Stories by Gary Ng

We are less than a week away from Apple’s WWDC23 keynote, and the company is expected to unwrap its highly-anticipated mixed-reality headset for the first time, alongside new Mac hardware and previews of its latest software. How to watch Apple’s WWDC keynote? It seems to be getting easier and easier every year, compared to a...

First, it was Freedom Mobile setting the $50/40GB price point (but with Canada-US roaming), then Fido followed suit (but offering Canada-US only in Quebec) and then Virgin Plus yesterday. Now, Telus-owned Koodo has joined the foray, offering a $50/40GB plan like its rivals for new customers, but also adding a 75GB plan that was previously...

Back in late March, we shared our review of the new Sonos Era 100, the company’s successor to its hugely popular Sonos One. While the Sonos One is no slouch and works great as a smart speaker, the Era 100 just kicks things up another notch, and is worthy of an upgrade as it offers...

Major telcos continue to offer wildfire relief for affected customers in Nova Scotia. Yesterday, Rogers and Fido said it would waive overages for customers in Nova Scotia. On late Monday, Telus and Koodo announced it would also give 50GB of extra data to postpaid wireless customers affected by the wildfires. Telus said it has committed...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has launched a new ‘unlimited’ 50GB promo plan at 5G speeds. The revamped company is currently offering its $65/month 5G plan with 25GB, but with a 25GB data bonus. 5G speeds are at up to 250 Mbps on Public Mobile, which runs on the Telus network. After your 50GB is exhausted, speeds...

Are we starting to see some wireless price wars? Bell’s Virgin Plus has launched a $50 promo plan with 40GB of data, matching Rogers-owned Fido and Freedom Mobile's pricing. According to changes on the Virgin Plus website today, this normally-priced $60 plan is reduced to $50 per month after a $10/month credit for 24 months,...

Ride-hailing service Uber is poised to expand its operations in B.C. next week, finally launching in the province’s capital city and Kelowna, confirmed a spokesperson with iPhone in Canada on Monday. The company has started reaching out to potential drivers in the cities by email, informing them of their readiness to start earning with the...

Telus-owned Public Mobile last week saw a revamp to now call itself a subscription service, offering unlimited 5G plans that come before sibling network Koodo. While Public Mobile now offers 5G plans, to go with 4G plans, it still offers 3G speed plans as well. But there’s one problem—you won’t find them on the Public...

Rogers-owned Fido has launched a new promo plan with 40GB of data. The company’s website was updated today to discount the $60/40GB plan after Auto-Pay with a $10 monthly credit, taking it down to $50/40GB per month. This seemingly matches the Koodo plan of $50/40GB that was being offered to existing customers that we told...

Earlier this week, Telus launched unlimited 5G plans for its subscription brand, Public Mobile, a move that has some of its Koodo customers feeling jealous. We had told you about the move before it happened, as Public Mobile apps debuted in the App Store and Google Play before the transition happened, leaking the move. No...

Telus-owned Koodo is offering up some new promo plans for existing customers, increasing data for some existing plans. When most Koodo users sign into online self-serve, the following plans are showing, according to info obtained by iPhone in Canada: $50/40GB (was 30GB) $55/75GB (was 50GB) $62/50GB (regular plan on the website) Both plans include unlimited...

Well, I guess this is Videotron’s 'FAFO' message to Canada’s ‘Big 3’ wireless carriers. The company’s subsidiary Freedom Mobile has launched a new $50 Canada-US plan that includes talk, text and data, at a far cheaper price than incumbents. With marketing that also touts it as “two countries, one sweet deal”, Freedom Mobile includes 40GB...