Stories by John Quintet

Apple actually did it. They announced their long-awaited mixed-reality headset at its WWDC keynote today, with CEO Tim Cook pulling out a "one more thing" from the Steve Jobs playbook. Apple Vision Pro is the name of the headset and it looks like ski goggles on your face, a combination of materials and a design...

Samsung Canada has expanded its retail operations in Canada by opening new Samsung Experience Stores in Ontario. The newly opened stores are located at the Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga and Bramalea City Centre Mall in Brampton. These aren’t at the scale of Apple Stores by any means, and look to be just larger...

Zoom has announced the expansion of Zoom IQ, its generative AI-based companion aimed at revamping team collaboration and boosting productivity. The features, available through free trials for customers on select plans, include Zoom Meeting summary and Zoom Team Chat compose. "Zoom IQ, our generative AI assistant, provides new capabilities for users to manage everyday tasks...

The 2023 NBA Finals are underway between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets, with the latter holding a 1-0 lead. Game 2 takes place tonight again in Denver at Ball Arena. How to watch the NBA Finals in Canada? You can do so by hitting up Rogers-owned Sportsnet for games 2 and 3 with your...

Google is elevating the search experience on Gmail Mobile with a new feature that uses machine learning models to display search results more efficiently. This enhancement started rolling out yesterday and is part of Google's ongoing efforts to improve usability and reduce effort in locating specific emails or files it says. In this new system,...

In a pivotal shift, Microsoft has revealed plans to end support for the Cortana app on Windows 10 and Windows 11 by late 2023. This announcement comes on the heels of the tech giant unveiling Windows Copilot, a cutting-edge AI assistant, a week ago. In a support document released on Friday, Microsoft indicated that Cortana,...

How do you become an expert Minecraft player, or learn how to beat the game as fast as humanly possible in the shortest amount of time? Easy, you just create a bot powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. That’s exactly what NVIDIA AI Scientist Jim Fan and his team did, with their creation of Voyager. Voyager, a...

Rogers-owned Fido recently matched Freedom Mobile’s newest $50/40GB Canada-US calling plan that includes talk, text and data in both countries, but only in Quebec. This $50/40GB plan as of today has expanded outside of Quebec for the first time, reaching the Ottawa region. That’s according to RFD, as users noted those with area codes 613,...

Following the recent sale of Freedom Mobile, Teamsters Canada, a prominent labour union, has noted an increased interest in unionization among retail and call centre employees at the telecom. When Rogers and Shaw completed their massive merger this April, Freedom Mobile was transferred to Quebecor’s Videotron. According to Christopher Monette, the public affairs director at...

Apple Headset Concept via 9to5Mac We’re heading into the weekend and next Monday will be Apple’s big annual developer conference kickoff, known as WWDC. This year Apple is expected to finally take the wraps off its mixed-reality headset that runs xrOS, and the may be named Reality Pro, Reality One, or XR Pro. Mark Gurman...

In anticipation of the passage of Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act, Meta is preparing to limit news content availability on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. The company announced yesterday that it will begin testing changes to its platforms, which would restrict some users and publishers from viewing or sharing certain news...

Adam Mosseri, CEO of Meta-owned Instagram, addressed public misconceptions about how the app functions and revealed the platform's new and improved features. The update aimed to offer a detailed explanation of the Instagram ranking system and showcase new features devised in response to creator feedback. Instagram operates using several algorithms, classifiers, and processes, each with...