Stories by John Quintet

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...

Amazon has rolled out a new Kindle feature called Ask this Book, designed to help readers get quick answers while they’re reading, without spoiling what comes next. The feature is now live for U.S. users on the Kindle iOS app and works with thousands of popular English-language books. While reading, you can highlight a passage...

Rogers has introduced a new Land and Sea travel pass over the weekend that lets customers use their phone both on land and on cruise ships under a single roaming option. The headline offering is a new U.S., Mexico and Caribbean + Cruises pass, priced at $100 for 7 days, which works out to just...