Stories by Gary Ng

Freedom Mobile Promo: 20GB Plan Gets Even Cheaper

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile launched a $34/10GB promo plan last week, offering data at 4G LTE speeds for bring your own phone customers. Now, Freedom Mobile appears to have ramped up this plan by doubling the data to 20GB at $34 per month (after Digital Discount), after a $5/month discount for 24 months. The plan includes...

New on Prime Video: September 2023

Holy smokes we're three days away from September 1, and that means another list of what's new on Amazon's Prime Video streaming service. Prime Video's fall lineup includes the second season of the Amazon Original series "The Wheel of Time," romantic comedy "Sitting in Bars with Cake," thriller "Sanctuary," suspenseful "Wilderness," and the awaited spinoff...

iOS 17 Beta 8 Download and More Released for Developers

Apple today officially confirmed its September special event, set to take place on the 12th.  Following the announcement, the company also released new beta software builds for developers to download and test, including iOS 17 beta 8. We’re close to the public launch of this new software in September. Here’s what’s available now: Xcode 15...

‘Ahsoka’ Premiere Garners 14 Million Views on Disney+

Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company announced that the first episode of their new series, "Ahsoka," has become the most-watched title on Disney+ this past week, raking in 14 million views globally. Titled "Master and Apprentice," the episode has catapulted the series to the number one spot on the streaming platform worldwide. "Ahsoka has become...

Apple Announces iPhone 15 Event on September 12

Apple has officially announced its iPhone 15 event, set for September 12, 2023 at 10am PT. That's according to official invites sent out to the media, as shared by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The event has a tagline 'Wonderlust' and says, "Please join us for a special Apple Event broadcasting from Apple Park." Apple says you...

WhatsApp Launches New Mac App with Group Calling

Meta’s WhatsApp has launched an all-new Mac app that supports group calling. The new app comes after a similar native WhatsApp app debuted for Windows earlier this year; now there’s a native macOS WhatsApp for Mac users. The new WhatsApp app for Mac lets you make group calls from your Mac for the first time....

iRobot Unveils New Roomba Combo j5+ and i5+

iRobot today announced the expansion of its 2-in-1 Roomba Combo lineup with the launch of the Roomba Combo j5+ and Roomba Combo i5+ robot vacuum and mops. These devices offer a "swap and mop" feature, allowing users to easily switch between vacuuming and mopping functions with a simple bin change. "We’re meeting that demand by...

Bell to End Sponsorship with Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is set to part ways with its leading sponsor, Bell, at the end of December 2023. Bell has been a key partner of the festival since 1995 and holds naming rights to TIFF's downtown headquarters on King Street West. According to Bell spokesperson Ellen Murphy, the company has chosen...

New on Crave: September 2023

Bell Media’s Crave released on Friday its list of upcoming titles coming in September 2023. Highlights include the second season of Starz Power Book IV: Force, the 12th season of The Big Bang Theory and the movie premiere of John Wick: Chapter 4. Check out the list of what's new on Crave for September 2023...

Koodo Promo Offers 150GB 5G Plan to Select Customers

Telus-owned Koodo appears to be offering up a special promo plan to select customers in the form of a whopping 150GB 5G data plan. According to a text message received by iPhone in Canada reader Yoshi, it says, “Want your data to be endless data?”. The message then reads, “Since Telus offers unlimited data and...

Public Mobile Debuts $40/30G 5G Plan, Like Freedom Mobile

Telus-owned Public Mobile has launched a promo 5G plan, taking the entry price down to $40 per month for a 5G plan in Canada. The $40 5G plan includes 30GB of data and is only for new activations. The plan matches what is being offered by Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile, down to the August 28th expiry...

‘Titan Grey’ iPhone 15 Pro Colour Imagined in Mockup

Earlier today 9to5Mac shared new details on Apple’s iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, specifically revealing upcoming colours. Gone will be gold for the Pro models, but instead a new grey colour to better match the titanium finish expected to replace stainless steel. “Now 9to5Mac can share what we believe is the new color name...