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Episode 23 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 23 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Derek Martin

New Sponsor
http://cleverhost.ca/

BB10 Launch

RIM changes its name to BlackBerry; shares dive
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/recap-rim-changes-its-name-to-blackberry-shares-dive/article7937914/

U.S. delay hampers RIM’s BB10 rollout
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/us-delay-hampers-rims-bb10-rollout/article8094628/
related: Microsoft Shipped in the wrong order (RT before Pro)

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/second-guessing-microsoft-s-surface-strategy


BlackBerry Z10 review: Smartphone pioneer learns to go with flow
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/blackberry-z10-review-smartphone-pioneer-learns-to-go-with-flow/article8061300/

First comment from a UK user is quite good.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/blackberry-z10-review-smartphone-pioneer-learns-to-go-with-flow/article8061300/comments/

Apple takes U.S. mobile phone sales crown from Samsung
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/us-business/apple-takes-us-mobile-phone-sales-crown-from-samsung/article8142122/

Apple Mac Pro discontinued in europe
http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/31/apple-to-discontinue-mac-pro-in-europe-in-march-over-new-prod
uct-certification-standards/

How Oreo’s brilliant blackout tweet won the Super Bowl
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57567384-93/how-oreos-brilliant-blackout-tweet-won-the-super-bowl/

OS X bug discovered
http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/02/04/os-x-bug-discovered/

Best Buy, Sears failing to compete with online market, incoming U.S. chains: Analyst
http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/best-buy-sears-failing-to-compete-with-online-market-incoming-u-s-chains-analyst-1.1138817#ixzz2JyU0UcZT

http://business.financialpost.com/2013/02/01/consumers-cutting-big-box-stores-down-to-size-one-online-purchase-at-a-time/

How Monoprice Is Eating The Tech World From The Inside Out
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/how-monoprice-is-eating-the-tech-world-from-the-in

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Did not have one this week.
Derek – http://www.sublimetext.com  &  http://thewirecutter.com
Jamieson – http://500px.com/apps

 

Episode 22 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 22 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
James Wilkinson

Topics

RIM shares rise as Lenovo talks of possible acquisitions
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/rim-shares-rise-as-lenovo-talks-of-possible-acquisitions/article7774074/

BB10 out on Wednesday. Is RIM betting the farm on BB10?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/rims-long-road-to-reinvent-the-blackberry/article7901031/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/rims-blackberry-10-will-business-buy-in/article7889790/

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1320954–blackberry-10-rim-unveils-music-movie-and-tv-deals-for-new-system

Apple’s great run shows signs of losing steam
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/apples-great-run-shows-signs-of-losing-steam/article7684513/

http://vinepeek.com/  shows you newly posted Vines in realtime
Vine is twitter’s new video service, where you can post 6 second video ‘tweets’

Auto Show Report
Telsa

Term Gaymer under trademark scrutiny
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/owner-of-gaymer-trademark-says-hes-an-underdog-not-a-bully/#p3n

iOS 6.1 is Out
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/01/ios-6-1-goes-public-with-fandango-support-ad-tracking-reset-and-more/

Facebook Updates app to include voice messages
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/28/facebook-ios-update/

StarWars Nixes 3D versions of film, for better story telling
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/28/3925770/lucasfilm-reportedly-nixes-remaining-3d-star-wars-prequels-to-focus

New Platforms key to 4K Adoption
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/playstation-4k-and-xbox-durango-will-be-key-to-ultra-hd-adoption/

H.265 Approved
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/25/3917072/new-h-265-video-standard-approved-will-allow-for-high-quality-video-half-bit-rate

Google+ tops Twitter to become 2nd most popular social platform.
http://www.techspot.com/news/51455-google-tops-twitter-to-become-second-most-popular-social-platform.html?utm_campaign=smn&utm_content=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.techspot.com%252Fnews%252F51455-google-tops-twitter-to-become-second-most-popular-social-platform.html&utm_medium=Argyle%2BSocial&utm_source=twitter

Scientists Create Micro Tractor Beam
http://gizmodo.com/5979280/scientists-have-created-a-microscopic-tractor-beam

Picks of the week
Stuart – Awesome London
Jamieson –  http://hipa.ae/en/bkpbts 360 degree panoramic view.
James – Vine

Ep 21. Jan 21 2013

Ep 21. Jan 21 2013

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The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 21 – Jan 21 2013

Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Derek Martin

Topics
2012 Canadian Search Trends

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/social-web/bieber-fever-breaks-says-google-canadas-2012-search-trends/article6228802/

http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#canada

Change the Thinkpad and it will die
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/08/change-the-thinkpad-and-it-will-die/

RIM share surge almost 11 per cent ahead of BB10 launch.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/rim-shares-surge-almost-11-per-cent-ahead-of-blackberry-10-1.1122642

NorthwesTel files new plan to improve Northern telco services
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/northwestel-files-new-plan-to-improve-northern-telco-services/article7472836/

Kim Dotcom launches MEGA (mega.co.nz)
Kim’s launch speech was fantastic (speech is short, Q&A after is long) & his German accent only makes it better.
view here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2HwRM9eBCs
“If you haven’t done anything wrong, you shouldn’t mind if we snoop your files” – Government
“If you haven’t done anything wrong, why are they snooping your files?” – Kim Dotcom

Apple Reportedly Reduces iPhone 5 LCD Panel Orders From Sharp
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/apple-reportedly-reduces-iphone-5-lcd-panel-orders-from-sharp/

Hands-on: Microsoft Surface Pro lives up to hype
http://reviews.cnet.com/microsoft-surface-pro/

Thinkpad Helix
http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/laptops-portable-pcs/lenovo-thinkpad-helix-1123323/review

Atari files for bankruptcy, hopes to survive by selling off Pong and other assets
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/21/atari-chapter-11-bankruptcy/

local ISP start.ca has faster speeds!
6/256 $29.99 (100GB cap)
25/2 $39.99 (150GB cap)
35/3 $49.99! (250GB cap)
45/4 $59.99!! (350GB cap)   – rogers now has 45/4 but caps at 150GB for $72/mth!!

Detroit Auto Show going on now. Jamieson is going and will have a report for next week.

oculus rift – VR coming soon for about $300-$500
http://www.oculusvr.com

http://metronews.ca/news/london/516994/london-startup-competition-calling-for-local-entrepreneurs/

Pick of the week
Stuart Clark – https://www.zendone.com/
Jamieson Roberts – SeeClickFix
Derek Martin – http://www.talkatone.com