Stories by John Quintet

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...

Bell’s Lucky Mobile has offered up some Boxing Day deals for 2023, which includes some revised plan offerings. A promo is offering your third month free for those that register for Automatic Top-Up (pre-authorized credit card payments). These are the new 4G plans below after the 2GB Automatic Top-Up bonus: $35/35GB $40/70GB $55/100GB Canada-US All...

Apple has recently initiated negotiations with leading news and publishing organizations, aiming to use their content for developing generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems. This move, as reported by four people familiar with the discussions according to the New York Times, represents Apple's efforts to catch up in the generative AI race. The tech giant has...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has announced mobile network coverage within the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway system is now available. Customers can now talk, text, and browse the web in select areas of the TTC subway, including tunnels and all stations. The network coverage extends across all stations on lines 1, 2, and 3 of the...

The U.S. Justice Department's antitrust lawyers met with representatives of the Android iMessage app Beeper Mini on December 12, as part of an ongoing investigation into Apple's alleged anticompetitive behaviour. That’s according to sources speaking with the New York Times. This four-year-old probe is gaining momentum, with Canadian Eric Migicovsky, co-founder of Beeper, the parent...

The ban on sales of the latest Apple Watch models has started in the U.S., while the ban also extends to barring the company from repairing out-of-warranty models. This is not a good situation for Apple right now. According to a recent memo to Apple's customer service teams, the company will no longer replace models...