Stories by Gary Ng
Rogers and the Vancouver Canucks Sign 10-Year Partnership Extension
Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE), Rogers Communications and Sportsnet announced a new deal to extend their partnership across media and sponsorship, for 10 more years. The deal means Rogers Arena naming rights will remain for the home of the Vancouver Canucks. Both Sportsnet and the Vancouver Canucks have had a broadcast partnership of 24 years...
Amazon Music Gets Better for Prime Members: More Songs, Ad-Free Podcasts
Amazon announced on Tuesday it has expanded its Amazon Music free offering for Prime members. According to the Seattle-based company, Prime members can now shuffle play any artist, album, or playlist (including select All-Access playlists) on demand. The Amazon Music catalogue also expands with millions of songs, ad-free. Another benefit brings access to ad-free top podcasts...
Eero’s Built-In Mesh Wifi Technology Now Available for Select Echo Devices
Amazon’s eero has notified customers via email on Monday that its Built-in mesh wifi technology is now available for select Echo speakers. Back in September, eero announced an expansion of its Built-in feature was coming to devices beyond Ring Alarm Pro and landing on Echo speakers powered by Alexa. The newest Echo Dot (5th gen)...
Public Mobile Promo: $40 Plan with 15GB Data for New, Existing Customers [Update]
Telus-owned prepaid brand, Public Mobile, is offering up a special $40 plan with 15GB of 4G speed data for existing and new activations. This promotion is available when Public Mobile customers log into their accounts online. Eligible customers will see a promo offer of $40/15GB, with unlimited Canada-wide talk and international SMS/MMS, to go with...
Telus Crave Subscribers Say ‘House of the Dragon’ Only Showing 5 Episodes [Update]
Update: A Telus spokesperson told iPhone in Canada in a statement, "After hearing from some of our customers, we're investigating the issue and working to fix it as quickly as possible. We're very sorry for the inconvenience, and thank our customers for their patience." The issue has since been fixed and now works as intended....
Apple Touts Fitness+ on the iPhone Without Need for Apple Watch [VIDEO]
In a new ad shared on Friday, Apple has highlighted Fitness+ on the iPhone without the need for an Apple Watch, thanks to the latest iOS 16.1 software update. "Now all you need is iPhone to subscribe and access thousands of video and audio workouts — everything from HIIT to Yoga. And guided meditations. Take...
Air Miles App ‘Carousel of Dreams’ Game is Offering Up Free Miles
If you’re an Air Miles collector, the company’s mobile app for iOS and Android has the ‘Carousel of Dreams’ contest happening right now, offering up free miles and other prizes. All you have to do is download the Air Miles app, enter the Carousel of Dreams section and tap on a piece of luggage. You’ll...
Elon Musk Now Runs Twitter: Fires CEO; Sent Tesla Engineers to Examine Code
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter and is running the company as of Thursday evening, ahead of Friday’s official close of the deal. According to multiple media reports, Musk fired Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal, along with Vijaya Gadde, head of legal policy, trust, and safety....
Rogers, Shaw, Quebecor Say Mediation Talks Failed with Competition Bureau
Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor have released a statement on the outcome of mediation talks today with the Competition Bureau, as part of the Competition Tribunal process. The trio said there was no settlement and they are “disappointed” at the outcome, citing how the Competition Bureau’s actions are delaying “lower wireless prices” for Canadians. "The mediation...
What’s Coming to Prime Video Canada: November 2022
Amazon has announced its slate of new TV shows and movies coming to Prime Video in Canada for November 2022. Check out the full list below... November 1 The Great Wall Get Out November 4 Neighbours My Policeman (Amazon Original) November 5 Two And A Half Men S1-12 November 9 Savage x Fenty Show Vol....
You Can Now Download iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1 [Update]
Apple released iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1 for download (build 19H117) on Thursday, adding a new update for owners that don't want to update to iOS and iPadOS 16.1 released earlier this week. The following example devices can download iOS and iPadOS 15.7.1: iPad mini 4 (Wi-Fi) (iPad5,1) iPad mini 4 (Cellular) (iPad5,2) iPad Air...
Koodo Launches ‘Pick Your Perk’ Plans with Freebies such as Rollover Data
Telus-owned Koodo announced on Thursday the launch of its new Pick Your Perk plans, which it says is a new line of customizable plans starting from $45, that offer the choice of one free feature. Koodo told iPhone in Canada that different rate plans offer different perk options. Looking at Koodo’s website, here’s what we’re...