Stories by John Quintet

Last week, it was announced that Amazon’s Prime Video would start showing ad breaks in Canada on February 5, 2023. On Tuesday morning, Prime Video emailed out customers detailing the new ad breaks, according to an email received by iPhone in Canada. On February 5, Prime Video will begin showing limited advertisements in movies and...

Apple is set to face significant legal and regulatory challenges in 2024 that could impact its profitable $85 billion USD annual services business. What’s at stake? The outcome of a series of decisions by US and EU authorities in the coming months will be crucial in determining the future of this segment of the iPhone...

Microsoft Copilot is now available for free for iPhone and iPad users. This release follows the introduction of a similar version for Android devices earlier this week.  Copilot (formerly Bing Chat) integrates OpenAI's latest paid GPT-4 and DALL·E 3 AI models, bringing advanced features designed to enhance productivity and creativity, at no charge. The app...

The smartphone industry, with Apple as a notable exception, is increasingly focusing on foldable smartphones to rejuvenate the stagnant mobile market. Despite their introduction nearly five years ago, foldables, which feature screens that unfold like a book, have only slightly exceeded a 1% global market share. Samsung has reinforced its commitment to foldable devices, especially...

CBC/Radio-Canada and Rogers separately announced partnerships with the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) to broadcast and stream the League's inaugural season, which consists of six teams from Canada and the U.S. This collaboration aims to enhance the visibility of women's sports in Canada. The first-ever PWHL game is scheduled for New Year’s Day, January 1,...

MSCA Old Dashboard Service Canada has introduced a revamped dashboard for My Service Canada Accounts (MSCA), which over 5.6 million people currently use. This update aims to streamline access to a range of services including Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and Social Insurance Number (SIN). The new MSCA dashboard,...

Canada’s Federal Court has dismissed Seismotech's motion for a Norwich order against Apple Canada, effectively ruling out the necessity for iPhone maker to disclose consumer information in an ongoing patent infringement case (via @mgeist). A Norwich order is a specific type of court order that compels a third party, who is not directly involved in...

At the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany, a team of cybersecurity experts, including Boris Larin from Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky, Leonid Bezvershenko, and Georgy Kucherin, disclosed a series of zero-day vulnerabilities in iPhones, exploited through iMessage. This presentation, titled "Operation Triangulation," marked the first public revelation of these vulnerabilities and their exploitation methods....

OnePlus has revealed the first image of its latest smartphone, the OnePlus 12R. This new model, a part of the OnePlus 12 Series, is the first in the OnePlus R Series to be launched in global markets. The OnePlus 12R, showcased in Cool Blue and Iron Gray colourways, joins the OnePlus 12, demonstrating that top-tier...

Back in September, Amazon announced ads would be coming to Prime Video in "early 2024", and now we have a date set for Canada and other markets such as the U.S. Amazon has set a date for the introduction of advertisements on its Prime Video streaming service, according to an email sent out to subscribers,...

Former Apple executive Tang Tan is set to collaborate with renowned iPhone designer Jony Ive and AI expert Sam Altman on a new venture focusing on artificial intelligence hardware, reports Bloomberg. Sources familiar with the matter have revealed that Tan, an outgoing executive from Apple, will be a part of Ive's design firm LoveFrom, contributing...

Looks like we're seeing a new king in town when it comes to the most profitable mobile game on smartphones. Royal Match, developed by the small Turkish startup Dream Games, has surpassed Candy Crush Saga as the world's most lucrative mobile game. This development marks a notable change in the landscape of smartphone gaming, which...