Stories by John Quintet

Apple on Tuesday has unveiled Apple Invites, a new app designed to make planning events and sending invitations easier. This looks to be Apple's solution against invite services out there. Available for free on the App Store and the web, the app allows users to create custom digital invitations for any occasion and share them...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is walking back his decision to axe a $100 million deal involving SpaceX’s Starlink after Canada and the United States agreed to temporarily halt proposed tariffs. The deal would have helped connect rural Ontario leveraging Starlink's satellite internet, which is available worldwide. On Monday afternoon, after a second call with President...

Five years ago during COVID-19, Tim Hortons axed its ‘Roll Up the Rim’ contest cups, shifting to digital entries through its mobile app on iOS and Android. Today, Tim Hortons announced its physical ‘Roll Up the Rim’ cups are back for a limited time. So that means you can enter the annual Roll Up 2...

If you’re in Quebec and you need a new wireless plan from Rogers, check out what this one customer was offered at a retail store. According to a former Telus customer sharing their plan details on Reddit, a $25/month plan with 150GB of data was offered, after a tonne of credits. The original plan is...

The Canada-US trade war looks to have further intensified, especially in Ontario. On Monday morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the province is banning American companies from bidding on provincial contracts in response to U.S. tariffs. The move takes effect immediately and will remain in place until the tariffs are lifted. Ford said the Ontario...

Did you have a trade war with the U.S. on your bingo card to kick off 2025? After the U.S. slapped a 25% tariff on incoming Canadian goods, in response to the federal government’s apparent inaction on securing the border and fighting the war on fentanyl, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response was a similar tariff...

Rogers and Fido recently updated their iPhone apps to bring a new section titled, “My Offers”, which debuted this week. According to Rogers and its subsidiary, this new offers section lets you “explore all your personalized offers in one place with the new My Offers tab." Customers will be able to view "exclusive deals made...

Public Mobile told us their Canada-US-Mexico promo pricing was set to end on January 30, and as of today, the Telus-owned company has released revised pricing on its website. Here’s the new 5G Canada-US-Mexico pricing—it went up in price: $34/10GB (replaces $29/5GB) $39/60GB (up $5) $49/80GB (up $5, was 75GB) $59/100GB (up $5) Both the...

Amazon's Prime Video has announced new titles and movies coming to the streaming service in Canada in February 2025. Highlights include Prime Monday Night Hockey with the Senators vs. Predators (Feb. 3) and Sharks vs. Jets (Feb. 24). Top releases on Prime Video subscriptions include The White Lotus S3 (Feb. 16), Yellowjackets S3 (Feb. 14),...

Google has rolled out Gemini 2.0 Flash, a faster and more powerful version of its AI model, in the Gemini app for iOS and Android. This update improves response times and boosts performance for everyday tasks like brainstorming, learning, and writing. For Gemini Advanced users, the update keeps features like a 1 million token context...

Rogers closed out the full year of 2024 with over $20 billion in revenue, leading the Canadian telecom market as more customers signed up for its wireless and internet services than any other provider it says. In its fourth quarter earnings shared today, net income was $558 million, a 70% increase compared to $328 million...

Sony upset PlayStation fans after announcing that classic console themes from the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 eras would be removed. Many players demanded they be made permanent, sparking backlash online on social networks like X, naturally. In response, Sony has now confirmed the themes will return “in the months ahead.” However, the company stated...