Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 54
Welcome to Episode 54 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. This is our special Windows 8 Release Preview show where we talk about the Windows 8 Release Preview version of Microsoft’s next operating system which just became publicly available yesterday. This will be the final public release of the OS prior to it being Released to Manufacturing (RTM) sometime this fall and then ultimately being available to everyone on retail shelves and on new computers. We wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 53
Welcome to Episode 53 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. In this show we talk about SpaceX and their successful launch; Yahoo entering and leaving the browser space in less than a week; potentially 500 million devices could be running Windows 8; deaths on cell phone towers; WordPress 3.4 coming soon; Facebook’s IPO shenanigans; the private space industry is here; need Windows Phone Mango to access marketplace now; fake Hotmail alerts and support phone calls from Microsoft; Paramount shares their video library with Amazon prime; buy a PC now and get a $15 Windows 8 upgrade later; Wall Street Journal comes to Windows Phone; Microsoft quietly releases their own social network; be careful when on a hotel’s Internet connection; faster booting Windows 8 PC’s; enhancing multiple monitors on Windows 8; farewell to Windows Zero on Windows 8; new apps for Windows 8 Release Preview for news, sports and travel; Windows Mobile is now a dinosaur with no marketplace; Microsoft Hardware turns 30; Ring of Fire eclipse video; Samsung Focus dominated first gen Windows Phone sales; help build the starship USS ENTERPRISE; Comcast bails on data caps and Jeff Fong, the mind behind the Metro Interface at Microsoft, named to Fast Companies Top 100 Designers in Business list. We wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 52
Welcome to Episode 52 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. In this weeks show we talk Windows Phone numbers; LinkedIn’s new Windows Phone App; Apple and security; the upcoming SpaceX launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon Capsule heading to the ISS; US Postal service ban on shipping Lithium Ion batteries overseas; Apple patching Siri to give the result they want; Twitter opts you in for weekly email summary; use NASA’s data to build an app; half of teens admit to texting and driving; Reddit users respond to dying man’s request for letters and music; IE on the Xbox 360; tweeting during brain surgery; Angry Birds downloads and profits; Nokia Lumia 900 sales continue to outpace supply; Facebook provides crisis tools for US military members, vets and their families; a new WordPress and Pinterest plugin; get Microsoft monthly security updates in DVD ISO format; hackers crack 55,000 Twitter accounts; over 50,000 challengers smoked by Windows Phone; working with Windows Live ID’s and Gamertags; 35 million users and an iOS App for Twitpic; Samsung Focus 2 hands on and 86% of adults use smartphones to settle arguments. We introduced a new twist to this weeks show as we broadcasted a Google+ Hangout On Air as we recorded this episode. You can see that video embedded below and have an option for watching the show as well as listening. We close the show out as we normally do by taking a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 51
Welcome to Episode 51 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. After our special Episode 51 show last week we are back to our normal format today sharing tech news of the past week. In this show we highlight news items such as Bing 411 service shutdown; Windows 8 and your Media Center options; iPhone unlimited data plans regret by AT&T CEO; Google News uses Google+; Nokia sued for fraud by shareholder; best word games for your Windows Phone; free ebooks from Microsoft Press; Xbox 360 4GB bundle for $99 with 2 year contract of $15 per month; Facebook starts using Instagram style filters for photo uploads; reset or refresh Windows 8 without a DVD; 13 million US Facebookers never touch privacy settings; social media and phone use while driving is three times more dangerous than drinking and driving; fare thee well Inside Xbox; Windows 8 and cloud services impacts Windows Live brand; some issues still around for Nokia Lumia 900; IE9 tops 50% in US; Apple security responses are slow; IGN joins Xbox App list; Coinstar invests in EcoATM for recycling old cell phones; Foursquare charges $10 bucks to list your venue right now; Microsoft settles dispute with Barnes and Noble then invests in new company with them and new support wizards at Microsoft Support. We close the show out with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 50
Welcome to Episode 50 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. We have now reached the half century mark! Our show this week, in celebration of our 50th Episode, focuses on the process, software and hardware we use to put together the Observed Tech PODCAST. I have been asked before what I use so I thought why not use the 50th show to do just that. Of course we do not leave you without any tech news of the past week so we do wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com and talk a lot about the new Microsoft Windows SkyDrive App that came out recently.