Stories by Austin Blake

Niels Mølgård Frederiksen, the designer of the LEGO Spring Festival Trotting Lantern set, recently shared his inspiration and challenges in crafting a set that celebrates the upcoming Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake. We recently went hands-on with the new Trotting Lantern set, along with LEGO’s Mini Orchid and Lucky Cat, also...

Tesla has announced price increases across its lineup in Canada, effective February 1--and it's not pretty, according to the breakdown by Tesla North. The changes will impact all trims of the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X, with the increases linked to the weakening Canadian dollar and higher costs compared to U.S....

Telus-owned Public Mobile has now set an end date for its promo 4G plans. The carrier’s website now lists January 27 as the end date for the following 4G plans which include unlimited Canada-wide calling and messaging (these plans aren't anything exciting at all): $19/1GB $23/6GB $29/20GB These plans join the existing 5G Canada-US-Mexico plans:...

Barclays has downgraded Rogers to "Equal Weight" and Bell to "Underweight," citing ongoing challenges in Canada’s telecom sector, including price wars and slowing growth. “The Canadian telecom operating environment may continue to see headwinds for a while and stretched balance sheets leave little room for error,” Barclays wrote. The report highlighted aggressive pricing by Rogers...

Samsung today launched its Galaxy S25 series smartphones, including the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, the devices have increased performance, better on-device AI processing, and camera upgrades like a 50MP ultrawide sensor, Virtual Aperture, and 10-bit HDR, while there's a new One UI 7. The Galaxy S25 series...

Netflix Canada has announced what's coming and new on the streaming service in February 2025. This is besides the price increase that happened yesterday. For Netflix Games, Carmen San Diego is now available. As for other highlights this month? Cobra Kai will see part three of Season 6 debut in the middle of the month,...

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has signed a new three-year agreement with Rogers, making the company the official Presenting Partner of the Festival and the TIFF People’s Choice Award until 2027. This partnership builds on the success of TIFF 2024, which saw a record 700,000 attendees and hundreds of filmmakers and stars--with Rogers as...

Telus has partnered with anime streaming network Crunchyroll to offer subscriptions directly to its customers. Crunchyroll is available as a standalone service, but if you bundle it with Telus Stream+, you can save 10% on the monthly subscription. Crunchyroll has over 1,000 shows and 200 East Asian dramas, ad-free. Subscribers can also access new episodes...

The highly anticipated second season of Taylor Sheridan's drama series ‘1923' will premiere on Sunday, February 23, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+, and will be available in Canada. This release date marks the return of the Dutton family's gripping saga, starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. Season 2 follows Jacob (Ford) and Cara (Mirren) as they...

Disney+ Canada has released its list of new titles and movies coming to the streaming service in February 2025. Highlights include the premiere of Season 23 of the Family Guy, plus Pixar’s first original series called Win or Lose. The Season 5 premiere of 9-1-1: Lone Star is also coming too, while Season 6 of...

Short form video app TikTok has announced on Friday it may shut down in the U.S. on January 19, unless the Biden administration provides assurances to key service providers about the app’s future. The announcement comes as the app faces pressure from a U.S. law requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its stake...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced new plans to make Internet services in Canada’s Far North more reliable and affordable. "Throughout our consultation, we heard about the challenges that residents of the Far North face in accessing Internet services and the real impact that has on peoples' daily lives. From disruptions in...