Earlier in March, the Minister of Industry Christian Paradis announced plans by Ottawa to further increase wireless competition to help Canadians gain better prices and services. Part of this plan was a declaration by the Federal Government to "promote at least four wireless providers in every region of the country." Other plans included reviewing the...
The Federal Government has released a statement today to announce the start date for the coveted 700MHz wireless spectrum auction, set to take place on November 19, 2013. Christian Paradis, the Minister of Industry, announced Ottawa plans to increase wireless competition to provide Canadians with more choices and better prices: "Canadian families work hard for their...
Siri, Apple's voice assistant is special. So special she thinks god is a member of the Ottawa Senators, captain Daniel Alfredsson. All you have to do is ask her "show me a picture of god" and you'll get the following answer: What does Alfredsson think of this? He told Sportsnet TV reporter Ian Mendes the...
TELUS has announced the launch of its 4G LTE network in Newmarket and Aurora (with more areas following in the coming months such as Niagara region, Oshawa, Whitby, Brantford and Leamington), part of the company's $280 million investment in the GTA over the next three years: “TELUS is committed to offering the best customer experience...
The CBC reports the Federal government has decided to add mobile payments to the code of conduct for credit and debit cards, a move to protect consumers and businesses: Minister of State Ted Menzies announced consultations to add mobile payments to the code at a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday morning. “While we support...
Ottawa's Bayshore Mall had the grand opening of its Apple Store this morning. When the doors opened at 9AM, there were approximately 300 people in line according to @DSchellenberg. We saw some pictures of the store yesterday, but here are some images from opening day. Check out the pictures sent below--looks like there were a...
A few days ago we noted Ottawa's Bayshore Mall Apple Store was set to have its grand opening this Saturday, September 8th at 9AM EST. This is the second Apple Store in Ottawa, with the first store being at Rideau Centre, which opened back in July of 2009. If you can't make it to Bayshore...
Ottawa's second Apple Store located at Bayshore Shopping Centre is set to have its grand opening this Saturday, September 8th at 9AM local time as announced on Apple's website. A week and a half ago, the location received its painted white Apple logo on the storefront, a sign of an imminent opening. This second Ottawa...
We have excellent news for Fido users, we have just received word that the LTE network has launched in and around the surrounding areas of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and St. Johns. During late July Fido announced those markets would first receive LTE coverage, then expanding furthermore into Moncton, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Québec City, Kingston, Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton,...
Ottawa wants to cease the use of cellphones and smartphones in prisons, and has consulted with companies on how to stop wireless devices from entering jails as some criminals still run their operations behind bars, according to the CBC:: "Though this prohibition is rigidly enforced, upon occasion, mobile devices are recovered by correctional officers from...
Back in May, we noted Ottawa was set to receive its second Apple Store, as confirmed by job postings. Later that month, the rumoured location of the store received its painted black construction walls, pretty much confirming an Apple Store was being built. Yesterday, those blacked out walls at the former Gap Kids location received...
Less than a week ago we revealed Ottawa was getting its second Apple Store, as revealed in a job posting on Workopolis. This would bring an additional store for the Ottawa area to join the existing Rideau location. The rumoured location of this new store is at Bayshore Mall, roughly 16 kilometres southwest of the...
