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

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• StarCraft II is going free-to-play on November 14th
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/3/16603926/starcraft-2-free-to-play-blizzcon-november-14th-f2p
• Apple posts a strong finish with Q4 2017 results, $52.58 billion net revenue
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/02/apple-posts-strong-finish-q4-2017-results-52-58-billion-net-revenue/
• DJI asks for Transport Canada’s help with future drone pilot test
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/02/dji-wants-future-drone-pilots-take-test-taking-skies-asks-transport-canadas-help/
• Netflix says over 300 million people around the world watch its content
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/26/netflix-300-million-global-viewers/
• Global LTE speeds stall, Canada drops lower in world rankings: OpenSignal
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/01/global-lte-speeds-stall-canada-drops-14th-position-opensignal/
• Ladies Learning Code Rebrands to Target All Canadians
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/26/ladies-learning-code-rebrands-to-target-all-canadians

Topics

• Krack hack: Wi-Fi flaw puts all devices at risk, researchers discover
  • https://globalnews.ca/news/3805546/krack-wifi-devices-hack-vulnerable/
  • https://www.wired.com/story/krack-wi-fi-wpa2-vulnerability/
• Siri, define privacy: Why Canadian law isn’t ready for the iPhone X
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/03/siri-define-privacy-canadian-law-not-ready-iphone-x/
• Google responds to Pixel 2 XL burn-in issues with software updates
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/26/google-responds-pixel-2-xl-to-burn-in-issues-with-software-updates/
• iPhone X may feel the screen burn-in too, Apple says
  • https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iphone-x-screen-burn-in-oled-pixel-2-xl/#ftag=CAD590a51e
• Here’s a roundup of all the reported Google Pixel 2 XL and Pixel 2 issues
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/03/issues-google-pixel-2-2-xl/
• Ontario MPP tables ‘zombie’ bill, aims to reduce distracted walking
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/30/ontario-mpp-tables-distracted-walking-bill-aims-ensure-pedestrians-aware-surroundings/
• Amazon Key is a new service that lets couriers unlock your front door.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/25/16538834/amazon-key-in-home-delivery-unlock-door-prime-cloud-cam-smart-lock

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Bluestacks – Android emulator
• Derek – Egg, Inc.: Google Play Store, iTunes App Store

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – More unpacking and sorting, helped my mom with a move. Promoting SClark Consulting for backup and training needs.
• Derek – Mining Zcash, approving lots of new development all around Middlesex Centre, managing my chicken farm in Egg, Inc., handling all the requests from the Student Pathways Challenge, and generally just trying to be awesome.

Noteworthy News

• Facebook Canada unveils plan to fight fake news, hacking in lead-up to 2019 election
  • https://globalnews.ca/news/3814648/facebook-canadian-election-integrity-initiative/
• Police warn of ‘virtual kidnapping’ scheme
  • http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.3663438
• Rogers seeks extension to aspects of December 1st Wireless Code deadline
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/03/rogers-seeks-extension-to-wireless-code-deadline/
• Distributel continues acquisitions, purchases IPTV service provider Zazeen
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/02/distributel-continues-acquisitions-purchases-iptv-service-provider/
• Calgary police not required to disclose information about its cellphone tracking device
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/01/calgary-police-not-required-to-disclose-make-and-model-of-cellphone-tracking-device/
• Prime Minister Trudeau Discusses Canada’s Tech Future at Go North
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/11/02/prime-minister-trudeau-discusses-canadas-tech-future-at-go-north
• Samsung Pay Expands Canadian Partnerships
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/11/01/samsung-pay-expands-canadian-partnerships
• Privacy Commissioner says some educational apps collecting “too much” information
  • https://betakit.com/privacy-commissioner-educational-apps-collecting-too-much/
• Kindred is Piloting New Robots with Major Retailers
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/24/kindred-is-piloting-new-robots-with-major-retailers

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CTP Ep. 137 – Sun, Oct. 22, 2017

Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Hosts & Guests

• Jamieson Roberts
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• CRTC dismisses constitutional challenge by recipient of the first CASL fine
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/20/crtc-constitutional-challenge-casl-fine/
• Microsoft Unveils Power-Packed Surface Book 2
  • https://www.technewsworld.com/story/84891.html
• Here’s why mmWave spectrum is crucial to Canada’s 5G future
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/16/mmwave-spectrum-explainer/
• Docker gives into inevitable and offers native Kubernetes support
  • https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/17/docker-gives-into-invevitable-and-offers-native-kubernetes-support/
• Windows 10 Fall Creators update is available now
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/17/windows-10-fall-creators-update-available-now/

Topics

• Canada’s ‘super secret spy agency’ is releasing a malware-fighting tool to the public
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/cse-canada-cyber-spy-malware-assemblyline-open-source-1.4361728
• Alphabet investing $62 million in Sidewalk Labs Toronto site
  • https://betakit.com/alphabet-investing-62-million-in-sidewalk-labs-toronto-site/  
• Facebook Canada releases election integrity plan for 2019 election
  • https://betakit.com/facebook-canada-releases-election-integrity-plan-for-2019-election/
• Ontario gov’t challenges students to build digital tools for $30,000 top prize
  • https://betakit.com/ontario-govt-challenges-students-to-build-digital-tools-for-30000-top-prize/
• Twitter Shares How The Platform is Tackling Abuse
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/20/twitter-shares-how-the-platform-is-tackling-abuse
• Ontario Provincial Police launch pilot ‘safe zone’ for online property transactions
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/19/ontario-provincial-police-launch-pilot-safe-zone-for-online-property-transactions/
• Report: Gov’ts must modernize labour laws to prepare for jobs lost to automation
  • https://betakit.com/report-govts-must-modernize-labour-laws-to-prepare-for-jobs-lost-to-automation/

Stuff We Like

• Jamieson – https://www.codeandquill.com
• Derek – Blockchain for Business – An Introduction to Hyperledger Technologies

What are you up to lately?

• Jamieson – Been doing a deep dive into the core of WordPress to work on an opinionated install and setup with security, build tools, and easy integration of deployments.
• Derek – Council meeting this past Wednesday where we approved new subdivision agreement, now accounting for all lands on west side of Kilworth to be developed over next 5-10 years. Started mining Zcash on personal machine, so I have two miners going. Registered for the “Blockchain for Business” course on edX. Found some tutorials on building Ethereum smart contracts, will dive in soon. 

Noteworthy News

• Toronto’s tech talent being used to woo Amazon
  • https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/10/19/torontos-tech-talent-being-used-to-woo-amazon.html
• Samsung to Give Linux Desktop Experience to Smartphone Users
  • https://www.technewsworld.com/story/84896.html?rss=1
• Teams from over 32 countries attend Ethereum hackathon in Waterloo
  • https://betakit.com/teams-from-over-32-countries-attend-ethereum-hackathon-in-waterloo/
• Montreal’s Covera Raises $1.5 Million for Insurtech Alternative
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/17/montreals-covera-raises-1-5-million-for-insurtech-alternative
• Clearbanc’s Chrged Will Grow Companies on Facebook
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/17/clearbancs-chrged-will-grow-companies-on-facebook
• New Daydream View Review: Virtual reality’s low-end future
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/17/new-daydream-view-review-canada/
• Honk is partnering with Toronto Community Housing to offer monthly parking passes
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/18/honk-mobile-toronto-community-housing/
• Toronto-based Braze Mobility reveals obstacle-detection system for wheelchairs
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/19/toronto-braze-mobility-obstacle-detection-wheelchairs/
• Google parent-company Alphabet invests $1 billion in Lyft
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/19/google-parent-company-alphabet-invests-1-billion-usd-lyft/
• #CIX2017 panel says AI’s biggest impact on banks will be on unstructured data
  • https://betakit.com/cix2017-panel-says-ais-biggest-impact-on-banks-will-be-on-unstructured-data/
• Mastercard Announces Blockchain Tech and Opens its API
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/20/mastercard-announces-blockchain-tech-and-opens-its-api
• Bell Media live streaming new teen talk show ‘SIDES*’ on Twitter
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/20/bell-media-livestreaming-new-teen-talk-show-twitter/
• New ‘made for Google’ site links to verified third-party accessory makers
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/20/made-for-google-site-endorses-verified-third-party-accessory-makers/
• Drone Delivery Canada gains another testing partner in plumbing and HVAC distributor Wolseley
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/20/drone-delivery-canada-gains-testing-partner-wolseley/
• Explore the surface of Mars with Access Mars
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/20/access-mars-web-vr/

