Canadian Tech Podcast – Ep. 67 – Thu, April 14, 2016
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CTP Ep. 67 – Thu, April 14, 2016
Hosts & Guests
- Stuart Clark
- Derek Silva
Topics
- Breaking news: Canadian Police Obtained BlackBerry’s Global Decryption Key
- https://news.vice.com/article/exclusive-canada-police-obtained-blackberrys-global-decryption-key-how
- This is big, so many unanswered questions here
- This applies for PIN to PIN service, but BB could have given away more
- PIN to PIN was warned about in 2013 Gov memo http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416095,00.asp
- Stingray surveillance device questions prompt federal privacy complaint
- New Box product will let you choose storage from IBM and AWS
- http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/12/new-box-product-lets-you-bring-your-own-storage-component/
- IBM SoftLayer already has data centres in Toronto and Montreal, and Amazon is opening a data centre in Montreal this year; will make Canadian data residency much easier through a consumer friendly platform
- BlackBerry Will Launch 2 Mid-Range Android Smartphones This Year: CEO
- Google is said to be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
- Instagram for doctors’ Figure 1 reaches a million users, adds messaging tool
- Akira launches in beta for Android and iOS
- http://akira.md/
- Derek has a beta invite and has installed the app, haven’t tried it yet though
- New CRTC $25 basic TV package spells end of cheaper Rogers cable deal
- Ting Internet is looking for a few good mayors
- Toronto company building gigabit networks in U.S. towns, but sees lack of interest in Canada
- http://alphabeatic.com/ting-internet/
Local Story
- The Oakbotics team, is made up of Oakridge high school students.
- Stratford Festival launches online teaching tool combining Shakespeare text, HD video.
Stuff We Like
- Stuart – WordPress 4.5 “Coleman”
- Derek – OpenHAB