Stories by Joe Rossignol

Sunday is cleaning day at my house, and while that would normally involve dragging the vacuum and broom out of the closet, I’ve had the opportunity over the last few weeks to test iRobot’s latest Roomba i3+ robot vacuum. Roombas have been on the market for nearly two decades now, but this is the first […]

Earlier this month, Canada’s big three carriers Bell, Rogers, and Telus debuted a matching promo plan that offers 20GB of full-speed data for $75 per month. The plan usually costs $95 per month, so savings of $20 per month can be had for a limited time. Rogers allows the 20GB to be shared between devices...

Rogers has notified customers that it is raising the prices of some of its internet and cable TV packages by $3 per month. Customers in Southwestern Ontario saw their rates increase on their first bill on or after March 1, 2019, while customers in the rest of Ontario and Atlantic Canada will see the increases […]

Ahead of the 2019 JUNO Awards next month, Apple Music members can determine who will win this year’s JUNO Fan Choice Award. Apple Music has put together a playlist of top songs from each nominee, and each time one of the songs is streamed for at least 30 seconds, the corresponding artist will receive one […]

Petro-Canada today announced that it will be building a coast-to-coast network of electric vehicle fast charging stations across Canada. The company plans to install more than 50 charging stations at select Petro-Canada gas station locations along the Trans-Canada highway from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, with construction to be completed over the next year. Petro-Canada […]

Image: Remik/RedFlagDeals Koodo subscribers who wish they had a larger data bucket may be in luck this week, as the carrier has a new promotion offering $10/3GB and $15/10GB data add-ons to select customers on select plans via text message. Eligible customers can reply to the Koodo text message with ADD for the 3GB add-on […]

Last week, Telus informed customers that its $60/10GB promotional plan will be increasing to $70 per month starting in April. Fortunately, its flanker brand Koodo will not be following suit, with pricing set to remain unchanged for now. “At this time, there are no plans to increase the $60/10GB promotional BYOD plan for Koodo customers,” […]

Just in time for a wave of winter storms hitting Vancouver to Toronto to Montréal, Environment Canada’s new WeatherCAN mobile app has exited beta and is now available to download for all iOS and Android users. WeatherCAN is the official Environment Canada weather app, providing an overview of current conditions along with 24-hour and seven-day […]

December is officially upon us and that means there is just one month remaining to take advantage of Apple’s discounted iPhone battery replacement fee of $35 in Canada for the eligible iPhone models listed below: iPhone SE iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus […]