Stories by Gary Ng

Amazon’s Prime Video has released its list of titles coming to the streaming service in July 2025. Highlights include the documentary Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd, detailing the Montreal band’s rise to stardom, while Prime Day Deals will include 75% off subscriptions for 2 months. Action-comedy Heads of State also drops on July...

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) has cut ties with two telecom providers—VIF Internet and Allo Telecom—after finding they no longer offer services that fall under the commission’s mandate. Back in April, the CCTS warned it was planning to boot them from its complaint-handling program. After a public call for feedback and its...

Just in time for the iconic grand slam Wimbledon, at the All England Club, Apple has added tennis to its Apple Sports app, giving iPhone users access to live scores and match updates from major tournaments. The app now supports scores from Grand Slam and ATP/WTA 1000-level events, covering every point in men’s and women’s...

Apple has released its second beta for iOS 26 and more on Monday, for developers to download and test. Here’s what’s available for developers to download and test right now: iOS 26 beta 2 (23A5276f) iPadOS 26 beta 2 (23A5276f) macOS 26 beta 2 (25A5295e) tvOS 26 beta 2 (23J5295e) visionOS 26 beta 2 (23M5279f)...

Videotron has rolled out a new high-speed internet plan offering symmetrical download and upload speeds of 2.5 Gbps. Its GIGA internet service is now available in several regions of Québec, including Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie, Québec City, Lanaudière, the Laurentians, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, and Côte-Nord. The plan uses Videotron’s fibre network and is aimed at households with heavy...

Apple has launched its annual Back to School promotion in Canada, offering free gear like AirPods or accessories when you buy a new Mac or iPad through its education store. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman was correct again in reporting the promo would launch on June 17. The promo runs from June 17 to September 30, 2025,...

Apple has released a new beta version of iOS 18.6 and more for developers on Monday. Here’s what’s available for download right now: iOS 18.6 beta (22G5054d) iPadOS 18.6 beta (22G5054d) macOS 15.6 beta (24G5054d) tvOS 18.6 beta (22M5054b) visionOS 2.6 beta (22O5754c) watchOS 11.6 beta (22U5054b) Don’t expect any major changes with these releases,...

SaskTel says it is extending support for residents of northern Saskatchewan who were forced to evacuate due to wildfires. Customers in affected communities will continue to have all wireless data overage charges waived, and will receive bill credits for SaskTel Internet, maxTV Stream, and Home Phone services. These supports were first introduced for evacuees on...

Apple has launched a repair program for select 2023 Mac mini computers with M2 chips that may fail to turn on (via 9to5Mac). The issue affects a small batch of units made between June 16, 2024, and November 23, 2024. Owners can check if their device qualifies by entering its serial number on Apple’s website....

A screenshot from macOS Tahoe beta shared by @StellaFudge suggests Apple is preparing to change how legacy products will support local Time Machine backups in the next major version of macOS (via MacRumors). According to the screenshot, Time Machine will no longer support AirPort Disks or Time Capsule drives — and language around local snapshots...

Apple has confirmed that macOS Tahoe will be the final version of macOS to support Intel-based Macs, marking the end of an era for the company’s older hardware. Speaking at the Platforms State of the Union event at WWDC, Apple’s Senior Director of Developer Relations, Matthew Firlik, said the company is now fully focused on...

Apple has released its newest software in beta for developers to try, as they explained at its WWDC keynote. The new Liquid Glass design is supposed to be breathtaking, right? Besides iOS 26, here’s what else was released today by Apple: Xcode 26 beta (17A5241e) iOS 26 beta (23A5260n) iPadOS 26 beta (23A5260n) macOS 26...