Stories by Gary Ng

Apple has announced Apple Intelligence will officially launch in Canada in December, as announced at its ongoing iPhone 16 special event. US English launches in October, so they get first dibs. Localized English will debut in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and United Kingdom in December, two months later. That means you won’t need...

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are set to receive a software update in iOS 18 that will add new health-focused features, making the earbuds powerful hearing aids and audio protection devices. Among the updates are Hearing Protection, which is enabled by default to protect users from harmful sound levels, and a new Hearing Test that stores...

Apple is set to unveil its iPhone 16 lineup and more at its special event today at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. Last-minute predictions have surfaced from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who shared some more last-minute expectations on X late Sunday night. “I expect the touch-sensitive camera button to be on all iPhone 16 models tomorrow,”...

Back in July, Rogers and Fido hiked its one-time connection fee to $70, a $10 increase from $60. Now, Telus and Koodo have followed suit, increasing their connection fee to $70 as well, similarly up from $60. Recently, Telus and Koodo updated their websites to indicate the connection fee increase. Telus says, "A one-time connection...

Apple has announced it will be holding a special event on Monday, September 9, at 10am PT. The company sent out invites to the media, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who shared a screenshot as seen above. The tagline of the vent is “It’s Glowtime." Previously, Gurman's sources pointed at Tuesday, September 10, but Apple...

When will Apple hold its iPhone 16 series special event? According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, sources tell him it’s happening on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Sources say Apple will unveil its iPhone 16 series line up, along with Apple Watch and AirPods updates. As for when the iPhone 16 series smartphones will go on sale?...

Bell is dealing with an internet outage in Toronto for some customers. On Thursday morning, the company said on X, "Some customers in Toronto may be experiencing a service interruption due to a fibre cut caused by vandalism. We are working to restore service as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience." An iPhone...

After news of Fido giving out a free 20GB data bonus, parent company Rogers looks to be in the giving mood as well. Some iPhone in Canada readers let us know the company has been texting them with a “back to school offer”, in the form of 30GB of free monthly data for 24 months....

Telus is experiencing an outage for some customers in BC and Alberta, as voice calls are not working. According to the telecom, the outage is deemed a "Failure of wireless voice services in Alberta”, but it’s also affecting some in BC. Telus replied to customers on X that the voice call outage is also affecting...

We might have our first look at what could be the colours of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 Pro lineup, according to longtime leaker Sonny Dickson. Dickson posted an image on early Friday morning, showing what looks to be four iPhone 16 Pro dummy units, in four colours. The colours appear to be white, black, silver...

Apple has released new beta software updates today for developers to download and test, including iOS 18.1 beta 2 and more. Here’s what’s available for download: iOS 18.1 Developer Beta 2 (22B5023e) iOS 18.0 Developer Beta 6 (22A5338b) iPadOS 18.0 Developer Beta 6 (22A5338b) iPadOS 18.1 Developer Beta 2 (22B5023e) macOS Sequoia 15.0 Developer Beta...

Rogers-owned Fido continues to tweak its plans, and has yet again removed its 60GB plan outside of Quebec. On July 30, we told you Fido removed its $49/60GB plan (after $5 automatic payments discount) from its website, but quickly returned the same day. As of today, the plan is again gone, leaving only the $39/20GB...