Stories by Austin Blake

Back in November 2023, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) sought to increase internet competition by mandating Telus and Bell to open up their wholesale fibre networks in Ontario and Quebec to smaller competitors. Today, the CRTC has announced it has extended this decision to now force Telus, Bell and SaskTel to bring nationwide wholesale...

Rogers recently released a (cringey) ad featuring U.S. actor John Krasinski (from the hit TV comedy The Office) dancing to Taylor Swift on a boat, and now Canadian actors part of union dispute have expressed outrage whenever they see it. That’s according to a story from CBC News, citing details from the vice-president of Canada’s...

The entry Apple Watch SE is set to undergo a major change, switching from its traditional aluminum casing to plastic, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his weekly PowerOn newsletter. Since the Apple Watch’s first debut in 2014, this will be the first time a plastic case is going to be used. Sources tell Gurman...

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has once again spilled the beans on Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 lineup and more, as detailed in his weekly PowerOn newsletter. For starters, don't expect any big changes this year for the iPhone 16 lineup. Apple again is milking the upgrade cycle with minimal upgrades. Gurman says 2025 will be a bigger...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has tweaked its plans yet again, this time debuting a new international calling plan on Friday. A new $45/65GB 5G plan includes 1,000 monthly long distance minutes, to go with Canada-US talk, text and data. The long distance minutes include calls from Canada to China, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, and...

Tesla on Thursday evening started emailing out Cybertruck reservation holders in Canada, officially kickstarting the launch of the futuristic truck in the Great White North, expanding outside the US for the first time. Now, Tesla Cybertruck pricing in Canada is not cheap, as there’s luxury tax, plus PST and GST on the latter as well...

Humane's $699 USD AI Pin, released in April, has seen a significant number of returns, with internal sales data revealing that from May to August, returns outpaced purchases, according to sales data seen by The Verge. By June, only approximately 8,000 units remained unreturned, and as of today, that number has dropped closer to 7,000,...

The controversial ArriveCan saga continues, as now one public servant has testified that she felt pressured to blame suspended managers for the over budget mobile app, which cost taxpayers an estimated $60 million dollars. Diane Daly claimed she was pressured to blame two suspended civil servants, Antonio Utano and Cameron MacDonald, for issues with the...

Apple has released its Major League Baseball September game schedule for “Friday Night Baseball." The weekly doubleheader is available to Apple TV+ subscribers on Fridays throughout the 2024 regular season. Apple says fans in 60 countries and regions can enjoy two major matchups over 26 weeks with no local broadcast restrictions. The Apple MLB schedule for...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its wireless plan lineup and now it has increased the price of a ‘promo’ plan that debuted two weeks ago. After removing Canada-US plans that matched Freedom Mobile, Public Mobile retained a $34/50GB 5G plan with unlimited Canada-wide calling. But now this plan has increased by $2 per month...

Telus recently launched some back to school deals for 2024 on its website, offering some discounts on wireless, smartphones, Internet, TV and more. Check out the Telus back to school deals below. Koodo's back to school deals for 2024 aren't available yet, but we'll update this post accordingly when they do appear. Again, the best...

Google has launched its latest Google TV Streamer, priced at $129.99 CAD, offering a next-gen 4K streaming device that replaces the older Chromecast, and now includes 32GB of storage. The outgoing Chromecast 4K is priced at $69.99 so this is more expensive. The new Google TV Streamer provides access to over 700,000 movies and shows...