Stories by John Quintet

Telus and Koodo are ending a long-standing $5 monthly discount for customers who pay their wireless bills using pre-authorized credit card payments. According to emails seen by iPhone in Canada sent out to Telus and Koodo customers last week, starting October 1, 2025, the $5 discount will be gone—unless you switch to pre-authorized payments through...

Roblox raised its full-year bookings forecast and crossed 100 million daily active users for the first time, driven by the explosive popularity of a new farm simulation game, Grow a Garden (your kids probably have told you about it). Shares jumped more than 16% following the announcement on Friday. The company now expects 2025 bookings...

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to employees on Friday during a rare all-hands meeting at the company’s Cupertino campus, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The gathering followed strong quarterly earnings and focused on Apple’s next big priority: artificial intelligence. Cook called AI a massive shift on par with the internet and smartphones. “Apple must do...

Koodo prepaid customers may be in for a surprise: the company now says its booster add-ons will expire—even though its support site still claims they won’t (well, that’s because it’s an AI summary of the features). Until recently, Koodo’s prepaid boosters, like data or long-distance minutes, were promoted as “not expiring” as long as your...

Rogers is giving its Xfinity TV customers a streaming upgrade, as four major streaming apps—CBC Gem, ICI TOU.TV, Paramount+, and DAZN—are now available. The company says this means more free Canadian content, global blockbusters, and live sports, all accessible with just the Xfinity voice remote. We previously told you earlier this month CBC Gem and...

Telus has reported a net loss of $245 million for its second quarter of 2025, blaming the dip on restructuring costs and business changes. The company said it had higher “transformational investments,” including severance and downsizing expenses, which pushed it into the red—despite solid growth in wireless and internet services. Quarterly revenue came in at...

Apple reported its latest financial results for Q3 2025 (the quarter ending June 28, 2025), showing it’s still making a tonne of money—especially from iPhones and services like Apple Music, iCloud, and the App Store. The company brought in $94 billion US in revenue this past quarter, a 10% increase compared to last year. Profits...

Anker will be the official charging partner at this year’s VELD Music Festival in Toronto, running from August 1 to 3. The company plans to bring free charging stations and interactive booths to the three-day event, marking its first-ever Canadian festival appearance. Festivalgoers can expect secure, hands-free charging lockers spread across general admission areas, making...

Despite new cellular towers being installed across parts of southwestern Nova Scotia, many residents say they’re still dealing with dropped calls, weak signals, or no service at all—largely depending on which carrier they use. In this case, the new towers are only benefitting customers of Rogers. The province recently announced that towers in East Kemptville,...

Rogers is giving customers a little more time before it shuts down its 3G wireless network across Canada. Originally set to end on July 31, the company has quietly updated its website to reflect a new shutdown date, beginning August 7. Some iPhone in Canada readers noticed the July 31 date disappeared from the Rogers...

Paramount+ Canada has revealed its August 2025 lineup, and there’s a mix of new releases and old favourites on the way. Highlights include the return of Twisted Metal for Season 2, a new thriller called High Rollers starring John Travolta, and the next chapter in the Dexter series with Dexter: Resurrection. Families can check out...

Waterloo-based OpenText and Telus have teamed up to launch a new cloud service designed specifically for Canadian businesses and government agencies. Called the OpenText and Telus Canadian Sovereign Cloud, this service provides secure cloud computing and AI technology, with all data stored in Canada. The cloud service will operate out of Telus's data centers in...