A summary of the links we shared throughout the day to our Twitter account @WinObs
- Keep a programming language backwards compatible or fix its flaws? | Ars Technica
- Mediagazer: Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases (Farhad Manjoo/New York Times)
- BBM exits beta on Windows Phone, more secure version heads to iOS and Android – Neowin
- Microsoft acknowledges issues in Windows 8.1 August Update, asks users to uninstall some update files | WinBeta
- The purported Lumia 730 passes through the FCC | WinBeta
- Techmeme: Medium adds public follower and following lists to profile pages, catching users off guard (Selena Larson/ReadWrite)
- Sony failed to mention that 'Share Play' will have a time limit – Neowin
- Mozilla launches its new $170 dual-core developer phone, the Flame – Neowin
- Techmeme: Ex-employee defends Yahoo: Mayer is ignoring legacy ad business to focus on potential growth (Jeff Minich/Business Insider)
- Virgin America deploys Google Nexus 7s across its fleet – Neowin
- Change Document or Browser Mode in Internet Explorer 11
- Microsoft pulls security patch after reports of BSOD and system crashes – Neowin
- TechSpot: SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB SSD Review – Neowin
- ITCN 2014 Windows Phone Hackathon powered by Microsoft – MSDN Blogs
- Inside the SF 49ers new Levi's Stadium (pictures) – CNET
- AT&T Stadium offers high-tech way of rallying fans – CNET
- Xbox and PlayStation Twitch channels breached at Gamescom, archive loses highlights and past broadcasts | WinBeta
- HTC One for Windows press render leaks once again, Duo camera setup on board | WinBeta
- Microsoft takes down the download links to Windows 8.1 August Update | WinBeta
- Steve Ballmer completes Microsoft CEO triumvirate's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – Neowin
- How To Enable/Disable Frequently Visited Websites In Internet Explorer
- Google to drop Microsoft-designed touch Web spec, stick with Apple tech | Ars Technica
- HTC One Windows Phone front and back, now in high resolution – Neowin
- Techmeme: Microsoft says WindUp, their Snapchat-like app, is for noncommercial, research purposes only (Richard Harper/Inside Microsoft Research)
- @WinObs Tweeted Links for August 15, 2014 | WindowsObserver.com Wiki
- MCSA Office 365: Now an optional path to three MCSE tracks – MSDN Blogs
- What's New in Recommended Security Baseline Settings for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Internet Explorer 11 – Microsoft Security Guidance – Site Home – TechNet Blogs
- APOD: 2014 August 15 – Perseid in Moonlight
- How to Setup an Out of Office Auto-Reply in Twitter
