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Episode 27 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 27 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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The Canadian Tech Podcast
Episode #27 – March 25th 2013

Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Adam Forristal
James Wilkinson

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Topics

Apple Datacentres now on 100% renewable energy
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/apple-data-centers-now-on-100-percent-renewable-energy/

Hong Kong Going Underground with Datacenters
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/hong-kong-looks-underground-for-new-data-center-caves/#p3n

nVidia was serious when they said they are going to take over the chipset world

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/from-smartphone-to-server-room-nvidias-kayla-shows-the-future-of-tegra/

AMD Releases new low cost, low power, high performance gaming video card
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/22/amd-radeon-hd-7790/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadget+(Engadget)

No lineups as BlackBerry Z10 arrives in U.S. stores
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/no-lineups-as-blackberry-z10-arrives-in-us-stores/article10171577/?cmpid=rss1

BB earnings to give first look at BlackBerry 10 sales figures

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/rim-earnings-to-give-first-look-at-blackberry-10-sales-figures/article10268212/

Uk government approval of Z10 taking longer
http://www.zdnet.com/blackberry-10-suffers-security-approval-setback-by-uk-govt-7000012861/

Retro Gaming without a retro system? Yes Please!
http://slashdot.org/topic/cloud/retron-5-plays-cartridges-from-five-classic-consoles/

Electronic Arts CEO quits as stumbling game maker misses targets
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gaming/gaming-news/electronic-arts-ceo-quits-as-stumbling-game-maker-misses-targets/article9940049/
– Sim city the final nail in the coffin?  Earnings for latest quarter are going to be lower then expected.  Increase competition from free to play and social games.

 Apple Launches Two-Step verification
http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/21/4132500/apple-two-step-verification-icloud-accounts
At the outset, two-step verification is available to users in the United States, UK, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand

First look at what Jonny Ive could bring to iOS Software UI Design
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672200/is-this-a-first-taste-of-jony-ives-influence-on-apple-software

TD online banking services hit by cyber attack
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/td-online-banking-services-hit-by-cyber-attack/article10073948/

Google Launches Keep
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/google-keep-is-live-and-ready-to-take-your-notes/

Another Reason Google Reader died – increased concern about privacy & compliance
http://allthingsd.com/20130324/another-reason-google-reader-died-increased-concern-about-privacy-and-compliance/

Tips & Tricks
Save a bit of space and create a handy windows 8 recovery jump drive
http://lifehacker.com/5991431/how-to-create-a-recovery-flash-drive-for-windows-8-and-free-up-some-hard-drive-space

Stuart Installs Windows 8, goes for about an hour until he loads Classic Shell. 🙂

Window Blue leaks
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/windows-blue-leaks-more-metro-more-multitasking/

Other things.

Lenovo Twist arriving for review tomorrow.

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Classic Shell – Brings back the classic look to Windows 8 plus some other custom features.
Adam – Roku 3 – One of the best boxes out there for cutting your cable
Jamieson – Bioshock Infinite
James – Padmapper.com

 

Episode 26 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 26 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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The Canadian Tech Podcast
Episode 26 March 18 2013

Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
James Wilkinson

Topics
Tech at the world figure skating championships. (was cool)

2010 Microsoft Wrote Some Checks That 2013 Microsoft Can’t Cash
http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/04/what-you-should-have-done-was-land-your-plane/

Windows phone 8 and 7.8 support being dropped http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/18/microsoft-windows-phone-8-mango-support/

If you want to learn to code, there are plenty of online resources.
http://sparkcbc.tumblr.com/post/44866196413/if-you-want-to-learn-to-code-there-are-plenty-of

Bug in EA’s Origin Engine allows attacker access to player PCs
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/bug-on-eas-origin-game-platform-allows-attackers-to-hijack-player-pcs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Ftechnology-lab+(Ars+Technica%3A+Technology+Lab)

Bloated web pages costly for smartphone users
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/bloated-web-pages-costly-for-smartphone-users/article9355125/

Google shutting down reader.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2013/03/google-reader-shut-down-shocks-and-enrages-the-web.html

To Feedly!
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237668/500K_users_flee_dead_RSS_walking_Google_Reader_for_Feedly

Google accidentally unveils Evernote like service
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/google-slips-accidentally-unveils-evernote-like-google-keep-service/

Samsung Galaxy S4 Launched
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57574863-94/with-galaxy-s4-samsung-prepares-for-life-after-android/

Specs- http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-specs

Some criticism of the launch
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2013/03/samsungs-galaxy-s-4-press-conference-slammed-as-shockingly-sexist.html

New Thinkpad T431s launch
First product released after Lenovo’s ‘clean sheet’ program.  Trackpad has support for 20 gestures. Still has the keyboard track button (Stuart likes)
Press Release
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130317005055/en/Lenovos-Newest-ThinkPad-Thinner-Lighter-Springs-Global
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/17/lenovo-thinkpad-t431s-ultrabook-official/

CRTC ruling on internet billing.Some saying not far enough
Rogers and Bell both started offering unlimited plans lately (at around the same price….)
http://whatsyourtech.ca/2013/02/27/canadian-consumers-to-get-a-break-on-internet-billing/

