Stories by Austin Blake

Apple has been forced to push back the launch of its long-awaited smart home display as the company continues to grapple with its artificial intelligence strategy, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The device, internally known as J490, was originally slated for a spring 2025 release but has faced multiple...

Nex, the company behind the motion-controlled Nex Playground, announced today that it is on track to sell its one-millionth unit this month. The milestone comes as the startup prepares to showcase its 2026 software lineup at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) this week. The system originally launched in the United States and Canada in December...

Besides lifting the review embargo for the new M4 iPad Air today, Apple also pushed testers to publish its iPhone 17e reviews as well. Early hand-picked media testers are saying Apple’s ‘budget’ iPhone is finally losing the compromises that made previous versions hard to recommend. While it still looks like a blast from the past...

During a visit to Australia last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney made it clear that Canada is looking to break its dependence on foreign tech, specifically pointing to a made-in-Canada satellite network as a must-have for national security. While Carney was vague and didn't drop the name in his speech to the Australian parliament, his...

Apple is quietly testing a new way to build its most popular products. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is making a major push into 3D-printed aluminum, a move that could eventually change how the iPhone in your pocket is made. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman reveals that Apple’s manufacturing and...

Every month we take a closer look at the cellphone plans from flanker brands Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo (alongside their parent companies Rogers, Telus and Bell) to observe the changes we’re seeing compared to the previous month. It’s always interesting to track what carriers are doing and thinking throughout the year when it comes...

Apple’s latest M5 MacBook Air is showing notable performance gains over its predecessor, according to newly surfaced Geekbench scores. The base M5 model, equipped with 16GB of RAM, achieved a single-core score of 4190 and a multi-core score of 17073. In comparison, the M4 MacBook Air with the same RAM configuration scored 3832 in single-core...

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has officially wrapped up a major investigation into Loblaw, and the findings are a bit of a wake-up call for anyone who thinks deleting an app means their data is gone. The probe found that Loblaw took an "unreasonable amount of time" to actually close PC Optimum accounts and, even...

If you’re looking for a $25/25GB plan, but with 5G data, check out the latest promo plan from PC Mobile (which Bell runs and operates for Loblaw). Here are PC Mobile’s current 5G plans after autopay bonus data (5GB extra): $25/25GB $34/55GB $40/80GB $50/105GB Here are the 4G plans after autopay bonus data: $20/1GB $24/4GB...

The Competition Tribunal just shut down Google’s attempt to use a constitutional challenge to block a major antitrust case here in Canada. The ruling, handed down on March 4, 2026, basically says Google’s claim that its rights were violated doesn't hold water. Jeanne Pratt, the Acting Commissioner of Competition, said the decision is a big...

Apple has reshared a recruitment video asking prospective applicants to “Join us. Be you." The video points to the company’s careers website, which details the company’s job culture and why people should work there. Apple’s career site encourages prospective employees to bring their unique perspectives to the company, framing the work as more than just...

Amazon Prime Video is expanding its live television options in Canada by adding CBC News Network and ICI RDI to its platform. Starting today, subscribers can access 24-hour breaking news from the national public broadcaster directly through the Prime Video app. Both the English-language CBC News Network and the French-language ICI RDI are available as...