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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Hosts & Guests

• Derek Silva
• David Toste

Quick Hits

• Apple Maps is bringing indoor maps to Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver international airports
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/14/apple-maps-indoor-maps-airport-yyz-yeg-yv/
• Canadian Border Agency Can Now Scan Personal Information in Advance
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/12/14/canadian-border-agency-can-now-scan-personal-information-in-advance
• Ontario formally bans ticket-buying software, resale of tickets purchased through bots
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/14/ontario-enact-ticket-sales-act-banning-ticket-buying-software/
• 815,000 Canadian Riders and Drivers Affected by Uber Data Breach
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/12/12/uber-says-815000-riders-and-drivers-affected-by-data-breach
• Twitter’s new ‘Threads’ feature aims to make posting tweetstorms easier
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/12/twitters-threads-feature-posting-tweetstorms-easier/
• Lyft launches in Toronto with SickKids donation partnership
  • https://betakit.com/lyft-launches-in-toronto-with-sickkids-donation-partnership/

Topics

• How Future Regulation Will Shape Canada’s Blockchain Environment
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/12/15/how-future-regulation-will-shape-canadas-blockchain-environment
• Canada’s New $100-Million Procurement Program for Technology Startups
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/12/14/canadas-new-100-million-procurement-program-for-technology-startups
• Supreme Court of Canada upholds privacy protections for text messages
  • https://betakit.com/supreme-court-of-canada-upholds-privacy-protections-for-text-messages/
• Toronto’s Unata Powering Growth in Online Sales for Grocers
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/12/08/unata-powering-growth-in-online-sales-for-grocers
• Shaw argues in favour of internet service providers blocking copyright-infringing sites
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/06/shaw-argues-favour-internet-service-providers-blocking-copyright-infringing-sites/

Stuff We Like

• Derek – AR stickers in Pixel camera app
• David – Google Home

Noteworthy News

• Deloitte Outlines 2018 and Beyond for Tech, Media and Telecoms
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/12/12/deloitte-technology-media-telecommunications-predictions-2018
• Canada Launches $400-Million Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/12/18/canada-launches-400-million-venture-capital-catalyst-initiative
• Ontario’s high-speed rail plan moved forward with call for bids on Kitchener-to-London line
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2017/12/18/a-request-for-bids-on-the-terms-of-reference-for-the-kw-to-london-portion-of-the-train-issued-friday

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“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:51 — 31.9MB)

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Hosts & Guests

• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• Apple’s most downloaded apps of 2017
  • http://mashable.com/2017/12/07/apple-most-popular-iphone-apps-2017/#k2ReBqZSbmqi
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/07/180-billion-apps-downloaded-apple-app-store/
• Aeryon Labs’ Dave Kroetsch explains the advantage of building a drone business in Canada
  • https://betakit.com/aeryon-labs-dave-kroetsch-explains-the-advantage-of-building-a-drone-business-in-canada/
• CBC to launch subscription service for $4.99
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/04/cbc-launch-subscription-service-4-99/
• Facebook starts testing child-friendly Messenger Kids app
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/04/facebook-messenger-kids-us-launch/
• Google’s Files Go Android app is now available in Canada
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/05/googles-files-go-mobile-app-now-available-canada/
• Instacart and Loblaw Will Bring Groceries to Your Doorstep
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/12/05/instacart-and-loblaw-will-bring-groceries-to-your-doorstep
• Hands-on with the first ARM-based Windows 10 laptops from Asus and HP
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/05/hands-on-with-the-first-arm-based-windows-10-laptops-from-asus-and-hp/
• Amazon says the first 1st Gen Echo does not support ‘Canadian English’
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/05/amazon-1st-gen-echo-alexa-canadian-english-not-supported/

Stuff We Like

• Derek – Dell XPS 13 2-in-1

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“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:12:36 — 83.1MB)

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Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva
• Saheba Segu, Market Development Representative at TouchBistro
• Alexandra Tucki, Software Specialist Consultant at TouchBistro

TouchBistro – https://www.touchbistro.com/

Quick Hits

• Bell launching new prepaid wireless brand called Lucky Mobile
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/01/lucky-mobile-bell-canada-prepaid-wireless-carrier/
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/01/canadas-innovation-minister-supports-bells-lucky-mobile-carrier/
• Google unveils 2017’s list of top apps, games and books in Canada
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/01/google-unveils-list-top-apps-games-books-canada/
• Canadian Apple Stores to hold free educational coding sessions in December
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/28/canadian-apple-stores-hour-of-code-december/
• City of Kitchener opens IoT lab in Communitech
  • https://betakit.com/city-of-kitchener-opens-iot-lab-in-communitech/
• Google says it plans to fix Pixel 2 random rebooting issue ‘in the coming weeks’
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/28/google-fix-pixel-2-rebooting-issue-coming-weeks/

Topics

• Here’s everything you need to know about Canada’s unlocking fee ban
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/29/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-abou
  • t-canada-unlocking-fee-ban/
• Apple’s had a shockingly bad week of software problems
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/2/16727238/apple-macos-ios-software-problems-updates
• Equifax revises Canadian breach numbers, increases to 19,000
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/29/equifax-revises-canadian-breach-numbers-increases-19000/
• Interac and Nanopay Partner to Offer International Money Transfers
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/11/30/interac-and-nanopay-partner-to-offer-international-money-transfers

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – NASA fired up Voyager 1’s backup thrusters for the first time in 37 years
• Derek – Bloom
• Saheba – Sustainable Fashion Design
• Alexandra – Science of Self-Driving Cars

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – A very busy week but 1st few days at the LCBO have gone well, starting a contract gig at UWO next week.
• Derek – Pumping out proposals at Olio, wrapped up the Student Pathways Challenge Thursday night, attended a Council meeting to discus 2018 capital budget, invested in the Bloom token sale and was in their Slack helping people out. Installed a new Netgear Nighthawk R7000P wireless router, installed the Storj client in favour of ZCash mining on my desktop. Also testing out a Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop!

Noteworthy News

• Toronto-based InstaRyde wants to disrupt the Canadian ride-sharing market
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/12/01/share-the-road-toronto-based-instaryde-looking-make-name-hostile-ride-sharing-market/
• Smart-home tech developers may be prioritizing convenience over security
  • https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2017/12/03/smart-home-tech-developers-may-be-prioritizing-convenience-over-security.html
• Mobile-friendly tool launched to help search for drugs covered by OHIP+
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/30/mobile-friendly-tool-search-drugs-covrred-ohip-plus/
• Ontario government looking to add Wi-Fi to province’s 74 major courthouses by 2019
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/30/ontario-wifi-major-courthouses-2019/
• IoT pilot at UBC will help create action plan for accessible parking
  • https://betakit.com/iot-pilot-at-ubc-will-help-create-action-plan-for-accessible-parking/

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