Stories by Gary Ng
Apple Highlights AirPods Pro 2 Noise Cancellation in New Ad [VIDEO]
Apple shared a new ad on Wednesday that highlighted new and improved Active Noise Cancellation for its latest second-gen AirPods Pro. "The new AirPods Pro. Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation than the previous generation,” explains Apple. AirPods Pro 2 are powered by Apple’s newest H2 chip that offers improved and smarter noise cancellation,...
T-Mobile to Acquire Mint Mobile from Ryan Reynolds [VIDEO]
T-Mobile announced on Wednesday it will acquire Mint Mobile from Canadian Ryan Reynolds, who purchased the mobile virtual network operator (MNVO) back in November 2019, to bolster its prepaid offerings. The deal will see T-Mobile pay up to $1.35 billion to acquire Mint Mobile and also Ultra Mobile and Plum, two other wireless companies owned...
Amazon Warehouse Gets $2 Million Mural in Sidney, BC
Amazon recently completed its $66 million last-mile distribution centre in Sidney, B.C., located on 7.8 acres of Victoria Airport Authority lands, known as its DVV2 Amazon Delivery Station. The last-mile distribution centre has gained a new mural on its exterior, as it commissioned Vancouver-based Ombrae Studios to create an interesting mural on its exterior. Victoria-raised...
Facebook Parent Meta to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Slash 5,000 Open Positions
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes 529 words today to explain the company’s plan to cut 10,000 jobs and also eliminate 5,000 more vacant positions: Overall, we expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven’t yet hired. Zuckerberg adds, “this will be tough...
Reddit is Down But a Fix is Coming and Issue Identified
Reddit’s website and mobile apps went down for the count on Tuesday just after noon PDT. The website stopped loading pages only to say, “something went wrong. Just don’t panic." The subsequent message, “sorry, we couldn’t load posts for this page” also showed for users. Reddit said it started investigating the issue and less than...
TTC Launches ‘SMS Text a Tip’ to Report Safety Concerns
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) today announced the launch of SMS Text a Tip, to allow riders to “report immediate safety concerns” that will make their way to TTC Transit Control. It’s also possible to report safety concerns using a web form on the TTC website. Riders can text safety concerns to 647-496-1940. The SafeTTC...
Alleged Google Pixel 8 Pro Design Leaks [PICS]
We may have what appears to be the first look at Google’s rumoured Pixel 8 Pro, according to reliable leaker @OnLeaks, who also previously teased the company’s rumoured Pixel 7a that’s making its way across the web. Alleged Pixel 8 Pro renders were shared with Smartprix, sporting a design that looks similar to the Pixel...
Public Mobile Offering $40/15GB Promo Plan with Free SIM Card
Telus prepaid brand Public Mobile is advertising a $40/15GB promo plan right now, while also noting it is offering free SIM cards with free shipping, until March 31, 2023. The $40/15GB promo plan first debuted last fall for existing customers, seemingly as a way to switch legacy customers over to the new plan which offered...
BC Transit Launches Tap Payments Pilot in Victoria
BC Transit announced on Monday a new contactless payments pilot for the Victoria Regional Transit System. Starting in the “coming weeks”, new hardware installed on buses will be tested by BC Transit employees for several weeks. The system will be using Umo (pronounced “you-mo”) platform that is expected to launch system-wide later this spring. Contactless...
Apple Debuts ‘Hello Yellow’ Ad to Promote iPhone 14 [VIDEO]
Today marks the launch of Apple’s new yellow colour for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. Nothing is new aside from the new colour option but only Apple can celebrate this like it’s an all-new product launch. That being said, a new ad spot was released by Apple on Tuesday called ‘Hello Yellow’ to promote...
Apple Launches ‘Shop with a Specialist over Video’ for iPhone Purchases
Apple today launched a new service called Shop with a Specialist over Video, letting customers connect with a specialist for help buying a new iPhone. The service launches today in the U.S.—there’s no word if it will expand to Canada. Essentially, you get a one-way video shopping experience to get help finding the right iPhone....
Starbucks and DoorDash Launch Delivery Partnership in Canada
Starbucks and DoorDash announced on Tuesday the launch of coffee and food delivery across Canada from over 500 stores. Starting today, DoorDash customers will be able to order Starbucks nationwide in close to 50 new communities and over 500 participating locations. The announcement brings Starbucks Delivers to new communities for the first time, including Saint...
