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Spotify Confirms its Disco Ball App Icon Will be Retired This Week | i Phone in Canada
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (237+ words) Spotify has confirmed that its new disco ball app icon is only temporary and that the traditional logo will return sometime this week. Recently, Spotify turned 20, and as part of the celebration, the company rolled out a flashy app icon…...
Ottawa Accused of Lying About Its Own Surveillance Bill on X
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (417+ words) Public Safety Canada is under fire after a social media post trying to downplay its new lawful-access legislation was slapped with a community note on X. Critics and privacy advocates are accusing the federal government of misleading the public about the…...
Ottawa Bets $13 M on Unfinished Telesat Satellites to Bring High-Speed Internet to the NWT | i Phone in Canada
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (218+ words) The federal government says it's going to spend $13 million toward bringing high speed internet to 869 Indigenous households across nine communities in the Northwest Territories. The money is going to Northwestel, which is partnering with Telesat to make it happen through…...
Intel Reportedly Testing Chip Production for i Phone, Mac, and i Pad | i Phone in Canada
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (24+ words) Intel has reportedly "kicked off" small-scale chip production testing for certain i Phone, Mac and i Pad models with a ramp up expected in 2027....
Leaked Images of Xbox's Elite Series 3 Surface, Showing New Buttons | i Phone in Canada
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (294+ words) Leaked images of what very well could be an unannounced Xbox Elite Series 3 controller have surfaced online. The controller, while looking very familiar, offers slight design changes and two new scrolling wheels. The images in question were released by Brazil's…...
CBC Spends $59, 000 in Legal Fees to Hide Secret Gem Subscriber Numbers | i Phone in Canada
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (194+ words) The CBC doesn't want you to know how many people use its Gem streaming service, and it's spending your money to keep it that way. "As a matter of principle, the CBC owes taxpayers transparency," said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director…...
Open AI Told Apple to Take a Leap of Faith. Now It's Considering Suing Them. | i Phone in Canada
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (55+ words) The relationship between Apple and Open AI has gone from promising to openly hostile, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Open AI lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on potential action…...
Signal to Ottawa: We'll Leave Canada Before We Help You Spy on Users | i Phone in Canada
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (296+ words) Signal is drawing a hard line on the federal government's proposed surveillance legislation: comply with Bill C-22 or leave the country. The secure messaging app says it would rather ditch the Canadian market than be forced to weaken the privacy protections…...
Ring Just Made 2 K the Standard for Outdoor Security Cameras in Canada | i Phone in Canada
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (196+ words) Ring is making 2 K resolution the new baseline for its outdoor camera lineup, starting with second-gen versions of its Spotlight Cam and Floodlight Cam. The Spotlight Cam (2nd Gen) runs on a dual-chamber battery and puts out 550 lumens of light. It's…...
Ottawa to Spend $73 Million to Connect Rural New Brunswick via Rogers and Xplore | i Phone in Canada
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (221+ words) The federal government is dropping more than $73 million of taxpayer funds toward high-speed internet in rural New Brunswick, with Rogers and Xplore splitting the work. Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development, made the announcement Wednesday in Keswick Ridge....