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Episode 34 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 34 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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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 32 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 32 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Hosts 

Jamieson
Adam
Stuart

Topics

AMD looking to change how GPCPU work and make them better
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/amds-heterogeneous-uniform-memory-access-coming-this-year-in-kaveri/

Gearing up for Microsofts May 21st Event
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/04/microsoft-researchs-illumiroom-wants-to-expand-gaming-past-your-tv/

Next Xbox won’t require persistent internet connection
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4305302/leaked-microsoft-memo-next-xbox-wont-require-always-on-internet

The future of the force belongs to EA
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/05/the-future-of-star-wars-games-belongs-to-ea/

Lack of DRM but digital distribution has proved again that most people will pay for content
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/05/tor-books-says-cutting-drm-out-of-its-e-books-hasnt-hurt-business/

Google plans video subscription service on Youtube.
http://www.itworld.com/demand-software/355277/google-plans-video-subscription-service-youtube

World’s first 3D printed gun successfully test fired in US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22421185

3D printed car coming along. Remember those RIAA ads that said “you wouldn’t download a car…”?
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-02/28/3d-printed-car

Belkin finally released their anticipated Thunderbolt dock
http://gizmodo.com/belkins-mythical-thunderbolt-express-dock-is-finally-h-485687797

Say goodbye to adobe creative suite and hello to the creative cloud
http://gizmodo.com/say-goodbye-to-creative-suite-adobe-rebrands-cs-as-cre-493155052

HTC One and GS4 release – Cnet re-evaluates it’s list of top 5 android phones
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-android-phones/

Blackberry Q10 selling well in test markets (Canada, UK)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57582748-94/blackberrys-q10-selling-well-in-canada-u.k/

Picks of the Week

Adam – Panasonic ST60 series Televisions
Jamieson – Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac (Free)
Stuart – Onyx 1220i

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