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Rogers Customer Left Owing Nearly $17,000 After Phone-Return Scam

A Rogers customer in Sudbury, Ontario, says she is still facing nearly $17,000 in charges after falling victim to a phone-return scam involving fraudsters pretending to work for the wireless carrier. According to CTV News (which is owned by Rogers rival Bell Media), Joanne Landry was considering switching carriers when she received a call from...
Austin Blake
1 hour ago

Costco Canada Clears Out Nintendo Switch 2 Bundle for $599.97

Costco Canada has been spotted clearing out a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle for just $599.97 CAD, saving shoppers $190 off the regular price of $789.99. The deal comes just in time for holiday shopping, although finding one may be difficult. According to a post on RFD Friday morning, a Costco shopper in Barrie, Ontario, spotted...
IIC Deals
4 hours ago
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iPhone’s Dynamic Island Could Soon Control Smart Home Devices Nearby

Apple's upcoming LG smart home accessories could introduce a new feature called Proximity Control, letting iPhone users access their smart home devices simply by bringing their phone nearby. According to leaker pdfu on X, the feature has been discovered in iOS 27.2 code and works much like the existing HomePod handoff experience. When an iPhone...
John Quintet
4 hours ago

Rogers and Telus Raise Wireless Prices by $5, Following Bell’s Lead

Rogers and Telus have quietly increased prices on their wireless plans by $5 per month, following similar increases from Bell earlier this week. All three of Canada's biggest carriers have now raised prices just ahead of Black Friday next month. According to checks by iPhone in Canada on Friday, Rogers and Telus have increased prices...
Austin Blake
4 hours ago
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Montreal Is the Only Canadian City on Google Maps’ New Foodie List

Montreal is the only Canadian city featured in Google's first Fan-Favorite Dining Lists, released October 8. The new Google Maps rankings highlight popular restaurants and food trends across 10 cities worldwide, with cinnamon buns getting plenty of attention in Montreal. According to Google, Montreal saw an 84% year-over-year increase in reviews mentioning cinnamon buns, with...
John Quintet
4 hours ago

Featured

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Apple Confirms October 13 Event as Smart Home Launch Nears

Apple has circled Tuesday, October 13, 2026 for its next announcement, with marketing chief Greg Joswiak posting a teaser on X this morning that pairs the tagline "Welcome home" with a hand-stitched version of the company's retro rainbow logo. Joswiak is Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, and his 17-second clip shows hands embroidering...
Gary Ng
1 day ago

Deals

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Costco Canada Clears Out Nintendo Switch 2 Bundle for $599.97

Costco Canada has been spotted clearing out a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle for just $599.97 CAD, saving shoppers $190 off the regular price of $789.99. The deal comes just in time for holiday shopping, although finding one may be difficult. According to a post on RFD Friday morning, a Costco shopper in Barrie, Ontario, spotted...
IIC Deals
4 hours ago
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Signing Up for Starlink? Here’s How Canadians Can Get $140 Cash

If you’re looking for a Starlink referral code in Canada, eligible sign-ups can receive a $140 CAD reward as cash or service credit. To qualify, you need to order through a referral link directly on Starlink’s website and stay subscribed for two months. How to Use a Starlink Referral Code in Canada Open the complete...
IIC Deals
1 day ago
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NAVEE Prime Day Deals in Canada Take Up to 50% Off E-Scooters

NAVEE is also cutting prices on several of its electric scooters and its Birdie 3X electric golf push cart for Prime Day, with discounts of up to 50% in Canada. The biggest discount is on the NT5 Max E-Scooter, which is down to $999.99 CAD from $1,999.99. The UT5 Max, meanwhile, is nearly half price...
IIC Deals
2 days ago
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Top 100 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Deals in Canada: Apple, Dyson, and More

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is loaded with discounts across Apple products, headphones, TVs, smart home gear, robot vacuums, kitchen appliances and everyday essentials, with some products dropping by more than 60%. We've gone through Amazon Canada's most popular offers and rounded up the top 100 Prime Big Deal Days deals you can shop...
IIC Deals
2 days ago

Marshall Headphones and Speakers Drop Up to 44% for Prime Big Deal Days

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale is bringing some solid discounts on Marshall headphones and speakers in Canada, with savings reaching up to 44%. The biggest deal is on the Marshall Minor IV true wireless earbuds, which are down to $99.98 from $179.98. The Major V headphones are also heavily discounted at $129.98 in several...
IIC Deals
2 days ago

Telecom

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Smartphone on a desk shows a red Rogers logo on screen, with a keyboard, headphones, and illuminated PC in the background.

