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Episode 36: BlackBerry: Canada's Icarus of tech
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In honour of BlackBerry's latest phone release, the KEYone, this week we dive deep into the history of BlackBerry: when and where it started; their phone range and what they meant to the world; the current state of the company (and what its phones are up to); and finally, Marc's review of the KEYone.
Speed round:
-Ecobee will sell voice switches alongside the Ecobee 4
-Canadians aren't scared tech will take their jobs
-Disposable glider drones could make supply drops a lot safer
-A U of Toronto professor has been hired at Uber
-Harman/Kardon's smart speaker runs Cortana
-Cell phones have officially killed landlines in the US and Canada
Recommendations
Marc — Penarium (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Penarium.app)
Riley — Just After Sunset by Stephen King
Dan — Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Links:
- BlackBerry rolling out May security patch, stops selling older devices including Priv | 9to5Google
- Ecobee smart thermostats/accessories | Ecobee
- Canadians unconcerned about technology’s impact on the economy: poll | The Globe and Mail
- Disposable Drones Could Deliver Supplies Under Enemy Fire | WIRED
- Uber to Build AI Team in Toronto with Addition of U of T Expert in Self-driving Vehicles | Techvibes
- The Invoke is Harman Kardon's Cortana-powered answer to Amazon's Echo | MobileSyrup
- Households hang up on landlines as cellphones dominate | Toronto Star
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