Stories by Gary Ng

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,...

If you use Apple’s Reminders app to create lists of your To Dos and more, here’s a way to save a template so you can quickly make more never-ending lists. Apple shared a new video on Thursday detailing how to save a template in the Reminders app on iPhone and iPad. Here’s how to do...

Apple unveiled a new HomePod yesterday, bringing back the speaker from the dead. The second-gen HomePod brings upgrades to sound and looks the same, and also is the same price as before the original was discontinued. The 2023 HomePod second-generation offers “a groundbreaking listening experience, including support for immersive Spatial Audio tracks,” says Apple. As for...

Netflix has launched a major update to the user interface on iPhone and iPad, and it’s gorgeous. Janum Trivedi, who formerly worked at Netflix working on the iOS user interface, announced the update that was also created by UI designer Canadian Adam Bell from the streaming service, and Ben J. Earlier this week on Monday,...

Apple announced on Wednesday its hit comedy series on Apple TV+, ‘Ted Lasso’, will launch its third season in the spring of 2023. We get our first look at Nick Mohammed and Jason Sudeikis, as both will return for a third season in ‘Ted Lasso’. "After winning the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series for...

Today Apple re-launched its HomePod speaker and now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the iPhone maker plans an even bigger launch into the smart home market, to compete against the likes of Amazon and Google. Here’s what unnamed sources claim Apple is working on: Low-end wall mountable iPad device to control smart home devices, capable of...

Apple has made new Release Candidate (RC) software updates available for developers, including iOS 16.3 RC and iPadOS 16.3 RC plus more. RC releases are essentially the final release for developers ahead of a public release. Check out what’s available for download right now for developers: iOS 16.3 RC (20D47) iPadOS 16.3 RC (20D47) macOS...

Apple today announced the second-generation HomePod, bringing back its retired speaker from the dead. HomePod 2 costs $399 in Canada and brings Spatial Audio and Room sensing technology, to go with “advanced computational audio” powered by the company’s S7 chip from Apple Watch Series 7. Apple also released a trailer for HomePod 2 highlighting its...

Apple continued its new product release announcements this week by bringing back the HomePod from the grave. The new HomePod 2nd-generation looks the same as before, comes in a new colour Midnight, has Spatial Audio, Room sensing, plus can still act as your smart home hub but with Matter support, sound recognition, and also temperature...