Stories by Gary Ng

The latest Telus Exclusive Partner Program (EPP) deals for February 2023 include a discounted 100GB 5G+ plan and more. These EPP offers are available for companies to offer to employees, with discounts that are unavailable to regular customers and what’s normally on the Telus website. Here are the latest Telus EPP deals for February 2023:...

If you’re in Alberta, the province is set to hold an emergency alerting system test on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, with Alert Ready, Canada’s public alerting system. The test is set to take place over TV, radio and compatible wireless devices at 1:55pm MST. https://twitter.com/AB_EmergAlert/status/1630337256690184197 According to Alberta’s website, it normally tests the Emergency Alert...

Google announced on Tuesday it is rolling out fall detection for its Pixel Watch. The new feature is available with the latest software update for the watch. As of today, Google says Pixel Watch users may see a promotional card on the ‘Updates’ page of their Watch Companion App, or in the Personal Safety app,...

We’ve been using MantelMount’s MM340 pull-down TV wall mount ($299) with our 55” LG C9 for the past few years, but we haven’t gotten around to mounting the Sonos Arc yet, because life just gets in the way sometimes. That meant experiencing full Dolby Atmos with the Sonos Arc required the TV at its retracted...

At Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona this week, Google announced new features rolling out for Android and Wear OS "to improve connectivity, productivity, accessibility and fun across your devices." Here are 9 new features for Android and Wear OS, as detailed by Google on Monday in a blog post. Google Keep single note widget will...

Spotify announced on Monday it is changing its heart icon and ‘Add to playlist’ icon into a new single symbol: the Plus (+) button. The music streaming service says the change means when you tap the Plus button, you’ll now be able to save and choose where you want your specific song, playlist or podcast...

Ahead of its third season premiere on Apple TV+, the first trailer for Ted Lasso has been released. Ted Lasso will launch its third season on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. New episodes will be released weekly, on Wednesdays, with 12 total episodes coming your way. The synopsis of the third season of...

Last month, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed Apple had cancelled its 2024 iPhone SE 4, based on his information obtained from supply chain sources. Fast forward to today, Kuo now has reversed course and said, "Apple has restarted the iPhone SE 4 and will adopt an in-house 5G baseband chip.” Normally, Apple would...

Looks like washroom breaks for federal government employees are going to get a lot more boring, as Canada has banned TikTok from its government-issued mobile devices. That’s according to a memo sent to employees today by senior Global Affairs Canada officials, and obtained by numerous media outlets. "As of February 28, the TikTok app will...

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, or CPP Investments, manages the largest earnings-related social insurance program in the country—Canada Pension Plan—which is one pillar of retirement income for those that contribute to it. CPP Investments recently disclosed (via Barron’s) in a filing with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) about its sale and purchases of various...

Last June, Apple started a pilot project in the U.S. to improve working conditions for retail employees, as unionization efforts were underway at select locations amid worker discontent. Now, Apple will bring new changes to work hours and policies at its Apple Stores in Canada and the U.S., beginning on April 29, according to an...

Last week, Rogers started doling out free monthly data and bill credits for select “valued” customers, and now it appears Telus has also been doing the same. A recent text message sent from Telus to select customers details a free gift in the form of 10GB of extra data per month. “We’ve added a complimentary...