Stories by Gary Ng

BMO announced on Friday it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Air Miles Reward Program from LoyaltyOne, with the latter having filed for bankruptcy protection. The Air Miles program has fallen to the wayside over the past few years and now BMO says this acquisition will "enable a reinvigoration for one of Canada's...

Earlier this week Apple announced a new yellow colour for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus and it’s now available for pre-order in Canada, ahead of its launch on Tuesday, March 14. Pricing starts at $1,099 CAD for iPhone 14 and $1,249 for iPhone 14 Plus. Colours available are midnight, starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, blue, and purple,...

Tim Hortons launched its Roll Up to Win contest earlier this week, its annual contest where customers can win prizes for making purchases. The contest is only available through the Tim Hortons app and this year debuted a new prize: $10,000 in American Express prepaid cards, as part of 35 daily jackpot prizes up for...

Back on Monday, we told you about a change that occurred last spring/summer sometime when Bell’s Virgin Plus had increased its data overages to $153.60 for 1GB, a 12% increase over the previous rate of $137.60 for 1GB. Fast forward two days later to Wednesday, Virgin Plus coincidentally lowered the data overage rate to $20...

Bell and Virgin Plus have kicked off roaming price increases today, one day after similar hikes came from Telus and Koodo. Roam Better from Bell and Roam Sweet Roam from Virgin Plus are now priced at $13/day for U.S. and $16/day for international travel, up from $12 and $15 per day respectively. These daily roaming...

The Apple Music Classical app is now available for pre-order in the App Store, nearly two years after the company announced a dedicated app would be coming. Apple Music Classical is available to Apple Music subscribers for free and offers “the world’s largest classical music catalog with search built for the genre,” in the highest audio...

SaskTel announced on Wednesday its $200 million Rural Fibre Initiative has reached phase six, detailing 48 more communities set to get its infiNET internet service. Phase six is set to begin in 2023 and 2024, with all 48 communities set to get access to fibre gigabit internet by the end of March 2025. “A key...

Apple launched a new yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus yesterday, alongside some new cases, Apple Watch bands and AirTag accessories. The company took its new yellow iPhone 14 along with CEO Tim Cook to the Ted Lasso season three world premiere hosted by Apple TV+, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles....

Bell’s Virgin Plus has launched a $50/20GB promo plan, matching a recent offer from Fido and Koodo. According to the Virgin Plus website, the $50/20GB plan normally includes 10GB, but that has been doubled. It’s a “limited time offer” that works out to a $10/month credit for only 24 months. After that, the plan jumps...

Google announced today Virtual Private Network (VPN) access is now available for all Google One plans where the latter is offered. A VPN essentially secures your connection while making you anonymous, allowing you to surf the web securely, especially when using public Wi-Fi. Rolling out over the next few weeks, VPN access will be available...

Telus and Koodo have kicked into effect their new roaming price increases for U.S. and international travel, ahead of the spring break travel period. For those that do not want to use a local SIM card or other eSIM solutions for cheaper data, U.S. and international roaming rates now are at $14/day and $16/day, up...

Apple announced on Wednesday a new Today at Apple session is coming to hype up the upcoming third season of Ted Lasso on Apple TV+. Starting this week, Apple Stores globally will hold a Today at Apple session called, “Pop-Up Studio: Make Your Own Ted Lasso Poster.” This session will teach customers how to create their...