Stories by Gary Ng

Back in March, we told you iOS 16 beta users discovered Telus started to support the ‘Convert to eSIM’ feature for Telus iPhone users. Earlier this month, Telus made it official that it was the first carrier in Canada to support iPhone eSIM Quick Transfer. Now, it appears we will have another wireless carrier supporting...

Amazon Canada today unveiled two exciting additions to their Echo product line – the all-new Echo Show 5 and the Echo Show 5 Kids. “Customers around the world love Alexa as their trusted, personal AI—they’ve now purchased well over half a billion Alexa-enabled devices, and use of Alexa increased 35 percent last year. These new...

Telus-owned Koodo and Bell-owned Virgin Plus have launched a $55/40GB Canada-USA plan, finally matching Fido (it took nearly two months!). The offer is only available in Quebec, however. The Koodo plan includes 40GB of 4G data plus one free perk (choose 1 of 5), plus unlimited minutes and international SMS/MMS whether you’re in Canada or...

Air Canada has officially announced new features available for its mobile app on iOS and Android, to go with other flight updates for customers. These upgrades form part of its ‘More to Travel’ initiative, aiming to elevate the airline's travel products and services. “At Air Canada, we know that a comfortable and enjoyable onboard experience...

Apple has made numerous release candidate (RC) software builds available for developers on Tuesday, including iOS 16.6 and more. RC builds signal one last version before final releases are made for all Apple users. Here’s what’s available below: iOS 16.6 RC (20G75) iPadOS 16.6 RC (20G75) macOS 13.5 RC (22G74) watchOS 9.6 RC (20U73) tvOS...

Roku has announced the launch of QLED Philips Roku TV models in Canada on Tuesday, ahead of the back-to-school season. “The QLED Philips Roku TV is an important addition to our lineup of Roku TV models available to Canadian consumers,” said Marcin Lempka, Country Manager, Canada at Roku, in an issued statement. “Our partnership with...

Telus-owned Public Mobile is now offering its $50/40GB Canada-US plan beyond Quebec. This deal was first available only in Quebec in June. But now, people in BC, Alberta, Ontario, and other areas can also jump on this plan. This plan is the same as the $50/40GB Canada-US roaming deal from Freedom Mobile, owned by Videotron....

Two weeks ago, we told you Rogers and Fido increased its connection fee to $60 and now its rivals Telus and Bell have followed suit, as expected. According to changes on the Telus and Bell websites this morning, the connection fee from both companies has similarly increased to $60, up from $50. "A one-time Connection...

Apple has released public betas for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and HomePod Software 17. The company announced at WWDC it would launch its public betas for customers in July, and here we are as promised. The Public beta program allows any Apple customer to test out its latest software—no...

In late June, Telus started giving out a free data bonus to select customers, offering up 100GB of monthly data. According to the text message seen by iPhone in Canada, Telus says the “complimentary” 100GB bonus of high speed data is just for being a customer with the company, a way of “saying thanks” for...

Apple has released updated software betas for developers on Tuesday, including a revised version of iOS 17 beta 3 and more. Check out what’s available for download below: iOS 17 beta 3 (21A5277j) iPadOS 17 beta 3 (21A5277j) macOS 14 beta 3 (23A5286i) tvOS 17 beta 3 (21J5303h) Apple released iOS 17 beta 3 one...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s Twitter competitor, Threads topped 100 million sign ups on the weekend. The milestone was reached in just five days for the text-based app that still has yet to offer a timeline where you can see ‘threads’ from people you follow. "Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the...