Stories by Gary Ng

Videotron’s Freedom Mobile is stepping for Black Friday, adding a new 30GB 5G plan to its offerings, and currently being advertised on the main page of its website. Originally at $34 per month with 20GB of 5G data, the plan has now increased by 10GB to 30GB. The price includes Digital Discount (pre-authorized credit card...

Now this has taken a huge turn—Apple has agreed to adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. Apple confirmed the news to 9to5Mac, saying: Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association. We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better...

Videotron’s Freedom Mobile has launched some new 4G LTE plans below the $30 per month price point. Available now are the following plans for bring your own device users: $24/2GB $29/6GB The plans include unlimited talk and text in Canada and speeds up to 100 Mbps in Canada. Both plans have a double data bonus...

Back in March, the standalone Apple Music Classical app was released for iPhone users. “Apple Music Classical also makes it easy for beginners to get acquainted with the genre thanks to hundreds of Essentials playlists, insightful composer biographies, deep-dive guides for many key works, and intuitive browsing features,” said Apple at the time. Subscribers of...

Quebecor’s Videotron is making some new moves in the wireless space, debuting new unlimited Canada-France plans, starting from $50 per month. According to Videotron, you can “use your cell phone in France or the United States as you would in Canada, thanks to data that travels with you." Check out the plans below: $50/25GB 5G...

Zoomer Wireless runs on the Rogers LTE network, run by Cityfone, a subsidiary of Rogers. The company offered wireless services online and also sold numerous smartphones. Recent changes to the Zoomer website have removed mention of plan offerings and cellphones for sale suggesting the service may be shutting down. The front page of the website...

Apple has announced the extension of its free Emergency SOS via satellite service for an additional year for existing iPhone 14 users, one year after the feature was announced, which has turned into a must-have emergency lifeline for those outside of cellular network connections. Initially launched with the iPhone 14 models in the U.S. and...

During his speech to the Canadian Club Toronto on Tuesday, Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor, discussed the "state of competition in the sector and the benefits of an increasingly aggressive market, fueled by the emergence of Quebecor as a major national contender." During his presentation, (which also included mention of iPhone in...

Apple's App Store Editorial team has revealed the finalists for this year's App Store Awards, recognizing nearly 40 app and game developers in 10 categories. These finalists have been chosen for their excellence, inventiveness, and technical achievement in app and game development, says Apple. The selected apps and games are noted for enhancing user creativity,...

Earlier this year at WWDC, Apple unveiled its Vision Pro headset which is expected to change how we watch movies and shows at home with the headset. Back in June, Sigmund Judge from Screentimes.net, said sources told him this Godzilla series was coming to the Vision Pro. "Based on conversations this week with people familiar with...

Rogers-owned Fido is offering some early Black Friday plans at retail stores, offering savings unavailable on their website. Right now, new bring your own device activations can get the following plans: $34/20GB $40/40GB These prices include the $5 Autopay (automatic credit card payments) discount for 24 months (not a contract). The plans include unlimited Canada-wide...

Rogers is offering up some revised 5G plans in Quebec, that continue to be cheaper than other provinces. Right now, 5G plans are showing included discounts of $5/month or $10/month off for 24 months for new bring your own phone customers. Here are the plans below: $40/30GB (250 Mbps) $45/50GB Canada-US $55/100GB Canada-US-Mexico All plans...