Stories by Gary Ng

Samsung today launched its new Galaxy S23 Series smartphones and Galaxy Book3 premium laptops, with both lineups of devices available to pre-order today. Below you can find Samsung Galaxy S23 Series Canadian pricing and availability: Pre-order date: February 1, 2023 Launch date: February 17, 2023, at samsung.com/ca, Samsung Experience Stores, major carrier and retail partners...

Apple has launched MLS Season Pass globally on the Apple TV app, ahead of the 2023 season that kicks off on February 25, 2023. An MLS Season Pass will provide fans all MLS and Leagues Cup matches, plus hundreds of MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT games as well. Apple says there’s some free on-demand...

Last July, Tim Hortons proposed a free hot beverage and one free baked good, as a settlement in the privacy class action lawsuit involving the coffee chain’s mobile app. Fast forward to today, this free coffee and donut offer has been court approved, according to an email sent out to those involved and received by...

Netflix on Wednesday announced its spatial audio support is now exclusively available for its Premium members, with now the top 700 titles supporting the enhanced immersive cinematic sound. Spatial audio is available on titles such as Stranger Things, The Watcher, Wednesday, and Knives Out: Glass Onion, says Netflix, with the cinematic sound experience available on TVs,...

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on Tuesday its Advance Declaration feature within the ArriveCAN app has expanded to another major Canadian international airport. Incoming travellers from international flights at YYC Calgary International Airport can now use the Advance Declaration feature inside the ArriveCAN app, joining Québec City’s Jean-Lesage International Airport, Toronto Pearson, Montreal-Trudeau, Winnipeg...

Staples Canada and Bell announced a multi-year exclusive agreement on Tuesday, to sell Bell, Virgin Plus and Lucky Mobile wireless and wireline services at Staples stores across Canada for both consumers and small businesses. Both companies will also partner to sell Bell services to medium businesses through the Staples Professional sales team. Beginning in late...

Amazon announced on Tuesday its Echo Show devices powered by Alexa now have a new Gestures feature in Canada, just one of a few expanded accessibility options. It’s now possible to use the following Gestures with your Echo Show 8 (2nd gen) and Echo Show 10 (3rd gen) in Canada: Dismiss timers by raising your...

Today the first press reviews of Apple’s HomePod 2 hit the web, along with unboxing videos. The second-generation HomePod sports a similar design as its predecessor, has a 4-inch woofer and five tweeters (down 2 from before), plus gains a built-in temperature and humidity sensor, along with automatic room sensing for adjusting audio to your...

Apple’s second-generation HomePod is set to launch on Friday, February 3, and ahead of the debut, the embargo has lifted on the first press reviews. HomePod 2 has the same price as its predecessor before the latter was axed, but this time supports Spatial Audio and room sensing for automatically-tuned sound, to go with a...

Apple AirTags are great for keeping track of your items (especially your luggage when travelling), but now veterinarians are warning to beware if you’re putting them on your dog’s collar. A report from the Wall Street Journal has shed more light on the stories experienced by canine owners, when their dogs have chewed off AirTag...

Last fall, Apple Music was named the new partner for the NFL’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, replacing Pepsi. This year’s show will feature Rihanna and Apple Music today shared the first trailer for the show, slated for the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the Kansas...

Apple reportedly wants an easy way for people to build augmented reality apps, that might even be assisted by the company’s Siri voice assistant, reports The Information. Unnamed sources say Apple plans to let Siri build an AR app when asked through its upcoming mixed-reality headset. These apps would then be able to submit to...