Stories by Austin Blake

Anker made some new product announcements yesterday at Anker Day 2026 in New York Citry, giving a glimpse at what the company's been quietly building. The big headline was implementation of THUS, Anker's proprietary AI chip announced back in April, which has made its debut inside Soundcore's newest earbuds, now on shelves in Canada, available...

SaskTel on Wednesday said it has extended its 5G network to Air Ronge, Wilkie, and Thunderchild First Nation, along with more than 160 additional cell sites across rural communities, Indigenous lands, and highway corridors throughout the province. The company has been quietly building out its rural footprint for several months. Its 5G network now covers...

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, they say. After Bell introduced daily roaming caps, Telus has now done exactly the same thing, while revamping its wireless plans list. According to changes to the Telus website spotted by iPhone in Canada, there’s now 5GB per day full speed roaming caps, with data afterwards throttled to...

Toronto-based Wealthsimple held its third annual Wealthsimple Presents event on Wednesday, and it came with a pile of announcements, held in Calgary. The fintech is expanding well beyond investing and personal banking. It now wants to be the single place Canadians manage their money, whether that's a joint household account, a side business, or a...

Crave is evolving into more than a place to watch TV shows and movies. Bell Media announced Thursday that the streaming service is expanding into a platform Canadians can use throughout the day, building on the recent launch of its Sports and News Hubs with the addition of select podcasts coming soon. "At its core,...

Telus is giving select customers a 50GB high-speed data bonus at no extra charge, according to a text message the company sent out on Tuesday. The bonus is automatically activated and stays on the account as long as the current rate plan remains active. Some customers say the gesture is welcome, but almost too generous...

Disney+ Canada has announced its streaming lineup for June 2026, headlined by the highly anticipated fifth season of the acclaimed culinary drama, FX’s The Bear. The month also features lots of new anime, with Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, and the first two seasons of My Hero Academia joining the platform...

A group of MIT researchers got tired of using makeshift tools to study how processors really work, so they built their own operating system from scratch. The project overview was shared with iPhone in Canada on Wednesday by MIT. Called Fractal, the OS gave them a much cleaner way to poke around inside Apple's M1...

Ottawa’s push for its controversial surveillance legislation, Bill C-22, is facing intense blowback as major technology companies and public fact-checkers challenge the federal government’s claims. Public Safety Canada found itself targeted by X’s Community Notes feature after posting a statement attempting to defend the bill. The government agency claimed that Bill C-22 would simply bring...

Telus announced on Tuesday it is committing $66 billion to Canada over the next five years, and the investment covers a lot of ground beyond just building cell towers. The company said the money is going toward expanding its 5G and fibre networks, growing its AI infrastructure, and even converting old office buildings into rental...

Another major VPN provider is pushing back hard against Ottawa's controversial surveillance bill. Proton VPN came out swinging Tuesday against Bill C-22, warning that the legislation "empowers the government to order VPN providers in Canada to retain metadata for up to a year." The company noted that the EU's highest court has already struck down...

Google just announced Gemini Spark at I/O today, and it is a pretty big deal. Rather than just answering questions, Spark is a 24/7 AI agent that actually does things for you in the background while you get on with your life. It runs on Google's new Gemini 3.5 model and keeps working even after...