Welcome to Episode Double Nickels (55) of the Observed Tech PODCAST.  In this weeks show we talk about E3; Microsoft’s E3 Media Briefing and their new announcements; COMPUTEX where they revealed a lot of Windows 8 hardware; NASCAR and Twitter’s new relationship; IE10 and Do Not Track;  Kinect bringing voice control to Madden 13; desktop programs in the Windows Store; HTC shut out of building Windows 8 RT tablets; Venus Transit pictures; new Microsoft Stores; Spreecast being a better On Air Hangout option; Kinect helps in surgery; that Privacy Notice Status on Facebook is bogus; peek in at Amazon from former Microsoftie; upgrade your Build Tablet to Windows 8 RP; Google grabs Quickoffice; Airtime debuts; should kids under 13 be on Facebook because Facebook wants to know; sneak peek at the next version of the Windows Phone  OS coming soon; emergency security patch for Windows systems; SkyDrive App for iOS now supports iPad; a funny ventriloquist and the PC Pitstop May 2012 newsletter.

We wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

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Show Links:

• The Verge COMPUTEX Coverage
• The Verge E3 Coverage
• c|net E3 Coverage
• Mashable E3 Coverage
• Engadget COMPUTEX Coverage
• Engadget E3 Coverage
• Xbox E3 Coverage
• Let’s Just Say It: Nobody Has a Clue What Smartphone Market Share Will Be in 2016 (Time Techland)
• Off to the races with #NASCAR (Twitter)
• IE 10 must let users decide whether to turn Do Not Track on or not, says latest (The Verge)
• ‘Madden NFL 2013′ Brings Voice Control, Virtual Twitter Feed (Mashable)
• Microsoft Office becomes first desktop app listed in Windows Store (The Verge)
• HTC asked to customize Windows RT, got completely shut out of the platform (The Next Web)
• 10 Amazing Venus Transit Pics (Mashable)
• Six new Microsoft Store locations confirmed, four more remain rumored (The Next Web)
• Spreecast quietly continues redesign to hone its video broadcasting niche (The Next Web)
• Surgeons using Kinect during vascular surgery (Next at Microsoft on MSDN)
• Viral ‘Privacy Notice’ on Facebook Is Fake (Mashable)
• An inside view of life at Amazon, from a Microsoft veteran (GeekWire)
• Upgrading the BUILD PC to Windows 8 Release Preview (An Architects Perspective on MSDN)
• Google acquires Quickoffice to take Google Docs native (The Next Web)
• Sean Parker’s Airtime launches to create shared experiences with people you know & don’t know (The Next Web)
• Microsoft promises a ‘sneak peek’ at the future of Windows Phone on June 20th (The Verge)
• Facebook For Kids. Social Network Re-Examines 13 And Under Policy (The Blog Herald)
• A letter from Marc Whitten (upcoming features and more!) (Major Nelson)
• Windows Security Emergency Patch to fix Flame loophole (Ghacks)
• Microsoft brings iPad support to SkyDrive app for iOS (All iOS News)
• " href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/06/03/i-guarantee-youve-never-laughed-this-hard-at-a-ventriloquist-act-before-video/">I guarantee you’ve never laughed this hard at a ventriloquist act before (The Next Web)
• PC Pitstop May 2012 Newsletter (PC Pitstop)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

• June 2012 Advance Notification for Patch Tuesday Released
• Force Metro App Update Check in Windows 8 Release Preview Windows Store
• Nokia Lumia 900 Gets Software Update To Address Issues and Add Enhancements
• Day 6: Windows 8 Release Preview Observations
• Microsoft Looks To Expand Their Xbox 360 with Kinect Two Year Purchase Plan
• Opinion: Microsoft Knows Exactly What They Are Doing with the Xbox Brand
• Microsoft E3 2012 Media Briefing News and Notes
• Windows Phone App Flow: E3
• TTT: Windows 8 Release Preview Walkthrough

Date Produced: 08 June 2012

Length: 50:06

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 46.0MB

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