Stories by John Quintet

TikTok is rolling out new tools to help users take more control over what shows up on their 'For You' feed—the app’s personalized content hub used by more than a billion people globally. Starting today, TikTok users will see updates that aim to make content discovery more relevant, customizable, and transparent. The new features include:...

The 2025 Stanley Cup Final is officially set—and it’s a rematch from last year’s final. The Edmonton Oilers will face off against the defending champion Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Wednesday, June 4, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The Panthers beat the Oilers in an exciting seven games series last year, and this...

With just one year to go until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Canadian soccer fans are still being shut out from watching their own teams on cable TV—despite a clear ruling from the CRTC. At the heart of the issue is OneSoccer, the subscription-based streaming service that holds broadcasting rights to Canadian national team games,...

Apple insiders are tempering expectations for the company’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with some employees saying the event could be underwhelming from an AI perspective, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. People familiar with Apple’s internal thinking worry that the company’s planned AI announcements could actually highlight how far behind it is compared to competitors...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has started informing customers that upcoming network upgrades could affect their service. In texts sent out this week seen by iPhone in Canada, the company warned that starting June 3, some users may experience a loss of connectivity or degraded signal quality due to infrastructure changes. To help customers stay connected, Public...

Rogers customers who haven’t switched from the company’s aging 3G network by June 30, 2025, could soon face a one-time $75 fee on top of an existing $3 monthly charge. The $3 Legacy Network Usage fee (announced in April) will apply users who continue to rely on 2G or 3G connections. Now, an updated Rogers...

Google is rolling out Gemini-powered summary cards in the Gmail app for Android and iOS. These cards will now appear at the top of long or complex email threads, offering a quick recap of key points and replies—no need to manually tap “Summarize this email.” The summaries are AI-generated using Gemini and will update automatically...

Instagram is making it easier to share photos the way you actually shoot them from your iPhone or Android smartphone. On Wednesday, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced that the app now supports 3:4 aspect ratio images—the standard format for most smartphone cameras. That means if you take a photo on your phone and upload it...

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Rogers over regulated mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) rates, marking a win for Quebecor in a long-running dispute before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). In a unanimous decision delivered from the bench on May 28, 2025, the court upheld the CRTC’s selection of...

Starting in July, a small group of Montreal transit users will begin testing a new feature that allows them to tap their phone at metro and bus turnstiles using their OPUS card or transit tickets stored digitally. The pilot program, reported by La Presse, is being led by the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM)...

Wattpad says it’s entering a new phase focused on its most loyal audience: fan communities. The Toronto-based storytelling platform announced plans to boost support for readers and writers by improving discovery, enhancing community features, and investing more in free user-generated content. In a message shared with iPhone in Canada, Wattpad President Aron Levitz said the...

Opera has introduced a brand-new AI-powered browser called Opera Neon that will do work for you. Unlike typical browsers, Neon is designed to understand what you want to do—and then actually do it for you, thanks to an AI agent, which is all the rage right now. AI agents essentially will understand what you need...