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Episode 34 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 34 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 34 May 27 2013

 

Hosts

 

Stuart Clark

Adam Forristal

Jamieson Roberts

 

Topics

Xbox One’s used game fiasco plays with fire, flirts with pirates

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gaming/xbox-ones-used-game-fiasco-plays-with-fire-flirts-with-pirates/article12164857/

 

Outlook.com reviews better than gmail?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407877,00.asp

Yahoo Acquires Tumblr and promises not to screw it up
http://allthingsd.com/20130520/yahoo-buys-tumblr-and-promises-not-to-screw-it-up/

Yahoo buying spree grows, reports of bid for Hulu

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technology/yahoo-buying-spree-grows-reports-of-bid-for-hulu/article12136978/

 

Yahoo makes major changes to Flickr

http://mashable.com/2013/05/20/yahoo-flickr-event/

 

Arrested Development is back on Netflix

http://www.fastcocreate.com/1683034/how-mitch-hurwitz-revived-arrested-development-on-netflix-and-why-the-show-belongs-there

 

Twitter launches 2 factor authentication

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/twitter-launches-two-factor-authentication-too-late-to-save-the-onion/

Lenovo hopes to sell smartphones in North America within a year

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2039921/sticking-to-business-can-help-lenovo-smartphones-shine-in-the-u-s-.html

 

Teen’s Invention Could Create 20-Second Phone Charge
http://mashable.com/2013/05/22/super-capacitor-eesha-khare/

 

Noise-cancelling fiber optic transmission could lead to faster internet

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/27/4369392/twin-wave-phase-conjugation-network-research

 

More reports that iOS7 will be flat and minimal

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/24/4362056/jony-ive-ios-7-redesign-features-a-black-and-white-design

 

Wi-Fi chip pushes 1.7Gbps over four streams with 802.11ac

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/wi-fi-chip-pushes-1-7gbps-over-four-streams-using-802-11ac-standard/

 

From the makers ‘Minecraft’ we present ‘Scrolls’

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/27/4369822/mojang-scrolls-release-date-gameplay-launch-video

 

Unlimited doesn’t really mean unlimited

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/fios-customer-discovers-the-limits-of-unlimited-data-77-tb-in-month/

 

WordPress is now 10 years old.

http://mashable.com/2013/05/27/wordpress-10-years/

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Flickr

Adam – Time’s End

Jamieson – Keycard

 

Episode 31 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 31 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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 27 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 27 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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