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What makes  Incredibles 2 so fascinating is how intimately aware it is of the current state of politics in the world. It's a movie set in the 1960s that somehow manages to address the conversations about feminism, gun control and identity that are taking place today. All that, and it also manages to cram in a story about screen addiction as well. This week,  MobileSyrup news and telecom reporter S...

This week on the SyrupCast features editor  Igor Bonifacic , telecom editor  Rose Behar  and telecom reporter  Sameer Chhabra are joined by Ben Klass to discuss his recent proposal to the CRTC. Recently, Canadian carriers released information on low-cost, data-only plans for Canadians. The plans left a lot to be desired. Last week, a report filed by telecom analyst  Ben Klass and professor of comm...

This week on the SyrupCast, Igor Bonifacic , Patrick O'Rourke , Brad Shankar , and Bradley Bennett sit down to chat their favourite games from this year's E3. Patrick's picks are The Last of Us Part 2 , Halo Infinite , and Skull & Bones . Brad chooses to highlight Spider-Man , Kingdom Hearts III , and Super Smash Bros Ultimate . Bradley selects Forza Horizon 4 , Fallout 76 , and Sea of Solitude ....

A movie with a solid idea, but a relatively weak execution, Netflix's  The Titan might just be the first movie that  Viewer Experience is unable to recommend. It's a movie that's about biohacking, genetic engineering and space exploration, but that fails to deliver on almost all of those fronts. This week,  MobileSyrup news and telecom reporter Sameer Chhabra speaks with  MobileSyrup managing edit...

This week on the SyrupCast features editor Igor Bonifacic , managing editor  Patrick O'Rourke , and freelance tech journalist  Josh McConnell,  discuss all of the announcements from this year's WWDC. As Patrick returns from covering the events of Apple's World Wide Developers Conference, the team sits down to discuss their thoughts on everything that was unveiled. One notable difference at this ye...

This week on the SyrupCast, MobileSyrup features editor  Igor Bonifacic , telecom reporter  Sameer Chhabra and telecom editor  Rose Behar chat about a new report recently released by the CRTC. Rose joins the team from Ottawa after attending a media event in Gatineau at the CRTC's head office. The report, requested by the Minister of Heritage and Innovation ahead of reviews of the Broadcasting Act...

Part of what makes HBO's  Westworld so appealing to so many different people is how it can be so many different things all at once. It's a show that's simultaneously about artificial intelligence, video games, storytelling, all while being a show that, at its core, is about the wild, wild west. This week,  MobileSyrup news and telecom reporter Sameer Chhabra speaks with  MobileSyrup news and telec...

On the SyrupCast this week MobileSyrup features editor  Igor Bonifacic and telecom editor  Rose Behar chat about all things Google I/O 2018 related. This year at Google I/O there were over 100 announcements , with some being more notable than others. The company focused it's efforts on meaningful engagement and digital wellness. Among some of the most exciting reveals were Android P's beta and new...

Imagine a world without privacy or anonymity, where a totalitarian surveillance state has access to your deepest, darkest secrets. No, this isn't 2018 and we're not talking about social media, this is the world of Andrew Niccol's  Anon . On this week's podcast,  MobileSyrup telecom and business reporter Sameer Chhabra speaks with managing editor Patrick O'Rourke about their thoughts on Netflix's l...

This week on the SyrupCast features editor  Igor Bonifacic is joined by telecom editor  Rose Behar and managing editor  Patrick O'Rourke, to chat about the long-awaited LG G7 ThinQ . LG has announced its next flagship device, the G7 ThinQ , a smartphone that at least at the outset, seems to offer a solid experience -- though there's nothing particularly exciting about it. The phone has been long-a...

This week,  MobileSyrup telecom and business reporter Sameer Chhabra speaks with staff reporter Brad Shankar about Joe and Anthony Russo's  Avengers: Infinity War . Later on in the episode, storyboard and concept artist Rob McCallum and Western University media studies professor Tim Blackmore speak about science fiction, the film industry, sci-fi design and why we seem to love the genre. Do you ha...

This week on the SyrupCast, features editor  Igor Bonifacic is joined by telecom editor  Rose Behar , telecom reporter  Sameer Chhabra  and Laura Tribe , executive director of Open Media, to talk about Rogers, Telus and Bell's proposals for low-cost, data-only plans. On previous episodes of the Syrupcast , the team has talked about the pending CRTC decision regarding Wi-Fi-first MVNOs. After the C...

This week on the SyrupCast, MobileSyrup features editor  Igor Bonifacic is joined by managing editor  Patrick O'Rourke and telecom reporter Sameer Chhabra to talk about Motorola's new phones and Patrick's look back at the iPhone X six months after the phone's release. Motorola just announced its 2018 series of  mid-range smartphones.  The team discusses the strategy behind Motorola releasing so ma...

