Stories by Gary Ng

We now have what appear to be renders of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 Pro Max, and it comes from reliable leaker ShrimpApplePro. Just over a year ago, the leaker also shared CAD renders of the iPhone 14 Pro Max. "Excited to share photos of the iPhone 15 Pro Max CAD! This one was source from...

Apple has released iOS 16.4.1 for download for iPhone users, and more software updates on Good Friday. The iOS 16.4.1 update says it provides “important bug fixes and security updates”, specifically mentioning how the pushing hands emoji does not show skin tone variations, while also fixing a bug related to Siri not responding in some...

In 2019, Apple issued a Green Bond to fund renewable energy projects aimed at reducing the carbon impact of the energy used to charge Apple devices. One of these projects is the utility-scale battery at the California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County, California, which stores up to 240 megawatt-hours of renewable electricity for later...

With parts of Ontario and Quebec affected by an ice storm, TV, Internet, home phone and some wireless outages are ongoing, including 911 services. Now, some telcos have started to waive data overages due to the ice storm, specifically Videotron and Telus. "If you are a Videotron Internet customer and also have a mobile plan...

Image by M. Maggs from Pixabay An ice storm hit Ontario and Quebec yesterday, knocking out power to over a million residents. Freezing rain knocked out branches and cut power to numerous Hydro Ottawa, Hydro Quebec and Hydro One customers, while also taking down internet and cellphone for some Bell and Rogers customers. Rogers says...

Bell has updated its MyBell iOS app to debut a new feature called Wi-Fi checkup for home internet customers. According to Bell, internet customers in Ontario and Quebec "can now easily monitor their home Wi-Fi and make sure it works at its best with features like performance indicators, real-time diagnostics and guided troubleshooting." Bell Fibe...

Microsoft Teams has rolled out an update to its iOS app to now support the joining of meetings from the new meetings view on Apple CarPlay. The company first announced this feature back in mid-February, saying it would roll out in mid-March. An update to the Microsoft Teams iOS app yesterday now mentions, "Join meetings...

Now, this was something completely unexpected within Apple’s macOS—a hidden ‘Easter egg’ that contains a copy of the Bitcoin white paper, written by the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. That’s according to Andy Baio, who shared the tidbit yesterday. He says he discovered the ‘Easter egg’ on his Mac while trying to fix his printer. He asked...

Last week, Apple announced its annual developer conference, known as WWDC, is set to take place from June 5-9, 2023, at its Apple Park headquarters. The iPhone maker also announced an in-person kick off event would take place, inviting developers and students to apply for tickets to watch the pre-recorded keynote stream at Apple Park....

The highly anticipated trailer for the upcoming summer blockbuster, "Barbie," has taken YouTube by storm, quickly becoming a top trending video with over 6.2 million views in less than 24 hours. The trailer currently has 6.8 million views. According to data provided to iPhone in Canada from YouTube and Google, the trailer's popularity has led...

Telus-owned Koodo is offering up some promo plans for select customers, in the form of a $45 per month plan with 30GB of data. "Hey! You're currently on a < 1GB data plan and pay $25 for it. Want something even better? We have a deal so good, it's hard to hold in your excitement,”...

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, touted the benefits of the Rogers-Shaw deal for Canadians on BNN Bloomberg on Tuesday, saying with a straight face the deal will bring total control by Canadians and also reduce wireless prices in the country, opposite of what critics have suggested. The Rogers-Shaw merger was approved by...