Stories by Gary Ng

Apple has officially launched sales of its iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro smartphones in Canada, along with Apple Watch Series 10 and the new black titanium option for Apple Watch Ultra 2. Those that made first pre-orders for the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max should be...

Okay, so forget that Apple Gift Card offer for MLS Season Pass, as now the latter is just being given away for free. The MLS regular season is set to end on October 19, with playoffs starting next until the first week of December. MLS Season pass normally costs $129 per year, or $99 per...

Apple has released new beta software builds for developers, including the fourth beta of iOS 18.1. Here’s what’s available now: Xcode 16.1 beta 2 (16B5014f) iOS 18.1 beta 4 (22B5045g | 22B5045h) iPadOS 18.1 beta 4 (22B5045g) macOS 15.1 beta 4 (24B5046f) tvOS 18.1 (22J5543e) watchOS 11.1 (22R5545g) visionOS 2.1 (22N5548d) These releases come after...

Apple’s Sleep Apnea detection feature for Apple Watch as part of watchOS 11, has skipped Canada at launch. We previously suspected that Canada would likely be omitted from the launch, as Apple’s website and marketing made it clear Sleep Apnea wasn’t going to be coming here at launch. Now, with today’s release of watchOS 11,...

Today is Apple’s big software update extravaganza, as official releases of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and watchOS 11 are available for the masses, to go with tvOS 18 and visionOS 2 for Apple Vision Pro. You can update your iPhone and iPad by going to Settings > General > Software Update. You’ll need...

The first iPhone 16 series pre-orders have reached the ‘Preparing to Ship’ phase, with notifications being sent out on Saturday, one day after pre-orders. According to some iPhone in Canada readers, they have received notification their iPhone 16 pre-orders are ready to be delivered by the September 20 launch date. Besides being notified of an...

Apple's iPhone 16 series pre-orders launched this morning, and many of you are saying it was one of the smoothest buying experiences to date. Was that because of low demand, or was that because Apple has finally perfected the process to avoid hiccups? For the entry iPhone 16, many configurations and colours are still available...

Apple has launched online pre-orders for its newest iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro in Canada. Its newest phones are being touted as the next best thing to use upcoming Apple Intelligence features. Rogers, Fido, Telus, Koodo, Bell, Virgin Plus and Freedom Mobile have also kicked off their iPhone 16 pre-orders this morning as well....

Google has announced its Gemini Live AI feature is now rolling out for free within the Gemini app on Android. "We're starting to roll out Gemini Live in English to more people using the Gemini Android app, free of charge. Go Live to talk things out with Gemini, explore a new topic, or brainstorm ideas....

Apple today has hyped up its upcoming iPhone 16 series pre-orders, noting that the ability to pre-configure your order ahead of Friday morning ends on Thursday night at 9pm PT (12am Friday ET). After this time, the online Apple Store will go down and you won't be able to configure your order ahead of tomorrow...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile will launch iPhone 16 series pre-orders in Canada on Friday, September 13, 2024. That’s according to the website’s main page, noting iPhone 16 series pre-orders will start at 5:01am PT/8:01am ET (just like Apple.ca but 1 minute later). The fine print says Apple Intelligence is coming December 2024, which is when Canada...

Will Apple’s sleep apnea notification feature launch in Canada? It’s not entirely clear. Sleep apnea is a condition that happens when someone stops breathing for a few seconds while they’re sleeping. It can result in snoring or gasping for air, making people feel super tired by the next morning after a terrible night of sleep....