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Koodo Offering $45/30GB Promo Plan for Select Customers

Telus-owned Koodo is offering up some promo plans for select customers, in the form of a $45 per month plan with 30GB of data. "Hey! You're currently on a < 1GB data plan and pay $25 for it. Want something even better? We have a deal so good, it's hard to hold in your excitement,”...

Rogers-Shaw Deal Gives Canadians Control Over Prices for First Time, Touts Minister 

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, touted the benefits of the Rogers-Shaw deal for Canadians on BNN Bloomberg on Tuesday, saying with a straight face the deal will bring total control by Canadians and also reduce wireless prices in the country, opposite of what critics have suggested. The Rogers-Shaw merger was approved by...

Kobo Elipsa 2E eReader Unveiled with Improved Stylus

Rakuten Kobo has unveiled the Kobo Elipsa 2E on Wednesday, a refresh that now includes an improved stylus--the Kobo Stylus 2--to allow readers to better write notes and jot ideas right on the display. The Kobo Elipsa 2E has a 10.3" glare-free e-ink touchscreen and ComfortLight PRO to minimize blue light and eye strain. It...

Apple Suppliers Increased Renewable Electricity by 30% in the Last Year

Apple announced on Wednesday its manufacturing partners now support over 13 gigawatts of renewable electricity worldwide, representing a nearly 30% increase in the last year. The company stated that more than 250 suppliers operating in 28 countries have committed to using renewable energy for all Apple production by 2030. These commitments account for over 85%...

Shaw Mobile Migration to Rogers: What You Need to Know

We’ve recently covered what’s going to happen to Freedom Mobile Internet and wireless customers that are now under Videotron—but what about Shaw Mobile customers? Before Shaw sold off Freedom Mobile to Quebecor, the parent of Videotron, the company offered a wireless service known as Shaw Mobile that leveraged the Freedom Mobile wireless network. Shaw Mobile...

Rogers Sends First Email to Shaw Customers, Outlines What’s Coming

With the Rogers acquisition of Shaw complete as of yesterday, the companies wasted no time in addressing customers on what’s coming next. On Tuesday afternoon, Rogers sent its first email to Shaw customers, outlining expectations for the new transition, according to an email seen by iPhone in Canada. "Rogers and Shaw are now one company...

Twitter Jetpack Social Sharing Not Working, WordPress Loses API Access [Update]

Twitter continues to limit access to its API without informing select companies, with the latest fallout affecting WordPress and Flipboard. Yesterday, Twitter suddenly cut off API access to WordPress.com, breaking the latter’s Jetpack Social tool used to automatically share posts to social networks such as Twitter. When website owners using the Jetpack Social tool try...

Canada Investigates ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on Tuesday announced it has initiated an investigation into OpenAI, the company responsible for the AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. The probe comes in response to a complaint alleging that the chatbot collects, uses, and discloses personal information without obtaining consent. "AI technology and its effects on privacy is...