Canadian Tech Podcast Episode 43 Sept 2nd 2013

Canadian Tech Podcast Episode 43 Sept 2nd 2013

Canadian Tech Podcast Episode 43

Sept 2nd  2013


Hosts

Stuart Clark

Jamieson Roberts

Adam Forristal


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*Breaking Verizon CEO says no plans to come to Canada

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/verizon-ceo-now-has-no-interest-in-canadian-entry-report/article14071479/

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/09/02/verizon-canada-ceo-wireless-market_n_3857248.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

 

 

Fan-Expo Review

XBOX 1

PS4

Indie Games – http://www.fivearchers.com


PS4 to be released Nov 15 in North America

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57599343-221/ps4-launch-date-confirmed-for-november-15/?ttag=gpwl


Steve Ballmer retiring as Microsoft CEO in 12 months.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/microsoft-ceo-ballmer-to-retire-within-12-months/article13932273/


http://www.itbusiness.ca/blog/the-meaning-of-ballmer-an-insiders-take/42209


What a new Microsoft CEO must decide

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/new-microsoft-ceo-faces-big-choices-post-ballmer/article13948304/


Google Bids to put NFL Sunday Ticket on Youtube

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technology/google-bids-to-put-nfl-sunday-ticket-on-youtube-reports/article13899484/


First Bezos buys a newspaper, now Amazon sells magazine subscriptions

Magazine publisher Conde Nast announced a major partnership with Amazon on Tuesday in which the Internet retailer will handle print and digital subscriptions for its stable of glossy publications like Vogue, Wired and Vanity Fair.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technology/first-bezos-buys-a-newspaper-now-amazon-sells-conde-nast-subscriptions/article13867724/

Microsoft offers classrooms free Surface RT tablets with ad-free Bing for Schools

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/21/4643282/bing-for-schools-launches-with-free-surface-rts-for-classrooms


Microsoft and Google to sue over US surveillance requests

Technology firms want to be allowed to publish information about US government requests under the Fisa legislation


http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/aug/31/microsoft-google-sue-us-fisa

BlackBerry puts quantity over quality, lets one developer own a third of its app store

BlackBerry 10 is far from a “thriving ecosystem,” and the company is doing little to fix it

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/22/4648730/blackberry-lets-developer-submit-a-third-of-apps


BlackBerry sales hit by fears over company’s future

Firm’s financial woes appear to be worrying clients such as Morgan Stanley, which has delayed upgrade to latest model

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/30/blackberry-sales-concerns-company-future

 

 

Vodafone and Verizon to split ways and Verizon to take control

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/1/4683240/vodafone-reaches-130-billion-deal-to-sell-verizon-wireless-stake


EA’s SimCity continues to plague them http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/29/4674112/simcity-for-mac-too-plagued-by-day-one-issues


Blizzard Announces Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls
http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/08/21/diablo-3-reaper-of-souls-announced/


Nintendo confirms release date for fall games

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/08/28/nintendo-confirms-release-dates-for-fall-first-party-lineup.aspx


Nintendo 2DS

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/08/28/nintendo-announces-2ds


GamesCom 2013

http://www.reviewstudio.net/572-gamescom-2013-a-recap-of-the-week-s-highlights

 

 

Project Play Plug

 

 

Picks of the Week

Jamieson – Klok2

Adam – Cloudberry Kingdom


 
Episode 42 The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 42 The Canadian Tech Podcast

The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 42 August 19th 2013

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Jamieson Roberts

Adam Forristal

Topics

Blackberry Cuts smart phone production again.

Another 10% cut on a 50% cut earlier.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/inside-the-market/blackberry-cuts-smartphone-device-production-again-analyst/article13837308/

 

More iPad & iPhone rumours

http://9to5mac.com/2013/08/12/bloomberg-reiterates-thinner-ipad-5-retina-ipad-mini-this-year-sept-10-iphone-event/


iOS malware can sneak through Apple’s approval process, researchers show

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/aug/19/ios-malware-apple-iphone-ipad-jekyll

Google blocks Windows phone Youtube app
http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4624706/google-blocks-window-phone-youtube-app


http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2013/08/15/the-limits-of-google-s-openness.aspx

 

 

Hacker Embarrasses Zuckberberg by hacking his Facebook wall.

