Stories by Gary Ng

Yesterday it was reported Starbucks USA was set to announce changes to its Star redemption rewards, and now Starbucks Canada has confirmed changes are coming here as well. On Wednesday morning, Starbucks Canada announced there are “upcoming changes to Starbucks Rewards,” in an email sent to customers. In a nutshell, you’ll now need more Stars...

Tesla has launched a new wireless charging accessory called Wireless Charging Platform, priced at $300 USD ($409 CAD after exchange rates), that is currently only available in the U.S., reports Tesla North. As of writing it’s not available in Canada yet. The company says, "Inspired by the angular design and metallic styling of Cybertruck, our...

We’re rounding the corner to January 2023 and Amazon Prime Video has shared its list of what’s coming to the streaming service in Canada next month. Check out the list below to see what’s coming to Amazon Prime Video in January: January 4 Nos Étés S1-S4 January 6 LOL: Qui Rira Le Dernier? (Amazon Original)...

It’s no secret I’m not a heavy iPad user, aside from using the latter as a second screen for keeping tabs on email and for streaming media on the odd occasion. We recently jumped on a $359 iPad 9 Black Friday sale (it's $379 right now) and to turn the latter into a more productive...

Rogers-owned Fido is offering up a $30/30GB ‘winback’ plan to old customers, in an attempt to lure them back to the company. The $30 plan with 30GB of 4G LTE data was offered in an email, that had a headline of “Exclusive ‘come back to Fido’ offer”. The email says, “we really miss you and...

Update Dec. 16, 2022: These may have sold out, but Apple's website no longer lists them as available. Apple has started selling refurbished iPhone 12 Pro Max units in Canada for the first time, with colours Pacific Blue, Gold, Silver and Graphite available as of writing. The only storage option available is 512GB and which...

Disney+ Canada has released its list of new shows and movies set to hit its streaming service in January 2023. Check out the full list below to see what’s coming next month to Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and Star. Disney January 4 National Treasure: Edge of History (New Episode) Willow (New Episode)...

Telus-owned Public Mobile says “Boxing Week sale starts now!” and is offering a $45 plan with 20GB of 4G speed data. The limited-time offer is normally priced at $55/month and includes unlimited Canada-wide minutes and international SMS/MMS. There are 3x points-back available for the plan, which the company says is equivalent to $6.75/month in value....

Earlier this week, Telus-owned Koodo was offering a $55/50GB plan for some existing customers, with the latter including one free perk such as unlimited long distance, rollover data and more. Koodo’s offer was alongside a current promo for new customers offering a $50/40GB plan. Now, it appears Rogers-owned Fido has a similar offer just like...

We’re not even halfway into December and Netflix Canada has just shared its list of new shows and movies coming to the streaming service in January 2023. For Netflix Games, there are over 40 free mobile games available with upcoming titles including TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and Valiant Hearts: Coming Home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__v-g9cNDAE Check out the full list below...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed the company has been using Sony camera sensors in the iPhone for well over a decade, in what seemingly has been the first time this has been acknowledged by the Cupertino company. "We’ve been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the world’s leading camera sensors for...

Twitter announced on Saturday afternoon it will be relaunching its Twitter Blue subscription service starting on Monday, December 12. The pricing will be as rumoured: $8 USD/month on the web and $11 USD/month on iOS. The higher price on iOS is to offset the 30% cut from Apple. According to Twitter, "when you subscribe you’ll...