Episode 23 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 23 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

 

Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Derek Martin

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BB10 Launch

RIM changes its name to BlackBerry; shares dive
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/recap-rim-changes-its-name-to-blackberry-shares-dive/article7937914/

U.S. delay hampers RIM’s BB10 rollout
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/us-delay-hampers-rims-bb10-rollout/article8094628/
related: Microsoft Shipped in the wrong order (RT before Pro)

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/second-guessing-microsoft-s-surface-strategy


BlackBerry Z10 review: Smartphone pioneer learns to go with flow
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/blackberry-z10-review-smartphone-pioneer-learns-to-go-with-flow/article8061300/

First comment from a UK user is quite good.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/blackberry-z10-review-smartphone-pioneer-learns-to-go-with-flow/article8061300/comments/

Apple takes U.S. mobile phone sales crown from Samsung
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/us-business/apple-takes-us-mobile-phone-sales-crown-from-samsung/article8142122/

Apple Mac Pro discontinued in europe
http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/31/apple-to-discontinue-mac-pro-in-europe-in-march-over-new-prod
uct-certification-standards/

How Oreo’s brilliant blackout tweet won the Super Bowl
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57567384-93/how-oreos-brilliant-blackout-tweet-won-the-super-bowl/

OS X bug discovered
http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/02/04/os-x-bug-discovered/

Best Buy, Sears failing to compete with online market, incoming U.S. chains: Analyst
http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/best-buy-sears-failing-to-compete-with-online-market-incoming-u-s-chains-analyst-1.1138817#ixzz2JyU0UcZT

http://business.financialpost.com/2013/02/01/consumers-cutting-big-box-stores-down-to-size-one-online-purchase-at-a-time/

How Monoprice Is Eating The Tech World From The Inside Out
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/how-monoprice-is-eating-the-tech-world-from-the-in

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Did not have one this week.
Derek – http://www.sublimetext.com  &  http://thewirecutter.com
Jamieson – http://500px.com/apps