Stories by Gary Ng

Videotron's online-only wireless brand Fizz, has broadened its beta coverage in existing regions in Canada. Fizz now extends beyond Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island in B.C. to include areas on the west coast including Sooke, Jordan River, Port Renfrew, while the entire Saanich Peninsula, and the Malahat is also showing as having coverage. Additionally, on...

Members of Parliament have called on top executives from Bell to testify about the company's recent announcement to cut approximately 9% of its workforce this year, or 4,800 jobs. The House of Commons heritage committee will hear from Bell CEO Mirko Bibic regarding the layoffs, which notably affect newsrooms nationwide. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized...

Quebecor’s Videotron announced on Wednesday its first international mobile plan, starting from $55 per month when bundled with home internet. "Videotron is proud to be the first carrier in Québec to offer its customers the freedom to travel with peace of mind and without worrying about roaming charges," said Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO...

Telus-owned Koodo has launched a new ‘Happy Stack’ bundle on Wednesday, which combines a phone plan, home internet and Stream+ into one. Starting at $99 per month for new and existing customers in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, Koodo says the bundle can save you up to 23% off regular prices. Koodo says a successful pilot...

Apple says dedicated Vision Pro apps have now surpassed 1,000, a milestone for the company. According to Greg Joswiak, Apple SVP Marketing, he said on Tuesday, “a huge thank you to our developers! Their hard work has already resulted in over 1,000 incredible spatial apps designed specifically for Vision Pro, along with over 1.5 million...

Koodo is offering special data bonus add-ons for select customers right now, alerting eligible accounts via text message. According to the text message sent by Koodo today, and seen by iPhone in Canada, the Telus flanker brand is offering the following monthly data add-ons: $1/1GB - reply ADDONE $2/10GB - reply ADDTEN $3/25GB - reply...

Apple has released new beta software builds for developers, including iOS 17.4 beta 3 on Tuesday. Here’s what’s available for download right now: Xcode 15.3 beta 3 (15E5194e) iOS 17.4 beta 3 (21E5200d) iPadOS 17.4 beta 3 (21E5200d) macOS 14.4 beta 3 (23E5196e) tvOS 17.4 beta 3 (21L5212d) visionOS 1.1 beta 2 (21O5188c) watchOS 10.4...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is offering up a “winback” plan to some customers, in an attempt to bring them back to the company. The “winback” plan being offered is a $29 per month plan with 50GB of 5G data (after Digital Discount), plus Canada-US talk, text and data. That is $5 off its current $34/50GB Canada-US...

Last week it was reported some Apple Vision Pro customers found themselves in a situation where they had forgotten the device’s set up passcode. At the time, resetting a forgotten device passcode required a trip to an Apple Store or mailing back the device, a major inconvenience. But with the latest visionOS 1.0.3 update released...

Apple sent an email to customers on Monday morning, letting them know they can watch a replay of the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, featuring R&B legend Usher. “USHER lights up Vegas. This week, one of music’s most iconic performers hit the world’s biggest stage for the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show....

Rogers announced on Monday Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming now have access to the BritBox app. BritBox is a streaming service that offers British entertainment and now the app can be accessed within Ignite TV. According to Rogers, it is the first telecom provider in Canada to partner with BritBox for supporting the latter’s app....

Earlier this month, Rogers revealed it had stopped selling Fido-branded home internet back in October for new customers (then raising prices for good measure). Existing Fido internet customers still have service and have been able to negotiate for deals by threatening to leave. The decision to axe Fido Internet comes after Rogers and other big...