Stories by Gary Ng

Koodo Launches $39/20GB Plan, Matching Fido and Virgin Plus

First it was Freedom Mobile launching a $39/20GB promo plan, that was quickly matched by Fido, then Virgin Plus. Telus-owned Koodo was the last holdout to match this plan. As of this morning, the company’s website was not updated yet to show a $39/20GB promo plan. After reaching out to Koodo, a spokesperson told iPhone...

Gmail ‘Help Me Write’ AI Feature Coming Soon

Google has kicked off its Google I/O developer conference, showcasing the newest updates for its products. One exciting AI update is coming for Gmail called ‘Help Me Write’. In 2017, Gmail introduced a feature known as Smart Reply, which enabled users to choose short responses with a single click. This was followed by the implementation...

Rogers 5G+ Launches in Winnipeg

Rogers recently turned on its 5G+ network in Winnipeg, Manitoba. According to iPhone in Canada reader Kris, the Rogers 5G+ map was updated to show support for the company's fastest network in Winnipeg, leveraging the 3500 MHz wireless spectrum. A Rogers spokesperson confirmed to iPhone in Canada its 5G+ network went live in the city...

CBC Returns to Twitter, Gets Trolled by Elon Musk

CBC News is back on Twitter, well, just sort of back. After nearly taking nearly a month off Twitter due to what it deemed an unfair “Government-funded media” label, the public broadcaster announced on Tuesday—it’s back. The CBC’s 2022 funding from Canadian taxpayers was $1.24 billion. "Today, we will resume some activity on a handful...

Apple’s Beats Studio Pro Headphones Have Leaked It Seems

Apple has some new Beats headphones coming and they have just apparently leaked. That’s according to code within macOS 13.4 RC that just dropped on Tuesday morning. The discovery was made by Aaron (@aaronp613), noting the “Beats Headset” wording with the model “A2924” was found within macOS 13.4 RC code, along with the name ‘Beats...

Twitter Voice and Video Calling is Coming Soon

Twitter continues to evolve under the leadership of new owner Elon Musk, and the next features coming to the social network seemingly are making the latter closer to becoming the ‘X’ app. Musk shared with his Twitter subscribers that later this year, or in a few month's wait, the company will be adding in the...

‘WhatsApp Cannot Be Trusted’ Says Elon Musk; Meta Responds

Foad Dabiri, a Twitter engineer, recently accused WhatsApp of secretly using the microphone on his Google Pixel 7 Pro smartphone. His alarming discovery came to light on May 6th when he noticed that the messaging app had been accessing his device's microphone in the background, even while he was asleep. "What's going on? WhatsApp has...

Apple Says iOS 16.5 for iPhone is Coming Next Week

Apple today seemingly made some pre-WWDC announcements, unveiling a new Pride Edition Apple Watch band and watch face, along with debuting Final Cut Pro for iPad. The iPhone maker today also confirmed that iOS 16.5 will be available for download next for iPhone users, alongside watchOS 9.5 for Apple Watch. Both of these software updates...

CRTC Says Cellphone Competition in Canada Coming with New Rules

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has today established the final rules for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access, a move it says will "increase cellphone service competition in Canada." The CRTC laid out an initial policy enabling regional cellphone providers to operate as MVNOs all across the nation in 2021. This policy mandates...

Virgin Plus Debuts $39/20GB Plan, Matching Freedom and Fido

Well, we all knew that was coming right? Bell’s Virgin Plus on Tuesday morning debuted a $39/20GB plan, matching what Rogers-owned Fido and Videotron-owned Freedom Mobile are offering. The Virgin Plus website no longer has labels that advertise a $5/month credit for 24 months on select plans, but an advertisement for its $50/8GB plan says...

Fido Debuts $39/20GB Promo Plan, Koodo and Virgin Yet to Match

Rogers-owned Fido has launched a $39/20GB promo plan, that seemingly matches what Videotron-owned Freedom Mobile is currently offering. Fido says "For a limited time only, get $28/mo off the $67/mo plan. That's a total of 20GB for only $39/mo after Automatic Payments Discount! At 4G LTE speeds. Discount will appear on your 2nd or 3rd...

Uber Driver App with Apple CarPlay Expands to Canada

Back in February, Uber started rolling out Apple CarPlay support for its Uber Driver app, making it so much easier for drivers to seamlessly use the app in their vehicles. At the time, the rollout was limited to the U.S. only, and Uber Canada told us it was only for those down south at the...