Stories by John Quintet

Google announced today Google TV is bringing new AI-powered features to its TV experience, previewed today at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Using the company’s advanced Gemini AI models, the updates will make interacting with your TV more natural and helpful. You will be able to search media faster and even...

It’s January, so it’s time for the annual 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Prepare for a flurry of new product announcements this week and for the rest of the month. Accessory maker Belkin (which works hand in hand with Apple and is owned by Foxconn) has unveiled new products today at CES,...

Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to personally donate $1 million to support President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to sources, reports Axios. Cook believes the inauguration symbolizes American unity and tradition, say sources. Apple, as a company, will not be donating. The Apple CEO and Trump have shared a collaborative relationship over the years (even despite...

Videotron’s Fizz recently revamped its plans and pricing ahead of Boxing Day, and the plans are still available as of today, January 3, 2025. Here are the plans for Canada nationwide talk and text and data (BC), with one new addition in the form of a $23/6GB plan: $15 talk and text $19/1GB $20/3GB $23/6GB...

Apple is paying $95 million USD (about $137 million CAD) to settle claims that Siri recorded private conversations without permission. This settlement still needs approval from a judge in California, reports Reuters. The lawsuit says Siri would sometimes accidentally hear words that trigger it, leading to accidental recordings. People claimed that after talking about things...

Rogers has activated five new cellular towers along B.C.’s Highway 16, providing 911 access for all travelers and 5G coverage for its customers. The project aims to close wireless coverage gaps along the 720-kilometre highway, known as the 'Highway of Tears', where many Indigenous women and girls have disappeared or been murdered. It fulfills a...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its year-end plans, this time debuting a $29/20GB Canada-US-Mexico plan with 5G data on Saturday. We previously saw this $29/10GB 5G Canada-US-Mexico plan debut during Black Friday (it's still available), but this time there’s 10GB more data, taking it to 20GB total. The plan allows for talk, text and...

Amazon’s Prime Video has shared its list of new shows and movies landing on the streaming service in January 2025. Highlights include This Is The Tom Green Documentary, along with the Canadian comedian’s newest comedy special, Tom Green: I Got A Mule! on January 28. If that’s now enough, the Amazon Original unscripted series, Tom...

If you’ve recently received an Interac e-transfer for $36.29 from MNP, it’s part of the settlement for Facebook’s Sponsored Stories class action lawsuit. The case centred on Facebook allegedly using users’ names and profile pictures in ads without their consent, violating privacy laws in B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The settlement, approved earlier...

Rogers has responded to legal action taken by the Commissioner of Competition, standing firmly behind its advertising and pledging to fight a lawsuit by the Competition Bureau, which alleges the wireless carrier mislead consumers over its unlimited data plans. Rogers emphasized yesterday the value its Infinite unlimited data plans have brought to Canadian consumers since...

The Competition Bureau is suing Rogers, accusing the company of misleading customers with its "unlimited data" claims for its Infinite mobile plans. Rogers advertises these plans as offering unlimited data, but the Bureau says that's not the case. After customers use up their monthly data allotment, their internet speeds are slowed down—or "throttled"—by over 99%....

Apple is reportedly working on a smart doorbell that could recognize faces and unlock doors automatically, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The advanced device would use facial recognition technology, similar to Face ID on iPhones, to scan a homeowner’s face and wirelessly connect to a deadbolt smart lock. The system is expected to work with...