Beyond BlackBerry, Canadian Tech Is Humming
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Canadian-Tech-Sector-Is-Humming/story.xhtml?story_id=030003CLU180

Toms Hardware review of early Haswell CPU’s
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-4770k-haswell-performance,3461.html

Dropbox buys Mailbox
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/dropbox-acquires-mailbox-to-help-grow-the-gmail-app-for-ios-quickly/

New Mountain Lion supports 3tb drives and Windows 8 in boot camp
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5612

Verizon wants to pay per channel
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/verizon-wants-to-only-pay-for-channels-that-tv-customers-actually-watch/

T-Mobile is getting beefy with HSPA+
http://gizmodo.com/5991117/why-t+mobiles-4g-network-could-kick-everybodys-ass

Picks of the week
Stuart – Feedly
Jamieson – Super Cooling might get a bit easier
Borderlands 2James – UnBlock-Us – http://www.unblock-us.com/

 

Episode 25 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 25 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Episode 25 March 4 2013

Hosts
Stuart C
Jamieson R
Mike B.
James W (via skype)

Digital Signage Expo

James won a DSE Gold Apex award as part of the Christie MicroTile installation at the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus North Americas tallest MT wall. The annual DSE Apex Awards honor innovation in the development and deployment of technology in the global Digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) industry.

Anti-Glare displays – http://www.lg.com/global/products/digital-signage/special-display/LG-55WV70.jsp
More 4K Tech coming to signage Bigger! – http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/18/sharp-90-inch-aquos-led-tv/
See through product boxes, the future of the tech store – (Vine of Box http://vine.co/v/bXmeXXLZZ3w ) http://www.samsung.com/us/business/commercial-display-solutions/LH22NLBVLVC/ZA
Nomadix – New sandwich board http://www.digitalsignageconnection.com/nomadix-demonstrate-roaming-digital-signage-dse-2013-770

Mobile World Congress

  • Not a lot of announcements
  • All possible form factors (wearable up)
  • Chip manufacturers and growing mobile horsepower (eg 4K)
  • Cheap Nokia phones, new Sony phones, tablet, hybrid
  • NFC (disappointing, but cool badge thing)
  • New mobile operating systems – Ubuntu, Firefox
  • Service providers, OTT solutions (Canadian angle? → Compare Spain prices to here)
  • My awesome iPhone snap bracelet stand

 

News

Retailer says Blackberry Z10 outselling other sets
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/retailer-says-blackberry-z10-outselling-iphone-5-galaxy-3-in-canada/article9022139/

Blackberry 10 users, here is your first update.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57572012-94/blackberry-10-users-heres-your-first-software-update/

Samsung Galaxy s4 Teaser Video
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57572304-94/samsung-unpacks-galaxy-s4-teaser-video/

White House Response to request regarding DMCA and unlocking of cell phones
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7

Lenovo announced new android tablets.
http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1670

New video featuring Gates, Zuck etc promoting coding in schools.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/bill-gates-william-push-for-computer-code-classes-in-schools/article9107126/

Evernote forces a password reset
http://o.canada.com/2013/03/02/evernote-resets-all-passwords-after-security-breach/#.UTUC1DAe2Dl

Seagate to discontinue 7200rpm 2.5in drives later this year
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6810/seagate-to-discontinue-7200rpm-25-drives-later-this-year

App.net introduces free tier
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/02/25/app-net-introduces-free-tier-invite-only-for-now-includes-following-40-people-and-500mb-storage/

Indigo gives it customers a soapbox.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/indigo-gives-its-customers-a-soapbox/article9177365/

Apple Icloud email service unreliable due to filtering.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2029570/silent-email-filtering-makes-icloud-an-unreliable-option.html

Apple Lightning Adapter is a mini computer and has issues with iPad Mini HDMI
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/03/01/apples-lightning-digital-av-adapter-is-a-full-fledged-computer/
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/apples-lightning-to-hdmi-cant-actually-output-at-1080p/

Waterloo Based Theramic labs controls computers with the flick of a wrist
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681498/control-a-computer-with-just-a-flick-of-your-wrist?partner=rss

Instagram hits 100 million ACTIVE monthly users
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/26/4032866/instagram-touts-100-million-monthly-users

NASA Will test Laser Data Transmission
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/25/4027740/nasa-test-laser-data-transmission-space-station

The Pirate Bay Hosting from North Korea?
http://gizmodo.com/5988421/the-pirate-bay-screw-it-were-going-to-north-korea

(BREAKING) Aaron Carter’s horny level finally revealed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/aaron-carter-reveals-his-horny-level

Events

Ladies Learning Code
http://ladieslearningcode.com/2013/02/ladies-learning-code-heads-to-london/

Cebit – Germany

Evernote + Buffer + IFTTT = Awesome! My Podcamp Toronto 2013 Talk
http://jerw.ca/social-media-automation-for-better-sharing-pcto13-presentaiton/

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Software Defined Radio – http://hackaday.com/2012/06/27/getting-started-with-software-defined-radio/

Jamieson – Duplicator – http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/

James – evasi0n – http://evasi0n.com/

Mike – DrawQuest – http://www.drawquest.com