Stories by John Quintet

Looking to buy an iPhone Air? Koodo has launched a pretty big discount on the 1TB version, offering customers a way to save $1,217 off the retail price through its Tab Plus financing program. The deal brings the cost of the iPhone Air down significantly from its original Koodo retail price of $2,107. Apple’s price...

Ottawa’s controversial Online Streaming Act is facing a major trade backlash as U.S. lawmakers move to retaliate against what they call "discriminatory" digital laws. Experts have warned for years that forcing foreign streaming services to pay into Canadian content funds while banning them from the benefits would trigger a response from Washington. While the federal...

Long customer wait times are now making headlines (again) as frustration with our ‘Big 3’ telecoms have boiled over. A recent investigation by CBC News has highlighted a growing wave of complaints against Rogers, Telus, and Bell, confirming what many customers have been ranting about on Reddit lately about long wait times when it comes...

Telus prepaid brand Public Mobile has added an end date to its current ‘promo’ plan pricing, while tweaking the plans as well. One week ago Public Mobile brought back its promo plans to try to match Freedom Mobile’s global plan. Now, we’re seeing an end date on its current 5G plan lineup, listed as March...

Apple has released a critical support document today warning users to update their iPhones immediately to protect against newly discovered web-based attacks. Security researchers identified that malicious web content is being used to target older, out-of-date versions of iOS. According to Apple, if a user on an older version visits a compromised website, "the data...

Electric automaker Rivian and Uber have officially joined forces for an ambitious plan to bring a massive fleet of self-driving electric vehicles to the road. The partnership, announced on Thursday, aims to deploy at least 10,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis across the United States, Canada, and Europe by the end of 2031. The R2 is...

Google is jumping on the vibe coding trend by turning its Stitch platform into an AI native canvas for what it calls 'vibe design', powered by Gemini. The goal is to let anyone build high-quality software interfaces just by describing the look and feel they want, rather than manually building wireframes from scratch. It works...

Rogers, Telus and Bell appear to be offering up a special $35/100GB plan, that’s only available at Best Buy Canada. If this pricing and data amount sounds familiar, that’s because all three carriers launched a similar plan at Best Buy during Boxing Day in December. Best Buy’s website says a $35/100GB plan is available “that...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Quebec and British Columbia to end all provincial electric vehicle mandates. In letters sent to Quebec Premier François Legault and B.C. Premier David Eby on March 17, Ford argued that these policies are making the Canadian auto sector less competitive while U.S. tariffs loom. “As workers and businesses...

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has uncovered a sophisticated new hacking tool named DarkSword that has been used to secretly compromise iPhones in several countries. Security experts found that multiple groups, including commercial surveillance companies and state-sponsored hackers, have been using this single exploit chain to spy on users in Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Malaysia....

Telus flanker brand Koodo is again sending out a free perk to existing customers in the form of a montly data bonus. According to a text message (titled ‘Unwrap an amazing offer’) received by iPhone in Canada reader, Winston, the text says “Hey Winston, we’ve got a sweet surprise for you!" Koodo says they have...

Google is rolling out its Personal Intelligence feature to all free-tier users in the United States, allowing its AI to pull specific details from apps like Gmail, Photos, and Search to provide more relevant answers. The feature works by connecting the dots across your personal Google data. Instead of providing generic advice, Gemini can now...