Stories by Austin Blake

NVIDIA has announced a new set of AI tools called Alpamayo, aimed at helping carmakers build more advanced self-driving systems that can actually reason through tricky situations on the road. In simple terms, Alpamayo is not something that runs directly in your car. Instead, it’s a training system. Carmakers and researchers use it to teach...

Anker SOLIX has shown off the early design of a new home backup power system called the SOLIX E10 at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The company is describing the E10 as a “smart hybrid” whole-home backup system, meaning it is designed to keep an entire house powered during outages while working alongside other power...

Amazon is rolling out a major update to Fire TV, including a faster new interface, a redesigned mobile app, and a new TV called the Amazon Ember Artline that doubles as a digital art display. Some of these updates are confirmed for Canada. Again, this was part of Amazon’s CES 2026 announcements today. Amazon says...

Google has announced new Gemini-powered features coming to Google TV, giving users more ways to interact with their TV using voice, photos, and natural language. The updates were previewed at CES 2026, where Google showed how Gemini will make Google TV more visual and easier to use. The company says the goal is to turn...

A Québec man is taking on Canada’s telecom giants, calling on the CRTC to ban what he describes as a growing wave of “junk fees” and “dark patterns” that he says have taken over the wireless market in 2025. Émile Arsalane filed a formal Part 1 application on December 8, 2025, after seeing major carriers...

Clicks has shared more details about its two upcoming products for 2026, the Clicks Power Keyboard and the Clicks Communicator, including Canadian pricing, shipping timelines, and compatibility. The Clicks Power Keyboard is a portable Bluetooth keyboard that also works as a power bank. It magnetically attaches to the back of a phone and slides out...

OpenAI is reportedly ramping up work on advanced audio AI as it prepares for a future voice-first device, according to new reporting from The Information and Taiwan’s Economic Daily News. A recent paywalled report from The Information says OpenAI is developing a new audio-model architecture designed to support a voice-based companion device. The model is...

SpaceX's Starlink is planning a major change to how its satellites orbit Earth, with the goal of making space safer. Yesterday on New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, VP of Starlink Engineering at SpaceX, said the company will begin lowering thousands of satellites to a lower orbit over the course of the year (via Tesla North)....

New Year’s Day looks to be a one-day promo day from Telus and also its flanker brand Koodo. Right now, a promo for January 1, 2026, gives new customers 60GB of Canada-US-Mexico data for $30 per month. The price includes an auto-pay discount and an additional $10 monthly bill credit that applies for 24 months....

San Francisco-based WaterField Designs sent us the Air Porter Backpack in black ballistic nylon with leather accents to test, and we ended up using it on our recent trip to Tokyo. After multiple flights, train rides, and long days of walking, it’s clear this bag is built for real travel, not just looking good in...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has updated its website today to indicate an end date for its Boxing Week deals. The current Boxing Day deals for their Canada-US-Mexico plans will end on Monday, January 5, 2026. Check out Public Mobile’s current plans below: $20/1GB 4G Canada $25/4GB 4G Canada $30/8GB 5G Canada $35/20GB (was 10GB) Canada-US-Mexico 5G...

The New Year is already just around the corner, which somehow feels both expected and hard to believe. Prime Video Canada is kicking off January 2026 with a busy lineup that mixes new originals, returning series, live sports, and a long list of catalogue titles. January’s highlights include the return of The Night Manager for its...