Stories by Austin Blake

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,...

Football fans in Canada have plenty of ways to follow the NFL this year, whether you’re looking for TV broadcasts or full-season streaming. Here’s a breakdown of where to watch NFL games in Canada, as the 2025-26 season kicked off on Thursday. Bell Media will once again serve as Canada’s home for the NFL in...

Back in July, Rogers and Fido increased their connection fee to $80, up from $75. This connection fee is charged when you activate a new line or device that involves a human, but is typically waived if you shop online. We questioned when rivals Telus and Bell would follow suit and as of today, we...

Google is rolling out a new Create tab in Google Photos, bundling together its editing and AI features. The biggest change is the addition of Veo 3, Google’s latest video generation model, which can turn still photos into short video clips. With the feature, users select a photo and choose between prompts like “Subtle movement”...

Eufy used the IFA 2025 trade show to show off several new smart home products, including eufy AI Core, the eufyCam S4, and Permanent Outdoor Lights S4. The AI Core is a compact hardware module that works with existing Eufy systems to process data locally, cutting down on false alerts and keeping user data off...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says it’s stepping up efforts to make phone, Internet, and broadcasting services more reliable after recent high-profile outages left Canadians cut off—in some cases from 911. The regulator announced three measures. First, Internet and wireless providers will now face new reporting rules for major outages, so public safety...

Govee has announced a series of new smart lighting products at IFA 2025 in Berlin, including upgrades for TVs, outdoor setups and creative indoor displays. The Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro introduces what the company says is the industry’s first HDR triple-camera colour-matching system. It captures on-screen colors more precisely, using HDR imaging for improved...

Apple is developing its own artificial intelligence-powered web search tool that could launch next year, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, citing people familiar with the matter. The system, known internally as World Knowledge Answers, is expected to debut in the spring as part of a major Siri overhaul. Described by some Apple executives as an “answer...