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Episode 114: A Tesla price drop, a Telus health chatbot, and a sweet new camera app

Wrecked By Tech

English - March 07, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 113: The Samsung Event, MWC, and Facebook moderation
Next Episode: Episode 115: Apple rumours and Google hardware cuts

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

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 CanadaTesla Model Y SUV will be unveiled March 14th - The VergeCRTC launches review on mobile wireless market, examining choices, affordabilityBabylon by Telus Health allows B.C. residents to visit doctors virtuallyWant a Foldable Phone? Hold Out for Real Glass | WIREDVolvo is limiting its cars to a top speed of 112 mph - The VergeFacebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look up’ setting | TechCrunchA Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking | FacebookSpectre: A Computational Approach to Long-Exposure iPhone Photography – MacStoriesWith USB 4, Thunderbolt 3’s benefits become open to all - The VergeThe Ottawa-based company behind the Instant Pot is about to get a lot biggerRogers launches 'Upfront Edge' smartphone trade-in programApple will now reportedly fix iPhones even if you’ve replaced the battery yourself - The VergeFacebook Messenger's dark mode is now officially available in CanadaApple files patent for self-heating display that protects foldable phones from cracking in coldMicrosoft's disc-less Xbox One reportedly coming in May, pre-orders in April