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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 40

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Welcome to Episode 40 of the Observed Tech PODCAST – Our Super Bowl Edition! In this show we discuss the importance of backups; game exchange service Goozex; the upcoming WindowsObserver app for Windows Phone; Super Bowl commercials, early winner announcements and the big games numbers; Windows 8 already being on sale – not; a couple of key Microsoft departures; BetaBait app testing service; book your travel based on who has WIFI and live TV; the future of touch screen tech; Huffington Post starts a streaming news channel; it is Windows Phone not Windows Phone 7 or WP7; identify fake Facebook accounts and Microsoft’s Personal Data Dashboard. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 39

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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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Skype To Offer Free WiFi In Over 50 U.S. Airports This Holiday Season

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Much like Google has done in the past, Skype will be offering Free WiFi in over 50 U.S. Airports This Holiday Season.

From December 21st thru December 27th, Skype (who was recently purchased by Microsoft), will offer free access to third-party WiFi hotspots through its Skype WiFi program in over 50 . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 25

Welcome to our quarter-century episode of the Observed Tech PODCAST! OK – it is really our 25th episode but unfortunately it has taken us two years to get here! However, this is our third week in a row recording a weekly episode so we are tracking very nicely in seeing that number climb on a weekly basis. As always thanks for listening! In this episode we discuss October being National Cyber Security Month; update everyone on the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango roll out; the European Union’s approval of the Microsoft Skype acquisition; an opportunity for you to submit your photography to be included at the Windows Personalization Gallery; the new marketing videos for Windows Phone 7.5; Twitter looking for your 140 characters of feedback; FIFA-12 knocking Gears of War 3 off its pedestal with a soccer ball; the latest updates to Hotmail; Zune’s hardware status; and a Wi-Fi security survey results. We wrap up as we typically do with the week in review for WindowsObserver.com. . . .

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Inflight WiFi Over Water: When Will We See It?

As I made my 9 plus hour flight yesterday I got to thinking about how different a flight it would have been if there was WiFi connectivity while we were over water.

Most everyone who flies these days knows that WiFi is possible over the Continental US because the system uses cell . . .

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Google Offers Free WiFi Gift for Holidays

Google has partnered with AirTran Airways, Delta and Virgin America along with their inflight WiFi provider GoGo Inflight to provide holiday passengers with free WiFi at 30,000 feet on their domestic aircraft.

This offer will run from 20 November 2010 until 02 January 2011.

See http://www.freeholidaywifi.com/ for more information.

I am totally . . .

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