Stories by John Quintet

EV automaker Rivian says its next over-the-air update, version .46, will finally bring native digital car key support to its Gen 2 vehicles (sorry Gen 1 owners), letting drivers unlock and start their trucks using Apple, Google, and Samsung phone wallets. Wassym Bensaid, Rivian’s software head, said the feature will roll out later this month....

Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that Meta is creating a new in-house creative studio inside Reality Labs, and it’s going to be thanks to Apple. The move follows Meta’s hiring of longtime Apple design leader Alan Dye, who spent nearly two decades shaping the look and feel of Apple’s products and platforms. Bloomberg broke the...

The game of musical chairs for executives continues at Apple. The iPhone maker is making major changes to its leadership ranks, with two senior executives set to retire and a new general counsel on the way. The company says Jennifer Newstead will take over as general counsel on March 1, 2026. She will join Apple...

Bell told iPhone in Canada today that its new Giga Hub 2.0 modem, which supports Wi-Fi 7, is now available across Ontario and Quebec following its earlier limited launch. The hardware brings Wi-Fi 7 to Bell Pure Fibre customers and is meant to deliver faster speeds, lower latency, and better performance for homes with many...

Disney+ Canada has confirmed with iPhone in Canada that a major redesign tied to Hulu’s global expansion is now rolling out across the country. The update follows Disney’s October 8 announcement that Hulu would become the platform’s new General Entertainment brand worldwide, replacing Star in international markets. The shift marks the first step toward a...

The CRTC has told Bell to stop selling locked cellphones after determining the company violated the national Wireless Code. In a letter dated November 28, 2025, the regulator said Bell and its flanker brand Virgin Plus began selling devices locked for up to 60 days, a move Bell said was necessary due to rising crime...

Amazon has introduced a redesigned Kindle Scribe family, including a new colour-writing model called the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The refreshed lineup is thinner, lighter and faster than the current generation, and adds several new productivity features powered by AI. The new 11-inch Scribe models use a paper-like display that’s slimmer and lighter than before, with...

Stranger Things has started releasing its final season on Netflix, and Telus is setting up small Upside Down themed pop ups in a handful of its stores. The displays in Toronto, Calgary, Quebec and Kelowna let visitors walk through scenes based loosely on the show while staff outline how Stream+ works. Stream+ is the bundle...

Freedom Mobile is warning customers about a privacy breach that exposed personal details for what the company says was a limited number of users. The carrier said it first spotted “unauthorized activity” on October 23 involving its customer account management system. According to the company, a third party got in by using the account of...

Amazon has added a new subscription channel called Sony Pictures Core to Prime Video in both Canada and the United States. The add-on gives subscribers access to a curated lineup of Sony movies and TV shows, all streaming directly inside the Prime Video app. Sony Pictures Core includes a mix of classic and well-known titles....

Black Friday and Cyber Monday wireless “deals” are now over, so let’s take a look at the current plans from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo, as of December 3, 2025. What we are seeing are price increases for minimum data plans back to $45 (instead of $40), while data has dropped to 10GB instead of...

The Black Friday and Cyber Monday hangover is here and telecoms Rogers, Telus and Bell have reverted discounts and data bonuses to pre-sale times (well, that’s until Boxing Day rolls around). Here are the current 5G wireless plans for bring your own devices as of December 3, 2025, after autopay discounts. Rogers $70/60GB $75/100GB $85/175GB...