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- Episode 119: How to buy Reddit results, Model 3 cameras, and Netflix vs. Apple
In this week's episode, we talk about Amazon's satellite internet idea, how to buy Reddit results, why the Model 3 has a camera in the rearview, Netflix not working with AirPlay anymore, Apple's next processor, the IKEA/Sonos collaboration, and Google's (now defunct) AI ethics board.
Speed round:
- Microsoft is bundling Game Pass and Xbox Live
- 14% of Netflix users share passwords
- You can get a free Google Home Mini with a Spotify Premium subscription
- Microsoft says you don't need to safely remove flash drives on Windows 10 anymore
- Chromium-based Edge is available now
- An Apple analyst thinks an iTunes breakup is imminent
- Dan is trying a neat new privacy app
- Twitter's latest anti-bot plan is to limit the number of follows you can do per day
Links:
- Amazon will launch thousands of satellites to provide internet around the world - The Verge
- Reddit For Sale: How We Bought The Top Spot For $200 (reupload) - YouTube
- Elon Musk explains the camera inside Tesla’s Model 3 - The Verge
- Netflix App for iOS No Longer Supports AirPlay Because of 'Technical Limitations' [Updated With Netflix Statement] - MacRumors
- Netflix Tests Mobile-Only Plans at $4 per Month in Multiple Markets – Variety
- Here are all of the TVs getting AirPlay 2 in 2019 - The Verge
- TSMC Paves Way for 5nm A14 Chip in 2020 iPhones - MacRumors
- SYMFONISK: Stereo Furniture by Sonos and IKEA | Sonos
- Google dissolves AI ethics board just one week after forming it - The Verge
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass for $14.99 per month - The Verge
- 14% of Netflix users watching using someone else's password
- Spotify is giving Premium subscribers in Canada a free Google Home Mini
- Microsoft confirms you really, really don’t need to ‘safely remove’ USB flash drives anymore - The Verge
- Microsoft’s Chromium Edge browser is now officially available to test - The Verge
- Daring Fireball: Steven Troughton-Smith Thinks iTunes Breakup is Nigh
- New privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings | TechCrunch
- Twitter cracks down on spammers by limiting number of daily follows
1 hr 7 min - Episode 118: Tesla hacks & why Marc's getting a Huawei P30 Pro
In this week's episode, we talk about the information hackers can get from your totaled (or rented) Tesla, why Marc is getting a Huawei P30 Pro, and the three latest reasons to be mad at Facebook.
Speed round:
- an influx of people buying Endgame tickets crashed theatre websites/servers/apps across North America
- A Samsung subsidiary created a flower vase that doubles as a throwable fire extinguisher
- Apple cancelled AirPower
- Lenovo filed a patent for super weird-looking foldables
- Valve is releasing a new VR headset in May
- The Sega Genesis retro console comes to the US in fall
- Toyota opened up 24,000 car patents to other automakers
- Apple announced new Powerbeats Pro, a very expensive alternative to AirPods
Links:
- Tesla Model 3 keeps data like crash videos, location, phone contacts
- Researchers pulled unencrypted crash footage, personal data from Model 3
- Huawei’s P30 Pro raises the bar for low-light photography - The Verge
- The iPhone’s camera used to be a selling point - The Verge
- Losing Face: Two More Cases of Third-Party Facebook App Data Exposure
- Facebook will stop asking new users for their email passwords - Axios
- Avengers: Endgame takes down Cineplex Canada website and app as tickets go on sale
- Facebook Ad Algorithm Is a Race and Gender Stereotyping Machine
- Samsung has created a flower vase that doubles as a fire extinguisher
- Apple officially cancels AirPower
- Lenovo patents vertical folding phone design with adjustable hinge
- Valve to launch new VR headset in June, pre-orders to go up in May
- Sega will release its Genesis Mini retro console on September 19th - The Verge
- Toyota opens up 24,000 hybrid car patents to other automakers - The Verge
- Apple's $329 CAD 'Powerbeats Pro' wireless earbuds officially revealed
1 hr 4 min - Episode 117: The Apple event and the Huawei event
In this week's episode, the guys take you through all the fun stuff from Apple's "show time" March 25 event and a brief-but-thorough rundown of the Huawei event the day after.
