Stories by Gary Ng

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...

Did you recently receive an email or text message from Telus-owned Public Mobile, saying your account is in suspended status—despite everything being in good standing? Well, it turns out those notifications were sent out in error, said Public Mobile on Wednesday. "Due to a recent system issue, you may have received an email and/or text...

Apple has released new software just now for its customers, including iOS 17.6.1 for iPhone and iPadOS 17.6.1 for iPad. As for what’s new in iOS 17.6.1 for iPhone? The release notes mention it includes bug fixes and “addresses an issue that prevents enabling or disabling Advanced Data Protection.” This feature was launched back in...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its plan lineup and today it added a new promo plan offering 60GB of 5G data. The $50 plan with 60GB of 5G data offers unlimited nationwide calling and unlimited international SMS/MMS. This plan joins the rest of the Public Mobile lineup, which recently saw a reduction of data...