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Ep 18

Ep 18

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Welcome to the Canadian Tech Podcast. A weekly show on what’s going on in the tech scene from a Canadian perspective.

Please considering rating our podcast on iTunes and wherever else you see us. It helps us spread the word.

Sponsered by Blacklightjdr

Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
James Wilkinson

We are taking two weeks off for the holidays.

Topics

Google to Release IOS Maps app.
http://allthingsd.com/20121212/google-set-to-release-ios-maps-app-tonight/?mod=atdtweet
And its out
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id585027354?mt=8

Google Maps Downloaded over 10 million times in 48 hours
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/17/3777350/google-maps-iphone-downloaded-10-million-48-hours

Google canning push mail through exchange interface, no more push for iphone!
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/google-phasing-out-activesync-push-mail-for-free-customers/

YouTube launches capture app that uploads directly to youtube while recording
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/17/3777408/youtube-capture-launch-ios-video-app

Facebook new privacy settings explained. (Anyone actually have these yet? JW)
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/12/facebook-new-privacy-settings-explained/59906/

New Instagram TOS (includes you giving rights of your photos to allow for targeted ads)
http://gizmodo.com/5969001/your-instagram-data-is-now-officially-facebook-data

Raspberry Pie Solar Powered
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/desktops/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-solar-powered-ftp-server-50009923/

Raspberry Pi gets an app store
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/desktops/raspberry-pi-gets-its-own-app-store-with-games-and-tutorials-50009998/

Cisco Selling Linksys
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/16/cisco-selling-linksys/

Battery life issues, ruin first windows 8 notebooks
http://gizmodo.com/5969012/short-battery-life-sinks-first-windows-8-notebooks

BB10 UI Is very iphone meets android meets metro…
http://gizmodo.com/5969164/if-this-is-blackberrys-new-os-it-looks-very-familiar

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Steam Workshop – Easy installed user content for games like Skyrim.
Jamieson – http://www.macrumors.com/2012/12/17/fruit-ninja-and-every-other-halfbrick-game-free-for-24-hours/
http://io9.com/5968765/short-film-tempo-forces-a-scientist-to-turn-his-velocity+warping-gun-into-a-weapon
James – Mint.com

Ep 17 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Ep 17 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Welcome to the Canadian Tech Podcast. A weekly show on what’s going on in the tech scene from a Canadian perspective.

Please considering rating our podcast on iTunes and wherever else you see us. It helps us spread the word.

Sponsered by Blacklightjdr

Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
James Wilkinson

Topics

Come February, Some Tweets Will Get A Wee Bit Shorter
http://www.fastcompany.com/3003822/come-february-some-tweets-will-get-wee-bit-shorter?utm_source=twitter

Can the iPad replace your PC?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/dec/06/ipad-pc-tablets-galen-gruman

BlackBerry Release Teaser image of BB10 Device
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/10/3750828/rim-blackberry-10-phone-teaser-shot

Why disc drives are an endangered species
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/06/tech/innovation/imac-disc-drive/index.html%3Fhpt=hp_t2?iref=obinsite

Australia Warning people using iMaps to think twice about it
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/australian-travelers-stranded-in-wilderness-because-of-ios-6-maps/

Facebook’s Instagram cuts support for key Twitter integration
http://www.lfpress.com/2012/12/05/facebooks-nstagram-cuts-support-for-key-twitter-integration

Twitter introduces filters for images in iOS and Android Apps
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/10/twitter-android-photo-filter-now-available/

Researchers create LCD contact lens
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/10/researchers-contact-lens-lcd-display/

Google Pays Tribute to Ada Lovelace
http://techland.time.com/2012/12/10/ada-lovelace/

Think your passwords are safe? Think again
http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/25-gpu-cluster-cracks-every-standard-windows-password-in-6-hours/

(No Link) The rise of drive by facebook likes/auto-sends – This has been happening alot lately

Les Mis Extended Look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cDVdg7gVdg&feature=g-user-u
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmvHzCLP6ug&feature=g-user-u

New Transistor
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/10/3752398/MIT-transistor-silicon-replacement

Picks of the Week
Stuart – TeraCopy
Jamieson – http://gizmodo.com/5967104/smart-store-displays-trigger-product-demos-when-you-pick-something-up
James –Jasmine

Ep 16

Ep 16

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Welcome to the Canadian Tech Podcast. A weekly show on what’s going on in the tech scene from a Canadian perspective.

Please considering rating our podcast on iTunes and wherever else you see us. It helps us spread the word.

Our sponsor this week is sclarkconsulting.ca

Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
James Wilkinson

James Wilkinson is a Digital Media Architect and Consultant in the Southwestern Ontario area, he specializes in creating exemplar and exceptional user experiences through interaction on web, mobile, and social channels. He has a fascination with cognitive science research which he applies in his digital media duties. Oh and he is pretty good at Halo 4 and Call of Duty Black Ops 2. If you are looking for help with your user experience or digital media projects drop him a line @jerw.

Topics

Text Messaging turns 20.
http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/text-messaging-turns-20-popularity-drops-5256270

Google buys Waterloo startup BufferBox
http://metronews.ca/news/canada/460883/google-buys-waterloo-startup-bufferbox/

Canada neuroscientist develops a working, virtual Spaun brain
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/338075#ixzz2DwsMk1TS

Ontario examines ways to loosen crowdfunding rules
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-money/business-funding/ontario-examines-ways-to-loosen-crowdfunding-rules/article5781219/

Sharp Unveils new display with touch screen and stylus support
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/03/sharp-ll-s201a-big-pad/

CRTC to Rogers: Turn down the ad volume
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/crtc-to-rogers-turn-down-the-ad-volume/article5758100/

Windows blue how it could reinvent windows or sink windows 8
http://www.itworld.com/323568/windows-blue-how-it-could-reinvent-windows-or-sink-windows-8

News Corp is Shutting Down ‘The Daily,’ the World’s First Tablet Newspaper
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/the-daily-dies-new-york-times-struggles-2012-12-03

Social Media Report: Social media dominate our online time, both on PCs and mobile devices
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/03/social-media-report-social-media-dominates-our-online-time-both-on-pcs-and-mobile-devices/

Vatican unveils Pope’s Twitter handle: @pontifex
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/vatican-discloses-popes-twitter-handle-pontifex-111503109.html

iTunes 11 Released last week.

Jamieson has his new website up. http://www.blacklightmedia.ca

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Synergy
Jamieson – Untappd
James – Plex