Stories by Austin Blake

Freedom Mobile has refreshed its wireless plans as part of a its annual Back to School promos, quietly increasing data limits across many tiers while introducing new high-end options and updating its international roaming coverage. The big change? More data for the same price, especially for customers paying $49 or more per month. For example,...

Telus-owned Koodo just can’t make up its mind it seems when it comes to 5G plans. Back in May 2023, Telus-owned Public Mobile launched 5G plans before its own flanker brand Koodo. Telus said at the time Koodo would not be getting 5G plans, but that quickly changed three months later, as it matched rivals...

Tubi Canada has shared its list of what's new coming to the streaming service in August 2025. The Tubi Originals lineup kicks off August 7 with DEMASCUS, a limited series starring Station 19’s Okieriete Onaodowan. The show follows a Black man using experimental tech to explore his identity, blending sci-fi, comedy, and social themes. On...

Hockey fans in Canada can gear up for another season of Prime Monday Night Hockey, which returns this fall with weekly doubleheaders and matchups featuring Canadian teams. All games will stream live on Prime Video for Canadian subscribers—no extra charge (of course you must be a Prime subscriber). The 2025-26 NHL season kicks off with...

Netflix Canada has shared its list of what's new and coming in August 2025. Highlights include season 3 of Perfect Match, while coming soon is Dinner Time Live With David Chang: Season 3. Check out what's coming to Netflix Canada in August 2025 below: August 1 My Oxford Year — NETFLIX FILM Perfect Match: Season...

Rogers has upgraded its 5G Wireless Home Internet service, giving customers more monthly data, faster speeds, and improved streaming quality—especially for those on its top-tier plans. These are internet plans that send signals through wireless 5G towers and not regular internet through cables to your home. Here are the latest 5G home internet plans from...

OnePlus has confirmed that several of its smartphones now support VoLTE (Voice over LTE) in Canada, a necessary step as 3G networks across the country are set to shut down by the end of 2025, namely starting with Rogers and Fido by the end of this month. Some OnePlus users in Canada had expressed confusion...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has rolled out a new feature: app notifications. Accoriding to Public Mobile, the update lets users get alerts about account changes, special offers, and new features directly on their phones. To turn on notifications, users can go to their phone settings, find the Public Mobile app under Notifications, and switch on “Allow...

Google just gave everyone a sneak peek at the upcoming Pixel 10—even though the phone isn’t officially launching until August 20. Yes, this is an official render from Google. A new video quietly appeared on the Google Store today (both the Canadian and US store), showing off the back of the Pixel 10. At first...

Some Bell customers are sounding off online after noticing their internet bills went up for the second month in a row. A Reddit user posted a rant saying their bill increased by $6 in May, and again by $6 in June—with no clear explanation for the back-to-back hikes. The post sparked a wave of similar...

Federal employees across the country are now blocked from using major streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Prime Video on government networks—not because of tech strain, but because it looks bad. That’s according to internal government emails obtained by CBC News through an access to information request. The documents reveal that the December 2024 ban...

Bell is officially expanding into the United States after regulators approved its takeover of Ziply Fiber, a regional internet provider based in the Pacific Northwest. The decision came from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week, which announced it would allow Bell’s U.S. arm, BCE Holding Corporation, to acquire Ziply’s parent company, Northwest Fiber...