Stories by John Quintet

RBC’s Avion Rewards in partnership with Avion Rewards ShopPlus (ShopPlus) has announced its expansion to all Canadians, regardless of who they bank with or where they shop. This now means ShopPlus is now available to all, showcasing offers from more than 2,400 retailers, surpassing any other savings platform in Canada said RBC. “By opening up...

Apple and other tech giants, including Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, are collaborating with the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), a subsidiary of the Linux Foundation, to drive forward the expansion and standardization of 3D content. Known as the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD), the group is dedicated to promoting the growth and evolution of Pixar’s Universal...

Google has revealed plans to revamp its Assistant by employing generative AI technologies akin to those that drive OpenAI's ChatGPT and the company’s own Bard chatbot (that’s not available in Canada of course). The transformative plan was leaked in an internal email dispatched to the company's employees on Monday, and later obtained by Axios. The...

Rogers has refuted claims made by its former Chief Regulatory Officer, Ted Woodhead, in his wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the company, according to the telecom's recently filed statement of defence made last week. Contrary to Woodhead's claim that he was central to the success of the $20 billion Shaw deal, Rogers argued, "Mr. Woodhead did...

Two Missanabie residents sprang into action this weekend, extinguishing a wildfire that erupted on Dog Lake, located just outside the small northeastern Ontario community. One of the heroes? Apple's Emergency SOS feature via Satellite, exclusive to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro. Local residents Warren Thibodeau, owner of the Northern Walley Lodge, and angler...

Square Enix announced late last week its critically acclaimed Final Fantasy XIV Online, will be officially launched on Xbox Series X/S in Spring 2024. This is one of those “finally” moments as the game first debuted 13 years ago on September 30, 2010. The news was first revealed at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest...

An incredible historic cheque from Apple Computer, signed by co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, is set to be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction. The check, dated March 19, 1976, was issued to Ramlor, Inc., a printed circuit board company, marking one of the earliest payments made by Apple during its early beginnings. The check,...

Ivan Silva - Grand Prize Winner The annual iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) unveiled the winners of its 16th annual competition on Monday. The competition, which saw thousands of entries from every corner of the globe, celebrated the power of iPhone photography, once again. The spotlight was on Ivan Silva of Mexico, who clinched the Grand...

Apple is set to realize its long-standing ambition of designing an iPhone that is virtually all-screen, thanks to thinner bezels around the display and no sensor cutouts. This dream is expected to come closer to fruition with the anticipated release of the iPhone 15 this fall, according to unnamed sources speaking to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman....

A senior from Saskatoon is warning others to be vigilant after losing $10,000 in a complex scam that started with an alert on her Apple iPad. Jeannette Roy, who is usually good at spotting scams, was tricked by a seemingly genuine alert that warned her of a compromise to her device, she told CTV News....

In a recent BBC Newsnight investigation, it was found that Google's earthquake warning system for Android apparently failed to notify many residents in Turkey prior to the devastating earthquake that occurred in February. This system, available on Android smartphones, had promised users up to a minute's warning before an earthquake strikes. The tech was first...

In a move to further protect user privacy, Apple announced this week that developers will now need to declare their reasons for using certain APIs in their app's privacy manifest. This change, announced at WWDC23, is aimed at preventing the misuse of APIs that could potentially be exploited to collect user data through fingerprinting, a...