Stories by John Quintet

The global smartphone market saw a significant revenue drop in Q2 2023, declining by 8% year-on-year (YoY) and 15% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), settling below the $90 billion mark. This is notably the weakest Q2 performance since the intense lockdowns of the 2020 pandemic, according to data from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor Service. The market’s operating profits weren't...

Twitter, now known as X, offers a paid subscription service that offers users a blue check mark and a variety of added features. Once Twitter re-branded to X, the subscription service Twitter Blue turned into X Blue. And now in yet another shift, X Blue is now known as X Premium. X took over the...

Jake Paul's boxing career may hang in the balance as he faces off against the formidable Nate Diaz, who’s fighting outside of the UFC for the first time in 17 years. Having suffered a defeat against Tommy Fury earlier this year in a pay-per-view (PPV) headliner in Saudi Arabia, the 26-year-old Paul, known as "The...

Meta has announced that new features are coming to its apparent X competitor, Threads, including a search function and web access. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the upcoming features in a Threads post on Friday afternoon, stating they will be "coming in the next few weeks." The announcement follows Threads' introduction in July, when the app...

Tim Hortons has announced the launch of a unique service for the upcoming August long weekend. For the first time ever, the company will be opening a Boat-Thru at Ontario's Lake Scugog, offering free cold beverages to guests arriving by boat. Located at the Beacon Marina near Port Perry, Ontario, the Tims Boat-Thru will be...

Economic uncertainty is affecting everyone it seems, and Canada’s big telecoms aren’t immune. Yesterday, Bell announced its Q2 earnings and saw its net earnings fall nearly 40% year-over-year. Bell also noted yesterday it had cut 1,300 jobs from its media division, which resulted in this sharp decline in profits for the quarter. Notably, Bell spent...

Amazon Canada has announced this week the upcoming opening of a state-of-the-art 2 million square foot robotics fulfilment centre (YXU1) in Southwold Township, Ontario, set to debut on October 1, 2023. The new facility, equipped with the latest advanced Amazon Robotics technology, is expected to create more than 1,000 regular full-time jobs at launch. YXU1...

Telus announced its second quarter earnings today and revealed its plans to cut 6,000 jobs globally, as part of a restructuring strategy aimed at driving efficiency and growth. This announcement comes in conjunction with the company's Q2 results for 2023, which, despite showing strong operational performance, revealed a significant decline in net income. Compared to...

Bell announced its Q2 2023 results on Thursday, achieving a milestone in wireless and mobile phone activations. In a quarter marked by strong performance in the mobile division, Bell posted a 76.5% increase in total wireless mobile phone and mobile connected device activations it said. Wireless service revenue saw growth of 4.4% in Q2 2023,...

Image: Tesla North Tesla has transitioned to billing Supercharging in Canada by kilowatt-hour (kWh) instead of the previous method of billing by the minute, a change made Thursday morning, reports Tesla North. Locations such as Vancouver in British Columbia are showing rates of $0.29/kWh, while Toronto, Ontario, is priced at $0.48/kWh, depending on the location....

Twitter, now referred to as X, is reportedly seeking a partnership with a financial-data giant to build an integrated trading hub within its app. Sources familiar with the matter have shared details of a request to Semafor, sent to major providers in the last few weeks, aiming to attract proposals for the inclusion of real-time...

Google has just announced a suite of new tools and protections aimed at bolstering online safety and privacy. Building on the success of last year's "Results about you" tool, which allowed users to request the removal of personal contact information from search results, Google has enhanced this feature. In the coming days, users will have...