The Canadian Tech Podcast Ep. 73 – Sun, May 29, 2016

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Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Topics

• Twitter to eliminate photos, mentions, and video from 140-character limit
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/24/twitter-eliminate-photos-video-140-character-limit
• Bell to pay $11.82 million in rebates after Competition Bureau’s premium text messaging investigation
  • http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/bell-to-pay-11-82-million-in-rebates-after-competition-bureaus-premium-text-messaging-investigation?__lsa=8dbc-8700
• Your mobile apps are straining Canada’s wireless networks, J.D. Power says
  • http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/your-apps-are-straining-canadian-wireless-networks-j-d-power-says/71981

 

• Google beats Oracle—Android makes “fair use” of Java APIs
  • http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/google-wins-trial-against-oracle-as-jury-finds-android-is-fair-use/
• Arduboy starts shipping
  • http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/5/19/11715588/arduboy-open-source-game-boy-lookalike-shipping
• Google’s modular Project Ara smartphone is coming out next year
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/05/20/after-countless-delays-googles-modular-project-ara-smartphone-is-coming-out-next-year/
  • https://atap.google.com/ara/
• Forcing a Windows 10 upgrade on users
  • http://stuartclark.ca/2016/05/27/forcing-windows-10-upgrade-users/

Local Story

• The Beer Store replaces ‘Beer Wall’ with digital kiosks powered with software from Cineplex Digital Media
  • http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/the-beer-store-replaces-beer-wall-with-digital-kiosks/71602

Follow Up

• iOS’ Night Mode doesn’t work for Derek.

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Surface Pro 3
• Derek – Pebble Time 2