The Canadian Tech Podcast – Ep. 62 – Wed, Mar 2, 2016

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CTP Ep. 62 – Wed, Mar 2, 2016

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva
• Jamieson Roberts

Topics

• BlackBerry Pushes Into New Territory with Latest Acquisition
  • http://fortune.com/2016/02/25/blackberry-acquisition-cyber-security/
• Facebook Reactions ‘angry,’ ‘sad’ and ‘haha’ options join ‘like’ worldwide
  • Holding or hovering over ‘Like’ button for a second or two makes the alternatives to pop up
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/facebook-reactions-1.3461796
• Royal Canadian Mint Sells Digital Currency MintChip
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/01/12/mintchip-royal-canadian-mint-to-nanopay/
  • gomintchip.com
• Cable and satellite companies’ new skinny plans
  • http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/business/bell-skinny-tv-package-crtc-1.3465674
  • http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/business/skinny-package-pick-and-pay-crtc-1.3462692
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/new-25-basic-tv-package-a-deal-many-consumers-simply-won-t-want-1.3469824
• Free TV for life? It’s here, and it may even be legal
  • http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/business/android-box-streaming-1.3455524
• Uber forcing Canadian insurance companies to adapt
  • http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/business/uber-canada-insurance-companies-1.3463580
• Microsoft to unify PC and Xbox One platforms, ending fixed console hardware
  • http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/01/microsoft-to-unify-pc-and-xbox-one-platforms-ending-fixed-console-hardware

Local Story

• London Company Launches Made-for-Farming Drone
  • http://www.thelondoner.ca/2016/02/29/london-company-launches-made-for-farming-drone-technology

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Raspberry Pi 3
• Derek – Docker
• Jamieson – Encryption For All