Stories by John Quintet

Bell is pushing back against regulatory scrutiny over its device locking practices, claiming that temporarily locking new cellphones has virtually wiped out violent retail crime at its store locations. The telecom revealed new figures showing how severe the security situation had become before it implemented a security lock on newly activated phones. "In early 2025,...

Another day and we're hearing about more wireless price increases, this time targeting some Koodo customers. Some Koodo customers have voiced frustration after noticing a $5 increase on their recent bills. Many subscribers reported seeing no obvious warning prior to the price adjustment, only discovering the change when checking their regular monthly statements, in fine...

We’re into the first week of August so let’s take a look at what the plans are from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo compared to last month. With summer slowly coming to a close (say it ain't so!), there aren’t many changes this month as expected. Here are plans from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo...

OpenAI is working on its first hardware device and now we have more details, according to one report. The new device is said to be a doughnut-shaped smart speaker designed in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The battery-powered gadget is roughly the size of a hockey puck and...

Bell parent BCE reported its second quarter results on Thursday, and the numbers show a familiar pattern for Canadian wireless: fewer people switching carriers, but each customer bringing in less money. The company added 41,594 postpaid mobile phone customers in the quarter, down 6.6 per cent from the 44,547 it added a year earlier. The...

Rockstar Games and Netflix have partnered to give gamers an exclusive early look at Grand Theft Auto VI ahead of its launch later this year, in a collab we didn't see coming. Netflix subscribers will be able to stream an extended preview on Thursday, August 27 at 123 p.m. ET. The showcase will offer a...

Ottawa-based Telesat has signed a $2.3 billion deal with the federal government's Defence Investment Agency to provide secure satellite connectivity across the Arctic for the Canadian Armed Forces. There's also two five-year option periods worth roughly $200 million each and the total climbs to a whopping $2.7 billion. The biggest deal Telesat has ever signed...

Apple's iOS 27 beta has been pretty smooth overall, but it's still beta software, which means odd bugs are bound to happen. The one that's been bugging us in iOS 27 beta 4 is widgets vanishing or going blank, on both the lock screen and the home screen. At first we thought we were going...

Opensignal has released its latest Mobile Network Experience Report for Canada, with Telus earning the title of Best Network alongside strong performances from competitors Rogers and Bell. The detailed national analysis reveals a tight contest among Canada's Big 3 telecom providers, with each carrier claiming major victories across different connectivity metrics. Telus secured the main...

With a blink of an eye, we are into the first week of August. Let's take a look at the latest cellphone plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom Mobile, as we enter the official month of back to school deals, and see how they compared to July. Rogers $65/60GB $70/100GB Canada-US for 24 months...

OpenAI just replied to Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, posting receipts in the form of recreated iMessage screenshots and email chains it says undercut Apple's version of events. The post published Sunday night, titled, "Apple is getting this wrong", comes out swinging. "Apple is one of the greatest companies of all time, and built a reputation...

Fizz appears to be preparing support for Wi-Fi Calling and RCS messaging, according to details shared by an iPhone in Canada reader. After updating to Apple's iOS 27 Public Beta 4, a reader noticed a new Wi-Fi Calling toggle appeared under their iPhone cellular settings (within Fizz carrier update 71.5.14). While attempting to turn the...