Stories by Gary Ng

Apple has launched sales of its new 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max, its most powerful Apple Silicon to date, along with the refreshed Mac mini with M2, plus M2 Pro for the first time. These new Macs were announced last week. "The new MacBook Pro and Mac mini are...

Telus on Monday announced the creation of Telus Consumer Solutions to “elevate” the company’s customer service and also unify its mobility and home offerings, it says. The new division combines its Mobility Solutions and Home Solutions & Customer Excellence into a single consumer team. Zainul Mawji will be the Executive Vice-president and President of Telus...

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has revealed on Monday how Apple’s upcoming mixed-reality headset will work. The longtime Apple insider shared extensive details on the headset likely to debut as Reality Pro, and a price tag of roughly $3,000 USD (just over $4,000 CAD). Essentially, the Reality Pro headset will aim to create a 3D version of...

The federal government’s ArriveCan app saga continues, it appears. On Monday, The Globe and Mail reported more details about the outsourcing of work to an Ottawa-based two-person team (with no offices) for ArriveCan. "Why is the federal government paying millions to a 2-person company, to then hire other companies to do their work? Can’t the...

Apple has released iOS 16.3 for iPhone and iPadOS 16.3 for iPad, alongside macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3 and iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3. Also available are macOS Monterey 12.6.3 and macOS Big Sur 11.7.3. As of writing, tvOS and HomePod updates have yet to be released. For older iPhone users, such as the ancient...

Image via @JustinTse Apple last week refreshed its 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops with M2 Max and M2 Pro chips, while also updating the Mac mini as well with M2. The Mac mini gains M2 plus the M2 Pro for the first time. On Monday morning, the first M2 Mac mini “reviews” hit the...

Last week Apple announced new M2 MacBook Pro upgrades for its 14 and 16-inch laptops and now the first ‘reviews’ from media with early access have hit the web. Apple’s new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips are the newest and most powerful releases of Apple Silicon to date, so let’s see how they fare...

Last fall iRobot announced the Roomba Combo j7+ 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop, which offers two cleaning experiences in one machine. Traditionally, Roomba customers would have to have two robots to handle both mopping and vacuum duties, but the premise of the Roomba Combo j7+ is to have it all in one package, including a...

Amazon plans to increase the price of its Amazon Music Unlimited service in Canada. According to an update on Amazon’s support page, it says there are "2023 Music Subscription Plan Pricing Changes” coming. "To help us bring you even more content and features, we're updating the prices of select Amazon Music Unlimited plans,” said Amazon....

WhatsApp for iPhone has been updated to now let you ‘Message yourself’. According to the Thursday update, the Meta-owned messaging app says, “you can now create a chat with yourself for convenient reminders and note taking synchronized across devices. Tap ‘New chat’ and choose ‘Message yourself’ to get started." We tested this update and the...

Earlier this week, Twitter officially spoke out about why third-party apps are no longer working, including popular apps such as Twitterrific and Tweetbot.  Now, it's been discovered Twitter has officially banned third-party app clients, as spotted by Engadget. Twitter's developer agreement was updated on Thursday to add to the 'Restrictions on Use of Licensed Materials'...

Telus is inviting select Public Mobile customers to participate in a feedback survey, related to international roaming services and features, according to an email seen by iPhone in Canada. The feedback is being organized by the independent and international research firm, Schlesinger Group. According to the firm, they are interested in customer opinions and experiences,...