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“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:00:36 — 69.3MB)

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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

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

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• Google Street View Explores Quttinirpaaq in Most Northern Trip Ever
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/12/google-street-view-explores-quttinirpaaq-in-most-northern-trip-ever
• Lenovo’s Tab 4 lineup is now available in Canada
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/13/lenovo-tab-4-lineup-coming-canada/
• SanDisk releases high-speed SD cards that can survive extreme temperatures
  • https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/5/16422434/sandisk-high-speed-sd-cards-industrial-extreme-climate
• Federal government gives $4 million to Bell for high-speed internet in six Ontario communities
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/10/federal-government-invests-4-million-bring-high-speed-internet-six-northwestern-ontario-communities/
• Microsoft Edge for Android beta now available from Google Play Store
  • https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-edge-for-android-now-available-from-the-google-play-store
• DeepMind opens second international lab in Montreal
  • https://betakit.com/deepmind-opens-second-international-lab-in-montreal/

Topics

• CRTC wants you to share your views on the future of programming in Canada
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/12/crtc-share-views-programming-canada/
• Smart devices can share your private data, but Canada’s privacy laws offer little protection: report
  • https://globalnews.ca/news/3791571/canada-privacy-laws-internet-of-things/
• BlackBerry QNX’s autonomous vehicle just drove on public roads for the first time
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/12/blackberry-qnxs-autonomous-vehicle-just-drove-on-public-roads-for-the-first-time/
• Amazon Canada ramps up online grocery battle, promotes Whole Foods products with deep discounts
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/10/amazon-canada-whole-foods-delivery-canada/
• First SingularityU Canada Summit Brings Exponential Thinking to Toronto
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/13/first-singularityu-canada-summit-brings-exponential-thinking-to-toronto

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – MobileSyrup Deals – 3 10ft lightning cables for $19.99
• Derek – Rainforest Connection; Android, iOS

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Still on the job hunt, did some sorting and purging this week. Brought greetings from the London Public Library to the Nature London plaque unveiling.
• Derek – Estonia e-Residency card has arrived, need to go pick it up. Finally getting into cryptocurrency mining, specifically with Zcash via Hashflare. Enjoying the free trial of DAZN so far. Did a bunch of sorting and purging as well.

Noteworthy News

• Huawei and UBC partner to advance the next generation of communications
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/13/huawei-ubc-next-generation-communications/
• BC Tech Cube Opens to Stimulate Innovation in AR, VR and MR
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/12/bc-tech-cube-opens-to-stimulate-innovation-in-ar-vr-and-mr
• Google, IBM and others launch an open-source API for keeping tabs on software supply chains
  • https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/12/google-ibm-and-others-launch-new-open-source-api-for-keeping-tabs-on-software-supply-chains/
• Everything announced at Oculus’ Connect 4 VR conference
  • http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunchIt/~3/dfi9ZozCGy4/
• New B.C. online app makes it easier for tenants and landlords to resolve issues
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/11/british-columbia-online-app-tenants-landlords-issues/
• Snapchat is bringing contextual information to every Snap
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/10/snapchat-is-bringing-contextual-information-to-every-snap/
• Dell Bets Big on IoT with Several New Announcements
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/10/10/dell-bets-big-on-iot-with-several-new-announcements
• Amazon plays catch-up with Google, adds multiple voice support to the Echo
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/12/amazon-adds-multiple-voice-support-echo/
• Nuco raises $27 million to build interoperable blockchain network
  • https://betakit.com/nuco-raises-27-million-to-build-interoperable-blockchain-network/

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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