This week,  MobileSyrup telecom and business reporter Sameer Chhabra speaks with telecom and business editor Rose Behar , as well as features editor Igor Bonifacic , about Steven Soderbergh's  Unsane . Later in the episode, filmmaker Nicole Holland, as well as executive producer and director of marketing for Vancouver Film School Christopher Ian Bennett and festival operations manager for the Toro...

This week on the SyrupCast, telecom editor Rose Behar is joined by podcast producer  Robyn Edgar and telecom reporter  Sameer Chhabra, to discuss Facebook's recent privacy issues, as well as the new Sony Xperia XZ2. Over the course of the past few weeks major privacy issues surrounding Facebook have surfaced. This week Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a call with journalists to discuss the Cambri...

Believe it or not, we here at MobileSyrup enjoy movies and television almost as much as we love tech. Whether the subject is Steven Spielberg or Steve Jobs, the iPhone or I, Robot, you can be sure that someone at the MobileSyrup office has an opinion or interesting fact to share. Keeping in line with our love for tech and pop culture, MobileSyrup presents Viewer Experience, a podcast where tech me...

This week on the SyrupCast, MobileSyrup telecom editor  Rose Behar is joined by Globe and Mail telecom reporter  Christine Dobby  and Financial Post telecom reporter  Emily Jackson,  to discuss the current state of Canada's telecom environment. Last week the CRTC released an updated ruling on MVNOs in Canada . The team discusses how this decision impacts Canadians and if it will help drop the cost...

This week on the SyrupCast MobileSyrup features editor  Igor Bonifacic , telecom editor  Rose Behar  and managing editor  Patrick O'Rourke, discuss Sidewalk Labs and the recent controversy surrounding Facebook's latest data breach. People have been voicing concerns related to privacy at Sidewalk Labs, Google's new smart city development project in downtown Toronto. Rose recently spoke with Rohit A...

This week on the SyrupCast, MobileSyrup features editor  Igor Bonifacic , telecom editor  Rose Behar , and telecom reporter  Sameer Chhabra, discuss   everything CRTC related. The CRTC is in the process of putting together its program distribution report, of which streaming services will be an important part. Since foreign streaming platforms like Netflix aren't likely to divulge public informatio...

This week on the SyrupCast, features editor  Igor Bonifacic , telecom editor  Rose Behar , and managing editor  Patrick O'Rourke talk about MWC and Samsung's Galaxy S9/S9+. Very sleep deprived Patrick and Rose are finally back on the ground in Canada after a whirlwind trip to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The team discusses what MWC is, as well as what some of the biggest stories from...

This week on the SyrupCast, MobileSyrup head of editorial  Igor Bonifacic and reporter  Sameer Chhabra talk about MWC's various manufacturer keynotes. At MWC this year, Samsung's spotlight moment was overshadowed by the company's attempt to once again poke fun at Apple and the iPhone X notch. The joke not only fell flat, but also leaves us wondering how Samsung intends to brings its S Series desig...

This week on the SyrupCast, features editor  Igor Bonifacic , telecom report  Sameer Chhabra and YouTube personalities Matt Moniz  and  Ash Tailor tee up predictions for this year's Mobile World Congress. After a week off, the SyrupCast is back with predictions for Mobile World Congress 2018 (MWC). Rose and Patrick will both be headed to cover MWC 2018 for MobileSyrup . Leading into this year's MW...

On this week's podcast, MobileSyrup managing editor Patrick O'Rourke, features editor Igor Bonifacic and freelance tech reporter Josh McConnell take a look back at the Nintendo Switch's first year on the market. The team discusses the great games that have made their way to the system, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , Mario Kart Deluxe , and Splatoon 2. In the home console-porta...

This week on the SyrupCast, feature editor  Igor Bonifacic , managing editor  Patrick O'Rourke , telecom editor  Rose Behar , and freelance tech reporter  Simon Cohen, discuss recent layoffs at Shaw as well as FairPlay Canada A group, known as FairPlay Canada, is lobbying the CRTC to begin blocking specific websites  known for facilitating piracy. The group is backed by some of Canada's largest ca...

This week on the SyrupCast, senior editor  Igor Bonifacic , senior editor  Patrick O'Rourke , senior reporter  Rose Behar , and freelance tech journalist  Josh McConnell, sit down to talk about Rogers' sales tactics and Josh's recent interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook. Reports about Rogers' sales practices have resurfaced as multiple employees have come forward with stories about their managers and...