Stories by Gary Ng

Mophie’s Qi2 Wireless Chargers are Finally Here

Mophie has launched its latest product lineup featuring faster Qi2 wireless charging technology. The company first teased these products last fall at IFA Berlin, noting the new products would debut in Q1 2024. The lineup kicks off with the Snap+ Wireless Charging Vent Mount (comes in white), priced at $69.95 USD. This device offers a...

Grok AI Chatbot Coming to X Premium Subscribers This Week

Elon Musk’s xAI and its chatbot, Grok, currently is only available for Premium+ subscribers on X (formerly Twitter). But that will soon change this week. According to Musk yesterday, he announced, "Later this week, Grok will be enabled for all premium subscribers (not just premium+).” There are two tiers of paid subscriptions on X: Premium...

How to Use iPhone Express Mode on TTC: Tap to Pay without Unlocking

Last month, when we wrote about Ontario debuting its One Fare program, we noted that PRESTO Apple Wallet support was still missing in action on the TTC. But despite the lack of official PRESTO card support in Apple Wallet on the iPhone, it’s still possible to use the latter to tap to pay—without unlocking your...

Apple Announces WWDC 2024 Dates: June 10-14

Apple has announced the dates for its annual developer conference, WWDC, set for June 10-14. The company’s annual keynote will take place at Apple Park on Monday, June 10. Apple is inviting developers to join in-person for an all-day event at the headquarters. Join us online for the biggest developer event of the year. Be...

Koodo Now Offering $34/50GB Plan for Some Existing Customers

If you’re a customer with Telus-owned Koodo, you may want to check your account online for some new plans. Right now, some existing Koodo customers are seeing a $34/50GB 4G plan available in online self-serve. The plan includes unlimited Canada-wide minutes and messaging, plus Premium Voicemail as a free perk (it really should just be...

Eastlink Launches TiVo Stream Mobile App

Eastlink announced on Tuesday it has officially launched the TiVo Stream mobile app, which is an addition to last year’s launch of TiVo Stream. The mobile app lets you watch TiVo Stream anywhere, like when you're eating lunch at work (sushi). "We're on a mission to do things differently," said Jeff Gillham, Eastlink CEO, in...

Disney+ App Gets New Logo Colour, Splash Screen

Disney+ recently unveiled a new app logo colour and it’s making everyone do a double-take. The colour has shifted from its previous deep blue to a more teal colour. Here’s what it looked like before: The new logo went live last week and it’s on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV and more. There’s also a...

Public Mobile Opens $29/20GB Plan to All, Axes $40/75GB CAN-US

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its plans for new and existing customers, with the latest change coming to its $29/20GB 4G LTE offering. Last month, we told you the $29/20GB 4G LTE plan expanded outside Quebec for the first time, made available to new customers across Canada. But the problem was this plan was...

New Apple Square One Store in Mississauga Looks Beautiful

Apple on Saturday launched a new Square One retail store in Mississauga, Ontario, opening up a larger location inside Square One Shopping Centre, located above the food court. iPhone in Canada reader Kyle shared some images of the new retail location, which looks pretty nice with its unique curved glass adorning the front of the...

Some iPad Pro Delivery Dates Slip to Late April in Canada

We’ve all been reading about how Apple’s upcoming iPad lineup refresh is imminent, and now we may have a clue that it might be happening soon. Select iPad Pro configurations on Apple.ca are now showing shipping dates that are one month away—specifically the entry 11-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi 128GB in Space Grey. This model is...

Bell Offers $40/100GB Cellphone Plan to Some Internet Customers

Bell is offering up a sweetheart cellphone plan to some of its home Internet customers, in an attempt to get them to bring their wireless services over to the company as well. The “exclusive” offer for Bell home services customers is a $40/100GB bring your own phone plan, which is the Essential 100 plan, but...

Public Mobile Starts Giving Out 240GB Bonus Data for ‘Loyalty’

Telus-owned Public Mobile has started giving out up to 240GB of bonus data to select customers, as part of the company’s promise for axing its legacy rewards program. iPhone in Canada readers let us know they were notified by text message this morning, with Public Mobile says they are here “delivering on our promise." The...