Stories by Gary Ng

The completed Rogers-Shaw merger took place exactly one year ago on April 3, and yesterday the telecom giant recapped the anniversary, sharing some milestones. "As two Canadian companies, we’ve proudly come together to invest in our economy and networks, and deliver more global innovation and more affordable services for Western Canadians,” said Rogers. The company...

Is WhatsApp down for you right now? It appears there’s an outage that’s affecting enough people for the messaging app to go trending on X. Some users in Canada and beyond are stating that WhatsApp is not working and it’s down. The app just shows “connecting” and doesn’t work. It’s actually working fine for us...

Back in November, Roger-owned Fido launched a $45/50GB plan in Quebec, that included U.S. roaming. Recently, the plan saw an upgrade with its data bucket increasing to 60GB. The plan includes talk, text and data usage within Canada and the U.S., at 4G LTE speeds. According to Fido, the plan at $45 is after Automatic...

The ‘Big 3’ telecoms continue to shift plans around at their flanker brands Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus. Koodo and Virgin Plus no longer offer a $34/50GB plan, which has been a feeble attempt to match the ongoing $34/50GB 5G Canada-US offer from Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile. Fido still has the $34/50GB plan and it’s the...

Apple has released its first beta of iOS 17.5 and more for developers. Today also sees the release of visionOS 1.2 beta for Vision Pro and more. Check out what’s for download below: iOS 17.5 beta (21F5048f) iPadOS 17.5 beta (21F5048f) macOS 14.5 beta (23F5049f) tvOS 17.5 beta (21L5543d) visionOS 1.2 beta (21O5555e) watchOS 10.5...

Rogers will be decommissioning its 3G network starting in Spring 2025, according to info obtained by iPhone in Canada. The shutdown of the 3G network will take placer on March 31, 2025, across all regions, explains a notice on the matter. Rogers says it will be repurposing the spectrum for its LTE and 5G networks....

Spotify has announced free audiobooks are coming to Canada for Premium subscribers, alongside Ireland and New Zealand. Starting on April 9, Spotify Premium users in Canada will get up to 15 hours of audiobooks per month, integrated with music and podcasts. The Premium audiobooks catalogue has over 250,000 titles, up 50,000 from 2023 and is...

Rogers-owned Fido is offering up a promo $45/100GB plan for some customers, sent via email. This “exclusive” Fido plan costs $45 per month and includes 100GB of 4G LTE data, plus 1,000 U.S. and 1,000 international long distance minutes, for bring your own device customers. There is no expiry date listed, but the email says...

The CRTC reiterated this week it has commissioned a study to compare international roaming fees charged by Canadian telecoms versus the world, and it should be out soon. According to the CRTC, "The study is comparing the fees that Canadians pay with the fees charged in other countries. It will help us decide the best...

Apple is now going to launch its new iPads in May, according to Bloomberg’s reliable Mark Gurman. According to Gurman on Thursday, Apple’s first iPad refresh in roughly 18 months will take place in early May, citing unnamed sources. The news comes as Apple’s supply chain overseas ramps up production of a new iPad Pro...

Elon Musk has announced it’s now possible to get free Premium or Premium+ features on X (formerly Twitter). On Wednesday evening, Musk said, "Going forward, all 𝕏 accounts with over 2500 verified subscriber followers will get Premium features for free and accounts with over 5000 will get Premium+ for free." https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1773147956041978257 The owner of X...

Paramount+ has released the teaser trailer for the eagerly awaited third season of "Mayor of Kingstown," featuring Jeremy Renner, set to stream in Canada and the U.S. on June 2, while hitting international markets the next day. The show is from the co-creator of Yellowstone, Taylor Sheridan, plus Canadian Hugh Dillon. You’ll be able to...