Wrecked By Tech

By Riley McDonald

A weekly Canadian tech conversation with professional nerds Riley, Marc, and Dan. If you're a tech geek in Canada, you've come to the right place.... more

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June 15, 2019 How Stadia actually works: an apology
Our last episode had details about Stadia that were incorrect. We are (read: Riley is) sorry for the misinformation.
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4min
June 13, 2019Episode 128: Unlimited Canadian Data, Pixel 4, and E3
In this week's episode we tell you about a great new Canadian data plan you can get, a bunch of leaks about the Pixel 4, some things that excited us about E3, and a new bite-sized streaming service (sigh).
Speed round:
Netflix Canada partnered with three Indigenous screen organizations
PUBG is hilariously different in China
The Verge reviewed the Samsung Space Monitor and it's only alright
Tom Hanks made a delightful appearance at CES in 2009 and it's hilarious
Links:
Rogers to offer $75 unlimited data plans with no overage fees starting tomorrow
Rogers Infinite plans throttle customers to 256Kbps
Why Google’s surprise Pixel 4 tease raises the stakes - The Verge
Pixel 4 could include hands-free gestures courtesy of Google's Project Soli
Google Pixel 4 could include True Tone-like display feature
Here's Canadian launch, pricing and games info for Google Stadia
Microsoft’s new Xbox streaming mode is arriving in October for consoles - The Verge
Everything Microsoft announced at the Xbox E3 2019 conference | Windows Central
Steven Spielberg Writing Horror Series for Quibi But Only For Night – Variety
Netflix Canada launches partnership programs for Indigenous screen organizations
Eurogamer on Twitter: "Chinese PUBG Mobile replaced with Game for Peace, where enemies wave as they die https://t.co/360jwIffLH… "
Samsung 32-inch Space Monitor review: big screen for small desks - The Verge
GameSpot @ CES 09: Tom Hanks Sony Intro - YouTube
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1h 15min
June 06, 2019Episode 127: Dub dub, or WWDC 2019
This week we'll run down everything from Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), including new software and hardware announcements. If you feel like diving deeper, links to the relevant places on Apple's website are below.
Links:
Apple Events - Keynote June 2019 - Apple
watchOS 6 Preview - Apple
iOS 13 Preview - Apple
iPadOS Preview - Apple
macOS Catalina - Apple
Mac Pro - Apple
Pro Display XDR - Apple
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1h 42min
May 30, 2019Episode 126: Broadcast laws and your unsafe data
In this week's episode we'll tell you about what the big companies are lobbying for in the new CRTC broadcast standards, how Facebook is pissing off Canada and the rest of the world's governments, a new iPod Touch, and a ton of unfortunate news about your personal data. Sorry.
Speed round:
SD association lets Huawei back in
a Flipboard hack compromised email addresses, passwords, and usernames
expect to see Apple Maps cars in Canada soon
Amazon shipped some guy a phone that wasn't even announced yet
Microsoft Excel on iOS is getting a super useful data entry feature
the Samsung Galaxy Fold is delayed (again)
...and BestBuy is cancelling pre-orders
Amazon now has an easy voice command for managing Alexa data
Uber is deactivating riders with low ratings
Twitter is almost certainly not giving us an edit button
the Sonic movie is delayed because they're re-doing his whole look
Links:
Bell Wants to Criminalize Illegal Online Video Streams, Block Websites and More Reveals Filing | iPhone in Canada Blog
Shaw argues against mandated Netflix Cancon tax, calls for broadcast competition
Facebook's Zuckerberg ignores subpoena from Canadian parliament, risks being held in contempt - CNN
'Call their bluff': Shut down social media platforms, ex-Facebook adviser urges | CBC News
Apple announces a new… iPod touch | TechCrunch
Apple promises privacy, but iPhone apps share your data with trackers, ad companies and research firms - The Washington Post
Snapchat Employees Abused Data Access to Spy on Users - VICE
Google’s Play Store starts requiring games with loot boxes to disclose their odds - The Verge
SD Association re-adds Huawei to its membership list
Notice of Security Incident
Apple Maps Vehicles Begin Surveying Canada - MacRumors
Some Dude Ordered a Moto Z4 on Amazon, a Phone That Hasn’t Been Announced – Droid Life
Take your analog data digital for a faster, more efficient way to work
The Galaxy Fold gets delayed again, now possibly coming out in July | Android Central
Best Buy cancels all preorders for the Galaxy Fold - The Verge
It's now easier to delete your conversation history with Alexa
Uber will start deactivating riders with low ratings | TechCrunch
Twitter is getting sassy about edit buttons
Sonic the Hedgehog movie delayed to 2020 to change Sonic's look
CARTOON SONIC in Sonic 2019 Trailer - YouTube
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1h 32min
May 23, 2019Episode 125: This whole Huawei fiasco
In this week's episode we'll tell you about everything that's going on with Huawei, Tesla's latest strike against the autopilot program, and Apple's latest MacBook announcement. Also our weekly bad Facebook news.
