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Bell Launches Bell Cyber to Boost AI Security in Canada
Bell has launched Bell Cyber, a new brand that brings all of the company’s cybersecurity services under one name. The goal is to make it easier for businesses to get protection against online threats—everything from hackers to data breaches—using tools powered by artificial intelligence. As part of the launch, Bell introduced a new Autonomous Security...
Rogers Wireless Coverage Triples Across Canada With Starlink
Rogers has expanded its satellite-to-mobile texting service, giving Canadians access to coverage in areas that have never had reliable cell signals. The service, powered by SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, now stretches across remote highways, national parks, and coastlines, with Rogers claiming three times more coverage than any other Canadian wireless provider. The service allows customers to...
Bell Unveils New Financing Option on iPhone 17 Launch Day
Bell has rolled out a new smartphone payment plan called Flex Option, launching nationwide on September 9, 2025—the same day Apple unveils its iPhone 17 lineup at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. The program changes how Canadians can pay for their devices, says Bell. Traditionally, Bell customers had two choices at the end of a...
Amazon Turns Into a Takeout App with DoorDash Integration
Amazon Canada has expanded its partnership with DoorDash, letting customers in 350 cities across the country order food directly from Amazon.ca and the Amazon app. The move brings restaurant delivery to 80% of the Canadian population for the first time. For Prime members, the existing DashPass offer is being extended, which first debuted in 2023....
Microsoft and LG Electronics to Bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to Select Vehicles
Vehicles leveraging LG's webOS Automotive platform will be able to access Xbox Cloud Gaming from the infotainment center.
Xbox to Attend Tokyo Game Show, Showcasing ROG Xbox Ally
Xbox has confirmed its plans to return to the Tokyo Game Show with a live stream on Thursday, September 25, at 6 AM ET/3 AM PT.
Wealthsimple Visa Infinite Credit Card Fees Set to Double
Toronto-based fintech Wealthsimple is hiking the cost of its Visa Infinite credit card, doubling the annual fee from $120 to $240. In an update to its terms and conditions today, Wealthsimple says starting October 8, 2025, cardholders will be charged $20 per month (instead of $10). In Quebec, the fee will instead be billed once...
Ontario’s MDA Space Plunges 25% After Losing Deal to SpaceX
Canadian satellite firm MDA Space says its contract with EchoStar Corporation has been cancelled after the U.S. company agreed to sell wireless spectrum to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for $17 billion US, mainly to power the future of Starlink and satellite 5G service. So that new Starlink play from today had implications for a Canadian company....
YouTube’s First Exclusive NFL Game Breaks Streaming Record
YouTube’s first exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game set a new streaming record on Friday. The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers, played in São Paulo, Brazil, drew an average-minute-audience of more than 17.3 million viewers worldwide, according to Nielsen and YouTube. Of that, 16.2 million viewers were in...
Starlink 5G is Coming: Rogers Could Benefit From SpaceX Deal
SpaceX has struck a deal with EchoStar to purchase 50 MHz of S-band spectrum in the U.S., along with global mobile satellite service licenses, for a whopping $17 billion US (about $23.5 billion CAD). Colorado-based Echostar is the parent company of Dish Network and also owns Hughes Network Systems. The move will support the next...
iPhone 17 Series Battery Sizes Allegedly Leak Ahead of Launch
A new filing from China’s regulatory database may have given away the battery capacities for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 lineup, just a day before the official launch, according to an image shared by leaker ShrimpApplePro. According to the listing, the iPhone 17 Pro Max will pack the largest battery at 5,088mAh, while the iPhone 17...
Koodo Offering $34/80GB, $39/100GB Canada-US Plans to Select Customers
Telus-owned Koodo looks to be offering up some special deals to keep customers loyal, ahead of what is expected to be a busy fall season for cellphone deals around Black Friday. Koodo has been sending out texts to select customers telling them about “Happy Tab deals”, which consist of the following loyalty offers, when you...