Speed Round:
- The CRA's online tax hub was down for about a day
- Fido's going to charge you $10 if you call them for something you can solve yourself
- IKEA is delaying their smart blinds because of a firmware update
- Google is putting doodle animations in the search widget of some of their Pixel phones
- Opera for Android has free VPN service now
- Chromium-based Edge leaked and seems decent
- "KilledbyGoogle.com" is a fun Google graveyard
Links:
- Apple playfully turns on its March 25 event live stream early, showing an empty Steve Jobs Theater - 9to5Mac
- Here are all the Canadian publications coming to Apple News+
- Apple TV+ video streaming service to launch in Canada in fall
- Apple announces 'Apple Arcade,' its video game subscription service | MobileSyrup
- Apple announces 'Apple Card,' coming to U.S. this summer
- 80 percent of merchants in Canada accept Apple Pay
- Huawei Mobile IE on Twitter: "Thanks for the warm up, now on to the main event… #RewriteTheRules #HuaweiP30 #AppleEvent… "
- Huawei P30 launch live blog: everything that happened at the Paris event | TechRadar
- CRA back online after 'technical issues' shut down website | CBC News
- Fido to charge a $10 fee when you call in, use live chat for some transactions
- Ikea’s smart blinds have been delayed to later in 2019 - The Verge
- Google Doodle animations appear in home screen search widget for some
- Opera for Android gets built-in free VPN after brief testing
- Mailchimp and Shopify break up | TechCrunch
- Microsoft’s new Chromium Edge browser leaked online - The Verge
- Killed by Google - The Google Graveyard & Cemetery
1 hr 10 min - Episode 116: Google Stadia and gaming in the cloud
In this week's episode, Dan and Marc give you a detailed rundown of the newly announced Google Stadia service and what it could mean for gaming, internet speeds, and lunchtime LAN parties.
Speed round:
- Dropbox is cutting the number of devices you can use on their free plans
- Canada's 2019 budget pledged more than $400 million to promote zero-emission vehicles
- There's a new iPad Air and iPad Mini and they're way better
- There's also a new iMac with 2x the performance
- Apple lowered the price of SSD upgrades for Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro
Links:
- Stadia: What you need to know about Google's game streaming service | Android Central
- Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service at GDC 2019 - The Verge
- Google's Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario team helped create Stadia's controller
- Dropbox's Free Storage Plan Now Limited to Three Devices - MacRumors
- Budget 2019 pledges more than $400 million to promote zero-emission vehicles
- All-new iPad Air and iPad mini deliver dramatic power and capability - Apple
- iMac gets a 2x performance boost - Apple
- Apple lowers price of SSD upgrades for Mac mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro - 9to5Mac
58 min - Episode 115: Apple rumours and Google hardware cuts
In this week's episode, Marc and Riley talk about the Tesla "price drop," Apple's next event, the Amazon-Eero deal closing, Google's slash of the Pixelbook/Pixel Slate team, Russian cops with AR headsets, and FamilyTreeDNA's new opt-out for FBI snooping.