Speed Round:
Health Canada approved the Apple Watch ECG app, so it's launching soon
Canadians pay 25% more on phone plans than Americans
Pixel 3a and 3aXL phones are randomly shutting down (yay)
there's a Juicero for soap now, apparently
Steam Chat is live on iOS
Google released Google Glass Enterprise 2, to... enterprise customers
There's a nifty new GameBoy-like thing coming out sometime this year and we all kinda want one
Links:
Report: Google ceases business w/ Huawei, pulls Play Store - 9to5Google
Huawei’s phone business would be decimated without Google’s Android - The Verge
ARM cuts ties with Huawei, threatening future chip designs - The Verge
China, Leverage, and Values – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Microsoft stays silent on potential Huawei Windows ban - The Verge
Huawei Ban & Apple Retaliation: The Deep Dive - YouTube
Tesla didn’t fix an Autopilot problem for three years, and now another person is dead - The Verge
Apple tried to buy Tesla back in 2013 for roughly $27.4 billion
Apple Debuts New 8-Core MacBook Pro With Updated Keyboard - MacRumors
Facebook’s Work With Phone Carriers Alarms Legal Experts
Millions of Instagram influencers had their private contact data scraped and exposed | TechCrunch
Health Canada Approves Apple Watch ECG App, Hinting Launch Imminent | iPhone in Canada Blog
Canadians pay 25 percent more on phone plans than Americans: report
Pixel 3a and 3a XL Phones Are Randomly Shutting Down
New gadget asks: what if Juicero squeezed bags of soap instead? - The Verge
Steam Chat goes live on iOS and Android | VentureBeat
Google reveals new Glass Enterprise Edition 2 AR glasses
Playdate. A New Handheld Gaming System
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1h 14min
May 16, 2019Episode 124: OnePlus 7, an AI that can write, and Canada's stance on Internet trolling
In this week's episode, we talk about a Canadian-made AI that can write, a Supreme Court of Canada decision that penalizes racist trolls, the OnePlus 7 announcements, Adobe legal drama, facial recognition law in San Francisco, and Google's new ad plan.
The latest in "everyone hates Facebook:" an op-ed by someone who knows Mark Zuckerberg says they should break it up, and how Facebook's censorship algorithms can thwart law enforcement efforts.
Speed round:
the GM plant in Ontario is going to be for autonomous vehicle testing now
WhatsApp found (and patched) spyware
Intel had a major security flaw too — update your stuff
Microsoft used AI to make whisky
Twitter's iOS app had a privacy bug — seriously, update your stuff
Google might be testing automatic car detection in Android Q... but maybe only exclusive to Pixel phones
Links:
Use this cutting-edge AI text generator to write stories, poems, news articles, and more - The Verge
Talk to Transformer
‘Hate speech at its worst’: Paramount Fine Foods owner awarded record damages in anti-Muslim cyber libel case - The Globe and Mail
OnePlus 7 Pro: Everything you need to know! | Android Central
OnePlus won't sell the OnePlus 7 in Canada
OnePlus 7 does not include USB-C headphone jack adapters
Google reveals why the Pixel 3a features a headphone jack
Adobe warning of legal problems if subscribers keep using old versions of Creative Cloud apps [u]
San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Use by Police and the Government - VICE
Google to push new ads on its apps to snare shoppers - Reuters
Opinion | It’s Time to Break Up Facebook - The New York Times
Facebook Algorithms Make It Harder to Catch Extremists - The Atlantic
GM plant in Oshawa, Ontario to become test track for autonomous vehicles
WhatsApp found and patched spyware that infected phones through missed calls
New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011 | TechCrunch
Microsoft partners with distillery on 'world's first AI-created whisky'
Twitter says iOS app bug collected location data of some users
Latest Android Q Beta Includes Car Crash Detection | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
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1h 14min
May 09, 2019Episode 123: Google I/O, some Microsoft Build, and 3-D printed houses
In this week's episode we take you through one interesting happening from Microsoft Build (their developer conference), all the major news from the Google I/O keynote, and tell you about a Vancouver man who thinks he can 3-D print houses.
Speed Round:
Vancouver has a salad vending machine
A dude swallowed an AirPod and it still worked after he pooped it out
a YouTuber hacked a Roomba to scream when it hits something
PSA: if you've got a Dell computer, get rid of SupportAssist or patch it immediately
Tesla artificially reduced the range of Model 3s for Canada just so people could get the federal EV credit
Links:
Microsoft just teased a slick new Minecraft AR game for your phone - The Verge
The Nest Hub Max misses the most important feature of its Lenovo-made predecessor | Android Central
Home Hub rebrands as Google Nest Hub, now starts at $129 - 9to5Google
Google drops Home, Home Max prices by $50 and $100 respectively
Vancouver scientist hopes to build affordable homes using 3D printers | CTV News
New ‘futuristic’ salad vending machine launches in Metro Vancouver | Vancouver Courier
This man swallowed an AirPod and it still worked after he pooped it out
YouTuber hacks Roomba to scream and swear when it bumps into objects
PSA: If you’ve got a Dell PC, you might want to patch this SupportAssist vulnerability now - The Verge
Tesla 93-mile-range Model 3 takes advantage of $5,000 Canada incentive - Autoblog
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1h 4min
May 02, 2019Episode 122: Canadian government: YouTube and texts aren't real ads
In this week's episode we tell you about a law that won't bode well for the upcoming Canadian federal elections and all the latest news from Facebook F8.
