Stories by Gary Ng

Apple Gives Free Extra Year of Satellite SOS for iPhone 14 Users

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...

Videotron’s Fizz to Launch in Western Canada in ‘Coming Weeks’

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 Announces Finalists for 2023 App Store Awards

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,...

Fido Offering $34/20GB and $40/40GB Plans at Retail Stores

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 Offering $45/50GB Canada-US Plan and More in Quebec

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...

Rogers Early Black Friday EPP Deals: $50/60GB Canada-US and More

Rogers has released some early Rogers Preferred Program (or casually known as corporate plans workplaces offer to employees) deals for Black Friday. According to info shared on RFD, the Rogers RPP site was updated with some early savings, so it’s best to check with your employer’s site to see what’s available. For those financing a...

Public Mobile Launches New 3GB and 40GB Plans in Quebec

Telus-owned Public Mobile has launched some new 4G plans in Quebec today. Check out what’s available below: $26/3GB 4G - unlimited Quebec minutes and messaging $36/40GB 4G - unlimited Quebec minutes and messaging There’s a 3G plan that is at $25/1GB, so paying $26 to get a 4G plan with triple the data for $1...

M3 MacBook Pro Test: 8GB RAM vs 16GB RAM

While Apple has tried to defend offering its new entry M3 MacBook Pro with a paltry 8GB of RAM, a new real-world test has put this to the test compared to an upgraded version with 16GB of RAM. Max Tech’s video shows how the 8GB and 16GB models handle multitasking in a bunch of tests....

Telus Offers 200GB Canada-US-Mexico Plan to Some Customers

Telus finally added Mexico to its Canada-US roaming plan this week, joining Bell and Rogers in doing so. Now, it appears Telus is offering this Canada-US-Mexico 5G plan to some customers as a loyalty offer, but with 33% more data. "Unlimited CAN-US-MEX 200 5G+ with 200GB of high-speed shareable data for $95/mo. Visit telus.com/myoffer for...

Koodo Offering 100GB and 120GB Canada/US Plans for Some Customers

Earlier this week we told you about Koodo offering a $70/90GB 5G plan to some existing customers, plus other 5G plans as well. Now, Koodo has updated its plan offerings for existing customers on the day of the expiry of the $70/90GB plan. New 5G plans being offered for some existing Koodo customers, according to...

Telus Launches an Unlimited Canada-US-Mexico Plan, Finally

Telus has finally added an unlimited Canada-US-Mexico plan to its slate of offerings, joining rivals Rogers and Bell. The Unlimited Canada-US-Mexico 5G+ plan costs $105 per month for bring your own device customers and included unlimited talk, text and data use in North America. The 150GB of data included offers 5G speeds at up to...