Speed round:
- The Android Q beta is now available on all Pixel devices
- Ontario's banning cell phones in classrooms starting next school year
- BlackBerry is creating a US subsidiary to cozy up even more to government there
- The Galaxy S10's face unlock can be fooled with pictures, video, and siblings
- Taxi drivers in Mississauga are demanding government money for losses from Uber and Lyft
- Vivo made a port-less phone
- The foldable Razr might actually be affordable
- Microsoft is testing Android phone mirroring on Windows
- NatWest is testing debit cards with fingerprint readers on them in the UK
- BestBuy Canada is offering $150 off the Google Home Max until March 21
- Subway riders in a station in China will be able to pay with their face
Links:
- Tesla will raise prices on its cars, reverses plan to close stores - The Verge
- Apple confirms March 25th event, expected to announce new TV service - The Verge
- Latest iOS and macOS developer betas reference Apple's upcoming news subscription platform
- Google Patented a Video Game Controller When No One Was Looking — GeekTyrant
- Eero is now officially part of Amazon, pledges to keep network data private - The Verge
- Google has told dozens of employees on its laptop and tablet division to find new jobs at the company, raising questions about its hardware plans : Android
- Google is reportedly pulling engineers off its laptop and tablet teams - The Verge
- Moscow Cops to Track Suspects With Facial-Recognition Glasses | PCMag
- Microsoft now lets you stream PC games to an Xbox One and use a controller - The Verge
- DNA testing company will now let users opt out of helping the FBI - The Verge
- Ontario to ban cellphones in classrooms next school year | CBC News
- BlackBerry creates separate subsidiary to 'deepen reach' within U.S. government | CBC News
- The Galaxy S10’s face unlock fooled by pictures, siblings | Ars Technica
- Mississauga taxis seek $50,000 from city to cover losses from Uber and Lyft
- Here’s Vivo’s port-less Apex 2019 concept phone - The Verge
- Motorola 'Voyager' foldable phone to feature Snapdragon 710 processor
- Microsoft brings Android apps to Windows 10 with new screen mirroring beta - The Verge
- Debit card with built-in fingerprint reader begins trial in the UK - The Verge
- Best Buy Canada offering $150 off on the Google Home Max smart speaker | MobileSyrup
- A Chinese subway is experimenting with facial recognition to pay for fares - The Verge
1 hr 11 min - Episode 114: A Tesla price drop, a Telus health chatbot, and a sweet new camera app
This week Dan and Riley tell you about the Tesla Canadian price drop (and when the next model will be unveiled), the CRTC's wireless market review, a new Telus health app/chatbot, the four new Fitbit products, Corning's latest work on bendable glass, Volvo's choice to limit the top speet of their cars, two of the latest reasons to be mad at Facebook, a cool new computational photography app for iPhone, and the next USB standard.
Speed round:
- Instant Pot, the smash-hit Canadian kitchen gadget, is getting bought by an American company
- Now Telus, Bell, and Rogers all have options to basically lease your phone
- JetBlue's social media contest requires you delete all your Insta pics
- Apple will now repair iPhones even if you replaced the battery yourself
- Facebook Messenger Dark Mode is a thing, and you have to "unlock" it
- Apple filed a patent for self-heating displays — good news for cold weather climates
- Microsoft to ship a disc-less Xbox One S in May
Links:
- Tesla drops price of Model 3 to $47,600 in Canada
- Tesla Model Y SUV will be unveiled March 14th - The Verge
- CRTC launches review on mobile wireless market, examining choices, affordability
- Babylon by Telus Health allows B.C. residents to visit doctors virtually
- Want a Foldable Phone? Hold Out for Real Glass | WIRED
- Volvo is limiting its cars to a top speed of 112 mph - The Verge
- Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look up’ setting | TechCrunch
- A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking | Facebook
- Spectre: A Computational Approach to Long-Exposure iPhone Photography – MacStories
- With USB 4, Thunderbolt 3’s benefits become open to all - The Verge
- The Ottawa-based company behind the Instant Pot is about to get a lot bigger
- Rogers launches 'Upfront Edge' smartphone trade-in program
- Apple will now reportedly fix iPhones even if you’ve replaced the battery yourself - The Verge
- Facebook Messenger's dark mode is now officially available in Canada
- Apple files patent for self-heating display that protects foldable phones from cracking in cold
- Microsoft's disc-less Xbox One reportedly coming in May, pre-orders in April
1 hr 20 min - Episode 113: The Samsung Event, MWC, and Facebook moderation
In this week's episode, Dan, Marc, and Riley talk about the Canadian smart glasses company that the government gave a loan to (and wants the money back), the Samsung Unpacked event we just missed last week, a bunch of fun things being released/teased at MWC, the horrendous conditions American Facebook moderators have to go through, and much more.
