Episode 38 July 8th
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Canadian Tech Podcast Episode 39 July 8th 2013
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Titus Ferguson
Topics
Computer mouse inventor Doug Engelbart dies at 88
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/doug-engelbart-inventor-of-the-computer-mouse-dies-at-88/article12981692/
How Verizons return could shake up Canada’s wireless market.
Instagram update included Landscape mode.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/05/instagram-update-brings-landscape-image-capture-support-cinema-for-front-facing-camera
Has Netflix helped struggling shows stay on the air?
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/8/4503588/netflix-helped-keep-struggling-tv-shows-on-the-air
Apple May Have Figured Out How To Fix Siri So That You’ll Actually Want To Use It
http://au.businessinsider.com/siri-local-voice-dictation-ios-7-2013-7
App store turns 5, some games and apps free for this week.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/8/4502810/ios-apps-and-games-go-free-five-years-after-app-store-launched
RIM Investor’s Turn up the heat on management.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rim-investors-to-turn-up-the-heat-on-management/article13024711/
Game over for Mark Pincus as Zynga CEO; Xbox chief to take over
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2043457/game-over-for-mark-pincus-as-zynga-ceo-xbox-chief-to-take-over.html
Dell eyes wearable computing move as PC business keeps slumping
Computer maker says it is ‘exploring ideas’, as it admits corporate customers are slow to adopt Windows 8 tablets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/04/dell-wearable-computing-pc-business
Window 8.1 update to be release in early August for OEM’s
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/8/4503292/windows-8-1-update-to-be-released-on-tktk
Pebble Is now available at BestBuy.com in the US
The US Gov spends alot of money to stop malware sometimes
http://gizmodo.com/government-destroys-170k-of-hardware-in-absurd-effort-708412225
SpaceX making great progress
http://gizmodo.com/spacex-grasshopper-rocket-flies-higher-than-the-chrysle-701175965
Twitter Updates to sync Direct Messages
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/8/4504358/twitter-for-ios-update-finally-adds-direct-message-syncing
Here is the first 5GHz CPU you can actually buy
http://gizmodo.com/heres-the-first-5-0-ghz-cpu-you-can-actually-buy-512581741
The Off World Rover that keeps going and going and going
http://gizmodo.com/10-years-ago-opportunity-rover-began-a-90-day-mission-t-693893908
Picks of the Week
Stuart – Marsedit
Jamieson – MindNode
Titus – HTC One (Android phones in general)