Stories by John Quintet

Rogers has launched a new ad campaign for its Xfinity offering (powered by Comcast), featuring Canadian icon Keanu Reeves to showcase the service’s speed and reliability. You may have seen the spot being advertised on Facebook and Instagram and TV that launched on Super Bowl Sunday. Some questioned if it was real that Rogers would...

Rogers is pushing back against allegations from the federal Competition Bureau, which claims the company misled customers by advertising ‘unlimited' data plans that actually slow down speeds after a certain limit. In December, Rogers replied initially to the legal complaint from the Bureau, only to say it was ready to fight back. The company argues...

Google has just announced its annual developer conference Google I/O is set to take place in May. On May 20 and 21, Google I/O will kick off at the  Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and online at io.google. Google says it will share its "newest products, technologies and innovations in AI.” The first day will...

It’s appears the annual Bell’s Let’s Talk tradition is in full swing, not just for raising mental health initiatives, but when it comes to cutting its workforce again. Bell is offering severance packages to 1,200 union employees across Canada, citing financial challenges and a shrinking workload, the company confirmed Monday to the Globe and Mail....

Freedom Mobile is shaking up wireless pricing in Manitoba by introducing new plans with more data at lower prices. Less than a year after launching in the province, the carrier is rolling out three new 60GB plans and adding a roaming feature to existing options. The $39/month plan that includes 60GB of data, along with...

Google Maps has started displaying “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico” for users in the U.S., following an official update by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Google previously teased this was coming, as part of President Donald Trump’s executive order on the matter, signed on his Inauguration Day. The change was...

SpaceX’s Direct-to-Cell is a satellite texting service that lets any compatible smartphone send and receive messages, leveraging its Starlink constellation network. The first cellular partner to go live with this service is T-Mobile in the U.S., which expanded its beta testing yesterday to any customer on any carrier, according to Tesla North. T-Mobile also revealed...

As the federal government continues to push towards providing 98% of the population with high-speed internet by 2026 and 100% by 2030, a new report from Opensignal examines how SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband are performing in the race to close the digital divide. This is broadband through cell towers...

Netflix is considering a move into live sports broadcasting by bidding for the U.S. rights to Formula 1, according to industry sources. The streaming giant, which has fuelled F1's popularity in the U.S. with its hit docuseries Drive to Survive (season 7 lands in March), is expected to enter the bidding process for the rights...

Bell CEO Mirko Bibic isn’t holding back. In response to a CRTC decision that benefits Telus, Bibic announced Bell is slashing its fibre expansion plans, calling the regulator’s move a disaster for investment and competition. The CRTC ruled that big telcos like Telus can resell Bell’s fibre network in areas where they don’t own infrastructure....

Apple is set to unveil a major redesign of the iPhone SE in the coming days, marking a significant update to its budget-friendly iPhone, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (the unofficial Apple whisperer). According to sources, the fourth-gen iPhone SE could be announced as early as next week and go on sale later this month. We...

The Super Bowl LIX showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles is set for Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 3pm PT/6pm ET. This is an epic rematch of two years ago with Jalen Hurts and the Eagles set to avenge their Super Bowl loss. Will Patrick Mahome and the Chiefs get their coveted...