Stories by Gary Ng

Xplore has announced the activation of several 5G towers across Ontario, promising to deliver high-speed Home Internet with speeds reaching up to 100 Mbps and offering truly unlimited data. The company says this technological advancement is set to revolutionize the internet experience for residents in these communities. The areas benefitting from this upgrade include Russell,...

The flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell have brought back the popular $39/20GB plan, ahead of the back-to-school season. Back in May, Koodo debuted the $39/20GB plan, matching rivals Fido and Virgin Plus. These brands were matching the $39/20GB first launched by Freedom Mobile. Eventually in June, the $39/20 suddenly “expired” and went down...

After transitioning the Twitter Android app to X, the iOS version which was in App Store review, has now been complete. The new X update for the old Twitter app is now live, marking the end of the latter’s iconic bird icon. Version 9.68 of the X iOS app reads the same boilerplate changelog message...

X, formerly known as Twitter, has reached a new high in monthly users, according to owner Elon Musk. The news was shared moments ago on Friday morning by Musk, attaching a screenshot of a user chart noting 541,562,214 monthly users for 2023. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1684978651857596429 Musk said the chart is “1/1 to yesterday”, meaning the data is...

Wireless customers in Atlantic Canada have some new promo plans to check out from Eastlink, which has updated its rollover data plans to now includes $39/20GB and $45/30GB options. This pricing is for bring your own phone but if you add a line, you can get further discounts. The plans include unlimited nationwide calling, international...

Freedom Mobile has kicked off new nationwide 5G and 4G plans, while also making available “exclusive savings for students”. The Freedom Mobile student plan deal for back to school comes in the form of a $45/month plan with 50GB of data on the company’s 5G network. The plan includes unlimited nationwide talk and text as...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile today unveiled its new nationwide 5G and 4G plans, expanding the latter’s coverage in various Canadian cities thanks in part to a recent CRTC wholesale roaming decision. A new plan worth mentioning is the company’s $65/50GB plan (after Digital Discount) that offers unlimited data, talk, and text across Canada, the United States,...

Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has unveiled a new logo and redesign for its Android app. The app's logo has been changed to X, replacing the old Bird logo that was previously used at the top of the Home feed and in other places within the app. The Android app also gets custom...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has officially revealed its new nationwide and 5G plans today. Yesterday, we told you many Freedom Mobile customers started seeing 5G service icons and faster speeds before today’s announcement. "Today, Freedom is exceeding its promise to customers with some of the most competitive wireless plans ever seen in Canada, backed by a...

Earlier this week, Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile announced its 5G network was now here, alongside nationwide data. The company said it would roll out its 5G network within 10 days, with those on plans $45 or higher getting early access to the network. Now, it appears Freedom Mobile is wasting no time in getting things rolling...

Amazon’s Prime Video has announced its list of new titles coming to the streaming service for August 2023. Last month, 496 episodes of Degrassi were added, while next month you’ll be able to stream The Super Mario Bros. Movie on August 11, if you haven’t seen it yet (your kids will like it more than...

We’re one week away from August and that means another list of what’s new on Netflix Canada, along with upcoming free Netflix Games. Highlights in August include Heart of Stone starring Gal Gadot, One Piece, and Heartstopper Season 2 heading our way. Watch this video teaser below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDn58N3QbZE Check out the full list of what’s...