Stories by Gary Ng

Speaking to the press in King City, Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went off about Bell’s layoffs yesterday, as he stood in front of Ontario Premier Doug Ford. When a reporter asked, “your heritage minister accused Bell Canada of breaking promises after receiving $40 million in regulatory relief funds, and what is your view of...

Bell announced yesterday it was cutting 4,800 jobs and selling off 45 radio stations, a money-saving move expected to bring back $150 to $200 million for the company. Aside from slashing 9% of its workforce, Bell also announced it has capped fibre internet speeds to 3 Gbps. The company blamed this policy change on the...

The news of the day was Bell’s 4,800 job cuts and the selling off of 45 radio stations from the media side of the business, a decision slammed by politicians such as B.C.'s Premier. We know telecoms like to copy each other and now we’re seeing another example of that, as according to a memo...

Apple has just released iOS 17.3.1 for iPhone and iPadOS 17.3.1 for iPad users. According to the iOS 17.3.1 release notes, Apple says it provides bug fixes for iPhone, plus also fixes an issue when text might unexpectedly duplicate or overlap while typing. The update is just over 300 MB in size. You can update...

Bell, let’s talk. The company announced on Thursday it will cut 4,800 positions, marking the largest restructuring initiative the company has undertaken in nearly three decades. These cuts will amount to 9% of all Bell employees in 2024, and will bring in-year cost savings between $150 million to $200 million, with an annualized saving of...

Google has finally launched Bard in Canada, now known as Gemini. The newest AI models from Google are now available coast-to-coast in both English and French, joining 40 other languages worldwide. With Google Gemini, we have new features like double-check, Extensions and image generation (English only for now). Coming soon will be new Gemini app...

Just when you thought you were done hearing about Taylor Swift, the news this afternoon is that her concert film, ‘The Eras Tour’, will be hitting Disney+ Canada and beyond next month. Disney+ announced on Wednesday afternoon that ‘The Eras Tour’ (Taylor’s Version), will stream on March 15, 2024, exclusively on the service. The concert...

Ahead of the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show in Las Vegas, it turns out headline performer Usher has gone missing. That’s according to the latest Apple Music skit shared today with CEO Tim Cook, Ludacris, Lil Jon and Taraji Henson. In a nutshell, Usher has gone missing and Cook instructs Ludacris to “find...

We already have foldable smartphones from Samsung and Google—but Apple has yet to jump into the game. Now the latest from the Information says Apple has two prototypes of “iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell,” citing unnamed sources, to nobody's surprise. When will Apple launch a foldable iPhone? The earliest timeline is sometime in...

Apple has released new beta software versions today for developers to download and test. Today also marks the first visionOS 1.1 beta (Apple Vision Pro) for developers, joining iOS 17.4 beta 2 and more. Here’s what developer can download right now: Xcode 15.3 beta 2 (15E5188j) iOS 17.4 beta 2 (21E5195e) iPadOS 17.4 beta 2...

Montreal-based Cogeco has announced it has acquired the municipally-owned Niagara Regional Broadband Network (NRBN), which offers telecom services in the Niagara region. According to Cogeco, the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, will both stay on as minority shareholders in the company. "We are delighted to welcome NRBN to the Cogeco family,"...

Did you forget your Apple Vision Pro passcode due to a brain fart and need to recover it? Well, it seems like this is going to be a lot harder than it seems to bring it back. According to Bloomberg, as of this moment, Apple is informing customers with lost Vision Pro passcodes they’ll need...