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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

• Star Trek: Discovery to make its Canadian streaming debut on September 25th
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/24/star-trek-discovery-to-make-its-canadian-streaming-debut-on-september-25th/
• Warning: New iPhone scam tries to steal your Apple login
  • http://bgr.com/2017/08/18/iphone-hacks-imessage-scam-steal-apple-id/
• Next Android operating system named Oreo, comes with new features and tweaks
  • http://business.financialpost.com/technology/personal-tech/latest-android-operating-system-named-oreo-comes-with-new-features-and-tweaks
• Twitter Canada’s managing director departs the company
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/23/twitter-canadas-managing-director-leaves-company/
• Canadian Engineering Student Develops 3D-Printed Bones for Safer Surgery
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/08/25/canadian-engineering-student-develops-3d-printed-bones-for-safer-surgery

Topics

• Walmart takes on Amazon with Google partnership for voice-activated shopping
  • http://business.financialpost.com/technology/personal-tech/walmart-dives-into-voice-activated-shopping-with-google
• Crashplan shutting down Home service
  • https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/consumer/nextsteps/
• Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8, available for pre-order
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/23/samsung-galaxy-note-8-canada-pricing-availability/
• Kitchen: Western University grad tops Kickstarter with app-operated slow cooker
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2017/08/17/kitchen-western-university-grad-tops-kickstarter-with-app-operated-slow-cooker
• FrontRow: A Camera Necklace That Livestreams And Edits Video
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/08/22/frontrow-a-camera-necklace-that-livestreams-and-edits-video

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Evernote – GCal integration
• Derek – Stealth Angel Survival

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Job hunting continue. Creating content for SClark Consulting as part of a relaunch. Storage unit finally cleared out.
• Derek – Just spent a few days in Sudbury visiting Kathleen’s family. Was looking through Best Buy’s flyer and saw lots of Chromebooks on sale – debating snagging one for CleverHost. Enjoying my new CleverHost cell phone (Alcatel OneTouch 10.52G on Speakout Wireless), and planning big marketing pushes for both Olio and CleverHost this fall.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:18 — 47.3MB)

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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

• Netflix Just Became More Expensive For Canadians
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/08/10/netflix-just-became-more-expensive-for-canadians
• Bell says Atlantic Canada service outage was the result of a ‘perfect storm’ of cable cuts
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/17/bell-atlantic-canada-service-outage-august/

Topics

• Who has the rights? A look at how streaming services are confusing viewers
  • http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/who-has-the-rights-a-look-at-how-streaming-services-are-confusing-viewers/
• Netflix discussing keeping Disney’s Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ films
  • https://www.reuters.com/article/us-disney-netflix-idUSKBN1AR0V0
• The Diminishing Value of Simsub: CBS Streaming Service Coming to Canada Next Year
  • http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2017/08/diminishing-value-simsub-cbs-streaming-service-coming-canada-next-year/
• Forget Tough Passwords: New Guidelines Make It Simple
  • http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/08/14/543434808/forget-tough-passwords-new-guidelines-make-it-simple

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Solar eclipse on Monday
• Derek – SpeakOut Wireless

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Job hunting, doing more training on video apps. Scored a new dynamic microphone from a local auction, started a new podcast at SClarkConsulting.ca
• Derek – Unlocked a feature phone I bought in Portugal last year, will be using it for CleverHost soon with SpeakOut Wireless. Took a week off work, enjoyed a bunch of time with some family visiting from Portugal, went to a few race nights at Delaware Speedway.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:01:42 — 70.6MB)

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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

• Apple returns to growth as iPad sales boost Q3 2017 earnings
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/01/apple-q3-2017-earnings/
• Bell wireless revenues jump 12.9 percent in Q2, subscribers hit 8,901,291
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/03/bce-q2-2017-wireless-subscriber-canada/
• Fitbit Revenue Plunges 40 Per Cent But Believes Forthcoming Smartwatch Will Turn Tide
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/08/03/fitbit-revenue-plunges-40-but-believes-forthcoming-smartwatch-will-turn-tide
• Health Canada issues recall for glittery iPhone cases
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/03/health-canada-victorias-secret-case-recall/
• Canada Council for the Arts investing $88.5 million towards digital transformation of Canada’s art sector
  • http://betakit.com/canada-council-for-the-arts-investing-88-5-million-towards-digital-transformation-of-canadas-art-sector/
• A Canadian team is trying to build the ultimate universal game controller
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/01/all-controller-canada/

Topics

• Minister of Innovation proposes ‘competitive measures’ for 600MHz wireless spectrum auction
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/04/innovation-minister-competitive-measures-600mhz-spectrum-auction/
• Bell, Telus service restored in Atlantic Canada
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bell-telus-phone-service-atlantic-provinces-1.4235224
• IBM scientists have fit a record 330TB of uncompressed data into a small cartridge
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/2/16074568/ibm-330-terabytes-record-uncompressed-data-cartridge-cartridge-tape
• RBC Introduces Siri Bill Payments and iMessage Money Transfers
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/08/01/rbc-introduces-siri-bill-payments-and-imessage-money-transfers
• Facebook to step up fact-checking in fight against fake news
  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/facebook-to-step-up-fact-checking-in-fight-against-fake-news/article35871046/
• Machine Learning Scrubbing Extremist Content Off YouTube
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/08/02/machine-learning-scrubbing-extremist-content-off-youtube
• Ice Wireless using an innovative networking solution to bring wireless to remote communities
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/08/03/ice-wireless-parallel-wireless-partnership/

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Swidget
• Derek – Archeer AH-07 Bluetooth Headphones

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Job hunting, thinking about some training videos and eGuides as a part of SClark Consulting.
• Derek – Really thinking hard about how to take CleverHost in a social enterprise direction, likely focusing on helping to end homelessness. Started a server migration today, will continue over next two days. Had a nice long weekend, entertaining family visiting from Portugal, coaching final soccer game of the season tomorrow.

Don’t forget to review us on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, Player FM, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Please retweet us when we tweet about new episodes on Twitter, share them on Facebook, or tell a friend!

You can also follow and like our page on Facebook. Or send us an email to let us know what you think!

Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0