The Canadian Tech Podcast Ep 48 Oct 28st 2013 – Apple Fall Keynote & Tech News
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Canadian Tech Podcast
Episode 48 – October 28 2013
Hosts
Jamieson Roberts
Adam Forristal
Apple News
This weeks focus is on Apple. They have had quite the past week with not only their major keynote announcing OS Updates, new hardware and a whole bevy of information, but their fall earnings call.
Apple Keynote (last week) and Earnings call (today)
Apple Q4 Numbers – Revenue rises but profits fall
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5039154/apple-q4-2013-earnings
Mavericks review here
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5039154/apple-q4-2013-earnings
Mavericks Launches for Free
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/25/5028610/apple-free-os-x-upgrade-what-it-means-for-microsoft
iWork Launchs free as well
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/28/ilife-iwork-and-os-x-updates-will-continue-to-be-free-in-the-future/
Hardware Update Round-Up
MBP(r) Updates – http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/retina-round-two-apples-15-inch-2013-retina-macbook-pro-reviewed/
Mac Pro
iPad Air (aka full sized)
iPad Mini retina
Late 2013 Retina Pro issues
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/28/owners-of-late-2013-retina-macbook-pros-reporting-keyboard-and-trackpad-freezes-boot-camp-install-issues/
iPad Mini retina’s may be scarce at launch
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5039960/ipad-mini-with-retina-launch-stock-tim-cook
News Stories
BBM mixed reviews, and why they’re wrong
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/25/5028204/bbm-for-iphone-and-android-review
LinkedIn Intro a Hackers dream
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/27/5034276/linkedin-says-intro-has-most-secure-implementation-possible
Seagate brings ethernet to the HDD
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/seagate-introduces-a-new-drive-interface-ethernet/
Ouya coming to Target this fall
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5024018/ouya-coming-to-all-target-stores-later-this-month
PS4 won’t be able to play DVD’s or Blu-Ray’s out of the box… till you update
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/25/5028180/playstation-4-wont-play-blu-rays-or-dvds-out-of-the-box
Picks of the Week
Jamieson – Pocket Trains
Adam – Path of Exile