The Observed Tech PODCAST

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.

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Show Links:

• My NASASocial SpaceX Tour Photos (flickr)
• Yahoo disables Axis Chrome extension after developer exposes security vulnerability (The Next Web)
• Microsoft: 500 Million Devices Could Upgrade to Windows 8 (Mashable)
• Deaths of Cell Tower Workers Grows With iPhone, Data Demands [VIDEO] (Mashable)
• 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 3.4 (Technosailor)
• Facebook stock manages to move up more than 3% on the day, holds steady after-hours (The Next Web)
• The private space industry has arrived: SpaceX has orders for 40 rocket launches, worth some $4 (The Next Web)
• Starting today you need Windows Phone 7.5 to use Marketplace (Nick’s ISV Blog on MSDN)
• Fake Hotmail alerts and support calls. Protect yourself and others! (Microsoft SMS&P Partner Blog on MSDN)
• Run, Forrest, Run! Paramount deal brings hundreds of new videos to Amazon Prime Instant Video (The Next Web)
• Microsoft to offer $15 upgrade to Windows Pro 8 (Tech Flash)
• The official Wall Street Journal Live app for Windows Phone is now available (WP Central)
• Hands-On With So.cl, Microsoft’s Social Search Site for Students (Mashable)
• FBI warns against hotel net connections (Security Tips & Talk Blog on MSDN)
• Designing for PCs that boot faster than ever before (Building Windows 8 Blog on MSDN)
• Enhancing Windows 8 for multiple monitors (Building Windows 8 Blog on MSDN)
• Creating the Windows 8 user experience (Building Windows 8 Blog on MSDN)
• Delivering reliable and trustworthy Metro style apps (Building Windows 8 Blog on MSDN)
• Windows 8 Release Preview to come with built-in News, Sports and Travel apps, powered by Bing (Liveside)
• Previous Story PSA: Windows Mobile Marketplace shutting down today (The Verge)
• 30 Years of Microsoft Hardware #MSHWturns30 (Windows Experience Blog)
• Spectacular ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Caught on Video (Mashable)
• Microsoft: 90% of first gen phones sold were the Samsung Focus (WP Central)
• Hey Space Geeks: Help This Guy Build a Real Starship Enterprise [VIDEO] (Mashable)
• PC Pitstop Newsletter – May 2012 #2 (PC Pitstop)
• Comcast to boost data limit to 300GB, test tiered approach (Geek Wire)
• Fast Company names Design Lead for Windows Phone as one of the most creative people 2012 (WP Central)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

• Terra and Flora Dynamic Windows Themes Updates for 22 May 2012
• Fauna and Aqua Dynamic Windows Themes Updates for 22 May 2012
• Bing Maps Aerial Images of Europe Dynamic Theme Update for 22 May 2012
• SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Windows Themes and Wallpaper
• First Ever NASASocial Rocket Launch Hosted on Google+ Hangout
• Windows Phone App Flow: Let’s Get Real

Date Produced: 24 May 2012

Length: 40:27

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 37.1MB

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Google+ Hangout On Air of Episode 53 Recording

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