Stories by Gary Ng

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) says it eventually plans to end traditional TV and radio broadcasts, and move to streaming only. That’s according to the president and CEO of the CBC, Catherine Tait, speaking with The Globe and Mail. Tait said Canadians are moving to streaming while the crown corporation is “sitting here loyally broadcasting...

Google announced a variety of privacy protections as part of yesterday’s Safer Internet Day, with one change affecting its Google app for iOS users. The tech giant says the Google app for iOS will soon get Face ID support to protect the privacy of your app. When Face ID is enabled, that means the app...

Yesterday, Telus and Koodo announced they were waiving long distance and roaming charges to Turkey and Syria, following two devastating earthquakes affecting both countries. Rogers/Fido and Bell/Virgin Plus have also announced they are waiving long distance calls and texts sent from Canada to Turkey and Syria. Update Feb. 8: Rogers told iPhone in Canada in...

Nintendo announced on Tuesday morning its next Nintendo Direct is slated for Wednesday, February 8 at 2pm PT/5pm ET. The surprise announcement means tomorrow’s livestream will showcase the next batch of Nintendo Switch games, as seen in previous showings. Nintendo says tomorrow’s Direct livestream will have “roughly 40 minutes of information” on Nintendo Switch titles...

The National Football League (NFL) and DAZN Group announced on Tuesday to extend their partnership in Canada and globally, with a new 10-year deal that begins with the 2023 season. With NFL Game Pass International, football fans outside the USA will be able to watch every NFL game through the regular season, postseason and the final...

Image: The Verge; Sonos Era speaker concept If you’re waiting for new Sonos speakers to launch in 2023, they are said to be coming soon, according to The Verge. The site says 2023 Sonos speakers will be called the Era 100 and Era 300, expected to launch in the coming months. These speakers were previously...

Two earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have occurred in a span of 12 hours, causing devastation in both nations, and now Telus and Koodo say they are now helping with relief efforts. Telus and Koodo said immediately, they are waiving all roaming charges for calls, text and data overages for customers currently in Turkey and Syria....

On February 1, Marvel Studios’ "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" premiered on streaming service Disney+. Fast forward nearly one week later, Disney+ says the sequel to "Black Panther" is the most-watched Marvel film premiere on Disney+ globally, based on hours streamed in its first five days, according to press release sent to iPhone in Canada. “Black Panther:...

Google announced an experimental conversational service based on artificial intelligence today, called Bard, confirming what was reported last week. The details of Bard look to compete against the rise of Open AI’s ChatGPT, with the latter’s inventor backed by a $10 billion investment from Microsoft. On Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai detailed more about its...

Ahead of this Sunday’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Half Time Show, featuring Rihanna, there’s a new Twitter ‘Hashflag’ showcasing the event. When Twitter users use the following hashtags, they’ll see a red Apple logo as seen above: #AppleMusic #AMHalftime #HalftimeShow #AppleMusicHalftime #AppleMusicHalftimeShow Apple periodically debuts new ‘hashflags’ on Twitter ahead of any special events....

Apple on Monday released tvOS 16.3.1 and HomePod software version 16.3.1 for download. As for release notes? For HomePod 16.3.1, Apple says it includes general performance and stability improvements without going into specifics. The software update size is 467.8 for the original HomePod. In order to update your HomePod software, you need to launch the...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the country’s broadcasting and telecommunications regulator, announced on Monday morning its website and phone lines are down for the count, in what appears to be an unscheduled outage. "Please note that our website, its related applications and phone lines are temporarily unavailable, we will update you as soon as...