Episode 31 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 31 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Hosts

Stuart Clark
Jamieson R.
Adam F.

Topics

Space Tourism may be nigh!
http://gizmodo.com/today-might-be-virgin-galactics-first-rocket-powered-t-484341889

Kirstine Stewart leaves CBC for Twitter Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/kirstine-stewart-leaves-cbc-for-twitter-canada/article11608683/

One-third of Canadians don’t go a day without checking social media: survey
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/social-web/one-third-of-canadians-dont-go-a-day-without-checking-social-media-survey/article11607311/

Blackberry Q10 Review – Device releases tomorrow
http://reviews.cnet.com/blackberry-q10/

Nintendo aiming to take Brick and Morter out of the used game system trade
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/04/nintendo-undercutting-gamestop-on-refurbished-portable-hardware/

Razer Edge “Swiss Army Knife Tablet” designed for gaming on the go
http://www.cnet.com/laptops/razer-edge-pro-core/4505-3121_7-35561052.html

Samsung to release Nexus 11 this year?
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57581967-251/samsung-nexus-11-to-debut-in-2013-report-says/

We might be in store for some innovation from Apple
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/04/apple-supercharges-rd-with-extra-500-million-spent-in-last-six-months/

Macbook Pro declared best performing Windows laptop
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57581290-37/macbook-pro-declared-best-performing-windows-laptop/

iTunes is now 10 years old and nearly a teenager
http://gizmodo.com/5995481/the-itunes-store-is-a-decade-old-today

Apple’s WWDC sells out in 2 minutes flat
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/04/25/tickets-for-wwdc-2013-sell-out-in-two-minutes/
The math on it – 5200 tickets at $1599USD sold out in 2 minutes… holy sh**

The robots are coming, how artificial skin may let computers feel physically
http://gizmodo.com/5995469/new-artificial-electric-skin-will-let-robots-feel-for-real 

Its not even out yet and Google Glass has been jailbroken
http://gizmodo.com/5995466/google-glass-has-already-been-hacked-and-rooted

Livingsocial hacked, passwords exposed, and why you should worry
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/04/why-livingsocials-50-million-password-breach-is-graver-than-you-may-think/

AMOLED coming of age
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/three-years-in-amoled-displays-are-finally-getting-it-right/

LG annouces curved OLED HDTV
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/28/lg-curved-oled-hdtv/

Picks of the week.

Stuart – Warframe  Free to Play shooter – dev diaries https://warframe.com/media/dev-diary

Jamieson – Anvil for Mac – A beautiful menubar app for managing local sites.

Adam – Pebble Watch

Episode 30 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 30 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Episode 30 April 22nd 2013

Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Adam Forristal

Topics
Tech Surrounding the Boston Manhunt (discussion about the digital panopticon)
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/boston-police-chief-facial-recognition-tech-didnt-help-find-bombing-suspects/

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-boston-marathon-bomber-heat-imaging-20130420,0,5731013.story

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Plan B(lue): Bring back the Start button, boot to desktop
http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-8-plan-blue-bring-back-the-start-button-boot-to-desktop-7000014075/
http://gizmodo.com/5995192/the-start-button-is-coming-back-to-windows

Microsoft’s CFO steps down
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/microsoft-cfo-exits-company-tops-earnings-expectations-1C9512386

Hey Apple, What The Next iPhone Really, ReallyNeeds Is A Much Better Keyboard
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/21/the-iphone-keyboard-stinks/

Apple says it may store your siri information for up to 2 years.
http://www.padgadget.com/2013/04/19/apple-says-it-may-store-your-siri-information-for-up-to-2-years/

iPhone quality control issues at Foxconn?
http://www.zdnet.com/cn/faulty-iphones-could-cost-foxconn-millions-7000014296/

The CISPA Blackout
http://rt.com/usa/anonymous-internet-blackout-against-cispa-164/

A Rush to Instigate an Internet Sales Tax
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324493704578432961601644942-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwMTEyNDEyWj.html

New Bullitt Foundation building in Seattle uses over-the-counter tech to go supergreen – Opened today (Earth Day)
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/22/177455916/this-building-is-supergreen-will-it-be-copied

IBM announces new solar collector design – causing it to collect 2000x more energy than each cell would normally receive.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/22/ibm-alliance-solar-collector-concentrates-power-of-2k-suns/

IBM Selling its x86 server business to lenovo
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/ibm-looks-to-sell-its-x86-server-business-to-lenovo-as-profits-crash/

Netflix cracking down on account sharing – estimates up to 10M users accessing Netflix without paying
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-22/netflix-seen-cracking-down-on-sharing-to-bolster-profit

YouTube still safe from CopyRight infringment (despite Viacom’s wishes)
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/court-hands-another-defeat-to-viacom-in-never-ending-youtube-lawsuit/

How limited numbers of IPv4 addresses are shaping the future of ISP’s
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/04/inet-denver-considers-internet-life-without-ipv4-addresses/

Digital Creeping may be even easier with Google Glass
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/winking-at-your-google-glass-could-trigger-the-camera/

Picks of the Week.

Adam F – Steam Tile App
Stuart – Keurig Single Serve Platinum Brewer – From Costco
Jimbo – Brightness Slider

Episode 29 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 29 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Hosts:
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Adam Forristal

Our thoughts to people in Boston

Apple devices to outsell Windows for first time ever in 2013
http://bgr.com/2013/04/05/apple-sales-windows-sales-2013-gartner-416934/

Prices of Windows RT tablets drop, point to failure of OS
http://www.techworld.com.au/article/457879/prices_windows_rt_tablets_drop_point_failure_os/

Impressive New Steady Cam Gear (PS I really want one now)
http://gizmodo.com/5993678/this-new-camera-stabilizer-could-change-cinematography-forever

Phantom Flex4K camera unveiled, blasts through 1000 4K frames per second (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/08/phantom-flex4k-camera-unveiled-at-NAB/

A new RIM PlayBook tablet? RIM hasn’t ruled it out
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technology/a-new-rim-playbook-tablet-rim-hasnt-ruled-it-out/article10681188/

Goodbye BlackBerry Music, we hardly knew ye
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technology/goodbye-blackberry-music-we-hardly-knew-ye/article10777802/

Google Chrome breaks up with web-kit
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/blink/

The Samsung store, coming soon to 1,400 Best Buy U.S. locations
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technology/the-samsung-store-coming-soon-to-1400-best-buy-us-locations/article10763949/

 

Minority Report Style scanner/UI
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/3/4177912/fujitsu-wants-to-replace-your-scanner-with-minority-report-ui

Speedier Thunderbolt tech on the way.  Is backwards compatible.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57578503-76/intel-shows-off-speedier-thunderbolt-tech/

Facebook Home falls flat
http://www.dailydot.com/news/facebook-home-reviews-fail-android/

Picks of the Week

Stuart. – Focus Writer – http://gottcode.org/focuswriter
Jamieson – diet coda $19.99 http://panic.com/dietcoda/
Adam – MuseScore + mobile