Stories by Gary Ng

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...

Apple has announced the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, highlighting major improvements to battery life, displays, and a completely reworked Pro camera system. Larger Displays and Stronger Design The Pro models now come in 6.3-inch (iPhone 17 Pro) and 6.9-inch (iPhone 17 Pro Max) sizes, the biggest displays ever on an iPhone....

Apple has announced the Apple Watch SE 3, the latest version of its entry-level smartwatch, adding more health tools, 5G connectivity, and for the first time an Always-On display. The new model is powered by Apple’s S10 chip, which enables faster performance, on-device Siri, double-tap and wrist flick gestures, and faster charging. Despite the new...

Your favourite fido Bluey is heading to the big screen. BBC Studios and Walt Disney Studios, alongside Australia’s Ludo Studio, have confirmed that a feature-length Bluey film will hit theatres on August 6, 2027. The movie is written and directed by Joe Brumm, the creator of the Emmy and BAFTA-winning series, with returning voice actors...

Following its weekly release schedule, Apple has pushed out new software betas for developers, including iOS 26 beta 9 and more. Here’s what developers can download and test right now: iOS 26 beta 9 (23A5336a) iPadOS 26 beta 9 (23A5336a) macOS 26 beta 9 (25A5351b) tvOS 26 beta 9 (23J5351a) visionOS 26 beta 9 (23M5335b)...

Apple’s MLS Season Pass has just received a major discount ahead of the MLS Cup playoffs. Right now, the monthly and annual plans have received a major price cut of over 65% off. Here’s what they are at right now in Canada: Monthly Select $16.99/month (regular $19.99/month) Season Select $29.00/season (regular $35.00/season) Both plans include...

Google sent over the new Pixel 10 Pro in Jade, along with the Pixelsnap Charger with Stand, the new Pixelsnap case, and the Pixel Buds Pro 2. After a day or so of testing, here are some quick first hands-on impressions of this new Pixel 10 Pro and accessories. Pixel 10 Pro: First Impressions The...

Apple has just announced its iPhone 17 event and it’s set for Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The invite to media outlets has the tagline, “Awe dropping”. Apple says “please join us online for a special Apple Event. Watch on apple.com.” The iPhone 17 event will kick off at 10am PT/1pm ET again, according to the...