Wrecked By Tech

Riley's away this week (again). In the meantime, Dan and Marc cover Apple's rejection of the Steam Link app, PayPal's imminent integration with Google Pay, the cancellation of the Essential Phone 2, the recording and sending of a full conversation over an Amazon Echo, Apple's knowledge of Bendgate, and an ad blocker that revealed hundreds of user emails.

In this week's episode we talk about how Rogers, Telus, and Bell are selling your location data — likely without your permission; the new OnePlus 6 and whether we think it's impressive or not; YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are coming to Canada soon; iOS App Developers who want to start a "union;" and Twitter's date for limiting developer APIs. Speed round: -Google is pushing the Internet at large to be https -Etsy is opening an AI research lab in Toronto -Instagram is going to let you share grid photos in Stories -The Internet by the numbers

On another show sans Riley, Marc and Dan talk about the Android P beta (and how you can get it, Google's new take (and price) on cloud storage, how pre-ordering a phone can get you a free TV, the return of the (S)NES Classic devices, vulnerability in email encryption, and Google's foray into military AI research.

Riley was busy moving to England, so this week Marc and Dan take you through all the coolest news from Facebook F8, Microsoft Build, and Google I/O.

In this week's episode we chat about first party vs. third party apps, a landmark case in consumer protection against cell phone carriers, and how WestJet and Air Canada plan to use AI to make things smoother. Speed round: -Instagram kinda sucks now -More Canadians will have streaming services than cable by 2020 -Snap Inc made more Spectacles -Huawei is making their own operating system -Amazon Prime isn't going up in Canada -Google Assistant is the most accurate of all digital assistants -Google job searches and alerts work in Canada now -Google might be releasing a default podcast app

Dan is back! In this week's episode, the guys talk about Amazon's new vehicle delivery pilot, Amazon's rumoured robot, Facebook groups influencing Amazon ratings, Spotify's new "focused on free" announcement, YouTube Remix and the death of Google Play Music, and Android Chat. Speed round: -CBS All Access is available in Canada now -SmugMug bought Flickr -Valve bought the studio behind Firewatch -Instagram lets you download all your crap now -Canadians are super down with deleting Facebook -Some MacBook Pro models might need new batteries -Huawei P20 series will be in Canada as of May 17 -You can pay the Canada Revenue Agency with PayPal now -Google's testing landmarks with directions

In this week's episode we discuss the sad state of sports streaming in Canada, Russia's impending cyber war with the West, China's possible cyber war with the west, Facebook and what they can and can't hear (read: they don't listen to your phone), Amazon's awful warehouse conditions, and Apple asking employees to please stop leaking things. Speed round: -BlackBerry really misses BlackBerry -Tesla batteries last longer than we thought they would -Sweden has a road that charges electric cars as they drive (kinda) -Asus is making a gaming phone -Sega's bringing out a retro console -Rogers and Ericsson are testing 5G in Ottawa and Toronto -Monty Python is on Netflix now

In this week's episode: the day one summary of Mark Zuckerberg's testimony to US Congress, how you can see if Cambridge Analytica got your data (check here (https://www.facebook.com/help/1873665312923476?helpref=search&sr=1&query=cambridge)), Facebook deleting Mark Zuckerberg's messages (and subsequently allowing you to delete yours soon), Twitter killing off third-party platform access, and the Huawei P20 Pro review from The Verge. Speed round: -HQ Trivia UK is rolling out social features soon — no word when they're coming to Canada -Spotify might be making a hardware device -Apple now runs on 100% green energy worldwide -MIT researchers created a thing that basically reads your mind -Canada now has a version of MoviePass and we're dying of excitement

This week Marc and Riley discuss BlackBerry suing Snap, Inc., Instagram sharing less user data (suddenly and without explanation), cars with facial recognition, Spotify's great success in going public, and Apple abandoning Intel. Speed round: -Sony's doing a spring sale -Instagram doesn't have an Apple Watch app anymore -Apple filed a patent for VR systems in self-driving cars -Fortnite is now publicly available on iOS -Nintendo warns customers to avoid third-party Switch docks

This week, Marc and Riley talk about today's Apple educational event, the new Huawei P20 and P20 Pro, downloading your Facebook archive (and the problems it might cause you), and Marc's quest to #DeleteFacebook. Speed round: -The iPhone camera sound is a Canon AE-1 film camera -Foxconn is buying Belkin (and, by proxy, Linksys and Wemo) -Netflix can't compete at Cannes -You can control GarageBand with your face now -Microsoft is having a big spring game sale until April 9 -The Apple trade-in program in Canada now gives you money for Apple Watches

