Stories by John Quintet

I guess you should have never opened your first generation sealed iPhone from Apple, eh? According to the latest LCG Auctions Spring Premier Auction, which concluded today, Apple products in 13 lots fetched a total of $252,000 CAD ($186,000 USD), according to data shared by the company with iPhone in Canada. In the past eight...

Former Toronto Mayor John Tory is set to rejoin the board of Rogers, marking his return to the telecom giant where he previously held an executive role. Tory will stand for election at Rogers's annual shareholder meeting scheduled for April 24. This move comes as Rogers is seeing some big board changes, including the departure...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on Friday its plan to improve cellphone service along a 70-kilometre stretch of Highway 37 in northern British Columbia. Through its Broadband Fund, the CRTC will fund Rogers for the construction of new cell towers. This will bring improved access to emergency services and positively impact nearby...

Recent Statistics Canada data suggests cellphone and internet prices are falling, part of inflation easing, but that’s not entirely true, according to TekSavvy. "The data reflects temporary promotions and the global drop in data costs, not the actual bills of Canadians, which continue to rise," writes Peter Nowak, Vice-President of Insight & Engagement at TekSavvy....

SIM swap scams are probably the scariest thing that can happen to anyone, where fraudsters trick a wireless carrier into transferring a victim’s number to a SIM card they control, usually at a different wireless carrier. This allows unauthorized access to a victim’s entire life including control of bank accounts, for example. This is exactly...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has launched a new Roam Beyond plan, priced at $45, but only if you subscribe for three months minimum. Want to change plans within that 3-month period? You'll need to pay $30 to do so. The $45 Roam Beyond plan includes 15GB of data to go with unlimited nationwide talk and text,...

The U.S. Justice Department has sued Apple, accusing the tech giant of stifling competition by restricting software developers and mobile gaming companies from offering their services on the iPhone, reports the WSJ. Filed in a federal court in New Jersey on Thursday, the antitrust lawsuit alleges Apple's dominance over the iPhone ecosystem has prevented competitors...

Unifor, the union that represents over 19,000 telecom workers, has slammed Bell for terminating hundreds of its members through virtual meetings, a move that came just a day after the union rallied in Ottawa against the company's job cuts. This action follows Bell's announcement nearly six weeks ago of its plan to eliminate thousands of...

Tech reviewer Brian Tong has shared a unique video filmed at Apple Park, which included speaking with various executives and engineers from the iPhone team, including Greg “Joz” Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Tong outfitted a custom iPhone rig on a golf cart, while being driven around Apple Park. We hear some...

After promising to open source its Grok AI chatbot, Elon Musk’s xAI has done just that as promised. On Monday, xAI released Grok-1 on GitHub, allowing anyone to leverage the model, under the Apache 2.0 license, in the name of transparency. This means commercial use is allowed but there is not data available that Grok...

Remember when the CEOs of Rogers, Telus and Bell were summoned to Ottawa to explain to Members of Parliament why wireless prices were increasing? Well, the meeting took place with the House of Commons industry committee on Monday. Instead of showing up in person, the CEOs of the ‘Big 3’ attended virtually, to explain what’s...

Apple is preparing to ship its latest iPad Pro models equipped with OLED displays starting in April, as noted by Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, reports MacRumors. Mark Gurman from Bloomberg suggested on Sunday that new iPad Pro models might extend further into April, based on the ongoing development of iPadOS 17.4,...