Show Links Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 122

Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 122 Show Links:

• TechPodcast Network
• Giveaway – Western Digital TV Live Media Player (WindowsObserver)
• Are military bases looking to ban Google Glass? (WindowsObserver)
• Radio Shack to close 1,100 stores (USA Today)
• Microsoft launches public beta for Bing Saves (Neowin)
• PC shipments to keep falling through 2018 — report (cNet)
• Episode 149 – “Gradient THIS!” (Windows Developer Show)
• First look: Cosmos rebooted with Neil deGrasse Tyson (ARS Technica)
• Neil deGrasse Tyson on Why Cosmos Will Be Better Than Ever (Wired Science)
• 400,000 apps in the App Store have never been downloaded says report (Phone Arena)
• Microsoft’s Nadella begins reshaping his inner circle (ZD Net)
• Satya Nadella announces changes to senior leadership team (Microsoft News Center)
• Exclusive: Top Execs Bates and Reller to Depart, As Musical Chairs Begins at Microsoft (Recode)
• Microsoft board initially split on Nokia acquisition: Report (ZD Net)
• Meet five Microsoft women inspiring change in technology (The Official Microsoft Blog)
• Microsoft culture must change, chairman says (Fortune Tech)
• Microsoft neck and neck with Amazon in Windows hosting, says Netcraft (ZD Net)
• Welcome to the Garage: Microsoft’s after-hours idea factory (Microsoft News Center)
• Find out how to make the most of Bing for Schools, including getting free Surface RT tablets (The Fire Hose)
• Steve Ballmer’s Advice for Startups (The Next Web)
• Deploy Windows 8.1 the “Right Way” (Springboard Windows Blog)
• Announcing the Windows 8.1 Deployment Guides for Education
• Why Windows 8.1 for Business? My users don’t have Touch Screens! (KeithMayer.com – Technet Blogs))
• Microsoft offers business users some Windows 8.1 hand-holding with new blog series (ZD Net)
• If the Price of Windows Plunges, Blame Chromebooks (Time)
• With Free Version of Windows, Microsoft Gives In to the Google Way (Wired)
• Blog Series: Windows 8.1 for Business (or – Why you’re wrong about Windows 8.1) (Full of I.T.)
• Microsoft finalizes Windows 8.1 Update 1, improved desktop features available next month (The Verge)
• Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 Update 1 to manufacturing (ZD Net)
• Microsoft has finalized Windows 8.1 Update 1 aka The Spring Update for Windows (WindowsObserver)
• Windows 8.1 Update 1 could be officially called “Windows Feature Pack” (Neowin)
• Windows 8.1 for Business: Oh Start menu, how do I miss thee…or do I? (Matt Hester’s WebLog – TechNet Blogs)
• Small businesses: Stay safe, get up to date before Windows XP, Office 2003 support ends April 8 (The Fire Hose)
• Doesn’t Windows 8.1 require more hardware than Windows 7? (Series: Windows 8.1 for Business) (Full of I.T.)
• Microsoft’s new tack for cheap tablets: Windows 8.1 with Bing (ZD Net)
• Microsoft provides data transfer tool to assist with upgrading from Windows XP (WindowsObserver)
• Microsoft denies extending Windows XP support for China (ZD Net)
• With Just Over a Month Left, Why Has Windows XP Usage Gone Up? (Windows IT Pro)
• New Windows XP data transfer tool and end of support notifications (Windows Experience Blog)
• Microsoft Security Essentials to nag Windows XP users (ZD Net)
• Microsoft misjudges customer loyalty with kill-XP plea (Computerworld)
• This is Cortana, Microsoft’s answer to Siri (The Verge)
• First Video of Microsoft’s Digital Assistant Cortana Leaks (The Next Web)
• Karbonn set to launch smartphones that dual-boot both Android and Windows Phone (Neowin)
• 8 year old kid builds Windows Phone app using App Studio (Windows Phone Blog)
• 4 months working and traveling with the Surface Pro 2 and the Nokia Lumia 1020 (Thomas Maurer)
• Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface (Ignore the Code)
• Creating a Slick Battery Report to Show Surface Power History (Windows IT Pro)
• FCC website outs Microsoft’s Surface Wireless Display Adapter HDMI dongle (Neowin)
• Windows tablets, your time may be at hand (cNet)
• Running Two Apps Side-by-Side is Surface’s Hook (mtrostyle.et)
• Microsoft to integrate new social, machine learning technologies into Office 365 (ZD Net)
• Microsoft Unveils Office App With Search, Social Features (Bloomberg News)
• Microsoft: Next Office server releases not until 2015 (ZD Net)
• Report: Internet Explorer 11 now the second most used desktop browser worldwide (Neowin)
• Introducing Reading View in IE 11 (IE Blog)
• Reading View Mode in Internet Explorer 11 (WindowsObserver)
• Watch out for this Netflix “tech support” scam (ARS Technica)
• Spot and avoid the latest online scams (cNet)
• PC health – Part 1: Information stealing malware (Microsoft Malware Protection Center)
• Microsoft vs. malware: a history (Security Tips & Talk)
• March 2014 Patch Tuesday Advance Notification Information (WindowsObserver)
• Xbox Live’s Major Nelson » Xbox One March System Update Rolling Out Today (MajorNelson.com)
• Xbox Live’s Major Nelson » Coming soon – purchase Xbox One in the U.S. and get Forza Motorsport 5 (MajorNelson.com)
• Playstation 4 sales surpass 6M in less than 4 months (Geekwire)
• Microsoft wants Xbox Live to power Android and iOS games (The Verge)
• Xbox Live’s Major Nelson » Project Spark Beta Comes to Xbox One Today (MajorNelson.com)
• Microsoft Reportedly Wants to Bring Xbox Live to Android and iOS (The Next Web)
• Teams, customers and the cloud that connects them (Official Microsoft Blog)
• One place for all your work files — introducing OneDrive for Business (OneDrive Blog)
• Facebook app for Windows 8.1 updated with new features and improvements (Neowin)
• Skype Brings the World Closer Together, One Inbox at a Time (Skype Blog)
• MetroTwit Developers pull their Twitter apps due to Twitter API User Limits (WindowsObserver)
• Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone Released (WindowsObserver)
• Roku Tackles Chromecast with New Streaming Stick (The Next Web)
• Chromebooks ‘have surprised us,’ says HP CEO (cNet)
• Watch Live: Q&A With Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Creators of Cosmos (Wired)
• Lightning cables failing due to corrosion (ZD Net)
• Comcast extends ‘Internet Essentials’ program indefinitely (cNet)
• Yahoo acquires social media visualization startup Vizify (Geekwire)
• Now Anyone Can Use Getty Stock Photos for Free (Mashable)
• Apps are services, not a products (Tobiah Marks)
• Lenovo Miix 2 8 Review (Techspot)
• Handy list of Top Support Solutions for Various Microsoft Products (WindowsObserver)
• Windows 8 Top Support Solutions from Microsoft (WindowsObserver)
• Yikes – Big Time Wrong Number Text Message (WindowsObserver)
• Microsoft Publishes TechEd North America 2014 Content Catalog (WindowsObserver)
• Tip of the Day – Site Home – TechNet Blogs (Tip of the Day – Technet Blogs)