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BellMTS Will Provide $100 Credit to Rogers, Fido Customers Who Port Their Numbers
Bell's Manitoba regional brand, BellMTS, is giving a $100 credit to Rogers and Fido customers who switch to the carrier and port their number. Currently, Rogers offers bring-your-own-device plans that start at $50 for 2.5GB of data. On the other, Fido's only Pulse plan in the province costs $48 per month and gives users 5GB of...
US Customs Can’t Search Cloud Data at the Border, Only Content Stored Directly on Device
According to a new report, US Customs and Border Protection can’t search travellers’ cloud data at the border. The statement was provided in advance of acting commissioner Kevin McAleenan’s Senate confirmation hearing, in response to a set of questions by Sen. Ron Wyden. In the letter, he draws a sharp distinction between data stored locally on the...
Google Hangouts Adds Apple CallKit Support on iOS
Google has updated its Hangouts messaging and voice calling app with Apple CallKit support. CallKit is a framework in iOS 10 that allows VoIP services to tightly integrate with the native Phone UI. Enabling the new feature in Hangouts will allow users to make calls using the stock Phone app in iOS 10. In addition...
Saskatchewan Police Will Focus on Distracted Driving in March, Releases Stats for January
According to a new report from CBC News, Saskatchewan police will be setting their sights on distracted drivers in the month of March. In a statement, SGI executive vice-president Earl Cameron said: "When you're behind the wheel, you're responsible for thousands of pounds of glass and steel. At road speeds, a quick lapse in attention can...
Government of Ontario Releases New Ad Campaign Showing Consequences of Distracted Driving
The Government of Ontario has released a new ad campaign that shows the real life consequences of distracted driving. The ad campaign is centred around a simple message: “It happens fast. Put down the phone.” The province of Ontario said that nearly one in seven deaths on Ontario cards are caused by distracted driving, which...
Over Half a Million Canadians Cut Their Landline Phone Service Last Year
According to a report from the Financial Post, the most recent quarterly reports from Canada's leading telecom companies showed that they lost over 500,000 landline phone customers last year. If you take smaller carriers into account the number increases to about 636,000 customers. Convergence Consulting Group estimates that the numbers will drop by the same...