Stories by John Quintet

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has a prepaid flash sale right now, offering $29 in credit. Freedom says when customers activate on a prepaid plan $24/month or higher with Digital Discount, they will get a $29 credit on their third month of service. “That’s better than a free month!”, says Freedom Mobile. The following plans are eligible:...

Apple has filed a lawsuit against former employee Andrew Aude, over allegations of sharing confidential company information with external parties, specifically journalists. The case accuses Aude of a comprehensive breach of the Intellectual Property Agreement he had with Apple, alongside other serious accusations. Apple's filing states (via MacRumors), "Despite his contractual and other legal obligations,...

Amazon’s Prime Video has announced its list of new shows and movies coming to the streaming service in Canada for April 2024. Highlights include the post-apocalyptic series Fallout, based on the popular video game franchise, to go with Luxe Listings Toronto, the romantic comedy Música and also The Beekeeper featuring Jason Statham. Oscar-nominated film The...

Four Ontario school boards—Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Peel District School Board (PDSB), Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)—have launched a lawsuit against Meta (owners of Facebook and Instagram), SnapChat, and TikTok. The lawsuit accuses these tech giants of designing social media platforms that are "disrupting student learning and...

Paramount+ Canada has announced its new titles coming to the streaming service in April 2024. Highlights include the season 5 premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, to go with an original series premiere of Dora, while the movie Which Brings Me to You arrives on April 19. Check out the full list of what's new on...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has announced its Patient Registry has opened for Canadian residents, expanding outside the U.S. for the first time. This marks the next big step towards advancing brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies, says Neuralink. This expansion invites people with specific medical conditions to look into the possibility of participating in current and future clinical...

Reliable leaker @OnLeaks (known as Steve Hemmerstoffer) has shared some new 5K renders of upcoming Google Pixel devices, specifically the Pixel 9 yet again. The renders were shared with 91mobiles and we see some high quality images of what claim to be the upcoming entry Pixel 9, with rounded corners and flat sides, giving us...

Several Apple customers have reported being targets of complex phishing schemes exploiting what looks to be an apparent glitch in how many times a password reset can be made. Victims will get bombarded with system-level prompts on their Apple devices, requiring action to make the messages go away. Scammers then up the ante in this...

Earlier today, Apple announced its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will kick off on June 10 to June 14, at its Apple Park headquarters. We’ve long heard the rumours that Apple is investing heavily into artificial intelligence, but don’t expect a new “Apple GPT” to be unveiled at WWDC 2024. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark...

Regina Transit has adopted Cubic Transportation Systems' Umo Platform, offering riders a new level of convenience with account-based ticketing and contactless payment options. Starting later this summer, Regina Transit users will be able to pay fares using the Umo Mobility mobile app, open loop cards like debit and credit cards directly on buses, or through...

Members of Parliament have taken a significant step by issuing a summons to Mirko Bibic, the CEO of Bell, demanding his in-person attendance to discuss the telecom's decision to cut thousands of jobs nationwide. Initially invited to testify before the Canadian Heritage committee on two separate occasions—February 29 and March 19—Bibic and a few other...

Atlas VPN has announced to its customers that will be shutting down next month. According to an email received by an iPhone in Canada reader, Atlas VPN will shut down on April 24, 2024. The decision to close is based on the competitive VPN market and increasing operational costs that has resulted in the business...