The Canadian Tech Podcast – Ep. 53 Dec 30th 2015

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Hosts

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

 

Stories

 

• UBC Student Invents Phone-Charging Coffee Mug
  • http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-ann-makosinski-phone-charging-mug-1.3377735

 

• Telus will pay out $7.34 million in rebates relating to 2012 premium texting lawsuit
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/12/30/telus-will-pay-out-7-34-million-in-rebates-relating-to-2012-premium-texting-suit/

 

• Toronto Taxi Alliance Releases 2016 Resolutions
  • http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/taxi-industry-new-years-resolutions-2016-563825661.html

 

• Belleville drone vs. vehicle crash ‘probably won’t be the last: police
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/belleville-drone-vs-vehicle-crash-probably-won-t-be-the-last-police-1.3383325

 

Notable Stories from 2015

• Microsoft rebounds
  • Windows 10 ships
  • Some impressive hardware like the surface book
    • http://www.geekwire.com/2015/hands-on-with-surface-book-microsofts-first-ever-laptop-feels-like-a-game-changer/
  • Investors like them as well, stock is up nearly 50% over the past two years.
• Shopify had a great year
  • http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/12/28/tobias-lutke-made-shopify-a-canadian-tech-darling.html
• Apple design falters
  • http://www.geek.com/apple/design-before-function-apple-magic-mouse-2-cant-be-used-while-charging-1636939/
  • http://citizenjaq.kinja.com/heres-how-youre-supposed-to-charge-apple-pencil-1729796913
  • http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/29/apple-pencil-lightning-cable-adapter/
  • http://bgr.com/2015/12/09/apple-worst-designs-2015-video/

What we like

• Stuart – Grammarly
• Derek – Codecademy

 

Local Story

• CarProof acquired by Carfax for $650M

http://www.lfpress.com/2015/12/28/london-based-carproof-sold-to-colorado-firm-for-650-million