Ep 18

Ep 18

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

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Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
James Wilkinson

We are taking two weeks off for the holidays.

Topics

Google to Release IOS Maps app.
http://allthingsd.com/20121212/google-set-to-release-ios-maps-app-tonight/?mod=atdtweet
And its out
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id585027354?mt=8

Google Maps Downloaded over 10 million times in 48 hours
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/17/3777350/google-maps-iphone-downloaded-10-million-48-hours

Google canning push mail through exchange interface, no more push for iphone!
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/google-phasing-out-activesync-push-mail-for-free-customers/

YouTube launches capture app that uploads directly to youtube while recording
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/17/3777408/youtube-capture-launch-ios-video-app

Facebook new privacy settings explained. (Anyone actually have these yet? JW)
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/12/facebook-new-privacy-settings-explained/59906/

New Instagram TOS (includes you giving rights of your photos to allow for targeted ads)
http://gizmodo.com/5969001/your-instagram-data-is-now-officially-facebook-data

Raspberry Pie Solar Powered
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/desktops/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-solar-powered-ftp-server-50009923/

Raspberry Pi gets an app store
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/desktops/raspberry-pi-gets-its-own-app-store-with-games-and-tutorials-50009998/

Cisco Selling Linksys
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/16/cisco-selling-linksys/

Battery life issues, ruin first windows 8 notebooks
http://gizmodo.com/5969012/short-battery-life-sinks-first-windows-8-notebooks

BB10 UI Is very iphone meets android meets metro…
http://gizmodo.com/5969164/if-this-is-blackberrys-new-os-it-looks-very-familiar

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Steam Workshop – Easy installed user content for games like Skyrim.
Jamieson – http://www.macrumors.com/2012/12/17/fruit-ninja-and-every-other-halfbrick-game-free-for-24-hours/
http://io9.com/5968765/short-film-tempo-forces-a-scientist-to-turn-his-velocity+warping-gun-into-a-weapon
James – Mint.com