Stories by John Quintet

Nintendo of Canada has announced a new bundle coming exclusively to Canadian stores this October. The package includes a standard Nintendo Switch console, a download code for Nintendo Switch Sports, and the Leg Strap accessory, all for $419.99 CAD (you’re getting $69.99 in savings, says Nintendo). The bundle offers savings compared to buying each item...

Apple Original Films brought The Lost Bus to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday, September 5, premiering the wildfire survival drama at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Directed by Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips), the film stars Matthew McConaughey ("alright, alright, alright”) as a bus driver and America Ferrera as a teacher trying to...

Rogers-owned Fido looks to be offering up some exclusive deals for existing customers, with one plan in the form a $35/month offering with 70GB of data. This plan is being offered to select customers and can be found when you log in online and check your account. The $35/70GB plan is after a $10 automatic...

Apple is facing a new lawsuit in California that accuses the company of using copyrighted books without permission to train its artificial intelligence systems. The proposed class action was filed in federal court in Northern California by authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson, who say their works were included in a dataset of pirated books...

Toronto-based fintech Wealthsimple says a data breach on August 30 allowed unauthorized access to personal information from fewer than 1% of its clients. The company confirmed on Friday that no funds were stolen, no accounts were accessed, and no passwords were compromised. The breach was traced to a compromised software package from a third-party provider....

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and other tech leaders at a White House dinner on Thursday, where he praised the administration’s focus on innovation, education, and support for American companies. After hearing from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Trump next went to Cook, who was sitting to the right...

Apple is set to hold its biggest product launch of the year on Tuesday, September 9, where the company will unveil its latest iPhone 17 lineup plus more. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (the unofficial Apple whisperer), Apple is leaning heavily on hardware upgrades this year. Here’s what Apple will announce at the Apple event...

Tesla has released its Robotaxi app in Canada, hinting that the company may be preparing to launch its self-driving ride service here one day. When you download the app in Apple's App Store, you first have to agree to the terms—including confirming you’re at least 18 years old. After that, you can hit “Join Waitlist.”...

At IFA 2025 in Berlin, Germany, Anker Innovations revealed a huge lineup of new products across its Anker, Eufy, and Soundcore brands, with a strong focus on AI and robotics. On the creative side, eufyMake announced the UV Printer E1, a personal 3D-texture UV printer that raised $46 million on Kickstarter. Retail availability starts in...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has officially arrived in Canada. Surgeons at Toronto Western Hospital, part of the University Health Network (UHN), have carried out the country’s first Neuralink brain implant surgeries, making them the first outside the United States to do so. The two procedures took place on August 27 and September 3, 2025, and mark...

Sonos and Philips Hue are teaming up so you can control Hue lights with Sonos Voice Control on mic-enabled Sonos speakers. Starting in September, you’ll be able to turn lights on/off, dim or brighten, change colour or colour temperature, launch Hue scenes, and even control compatible smart plugs—hands-free. “We built Sonos Voice Control to make...

Ecovacs has launched its newest robot vacuum and mop, the Deebot X11 Omnicyclone, at IFA 2025 in Berlin. The company continues to release new robovacs with new features at a frenetic pace. The X11 is the first robot vacuum to feature GaN fast charging, allowing it to quickly recharge during short docking cycles. That means it...