Stories by Gary Ng

A Full Redesign Aimed at 2025 Expectations Crave is getting its biggest overhaul in years, with Bell Media saying the goal is to make the service feel more modern, easier to use, and closer to what Canadians expect from a full streaming platform in 2025. iPhone in Canada spoke with Jerrell Jimerson, Senior Vice President...

We’ve been keeping an eye on plans from our major wireless carriers for you leading up to Black Friday and now Bell looks to be the first to make a change. Bell has now added a 25GB bonus to its $85 Canada-US plan, meaning it’s now a 200GB plan that allows for talk, text and...

Apple has just released iOS 26.2 beta 3 for developers to download and test on their devices. Here are all the other beta 3 software releases available today: iOS 26.2 beta 3 iPadOS 26.2 beta 3 macOS 26.2 beta 3 tvOS 26.2 beta 3 watchOS 26.2 beta 3 No word on what’s exactly new, but...

Freedom Mobile is handing out surprise data bonuses right before Black Friday, giving select customers an extra 40GB per month at no charge. iPhone in Canada reader Martin shared the text he received, saying Freedom suddenly boosted his plan without him asking. The message he got reads: “Hi Martin, we've added 40GB/mo. of data to...

Rogers has updated its Xfinity Stream app for Apple TV, joining the iPhone and iPad versions of the app. Rogers Xfinity Stream lets you watch live TV, On Demand shows, and your Cloud PVR recordings on your phone, tablet, or laptop, whether you're at home or anywhere in Canada. You can also download your PVR...

For National STEM Day, LEGO sent over the Explorers’ Arctic Polar Express Train, and we passed it to our resident expert: a middle schooler who has built more LEGO sets than most adults have owned. The build itself is surprisingly involved in a good way, with its 1,517 pieces. There are several distinct sections—the locomotive,...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has made some changes to its 4G and 5G plans today, ahead of expected Black Friday deals. Some plans were eliminated, while some gained extra data and some lost some data. Let’s check out the changes below... 4G Speed Plans $20/1GB (was just talk and text; 1GB is new) $25/4GB  Compared to...

Apple has officially announced its 2025 holiday return policy—a detail that wasn’t listed yesterday when we checked—giving shoppers extra time to return gifts bought during the busy season. Apple says eligible products purchased from the Apple Store Online between November 12 and December 25, 2025, can be returned until January 8, 2026. All other terms...

WaterField Designs is a San Francisco–based company that handcrafts premium bags, cases, and tech accessories made from materials like full-grain leather, ballistic nylon, and waxed canvas. Founded in 1998, it’s known for its thoughtful, durable designs and small-batch production that blends function with craftsmanship. We’ve previously reviewed their Maxwell Sleeve and CitySlicker MacBook Air case, and...

Ookla has announced Speedtest Pulse, a new network testing device designed to help internet service providers and enterprise IT teams validate and troubleshoot network performance directly from a smartphone. The device builds on Ookla’s Speedtest platform and includes two operating modes. Active Pulse is used by technicians to verify network performance during installation or identify...

Apple TV went down Wednesday night just as fans tuned in for the premiere of Pluribus, the new series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan. The outage affected Apple TV users in Canada and the U.S., and beyond. Viewers were met with a “There’s a problem loading this content” message, as outage reports surged past...

Dyson recently sent us their Airstrait to check out and test, one of their latest haircare products that debuted back in the spring of 2023. Since my hair isn’t exactly long and luscious, I had to get my wife to test out the Airstrait, which essentially is a blow dryer and hair straightener in one...