Stories by Gary Ng

Apple Launches iPhone 14 Pre-Orders in Canada

Apple has launched pre-orders for its new iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max in Canada. All of these models will launch one week later on Friday, September 16, 2022. Wireless carriers such as Rogers/Fido, Telus/Koodo, Bell/Virgin and Shaw Mobile/Freedom Mobile will launch iPhone 14 lineup pre-orders today as well. Contract pricing remains to...

Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of iPhone 14 Pre-Orders

The Apple Store has gone offline, like clockwork, ahead of iPhone 14 lineup pre-orders on early Friday morning, set to begin at 5am PT/8am ET. ”We can't wait either," says Apple's website at the moment. "Pre-order begins at 5:00 a.m. PDT. See you then," says the iPhone maker. Also available for order are AirPods Pro...
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Apple Pays Tribute to ‘Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’ on Website [u]

At 10:30 am PT this morning, The Royal Family announced "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” ending her 70-year reign as the longest-serving monarch in history. https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1567928275913121792 On Thursday afternoon, Apple changed the homepage of its U.S. website to pay tribute to “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II”, sharing a picture taken by Dorothy...
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Liberals Have Failed Canadians by Protecting Big Telco Profits, Say NDP

On Wednesday, Rogers, Telus, Bell and other telecoms agreed to sign a network safety plan, to assist each other in the event of major outages, such as the devastating Rogers nationwide outage in July. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said yesterday, “the Rogers outage of July 8 was unacceptable, and we must do everything possible to...

iPhone 14 Pre-Order Date & Time in Canada: How to Order Easily

What time can you pre-order iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro in Canada? You can pre-order iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max in Canada starting at 5am PT/8am ET on Friday, September 9, 2021, as noted on Apple’s website. This means for those on the west coast, you’ll...

SpaceX Starlink on iPhone? Elon Musk Confirms Talks with Apple

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday he has held talks with Apple regarding SpaceX Starlink connectivity for the iPhone, reports Tesla North. Last month, SpaceX and T-Mobile in the U.S. announced a plan to bring cellular connectivity to cellphones, leveraging Starlink V2 satellites in 2023. The service would allow for texts and...

AppleCare+ Gets Unlimited Repairs for Accidental Damage; Some Price Drops

After announcing iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro yesterday, Apple also quietly announced AppleCare+ now includes "unlimited repairs for accidental damage protection." Previously, this was limited to two incidents of accidental damage protection every 12 months. AppleCare+ for iPhone extends your hardware repair coverage beyond one year and technical support beyond 90 days. It adds now unlimited...

Rogers, Fido Stores Ramp Up Security by Locking Doors, Asking for ID

Rogers appears to have ramped up a security policy for its retail locations to prevent theft and robberies, locking doors and even asking for ID when customers want to come in. That’s according to the latest story from CBC News on Thursday. A Rogers spokesperson confirmed the policy and said it was started over a...

Shaw, Freedom Mobile iPhone 14 Pro Pre-Orders Start September 9

Freedom Mobile will launch iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro pre-orders on Friday, September 9, at 5:01 am PT/8:01 am ET, according to its website. This is the same time as last year. The company’s pre-order times are 1 minute after Apple.ca, which is set for this Friday at 5 am PT/8am ET. According to...

Bell, Virgin Plus iPhone 14 Pro Pre-Orders Now Available [u]

Bell iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 pre-orders are set to take place on Friday, September 9, 2022. This is the same day Apple.ca launches pre-orders of the newest iPhone 14 lineup. The wireless carrier’s website states you can pre-order iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro this Friday. Customers can submit their email to “be...

Telus, Koodo iPhone 14 Pro Pre-Orders Now Available [u]

Telus iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro pre-orders and reservations are “coming soon”, according to the company’s website, which has the standard landing page image provided by Apple. "Register for pre-order updates and be the first to get the all-new iPhone 14 family on the network that gives back,” explains Telus, seemingly integrating its apparent...

Rogers, Fido iPhone 14 Pro Pre-Orders Now Available [u]

When can you pre-order an iPhone 14 with Rogers and Fido? According to the website of both wireless carriers, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro reservations will launch on Friday, September 9, 2022—the same date as Apple.ca. The iPhone maker’s pre-orders will begin at 5am PT/8am ET, again (west coasters again feeling the pain after...