Stories by John Quintet

Canada's telecom sector says it made a big difference to the economy in 2025, contributing $86 billion to the country's GDP, according to a new PwC Canada report. That works out to roughly 4% of Canada's total economic output, with the industry supporting 611,000 jobs across the country. The report, funded by the Canadian Telecommunications...

Here's everything coming to Netflix Canada in June 2026. Next month is heavy on true crime and real-life stories. On June 4, Netflix drops two companion titles based on the same infamous British case: The Murder of Rachel Nickell, a documentary about the daylight killing of a young mother on London's Wimbledon Common, and The...

Google is bringing major updates to its Gemini app for macOS, integrating its new Gemini Spark agent and advanced voice features directly into the desktop experience. The tech giant announced that Gemini Spark will arrive on the macOS desktop application this summer. The integration will allow the AI agent to help users with tasks involving...

The federal government wants to bring faster 5G service to more Canadians and is taking steps to make it harder for the big telecoms to hoard all the airwaves. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada announced new rules Tuesday for an upcoming wireless spectrum auction set for October 2027. The auction will hand out licences...

Google has unveiled Gemini Omni at its I/O developer conference happening right now, a brand new AI model that can create high-quality video out of pretty much anything you throw at it. The new model combines a built-in understanding of physics with real-world knowledge. Google says this means the videos you make won't just look...

Ontario Provincial Police are using powerful phone-hacking spyware to get inside suspects' devices, and they are so determined to keep the tech secret that they are willing to let major criminal cases collapse rather than reveal how it works. According to a Toronto Star report, a court document filed in Windsor Superior Court shows the...

Apple just gave us a massive preview of what is coming to its software platforms later this year, and it is all about making its devices more accessible using AI. These major updates dropped just weeks before Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next month, giving us an early look at how...

Eufy sent us the newest E18 to try out, and after running it across our two front lawns and a pretty big backyard, we're not going back to following a mower around on weekends. This was our first robot mower, and honestly the setup was way easier than expected. Base station took a few minutes,...

Freedom Mobile recently launched an online-exclusive flash sale that offers a $20/25GB plan with talk, text and data in Canada and the USA. What’s the catch? It’s a prepaid plan that works out to $20/month when you prepay for 6 months upfront and you’re a new customer porting over to Freedom Mobile. It will renew...

Public Safety Canada is under fire after a social media post trying to downplay its new lawful-access legislation was slapped with a community note on X. Critics and privacy advocates are accusing the federal government of misleading the public about the true scope of Bill C-22. The backlash started when the official Public Safety Canada...

Bell-owned prepaid brand Lucky Mobile has tweaked its $29 per month plan to beat Chatr and Fizz, heading into the long weekend. We told you Lucky Mobile would make a change and here it is as of Saturday. The revamp now offers 65GB of data for $29, which is 30GB more than before. Here’s Lucky...

The federal government says it's going to spend $13 million toward bringing high speed internet to 869 Indigenous households across nine communities in the Northwest Territories. The money is going to Northwestel, which is partnering with Telesat to make it happen through a combination of fibre and satellite internet. Right now, about 85.7% of households...