Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 123 Show Links:
- TechPodcast Network
- Giveaway – Western Digital TV Live Media Player (WindowsObserver)
- Ep. 57: The Glance and Go Observer (Glance and Go Radio)
- Glance and Go Radio Podcast Show Appearance (WindowsObserver)
- Netflix-like torrenting app Popcorn Time disappears (ARS Technica)
- Microsoft and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Join the Board of the Wireless Power Consortium (PR Newswire)
- ER doctors use Google Glass and QR codes to identify patients (ARS Technica)
- Fitbit Force users report roughly 10,000 cases of skin irritation (cNet)
- Leaked Microsoft documents point to big advertising overhaul (GeekWire)
- This Microsoft vet just scored $4 million to radically change the way you use email on mobile devices (GeekWire)
- IPO Could Value Candy Crush Maker King at up to $7.6 Billion (ReCode)
- Mother sues Google over kids’ apps after 5-year-old son buys $65 worth of virtual currency (GigaOM)
- Wall Street likes Amazon’s price hike for Prime, but will consumers hate it? (GeekWire)
- PayPal Sets Out Policies for Crowdfunding (ReCode)
- Asus Is Reportedly Under Pressure To Shelve Its Dual-OS Devices (The Next Web)
- Dual-OS Asus devices put on indefinite hold, says report (cNet)
- Mozilla Scraps Metro Firefox for Windows 8 (The Next Web)
- Mozilla abandons development of Metro Firefox for Windows 8 (ZD Net)
- Amazon prepares to raise Prime subscription fee to $99 (WindowsObserver)
- Microsoft’s new 38-year-old board member explains how he shakes up companies (GeekWire)
- Bill Gates talks tech with Rolling Stone (cNet)
- Microsoft, Nook redo deal; no Microsoft e-reader in the works (cNet)
- Consumerization of IT at Microsoft: Adapting to Change (Microsoft Downloads)
- Nokia – Microsoft deal to close within 20 days? (Liveside)
- Native advertising – why in-app solutions are the future (Microsoft Advertising Blog)
- Office 365 IT Pro Network Now Available! (Blain Barton’s Blog)
- Introducing the Office 365 IT Pro Network! (Office Blog)
- Introducing codename Oslo and the Office Graph (Office Blog)
- Enhanced text editor in Outlook Web App (Office Blog)
- Microsoft to make OneNote available for free for Macs (ZD Net)
- Compact message header in Outlook 2013 (Office Blog)
- Discover Calendar Search in Outlook Web App (Office Blog)
- Microsoft adds a new $70 ‘Personal’ SKU to its Office 365 line-up (ZD Net)
- Announcing Office 365 Personal: A new way to access Office 365! (Office Blog)
- Office 365 news round-up (Office Blog)
- Microsoft makes Windows Phone free for some phone makers (The Verge)
- Tip o’ the Week #211 – Manage your battery on WP8 (The Electric Wand)
- A presenter’s dream: using your Nokia Lumia to connect to the interactive whiteboard (The UK Higher Education Blog)
- Get users ready for Windows 8.1 with the User Readiness Toolkit from Microsoft (WindowsObserver)
- Download the Windows 8.1 User Readiness Toolkit (The blog of Rob Margel – Windows Help)
- 3 Tips to help you navigate like a pro in Windows 8 (Australian Teachers Blog – MSDN Blogs)
- Now Serving 4M Downloads Daily, The Windows Store Has Grown 135% Since October (TechCrunch)
- Why Have Most Windows 8 Users Not Upgraded to Windows 8.1? (How To Geek)
- Skype’s New Emojis Turn You into Captain America (Wired)
- Six clicks: What we think we know about Windows 9 (ZD Net)
- NCAA March Madness Live now available in the Windows Store (Windows Experience Blog)
- NCAA March Madness Live now available in the Windows Phone Store (Windows Phone Blog)
