Technology for Good – episode twenty three with Theo Priestley

Welcome to episode twenty three of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had  Software AG‘s Chief Technology Evangelist Theo Priestley as our guest on the show. Theo is one of those guys who I have come across online, but this was the first time we had ever talked, so I wasn’t sure how the hangout would go. As it was, I needn’t have been concerned, it went really well. Last week was July 4th, Independence Day in the US, so there was less Tech news to discuss, but despite that, we had plenty to talk about, especially in the Wearables and Comms categories.

Here are the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate

• The Energy Department Just Announced $4 Billion For Projects That Fight Global Warming

Internet of Things

• GE announces $15 connected LED light bulb controlled by Wink app

Apps

• Microsoft seeks Office for Android testers as it readies tablet version

Comms

• Akamai: Global average web speed up 24% annually to 3.9 Mbps, 20% of connections now above 10 Mbps
• Qualcomm buys Wilocity to put gigabit wireless connections in smartphones
• comScore Reports May 2014 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share

Wearables

• Android Wear hardware review: Sometimes promising, often frustrating
• Google launches official Android Wear companion app, new section for Wear apps on Play Store
• Microsoft + Wearables 

Transport

• Automotive Grade Linux Released for Open Source Cars

Sustainability

• Microsoft’s First Annual Sustainable Subsidiary of the Year Award Goes to Microsoft Finland

Misc

• The Ultra-Simple App That Lets Anyone Encrypt Anything

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