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Claude on iPhone Gets CarPlay Voice Mode and Pull-Down Search

Anthropic announced today that voice mode in the Claude app on iPhone now works with Apple CarPlay. You can ask Claude something on the drive and keep your hands on the wheel. Voice mode on iOS and Android also answers sooner and hears you better in a noisy room or when you speak softly, and...
Austin Blake
12 hours ago
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Canadian Students Can Get a Year of Gemini Free Until December 31

Eligible university and college students in Canada can claim one free year of Google AI Plus, Google said on Wednesday. The plan unlocks higher Gemini limits, Gemini in apps such as Gmail, and 400GB of storage. The offer was missing from Canada when Google ran a similar back-to-school deal earlier this year. Eligible students now...
John Quintet
15 hours ago
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BC Hydro’s New App Puts Bills, Outages and Rewards in One Place

BC Hydro's new mobile app puts bills, hourly usage, outage alerts and Power Smart rewards in one place. The free app landed on the App Store at the end of September, and it signs in with your existing BC Hydro MyHydro account. On Thursday the utility emailed customers to promote the app, saying cooler weather...
Austin Blake
16 hours ago
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iPhone Selfie Age Checks Are Live, but Not for Canadians Yet

Apple now lets adults confirm their age with a selfie in a handful of countries, according to an Apple support document covering the feature that shipped with iOS 27.2. Canada is not on the list. The selfie option is available in Australia, Brazil, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Those markets already require adults to confirm...
John Quintet
16 hours ago
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Feds Invest $1.6 Billion in Taxpayer Funds in Toronto AI Firm Cohere

Cohere is set to take a federal equity stake of up to $1.6 billion after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the commercial investment today. The Toronto AI company builds systems for businesses and governments that want more control over where sensitive data is stored, how it is used and who can access it. Ottawa says...
Austin Blake
16 hours ago

Featured

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How to Track iPhone Duo Stock in Canada and Get Restock Alerts

Apple's first foldable iPhone launches on Friday, October 23, 2026, and finding one is going to take some work. Online orders in Canada are now showing February 2027 delivery dates, Apple has capped orders at two per customer, and resellers are asking several times the retail price on eBay. That leaves in-store pickup as the...
Gary Ng
1 week ago

Deals

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Wealthsimple Credit Card Now Gets 7% Cash Back on Turo Rentals

Wealthsimple has added Turo to its credit card partner cash back program, giving eligible cardholders 7% back on car rentals booked through the Turo app or turo.com. The offer started October 19, 2026 and runs until October 19, 2027. That total is the card's standard 2% cash back plus an extra 5% funded by Turo....
IIC Deals
1 week 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks ago

Telecom

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Rogers Starlink Roaming Adds Japan, Australia and New Zealand

Rogers is expanding its satellite-to-mobile roaming service, which runs on SpaceX's Starlink satellites, to Japan, Australia and New Zealand, giving customers coverage in more places where traditional cellular networks do not reach. The update announced today brings the carrier's international satellite roaming footprint to four countries, including the United States. Earlier this year, Rogers said...
John Quintet
18 hours ago
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Bell Named Canada’s Most Valuable Telecom Brand, Ranks Sixth Overall

Bell is Canada's most valuable telecom brand, according to Kantar's BrandZ 2026 Most Valuable Brands ranking, released today. It also came sixth among all Canadian brands. Kantar puts a value on brands using financial data plus consumer research. It says it tracks more than 22,000 brands in 54 markets, based on interviews with millions of...
John Quintet
19 hours ago
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Fido Customers Should Check Bills After Another Price Hike

Some Fido customers are seeing a second plan price increase within a few months, and October bills are where the higher total shows up. If you are still on an older Fido plan, check the monthly plan charge before the next pre-authorized payment clears. One long-time customer shared that their monthly plan went up by...
John Quintet
21 hours ago
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Rogers Hit With $15 Million Penalty, Far Less Than the Bureau Wanted

