This week on the Windows Central podcast: Speculation begins on what Microsoft's NYC event will bring

What could Microsoft be announcing at its recently announced Hardware event on October 26th? What do we think of the latest Insider Preview build? All that, and more, on this weeks Windows Central podcast.

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• 1:21: NYC Surface Event
• 14:00: Band Cancelled
• 26:00: Surface AiO Accessories leaks
• 33:35: New build, new features
• 46:31: Lenovo Yoga Book Review
• 56:36: Gears of War 4(/unboxing-gears-war-4-xbox-one-s)
• 59:39: HP Elite x3

• Daniel Rubino
• Zac Bowden

What's Windows Phone look like when we go all-in on Continuum? Where are smartwatches going? When will I be able to get Windows 10 installed in my face? These are all very pressing questions.

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• 2:30: HP Elite x3 firmware update
• 10:40: Windows 10 Mobile Redstone 2
• 19:44: Windows 10 Mobile's paradigm shift
• 24:20: What is a "phone", anyway?
• 42:00: Lenovo Yoga Book
• 57:27: Smartwatches, why?
• 1:05:21: Destiny: Rise of Iron
• 1:08:50: Gears of War 4
• 1:18:49: Xbox One S
• 1:24:20: Virtual Reality
• 1:33:45: HoloLens
• 1:39:28: The Future of Blue Screens

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• Daniel Rubino
• Derek Kessler
• Jez Corden
• Zac Bowden

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The Elite x3's been pushed back again, Microsoft's pulling support for their own products on Windows mobile, there might not be a Band 3, and Insiders saw a glitch so bad it stopped previews. It wasn't a great week for Windows 10 Mobile — is there a sun behind these clouds?

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• 2:34: Windows 10 Mobile
• 14:30: HP Elite x3
• 31:25: HealthVault
• 24:40: Band 3
• 48:10: No Mobile Builds?
• 49:45: Windows 10 Build 14931 Preview
• 1:05:25: Mozo in Windows Central Shop
• 1:07:27: Who makes the best smartphone camera?

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• Daniel Rubino
• Derek Kessler
• Zac Bowden

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So Lumia is all but dead. But that doesn't mean that Windows 10 Mobile is dead. If anything, it's getting primed to thrive… after a bit of a refocusing. Devices like the HP Elite x3 should be all the evidence you need: Windows phone isn't going away, but it will also never be the same.

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• 2:18: Gears of War 4
• 4:45: Windows 10 Redstone 2
• 10:22: Skype Preview
• 12:45: HP Elite x3
• 25:24: Life on Continuum
• 41:19: R.I.P., Lumia

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• Daniel Rubino
• Derek Kessler
• Zac Bowden

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Last week was alllll about the competition. From the PlayStation 4 Pro to the iPhone 7, it was a week for Microsoft to step back and let Sony and Apple trip over themselves with perplexing and controversial decisions.

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• 0:00: Xbox Clubs
• 13:00: PlayStation 4 Pro
• 29:20: Project Scorpio
• 55:27: HP Elite X3
• 1:07:43: iPhone 7

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• Daniel Rubino
• Derek Kessler
• Jez Corden
• Zac Bowden

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After a marathon-length episode 13 live from IFA 2016, it's Dan and Zac's turn to take on the news of the week. From the just-revealed Lenovo Yoga Book to the latest Windows 10 builds to the future of Surface, there's a lot of ground to cover, so let's get to it!

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• 2:18: Lenovo Yoga Book
• 14:30: Surface Phone
• 18:16: Windows 10 Insider preview build 14915
• 22:30: Redstone 2 'People Bar' and night mode
• 35:28: HP Elite x3
• 46:45: Mozo accessories in the Windows Central Shop
• 48:16: Surface AIO
• 51:50: Surface Phone (again)
• 1:02:50: Microsoft, Minecraft, and Libations

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• Daniel Rubino
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This week we're doing something a little bit different. The Windows Central and Android Central teams are in Berlin for the annual IFA electronics trade show, so we did what we do every day: sat around and talked about all the crazy, cool, and neat stuff that was announced. Only this time we gathered around a microphone in person to record it all. The result? a 2-hour marathon podcast covering all of the important Android and Windows announcements from one of the largest tech extravaganzas of the year.

From the newest Huawei Android phones to Acer's insane laptops to the mind-bending and category-and-platform-bridging Lenovo Yoga Book, there's a lot to cover, so let's get into it!

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• 5:55: ASUS ZenWatch 3
• 15:40: Samsung Gear S3
• 30:20: Huawei Nova & Nova Plus
• 37:40: Huawei MediaPad M3
• 58:00: Sony Xperia XZ
• 1:05:38: Sony Xperia X Compact
• 1:12:00: Moto Z Play + Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod

• 1:19:52: Lenovo Yoga Book
• 1:37:11: Lenovo Yoga 910
• 1:43:45: Lenovo Miix 510
• 1:48:19: Acer Swift 7
• 1:54:22: Acer Predator 21X

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• Derek Kessler
• Phil Nickinson
• Michael Fisher
• Alex Dobie
• Andrew Martonik

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This week, Derek Kessler, Daniel Rubino, and Zac Bowden do the microphone thing to talk about the extremes of the Microsoft ecosystem. From the latest and greatest in Windows Mobile to new apps for Xbox to... a onesie, it's time for the Windows Central Podcast.

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• 0:00: Xbox Onsie
• 5:00: CBS app for Xbox
• 11:00: ProShot for Windows 10 Mobile
• 15:11: HP Elite X3

Plus: Q&A!

• 45:00: Do you think there's a possibility Microsoft will build it's own chips for the Surface Phone like Apple and Samsung? — Tony
• 50:24: Pancakes or waffles? — Daniel Falconer

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This week, Derek Kessler, Daniel Rubino, and Zac Bowden sidle up to the microphones to discuss the week's biggest Windows news. And what might that be? Oh, only stuff like the world's biggest gaming convention, a big update for Windows phones, and what's in store for future versions of Windows 10.

Oh, and this absolutely bonkers gaming PC cube… thing… from HP. It's so crazy you can't not talk about it, which was probably HP's idea behind it in the first place. Well played.

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• 1:38: HP Omen X
• 7:20: Gamescom 2016
• 19:58: Redstone 2
• 34:16: Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update
• 58:08: Amazon app

Plus: Q&A!

• 1:08:35: Do you think MS has any plans for an actual wearable platform with UWP support that includes more than just band? — Jeffery Young
• 1:11:25: Honest thoughts- What kind of features/specs would your ideal Microsoft-built Windows phone have? — M.L.
• 1:16:58: Will the greatness of Windows phones cause it to transcend beyond this plane of existence? — Rich Woods

• Derek Kessler
• Daniel Rubino
• Zac Bowden

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The Windows Central Podcast — this week: the next steps for Windows

This week Daniel Rubino and Zac Bowden dig into what's next for Microsoft and the ever-expanding Windows platform. From the upcoming Redstone 2 update to the Surface Phone to theSurface Book 2 and AIO line, there's a lot cooking in Redmond.

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• 01:57: Windows 10 Redstone 2
• 10:44: Microsoft Edge
• 26:40: Surface Phone
• 34:00: Project Centennial
• 40:57: Xbox One S
• 44:25: Surface Book 2 and Surface AIO
• 59:40: Microsoft HoloLens

• Daniel Rubino
• Zac Bowden

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