Rogers' CEO Tony Staffieri says butt dial never happened

2 days ago | MobileSyrup

Tony Staffieri is the CEO of Rogers, one of the largest telecom companies in Canada. But according to reporting from the Toronto Star , many people see him as a "proxy" for...
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Telecom news roundup: the season of acquisitions

4 days ago | MobileSyrup | 3 articles

Rogers' takeover of Shaw has dominated telecom headlines for the last two years. While it is the largest telecom acquisition in Canadian history, it's not the only recent one...
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ISP Start.ca reportedly joins Telus banner

5 days ago | MobileSyrup | 2 articles

Telus appears to have acquired internet service provider , Start.ca. Peter Nowak, an executive at ISP TekSavvy, shared the news on Twitter. Nowak didn't share how he confirmed...
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Acanac launches limited time offer - 6 months free internet for Start.ca and Altima Customers

5 days ago | MobileSyrup | 2 articles

Acanac is providing a new deal specifically for Start.ca and Altima customers. For over 19 years, Acanac, an internet provider based in Ontario and Quebec, has provided...
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Bell quietly completed Distributel acquisition in December

6 days ago | MobileSyrup

Telecom giant Bell has completed its acquisition of Distributel, according to its Q4 earnings report. The report highlights a number of areas of customer growth through the...
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Bell Aliant's 911 landline outage on the East Coast came from 10-digit dialling change

7 days ago | MobileSyrup

Bell Aliant says a software update caused landline users in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I unable to reach 911. The issue lasted between 6:00am and 8:30am, local time. A...
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Staples Canada signs on to exclusively sell Bell wireless plans, devices

8 days ago | MobileSyrup

Staples and Bell have entered a multi-year agreement to sell Bell, Virgin Plus and Lucky Mobile services. Staples sales associates will man in-store kiosks that will come to...
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Rogers-Shaw merger deadline extended to Feb. 17

9 days ago | MobileSyrup

Rogers, Shaw, and Québecor have extended their proposed transactions deadline to February 17th. January 31st was previously set as the suggested deadline, but the companies are...
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Telecom news roundup: Competition Bureau ends fight to block Rogers-Shaw merger

11 days ago | MobileSyrup

The Competition Bureau will no longer appeal against the Rogers-Shaw merger and Vidéotron's takeover of Freedom Mobile. The federal department was seeking to overturn a ruling...
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Minister Champagne isn't hurrying to approve Rogers-Shaw merger

12 days ago | MobileSyrup

Rogers and Shaw are coming close to their proposed January 31st deadline, but Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne isn't rushing to grant his seal of...
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Review: Excellence Is Expensive

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra delivers the brand's best mobile experience in a single flat form, not unlike its predecessors. But is it enough? Read more ...

Android 14 is here with its first developer preview

Get out of the way ChatGPT - Android 14 is here. For developers. As a preview. Today, Google officially unveiled the Android 14 Developer Preview. This means that, for... Read more ...

OnePlus Teases New Folding Phone To Give The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Some...

OnePlus just launched its latest flagship phone, and during the announcement, it teased an upcoming pair of foldable phones. We have all the details. Read more ...

Apple's iOS 16.2 Has Tracking Bug - Here's a Quick Fix

Apple's iOS 16.2 security vulnerability might let a stalker track you. Read more ...

It costs Google $413 USD to produce a Pixel 7 Pro: report

Counterpoint Research released a new report breaking down the cost of the mmWave variant of the Pixel 7 Pro. It costs around $413 USD to manufacture and uses about 50 percent... Read more ...

Bing's previously unpopular app sees a 10x jump in downloads after...

This week's news about Microsoft's plan to add ChatGPT-like capabilities to its search engine Bing has sent its companion mobile app into the App Store's Top Charts as of... Read more ...

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Preorder the OnePlus 11 and get a $100 Amazon gift card

In our OnePlus 11 review , we covered all the key areas where the latest OnePlus phone improves upon its predecessors. From the display and overall performance to camera... Read more ...

Someone put a USB-C port on AirPords Pro before Apple did - and you can do too

Ken Pilonel, a Robotics Engineer, is known to be the first to add a working USB-C port to the iPhone in 2021. In his latest video, he showed how he added a USB-C port to his... Read more ...

Searching for real estate? Get ready for property descriptions generated by...

ChatGPT has now entered the real estate market thanks to Resaas Services Inc. The Vancouver based company provides technology solutions for the real estate industry through... Read more ...

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