Stories by Austin Blake

Apple is said to be launching new products this week according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, and now it appears imminent something is coming. Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, teased an hour ago, "Mmmmm… something powerful is coming.” A short clip shows off what looks to be a MacBook Pro upgrade. https://twitter.com/gregjoz/status/1978172574782665062?s=61...

Gamers can dive into Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 for free this week. From October 9 to October 16, Activision is offering full access to the game’s Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies modes. Physical copies of the game normally costs $90 to 103 for PS5 and Xbox for example. Players can experience the cinematic single-player...

Apple isn’t done launching new hardware this fall, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter on Sunday. After releasing the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and its new Apple Watch models, the company is now shifting focus to the rest of its product pipeline — and more announcements...

Telus customers across Alberta were hit by widespread outages Friday, cutting off internet, phone, and TV services in several regions from Edmonton to communities northwest of the city. In central Edmonton, users lost mobile data, calls, and texting. Telus said the cause of that disruption was still under investigation as of Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, in...

The Montreal Canadiens will remain on TSN and RDS for years to come after the two Bell Media networks signed a new long-term broadcast deal with the team. The agreement keeps Canadiens regional games on both channels for fans in the club’s designated viewing area — including Quebec and Atlantic Canada — with 50 games...

Tesla has launched an update that brings an optional Tron:Ares effect to your vehicle, which comes the day of the release of the new film from Disney. The update for compatible vehicles with a red light and a red Tron motorcycle as your car. How to enable this? Just go to Toybox > Tron. https://twitter.com/tesla/status/1976641367183917389?s=46...

One week ago we shared pricing from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom, comparing prices for the start of October. Well, fast forward seven days and we’re already seeing price increases across the board from the ‘Big 3’. Rogers has hiked prices $5-10, depending on plan, which was matched exactly by Bell. As for Telus, it...

Bell Media’s streaming service Crave has quietly removed its Basic with Ads plan, which used to be the cheapest option for subscribers. The Basic tier originally launched at $9.99/month in 2023 and later increased to $11.99/month in May 2025. It offered 720p video, one stream at a time, and support for Chromecast but not AirPlay,...

Disney+ subscribers in Canada will soon pay more for ad-free streaming plans as the service rolls out new Hulu branding as of today. Starting in November, Disney+ will increase its monthly prices by up to $3. The standard ad-free plan will rise from $12.99 to $15.99, while the premium 4K plan will climb from $15.99...

Some Rogers customers in Cambridge, Ontario, lost internet, TV, and phone service over the weekend after a fibre line was deliberately damaged — an incident the company says reflects a troubling rise in vandalism targeting telecom networks across Canada. Rogers said the disruption happened near Main Street and Regional Road 24 (Ainslie Street), where vandals...

Apple Watch users in Canada are getting a new health feature that can warn them if they might have high blood pressure—also known as hypertension. The update starts rolling out today. Hypertension is one of the biggest causes of heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease. It often goes unnoticed because it usually has no symptoms....

Google is giving college and university students in Canada free access to its Gemini AI tools for one year, as part of a new education initiative launched this week. Starting today, Canadian students aged 18 and older can sign up for the Gemini Pro plan at no cost until December 9, 2025. The plan, which...