Fever Pitched Episode 6: This Weeks Hottest Stories for 28 December 2011

Welcome to Episode 6 of Fever Pitched a summary of the top three stories from my Fever RSS Aggregator over the past week.

Our video discussion about the hottest stories returns next week in the new year.

104.9 Degrees – Windows Phone Marketplace surpasses 50,000 apps and a huge discussion gets cranked up about what is going on with the platform.  A lot of good viewpoints in these stories about what is working well and what needs some work with Windows Phone.  It just so happened that this discussion and the 50,000 apps point came about in the same week.

• Is the Windows Phone story “starting to come together”? from LiveSide.net
• Windows Phone Marketplace Passes 50,000 Apps from Mashable!
• GNC-2011-12-26 #732 GoDaddy CEO Interview from Geek News Central Audio
• GNC-2011-12-26 #732 GoDaddy CEO Interview from Geek News Central (Video)
• So, just what IS the problem with Windows Phone? from LiveSide.net
• Oh, Charlie, you should have been here for Christmas from Scobleizer
• Former Windows Phone GM on the challenge facing Microsoft’s ‘superior’ smartphone platform from GeekWire
• Windows Phone Marketplace Passes 50,000 Apps from Techie Buzz
• Windows Phone Marketplace Passes 50,000 Apps from Mashable!
• Windows Phone: Why apps are still the big stumbling block from GeekWire
• Windows Phone Marketplace Top 50,000 Apps from Clinton Fitch
• Windows Phone Marketplace hits 50,000 apps from WPCentral.com

103.6 Degrees – Microsoft released a security advisory last week concerning a vulnerability in ASP.net and late yesterday announced they would release an out of band (meaning not regularly scheduled) update to address the issue since it has been disclosed publicly.

• Out of Band Security Update for Vulnerability in ASP.NET Being Released Today from WindowsObserver.com
• Advanced Notification for out-of-band release to address Security Advisory 2659883 from Trustworthy Computing Security and Privacy Blogs
• Advanced Notification for out-of-band release to address Security Advisory 2659883 from Microsoft Security Response Center
• Microsoft releases Security Advisory 2659883, offers workaround for industry-wide issue from Microsoft Security Response Center
• Microsoft releases Security Advisory 2659883, offers workaround for industry-wide issue from Trustworthy Computing Security and Privacy Blogs
• Microsoft Security Advisory (2659883): Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Denial of Service – Version: 1.0 from MS Security Adv
• Microsoft Security Advisory (2659883): Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Denial of Service – Version: 1.0 from Microsoft Security Content
• More information about the December 2011 ASP.Net vulnerability from Trustworthy Computing Security and Privacy Blogs

Also at 103.6 Degrees – A change in policy means Microsoft will no longer be allowing the sale of guns and other possible weapons in the Xbox 360 Marketplace for your avatar.

• Follow-up: Why Microsoft is keeping virtual guns away from Xbox Live avatars from GeekWire
• Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace Gun Restrictions Confirmed by Microsoft from WindowsObserver.com
• Microsoft goes silly: Plans to pull all ‘gun-like’ Xbox Avatar goodies from TheNextWeb
• A right to bear virtual arms? Xbox Live removing guns from Avatar Marketplace from GeekWire
• Microsoft to disarm Xbox Live Avatars from WPCentral.com
• Microsoft brings gun control to Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace from The Verge Microsoft

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Richard Hay  (3392 Posts)

Richard is the Owner of WindowsObserver.com and has been involved in tech for over 25 years. His first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then he used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and what you see here today is the result of the work he has continued on the site since 1995. In January 2010 his community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when he was awarded the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for Windows Desktop Experience. In January 2011 he was renewed as a Microsoft MVP but in a new category called Windows Expert - Consumer and in January 2012 he received the award for the third time.