Rogers Customer Left Owing Nearly $17,000 After Phone-Return Scam

A Rogers customer in Sudbury, Ontario, says she is still facing nearly $17,000 in charges after falling victim to a phone-return scam involving fraudsters pretending to work for the wireless carrier. According to CTV News (which is owned by Rogers rival Bell Media), Joanne Landry was considering switching carriers when she received a call from...
Austin Blake
1 hour ago

Rogers and Telus Raise Wireless Prices by $5, Following Bell’s Lead

Rogers and Telus have quietly increased prices on their wireless plans by $5 per month, following similar increases from Bell earlier this week. All three of Canada's biggest carriers have now raised prices just ahead of Black Friday next month. According to checks by iPhone in Canada on Friday, Rogers and Telus have increased prices...
Austin Blake
4 hours ago

Chatr and Lucky Mobile Axe $19 Plans, Leaving Fewer Cheap Options

Rogers-owned Chatr and Bell-owned Lucky Mobile are removing cheaper prepaid plans this week, leaving Canadians with fewer options under $25 per month. Chatr has replaced its $21/1GB plan with a $22 talk-and-text plan that includes 500MB with auto-pay. Without automatic payments, there’s no data included. That’s $1 more per month for half the data. The...
Austin Blake
22 hours ago
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Bell Launches ahlo 2 Budget Smartphone: Here’s a Hands-On

Bell has introduced the ahlo 2, the second generation of its exclusive house-brand smartphone line. The budget phone costs $335 CAD outright or from $10 CAD per month on SmartPay financing. It's available only from Bell, Virgin Plus and participating retailers. Compared with the first model, the ahlo 2 has a larger 6.9-inch display, an...
Gary Ng
2 days ago
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Bell Raises Bring Your Own Phone Plan Prices by Up to $10 in Canada

Nearly one week into October, we're seeing a price increase from one of the country's big telecoms. Bell on Tuesday updated its bring your own phone plan pricing, according to checks by iPhone in Canada. Prices have increased by $5 to $10 depending on the plan: $70/60GB (was $60) Essential $75/100GB (was $70) Canada-US (SD...
John Quintet
3 days ago

Tutorials

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Apple Intelligence Can Use Up to 14GB. Here’s How to Turn It Off

Apple Intelligence is built into the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS, but you don’t have to leave it enabled. For some users, Apple Intelligence may simply feel less essential now. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta’s Muse and a growing number of AI agents are all easily accessible through standalone apps and the...
John Quintet
2 weeks ago
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How to Pre-Order iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo in Canada

Planning to pre-order an iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max, or Apple’s new iPhone Duo in Canada? Apple is using two different pre-order dates this year, so the first thing to know is when you actually need to wake up. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,749 CAD, the iPhone 18 Pro Max...
Austin Blake
4 weeks ago
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How to Watch Canada vs Switzerland Live: Free Streams & TV

Canada's historic FIFA World Cup run hits a massive checkpoint Wednesday afternoon when the men’s national team takes on Switzerland in the Group B finale at BC Place in Vancouver. After a 6-0 thrashing of Qatar fueled by a brilliant Jonathan David hat trick, the entire nation is buzzing. This decisive game determines who tops...
John Quintet
4 months ago

Mac

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Best MacBook to buy in Canada in 2026, comparing MacBook Neo, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

Apple Tightens Full Disk Access on Mac Over Privacy Risks

Apple plans to add new controls around Full Disk Access in macOS after warning that some apps are using the permission in ways that could expose large amounts of private user data, a move that should make it harder for apps to get one of the Mac's most powerful permissions without users clearly understanding what...
John Quintet
5 days ago
Wide desktop setup: a large monitor shows code editor panels and a document preview with an orange UI card, on a light background. A compact silver computer sits beneath the monitor as the system unit.

Apple Unveils New Mac Studio with M5 Max with Huge Price Hike in Canada

Apple has surprised everyone today with all-new Mac Studio desktop, powered by the new M5 Max and M5 Ultra processors. The flagship workstation brings major upgrades to graphics and on-device artificial intelligence capabilities while keeping the same compact footprint. This release came alongside a refresh to the Mac mini, now with M6 and M5 Pro...
John Quintet
2 months ago

Apple Watch

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Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Are Still Hard to Repair, Says iFixit

iFixit has torn down the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, giving both watches a 4 out of 10 for repairability while raising bigger questions about Apple's approach to Watch repairs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1duzuXz7D0 The Series 12 gets at least one welcome change: a battery pull tab. After removing the battery connector bracket, iFixit...
John Quintet
3 days ago
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Apple Ordered to Pay $184 Million USD More in Masimo Watch Patent Case

Apple has been ordered to pay another $184 million USD to medical technology company Masimo in its long-running Apple Watch patent dispute, pushing the total bill from a $634 million USD jury verdict to about $818 million USD, according to Bloomberg Law. US District Judge James V. Selna ruled Monday, October 5, 2026, that Masimo...
John Quintet
3 days ago

Apple Watch Hypertension Feature Gets Updated Health Canada Approval

Health Canada has updated its approval for Apple's hypertension notification feature, adding new identifiers for the iPhone and Apple Watch apps under an existing medical device licence. The feature is listed under Health Canada licence No. 114026 as a Class II medical device. The original licence was first issued on September 25, 2025. Health Canada's...
John Quintet
1 week ago

Apple Is Working on a Screenless Fitness Tracker to Rival Whoop: Report

Apple is working on a screenless fitness tracker aimed at competing with Whoop, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, potentially giving the company a new wearable that sits alongside the Apple Watch. The project is still in what Apple calls a technology investigation phase, so there's no guarantee it will ever ship. Gurman says Apple has...
Austin Blake
2 weeks ago