Stories by John Quintet

Google is officially bringing new Gemini AI capabilities to Google TV in Canada and the U.S. starting today. The update aims to turn the television into a more interactive hub by reducing the need for users to reach for their phones to look up sports scores, movie details, or even recipes. The rollout introduces richer...

Canadians are paying more than ever to watch their favourite shows as the country’s top streaming services hiked prices by an average of seven per cent last year. Data from the annual Couch Potato Report from Convergence Research reveals that while streaming giants like Netflix, Disney+, and Crave continue to get more expensive, consumers are...

Looks like the rumours of ads coming to Apple Maps is true after all. Apple has officially announced the launch of Apple Business, a new all-in-one platform for companies that confirms the arrival of sponsored ads within Apple Maps for Canadian users. Starting this summer, businesses in Canada and the U.S. will be able to...

Apple is getting ready to bring ads to its Maps app, according to a new report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg. People familiar with the plans say Apple could announce the change as soon as this month. The idea is pretty simple. Businesses would be able to pay to show up higher in search results...

Gamers have a new date to circle on their calendars as Xbox confirmed today that its next Xbox Partner Preview will broadcast this Thursday, March 26. The streaming event is dedicated exclusively to third-party titles, offering a 30-minute deep dive into upcoming games from some of the industry’s most talented global developers. The showcase promises...

As Apple approaches its 50th anniversary on April 1, the company is navigating a quiet but significant change at the top. According to people familiar with the matter, hardware engineering chief John Ternus has solidified his status as the primary candidate to succeed 65-year-old Tim Cook, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The shift comes as Apple...

Elon Musk took the stage last night in Austin, Texas, to announce a massive joint venture between his companies Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI known as the Terafab Project. Musk described the initiative as the "most epic chip building exercise in history by far" with the goal of producing an unprecedented one terawatt of computing power...

Looks like $27 Canada-US-Mexico plans are all the rage this weekend. Fido and Virgin Plus are offering up a $27/80GB plan with talk, text and roaming in North America. That’s not a bad deal at all. Koodo is only offering $27.50/60GB (let us know if you're seeing a matched offer), and all three flanker brands...

Looking to buy an iPhone Air? Koodo has launched a pretty big discount on the 1TB version, offering customers a way to save $1,217 off the retail price through its Tab Plus financing program. The deal brings the cost of the iPhone Air down significantly from its original Koodo retail price of $2,107. Apple’s price...

Ottawa’s controversial Online Streaming Act is facing a major trade backlash as U.S. lawmakers move to retaliate against what they call "discriminatory" digital laws. Experts have warned for years that forcing foreign streaming services to pay into Canadian content funds while banning them from the benefits would trigger a response from Washington. While the federal...

Long customer wait times are now making headlines (again) as frustration with our ‘Big 3’ telecoms have boiled over. A recent investigation by CBC News has highlighted a growing wave of complaints against Rogers, Telus, and Bell, confirming what many customers have been ranting about on Reddit lately about long wait times when it comes...

Telus prepaid brand Public Mobile has added an end date to its current ‘promo’ plan pricing, while tweaking the plans as well. One week ago Public Mobile brought back its promo plans to try to match Freedom Mobile’s global plan. Now, we’re seeing an end date on its current 5G plan lineup, listed as March...