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An estimated 46 per cent (7.35 million) of Canadian households didn’t have a TV subscription with a cable, satellite, or telecom-based provider in 2024, according to a new report from Convergence Research. In its latest annual “Couch Potato” report on…

While Ontario may have ripped up a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet company, many services around the country still rely on the U.S.-based service provider. A new report from The Canadian Press says that the crown energy corporation in Newfoundland…

OtterBox and presumably some other companies are pausing shipments to Quebec as they work to make sure their products comply with Quebec language regulations. The company is working to comply, so it will resume sending products directly to the province. Bill…

Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election for April 28, 2025. While the election wasn’t due until October, Carney says it’s important to hold one now amid ongoing tensions with the United States. “We are facing the most significant crisis of…

Borderlands. Marvel Snap. Fortnite. Transformers. These are just some of the massively popular franchises that French-born, Montreal-based comic book artist, illustrator and video game concept artist Léo Chiola has worked on. He’s currently working as a…

At the Canadian Game Awards‘ Eh! Game Expo a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of checking out a few homemade indie games, and there’s one that’s stood out to me ever since: Strand. Developed by a new Montreal-based studio called Exnilo (derived from the…

Public Mobile recently offered some of its customers the opportunity to get a $45/100GB plan through the company’s app. Now, this plan is available for new customers who bring a new phone or purchase one through the carrier. This plan was originally $55 for…

Apple is restoring wired playback to the AirPods Max after removing it with the USB-C version last year. In addition to allowing users to use a cable again, the company is rolling out software support for lossless audio as well, but it will only work over a…

Wondering what to watch on streaming? Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable new movies and TV shows. We typically focus on new content from Amazon’s Prime Video, Crave and Netflix, but other services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ will be…

Google announced the Pixel 9a, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone, this week. The device isn’t the best handset on the market, but it’s affordable and probably a good option if you’re not looking for anything too snazzy. Unfortunately, the…

General Motors is continuing its tech-forward push with the new 2025 Escalade electric vehicle (EV) and if you have $160,000, there’s a lot of interesting tech packed away in here. All of the driving bells and whistles can be added on, it comes with every…

It’s been six years since I last tested and wrote about a Dell XPS 13 laptop and since then, Dell has improved nearly everything I loved about the laptop while also giving it a sleek, modern design (for better and worse). I’ve tested the XPS 13 9305 model…

There are few things as synonymous with Call of Duty players as Doritos, Mountain Dew and 12-year-olds swearing at you on the mic. But I would throw something else into the mix: hygiene. While we generally use the term “sweaty” gamers to describe people…

Google is rolling out an update to Gmail to improve its search function and have it backed by AI. I’m not sure if I actually want this update, though. The update will use AI to no longer show emails in only chronological order based on keywords. Gmail search…

Google’s recently announced Pixel 9a smartphone has many excellent features and specs for a phone under $700 in Canada. However, Google had to make some cuts to make it affordable, such as having less memory, no telephoto camera, and using a different modem.…

Freedom Mobile rolled out some fresh new deals on Friday that will only stick around for a limited time. Presumably, that limited time will be the weekend, but Freedom didn’t specify an end date for the deals. Regardless, here are the plans: $39/60GB –…

Crave is offering 30 percent off a special six-month membership bundle for a limited time only. Until April 20, new, upgrading and reactivating customers can get half a year of the streaming service’s highest-tier Premium membership for $92 (before taxes).…

I reviewed a few Pixel 9 devices and still use them as my daily drivers when I’m not reviewing another phone. That means I use them everywhere and all the time, even to wake me up in the morning. Thankfully, I’m not among the many Pixel 9 owners who have…

Public Mobile is offering one month free for some of its plans, but you must purchase by March 24. The free month is available on the company’s $35/60GB, $45/80GB, and $55/100GB Canada, U.S., and Mexico plans. The deal includes a one-time credit, which will…

I don’t know if you’re like me, but my social media feeds are filled with nerds talking about tech. When they’re not talking about Severance season 2, they’re mad that Apple’s AI features are delayed. I wish we’d all just move on from these AI…