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Episode 41 – August 12 2013

Episode 41 – August 12 2013

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Episode 41 August 12 2013

Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Adam Forristal

Topics

*Breaking* Xbox 1 will now work without connect.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/12/microsoft-says-new-xbox-one-will-work-without-kinect/

Blackberry for sale but who is buying?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/blackberry-says-it-is-exploring-strategic-alternatives/article13708618/


Who’d buy BlackBerry – aside from BlackBerry fans?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/12/blackberry-sale-apple-samsung

 

 

Rumoured A10 from BB shows up in leak

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4613296/blackberry-z30-video-leak-at-t-branding-rumor


HTC warns of first ever operating loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23512965

HTC launching a 1 Billion doller marketing campagin including Robert Downy Jr.

http://androidandme.com/2013/08/news/robert-downey-jr-joins-htc-in-1-billion-change-campaign/

 

 

Moto X and the era of the ‘good enough’ smartphone

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/moto-x-and-the-era-of-the-good-enough-smartphone/article13690171/


Apple to reveal next iPhone Sept 10th according to sources.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/12/apple-iphone-september-launch


Samsung to do the same with the Note 3 on September 4th

http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/08/12/samsung-galaxy-note-3-specs-leak-5-68-inch-1080p-hd-display-android-4-3-3gb-ram/

 

Big 3 telecom launch campaign against verizon – Doesn’t fool anyone.

http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/08/big-3-telecoms-launch-fair-for-canada-campaign-against-verizon.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHtASd6Jrs&feature=youtu.be

You can now buy a makerbot 3d printer at selected microsoft stores.
http://www.psfk.com/2013/08/microsoft-stores-makerbot.html
http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/12/why-microsofts-3d-printing-partnership-makes-sense/


Windows 8.1 RTM leaked.  Contains a little more than we thought

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/163708-windows-8-1-rtm-leak-reveals-major-changes-to-reduce-hatred-from-first-time-users


Samsung crams 1TB of space into new type of NAND chip

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/samsungs-3d-vertical-nand-crams-a-terabit-on-a-single-chip/


Resistive RAM

http://gizmodo.com/resistive-ram-terabytes-of-storage-20-times-faster-th-1038661137


A government encouraging “soft” piracy and breaking of geo-locks

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/australian-parliament-urges-citizens-to-bypass-geo-locks-on-software


Picks of the Week
Jamieson – One Second On the Internet

Stuart – http://iqtell.com/

Adam – Loadout

 

 

Episode 40 – July 29 2013

Episode 40 – July 29 2013

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The Canadian Tech Podcast
Episode 40 July 29 2013

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Jamieson Roberts

Topics

Google Chromecast released. – A Cord cutters dream?http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/googles-chromecast-tv-streamer-is-its-best-new-thing/article13397106/

Chromecast vs. AirPlay: how do they compare?

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4554130/google-chromecast-vs-apple-airplay-how-do-they-compare

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/07/mounting-disappointments-chromecast/67640/

Google takes on Apple with new, faster and pricier Nexus 7 tablet
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/google-takes-on-apple-with-new-faster-and-pricier-nexus-7-tablet/article13392884/

Samsung overtakes Apple as world’s most profitable mobile phone maker

Falling profits from iPhone sales and strong demand for Galaxy handsets combine to end California firm’s four-year reign

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/26/samsung-apple-profitable-mobile-phone


Apple beta hints at fingerprint recognition with the newest iOS beta

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/29/4568802/iphone-biometric-sensor-ios-7-beta-code

Activision Blizzard splits from Vivendi in $8bn buyout
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/26/activision-blizzard-splits-vivendi

Massive Eve Online battle.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57596021-1/4000-plus-duke-it-out-in-epic-eve-online-space-showdown/

Are we really surprised?
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/prism-revelations-result-in-lost-business-for-us-cloud-companies/

Zynga looses 25% of active users
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/07/game-over-for-zynga-firm-loses-25-percent-of-daily-active-users-in-one-quarter/

I don’t often use Windows but when I do its for IE… and their terrible dev tools
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/microsoft-continues-courting-web-devs-with-ie-11-for-windows-7-parallels-discount/

XBOX1 and XBOX Live to allow self publishing
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/report-microsoft-to-finally-let-indie-developers-self-publish-on-xbox-live/

Now we have chromecast is it time for xbox tv?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595815-93/now-that-we-have-chromecast-is-it-time-for-xbox-tv/

Virus tricks man into turning himself in for child porn
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/27/4562804/virus-tricks-man-into-turning-himself-in-for-child-porn

I dropped my notebook.
http://sclarkconsulting.ca/2013/07/i-dropped-my-macbook/

Picks of the Week
Jamieson – Sublime Text 2
Stuart – Mac Book Pro Unibody (see the story above)

 

 

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