Stories by John Quintet

Rogers-owned prepaid brand, Chatr, has launched international roaming add-ons for the first time. These 30-day passes will let you use your data while in North America and overseas. Once you make a purchase of a data add-on, it will stay in your account until your next anniversary date. Check out the pricing below... Data Roaming...

Bell Media has announced Crave’s September lineup, which features a mix of new HBO originals, Canadian premieres, and a slate of well-known movies. Viewers can catch the Matrix trilogy and Indiana Jones films on September 5, HBO’s new series Task on September 7, Top Gun on September 12, The Godfather I and II on September...

Amazon has shared what's new on Prime Video Canada in September. The lineup includes the return of Gen V Season 2, the debut of the drama The Runarounds, and the new thriller The Girlfriend. The month also features a mix of new releases, classic films, and popular series returning to the platform. Prime Video Canada:...

Paramount+ Canada is adding a mix of new shows and movies in September 2025 (can you believe it's back to school already?). Highlights include the return of Sylvester Stallone's Tulsa King for its third season, the premiere of NCIS: Tony & Ziva, and several new films such as Winter Spring Summer or Fall and Fight...

Canada’s Privacy Commissioner says people have a limited right to ask search engines like Google to remove certain results linked to their names, especially if the information poses a serious risk of harm. The finding comes after a complaint against Google from an individual whose criminal charge was dropped years ago. Despite the charge being...

The federal government is putting nearly $22.7 million toward eight projects that will add more than 480 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers in British Columbia. The chargers will be installed in public areas, along major travel routes, at workplaces, and in multi-unit residential buildings. The goal is to make it easier for EV drivers to...

LCG Auctions has once again set a benchmark in the vintage tech market. A factory-sealed 2007 Apple iPhone 4GB First Release sold for $88,810 US (about $122,455 CAD), the highest price paid for this rare model in nearly two years. The 4GB iPhone is considered one of the rarest Apple collectibles, with only a handful...

Bell Media and Disney's new streaming bundles in Canada that combine Disney+, Crave, and TSN are now available, after first being announced back in June. The bundles start at $15.75 per month for the entry-level package, which includes Crave Basic and Disney+ Standard with Ads. Bell says that price is a 24% discount compared to...

Anthropic has begun limited testing of a Chrome extension that allows its Claude AI to directly use a web browser. The company said the move is a logical next step after connecting Claude to calendars, documents, and other apps, since so much work takes place inside browsers. With this new tool, Claude can see webpages,...

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...