Welcome to Episode 38 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.
In today’s show we start off with a discussion around Apple’s iBook announcement; the Father of NT becomes the Father of Xbox as he heads to the Entertainment Division at Microsoft; the ability for programmers to get Achievements now as they code away; Facebook announces even more apps to clutter your timeline and it is only the beginning; the next file system for Windows; the final count from Windows Phone smoking the competition out in Las Vegas during CES 2012; Alienware’s new desktop gaming rig and how to get the most out of Microsoft’s SkyDrive.
As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com
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Show Links:
- Textbooks as software: Apple debuts iBooks 2, iBooks Author in new digital education push (GeekWire)
- Whoa, that’s a superstar team at IEB (Xbox), what the heck are they building (LiveSide)
- Announcing Visual Studio Achievements Beta (Channel 9)
- Facebook Announces Tight Integration of 60 Apps to Timeline, More on the Way (Mashable)
- Building the next generation file system for Windows- ReFS (Building Windows 8 Blog)
- VIDEO: Windows Phone wins 88% of #smokedbywindowsphone challenges at CES 2012! (Windows Blog)
- Alienware pursues mainstream gamers with x51 slim tower (Crave)
- 7 tips on how to get the most out of SkyDrive (Windows Team Blog)
WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:
- Bing Is Launching A New “Do More” Ad Campaign This Weekend (video)
- MSN Mobile Gets A Makeover
- Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report Thoughts
- Windows Phone App Flow- Where Everyone Knows Your Name
- Nike+ FuelBand Is The Latest Gadget To Measure Your Fitness Impact (video)
- Xbox Live Now Offers Local TV Networks in Germany and Canada
- TTT- Delete All Cookies in Internet Explorer 9
- Microsoft Has Solutions To Remedy Forgotten Attachments and Preventing Reply A
- Direct2Drive Becomes GameFly Next Week
- Mass Effect 3 With Kinect and a Demo Incoming (Video)
- Infographic- 60 Seconds On The Internet V2
- Wikipedia and Google Go Dark For A Day
- Microsoft Outlook Social Connector for Facebook Update Released
- Skype Talks About Plans For Windows Phone and Xbox 360 (Video)
- Pitfalls and Benefits of Website Hosting Changes
Date Produced: 20 January 2012
Length: 43:38
Format: MP3, 128KBPS
Size: 39.9MB
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