonus for 24 months,” adds...

When it comes to prepaid wireless brands in Canada, the biggest are from the nation’s ‘Big 3’ telecoms. Lucky Mobile belongs to Bell, Chatr is run by Rogers and Public Mobile is owned by Telus. All of these prepaid brands offer 3G and 4G mobile download speeds. Today, we saw a change from Bell-owned Lucky...

Bell's Virgin Plus, like other its other rivals, has revamped its plan offerings, yet again. Yesterday, Virgin Plus had the following plans: $55/8GB $62/15GB $67/20GB Fast forward to today, and the company has reduced its offerings like Fido. Now we have the following plans for bring your own device: $39/20GB $45/30GB (after $5/month credit for...

Back in the fall of 2011 (that’s nearly 12 years ago), Walter Isaacson released his biography about the late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs. Isaacson was granted full access to Jobs for two years and was given the freedom to write what he wanted. The book became the top-seller on Amazon in just two short months,...

Apple has released iOS 16.5 for the masses, now available for iPhone users. The update says it “includes enhancements, bug fixes, and security updates for iPhone." This final release comes after two RC versions made available for developers to test. This latest iOS 16.5 update comes in at 804.2MB for the iPhone 14 Pro Max....

Image via @deanaruston Some Rogers customers are dealing with an MMS error this morning, with a pop-up mentioning ‘Proxy Authentication Required’. Update: this issue has now been fixed according to Rogers. The issue seems to affect regular MMS messages including group MMS chats, but does not affect iPhone users and iMessage. The ‘Proxy Authentication Required’...

Chalk this up as another round of musical chairs for Telus-owned Koodo as it continues to tweak its promo plan pricing. Yesterday, Koodo brought back its $39/20GB promo plan, while ramping up its $62 and $67 per month plans by increasing data to 25GB and 30GB respectively. These plans included up to $120 in bill...

On Wednesday afternoon, Telus informed USW Local 1944 that it is offering nearly 2,000 union members that are Telus employees voluntary severance and early retirement packages. The union blasted the Telus offer, saying the fact the telecom no longer requires labour of 2,000 employees “seems implausible.” USW Local 1944 said “Telus should be ashamed” for...

It seems Telus-owned Koodo just can’t make up its mind. This morning we told you Koodo made its $55/50GB promo plan available to everybody on its website and not just existing customers. But then the company quickly pulled that plan off its website after realizing Virgin Plus removed it. Now, we’re seeing new Koodo promo...

In anticipation of the upcoming release of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," Lucasfilm is set to bring the complete collection of "Indiana Jones" movies and television series to Disney+ on May 31, 2023. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy made the announcement during The Walt Disney Company’s Upfronts Presentation today. Fans will be able to...

Rogers-owned Fido has revamped its bring your own device plans, now down to three offerings under data, talk and text. Available now is a $50/30GB plan after a $5/month Auto-Pay discount. Yes, that’s right, Fido recently debuted Auto-Pay requirements (pre-authorized credit card payments) if you want the lowest price, which Freedom Mobile has had for...

Amazon Canada is expanding its Echo product line, debuting the all-new Echo Pop and Echo Auto. This move is aimed at offering customers more options to access the company’s Alexa assistant. "Alexa usage surged by 35 percent last year, which is a testament to how much customers trust and value the service," said Rohit Prasad,...