Welcome to Episode 30 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.
In this show we discuss the TechNet Virtual labs; Apple’s iOS5 battery issues; a time lapse video from the ISS; Wi-Fi on international flights over water; NASA’s Mars Rovers latest discovery; the PODCAST App Starter Kit for Windows Phone 7; Windows 8 Battery life and power consumption; Tango video calling app for Windows Phone 7; percentage of employee’s banned from social networks while at work; automated MAC backups to your Windows Home Server 2011 or Small Business Server 2011 Essentials systems; Smartphone multitasking while watching TV; Xbox Live auto-renewal option; military veteran’s support from Microsoft and Google; Facebook backs of on organizing your timeline a bit; mobile Flash is no more; 1st gen iPod Nano’s battery issue gets worldwide replacement program; keyboard shortcuts for your Windows PC; new Windows Phone Wallpaper site; why Google+ and Facebook are not competing with each other; YouTube redesign; a Lumia 800 Windows Phone makes a reviewer think about giving up their iPhone; why Amazon is not sweating selling you the hardware for less than cost; and news agencies use of Twitter.
As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com
Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.
Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!
Show Links:
- Reporters Use Twitter to Promote, Not Report [STUDY] (Mashable)
- Bezos- Amazon is perfectly happy with its low profit margins (Geek Wire)
- Wi-Fi coming to international flights (CNN)
- Nokia Lumia 800- The first device that would make me give up the iPhone (The Next Web)
- YouTube tests redesign highlighting Google+ videos, subscriptions & more (The Next Web)
- Why Google+ is Not Competing with Facebook (Miguel Carrasco)
- Video- Remastered and Enhanced- Night Time Flyover of Earth by the ISS (On Orbit)
- 20 of the Best of Shortcut and Hotkey Tips for Your Windows PC (How To Geek)
- Find WP wallpapers easily at WPWallpaper.com (WP Central)
- Apple finds overheating issue with 1st-gen iPod Nano, offers free worldwide replacements (The Next Web)
- Apple’s iPhone battery fix fails to fix (Digital Trends)
- Adobe Admits- Apple Won, Flash For Mobile is Done, HTML5 is the Future (Mashable)
- Hooked on the ‘now’- Facebook tries — and fails — to move users beyond recency (Geek Wire)
- Microsoft Recruits Veterans through the Military 2 Microsoft Program (Microsoft)
- Bringing the very best of what we do to the veteran community (Google)
- Auto-renewal can now be disabled on Xbox LIVE accounts (WinRumors)
- Evaluate latest Microsoft products and technologies at TechNet Virtual Labs (The Windows Club)
- Home Server and SBS Add-in to Automate Client Backup of your MAC (SeanDaniel.com)
- 80% of Smartphone Users Multitask While Watching TV [STATS] (Mashable)
- 67% Of Employees Believe Social Media Should Be Banned In The Office [INFOGRAPHIC] (All Twitter)
- Tango video calling app available for Windows Phone 7.5 devices (WinRumors)
- Building a power-smart general-purpose Windows (Building Windows 8 Blog)
- Podcast App Starter Kit for Windows Phone (Peter Laudati MSDN Blog)
- NASA discovers ‘one more thing’ on Mars (WinExtra)
WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:
- Call of Duty- Modern Warfare 3 Giveaway
- Big Windows Phone New York City Showcase Video
- NPD- Xbox 360 Maintains Lead in October 2011
- Happy Veterans Day
- Nokia Lumina 800 Video Documentary
- Microsoft Plans A PC For Low-Income Families
- Export Your Photos From TwitPic
- Windows Phone App Flow- Pocket To Picture
- Xbox.com Is Going Social
- Infographic- Piracy Numbers and Stats
Date Produced: 14 November 2011
Length: 42:32
Format: MP3, 128KBPS
Size: 38.9MB
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