Stories by John Quintet

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has declined Bell's request to accelerate a decision about access to Toronto's subway wireless network, currently owned by Rogers. The CRTC stated that Bell must abide by the standard 40-day procedure. Rogers has held the rights to develop wireless service in the Toronto Transit Commission subway system since...

Bell, Netflix, and several major movie studios have filed a lawsuit against an alleged pirate service, Soap2day, for illegally hosting their television and movie content, reports Cartt.ca. The plaintiffs are calling on the Federal Court to halt Soap2day's operations and force two Canada-based website hosting platforms, Register.TO and OVH Hosting Inc., to reveal information related...

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez was caught off guard by Google's announcement of its intent to stop featuring links to Canadian news outlets. In a Thursday interview on CTV's Power Play, Rodriguez expressed his surprise at the tech giant's reaction. "Well, Meta, I always said it was complicated; Google we still have conversations as recent...

Developers from Mojang Studios, the creators of the popular video game Minecraft, have quit Reddit following the platform's controversial API billing increases, which has affected third-party apps such as Apollo. The Microsoft-owned company confirmed the move in a post on the r/Minecraft subreddit. “Reddit management introduced changes recently that have led to rule and moderation...

Image: LCG Auctions An original factory-sealed iPhone with 4GB of memory from 2007 is up for auction for the first time in the 2023 LCG Summer Premier Auction on June 30. The auction also includes other original iPhones, making it the first public auction to offer all three versions of the first-edition iPhone. When the...

Volvo subsidiary Polestar has signed an agreement with Tesla today. This deal grants Polestar EV drivers across the United States and Canada access to Tesla's Supercharger network, leveraging the latter's North American Charging Standard (NACS). Starting in 2025, all new Polestar vehicles sold within North America will feature the NACS charging port as a standard....

Staples has introduced a new, flexible financing plan, the Staples FlexPlan, for customers interested in Apple products (not available in Quebec). The plan, financed by PayPlan by RBC, is a solution for consumers to get the latest Apple products through low monthly payments. Staples FlexPlan provides the option to upgrade devices after 24 months for...

Christian Selig, the Canadian creator of the popular Apollo app for Reddit, announced an important update to his app that involved a “decline refund option” ahead of the app’s shutdown on June 30, 2023. "This has been the dream and journey of a lifetime," Selig wrote, expressing his gratitude to the user base that has...

Earlier this week, we told you Rogers had started a round of layoffs as part of an internal restructuring process as it merged with Shaw, according to law firm Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. On Wednesday, the Globe and Mail reported its own sources say Rogers has been cutting jobs after merging with Shaw and more are...

Telus-owned Public Mobile says it is committed to enhancing its user experience with a series of mobile app updates designed to address community feedback. "You've spoken, and we've listened. Your feedback is invaluable to us and plays a significant role in shaping our journey,” said Public Mobile in its forums on Wednesday. The company acknowledged...

Proton has officially launched its password manager, Proton Pass, available as a browser extension on major platforms and as an app for iOS and Android devices. The app previously was in beta and being widely tested. Proton Pass was conceived in response to the ever-growing demand from the Proton community for a solution to the...

Despite the newly minted Bill C-18, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is moving forward with its decision to permanently remove Canadian news from its platforms. The Head of Public Policy at Meta in Canada, Rachel Curran, confirmed that no negotiations with the federal government are in progress. "We are proceeding towards ending...