- The 6 Pillars of a quality App (News from the South Africa Developer and Platform Group)
- App of the Week: Stay in touch with your BFFs with Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone (The Fire Hose)
- Watch full episodes of USA Now, Telemundo Now and Syfy Now shows on Windows Phone (The Fire Hose)
- Observations on Windows 8.1 Update 1 aka The Spring Update (WindowsObserver)
- A new Windows 8.1 update tries to win back desktop diehards (ZD Net)
- A close-up look at Windows 8.1 Update 1 (ZD Net)
- Windows 8.1 Update 1 Makes the Microsoft Surface TrackPad More Sophisticated (Windows IT Pro)
- Phil Spencer: Games with Gold will feel ‘more true’ to what consumers want in the future (Console Monster)
- Skype for Xbox One Gets Synced Chats, Push Notifications (The Next Web)
- What are the biggest issues with Wii U, PS4, Xbox One? (cNet)
- PlayStation 4 edges Xbox One for U.S. console sales in February (GeekWire)
- Xbox One continues most successful launch in Xbox history (The Fire Hose)
- Surface devices get firmware updates for March 2014 Patch Tuesday (WindowsObserver)
- Microsoft Surface Power Covers get a mid-March ship date (ZD Net)
- Buy Surface Power Cover (Microsoft Store)
- Surface 2 with LTE tablets reportedly sent to Microsoft Store locations (Neowin)
- Microsoft Surface 2 LTE will cost you $679 with 64GB storage (Techshout)
- Microsoft’s Surface Lineup Starts to Grow Again (Windows IT Pro)
- Microsoft Woos Users off Windows XP with Deals for a New PC (The Next Web)
- NEW post on Windows XP situation (Hal’s (Im)perfect Vision)
- Should Microsoft allow almost half a billion PCs to become potential prey for hackers? (ZD Net)
- Infographic: Telling the final chapter of the Windows XP story (Microsoft UK Government Blog)
- Countdown to End-of-Support for Windows XP (Microsoft Small Business Centre)
- XP SP3: Download it while you still can (ZD Net)
- Thoughts as Windows XP approaches end of support (WindowsObserver)
- The world really does owe a lot to Microsoft Trustworthy Computing (Microsoft Power and Utilities Blog)
- BEWARE of new Facebook Malware Claims, ‘Malaysia Plane MH370 Has Been Spotted’ (Hacker News)
- March 2014 Security Release ISO Image (Microsoft Downloads)
- Attackers trick 162,000 WordPress sites into launching DDoS attack (ARS Technica)
- DDoS attack is launched from 162,000 WordPress sites (cNet)
- Target Warns That Massive Data Theft Could Be More Widespread (ReCode)
- The Twitter Connect Tab Is Now Called Notifications (All Twitter)
- Why Twitter Can’t Keep Crashing (Wired)
- Google is looking for ways to keep its search-engine relevant in the age of apps (WSJ)
- Can the “Young and Old Guards” of Silicon Valley Get Along? (ReCode)
- Apple in the Enterprise (Windows IT Pro)
- New trademark filing by Microsoft is for Leap Experience Pioneers (Neowin)
- Delayed Nokia Lumia 2520 Power Keyboard is available and priced at $149 (Neowin)
- Samsung envisions a phone you can unlock with a doodle (cNet)
- Find It Faster with Image Match (Bing)
- What is this “Internet of Things” thing, anyway? (The Electric Wand)
- Developing Teachers and School Leaders: A Foundational Approach (Microsoft in Education)
- Google takes aim at Office 365 with referral program for its Apps for Business (GeekWire)
- Exclusive – Free download of Nextgen Reader App for Windows 8 (WindowsObserver)
- Goodyear unveils next-gen blimp, first in 45 years (cNet)
- Microsoft isn’t “killing” XP. That headline keeps making the rounds… They’re just signing a DNR for when it gets infected. Wes Miller on Twitter (@getwired)
