The Canadian Tech Podcast – Episode 60 – Wed, Feb 17, 2016

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Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

 

Topics

Recent proliferation of Canadian digital only banks

• http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/01/14/eq-bank-combines-chequing-and-savings-for-the-mobile-age/
• http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/02/10/zag-bank-launches-mobile-apps-for-savings-starved-canadians/

Pebble’s new smart strap lets users pay with NFC technology

• http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/02/09/pebbles-new-smart-strap-lets-users-pay-with-nfc-technology/

Samsung patent reveals plans for vein authentication and payments from a wearable device

• http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/02/08/samsung-patent-reveals-plans-for-vein-authentication-and-payments-from-a-wearable-device/

Google to Stop Serving Flash-based Banner Ads

• http://www.hostsearch.com/news/google-to-stop-flash-banner-advertisements.asp

Amazon AWS region opening in Montreal in 2016

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-region-in-canada

Adobe pulls update that deletes unrelated files without warning

• http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/15/adobe-pulls-creative-cloud-for-mac-update-deleted-unrelated-files-computers

Apple challenges ‘chilling’ demand to decrypt San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

• http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/17/apple-challenges-chilling-demand-decrypt-san-bernadino-iphone
• http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/

Toy maker Mattel unveils ThingMaker 3D printer

• http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mattel-thingmaker-1.3449899

Eternal 5D data storage could record the history of humankind

• http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/962.html

Local Links

• Deal vaults London firm into medical big league & Big News for Tiny Titan
  http://www.lfpress.com/2016/02/15/deal-vaults-london-firm-into-medical-big-league

What We Like

• Stuart – Corsair Vengeance 2000 Gaming Headset
• Derek – NASA JPL’s new space posters

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