Ep 16

Ep 16

Welcome to the Canadian Tech Podcast. A weekly show on what’s going on in the tech scene from a Canadian perspective.

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Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
James Wilkinson

James Wilkinson is a Digital Media Architect and Consultant in the Southwestern Ontario area, he specializes in creating exemplar and exceptional user experiences through interaction on web, mobile, and social channels. He has a fascination with cognitive science research which he applies in his digital media duties. Oh and he is pretty good at Halo 4 and Call of Duty Black Ops 2. If you are looking for help with your user experience or digital media projects drop him a line @jerw.

Topics

Text Messaging turns 20.
http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/text-messaging-turns-20-popularity-drops-5256270

Google buys Waterloo startup BufferBox
http://metronews.ca/news/canada/460883/google-buys-waterloo-startup-bufferbox/

Canada neuroscientist develops a working, virtual Spaun brain
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/338075#ixzz2DwsMk1TS

Ontario examines ways to loosen crowdfunding rules
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-money/business-funding/ontario-examines-ways-to-loosen-crowdfunding-rules/article5781219/

Sharp Unveils new display with touch screen and stylus support
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/03/sharp-ll-s201a-big-pad/

CRTC to Rogers: Turn down the ad volume
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/crtc-to-rogers-turn-down-the-ad-volume/article5758100/

Windows blue how it could reinvent windows or sink windows 8
http://www.itworld.com/323568/windows-blue-how-it-could-reinvent-windows-or-sink-windows-8

News Corp is Shutting Down ‘The Daily,’ the World’s First Tablet Newspaper
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/the-daily-dies-new-york-times-struggles-2012-12-03

Social Media Report: Social media dominate our online time, both on PCs and mobile devices
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/03/social-media-report-social-media-dominates-our-online-time-both-on-pcs-and-mobile-devices/

Vatican unveils Pope’s Twitter handle: @pontifex
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/vatican-discloses-popes-twitter-handle-pontifex-111503109.html

iTunes 11 Released last week.

Jamieson has his new website up. http://www.blacklightmedia.ca

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Synergy
Jamieson – Untappd
James – Plex