Stories by Gary Ng

Last fall it was reported Apple was set to start using its own 5G modems instead of chips from Qualcomm for its iPhone. Many analysts expected Apple to adopt its own 5G modem chips for iPhone starting in 2023. However, after Qualcomm announced its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell, it now appears...

Google Canada announced on Wednesday the official opening of a new office in downtown Montreal, Quebec, dubbed Google Montreal Viger, located on the edge of Old Port. "Since our beginnings in 2004 where 3 engineers made up our entire presence, the new office is home to a variety of teams that work on some of...

Telus prepaid brand Public Mobile launched a promotional $40/15GB plan (4G speed) last week and it’s available for new and existing customers. The plan has proved to be popular for existing customers that were on the fall 2016 promo, which saw a 90-day plan available for $120/12GB. Yesterday, Public Mobile started texting existing customers about...

Twitter’s “Chief Twit”, Elon Musk, has announced changes are coming to the social network’s Blue subscription service. "Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit,” said Musk just over 30 minutes ago on Tuesday. "Power to the people! Blue for $8/month." https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587498907336118274 Musk says pricing will...

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 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...

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)...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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....