Stories by Austin Blake

SaskTel is teaming up with SpaceX's Starlink to provide satellite internet specifically to business customers and farms across the province. The new program officially launches on April 1, following 18 months of negotiations between the Saskatchewan crown corporation and the international satellite provider. “Being a very sparsely populated province where you’ve got a few major...

Freedom Mobile continues to tweak its plans and today it has bumped up data on its entry $35 5G plan, now with 80GB of data instead of 10GB and extra Roam Beyond data. Here are the latest Freedom Mobile plans as of March 27, 2026: $35/80GB (was 10GB) + 5GB (was 1GB) Roam Beyond $40/250GB...

Sony is raising the prices of its entire PlayStation 5 hardware lineup globally, citing "continued pressures in the global economic landscape." The changes, which go into effect on April 2, 2026, will see the cost of consoles jump by as much as $150 in some markets. We know there are RAM and chip shortages because...

Google is introducing new tools to help users bring their data from other AI apps directly into Gemini. The update includes a memory import feature that transfers key preferences, relationships, and personal context, as well as the ability to migrate full chat histories. To use the memory import, users select the option in their Settings...

Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro and removed the workstation from its website. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company has been planning this move for quite some time. It's also gone from Apple.ca so you won't be able to buy the Mac Pro anymore. The decision marks the end of a 20 year...

The 2030 deadline for Rogers, Telus and Bell to share their networks with Quebecor is creeping up, and it’s creating a massive cloud of uncertainty over the Canadian telecom sector. According to a new report from BNN Bloomberg, Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi thinks the current rules are propping up competition at the expense of our...

Silicon Valley autonomous driving giant Waymo (backed by Google) is pushing the British Columbia government to change its laws and allow self-driving taxis on provincial roads. While B.C. currently does not allow fully autonomous vehicles, labelling them an emerging technology, Waymo has stepped up its lobbying efforts to bring its ride-hailing service north of the...

Alright this is starting to sound like a permanent offer from Freedom Mobile. The company has brought back its $40/250GB global roaming plan again for a limited time. Freedom Mobile’s website has been updated to push the $40/250GB global roaming plan which includes 50GB of monthly roaming data (120 destinations). After the plan debuted and...

A Los Angeles jury just handed Meta and Google a major loss, ruling on Wednesday that both tech giants were negligent for not warning users about the mental health risks of their apps. This case is being hailed as a 'Big Tobacco' moment for social media, marking a massive shift in how these companies are...

Sony and Honda are pulling the plug on their AFEELA electric vehicle project. The joint venture, known as Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), confirmed today that it will "discontinue the development and launch of its first model, AFEELA1, and its second model." The partnership was originally formed in September 2022 to combine Sony’s software and entertainment...

Apple is updating its account policies in the United Kingdom, introducing new requirements for users to confirm they are adults. These changes affect everything from account management to safety features, with specific rules depending on whether a user is classified as a child, a teen, or an adult, and arrives with iOS 26.4, released yesterday....

Bell said today that "copper thefts continue to frequently occur across Canada," hitting everything from major Ontario towns to rural Atlantic communities. The problem is hitting home in places like Milton, where "thieves stole copper worth over $5K" in a single incident last week. In Burlington, the Halton Regional Police finally made an arrest on...