Stories by John Quintet

Another day and another telecom price increase, this time coming from Videotron’s Freedom Mobile. Two of Freedom Mobile’s prepaid annual plans have gone up in price, but they now include more data and run on 5G+ instead of LTE. The basic $99/year plan remains unchanged in cost and still includes unlimited talk and incoming text...

Google has expanded its Gemini app with a new ‘nano banana’ image editing model from its DeepMind division, aiming to make AI-assisted edits more natural and consistent. The update builds on earlier editing tools launched this year and is now available to users. One of the main improvements is likeness preservation. In past versions, images...

Two Ontario men linked to a major online piracy service have been sentenced to prison—not for copyright infringement, but for refusing to follow court orders. According to the National Post, Antonio Macciacchera, 73, of Woodbridge, and his son Marshall, of Barrie, were each handed five-year contempt of court sentences after repeatedly ignoring demands to turn...

Two weeks ago, Elon Musk threatened to sue Apple over the low App Store rankings for its AI chatbot Grok, which comes from his AI startup xAI. Now, it looks like a lawsuit has actually been lobbed at Apple and OpenAI. xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas...

Apple is shaking up the iPhone lineup with three straight years of major design changes, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. After years of smaller upgrades, the company is finally preparing a series of big moves that will stretch from 2025 through 2027. 2025: iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Series This September, Apple is expected to...

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has been tapped by President Donald Trump as America’s first chief design officer, with a mandate to bring Apple-level polish to outdated government websites and apps. Now that sounds like a huge undertaking. "That means it's beautifully designed," Gebbia told Axios, "has great user experience, and it runs on modern software"—a...

SaskTel is dealing with a province-wide issue that is disrupting cell phone calling services, including for its Business IBC customers. In a statement, the company said on X, “There is an issue affecting Cellular calling service. We are working to fix this as quickly as possible and will update this post when more information is...

Apple's Formula 1 drama 'F1 The Movie' is now available to watch at home in Canada through premium video-on-demand and digital purchase. The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Brad Pitt, can be streamed starting August 22 through participating digital retailers in partnership with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The movie follows Sonny Hayes (Pitt),...

Elon Musk asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to help bankroll a multibillion-dollar bid to take over OpenAI earlier this year, according to court filings reported by CNBC. The request surfaced in documents filed as part of Musk’s ongoing legal battle with OpenAI in federal court in Northern California. Musk co-founded the artificial intelligence lab as...

Anker has introduced the second generation of its SOLIX C1000 portable power station in Canada, offering a big discount for early buyers. The unit normally retails for $1,199 CAD, but those who sign up by September 8 can get it for $629—a savings of $570. That's cheaper than existing SOLIX power stations available on Amazon.ca...

Are you a Koodo customer? You may want to check your text messages to see if you qualify for a 25GB data bonus. The Telus flanker brand has been texting select customers to say they have earned a 25GB monthly data bonus, no strings attached. The text message reads, "We’ve added 25 GB of bonus...

Google has started rolling out its AI Mode in Search for Canadian users. The tool is powered by the company’s Gemini 2.5 model and is designed to handle more complex and layered questions than traditional search. It first launched back in May in the U.S. after being announced at Google I/O, but it’s now available in...