Speed round:
- Nest Secure had a microphone all along, can now be a Google Assistant device
- Apple News monetization strategy is "abysmal" and "atrocious"
- 1TB microSD cards are a thing now
- The Nokia PureView has five cameras
- Facebook has been gathering very personal information from a litany of other, unrelated apps
- Anti-vaxx propaganda goes viral on Facebook, but Pinterest has pretty much solved that problem.
- The Apple Watch may get built-in sleep tracking by 2020
- Lenovo just made a lightweight, USB-C driven 14-inch monitor for dual screen productivity beasts
- Apple Music might be coming to Google Home devices
Links:
- Canadian government pulls $18 million investment from smart glasses company North following layoffs - The Verge
- It looks like the S10's face unlock can be fooled by a picture
- Samsung Galaxy S10 series to come pre-loaded with McAfee anti-malware protection
- Huawei Unveils $2,600 Foldable 'Mate X' Smartphone to Rival Samsung's Galaxy Fold - MacRumors
- Oppo shows off its own foldable phone - The Verge
- TCL’s DragonHinge foldable phone prototype is untouchable for now - The Verge
- Xiaomi’s folding phone is the best we’ve seen so far - The Verge
- Oppo Introduces 10x Optical Zoom Triple-Camera Smartphone - MacRumors
- LG’s palm-reading G8 has a unique vision of the future - The Verge
- Microsoft’s HoloLens 2: a $3500 mixed reality headset for the factory - The Verge
- Mozilla is bringing Firefox to Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 - The Verge
- Microsoft’s new open model for HoloLens impresses Epic’s Tim Sweeney - The Verge
- Microsoft's Kinect camera gets a second life as cloud-based PC peripheral
- The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America - The Verge
- Suicide tips hidden in children's YouTube videos alarm parents | CBC News
- Facebook confirms 'clear history' tool is coming later this year
- Nest Secure had a secret microphone, can now be a Google Assistant | CSO Online
- Apple News monetization 'abysmal' and 'atrocious' – publishers - 9to5Mac
- 1TB microSD cards are now a thing - The Verge
- The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras and a lot to prove - The Verge
- You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook. - WSJ
- Anti-vaxx propaganda has gone viral on Facebook. Pinterest has a cure | Technology | The Guardian
- Apple Watch may get built-in sleep tracking by 2020 - The Verge
- Check out Lenovo's thin, light and portable 14-inch USB-C display
- It looks like Google Home speakers will soon support Apple Music
1 hr 29 min - Episode 112: Mobile Amber Alerts, electric cars, and Apple rumours
This week Marc and Riley talk about the Ontario Amber Alert that made its way to a number of Canadian cell phones, an Ontario MPP who wants Right to Repair in Canada, Twitter's practice of not actually deleting DMs, Amazon's investment in Rivian, Petro Canada's commitment to make a fast-charge EV corridor across Canada, the UK researchers hoping to train AI on a database of hands to combat child pornography, and all the Apple rumours we know so far.