Speed round:
A small Ontario town just took Bitcoin for property tax payments
The sweet folding Samsung monitor is available in Canada now
you can now pre-order Valve's upcoming VR headset, the Index, for $1000 USD
that Energizer phone with a huge battery flopped real, real bad
there's gonna be a live action Sonic movie and boy does it look weird
Apple counts App Store tax as "services"
Amazon's creating a Tidal competitor
Ford's connected cars now work with Amazon Key, that in-car delivery thing
By 2070, dead Facebook users might outnumber live ones
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1h 19min
April 25, 2019Episode 121: Delete the McDonald's app
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In this week's episode we tell you why the Samsung Galaxy Fold broke, how much Marc loves his Huawei P30 Pro, why you should probably delete the McDonald's app from your iPhone, a Supreme Court of Canada ruling about "capturing criminal electronic messages," a brain implant that could restore speech to those unable to talk, a browser that pays you to watch ads, and Tesla's new custom-made self-driving chip.
Also another reason to be mad at Facebook. You should expect that by now.
Speed round:
AT&T wants to charge you on a tiered structure based on data speeds
Apple now promises next-day turnaround repairs on its janky Mac keyboards
Vine might be coming back, albeit in a new form
Amazon and Google are finally cooperating (somewhat)
Links:
Samsung officially delays the Galaxy Fold - The Verge
iFixit’s Galaxy Fold teardown reveals its biggest design flaw - The Verge
I tried to buy a coffee with McDonald’s mobile app, instead I was defrauded $2,000
Supreme Court rules a warrant isn't needed when capturing criminal electronic messages
Is it legal to secretly record phone calls like Jody Wilson-Raybould did? What you need to know - National | Globalnews.ca
'Exhilarating' implant turns thoughts to speech - BBC News
The Brave browser launches ads that reward users for viewing | TechCrunch
The Brave Browser Will Pay You to Surf the Web | WIRED
Tesla’s New Chip Holds the Key to ‘Full Self-Driving’ | WIRED
Tesla’s new AI chip isn’t a silver bullet for self-driving cars - The Verge
Facebook Harvested Email Contacts of 1.5 Million Users Without Their Consent - MacRumors
AT&T CEO says 5G phone plans might be tiered and priced based on data speeds - The Verge
Apple Now Prioritizing MacBook Keyboard Repairs With Quoted Next-Day Turnaround Time - MacRumors
Social network Vine is about to make a return as Byte
Amazon adding Chromecast support to Prime video, Google bringing YouTube to Fire TV
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1h 4min
April 18, 2019Episode 120: EV incentives and why you shouldn't buy a Galaxy Fold
In this week's episode, Marc and Riley talk about a new government EV incentive, a new Microsoft product, YouTube's fact-checking algorithm and its latest misstep, the Galaxy Fold (and what a mess it is just two days after being released to reviewers), leaks and censorship on Twitter, and more Facebook shenanigans.
Speed round:
Saskatchewan police to use social media monitoring to prevent people going missing
BC judge rules driving with two headphones in is distracted driving and carries a fine
Microsoft might be making wireless earbuds
Apple's next version of MacOS rumoured to include second-screen mode using an iPad
Google to announce a Pixel device on May 7
Russian company wants to make ads in the constellations
Links:
Canadian government launches $5,000 electric vehicle incentive
List of eligible vehicles under the iZEV Program - Transport Canada
Microsoft’s Surface Hub 2 hands-on: a collaborative PC for the future - The Verge
Algorithm “wrong call” caused YouTube to fact check Notre Dame fire with 9/11 attacks
My Samsung Galaxy Fold screen broke after just a day - The Verge
Here's why Galaxy Fold displays are already failing | Android Central
Starz Doesn't Like News About Leaked TV-Shows, Takes Down TorrentFreak Tweet - TorrentFreak
Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show
Facebook tests merging its News Feed and Stories into a single interface - The Verge
Facebook accidentally shipped VR hardware with conspiratorial messages hidden inside | TechCrunch
Saskatchewan police to use social media to predict who may go missing
B.C. judge says wearing two earbuds counts as distracted driving, even with dead phone
Microsoft could take on Apple’s AirPods with wireless Surface earbuds - The Verge
Apple rumored to add official iPad external display support in macOS 10.15 - The Verge
Google Will Announce a New Pixel Something on May 7 – Droid Life
Pepsi Plans to Project a Giant Ad in the Night Sky Using Cubesats
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1h 5min

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