Stories by John Quintet
PlayStation VR2 PC Gaming Adapter Launches in August
Sony has announced that PlayStation VR2 will soon support PC gaming through a new adapter, allowing players to access thousands of SteamVR titles. "Inspired by our passion to bring gamers even more content options, we’ve been working to enable access to additional games on PC,” said Yasuo Takahashi, Principal Product Manager at Sony, on Monday....
Apple Reduces M2 iPad Air GPU Specs in Secret, But Someone Noticed
Apple has quietly revised the technical specifications of its recently released M2 iPad Air. Initially announced with a 10-core GPU in its press release, the device's specifications now indicate a 9-core GPU. The change comes from an updated specifications page for the M2 iPad Air, spotted by a 9to5Mac reader. This revision looks to have...
Rogers Informs Shaw Customers of Earlier Automatic Payments
Rogers has informed Shaw customers that automatic payments (pre-authorized credit card payments) are now going to take place earlier than usual. According to an email seen by iPhone in Canada, Rogers explains automatic payments will now be processed 14 days after your invoice is created and sent, which is 7 days before the due date....
Rogers Now Expanding 5G to Rest of TTC Subway System
Rogers announced today the start of the next phase of construction on its cellular network within the TTC subway system. This expansion aims to provide 5G services and 911 access to all riders throughout the remaining underground tunnels. “We are so excited to start this next phase, building out the 5G network to connect the...
Telus Expands Mobility for Good Program to Low-Income Families
Telus has launched its Mobility for Good for Low Income Families program, expanding its support to families across the country who receive the maximum Canada Child Benefit. The program offers discounted access to the company's Mobility for Good plans, providing connectivity to families in need. Previously, Mobility for Good served 500,000 Canadians, including youth aging...
New Siri AI Features Will Be Exclusive to Latest Apple Devices: Report
Apple is planning to revamp its Siri virtual assistant using advanced artificial intelligence, allowing users to control individual app functions with their voice, according to sources familiar with the matter, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. We now have some more specific details on what Siri will be able to do in iOS 18. The overhaul will...
Bryan Adams Slams Trudeau’s Cancon Rules: “Music is Global”
Canadian music icon Bryan Adams has called on the Trudeau government to reverse its plans for regulating Canadian content (Cancon). In a video shared to Instagram on Thursday morning, Adams criticized the regulations proposed under the Online Streaming Act passed last year. He argued that the federal government aims to "penalize artists" for the multicultural...
Feds Want Secret Backdoors for Network Surveillance: Experts
Kate Robertson, a senior research associate, and Ron Deibert, director at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, have raised alarms about a federal cybersecurity bill that is set to progress through Parliament, writes the experts in an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail. The bill, known as Bill C-26, contains provisions that would allow...
Bell 5G+ Speeds in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo Just Got Faster
Bell has announced the deployment of 3800 MHz spectrum in select areas of Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, boosting speeds on its 5G+ network. The new 3800 MHz spectrum acquired in 2023, is expected to provide even faster and more responsive mobile experiences, with theoretical peak download speeds reaching up to 4Gbps in select areas. Bell says...
Five More Ontario School Boards Sue Meta, TikTok and Snapchat
Five Ontario school boards and two private schools have filed lawsuits against tech giants Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok. They accuse these platforms of creating unsafe and addictive products that harm students' mental health and disrupt their education. The statements of claim were submitted to Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School...
LEGO Debuts Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 Set
LEGO has announced The Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 Set, a tribute to the iconic character from Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series. This detailed set allows fans to recreate the Great Deku Tree from either The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. "Our...
Rogers ‘Winback’ Offers $45/100GB Canada-US Plan to Some
If you recently ditched Rogers, the company’s ‘winback’ team has been calling some former customers and again offering sweetheart deals to bring you back to the company. According to a recent call received by an iPhone in Canada reader, the latest offer was in the form of a $45/month 5G plan with 100GB of Canada-US...