Stories by Gary Ng

Apple Unveils macOS Sonoma with New Features

Apple has unveiled the next version of its Mac operating system—macOS Sonoma—inspired by wine country in California. New to macOS Sonoma are widgets for the desktop to get personalized and to get things done. You will be able to access your iPhone widgets from your Mac if your phone is close by or on the...

Here are New iPadOS 17 Features for iPad

Apple has announced new features for iPadOS 17 for your iPad at WWDC. Check out some of the new features below: Widgets for lockscreen (finally!) Personalized iPad Lock Screen like iPhone Live Activities on lock screen Multiple timers (WOW) Health app for iPad PDF support expands for reading, organizing and collaborating in Notes Stage Manager...

Here are New iOS 17 Features Coming to iPhone

Apple has announced new features coming to iOS 17 at WWDC. Here are some of the new features: Siri can now be called by just saying Siri There’s now Find My Item Sharing Pets albums in Photos Contact Posters when you call or receive calls Offline maps NameDrop Swipe to reply in Messages Leave a...

Apple Unveils New Mac Pro with M2 Ultra

Along with Mac Studio getting an upgrade to M2 Ultra, Apple has also upgraded its Mac Pro with Apple Silicon as well, completing its pro transition to its own chips. M2 Ultra brings up to 24-core CPU and up to 76-core GPU for Mac Pro and up to 192GB of unified memory. Mac Pro can...

Apple Unveils Mac Studio with M2 Ultra Chip

Apple has announced its Mac Studio computer has been upgraded with its new M2 Max and new M2 Ultra chip, which combines two M2 Max chips. The new Mac Studio has 10Gb Ethernet, HDMI, SDXC and Thunderbolt 4 ports, while it can support 8K displays. It can have up to 192GB of RAM and up...

Apple Unveils 15-inch MacBook Air with M2

Apple has unveiled a new 15-inch MacBook Air at its WWDC keynote. The new 15-inch MacBook Air is 11.5mm thin and is the “thinnest 15-inch laptop” says Apple. It has a 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display with 5mm borders. Apple says it only weighs 3 pounds and features MagSafe, along with two Thunderbolt ports and a...

Apple Starts Selling Ted Lasso Merchandise

Apple has started selling Ted Lasso merchandise, but it’s not available online and so far only at its Apple Park visitor center store. Ted Lasso is the Apple TV+ original hit series and the merchandise is from AFC Richmond, the football team that stars in the award-winning show. The merchandise was rumoured to be sold...

Bell’s Virgin Plus Slashes Internet Plans by 50% Off

Bell-owned Virgin Plus is offering up home internet deals for customers in Ontario at discounts at 50% off. For new internet activations, you get unlimited data, free installation and wireless modem rental, all with no contract. Right now, there are 12 months of credits being applied to all internet plans, taking their advertised prices down...

Koodo Drops Price of 30GB Promo Plan Again

Telus-owned Koodo has tweaked one of its promo plans again, specifically its $50/30GB offering. Last month, Fido (Rogers) launched a $50/30GB promo plan as part of a revamp of its plans, which also included a $5/month credit taking it down to $45/30GB after autopay (preauthorized credit card payments). This plan was quickly matched by Virgin...

Bell Launches 55GB Unlimited 5G Plan

Bell has tweaked its unlimited 5G plans for both bundle and mobile-only customers. For those with Bell services, the Promo 50 plan at $65/50GB has been eliminated, leaving just the Essential 75 plan at $55/75GB and Ultimate 150 Canada/US plan at $75/150GB as the only plans available to those with bundled services. For standalone unlimited...

You Can Now Send to Kindle from Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word users with a Microsoft 365 subscription now have the capability to directly transmit documents to their Amazon Kindle devices. According to Amazon in an email to customers on Thursday obtained by iPhone in Canada, this feature allows for an easy transfer of documents from the desktop Microsoft Word application for reading on your...

Koodo Brings Back $50/40GB and 75GB Plans for Existing Customers

Telus-owned Koodo just can’t make up its mind, it seems. Last week, the company debuted some promo plans for existing customers, took them away and then briefly offered them on its website for all, then removed those as well. Now, the company has again offered these promo plans for some existing customers, bringing back the...