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The Canadian Tech Podcast Ep. 68 – Wed April 20 2016

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CTP Ep. 68 – Wed, April 20, 2016

Thanks to our sponsor – Olio Digital Labs

Hosts & Guests

Stuart Clark
Derek Silva

Topics

Signs point to Apple abandoning OS X branding in favor of “MacOS”
- http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/04/signs-point-to-apple-abandoning-os-x-branding-in-favor-of-macos/
Apple confirms it is no longer supporting Quicktime for Windows
Visual Studio Code editor hits version 1, has half a million users
- http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/04/visual-studio-code-editor-hits-version-1-has-half-a-million-users/
Mitel buys Polycom for $1.96B in enterprise communications consolidation play
- http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/15/mitel-buys-polycom-for-1-96b-in-enterprise-communications-consolidation-play/
Canadian watchdog clears Google of anti-competitive practices, with one exception
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/competition-bureau-clears-google-of-anti-competitive-practices-with-one-exception/article29674662/
Microsoft sues U.S. government over requests for customer data
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/us-business/microsoft-sues-us-government-over-data-requests/article29630648/
- Some commentary for other companies
  - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/attention-bigcos-stop-outsourcing-your-customers-trust-john-battelle

Local Story

Peer-to-peer car rental company Turo launches in Canada
- http://www.lfpress.com/2016/04/19/peer-to-peer-car-rental-company-turo-launches-in-alberta-ontario-and-quebec

Stuff We Like

Stuart – Alien “Wow” signal could finally have a explanation

Derek – Quiver

Canadian Tech Podcast – Ep. 67 – Thu, April 14, 2016

By admin | 14 April 2016 | Comments 0 Comment

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CTP Ep. 67 – Thu, April 14, 2016

Hosts & Guests

Stuart Clark
Derek Silva

Topics

Breaking news: Canadian Police Obtained BlackBerry’s Global Decryption Key
- https://news.vice.com/article/exclusive-canada-police-obtained-blackberrys-global-decryption-key-how
- This is big, so many unanswered questions here
- This applies for PIN to PIN service, but BB could have given away more
- PIN to PIN was warned about in 2013 Gov memo http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416095,00.asp
Stingray surveillance device questions prompt federal privacy complaint
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/stingray-open-media-1.3533417
New Box product will let you choose storage from IBM and AWS
- http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/12/new-box-product-lets-you-bring-your-own-storage-component/
- IBM SoftLayer already has data centres in Toronto and Montreal, and Amazon is opening a data centre in Montreal this year; will make Canadian data residency much easier through a consumer friendly platform
BlackBerry Will Launch 2 Mid-Range Android Smartphones This Year: CEO
- http://www.pcmag.com/news/343617/report-blackberry-to-launch-2-more-android-phones-this-year
Google is said to be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
- http://thenextweb.com/dd/2016/04/07/google-facebook-uber-swift/
Instagram for doctors’ Figure 1 reaches a million users, adds messaging tool
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/startups/instagram-for-doctors-adds-messaging-tool-after-reaching-a-million-users/article29589235/
Akira launches in beta for Android and iOS
- http://akira.md/
- Derek has a beta invite and has installed the app, haven’t tried it yet though
New CRTC $25 basic TV package spells end of cheaper Rogers cable deal
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crtc-skinny-basic-tv-1.3527766
Ting Internet is looking for a few good mayors
- Toronto company building gigabit networks in U.S. towns, but sees lack of interest in Canada
- http://alphabeatic.com/ting-internet/

Local Story

The Oakbotics team, is made up of Oakridge high school students.
- http://www.lfpress.com/2016/04/06/the-oakbotics-team-is-made-up-of-oakridge-high-school-students
Stratford Festival launches online teaching tool combining Shakespeare text, HD video.
- http://www.lfpress.com/2016/04/06/stratford-festival-launches-online-teaching-tool-combining-shakespeare-text-hd-video

Stuff We Like

Stuart – WordPress 4.5 “Coleman”
Derek – OpenHAB

The Canadian Tech Podcast Ep. 66 – Wed, April 6, 2016

By admin | 7 April 2016 | Comments 0 Comment

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CTP Ep. 66 – Wed, April 6, 2016

Hosts & Guests

Stuart Clark
Derek Silva

Topics

The Panama Papers – how big data blew the lid on global elite’s financial secrets
- http://www.techworld.com/security/panama-papers-how-big-data-blew-lid-on-global-elites-financial-secrets-3637673/
From Encrypted Drives To Amazon’s Cloud — The Amazing Flight Of The Panama Papers
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/04/05/panama-papers-amazon-encryption-epic-leak/#6aa1bcbe1df5
- Blog from David Canton at Harrison Pensa:
  - https://harrisonpensa.com/panama-papers-points-ponder

Not even Google’s Android can pull BlackBerry out of its tailspin
- http://www.cnet.com/news/blackberry-all-of-a-sudden-wont-say-how-many-android-powered-priv-phones-its-sold/
Microsoft launches Azure preview in Germany and Canada
- http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/15/microsoft-launches-azure-preview-in-germany-and-canada-announces-dod-specific-regions-in-u-s/
Twitter buys NFL streaming rights for 10 Thursday Night Football games
- http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/twitter-buys-nfl-streaming-rights-for-10-thursday-night-football-games/
Sportsnet Now allows Canadians to stream NHL, MLB and NBA games without cable
- http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/03/31/sportsnet-now-allows-canadians-to-stream-nhl-mlb-and-nba-games-without-cable/
Roku’s new, smaller streaming stick beams audio to your smartphone
- http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/rokus-new-smaller-streaming-stick-beams-audio-to-your-smartphone/
CCTS telecommunications report reveals drop in consumer complaints, singles out Rogers’ efforts
- http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/03/30/ccts-telecommunications-report-reveals-drop-in-consumer-complaints/
Birch Communications has purchased Primus Canada
- http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/birchs-oddo-primus-canada-assets-are-natural-extension-our-business/2016-04-04

Local Story

Curriculum addition coded ‘essential’
- http://www.lfpress.com/2016/03/28/curriculum-addition-coded-essential

Stuff We Like

Stuart – Nothing this week.
Derek – https://www.cooking-hacks.com/open-garden-outdoor-1node-1gw