Wrecked By Tech

Our last episode had details about Stadia that were incorrect. We are (read: Riley is) sorry for the misinformation.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Follow us on Twitter: Riley (twitter.com/rileydmcdonald) | Dan (twitter.com/danbetcher)| Marc (twitter.com/spacelagace) 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 player

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

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 (https