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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