Stories by Gary Ng

Bell’s prepaid brand Lucky Mobile looks to no longer offer 3G plans on its website, as all plans are now showing at 4G speeds. Prepaid brands offer “starter plans” from $15 and Lucky Mobile’s entry plan now notes data is at 4G speeds. This plan includes 250MB of data and 100 nationwide minutes after Automatic...

Telus-owned Koodo continues to give out free data to select customers, notifying them of the special freebie via text message. According to text messages sent out yesterday, Koodo says the free data is because summer is around the corner and they want customers to see this year as “your best summer yet!”. “To thank you...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has expanded its Apple Watch plan to now make it available nationwide, plus ramping up the data allotment. Freedom Mobile has been texting customers according to iPhone in Canada readers, saying they “continue to make good on our promise to improve your service." The company has also increased the 1GB of Freedom data...

Bell-owned brands Lucky Mobile and Virgin Plus have announced a new retail partnership with Sobeys and FreshCo, starting this week, confirmed a spokesperson to iPhone in Canada. Customers in select Ontario stores will have first access to Lucky Mobile and Virgin Plus prepaid plans,  which will extend to remaining Ontario locations in the coming weeks....

Bell has announced the launch of its updated MyBell app for iPhone and Android, offering improved design and new features. "At Bell, we are committed to championing the customer experience, that’s why we’re now offering a range of new features and improvements designed to make it easier for our customers to manage their services, shop...

Netflix recently updated its app for Apple TV to make signing in so much easier. Previously, you had to log in by typing in your email and password, but now there’s an easier option to just use your phone. You can now scan a QR code on your TV with your iPhone, which will then...

Tim Hortons has officially launched flatbread pizza today across Canada, after testing it out in in select markets in Ontario, including Mississauga. The restaurant chain says the pizzas are served hot after being “prepared fresh to order and oven baked”, starting at $6.99 for Simply Cheese and $7.99 for other flavours such as Bacon Everything,...

Koodo and Virgin Plus have launched a new promo plan that’s offering 75GB of 5G speed data. All flanker brands continue to keep tweaking their plans. Just last week Koodo had plans starting at $40 with 10GB data, but that has since disappeared, along with its $45/20GB, $50/40GB and $55/60GB promo plans. Virgin has eliminated...

Apple on Tuesday has released its second betas of iOS and iPadOS 17.5, plus more. Check out what’s available for developers to download below: Xcode 15.4 beta (15F5021i) watchOS 10.5 beta 2 (21T5555d) visionOS 1.2 beta 2 (21O5565d) tvOS 17.5 beta 2 (21L5553e) macOS 14.5 beta 2 (23F5059e) iPadOS 17.5 beta 2 (21F5058e) iOS 17.5...

The Humane AI pin is supposed to be a standalone device that is powered by AI to replace your smartphone. It recently had its embargo released for first reviews and it hasn’t been pretty for the start up. The AI Pin was hyped up because its founders are ex-Apple employees, plus the startup is backed...

Currently, the PRESTO card is only supported for Google Wallet, allowing Android users to natively use their transit card seamlessly for updates, instant reloads and payments. There’s no support yet for Apple Wallet yet for PRESTO, but that looks to change by this summer, iPhone in Canada has learned. According to the preliminary operating and...

Bell’s Lucky Mobile has launched a new promo plan, offering up a $29 plan with 35GB of 4G data, plus your third month free. Lucky Mobile says this plan includes 10GB of extra data only for 24 months and is available until April 18, 2024. Of course you’ll need to register for Automatic Top-Up (includes...