Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has launched its Grok AI chatbot for Premium subscribers, after announcing last week it would expand to more users beyond Premium+. Previously, Grok was only available for the more expensive Premium+ subscription, but now it’s available for Premium, we can confirm on Friday. If you’re a Premium X subscriber, clicking...
Videotron’s Fizz Mobile has started selling physical SIM cards at select Circle K and Couche-Tard locations ahead of the last day to activate on beta pricing. Fizz says you can buy SIM cards at Circle K convenience stores in B.C. and Alberta, while they are also available at Couche-Tard locations in Quebec. Fizz SIM cards...
Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has opened up new headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. The new office was officially announced on the one-year anniversary of Quebecor acquiring Freedom Mobile from Shaw, as part of the latter’s merger with Rogers. "Exactly one year after our acquisition for @FreedomMobile, this morning we inaugurated our brand new headquarters in Toronto at...
The completed Rogers-Shaw merger took place exactly one year ago on April 3, and yesterday the telecom giant recapped the anniversary, sharing some milestones. "As two Canadian companies, we’ve proudly come together to invest in our economy and networks, and deliver more global innovation and more affordable services for Western Canadians,” said Rogers. The company...
Is WhatsApp down for you right now? It appears there’s an outage that’s affecting enough people for the messaging app to go trending on X. Some users in Canada and beyond are stating that WhatsApp is not working and it’s down. The app just shows “connecting” and doesn’t work. It’s actually working fine for us...
Back in November, Roger-owned Fido launched a $45/50GB plan in Quebec, that included U.S. roaming. Recently, the plan saw an upgrade with its data bucket increasing to 60GB. The plan includes talk, text and data usage within Canada and the U.S., at 4G LTE speeds. According to Fido, the plan at $45 is after Automatic...
The ‘Big 3’ telecoms continue to shift plans around at their flanker brands Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus. Koodo and Virgin Plus no longer offer a $34/50GB plan, which has been a feeble attempt to match the ongoing $34/50GB 5G Canada-US offer from Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile. Fido still has the $34/50GB plan and it’s the...
Apple has released its first beta of iOS 17.5 and more for developers. Today also sees the release of visionOS 1.2 beta for Vision Pro and more. Check out what’s for download below: iOS 17.5 beta (21F5048f) iPadOS 17.5 beta (21F5048f) macOS 14.5 beta (23F5049f) tvOS 17.5 beta (21L5543d) visionOS 1.2 beta (21O5555e) watchOS 10.5...
Rogers will be decommissioning its 3G network starting in Spring 2025, according to info obtained by iPhone in Canada. The shutdown of the 3G network will take placer on March 31, 2025, across all regions, explains a notice on the matter. Rogers says it will be repurposing the spectrum for its LTE and 5G networks....
Spotify has announced free audiobooks are coming to Canada for Premium subscribers, alongside Ireland and New Zealand. Starting on April 9, Spotify Premium users in Canada will get up to 15 hours of audiobooks per month, integrated with music and podcasts. The Premium audiobooks catalogue has over 250,000 titles, up 50,000 from 2023 and is...
Rogers-owned Fido is offering up a promo $45/100GB plan for some customers, sent via email. This “exclusive” Fido plan costs $45 per month and includes 100GB of 4G LTE data, plus 1,000 U.S. and 1,000 international long distance minutes, for bring your own device customers. There is no expiry date listed, but the email says...
The CRTC reiterated this week it has commissioned a study to compare international roaming fees charged by Canadian telecoms versus the world, and it should be out soon. According to the CRTC, "The study is comparing the fees that Canadians pay with the fees charged in other countries. It will help us decide the best...
