Amazon HQ2, Google Drive becomes Google One, Smart Thermostats & More!
GetConnected
11/17/18
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This week on Get Connected, IT World Canada's Shruti Shekar joins the show to discuss why Amazon's HQ2 passing on Toronto is great for the city, London Drugs' Jennifer Rinfret explains how smart thermostats can save money on your heating bill, and Get Connected's Kali Readwin dives into the rebranding of Google Drive as Google One.
We also discuss Ford's new self driving delivery vehicles, their partnership with Walmart to test automated grocery delivery, Netflix testing cheaper mobile only subscriptions, Facebook's new unsend feature in messenger and their patent for using family photos to inform targeted ads.
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This week on Get Connected, Bohus Blahut and Shaun Hatton from Canadian TV show "Vintage Tech Hunters" talk about experiences with the new series, Tom Lee from IT World Canada helps dissect Apple's latest offerings in the iPad Pro 3, the new MacBook Air and Mac Mini refresh, and Mastercard's Jessica Turner looks into the future of payment solutions and e-Commerce starting with the retirement of handwritten signatures.
We also discuss the Canadian Government banning settlement demands in copyright notice systems, Crave TV offering first run HBO shows with a new service tier, Microsoft's underwater cloud servers off the coasts of Scotland and California, and Amazon's Alexa ties in with EVO in the voice skill of the week!
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