Stories by Austin Blake

Fido customers are being enticed to switch to parent company Rogers right now, through a $50/100GB 5G Canada-USA plan. This $50/100GB 5G+ plan includes access to talk, text and data while you’re in Canada or the USA. It also includes 1,000 long distance minutes as a bonus (Canada to Bangladesh, China including Hong Kong, India,...

A global cyber outage has disrupted banking, airlines, and media due to a faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike, causing widespread issues including the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on Windows machines. This was due to the company’s Falcon Sensor software update that was wreaking havoc on Windows machines. This outage has led to...

Rogers and Fido have increase the price of its one-time connection fee, now at $70 when you activate a phone or line that involves a customer service agent. This price increase for the connection fee comes after it was increased to $60 in June 2023, so just over one year later. In July 2021, the...

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service launched in Canada back in 2020, and now boasts over 400,000 active Canadian customers, making it the second largest market for the service outside of the United States, reports Tesla North. "Starlink is now providing high-speed internet to more than 400k active Canadian customers, connecting ~3% of homes across the...

Xbox has released the second wave of games coming to Game Pass for July 2024. Two games available today include Magical Delicacy and Flock for cloud, console and PC. Check out the list of Game Pass wave 2 titles coming later in July to Xbox, and also what games are leaving. Coming Soon Flintlock: The...

There’s a heavy rainstorm in Toronto right now that’s resulted in a major power outage, with Toronto Hydro scrambling to bring people back online. Many people online are reporting massive queues for reporting outages, with one noting the online support queue had reached beyond 11,000 people, while some noted estimates said power would not be...

OnePlus just held its Summer Launch Event, which took place in Milan, Italy. The company officially unveiled details about its Pad 2, Watch 2R and Nord Buds 3 Pro. Pad 2 Tablet OnePlus has unveiled its Pad 2 in North America, including Canada. This second-generation tablet features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 platform, a 12.1-inch...

The parent company of StackTV and Global News, Corus Entertainment, is in troubled waters. Corus revealed its Q3 earnings today and revenues have declined, while also announcing more job cuts. Corus said consolidated revenue dropped 16% for the quarter and 15% year-to-date. Consolidated segment profit fell 30% for the quarter and 16% year-to-date. There was...

Apple has released new betas of iOS, iPadOS and macOS for developers, including iOS 18 beta 3. Check out what’s available for download right now: iOS 18 beta 3 (22A5307i) iPadOS 18 beta 3 (22A5307i) macOS 15 beta 3 (24A5289h) You'll notice iOS 18 beta 3 is released again, but with a different build number....

Tesla has unveiled the Quicksilver paint option for its Model Y in Canada, offering its newest colour for Canadians, reports Tesla North. Priced at $2,600 CAD, this new colour choice originates from vehicles manufactured at Giga Shanghai. This launch follows the addition of Quicksilver to the Model Y in the U.S. market back in May....

Residents of the Steelhead neighbourhood north of Mission, B.C., are facing repeated disruptions to their internet, phone, and cable services due to persistent copper thefts. Despite Telus switching most of the area to fibre-optic cable in 2021, the theft issue continues to jeopardize public safety. On Tuesday morning, the latest incident left many without service...

Telus has told roughly 150 call centre employees in Ontario that they need to relocate by October, find another role, or accept layoffs. According to United Steelworkers Local 1944 representing the Telus employees, it said employees have the option to work in Montreal. But this move is being called “backdoor termination” aimed at reducing the...