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Episode 32 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 32 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Hosts 

Jamieson
Adam
Stuart

Topics

AMD looking to change how GPCPU work and make them better
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/amds-heterogeneous-uniform-memory-access-coming-this-year-in-kaveri/

Gearing up for Microsofts May 21st Event
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/04/microsoft-researchs-illumiroom-wants-to-expand-gaming-past-your-tv/

Next Xbox won’t require persistent internet connection
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4305302/leaked-microsoft-memo-next-xbox-wont-require-always-on-internet

The future of the force belongs to EA
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/05/the-future-of-star-wars-games-belongs-to-ea/

Lack of DRM but digital distribution has proved again that most people will pay for content
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/05/tor-books-says-cutting-drm-out-of-its-e-books-hasnt-hurt-business/

Google plans video subscription service on Youtube.
http://www.itworld.com/demand-software/355277/google-plans-video-subscription-service-youtube

World’s first 3D printed gun successfully test fired in US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22421185

3D printed car coming along. Remember those RIAA ads that said “you wouldn’t download a car…”?
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-02/28/3d-printed-car

Belkin finally released their anticipated Thunderbolt dock
http://gizmodo.com/belkins-mythical-thunderbolt-express-dock-is-finally-h-485687797

Say goodbye to adobe creative suite and hello to the creative cloud
http://gizmodo.com/say-goodbye-to-creative-suite-adobe-rebrands-cs-as-cre-493155052

HTC One and GS4 release – Cnet re-evaluates it’s list of top 5 android phones
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-android-phones/

Blackberry Q10 selling well in test markets (Canada, UK)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57582748-94/blackberrys-q10-selling-well-in-canada-u.k/

Picks of the Week

Adam – Panasonic ST60 series Televisions
Jamieson – Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac (Free)
Stuart – Onyx 1220i

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