Dan's away this week. While he is, Marc and Riley talk about Fortnite and PUBG for mobile platforms, the autonomous Uber that killed a woman in Arizona (and its fallout), a public-private partnership that'll give $400 million toward 5G research in Canada, and empathetic robots designed to help call centre employees. Speed round: -Facebook and data and stuff -Facebook Lite and Facebook Messenger Lite -Alexa's "brief mode" sounds perfect for Dan -Google Lens available on iOS through Google Photos -Location-based reminders through Home devices are here -Tinder is suing Bumble for patent infringement -Atari is releasing a new thing and it looks beautiful -The Source recalled a bunch of power blocks -Apple is developing MicroLED screens for Apple Watch -International Dota 2 Championships are being held in Vancouver this year -eBay's AR tool will help you pack things to sell

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

In this week's accidentally social-media focused episode, we chat (again) about Vero and what it's like a week later, BlackBerry suing Facebook for things we take for granted, hidden code hinting at features in Instagram, and Google Clips. Speed round: -Is Dan going to buy a $650 Dyson air purifier to survive his cat? -Is Marc going to buy Pizza Hut branded sneakers? -Marc's probably going to buy Star Wars Red Solo Cups -soon everybody can buy enviro-LEGO -Dropbox is buying into the Google ecosystem and integrating Docs, Sheets, and Slides -We don't think anybody's going to buy Spectacles 2, but they're coming

In this week's news we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ (briefly), ridesharing apps in Manitoba (at length), Google Assistant helping you with your cell phone bills (an average conversation) and a trendy new social media app called Vero (for a very long time). Speed round: -Intel knew about Meltdown and Spectre and didn't tell the US government -Apple now uses Google Cloud for iCloud services -California has officially greenlit self-driving car testing -YouTube Live will soon support automatic English captions during live streams -BlackBerry shipped 850,000 KEYone phones in 2017

In this week's (admittedly bleak) show, we chat about the Russian election interference, Shaw's massive employee departure, Huawei and Telus' Canadian 5G test (see? not all bad), Tesla's smart power grid in Nova Scotia, and the iOS patch for that Indian character glitch. Speed round: -Google can tell if you're at risk of heart problems with an eyeball scan -And they want to make machines do more doctoring in the future -Twitter gave up on its Mac client -Scientists used LiDAR and discovered a bunch more Mayan ruins -A scientist captured a photo of a single atom suspended -Apple employees are (allegedly) walking into glass walls and doors all the time

In this week's show we discuss a vulnerability in Freedom Mobile, Apple's insane Apple Watch sales numbers, Waymo and Uber's sudden court settlement, the HomePod, and Unilever's pledge to Facebook and YouTube (hint: shape up or we'll ship out). Speed round: -Alto's Odyssey is coming! -Essential only shipped 88,000 phones in 2017 -Google might actually try to take on iMessage -HomePod got a 1/10 for iFixit repairability

In this week's episode, we talk about Intel's new smart glasses (Vaunt); the Pixel 2's Visual Core Chip; Microsoft's new "S Mode," which will replace 10 S; getting your iPhone battery replaced; Elon's total flamethrower sales; Netflix buying a Canadian film (and not letting us see it right away); Windows Mixed Reality; and Marc's experience with Daydream. Speed round: -Strava is trying to fix things by disabling stuff -Netflix's release of The Cloverfield Paradox -Canon might add fingerprint sensors to cameras and lenses -Diamond phone screens are coming in 2019 -FaceUnlock works with OnePlus 5 now -OnePlus' Super Bowl ad -Android Nougat is the most-used version of Android

In this week's episode we talk about a Canadian Senate report that calls us "ill-prepared" for self-driving vehicles; Strava data that may have exposed several secret military bases; the Google Clips Camera; the HomePod; Elon Musk's no-joke, real-life, you-can-pay-money-to-buy flamethrower; and Facebook's latest AI research that aims to make assistants more human. Speed round: -The Room: Old Sins is now out on iOS (it's awesome) -AI porn has given way to... Nic Cage's face on everything? -Tom Hanks will play Mr. Rogers in a biopic -Bell is trying to censor the Internet — sign the petition: https://act.openmedia.org/BellNAFTA

Dan's back! In this week's show we talk about new arrivals to CraveTV, funding for STEM and coding in schools, the new Amazon Go grocery store, and a picture-centric encrypted messaging app in alpha. Speed round: -Intel: be careful even when you're updating -Drunk driver assumes Tesla autopilot is literal pilot -Tim Cook's visit to a Toronto Apple Store is the first Apple CEO visit since the late '80s -BMW charges monthly for CarPlay -The Nintendo Switch is the fastest selling game console of all time in Canada and the US -Android 8.1 will now show you how fast a public WiFi network is -iTunes accidentally released Thor: Ragnarok a month early

This week, while Dan's away fixing his computer, Marc and Riley run down a number of very interesting things to come out of CES (and a couple interesting non-CES things too). Look forward to robots, more televisions, the headlights of the future, Facebook's new News feed algorithm, and more.