Stories by Austin Blake

Apple’s newest Apple Watch Series 11, SE and Ultra 3 debuted today with the major announcement of 5G networking support, but that won’t be available in Canada. According to Apple, these new Apple Watches will only support LTE in Canada. In the U.S. and other nations, 5G networking is listed for Apple Watch is available,...

Apple has introduced a brand-new addition to its lineup, the iPhone Air, which it describes as “the future of iPhone design.” The rumoured iPhone 17 Air moniker didn't come true. At just 5.6 millimetres thick, iPhone Air is the thinnest and lightest iPhone Apple has ever made. The frame is crafted from Grade 5 titanium,...

Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch Ultra 3, its most advanced smartwatch to date, designed for athletes, adventurers, and anyone who wants extended connectivity and health tracking. For the first time, Ultra 3 features built-in satellite communications, letting users send messages, share their location, or contact emergency services when outside cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Emergency...

Apple has launched the AirPods Pro 3, its latest high-end wireless earbuds, bringing big improvements in noise cancellation, fitness features, and even real-time language translation. The new design includes Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) that Apple says is “the world’s best in-ear” system, now blocking up to twice as much sound as AirPods Pro 2 and...

Bell has launched Bell Cyber, a new brand that brings all of the company’s cybersecurity services under one name. The goal is to make it easier for businesses to get protection against online threats—everything from hackers to data breaches—using tools powered by artificial intelligence. As part of the launch, Bell introduced a new Autonomous Security...

Amazon Canada has expanded its partnership with DoorDash, letting customers in 350 cities across the country order food directly from Amazon.ca and the Amazon app. The move brings restaurant delivery to 80% of the Canadian population for the first time. For Prime members, the existing DashPass offer is being extended, which first debuted in 2023....

YouTube’s first exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game set a new streaming record on Friday. The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers, played in São Paulo, Brazil, drew an average-minute-audience of more than 17.3 million viewers worldwide, according to Nielsen and YouTube. Of that, 16.2 million viewers were in...

A new filing from China’s regulatory database may have given away the battery capacities for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 lineup, just a day before the official launch, according to an image shared by leaker ShrimpApplePro. According to the listing, the iPhone 17 Pro Max will pack the largest battery at 5,088mAh, while the iPhone 17...

A new report from Ookla suggests that Apple’s budget-friendly (so to speak) iPhone 16e is holding its own against the standard iPhone 16 in Canada, particularly when it comes to uploading. According to Speedtest data, the iPhone 16e with Apple’s in-house C1 modem reached median upload speeds of 23.91 Mbps, more than double the iPhone...

OnePlus is moving into a new era of smartphone photography it says, announcing the end of its five-year partnership with Hasselblad while revealing its own imaging system called the OnePlus DetailMax Engine. The company announced last week the new technology is designed to deliver clearer, more realistic photos without the artificial enhancements that have drawn...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will pause next year’s rule requiring automakers to sell a fixed share of electric vehicles. Instead, the government will launch a 60-day review of the mandate to explore ways to cut costs and make compliance more flexible. “And it's not all about money. Some of it is about regulation....

The Vancouver Art Gallery has received a donation of 23 works by Haida artist Guud san glans Robert Davidson from Telus President and CEO Darren Entwistle and his family. The gift includes paintings, masks, and other two-dimensional works, many created in the past two decades. The collection is worth $2.2 million according to Entwistle. Davidson,...