Speed round:
- Staples will give you a gift card for recycling old laptops, tablets, and smartphones
- Telus launches a data management tool on February 25
- Facebook is removing/de-prioritizing anti-vaccine content
- Twitter is copying Instagram/Snapchat stories and calling it "News Camera"
- TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch
- Samsung leaked almost all its wearables on its own app
- Amazon cancelled HQ2 in Queens
- Amazon wants to make half its shipments carbon neutral by 2030
- Samsung won't make any new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players anymore
- Google Chrome will soon let you link directly to a word or phrase on a webpage
- Telsa has two neat new modes called Dog and Sentry
Links:
- Late night Amber Alert shows Ontario's worst side
- You are horrible people - Macleans.ca
- Ontario MPP wants to bring 'Right to Repair' movement to Canada
- Twitter has been storing your ‘deleted’ DMs for years - The Verge
- Amazon leads $700 million investment in Rivian, Telsa's newest competitor
- Petro-Canada to build coast-to-coast electric vehicle charging network
- How photos of your hands could help bring child predators to justice | CBC Radio
- Youtube is Facilitating the Sexual Exploitation of Children, and it's Being Monetized (2019) - YouTube
- Apple in 2019: 16-inch MacBook, new display, iPhones, more - 9to5Mac
- Staples launches technology trade-in incentives program for Canadians
- Telus to launch new data management tool in February
- Facebook considering removal of anti-vaccination content to combat fake news
- Twitter working on a 'News Camera' feature similar to Snapchat, Facebook
- TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch | CNET
- Samsung accidentally leaks its Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds
- Amazon cancels plans to open HQ2 in New York City
- Amazon pledges to be halfway to carbon neutral by 2030 | CBC News
- Samsung quits making new Blu-ray players - The Verge
- Google Chrome Adding 'Link to Word' Feature | PCMag
- Don't Smash the Window: Tesla 'Dog Mode' Says That Pup Is Fine | PCMag
1 hr 5 min - Episode 111: Amazon news and the foreign Twitter trolls interfering with Canadian politics
In this week's episode, Dan, Marc, and Riley talk about Crave's new price hike, a CBC investigation of Twitter pot-stirring by Russian and Iranian trolls, the Canadian government's advertising priorities, Jeff Bezos' blackmail allegations, a Marie-Kondo-inspired Twitter tool, Germany's laws on Facebook's business model, Amazon's NYHQ, Amazon's purchase of Eero, more apps abusing Apple's Enterprise Certificates, self-driving car performance numbers (and Apple's ranking in them), Apple's Italian homepage, and a very confusing Kickstarter about sex.
Speed round:
- Tim Hortons might be rolling out a loyalty program soon — it'll work with cards and a phone app
- Bell says Huawei being outlawed won't affect 5G rollout
- Samsung's AirPlay and iTunes TVs will launch in Canada "sometime in spring"
- Google filed Canadian trademarks for Duplex and Google Fi
- IGTV is going to be pretty in your face pretty soon
- GMAIL IS GETTING RIGHT CLICK ACTIONS ON EMAILS
- Spotify will now suspend or terminate free accounts that use ad blockers
- Samsung's S10 event is Feb. 20 and we're expecting a folding phone
- Looks like Google is seriously considering making smartwatches
- Waze users are reporting DWI checkstops and the NYPD sent Waze a C&D letter for it
- The 2020 Olympic medals will probably be made from metals recovered from e-waste
- Waze for iOS now has support for Siri Shortcuts
Links:
- Starz content on Crave will soon cost an additional $5.99 per month
- Twitter trolls stoked debates about immigrants and pipelines in Canada, data show | CBC News
- Almost half of the government's 2018 ad spend went towards digital platforms
- Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer is threatening to publish his nude photos - The Verge
- Tokimeki Unfollow: A KonMari Tool for Decluttering Twitter | WIRED
- German Regulators Just Outlawed Facebook's Whole Ad Business | WIRED
- Amazon reportedly reconsidering New York headquarters after widespread backlash - The Verge
- Amazon is buying mesh router company Eero - The Verge
- Apple fails to block porn & gambling ‘Enterprise’ apps | TechCrunch
- Apple self-driving car disegnagement data has it ranked last - 9to5Mac
- Italian Apple homepage forced to add iPhone battery throttling advisory as result of lawsuit - 9to5Mac
