Stories by John Quintet

Another day, and another 2025 year-end recap is here. Google Photos is rolling out its annual Recap feature again, giving users a short highlight video made from their photos and videos from the past year. The 2025 version includes more customization tools and easier sharing options. Recap still shows familiar stats such as your most-photographed...

Back in early November, we reported Telus and its flanker brand Koodo launched special deals on Reddit. Users were told that they could contact the company "24/7 at reddit@telus.com or by SMS anytime at (855) 645-3159.” Well, during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the number to text changed to (250) 755-4852, which is an area...

Canada was set to gain a new Commissioner of Competition in February of next year, but now that looks to be happening sooner rather than later. Matthew Boswell, the current chief, says he will step down from his role on December 17, 2025, a few months before his term was originally set to end. He...

Google's YouTube turned 20 this year, and its annual year-end lists show how much Canadian creators and fans shaped online culture in 2025. In gaming, some of the most-discussed titles weren’t from big studios at all. Roblox creators drove huge attention with games like Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot. The idea of “brainrot”...

Freedom Mobile announced Tuesday that it has rolled out a new 5G Home Internet service, giving customers another way to get home connectivity without relying on wired lines. The service uses the company’s existing wireless network. “This launch marks an important step in expanding Freedom’s product portfolio and our commitment to deliver innovative solutions that...

John Giannandrea, Apple’s longtime AI lead, is retiring in 2026. The company says he’ll stay on briefly as an advisor before stepping away next spring. Giannandrea has been running Apple’s machine learning and AI strategy since he joined in 2018. His teams handled major areas like Apple’s foundation models, search, ML research, and AI infrastructure....

CBC’s 22 Minutes took aim at Rogers last week with a sketch mocking the company’s poor customer service. The segment shows a man walking into a Rogers store dressed in full leather S&M gear, excited to experience the telecom pain points Canadians usually complain about. In the hilarious sketch, a Rogers employee promises that service...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its Black Friday and Cyber Monday plan deals, and today we’ve finally reached the final boss. Public Mobile has added a 20GB data bonus for 6 months to its Black Friday plans, now for Cyber Monday. Check them out below, with all including Canada-US and Mexico talk, text and...

A former Apple engineer who spent nearly four years working on the company’s internal robotics and autonomy efforts has joined Tesla to help develop its Optimus humanoid robot. Yilun Chen shared the update on LinkedIn, saying he wrapped up his time at Apple last week. He described the period as an “unforgettable chapter,” noting he...

We’ve entered the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend folks. Wireless carriers will continue to tweak plans this weekend in an attempt to lure new customers. Bell’s Virgin Plus has quietly updated its Black Friday offerings by bumping up data for one plan to 50GB: $40/50GB (was 40GB) $45/60GB + 10GB bonus data $30 talk...

Telus-owned Public Mobile today added a $45/100GB plan with Canada-US-Mexico, which was essentially its $60 plan but discounted for Black Friday. Now, we’re seeing Public Mobile changing its $35 and $40 per month plans, increasing data by 10GB to 20GB and 70GB total. Here are Public Mobile’s Black Friday plans as of November 28, 2025: $35/20GB...

Rogers, Telus and Bell just dropped new Black Friday deals, and the latest includes offers for Apple’s latest iPhone 17, if you’re willing to sign on the dotted line for one of those bring-it-back (leasing) offers and pay for the most expensive monthly plan. Rogers is advertising “Our Ultimate deal on iPhone 17 for $0/mo.”...