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By Richard Hay, on January 27th, 2012 
Welcome to Episode 39 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. In this show we talk about a million comments on Facebook; over a million Nokia Windows Phone sales; Bill Gates last visit with Steve Jobs; encrypted hard drives and the law; Hotmail on a lot of mobile devices; move from Gmail to Hotmail in three easy steps; Google and its new privacy policies; Facebook Timeline is here ready or not and sensors and mobile networks in Windows 8. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com. . . .
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By Richard Hay, on January 24th, 2012 
David Law, the Director of Hotmail Product Management, has just posted over at the Inside Windows Live Blog about the Hotmail Kindle Fire App has just been released for the Kindle Fire.
We think it’s critical that our customers can use Hotmail from any device they choose. So, in addition to making . . .
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By Richard Hay, on December 19th, 2011 
Welcome to Episode 34 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. This is our first green episode as no trees were killed in the production of this show because we are now using a new Acer Iconia Tab W500 as our notes and reference device. In this show we discuss free Skype over the holidays; Google+ improvements; malware making like the police; laptop laziness; embedding tweets; Microsoft and multi-platform releases; new Hotmail features; more Windows Phone 7 accolades; picture passwords in Windows 8; Bing making progress; some smart phones not worth stealing; stop using IE6 already; Kindle Fire selling – well like fire; e-book pricing economics; amateur treasure hunter finds the Viking mother lode; Windows XP on a third of computers out there; lots of DroidRage wanting Windows Phone handsets; rogue security software victims getting refunds; protecting your digital identity in Windows 8; free Xbox Live game Breeze; FCC tells commercials to turn it down; Soluto offers web based PC support solution for everyday users; Microsoft Co-Founder heading to space; teens and the Internet – it is not pretty nor safe sometimes; TwitVid revamped; computer glitch cancels out 57 million dollar jackpot and a Windows Phone SMS attack discovered. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com . . .
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By Richard Hay, on December 16th, 2011 
Did you know you can get Hotmail on more than just a Windows Phone handset?
Of course Windows Phone users get Hotmail integrated into their handset during setup if a Windows Live ID is used to set the phone up. Here are links to setup instructions for other smartphones and what benefits . . .
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By Richard Hay, on December 6th, 2011 Welcome to Episode 32 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. It is good to be back after our holiday break for the US Thanksgiving holiday and we have a very full show. The topics we cover this week include a peek inside the big online retailers warehouses; 19 years of text messaging; students with smartphones study more; Windows Phone marketplace catches pirates; Windows Phone App makes more money than iOS version; Hotmail named best web app of 2011 by PC Magazine; adults going online for no particular reason; total number of smartphone apps across top 4 platforms exceed 1 million in total; eBook sales will approach $10 billion within 5 years; Facebook, privacy and the FTC; understanding routers, switches and network hardware; Facebook expands status update character limit; Windows Phone Mango fully deployed; cable companies want a high bandwidth tax for users; Cyber Monday sales increase; 42 billion videos viewed online in October; Upgrade Your Parents Browser weekend; try Windows Phone 7 interface on your Android or iOS device; Black Friday sales; and Windows Phone 7 named Operating System of the Year. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com . . .
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By Richard Hay, on November 21st, 2011 Welcome to Episode 31 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. In this show we discuss Amazon possibly releasing a Windows Phone next year; Facebook adding sponsored stories to their real time ticker; Xbox By The Numbers; Google+ pages getting multi-admin and owner transfer ability; $25 of free apps with purchase of a Windows Phone; Black Friday deals on social media; tagging friends in Google+ photos; Google+ now has trends and search filters; updated Hotmail website and help center; students choosing physics because of the Big Bang Theory TV show; Call of Duty Modern warfare breaks another record; Skype allows Facebook friend calling; 10 things about WordPress 3.3; Bing search share rises in October; Facebook tracks you from the start; PayPal and Facebook start a Send Money app; more Windows 7 themes; Hotmail attachment reminder feature; consumers want tablets instead of laptops; Windows 8 is not coming to your Windows Phone; Brandon Watson motivating developers and the making of the Xbox. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com . . .
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