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)
- 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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