MS Mobile Show - A Microsoft Enthusiast Podcast

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News

Microsoft:

  • House of Cards characters use Windows Phone devices!
  • Acer released Windows Phone devices, and will actually be selling them!
  • The Lumia 640 and 640 XL have been announced. Both are great mid-range devices, and will soon be available in many parts of the world.
  • Plenty of other Windows PCs getting announced lately. The “PC Era” is far from dead.
  • Virtual Machine Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S28SrhrqXs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g80f8a_aAhs
  • Ubuntu Virtual Box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jML6nBpSn8
  • W10 Virtual Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzKpbLnCmNg
  • Android on a Virtual Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3YcSJJlxio

    • Apple:

    • Has not announced a wearable that is cross-platform. We are not surprised.

      • Google:

      • Samsung announces the Galaxy S6, and includes OneDrive, OneNote, and Skype apps, along with 110 GB of OneDrive storage for a year. We shall see where this leads

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        Coming to Windows Phone

        Flock: A group messaging app that seems to be targeting enterprise and “work” situations. Also uses a sheep as its mascot. Currently in beta for Windows Phone, but we are expecting it to be fully-released pretty soon. There are currently versions already available for iOS and Android.

         

        Windows Phone app picks

        JJ: Authenticator

        Vernon: Shadow Tile Pack

         

        Podcast Picks: 

        JJ: Fragmented Podcast

        Vernon: Paterfamilias Podcast @PaterPodcast 

         

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