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Despite the U.S. explaining to Canada it was ready to use “all tools” available to fight what it believes is an unfair levy, the federal government on late Wednesday posted an update to say it had enacted its 3% Digital Tax, last week. The notice was posted ahead of the 4th of July holiday in...

Seven new NES games are available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers as part of the July content drop.

The Gran Turismo World Series 2024 professional competition kicks off in Montreal on Saturday, July 6th.

Here are the latest Canadian cellphone plan and device deals, plus other promos from wireless carriers such as Rogers, Telus and Bell, from our partner PlanHub. As always, the promos and plans may change at the last minute, but here they are as of Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (the PlanHub team took last week off,...

Canada's tax authority struck a deal with wireless carrier Iristel to stop seizing the latter's assets after accusing the company of a $63 million tax "sham"

Proton has launched an open source end-to-end encrypted document editor within Proton Drive, addressing concerns over data privacy associated with big tech companies like Google and Microsoft. Unlike Google Docs or Microsoft 365, which often track and collect user data, Proton's Docs is totally private, ensuring that even keystrokes and cursor movements are encrypted. Users...

Tesla has extended the deadline for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) transfer program in Canada and the US. Initially set to end on August 31, 2024, the program now includes all orders delivered before September 30, 2024, as announced by Tesla North America on X (via Tesla North). By extending the deadline, Tesla is offering an...

Apple’s AirPods Max headphones are on sale again, this time down to $649.99, saving you $130 off the retail price, or 17% off. You can find this sale on Amazon.ca, where all five colours (space gray, pink, silver, sky blue, green), of AirPods Max are on discount at $649. The aging AirPods Max first launched...

Meta's Threads now boasts more than 175 million monthly active users, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced as the app nears its one-year anniversary

The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced it would take necessary measures to counter Canada’s new tax on large foreign digital services companies. Last month, the federal government approved a three percent levy on foreign tech giants earning revenue from Canadians, meaning they’ll have to pony up taxes for Ottawa. The Computer and...

Apple’s iPhone 13 mini is about to get a big discount, down to $499 for the 512GB storage configuration. Apple no longer sells the iPhone 13 mini (they stopped selling it last September), but only the slightly larger iPhone 13 which starts at $849 CAD. This huge sale will start on Thursday, July 4, at...

Rogers says it has successfully conducted Canada's first commercial trial of Ericsson's 5G Cloud-Radio Access Network (Cloud RAN) technology at a nearly sold-out Toronto Blue Jays game on Canada Day. This technology builds on Rogers' standalone 5G core network launched in 2021. “Cloud-native technology is a critical component in the next generation of wireless networks...