Stories by Gary Ng

Sonos announced on Wednesday its Sonance Outdoor Speakers will soon launch in a new black colourway, instead of just white. The company told iPhone in Canada the new black colour will offer installers and customers "more ways to design the perfect outdoor listening space for homes and businesses." The Outdoor Speakers by Sonos and Sonance...

BMO announced on Wednesday it is waiving debit transaction fees at all transit authorities across the country, for both retail and commercial customers. Depending on your bank account, there are typically limits on free debit transactions. Now, BMO says any transit authority terminal in Canada will no longer be added to debit transaction count limits....

With the release of iOS 16.3.1 yesterday for iPhone, this update caused the Google Photos app to crash, rendering the app unusable. iPhone users trying to launch Google Photos would see the app crash immediately, and even restarting or reinstalling the app would not fix the issue. But it looks like Google is right on...

Nova Scotia-based Eastlink announced its mobile service has reached its 10th year of service today, after first debuting back in 2013. "When we made the decision to get into the Mobile business, we knew it was going to be a huge undertaking with tremendous challenges particularly for a smaller company like ours," said Lee Bragg,...

With today’s release of iOS 16.3.1 for iPhone, the software update is causing a popular app to crash at launch, specifically Google Photos. After updating to iOS 16.3.1 and attempting to launch Google Photos, the app will crash immediately. We can confirm reports on the web (it’s crashing here for us too), so you may...

Last week, Canadian retailer Indigo.ca took its website offline, citing a “cybersecurity incident”, which also resulted in its stores across Canada to only accept cash payments, with debit, credit card and gift card payments nixed. Five days later, Indigo.ca remains offline, but the company’s retail stores are accepting debit, credit card and gift certificate payments...

Apple has released a bunch of new software updates today, including iOS 16.3.1 for iPhone and iPadOS 16.3.1 for iPad. There are also new updates for macOS, watchOS and tvOS. Check out what’s available for download right now: iOS 16.3.1 (20D67) iPadOS 16.3.1 (20D67) macOS 13.2.1 (22D68) watchOS 9.3.1 (20S664) tvOS 16.3.2 (20K672) According to...

The best part of the Super Bowl are the U.S. commercials, but with Bell Media owning the TV broadcasting rights to the NFL in Canada, Canadians don’t get to watch them during the big game. That’s because a 2019 Supreme Court ruling sided with Bell to show Canadian ads during the Super Bowl, as the...

Independent internet service provider TekSavvy recently started a Facebook ad campaign showcasing “big telecoms web of brands” in Canada, showing how Rogers, Telus, Bell and Videotron own numerous smaller companies. "Who REALLY owns your provider? It might surprise you,” says TekSavvy, noting it is "one of the last independent ISPs." "We fight to keep Canada’s...

Telus announced on Friday it donated a record amount to charities in 2022, at $125 million, to go with 1.44 million in volunteer hours by employees. The telecom said the record annual contribution is equivalent to 5% in pre-tax profit, and was made despite being a time when corporate giving has been declining due to...

Apple CarPlay makes it easy for anyone with an iPhone to manage messages, music, maps and more from supported automobiles, and soon Uber’s Driver app will support the latter. According to an email sent to Uber drivers, the latter’s app will soon support CarPlay in the U.S., with a full rollout by the end of...

Yesterday Netflix launched paid password sharing in Canada, essentially axing sharing of accounts without those in your immediate household and location. Paid password sharing is available for Standard and Premium plans at the cost of $7.99 CAD per account. Fast forward to today, Netflix has now emailed Canadian members to emphasize, “Netflix is for a...