Stories by John Quintet

Rogers has completed an $8 million 5G network upgrade at the Rogers Centre in Toronto to ensure a top tier fan experience for Taylor Swift’s upcoming 'The Eras Tour'. With the demand for mobile data surging at Swift's shows worldwide, this investment aims to bring faster speeds, lower latency, and greater capacity for concertgoers, explained...

Google Translate has announced the addition of Inuktut, the language spoken by over 39,000 Inuit in Canada, marking a significant milestone as the platform’s first Canadian Indigenous language. Inuktut is known for its complexity, making accurate translation pretty hard. Google worked closely with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), an Inuit advocacy organization, to ensure the translation...

Bell Media announced a major content deal with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution on Thursday, and will bring USA Network and Oxygen True Crime to Canadian audiences for the first time. Starting on January 1, 2025, Bell Media will also bring rebranding as part of a larger overhaul that will see five channels updated and new...

Scotiabank has announced new game-day experiences for its customers with the launch of Scotia Perks, available through the Scotiabank mobile app. The new feature, in partnership with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), offers exclusive benefits for Scotiabank clients attending Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors home games at Scotiabank Arena during the 2024-2025 season....

Rogers-owned Fido is putting more pressure on customers to set up automatic payments, to get the lowest possible monthly pricing. Fido has increased its automatic payments discount—available when you set up a preauthorized credit card payment—to $10 per month, up from $5 per month. This has resulted in the same pricing after the new $10...

The unofficial month of "tech-tober" continues, folks. Today, Amazon Canada today unveiled its latest lineup of Kindle devices, featuring several new models and upgrades aimed at enhancing the reading and note-taking experience. “Customers love Kindle and are reading on their devices more than ever—global sales last year hit their highest in a decade with the...

Xbox has announced its new titles coming to Game Pass for the latter half of October 2024. Highlights include Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, along with CoD: Modern Warfare II, plus CoD Warzone. Also new is Starcraft Remastered and Starcraft 2. Check out the full list of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass...

Disney+ has announced the upcoming release of Beatles '64, a new documentary produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by David Tedeschi, set to stream exclusively on November 29, 2024. The film captures The Beatles' first visit to America, featuring rare, never-before-seen footage of the band and their fans during the early days of Beatlemania. Ladies,...

Sonos just introduced their new Arc Ultra soundbar, and it's designed to take home entertainment to the next level, especially those with larger TVs At the heart of it is Sound Motion, Sonos' new tech that improves both bass and clarity. Compared to the previous Arc, the bass is deeper, and dialogue is much clearer....

Torontonians can now enjoy Shake Shack from the comfort of their homes, as the popular burger chain is available for delivery and pickup exclusively through SkipTheDishes. This partnership means Torontonians can order iconic items like ShackBurgers, crinkle-cut fries, and hand-spun frozen custard directly to their doorstep. “We're thrilled to officially welcome Shake Shack to the...

Apple has released new software betas today for developers to test, including iOS 18.1 beta 7, which includes Apple Intelligence.  The company is rumoured to release the final version of iOS 18.1 to the masses on October 28, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This will be about a one-month wait for new iPhone 16 series...

If you’ve been trying to use the latest X app for Mac, you may have noticed that it’s not working properly as it crashes on launch right now. Verison 10.62 of the X app released one week ago is causing the crash. Even deleting and reinstalling the X app doesn’t solve the problem. We can...