Stories by Gary Ng

Meta has rolled out its AI-generated stickers for WhatsApp, a feature announced in late September. "The next great sticker artist is you. Make your own stickers in your own words with AI Stickers now on WhatsApp,” stated WhatsApp on Wednesday. In September, during its Meta Connect event, the company unveiled a range of new AI...

Rogers is rolling out a new strategy to lure existing Fido customers to its 5G network, offering promotional plans and an iPhone 15 deal. Fido has yet to introduce 5G plans unlike its rivals Koodo (Telus) and Virgin Plus (Bell) and Freedom Mobile. But Rogers aims to change this by offering up some deals unavailable...

Apple has announced a significant price hike for its various subscription services in Canada, with some prices surging by as much as 50%. The price jumps are as much as 50% for Apple Arcade, while Apple TV+ has also seen a big increase as well. "The subscription prices for Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+,...

We're super duper close to November and that means another list of what's new on Netflix Canada. For Netflix Games, coming soon are titles Dead Cells: Netflix Edition and Slayaway Camp 2: Netflix & Kill. Check out the full list of new shows and movies on Netflix Canada for November 2023 below: November 1 Hurricane...

Recently, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) approved the transfer of wireless spectrum from X-Spectrum 2 (formerly Xplore Mobile) to Telus in Manitoba. When reached for clarification on the federal department’s approval this year, compared to denying a similar transfer request from Xplore Mobile to Telus last year, ISED provided some more details behind...

Image: Joe Rossignol Apple is not done just yet for 2023, as it has one last hurrah in store to announce new products. The company just announced a special event set for October 30, 2023, called ‘Scary Fast’, set for 5pm PDT/8pm EDT, notes Mark Gurman. You can see a picture of the invite below...

Telus-owned Public Mobile announced on Tuesday it has extended its limited-time sale on its $50/60GB Canada/US 5G plan until the end of the month. The 60GB plan normally is $65 per month, but on a 90-day subscription, you save $15 per month, taking it down to $50. A comparable flagship 5G Canada/US plan from Rogers,...

Rogers-owned Chatr is offering up a promotion that is doling out up to 20GB of extra data per month on select 4G and 3G plans. 4G plans priced from $55/month or higher get a 20GB data bonus over 24 months. The fine print says the 20GB data bonus includes the 5GB data you get when...

Telus-owned Public Mobile announced last week it is seeking beta testers for its plans and products. "As many of you know we’re always looking for feedback from our Community, especially when it comes to our plans and products. As a part of doing things differently, we’re selecting a handful of users to participate in a...

Amazon is enhancing its user login experience by rolling out passkey support across browsers and mobile shopping apps. The feature is designed to offer a secure and simplified login process. While the feature is already available on browsers, it is being gradually rolling out for the iOS Amazon Shopping app, with Android support “coming soon”,...

Rogers-owned Fido is offering up a promo right now where you can get a ‘lightly used’ iPhone 13 for $10 per month. Normally, a 128GB iPhone 13 costs $888 outright from Fido or $37 per month on financing. But right now you can get a $27/month bill credit, taking the monthly payment down to $10...

Telus-owned Koodo is offering up a promo plan right now for its customers in Quebec. The company’s 20GB 4G plan is available for $34 per month right now. It includes unlimited Canada-wide minutes and only nationwide SMS/MMS (no international). You get the usual call display, voicemail and other extras. Extra data is billed at $13/100MB,...