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Episode 78: New Fitbits and how to kill a pirate
In this week's episode, we run a little long talking about Marc's move away from piracy and Dan's purchase of a Plex Pass. Then we get into an MIT study blaming humans for the real spread of fake news, Snapchat's latest "feature," YouTube's attempt to curb conspiracy theories, the new Fitbit devices, and a gripe about Sony.
Speed round:
-Larry Page bankrolled a flying taxi
-Facebook's paying Warner music when you upload cover songs
-Fortnite is coming to iOS for some reason
-Trump nixed Broadcom's plan to buy Qualcomm
-Peer-to-peer Google Pay might arrive in Canada sooner than P2P Apple Pay
-Apple is buying Texture
-Philips Hue has outdoor lights now
-Ecobee's releasing their Alexa-enabled smartswitch in Canada soon for $100
-Alexa's been laughing at people (but they're fixing it)
-WWDC is June 4
-Canadian mobile carriers are implementing a wireless public alert system as of April 6
Links:
- Fake info travels faster than truth on Twitter, study finds | Toronto Star
- Snapchat will soon add user-made lenses to its app | Mobilesyrup
- YouTube will add information from Wikipedia to videos about conspiracies | The Verge
- Fitbit Versa | Fitbit
- Fitbit Ace | Fitbit
- Microsoft confirms Sony is blocking Fornite Xbox one to PS4 cross-play | Mobilesyrup
- Sony's headphone jack dongle is a perfect example of why USB-C is a mess | Mobilesyrup
- Alphabet CEO Larry Page unveils flying taxi in New Zealand | The Globe and Mail
- Facebook signs deal with Warner to use its music | CBC News
- Registration for the iOS version of Fornite is now open | Mobilesyrup
- Qualcomm is saved by Trump, but it still faces existential threats | Toronto Star
- Google Pay may soon let Canadians send money to friends | Mobilesyrup
- Apple is buying Texture, the digital magazine distributor | Recode
- Philips Hue outdoor lighting | Philips Lighting
- Ecobee’s new Switch+ puts Alexa in your light switch | The Verge
- Bell is informing customers about new LTE emergency alert system | Mobilesyrup
- Apple's 2018 WWDC is set for June 4 in San Jose, California | Mobilesyrup
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In this week's episode, we run a little long talking about Marc's move away from piracy and Dan's purchase of a Plex Pass. Then we get into an MIT study blaming humans for the real spread of fake news, Snapchat's latest "feature," YouTube's attempt to curb conspiracy theories, the new Fitbit devices, and a gripe about Sony.
Speed round:
-Larry Page bankrolled a flying taxi
-Facebook's paying Warner music when you upload cover songs
-Fortnite is coming to iOS for some reason
-Trump nixed Broadcom's plan to buy Qualcomm
-Peer-to-peer Google Pay might arrive in Canada sooner than P2P Apple Pay
-Apple is buying Texture
-Philips Hue has outdoor lights now
-Ecobee's releasing their Alexa-enabled smartswitch in Canada soon for $100
-Alexa's been laughing at people (but they're fixing it)
-WWDC is June 4
-Canadian mobile carriers are implementing a wireless public alert system as of April 6
Links:
- Fake info travels faster than truth on Twitter, study finds | Toronto Star
- Snapchat will soon add user-made lenses to its app | Mobilesyrup
- YouTube will add information from Wikipedia to videos about conspiracies | The Verge
- Fitbit Versa | Fitbit
- Fitbit Ace | Fitbit
- Microsoft confirms Sony is blocking Fornite Xbox one to PS4 cross-play | Mobilesyrup
- Sony's headphone jack dongle is a perfect example of why USB-C is a mess | Mobilesyrup
- Alphabet CEO Larry Page unveils flying taxi in New Zealand | The Globe and Mail
- Facebook signs deal with Warner to use its music | CBC News
- Registration for the iOS version of Fornite is now open | Mobilesyrup
- Qualcomm is saved by Trump, but it still faces existential threats | Toronto Star
- Google Pay may soon let Canadians send money to friends | Mobilesyrup
- Apple is buying Texture, the digital magazine distributor | Recode
- Philips Hue outdoor lighting | Philips Lighting
- Ecobee’s new Switch+ puts Alexa in your light switch | The Verge
- Bell is informing customers about new LTE emergency alert system | Mobilesyrup
- Apple's 2018 WWDC is set for June 4 in San Jose, California | Mobilesyrup