Welcome to Episode 32 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. It is good to be back after our 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
Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.
Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!
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Show Links:
- Sneak Peek at Santa’s Warehouses- Where Online Gifts Really Come From [PICS] (Mashable)
- Celebrating 19 Years of Text Messaging (Techie Buzz)
- Study- Students with smartphones study more often (Digital Trends)
- Windows Phone Marketplace works…pirated software promptly removed (WP Central)
- Windows Phone app makes fives times more than iOS version – A developer case study (WP Central)
- Hotmail named best web app of 2011 by PC Magazine (Inside Windows Live)
- Most Adults Go Online for No Particular Reason [STUDY] (Mashable)
- Smartphone apps set to surpass the 1 million mark next week (The Next Web)
- Ebook Sales Expected to Reach $9.7 Billion by 2016 [STUDY] (Mashable)
- Is Facebook Doing Enough to Protect Your Privacy- [POLL] (Mashable)
- HTG Explains- Understanding Routers, Switches, and Network Hardware (How To Geek)
- Your New Facebook Status- 63,206 Characters or Less (Mashable)
- Windows Phone Mango has been fully deployed – Dell Venue Pro finally gets the update (Clinton Finch)
- Cable companies mulling a ‘Netflix tax’ for high data usage (Digital Trends)
- Cyber Monday Sales Top $1.25 Billion in U.S (Mashable)
- Americans Viewed 42 Billion Online Videos in October (Mashable)
- How Was “Upgrade Your Parents’ Browser Weekend” 2011 (Peter Laudati)
- Never played with Windows Phone- Now you can, on your current smartphone (The Next Web)
- Black Friday a banner day for Amazon, other online retailers (Tech Flash)
- Windows Phone 7 is the “Operating System of the Year” (Windows Valley)
WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:
- Microsoft Corporate Vice President for Xbox Live Discusses Dashboard Update
- Jacksonville December 2011 Windows Phone Camp
- Xbox Companion App Will Be Available Tomorrow
- Microsoft Office Coming To A iPad Near You
- Sales Of Modern Warfare 3 Avatar On Xbox Live To Support U.S. Military Veteran
- Master Chief and Cortana Will Change in Halo 4
- Microsoft Will Only Allow Metro Style Apps on ARM Tablets
- Microsoft Confirms No Carrier IQ on Windows Phone 7 Handsets
- Microsoft Office 2010 End User Training Materials
- Update- Download 60 Day Trial of Microsoft Office 2010
- Internet Explorer Global Usage Increases In November 2011
- Windows Phone Office Hub Docs Encounter Issues After New SkyDrive Update
- Windows Phone App Flow- Audio Delight
- Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Goes Public
- Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update Next Tuesday, December 6th
- Microsoft Sells Most Xbox 360 Consoles Ever During Black Friday Week
- SkyDrive Receives A Major Update
- Do Klout Top Influencers or Top Klout Recipients Have More Actual Klout-
- Bing Top Search Terms for 2011 Revealed
Date Produced: 06 December 2011
Length: 48:46
Format: MP3, 128KBPS
Size: 44.6MB
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