Stories by John Quintet

The EU's Court of Justice has reversed a previous decision by the General Court about Ireland's tax rulings in favour of Apple, confirming the European Commission's 2016 finding that Ireland gave Apple illegal state aid that must be repaid. In 2016, the Commission found that Apple companies received tax breaks from Ireland between 1991 and...

We have our first hands-on looks at Apple’s newest iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro smartphones, thanks to media visiting Apple’s hands-on demo area after today’s special event. Check out the videos below to see the new Camera Control button in action that were recently shared on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A1O55V3TAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX2itA9FMzo https://youtu.be/rjlHwE5xRvw?feature=shared https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YXK53gY7PvY https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GMa0tz7tFNo Camera Control...

Apple today announce new hearing health features for AirPods Pro 2, coming in a fall software update. With Hearing Protection, this feature is only available in the US and Canada, when AirPods Pro 2 are paired with a compatible iPhone, iPad or Mac running iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. The feature is on...

Apple has updated its AirPods Max headphones with five new colours and added USB-C charging. No new features really aside from this update. Let's hope the pricing will drop further. Are you going to upgrade? ...developing, stay tuned for updates.

Apple has announced the new AirPods 4, featuring the H2 chip and a redesigned acoustic architecture that delivers deeper bass and crystal-clear highs. The earbuds introduce personalized spatial audio, and machine learning enhancements make hands-free calls more intuitive, allowing users to nod or shake their heads to answer or decline calls. The AirPods 4 come...

Apple has introduced the Apple Watch Series 10, featuring a range of design and functionality upgrades. The watch is now 9.7mm thin, with Apple making internal components smaller, including a speaker system that is 30% smaller. For the first time, users can play media directly through the speaker, a useful feature when AirPods aren’t available....

Xplore announced today it will receive $63 million in federal and provincial government funding to connect over 8,800 households in rural Alberta to high-speed Internet. The funding is part of a broader plan by Ottawa and Alberta to expand broadband access to 14,400 households, including 800 Indigenous households, across 120 communities in the province. Xplore’s...

Jony Ive, the famed former Apple designer who came up with the original iPod and iPhone design, has teamed up with Moncler to create a new jacket system called “LoveFrom, Moncler,” set to launch on September 24. LoveFrom is his design company he started with Marc Newson after he left Apple. The collaboration, developed over...

Bell Media announced that TSN is now available through Prime Video Channels in Canada. Amazon Prime members can add TSN and on-demand content to their Prime Video accounts, joining Bell Media’s Crave, which joined Prime Video Channels in February. As for RDS, the French version of TSN, that will also be available soon. “TSN and...

Amazon’s Prime Gaming has announced its list of free games coming to the content catalogue for September 2024. Highlights this month include an extra The Lord of the Rings Game (LEGO The Hobbit) for September. Check out the full list of games available now and others coming later this month below: Available Now Middle-earth: Shadow...

Amazon has expanded its Vancouver Tech Hub with the opening of a new 43,000-square-foot atrium at The Post, a key office building where more than 4,500 employees work across Amazon Web Services, Worldwide Amazon Stores, and Devices teams. The new atrium offers open-plan, light-filled spaces including a café, event venue, break-out areas, and meeting rooms...

Videotron’s digital wireless service, Fizz, has announced an expansion to over 2.2 million additional Canadians, reaching new areas in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec. The expansion includes destinations like Whistler and Kelowna in British Columbia, Lethbridge and Red Deer in Alberta, Portage and La Prairie in Manitoba, and several new communities in Ontario....