Episode 22 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

Episode 22 – The Canadian Tech Podcast

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