Stories by Gary Ng

Google Launches Nest Wifi Pro with Wi-Fi 6E in Canada

Google on Tuesday announced new product updates, and its latest includes the debut of the Nest Wifi Pro with Wi-Fi 6E support, the first router from the company that is triband mesh network ready. Wi-Fi 6E (E for Extended) leverages the new less-crowded 6 GHz radio band and offers speeds up to two-times faster than...

Rogers Connections Mastercard Launches with Roam Like Home Freebies

Rogers Bank, the subsidiary of Rogers, has launched a new Connections Mastercard, offering another cash back rewards credit card, with this one targeting travellers. The Connections Mastercard offers 2% unlimited cash back on eligible U.S. dollar purchases and 1% unlimited cash back on other purchases. Rogers says a welcome bonus will offer 10% cash back...

Public Mobile Launches New 4G Speed Plans from $55/Month

Telus prepaid brand, Public Mobile, has launched new 4G speed plans on Tuesday, ranging from $55 to $65 per month. All plans include unlimited Canada-wide calling, unlimited international SMS/MMS, voicemail and call display. Check them out below: $55/8GB: 3x Points-back: Earn $8.25/mo in points value $60/10GB: 3x Points-back: Earn $9/mo in points value $65/15GB: 3x Points-back: Earn...

New on The Roku Channel: October 2022 Free Movies and Shows

The Roku Channel has shared its list of free movies and TV shows hitting the ad-powered streaming service in Canada for October 2022. Check out the full list below Movies The Death and Life of John F Donovan The Intruders Mama Rhymes for Young Ghouls Wolves The Woman In Black Alaskan Nets The Delinquent Season...

Adaptive Transparency for AirPods Pro/Max is Actually a ‘Bug’: Gurman

After iOS 16.1 beta users discovered Adaptive Transparency enabled for the original AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, we’re now finding out this is actually a “bug”. That’s according to what Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shared on Monday morning, citing the MacRumors report. "I’m told this is a bug,” said Gurman in his retweet. He later clarified the...

Twitter Launches Edit Button in Canada for Twitter Blue Subscribers

Twitter has announced its Twitter Blue subscribers in Canada can now edit tweets. The highly-anticipated feature is only available for those paying $6.49 CAD per month for Twitter Blue. Beyond Canada, the ability to edit tweets is also available for Twitter Blue subscribers in Australia and New Zealand, while it’s coming soon for the U.S....

Apple Music Hits Milestone: 100 Million Songs

Apple announced on Monday its music streaming service now has 100 million songs in its library. Apple said, "Twenty-one years on from the invention of iTunes and the debut of the original iPod, we’ve gone from 1,000 songs in your pocket to 100,000x that on Apple Music. It’s phenomenal growth by any metric. The entire...

Amazon Canada’s Affirm Monthly Payments Now Live

Last month, Amazon Canada and Affirm announced monthly payments would be launching and this week they went live. On eligible items, you can now see mention of how much you can pay for the item over a period of months with Affirm, noted underneath pricing. You can see the Affirm line on the Apple Watch...

Apple Music to Stream Billie Eilish’s London Concert Replay Tonight

Apple Music Live offers concerts from featured artists for subscribers, with the latest from Billie Eilish, set to debut on Friday night. "Billie Eilish brings her world tour to Apple Music Live. She’ll be playing songs from her latest album, Happier Than Ever, in addition to other iconic hits,” said Apple in an email to...

Apple Highlights iPhone 14 Pro for Moviemaking in Latest Ad [VIDEO]

Apple’s latest iPhone 14 Pro ad is called ‘Chase’ and it follows a filmmaker using the company’s newest smartphone to make a movie. "iPhone 14 Pro. Our most Pro camera ever,” says Apple. "Featuring an all-new 48MP Main camera with up to 4x resolution, Action mode for smooth handheld action scenes, 4K Cinematic mode, advanced...

What’s New on Disney+ Canada: October 2022

Disney+ Canada has shared its list of new shows and movies coming to the streaming service in October 2022. Check out the full listing of what’s coming to Disney+ Canada next month below: Disney October 5th The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers: (S2 - New Episode) Zombies: Addison's Monster Mystery (Shorts): Season 1 October 12th The...

Rogers, Telus, Bell Waiving Long Distance Calls and Texts to Iran

Rogers, Telus and Bell announced this week they will be waiving all long distance calls and texts made from Canada to Iran. The temporary waiving of charges depends on carrier, postpaid and prepaid accounts, with different end dates. "To help Canadians stay connected to loved ones, Rogers is temporarily waiving long-distance calls and SMS messages...