Stories by John Quintet

Apple is gearing up to join the foldable phone market for the first time when it launches a foldable iPhone at the end of 2026. As Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman explained in his PowerOn newsletter yesterday, this won’t be some radically new gadget—Apple is essentially copying the playbook that Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series has refined...

Earlier this month at the Calgary Stampede, Freedom Mobile offered some exclusive wireless promos at the event, and now we’re seeing them pop up again elsewhere in Alberta. At KDays in Edmonton, Freedom Mobile’s kiosk is offering up a $39/month promo plan with 80GB of data, for use in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The...

Rogers has expanded its Xfinity TV and streaming platform by adding two popular Canadian streaming apps: CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV. CBC Gem was integrated into Rogers Xfinity recently and is now pre-installed under the "Entertainment (Free with Ads)" section of the Rogers Xfinity Apps menu, offering free access to shows like Schitt’s Creek and...

Disney+ Canada has released its list of new shows and movies coming to the streaming service in August 2025. As for highlights? King of the Hill returns with its Season 14 premiere on August 4, and Alien: Earth premieres on August 12. The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox debuts August 20. Check out the full...

Telus is in talks to sell nearly half of its cellphone tower business for about $1.2 billion, as the telecom giant works to cut its debt. Back in March, it was rumoured that Telus wanted to target U.S. buyers to avoid pushback from the federal government. But now it looks like that has changed. Telus...

Cogeco recently launched its own wireless service in Canada, but there's a twist: the company is doing it by using Telus’ network—and fighting to prevent Telus from doing the same in internet services. The revelation came directly from Telus, which confirmed to iPhone in Canada that it is the national carrier powering Cogeco’s wireless offering....

Apple Arcade is rolling out new summer updates featuring SpongeBob SquarePants across several of its games. Starting this month, players can find limited-time SpongeBob-themed content in Snake.io+, Crossy Road Castle, and SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit. The crossover adds characters and levels inspired by the long-running Nickelodeon cartoon. In Snake.io+, players can unlock skins of SpongeBob, Patrick,...

Google is once again raising the price of its Nest Aware Plus subscription in Canada—this time from $200 to $260 per year, starting August 15, 2025. That's a price hike of 30% and is the second price jump in 18 months. The increase comes less than two years after the company already bumped the price...

Google has sent out invites to the media for its Made by Google event, set for August 20, 2025. The invite says the in-person event will “introduce the latest additions to our Pixel portfolio of devices,” with the keynote set for 10am PDT/1pm EDT. So far, based on early leaks, we are expected to see...

Montreal-based Cogeco has officially launched its new wireless service in Canada, with early users already on the network and expansion planned in 12 markets across Québec and Ontario in the coming weeks. The announcement came as the company reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025, ending May 31. The company says...

Telus is gearing up to launch its next-gen Boost Wi-Fi 7 system, and while it hasn’t been released yet, early details show the company is focusing on both sustainability and performance. According to a 2025 Red Dot Design Award listing, the Boost Wi-Fi 7 is made with 65% recycled materials and features a modular design....

Rogers is rolling out a new satellite-powered service that lets Canadians send text messages even in areas with no traditional cell signal. Recently, customers were seeing their Rogers devices showing evidence of possible satellite connectivity and here we are. The new tool, called Rogers Satellite, will allow text messaging and access to text-to-911 from virtually...