Stories by Gary Ng

Telus-owned Koodo is offering up some promotional deals on monthly data add-ons for select customers. These deals are being sent to customers via text message, offering up extra data per month that’s substantially discounted compared to regular data overage rates. Various customers on RFD have confirmed a text message from Koodo (5154) is offering up...

The annual Reddit Recap is here and for 2022 and the most popular posts, communities and more on the site have been revealed, with data for Canada available as well. "With more than 100,000 active communities from around the world across Reddit, there are a lot of conversations happening in any given moment. So we...

IKEA and Sonos announced on Thursday the launch of the new SYMFONISK floor lamp speaker, adding yet another product collaborative product to market. This latest SYMFONISK floor lamp offers high-quality sound from Sonos, but with IKEA design to blend into your home. This is the newest product from IKEA and Sonos, after the companies debuted their...

Amazon Canada announced on Wednesday it has launched the Fire TV experience on all new and existing Echo Show 15 smart display devices as of today, through a free software update. This means Echo Show 15 users can now access streaming apps such as Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube TV, Paramount+, Apple TV+ and more...

TikTok has revealed its 2022 year in review, highlighting the latest trends, creators, movements and moments that made this year one to remember in Canada and around the world. According to the social network, it says the "TikTok community elevated and celebrated creative expression in new ways--discovering, creating and sharing content that captured our collective imagination."...

Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed on Tuesday the company will purchase chips made in the U.S., built at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) Arizona factory. Cook spoke at an event in Arizona today ahead of President Joe Biden. “And now, thanks to the hard work of so many people, these chips can be proudly stamped...

Apple on Tuesday announced Apple Music Sing, a new karaoke feature coming to iPhone, iPad and Apple TV 4K. Apple Music Sing will let customers sing along to their favourite songs with real-time lyrics, while being able to adjust vocals for multiple lyric roles such as lead, perform duets, sing backup, and more. The feature...

TekSavvy announced on Monday it has launched a new referral program in time for the holiday season, offering both parties $120 in bill credits each. The new "Give $120 and Get $120” program is "about pivoting from spending on unnecessary items to sharing savings between customers and their friends or family,” said a spokesperson in...

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

Apple has highlighted some accessibility features available on its devices such as iPhone and Mac, using YouTube Shorts to do so (hence the portrait orientation). The company demonstrated Sound Recognition and Facial expression switches by reaching out to social media influencers such as Scarlet May and Illy Willie. The videos below were showcased on Saturday:...

On Saturday evening there was a Twitter Spaces hosted by Mario Nawfal along with Kim Dotcom, which Elon Musk joined in from using Starlink on his private jet as it took off. The topic was to cover the Twitter Files shared by the social network recently, but Musk also talked about various issues, including advertising...

In previous years during the holidays, Apple’s App Store teams would shut down, resulting in app updates and submissions being put on hold. But last year, Apple’s App Store Connect teams worked through the holidays, and for 2022, the same is happening again. Apple announced earlier this week its App Store would remain open to...