Stories by Gary Ng

Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri and other top executives are poised to receive a combined total of $17 million in bonuses, pending the successful closure of the Shaw acquisition and the fulfillment of specific performance targets over two years. Staffieri took over as Rogers CEO in January 2022 and could earn $8 million in stock options,...

WABetaInfo has reported that WhatsApp recently submitted a new update through its TestFlight beta program, updating the version to 23.6.0.73. According to the business version of WhatsApp, the Meta-owned app is developing a feature to send video messages, which will be included in a future app update. The latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.6.0.73, shows...

The government of British Columbia is making a significant investment in new cellular projects to improve safety for travellers along key transportation routes throughout the province. This initiative demonstrates the province’s commitment to enhancing connectivity and ensuring access to essential services, especially in remote and rural areas. "Access to cellular coverage is important when on...

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau uploaded the first video to his own YouTube channel, offering clips in both English and French. "Welcome to my YouTube channel – where I’ll be sharing my take on the work we’re doing to deliver results for you and your family, as well as videos from my meetings...

As the rainy season looms, Amazon Prime Video is gearing up to deliver a new selection of movies and TV shows to keep viewers captivated throughout Spring. Highlights include The Russo Brothers' highly-anticipated Amazon Original action series, Citadel. Also, Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre caters to those who like spy movies with a comedic twist,...

Bell’s Virgin Plus is offering up a ‘winback’ plan in the form of $50 per month for 50GB of data. Wireless carriers offer exclusive sweetheart deals to lure back former customers with these so-called ‘winback’ plans, offering savings not available anywhere else. The closest deals on the Virgin Plus website are plans at $55/30GB and...

Following a recent announcement of their multi-year exclusive agreement to sell Bell, Virgin Plus, and Lucky Mobile wireless and wireline services, Staples Canada is now looking to hire more than 800 full-time and part-time employees. These new hires will support the expansion of Bell products and services across Staples stores in Canada for consumers and...

For Rogers customers that are not on rate plans that include U.S. long distance, it’s going to get more expensive for pay-per-use calls from Canada to down south. Rogers recently noted on its Long Distance website, "New standard US long distance pay-per-use rate of $1/min is going into effect on April 19, 2023." Currently, Rogers...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is initiating a consultation to enhance its Broadband Fund, aiming to bring high-speed internet and mobile services to more rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across the country. The Commission plans to streamline the application process and establish a dedicated funding stream for Indigenous communities, as well as support...

Twitter Blue, the premium subscription service from Twitter, is now available globally, offering subscribers an enhanced and personalized experience on the platform. The service is accessible through the web, iOS, and Android, although not all features are available on every platform. At the price of $8 USD/month or $84 USD per year on the web,...

After hearing about a Sonos Move 2 portable speaker back in February, we now have more details on what to possibly expect. Sonos is set to launch sales of its new Era 300 and Era 100 speakers, but now according to unnamed sources cited by The Verge, the audio giant is also working on the...

Dolby Laboratories and Amazon-owned Audible have announced the launch of Dolby Atmos on Audible, a collection of immersive, cinematic listening experiences featuring spatial sound. This collaboration announced today expands the possibilities of audio storytelling by showcasing the talents of actors, writers, directors, sound designers, and other creators across multiple genres, such as feature-length multi-cast productions,...