Stories by Austin Blake

After taking a look at back to school plans from Bell and Rogers, let's see what Telus has on tap for early deals. According to the Telus website, it has some student plans and internet bundles available, plus some devices on its bring-it-back (leasing) two-year plans. Check out the Telus back to school plans for...

Google Earth has added new AI tools directly into its web platform, allowing people to generate custom imagery on top of real satellite photos. Powered by the Nano Banana 2 generator (Google's AI image generator), the feature lets users zoom in on any neighbourhood on the map and visualize potential changes or historical scenes. Anyone...

The federal government intends to scrap the requirement that foreign streamers (mainly US) like Netflix, Apple TV+, Paramount+, and Prime Video pay a share of their Canadian revenue into domestic content funds (CanCon), replacing that money with taxpayer funding instead. The plan surfaced in a July 17 court filing and has since been confirmed by...

No Name Mobile which runs on the Bell wireless network has tweaked its data plans on Wednesday, increasing data buckets ahead of the back to school season. Here are No Name Mobile’s plans as of July 29, 2026: $19/2GB $25/6GB $30/30GB (was 20GB) $35/45GB (was 35GB) As you can see, the higher end $30 and...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has temporarily paused upcoming deadlines in its review of fees that prevent Canadians from switching cellphone and internet plans. Major telecoms including Bell, Rogers, and Telus were originally required to submit their responses by July 30, 2026. Interventions from the public were also due on the same date....

Google has added voice input to the Gemini app for macOS, letting you talk to it from inside whatever window you happen to be working in rather than switching over to a separate app. The way it works is you long-press the Fn key and start talking. By default that gives you dictation, but a...

Copper theft is spiking across Canada, knocking out internet, TV, and phone service for thousands while cutting off access to 911 emergency services, according to Bell yet again. Bell said on Wednesday it logged 993 incidents of copper theft and vandalism in the first half of 2026, which is a 78 per cent increase compared...

Apple touched a $5 trillion US market cap for the first time on Tuesday, becoming only the second company in history to reach that mark after Nvidia. Investors have been pulling money out of semiconductor and AI stocks in recent weeks and parking it somewhere steadier, and Apple has been the main beneficiary. In other...

Rogers and Prime Video have agreed on a 12-year sub-licensing deal, making Prime Video the exclusive Canadian home for Wednesday night national NHL games starting with the 2026-2027 season. Under the new agreement, Prime Video will broadcast at least 26 regular-season games every Wednesday night in both English and French, starting on September 30. The...

Prime Video has released its list of new shows and movies coming to Canada in August 2026 (it's hard to believe July is almost over). As for August highlights? Live sports coverage features four NWSL Friday night fixtures. Documentaries arriving on the service include Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter on August 20, which examines...

Nvidia is back at it again, this time it has pulled together roughly 40 companies to launch the Open Secure AI Alliance, a group that will build and share open source tools for defending AI systems against cyberattacks. It was announced Monday and will operate under the Linux Foundation. The founding roster has big names...

A retired Canadian business executive has started a petition asking the CRTC and the federal government to set enforceable customer service standards for telecoms, including a hard cap on how long you can be left on hold. Frank Brown, former president of Wahl Canada, launched the Change.org petition after hitting his limit with his own...