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  Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor announced on Friday they have signed a deal for the sale of Freedom Mobile to the latter, making their initial $2.85 billion agreement from mid-June now official. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and the closing of the Rogers-Shaw merger. According to all three telcos, the deal "provides the...

Apple has renewed its comedy/drama series Physical for a third season. The new season will see star Rose Byrne return to play Sheila Rubin in the series revolving around the popularity of aerobatics in the 1980s. Physical is continuing with a new season, which should delight fans of the series on Apple TV+. As the...

Apple does not foresee a soft launch for its iPhone 14 later this year. In fact, reports indicate that Apple is prepping for a fairly strong launch of its new flagship device as its ordered 90 million units to ship from its suppliers. Although Apple has yet to reveal the iPhone 14, history indicates that...

Bells' President and CEO, Mirko Bibic, defended Canada's high prices for both wireless and fixed broadband internet in a recent interview with SaltWire. Bibic didn't shy away from the fact that Canada has some of the highest internet prices in the world. "Our prices are certainly not the lowest in the world and I’ll never...

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4, along with some more new products, at its 'Galaxy Unpacked' event on Wednesday. Canadian pricing for Samsung's latest foldable flagships is as follows: Galaxy Z Fold 4 The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is available in three premium colours: Graygreen, Moon Beige, and Phantom Black. 256GB...

Rumbleverse, the free-to-play, 40-player Brawler Royale from Iron Galaxy Studios, has just gone live and is now available to download on Playstation, Xbox, as well as on the Epic Games Store for PC and Mac users. We are go for launch! Download and play Rumbleverse for free on @playstation, @xbox, and @epicgames. Be one of...

Developer Rony Fadel has just rolled out an update for his popular Batteries app for macOS, that makes iOS 16’s new battery percentage appear inside the battery icon on the Mac (via MacRumors). For those who aren’t familiar, Batteries for Mac is an app that lets you view battery percentages for an iPhone, iPad, Apple...

Virgin Plus announced on Thursday it now offers Members “pre-loved” smartphones, which are essentially certified like-new and gently used devices that have undergone 10-point inspections. A Virgin Plus spokesperson told iPhone in Canada these pre-loved smartphones are only available online and come in “like-new” and “gently used” conditions. Each mobile phone is inspected and tested...

Opensignal released its Canada 5G Experience and Mobile Network Experience reports on Thursday, showing insight into the Canadian telecom landscape yet again. From April 1 to June 29, 2022, Opensignal analyzed the 5G user experience from Rogers, Telus and Bell. When it comes to the top 5G download speeds in Canada, Bell and Telus again...

Pavel Durov, the CEO and founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has slammed Apple for a delay in reviewing and approving a major new update to the app "without explanation,” iMore is reporting. Durov says the upcoming Telegram update will "revolutionize how people express themselves in messaging.” However, he continued that he finds it discouraging that...

Facebook has today revealed its plans to test a new secure storage feature for backups of your end-to-end encrypted chats on Messenger, as well as other updates to deliver the best experience across the platform. The social media giant is currently testing 'secure storage' to back up end-to-end encrypted Messenger conversations stored on a user’s phone...

To celebrate its 40 years in Australia, Apple has announced some new initiatives to help advance renewable energy use, increase coding pathways, and support indigenous communities. With the purchase of clean energy from a new wind farm in Queensland, Apple will help address the energy customers use to power and enjoy their Apple products. The...