Stories by Austin Blake

Videotron is taking Rogers to court, claiming the telecom giant broke a contract tied to the 2022 sale of Freedom Mobile. In a notice of action filed April 3 in Ontario Superior Court, Videotron is asking for $91 million in damages and wants Rogers to follow through on what it says were agreed-upon obligations under...

At its big annual cloud event, Google Cloud Next ‘25, Google announced a massive wave of new AI tech aimed at helping businesses work faster, cheaper, and more creatively. Here's an overview of the big news from the opening keynote today. Over the past year, Google says it rolled out 3,000+ updates to its cloud...

Did you switch away from Telus recently? Well you might be eligible for a ‘winback’ plan which is a sweetheart deal to lure you back to the company. Right now, it seems the latest ‘winback’ offer is taking advantage of the new $10 off per month with pre-authorized debit payments. Here’s what’s included when you...

After Telus-owned Public Mobile cut the data on its $26 promo plan, now it has set an end date for the offer. Public Mobile updated its website on Wednesday to note the $26/10GB “offer” will end on April 10, which is tomorrow. The plan previously had 20GB of data. Here are Public Mobile’s 4G plans...

Back in the fall of 2022, Telus implemented a 1.5% credit card processing fee, but it was short-lived as the CRTC blocked it. Later in the summer of 2023, Telus quietly removed the fee due to customer backlash. Now, Telus looks to be using a clever workaround to encourage customers to make wireless bill payments...

Apple has announced new titles coming to Apple Arcade in May 2025, while also reiterating new games coming this month. On April 10, WHAT THE CAR? by Triband gets a “suspicious” update that includes new skins, levels, and a fresh map. Then on April 16, Hello Kitty Island Adventure by Sunblink introduces City Town Orchards,...

We’re seeing some more musical chairs when it comes to the flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell. Fido has revised its plans to increase the price of its 60GB offering, while dropping the price of its 80GB plan by $1, on top of removing the international calling perk. Here are Fido’s plans as of...

Apple employees across the U.S. say their stores were unusually busy over the weekend, with shoppers concerned that iPhone prices could rise sharply due to looming U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made products, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. One Apple worker described the scene as “panic-buying,” saying nearly every customer asked if prices were going to jump. “It...

If you’ve ever picked up the next book in a series and couldn’t remember what happened last time, Amazon has a fix. A new Kindle feature called Recaps is now available for U.S. users, offering quick summaries of past books in popular eBook series. Amazon says think of it like the “Previously on…” moments from...

Telus International has placed up to 2,000 workers on paid leave at its content moderation centre in Barcelona, Spain, after losing a major contract with Meta, according to a report from The Globe and Mail citing local unions. The subsidiary of 'Big 3' telecom giant Telus, told workers in an email Thursday that a client...

Meta has released its newest artificial intelligence models under the Llama 4 family, and the company says these are its most powerful and advanced models yet. In a press release on Saturday, Meta introduced Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick—two open-source models designed to help developers create smarter AI tools that understand both text...

The BBC is calling out Apple for hurting its connection with the public and putting its funding at risk, according to a report from the Telegraph. The issue? The BBC says Apple and Google are making its news and podcast content look worse by bundling it with other content in apps like Apple News and...