Stories by Gary Ng

Telus-owned Koodo looks to be offering some existing users a special deal to get them to stick around with the company. A recent text message sent out to some Koodo customers says the company is ready to waive off remaining Tab balances (the amount being paid back for a phone they signed on the dotted...

Meta has announced today that it has begun testing a new customizable web experience for Threads, resembling an early version of Tweetdeck. The new interface allows users to tailor their browsing experience to suit their needs. Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement naturally on Threads, of course. "Testing pinned columns on Threads for web,” he said...

Apple has launched refurbished iPhone 13 mini models in Canada for purchase in its online store for the first time. As of writing, you can get the iPhone 13 in Midnight in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB, priced at $589, $729 and $989 respectively. Delivery is showing about one week if you order today. An iPhone...

Today Apple launched sales of its new M4 iPad Pro and iPad Air.  Of course, torture tests of the newest iPad Pro have arrived, with UFDTech on YouTube sharing some first bend test of the 11-inch and 13-inch models. The 11-inch was harder to bend by hand, while the 13-inch understandably bent more easily compared...

Sonos has provided further details on how it plans to restore missing features to its newly launched app, which initially upset customers as key features were missing at launch. The company says it aims to create a more personalized and effortless listening experience with the updated app, which was rebuilt to support future innovations. Sonos...

Apple has launched sales of its newest iPad Pro and iPad Air lineup in Canada. The iPad Pro is powered by the company latest Apple Silicon chip, M4, while the iPad Air gets M2 and now comes in a 13-inch display option. iPad Pro starts from $1,399 (and maxes out at over $5,000 with accessories...

Huge wildfires burning out of control in Manitoba have caused outages to Bell services. Specifically, Bell is seeing outages in Flin Flon, Cranberry Portage and surrounding areas, "due to significant damage caused by the ongoing wildfires,” said the telecom on Tuesday. "Our crews have been working around the clock with approx. 9km of fibre being...

Apple is set to expand the sale of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset to international markets, testing the broader appeal of the $3,499 USD device, reports Bloomberg’s reliable Mark Gurman. Sources tell Gurman the company has started holding training sessions for employees from various international locations at its Cupertino, California headquarters. These sessions, lasting up...

Apple’s embargo on the first press reviews for its M4 iPad Pro lifted this afternoon at 2pm PDT/5pm EDT. This is typically a later time, when normally first reviews are published first thing in the morning. But with OpenAI holding its own media event to reveal an update for ChatGPT, Apple held its publishing date...

After launching in the U.S. last year, the Grimace Shake is coming north of the border to Canada. McDonald’s Canada announced today that beginning on Tuesday, the Grimace Shake will land on menus for a limited time. "When the Grimace Shake dropped for our neighbours to the south, the response we got from fans here...

Apple has released iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 for download for both iPhone and iPad, plus more. These releases come after Release Candidate versions were made available for developers last week. Here’s what’s available for download: iOS 17.5 iPadOS 17.5 tvOS 17.5 HomePod Software 17.5 watchOS 10.5 macOS Sonoma 14.5 macOS Monterey 12.7.5 macOS Ventura...

Google has announced the activation of its Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) for all Android users in Canada, improving the efficiency and accuracy of responses during emergencies. The ELS feature is designed to securely and privately send a caller’s precise location to emergency services when calling 9-1-1. CRTC data reveals over 80% of emergency calls...