Stories by John Quintet

Apple announced on Thursday is pushing out iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 today, reintroducing a tweaked Blood Oxygen feature for certain U.S. users with an Apple Watch. The update covers Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models that were sold in the U.S. without the feature because of a patent...

Toronto-based casemaker Dbrand has shared a teaser of its upcoming ‘Tank Case’ for Apple’s iPhone 17 series, which has seen most of its design already leak. Dbrand’s new Tank Case will be “launching September, exclusively for the iPhone 17 series,” says the company’s website. People can get notified of its release by signing up for...

Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is facing strong backlash from telecom executives after deciding to uphold the CRTC’s wholesale internet access rules, a move critics say will harm competition and investment. The decision allows Canada’s largest telecom companies to resell fibre optic access to internet service providers over their own and smaller players’ networks. The...

Apple is preparing a new wave of AI-focused products, including a tabletop robot, a smart speaker with a screen, and home-security cameras, according to people familiar with the company’s plans, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. The tabletop robot—targeted for 2027—is described as an iPad-like display mounted on a moving arm that can swivel, track users around...

Google’s Gemini AI app is getting new features aimed at making conversations more tailored while giving users more say over their data. The app can now remember details from past conversations to offer more personalized responses. This “personal context” setting is switched on by default but can be turned off in the app’s settings. When...

Spotify has released its first-half 2025 Canadian Global Impact List, naming Canadian artists whose songs were streamed most by listeners outside the country. Three Canadian acts made the global top 10: Tate McRae, Drake, and WizTheMc. McRae’s tracks “Sports car” and “Revolving door” both ranked in the global top 10, with “Sports car” taking the...

Elon Musk criticized Apple on Monday night, accusing the company of stacking the App Store in OpenAI’s favour, specifically the promotion of the latter’s app ChatGPT. “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation,”...

Meta's Threads now has more than 400 million people using the platform each month, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri. In a post on Threads, Mosseri said the milestone was reached a few weeks ago, calling the platform’s growth over the past two years “quite the ride.” He said the service began as “a zany...

Bell says Fogo Island and Change Islands in Newfoundland are now connected to the mainland by a new subsea fibre optic cable, giving residents access to faster, more reliable internet. The company said on Tuesday it laid more than 16 kilometres of fibre across the ocean floor, replacing the old microwave-based system that used to...

After raising daily starting roaming passes for travel to the U.S. and internationally, Rogers and Fido are now offering a “limited time offer” on its longer-term roaming options. Here’s what you can “save” right now... Rogers and Fido: U.S. 14 Days: $50 (save $10; was $60) U.S. 30 Days: $60 (save $10; was $70) Daily:...

Rogers has dropped a new “Plus It Up” ad, and while it’s supposed to be all feel-good vibes, it comes off a little…cringey. The 30-second spot is basically a family flash mob. It starts with a mom getting a “Wait up!” text from her husband, then the two break into a perfectly synchronized dance in...

Paramount has struck a seven-year deal to become the exclusive U.S. home of UFC events starting in 2026, replacing the sport’s current pay-per-view model. The agreement, worth an average of $1.1 billion US ($1.5 billion CAD) per year, will see all 13 numbered UFC events and 30 Fight Nights each year streamed on Paramount+. Some...