Tag: RIM

Ep. 7

Ep. 7

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

Thanks to our sponsor this week Orpheum Hosting Solutions.

Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jon Pilon
Jamieson Roberts

iPhone 5 released.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/09/12/iphone5-launch-details.html

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-apple-iphone-sales-20120915,0,4059855.story

http://www.imore.com/unlocked-iphone-5-will-not-be-available-apple-retail-canada-online-only

Samsung Mocks Apple
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409794,00.asp

http://www.tonymacx86.com/214-external-thunderbolt-graphics-cards-next-big-thing-gamers.html

Project Play
http://metronews.ca/news/london/371829/london-expo-showcases-gaming-community/
http://projectplay.ca/project-play-a-runaway-success/

Competition bureau sues Canada’s 3 wireless giants.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/competition-bureau-sues-canada-s-3-wireless-giants-1.955940

Wireless market ‘functioning well’ in Canada: researcher

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/wireless-market-functioning-well-in-canada-researcher/article4536687/
‘researcher’ is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Economic_Institute
Comments are better then the ‘article’

Picks of the Week

Stuart
Twit Brickhouse tour on Google Streetview
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=twit+llc&hl=en&ll=38.234845,-122.642654&spn=0.001388,0.00283&sll=38.234797,-122.642448&layer=c&cid=14625023701123173609&panoid=UaKraH_6pzqUNWLoPQ-rcA&cbp=13,94.46,,0,0&hq=twit+llc&t=m&z=19&cbll=38.234845,-122.642654

Jon – testflightapp.com

Jamieson – King of Tokyo   and    Rollers of the Realm (http://www.rollersoftherealm.com)

Ep 4.

Ep 4.

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

Thanks to our sponsor this week Orpheum Hosting Solutions.

Hosts & Guests

Stuart Clark
Carmi Levy
Mike Battista

Topics

Apple/Samsung verdict,
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/daily-report-after-apple-samsung-verdict-concern-about-innovation/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2012/08/26/why-the-apple-vs-samsung-verdict-is-a-big-mistake/
http://mashable.com/2012/08/25/verdict-benefit-samsung-apple/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/what-apples-1-billion-victory-over-samsung-means-for-consumers/2012/08/27/33856086-f073-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCABRE87Q0E920120827

RIM’s BB10 Dev show (Carmi went)
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/blogs/insight/rim-blackberry-jam-woos-developers-145610317.html
http://www.therecord.com/news/business/article/786475–rim-still-in-the-fight-company-tells-developers-at-local-blackberry-jam-conference
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technology/at-key-rim-conference-developing-a-sense-of-hope/article4496233/

Changes coming to Twitter API
https://dev.twitter.com/blog/changes-coming-to-twitter-api
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/17/twitter-kills-off-third-party-apps-api_n_1794678.html
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/twitter-changes-incite-online-protests/
http://tapbots.com/blog/news/where-did-the-tweetbot-for-mac-alpha-go

iTV ≠ iPod: Why Apple’s TV Won’t Be Nearly as Disruptive as You Hope
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/itv-ipod-why-apples-tv-wont-be-nearly-as-disruptive-as-you-hope/261270/

 

Here Comes Passbook: Latest Leak Points To NFC-Equipped Next-Gen iPhone
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/27/here-comes-passbook-latest-leak-points-to-nfc-equipped-next-gen-iphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

Mat Honan: How I Resurrected My Digital Life After an Epic Hacking
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/mat-honan-data-recovery/all/

New Microsoft Logo
http://news.cnet.com/2300-10805_3-10013486.html

Double turns the ipad into a teleprescence robot
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/18/double-turns-the-ipad-into-a-telepresence-robot/?src=me&ref=technology

Project Play is coming up soon in London,

Picks of the week
Stuart
Guild Wars 2 www.guildwars2.com

Mike
McPixel: http://mcpixel.net/ (on sale today only)

Carmi
Google Chrome – http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8 Updated – and tres cool. Over the last few weeks, rapid-fire updates have added retina screen support, direct-sharing to-FB/Twitter/G+, voice support, and syncing of open tabs with other Chrome instances.

 

Ep. 2 – Backup Backup Backup

Ep. 2 – Backup Backup Backup

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

Thanks to our sponsor this week Orpheum Hosting Solutions.

Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Derek Martin

Topics

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/08/03/f-mars-rover-canadian-technology.html

Macs at NASA – looks like almost everyone in mission control had a macbook pro.

Microsoft Introduces hotmail 2.0 aka outlook.com – whats the good the bad and the ugly of it.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/microsoft-unveils-windows-8-inspired-outlook-com-freemail-service/

http://www.tech-stew.com/post/2012/07/31/Microsoft-releases-a-Windows-8-themed-Outlookcom-free-email-service.aspx

Still no IMAP, Active Sync instead
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/04/activesync-ssl-coming-to-hotmail/


Online Voting in Canadian Politics – OPC gets official status
http://www.lfpress.com/tech/news/2012/08/01/20057836.html

Good piece and infographic on why Waterloo will be fine regardless of what happens at RIM
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/waterloo-was-shaped-by-rim-but-that-was-the-past-now-the-city-flourishes-even-as-rim-crumbles-2012-08-01

Review on Nexus 7 inch tablet.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/review-google-nexus-7-the-next-big-thing-in-small-tablets/article4440770/

Should we be concerned that many Canadian startups are then purchased by foreign companies?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/07/12/f-canadian-technology-industry.html
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Canada+tech+sector+risks+losing/7027718/story.html

Backup backup backup
http://davidchartier.com/the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-getting-hacked-not-backing-up

Canadian pro gamer makes a living but not in canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gaming/canadian-pro-gaming-prodigy-earning-a-starcraft-salary-abroad/article4423093/

Picks of the week.


Stuart
Evernote  Been using it for years.

Jamieson
Finch – time tracking app for mac.

Derek
iA Writer – markdown text editor for OSX & iOS (iphone + ipad)