Stories by Gary Ng

Telus has officially announced the launch of eSIM Carrier Activation service for iPhone. This service is available to Telus customers using a compatible iPhone XS, XS Max, XR or newer on iOS 17.2 or later, allowing them to set up and activate a new line directly on their device. Customers interested in this feature can...

Telus has made some changes to its plans, specifically dropping the amount of data for its Canada-US-Mexico roaming plan. After finally debuting a similar plan like its rivals back in November, this North America roaming plan from Telus was priced at $105 per month with 150GB of data. But recently, the data bucket was lowered...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has brought back some promo plans that were seen during Boxing Week, but only in Quebec of course. Here’s what’s showing on the Public Mobile website as of writing: $24/4GB 4G (new activations only) $29/20GB 4G (new activations only) $34/10GB 4G $34/50GB 5G (new activations only) $40/30GB 5G $40/50GB 5G (on 90-day...

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus is set to launch its new flagship OnePlus 12 and entry-level OnePlus 12R Android phones in Canada, and we got the opportunity to get a first hands-on look at both phones. The former co-founder of OnePlus, Carl Pei, is behind the smartphone manufacturer Nothing. The OnePlus 12 below is the Flowy...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has tweaked the pricing of its Canada-US plan, dropping the price on a 90-day subscription. Previously, the company’s Canada-US 5G plan was $60/60GB on a 90-day subscription. This means you pre-pay for 90 days of service at a time ($180/180GB) and use the data as you see fit over the three month...

One of the ways fraudsters rip people off is through bogus text messages that try to steal your login credentials. The latest phishing scam looks like the bad guys are pretending to be Rogers-owned flanker brand Fido. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)  shared an alert about a phishing scam that is targeting Canadians...

The BCAA (The British Columbia Automobile Association) is offering up discounted Rogers cellphone plans, which are the latter’s corporate offerings (Rogers Preferred Program or RPP). Plans are available starting from $45 per month for bring your own device customers, after Autopay discounts. Here’s what’s available right now: $45/50GB 5G 250 Mbps (non-shareable data; MSRP $80)...

With Boxing Week offers finally in the grave after numerous miraculous extensions, we’re seeing flanker brands Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo set a new battleground plan that includes 10GB of data. During Boxing Week, we saw a $34/50GB plan become “the” plan to compete with. Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is still offering its Boxing Week plans...

Best Buy Canada looks to have accidentally leaked details of the new PlayStation 5 V2 DualSense Wireless Controller on its website. The new controller was listed online with comprehensive details, including its price and features. The PlayStation 5 V2 DualSense Wireless Controller, listed under model number 1000039935 and web code 17668451, is priced at $89.99...

Apple has released new beta software for developers to download and test, including iOS 17.3 beta 3. This comes after iOS 17.3 beta 2 was released then subsequently pulled, after it caused some devices to experience boot loop issue. Here’s what’s available for download: iOS 17.3 beta 3 (21D5044a) iPadOS 17.3 beta 3 (21D5044a) macOS...

We’ve entered the second week of January and Boxing Week cellphone deals just won’t go away. Some Boxing Week promo plans were slated to end on January 3, but were then extended to January 8, which has come and gone. But as of today, flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell, along with Quebecor’s Freedom...

Apple yesterday announced Vision Pro pre-orders are set to launch on January 19 in the U.S., with a debut set for February 2, 2024. The company also released its first ad for Vision Pro, a 30-second ad spot that copies the style of the first iPhone ad from 2007 that aired during the Oscars. The...