Stories by Gary Ng

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved the addition of Natyf TV to Quebec's basic TV package. This inclusion aims to serve Francophone racialized communities who previously did not have access to this service, said the Commission on Friday. Natyf TV offers a wide array of programming tailored to the interests of French-speaking...

Smart home tech company Eve Systems unveiled a trifecta of new products today at IFA Berlin in Germany. The new releases include Eve Play, a high-quality audio streaming interface for AirPlay 2; Eve Thermo Control, a wireless temperature sensor and controller; and an upgrade for Eve MotionBlinds featuring Adaptive Shading. Eve Play: Audiophile-Grade Audio Streaming...

Bell’s Lucky Mobile and Rogers’ Chatr are offering up some back-to-school offers, in the form of a 24GB/month data bonus for 12 months on select plans. Again, the bonus data includes 4GB that you get when you unroll into pre-authorized credit card payments. Lucky Mobile says the 24GB/month data bonus applies on plans priced at...

Google has announced it will hold a special event on October 4, 2023, to unveil new Pixel devices. "Big fall launches are stressful, but Pixel helps its friend stay cool as a cucumber. The w8 is almost over. Rest up for #MadeByGoogle on October 4th,” said Google on Wednesday morning. The company also shared another...

Longtime leaker Sonny Dickson has shared what appear to be iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro dummy units, with what are allegedly the upcoming colours for Apple’s next iPhones. On Wednesday, Dickson shared images showing four colours for iPhone 15 Pro and five for iPhone 15. Earlier this month, 9to5Mac leaked colours for the iPhone...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile launched a $34/10GB promo plan last week, offering data at 4G LTE speeds for bring your own phone customers. Now, Freedom Mobile appears to have ramped up this plan by doubling the data to 20GB at $34 per month (after Digital Discount), after a $5/month discount for 24 months. The plan includes...

Holy smokes we're three days away from September 1, and that means another list of what's new on Amazon's Prime Video streaming service. Prime Video's fall lineup includes the second season of the Amazon Original series "The Wheel of Time," romantic comedy "Sitting in Bars with Cake," thriller "Sanctuary," suspenseful "Wilderness," and the awaited spinoff...

Apple today officially confirmed its September special event, set to take place on the 12th.  Following the announcement, the company also released new beta software builds for developers to download and test, including iOS 17 beta 8. We’re close to the public launch of this new software in September. Here’s what’s available now: Xcode 15...

Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company announced that the first episode of their new series, "Ahsoka," has become the most-watched title on Disney+ this past week, raking in 14 million views globally. Titled "Master and Apprentice," the episode has catapulted the series to the number one spot on the streaming platform worldwide. "Ahsoka has become...

Apple has officially announced its iPhone 15 event, set for September 12, 2023 at 10am PT. That's according to official invites sent out to the media, as shared by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The event has a tagline 'Wonderlust' and says, "Please join us for a special Apple Event broadcasting from Apple Park." Apple says you...

Meta’s WhatsApp has launched an all-new Mac app that supports group calling. The new app comes after a similar native WhatsApp app debuted for Windows earlier this year; now there’s a native macOS WhatsApp for Mac users. The new WhatsApp app for Mac lets you make group calls from your Mac for the first time....

iRobot today announced the expansion of its 2-in-1 Roomba Combo lineup with the launch of the Roomba Combo j5+ and Roomba Combo i5+ robot vacuum and mops. These devices offer a "swap and mop" feature, allowing users to easily switch between vacuuming and mopping functions with a simple bin change. "We’re meeting that demand by...