- LoveSync | Kickstart Your Love life by LoveSync — Kickstarter
- Tim Hortons to launch loyalty program in mobile app across Canada 'very soon'
- Bell says it will be ready to deploy 5G in time even if Canada bans Huawei
- Samsung targeting spring launch for QLED iTunes-ready TVs in Canada
- Google files Canadian trademark for its Duplex voice technology
- Instagram is putting IGTV previews in your main feed - The Verge
- Gmail's new right-click menu offers easy access to common functions
- Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers | TechCrunch
- Samsung teases foldable phone news during Galaxy S10 event - The Verge
- New job listings hint at greater wearables hardware ambitions from Google
- Is Google hiring a VP of engineering for wearables to make a Pixel Watch? - The Verge
- NYPD Is Not Happy About Waze's DWI Checkpoint Alerts | PCMag
- Tokyo succeeds in plan to make 2020 Olympic medals from recycled gadgets - The Verge
- Waze App for iOS Gains Siri Shortcuts Support - MacRumors
1 hr 16 min - Episode 110: Crypto investments that died with a broker and the FBI's home genetics partner
In this week's episode, Dan and Riley cover 5G development in Canada (with or without Huawei), how a dead CEO's air gap lost $190 million in investor bitcoin, a 14-year-old's bug bounty for finding the FaceTime bug, the penalties (and whether we think they're okay) for industrial espionage, more self-lacing shoes, the FBI's partnership with a home genetics company, Spotify's acquisition of Gimlet Media, Elon Musk's latest "for the good of the people" statement, and Peter Thiel's latest investment in "science media."
Speed round:
- Tweets might actually become editable... for 10 seconds
- Facebook Messenger will allow you to unsend messages up to 10 minutes after you send them
- Samsung "leaked a video with a foldable phone," though it kinda just looks like an aspirational future video
- Goop is getting a Netflix show (sigh)
- Robot lawnmowers are coming
- Nintendo's next mobile game will be Dr. Mario World
- DxOMark has a score just for selfies now (Related: selfies make your nose look up to 30% bigger)
- Energizer makes phones, apparently
- Firefox will block autoplaying videos in their new update
- You should probably download Chrome's new password vulnerability extension
- There will be 230 new emoji come March
- Apple is losing one of its few female execs — and maybe the next person tapped to be CEO
- Warby Parker and FaceID mean you can try glasses on in real time before you order online
- The EU banned a smartwatch for kids because it was extremely easily hacked
Links:
- Innovation Minister Bains is committed to working with Bell, Telus regardless of Huawei ban decision
- Canadian crypto exchange reportedly loses $190 million of customers’ money after founder dies - The Verge
- FaceTime Bug Teenager Is Eligible for Bug Bounty Payout | PCMag
- FBI charges second Apple employee with stealing autonomous car secrets | VentureBeat
- Puma Teases Fi Self-Lacing Shoe | PCMag
- One Of The Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Working With The FBI
- Spotify is in talks to buy podcast startup Gimlet - Recode
- Billionaire Musk releases all Tesla patents to help save the Earth | ABS-CBN News
- Peter Thiel is funding a science publication questioning evolution and climate change — Quartz
- Jack Dorsey: Twitter Mulling Short Window to Edit Tweets
- Facebook begins rolling out 'unsend' feature in Messenger
- Samsung Accidentally Uploads Video of Its Foldable Smartphone | PCMag
- Netflix partners with Gwyneth Paltrow's brand Goop to release new lifestyle streaming series
- iRobot's Terra Mower Will Make Lawn Care a Breeze | PCMag
- Nintendo's Next Mobile Game Will Be 'Dr. Mario World,' Developed in Partnership With LINE - MacRumors
- DxOMark Launches Selfie Scores for Rating Front Camera Image Quality
- Energizer says it’s making phones with pop-up cameras, 18,000mAh batteries, and foldable displays - The Verge
- Firefox will mute autoplaying videos by default starting next month - The Verge
- Google's new Chrome extension warns if your login is compromised
- Emojis are coming: Unicode unveils final list for 2019 with 230 new emojis
- Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts is leaving in April - The Verge
- Warby Parker’s new app uses AR and face scans to try on virtual glasses - The Verge
- A kids’ smartwatch was recalled by the EU over privacy concerns - The Verge
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