Marketplace Tech for Friday, August 19, 2016
Aug 19, 2016

Marketplace Tech for Friday, August 19, 2016

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On today's show, we'll talk about cheaper price plans from the big four U.S. wireless carriers; look at technology used to determine the winners in Olympics' events; and play this week's Silicon Tally with Lindsay Michael, co-host and senior producer of the CBC radio show "Podcast Playlist."

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Unlimited data. No, really. Or at least, almost.

Aug 19, 2016
The competition between phone carriers is getting intense.
T-Mobile is set to offer plans with no data caps.
JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images

Why our avocado cravings could be harming the environment

Aug 19, 2016
Consumer demand for avocados has increased in recent years.
Men work during the harvest of avocado at an orchard in Uruapan municipality, Michoacán State, Mexico.
ENRIQUE CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images

On today’s show, we’ll talk about cheaper price plans from the big four U.S. wireless carriers; look at technology used to determine the winners in Olympics’ events; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Lindsay Michael, co-host and senior producer of the CBC radio show “Podcast Playlist.”

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