The Competition Tribunal has ordered Rogers to pay a $15 million penalty over the way it marketed its Infinite wireless plans as unlimited, closing out a deceptive marketing case the Competition Bureau filed in December 2024. The decision was announced late Wednesday evening, and the Tribunal also directed Rogers to publish a corrective notice and...
John Quintet
22 hours ago
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Ottawa’s New Telecom Roadmap Targets Cheaper Phone and Internet

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly on Wednesday launched Canada's first Telecom Competition Roadmap, a plan with 18 actions for 2026 and 2027 that Ottawa says will bring more choice, cheaper phone and internet service and better networks to Canadians. Joly wants to break down the regional barriers that keep smaller providers in their home markets so...
Austin Blake
1 day ago

Tutorials

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Two iPhone models shown in different colors (silver and blue) with dual-camera modules and edge-to-edge screens displaying mountains and sand wallpaper, side by side on a light background.

Want an iPhone Duo? These Canadian Apple Stores Restock the Most

Last week we walked through how to track iPhone Duo stock at Apple Stores in Canada, including Daryl Leigh’s free checker that watches every nearby store in one grid. Daryl has since pulled fresh Canadian numbers from his site, and here’s the data he exclusively shared with iPhone in Canada. The numbers help explain why...
John Quintet
2 days ago
Two iPhone models shown in different colors (silver and blue) with dual-camera modules and edge-to-edge screens displaying mountains and sand wallpaper, side by side on a light background.

How to Track iPhone Duo Stock in Canada and Get Restock Alerts

Apple's first foldable iPhone launches on Friday, October 23, 2026, and finding one is going to take some work. Online orders in Canada are now showing February 2027 delivery dates, Apple has capped orders at two per customer, and resellers are asking several times the retail price on eBay. That leaves in-store pickup as the...
Gary Ng
1 week ago
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How to Pre-Order iPhone Duo in Canada This Friday

Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, goes up for pre-order in Canada on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5 a.m. Pacific (8 a.m. Eastern), with deliveries and in-store availability beginning October 23. Starting at $2,999 CAD, the iPhone Duo is Apple's most expensive iPhone yet, featuring a 7.6-inch folding display, a 5.4-inch outer screen...
John Quintet
2 weeks ago
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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
1 month 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
2 months ago

Mac

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MacBook Neo Student Pricing Increases by $60 in Canada

Apple has raised the education price of the MacBook Neo in Canada by another $60 CAD. Students and educators now see $879 CAD on Apple's Canadian education store, up from $819 CAD after the June hike. That is the second bump this year. At launch in March, the press release put education pricing at $679...
John Quintet
2 days ago
Apple's Get ready for Touch on Mac developer hub

Apple Tells Developers How Touch Will Work on the Mac

Apple has published details about Touch on Mac, giving developers their first clear look at how apps should behave on the new MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR touchscreen. The new website is called, 'Get ready for Touch on Mac', and the subtitle tells developers to learn how to optimize their apps. Deeper written docs are...
John Quintet
2 days ago

First Hands-On With Apple’s Touchscreen MacBook Pro

Apple's first MacBook Pro you can touch was already on tables in Los Angeles today, and media and creators got their hand on it before anyone else. The new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR is the first Mac with a touchscreen, and early hands-on video from the Pro and Tell event shows how that feels...
Austin Blake
2 days ago
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The Glowing Apple Logo Is Finally Back on the Mac

Is the world finally healing? After roughly a decade in the dark, the glowing Apple logo is finally back on the Mac, lighting up the lid of Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR. For anyone who grew up spotting MacBooks across a coffee shop or college or university class by that soft white apple,...
John Quintet
2 days ago

Apple Watch

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Bronze Apple Watch with a brown mesh band, shown from front and back to highlight the design and heart-rate display (62 BPM).

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 weeks 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 weeks 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 month 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
1 month ago