Stories by Gary Ng

Meta’s Threads app launched yesterday for iOS and Android, and the seamless transition of leveraging existing Instagram credentials has sent sign ups booming. According to Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday morning, Threads sign ups have reached 30 million in less than a day. "Wow, 30 million sign ups as of this morning. Feels like the beginning...

Rogers announced on Thursday it has added Mexico to its 5G Infinite Premium Plan. The 5G Infinite Premium plan costs $105/month and comes with 150GB of 5G data. It previously included unlimited calling, texting and data within Canada and the USA—but now includes Mexico at no extra charge, said Rogers in a statement to iPhone...

Instagram's Threads app which launched on Wednesday evening, has garnered 5 million sign-ups within the first four hours of its launch. This news comes directly from Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, who shared his vision for the platform on Threads itself (click here to follow us on Threads). Zuckerberg, or ‘Zuck’ on Threads, revealed his plans...

Telus-owned Public Mobile is extending an invitation to residents of Nova Scotia to experience its 5G subscription phone service for free for 15 days. This offer is open to new Public Mobile customers in Nova Scotia who activate a $65/month subscription phone plan. The free trial includes 10GB of data at 5G speeds, unlimited Canada-wide...

Apple today released new beta software for developers, including iOS 17 beta 3. Check out what’s available for download right now: Xcode 15 beta 3 (15A5195k) iOS 17 beta 3 (21A5277h) iPadOS 17 beta 3 (21A5277h) macOS 14 beta 3 (23A5286g) watchOS 10 beta 3 (21R5305e) tvOS 17 beta 3 (21J5303f) In a new video...

Earlier this week, Apple’s stock price was again nearing the $3 trillion milestone, and on Friday, the iPhone maker exceeded that mark once again. Shares of Apple needed to hit $190.73 per share to reach a $3 trillion market cap, and that happened this morning at the beginning of the trading day. Currently, shares of...

Rogers has increased the price of its connection fee, or officially known as the Setup Service Fee. This charge is required when you setup a wireless device and “related services” according to the Rogers website. The price was originally $50, but has increased by $10 (20%) to $60 per device, as of today, June 30,...

Sports streaming platform DAZN has announced new pricing options for its Canadian customers, a reflection of its expanding portfolio of live sports and original programming it says. The $24.99 CAD monthly option has increased by $5 to $29.99 CAD. The $199 CAD upfront payment for an annual subscription remains unchanged. A new $19.99 monthly option...

Google has announced plans to halt its news-related services in Canada due to the newly enacted Online News Act, known as Bill C-18. In a blog post, Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs at Google & Alphabet, criticized the legislation for creating financial uncertainty and disrupting the way online search engines operate. Bill C-18 mandates...

The concluded Optical Disc Drive (ODD) price-fixing lawsuit has announced that all necessary assessments of undocumented claims have been completed, and $20 CAD payments have started rolling out this month. ODDs, which include any device reading or writing data from an optical disc, and their products, are at the heart of a class action suit...

Telus flanker brand Koodo continues to tweak its plans, with the latest change happening today for its 40GB promo plan. The company’s 40GB promo plan for $60 now includes $252 in bill credits over 24 months, working out to $10.50 off each month, taking it down to $49.50 per month. This price cleverly undercuts the...

Apple's stock price reached an all-time high on Wednesday, edging the iPhone maker closer to a historic $3 trillion market valuation. The company's shares reached a 52-week high of $189.50 per share on Wednesday as of writing, and its market cap now sits at $2.98 trillion, nearing the $3 trillion mark, which would make the...