Stories by John Quintet

According to data shared by Spotify, listening around Heated Rivalry is surging in Canada ahead of the show’s finale later this week. With the finale of the hit HBO series Heated Rivalry (available on Crave in Canada) arriving on December 26, Spotify says fans are increasingly turning to the platform to catch up on the...

KPop Demon Hunters has officially crossed 500 million views worldwide on Netflix, turning the animated film into one of the platform’s biggest global hits. Netflix celebrated the milestone on Tuesday, saying, "Who's the baddest? Them, hello! Congratulations to the cast, creators, and entire team behind KPop Demon Hunters for reaching 500 MILLION views globally on...

Netflix’s blockbuster plan to buy Warner Bros. Discovery could end up reshaping streaming in Canada and it may spell trouble for Bell Media’s Crave. According to the Financial Post and discussed in an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail, Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valued at more than...

A Rogers customer says they were surprised to see a $5 monthly price increase added to their wireless plan after being on the same plan for about five years. In a post on Reddit’s r/Rogers subreddit, the customer shared a notice included on their bill from Rogers, stating that the company will raise the monthly...

Freedom Mobile has tweaked its bring your own device plans for Boxing Week, putting more pressure on Rogers, Telus, Bell and their flanker brands. The company launched their Boxing Week deals one week ago, but today they have ramped up further bringing discounts. Check out the Freedom Mobile Boxing Week deals below with Roam Beyond...

Durham Regional Police say five people are facing charges after an investigation into the alleged theft of about $2 million worth of merchandise from an Amazon warehouse in Ajax, Ontario. The investigation began in November 2025 after Amazon’s loss prevention team contacted police about suspicious activity at the company’s fulfillment centre on Salem Road. Police...

Apple is changing how apps work on iPhones in Japan to follow a new local law called the Mobile Software Competition Act. Starting with iOS 26.2, developers in Japan will be allowed to do two big things they could not do before. They can offer their apps through alternative app marketplaces instead of only the...

Netflix is adding a new FIFA soccer game to its mobile games lineup ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The streaming company says the game will launch in summer 2026, timed with the World Cup, and will be available exclusively through Netflix Games. Anyone with a Netflix subscription will be able to play it...

Prepaid brand Fizz has started rolling out 5G service across parts of Canada, bringing faster mobile speeds to customers in Québec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. The launch comes after last month, its website accidentally teased 5G plans were coming. The budget wireless brand says its 5G network now covers more than 22 million Canadians....

Toronto-based kini mobile has teamed up with Telus to launch new prepaid 'Pinoy Plans' aimed at Filipino Canadians who split their time, calls, and messages between Canada and the Philippines. The new plans run on the Telus 5G network and are designed for people who live, work, study, or travel between the two countries. The...

Google is shutting down one of its newer security tools. In an email sent out today, Google confirmed it’s discontinuing its dark web report, a feature designed to scan parts of the dark web for leaked personal information tied to your account. Google says the tool will stop monitoring for new results on January 15,...

A Québec court has ordered a man to pay $24,000 in damages after a copper theft disrupted Bell services in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, in what Bell says is the first time punitive damages have been awarded for this type of crime in the province, said the company on Monday. The ruling stems from a January...