Stories by Gary Ng

Shaw TV and Shaw Stream customers with Fibre+ internet now have access to the Disney+ streaming service, available today. “With the integration of Disney+ into Shaw’s robust content lineup, it’s now easier than ever for Shaw TV and Shaw Stream customers to watch the Disney classics they already know and love, as well as discover...

Pinterest TV has launched in Canada, expanding outside of the U.S. where it debuted last year. The new launch of Pinterest TV here brings what the company calls is its "first-ever live North American holiday shopping experience." Essentially, Pinterest TV lets creators and merchants offer live original video to offer up gift ideas for the...

The prepaid brands from Rogers, Telus and Bell are offering up data bonuses right now, for a limited time. Telus-owned Public Mobile says a 12GB bonus for the next 12 months is available for activations on plans priced $40 per month or higher. You need to use the code ‘12MONTHS12GB’ to get the free bonus...

Back in January of this year at CES, Schlage announced its Encode Plus smart lock with Apple HomeKey support, allowing iPhone and Apple Watch users to just tap their devices on the lock to enter their homes, leveraging the NFC connection in the latter devices. It’s now available for purchase in Canada, showing at $399...

The federal government and Alberta announced on Thursday it will be expanding high-speed internet to Tsuut'ina Nation, to over 300 homes. Tsuut'ina Nation Telecommunications will roll out the project and maintain the network, with the internet service provider created by Tsuut'ina Nation itself. The project will see $2.6 million in funding invested from both the...

Walmart Canada has partnered with Telus Health to bring benefits of the latter for all employees and their families across Canada. Benefits include virtual care from doctors using Telus Health along with other employee assistance programs, along with support from online communities. Walmart employees can access Telus Health solutions in both French and English, 24...

Bell Media’s TSN has launched on Roku streaming players and televisions on Thursday, expanding more live sports to the latter. “We’re excited to announce the arrival of TSN on Roku streaming devices. We know Canadians are passionate about their sports, and TSN delivers access to championship games and daily highlights,” said Mary-Anne Taylor, Head of...

The federal government announced this week it will be investing up to $17.6 million to expand high-speed internet to over 27,000 homes in New Brunswick, adding on top of the previously announced $55 million in funding, to connect all homes in the province by 2030. While the Prime Minister’s Office headlined the New Brunswick high-speed...

Next week, another national test of the Alert Ready system is going to take place on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. The public alerting test will take place on TV, radio and compatible wireless devices connected to an LTE network. The alert sound is startling if your phone is not on silent, so be aware of...

Apple has released iOS 16.1.1 and iPadOS 16.1.1 for iPhone and iPad users. According to the update, Apple says it “includes bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users." The update comes in at 356.4 MB for the iPhone 14 Pro Max. You can find direct downloads for iOS 16.1.1 and iPadOS...

The new Twitter Blue service has launched in Canada which now includes verification and the coveted ‘blue checkmark’ that was only previously available to users verified manually by the social network. In order to subscribe to Twitter Blue, you need to launch the Twitter iOS app, log into your account and tap Twitter Blue on...

Big tech continues to reign in spending amid the current economic climate and on Wednesday, Meta announced it is slashing 13% of its workforce. According to a message shared with employees by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, he said, "Today I’m sharing some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history." "I’ve decided to reduce...