Stories by John Quintet

Cape Breton's public transit system is getting a big overhaul starting June 15, and the biggest change is how you pay. Transit Cape Breton is launching a new fare payment system it announced this week, leveraging the Umo system, which ditches the old fare zones in favour of a flat $2.50 one-way fare anywhere in...

Google has published the hardware specs and design guidelines for the Fitbit Air, opening the door for third-party makers to build their own bands and accessories for the tracker. Stefanie Frederick, a Community Manager on the Google Health Team, made the announcement on the company's community forum, saying Google is "officially releasing the hardware specifications...

The federal government is overriding a CRTC decision that would have forced major streaming platforms to pay a 15% levy to fund Canadian content, citing concerns that the costs would have been passed straight to consumers. The CRTC had bumped the contribution rate from 5% to 15% under the Online Streaming Act, targeting foreign (well,...

Signal told a parliamentary committee studying Bill C-22 on Tuesday that it will pull out of Canada before it ever builds surveillance into its app, and the testimony came amid growing chaos over how the government is handling the bill. Udbhav Tiwari, VP of Strategy and Global Affairs at Signal, laid out clearly what will...

Google just dropped its June 2026 Android Feature Drop, and the one of the main features is something a lot of people have been waiting for, especially if your inner circle is a mix of iOS and Android. Quick Share now works natively with Apple AirDrop. That means select Android users can send photos, videos,...

Apple has officially announced the 12 winners of its 2026 Apple Design Awards, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation, and artistry in app and game development. Selected from a global pool of 36 finalists, one app and one game were chosen across six categories, ranging from inclusivity to visual graphics. The annual awards highlight developers who push...

Collecting Air Miles at BMO is no more, as the bank has officially flipped the switch on Blue Rewards, the new loyalty program it's been teasing for a while now, and it's already live for Canadians. The rollout includes a fresh lineup of BMO Blue Rewards Mastercard credit cards, a Blue Rewards Chequing Account, and...

California-based fintech Robinhood has officially landed in Canada after closing its acquisition of WonderFi, one of the country's biggest crypto platform operators. The deal brings Robinhood's international customer base past 1 million funded accounts, with roughly 300,000 of those coming over from WonderFi. The company's two well-known Canadian crypto platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, will be...

Chinese-made electric vehicles have started arriving in Canada following an earlier trade deal struck between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping in January. The first shipments have already landed. According to shipping data and sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports hundreds of Tesla vehicles built at the company's Shanghai factory have...

Apple has released iOS 26.5.1, which fixes a charging issue for the iPhone Air and iPhone 17 series. The update released on Monday comes in at 11.55 GB for the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The release notes for iOS 26.5.1 explain, "This update addresses an issue for a small number of users that may prevent...

Apple has hyped up what developers can expect for WWDC 2026, which is kicking off as an online event from June 8 through June 12. The action officially begins on Monday, June 8, with the highly anticipated keynote presentation at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (1pm ET). This will be followed immediately by the Platforms State...

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang kicked off Computex 2026 in Taipei by unveiling RTX Spark, a new Arm-based chip that marks NVIDIA's first real push into the consumer SoC market. The big news is every version of NVIDIA's architecture will now have a desktop, laptop and a workstation. Jensen proudly said on stage that "100% of...