Stories by Austin Blake

Apple has introduced the Powerbeats Fit, a new pair of true wireless earbuds designed for workouts and everyday use. The earbuds come in four colours: Jet Black, Gravel Gray, Spark Orange (similar to the Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro), and Power Pink. The highlighted feature is a flexible wingtip that tucks into the upper ear...

Meta's WhatsApp is just now adding support for Apple’s Live Photos and Android’s Motion Photos, a feature that’s been around for years. The update, announced September 29, lets users share moving photos with sound in their chats. Live Photos, which debuted with the iPhone 6s back in September 2015, capture a quick three-second clip alongside...

Electronic Arts (EA) has agreed to be acquired in a massive $55-billion US (about $76.5 billion CAD) all-cash deal by a consortium that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The agreement, announced today, will see the investor group buy 100 per cent of EA’s shares for $210 each—a 25...

Image credit: Apple When the Detroit Tigers visited the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday, Apple TV+ closed out its 2025 Friday Night Baseball season with a milestone: iPhones were used as live broadcast cameras in a Major League Baseball game for the first time. Four iPhone 17 Pro units (in the latest...

Canadian golf fans woke up Friday morning eager to catch the start of the Ryder Cup from Bethpage Black in New York. Instead, many were met with documentaries about Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods—and not a single tee shot. TSN golf analyst Bob Weeks was among the first to flag the issue. “Oh boy. Someone...

Apple is secretly running a ChatGPT-style iPhone app to get ready for a major Siri overhaul coming next year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The app, code-named Veritas (Latin for “truth”), isn’t something you’ll see in the App Store. Instead, Apple staff are using it behind the scenes to test what the new Siri can...

YouTube channel Max Tech ran a blind camera showdown between Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max, Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra, and Google’s Pixel 10 Pro XL. The channel shot 30 scenes (in Maui at the Snapdragon event)—daylight landscapes, portraits, ultrawide, macro, 5–30x zoom, selfies, and night photos and video—then asked two judges (host Vadim's wife and...

Meta will soon give people in the UK the option to pay for ad-free access to Facebook and Instagram, following guidance from the country’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). So here’s the deal: Meta’s rolling out a new option in the UK where you can actually pay to stop seeing ads on Facebook and Instagram. If...

Uber is now available directly inside WeChat (known as Weixin), letting Chinese Canadians and Chinese travellers request and pay for rides without leaving the app. The popular Chinese messaging platform has about 1 million users in Canada, is one of the most popular messaging and payment platforms among Chinese communities. Back in July, Uber launched...

Wealthsimple is making some big changes to its banking products, with one popular perk going away and several new features being added. The company confirmed to customers in an email today that the 1% cash back reward on its prepaid Mastercard will end on October 1, 2025. Clients can still earn cash back up until...

OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Pulse, a new feature that delivers daily updates tailored to each user. Instead of waiting for people to ask questions, Pulse proactively pulls together information based on past chats, memory, and user feedback. It’s launching in preview for Pro users on mobile (those paying $200/month). Sadly, Plus users aren't getting access...

Bell Media has announced what's coming to its streaming service Crave in October 2025. Crave is rolling out a Halloween push in October 2025 with the launch of its “Creepy Cravings” landing page, bundling together hundreds of hours of horror and suspense programming. The themed collections cover everything from classic slashers to lighter “monster mash”...