Show Links Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 123

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)