Actually more embaressed Facebooks system of responding to security leaks

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/hacker-embarrasses-zuckerberg-by-hacking-facebook-founders-wall/article13837258/


Google goes down for 5 minutes, web traffic plunges by 40%

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/google-goes-down-for-5-minutes-internet-traffic-drops-40-50012019/

 

 

GlassUp raised $100K on Indiegogo — but PayPal is refusing to pay up

http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/14/glassup-raised-100k-on-indiegogo-but-paypal-is-refusing-to-pay-up/


Social Media Shaming

http://writteninc.blogspot.ca/2013/08/facebook-shaming-latest-rage.html


Linkedin for Education – Lowers signup age to 13

http://jezebel.com/linkedin-lowers-age-limit-to-13-annihilates-childhood-1167452885

Windows 8 banned by world’s top benchmarking and overclocking site

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/164209-windows-8-banned-by-worlds-top-benchmarking-and-overclocking-site


Skype Confirmed to be built into Windows 8.1

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4623780/skype-built-into-windows-8-1-microsoft-confirms


Sony brings 12gb flash based playstation to Canada

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57598307-235/sony-brings-12gb-flash-equipped-ps3-to-north-america/


Have a MacBook Pro with a LG-made Retina screen? You’re part of a class-action suit

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/macbook-pro-retina-lg-class-action-suit-started/


Elementary teachers’ union updates electronic device policy

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/08/17/toronto-cell-phone-ban.html


Ubuntu Edge

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge


Project Play

https://www.facebook.com/events/161889354003348/


Picks of the week


Stuart – Oculus Rift http://www.oculusvr.com/

Jamieson – Plants vs Zombies 2

Adam – Intel 7260ac Wireless Card

Episode 41 – August 12 2013

Episode 41 – August 12 2013

Episode 41 August 12 2013

Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Adam Forristal

Topics

*Breaking* Xbox 1 will now work without connect.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/12/microsoft-says-new-xbox-one-will-work-without-kinect/

Blackberry for sale but who is buying?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/blackberry-says-it-is-exploring-strategic-alternatives/article13708618/


Who’d buy BlackBerry – aside from BlackBerry fans?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/12/blackberry-sale-apple-samsung

 

 

Rumoured A10 from BB shows up in leak

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4613296/blackberry-z30-video-leak-at-t-branding-rumor


HTC warns of first ever operating loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23512965

HTC launching a 1 Billion doller marketing campagin including Robert Downy Jr.

http://androidandme.com/2013/08/news/robert-downey-jr-joins-htc-in-1-billion-change-campaign/

 

 

Moto X and the era of the ‘good enough’ smartphone

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/moto-x-and-the-era-of-the-good-enough-smartphone/article13690171/


Apple to reveal next iPhone Sept 10th according to sources.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/12/apple-iphone-september-launch


Samsung to do the same with the Note 3 on September 4th

http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/08/12/samsung-galaxy-note-3-specs-leak-5-68-inch-1080p-hd-display-android-4-3-3gb-ram/

 

Big 3 telecom launch campaign against verizon – Doesn’t fool anyone.

http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/08/big-3-telecoms-launch-fair-for-canada-campaign-against-verizon.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHtASd6Jrs&feature=youtu.be

You can now buy a makerbot 3d printer at selected microsoft stores.
http://www.psfk.com/2013/08/microsoft-stores-makerbot.html
http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/12/why-microsofts-3d-printing-partnership-makes-sense/


Windows 8.1 RTM leaked.  Contains a little more than we thought

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/163708-windows-8-1-rtm-leak-reveals-major-changes-to-reduce-hatred-from-first-time-users


Samsung crams 1TB of space into new type of NAND chip

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/samsungs-3d-vertical-nand-crams-a-terabit-on-a-single-chip/


Resistive RAM

http://gizmodo.com/resistive-ram-terabytes-of-storage-20-times-faster-th-1038661137


A government encouraging “soft” piracy and breaking of geo-locks

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/australian-parliament-urges-citizens-to-bypass-geo-locks-on-software


Picks of the Week
Jamieson – One Second On the Internet

Stuart – http://iqtell.com/

Adam – Loadout