Windows Phone Central Podcast Dieter Bohn, Malatesta and Phil Nickinson

Windows Phone Central podcast, episode 167 for 20 March, 2014

The news you care about


Windows Phone 8.1 sdk leaks
we check out the rumoured features
Nokia Lumia Icon review
Cortana leak information
Don't leak things kids

Apps worth your attention


Blink and you might miss this new look
Breaking news
Mixradio update
Facebook Messenger, how is it doing?
Rayman fiesta run

Conversation this week


Nokia's Android offerings and how they will really affect Windows Phone
What is happening with dual booting phones?
Windows 8.1 spring update is just around the corner, should you patch early?

Community


Comments from last time
Live questions and comments

Credits

You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral, @daniel_rubino, @coppertop004, @RichEdmonds, @JayTBennett, @segacon, @samsabri, @marcham93, @markguim, @baxiabhishek

This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com for more great shows covering everything mobile, or head over to the WPCentral Forums if you'd like to get involved with our community in discussing more about Windows Phone news, devices and apps.

Thanks to the WPCentral Store for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and to CCMixter.org for offering a great database of Creative Commons music!


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Windows Phone Central podcast, episode 166 for 29th January, 2014

The news you care about


We've released our Windows 8 app!
Microsoft makes it "easier" to plan app launches... nope
Full screen artist visualisations for your tablet to enjoy
Rebrands! episode 1: OneDrive
Rebrands! episode 2: Office Online
Official Tinder to replace 6Tindr

Apps worth your attention


Path joins Windows Phone
Viber v4 is released
Custom notifications coming to Whatsapp
Windows Phone users can finally take a trip to San Andreas
Paper Monsters - a great platformer comes to Windows Phone
Bing Travel makes it's way on to Windows Phone
We're on Android now

Conversation this week


Windows Phone 8.1 mockup, what does it tell us?
Nokia Design Seminar - did you sign up?
On the subject of fake news
The Lumia 929 - elusive and mystifying
How did Windows Phone perform in Q4 2012?

Community


Comments from last time
Live questions and comments

Credits

You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral, @daniel_rubino, @coppertop004, @RichEdmonds, @JayTBennett, @segacon, @Big_D5, @samsabri, @marcham93, @markguim, @baxiabhishek

This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com for more great shows covering everything mobile, or head over to the WPCentral Forums if you'd like to get involved with our community in discussing more about Windows Phone news, devices and apps.

Thanks to the WPCentral Store for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and to CCMixter.org for offering a great database of Creative Commons music!


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The news you care about


Tomorrow marks the release of Xbox One, we talk Kinect, Smartglass, and what we're most excited for
Xbox One gets a dedicated Youtube app... What??
Our Lumia 2520 review is in
... and so is the Lumia 1520
Nokia MixRadio replaces Music

Apps worth your attention


Instagram official (beta) is here
6Snap arrives on the store
Waze rounds off three big releases this week
Jay's addicted to building a tiny death star
iFruit, the GTA 5 companion finally found it's way to Windows Phone

Conversation this week


Microsoft claims Windows Phone has hit 'Critical mass' - what do we think?
The Scroogled campaign might have gone too far this time
Microsoft is taking up residence in Espoo

Community


Comments from last time
Live questions and comments

Credits

You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral, @daniel_rubino, @coppertop004, @RichEdmonds, @JayTBennett, @segacon, @Big_D5, @samsabri, @marcham93, @markguim, @baxiabhishek

This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com for more great shows covering everything mobile, or head over to the WPCentral Forums if you'd like to get involved with our community in discussing more about Windows Phone news, devices and apps.

Thanks to the WPCentral Store for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and to CCMixter.org for offering a great database of Creative Commons music!


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Windows Phone Central podcast, episode 163 for 07 November, 2013

Conversation this week


Joining up Windows dev accounts with Windows Phone dev accounts
Microsoft CEO hunt is wrapping up, what does the new CEO need to bring to MS?
Marketshare continues to grow

The news you care about


November 22nd
The Lumia tablet
The Lumia phablet
The Lumia phablet - Verizon edition

Apps worth your attention


Hugely popular Tiny Tower comes to Windows Phone with a Star wars flavour
6tag just won't stop updating
Call of Duty companion app is here, now about the rest...
HULK SMASH (all your storage when you install Avengers)
Snapback beta

Community


Comments from last time
Live questions and comments

Credits

You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral, @daniel_rubino, @coppertop004, @RichEdmonds, @JayTBennett, @segacon, @Big_D5, @samsabri, @marcham93

This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com for more great shows covering everything mobile, or head over to the WPCentral Forums if you'd like to get involved with our community in discussing more about Windows Phone news, devices and apps.

Thanks to the WPCentral Store for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and to CCMixter.org for offering a great database of Creative Commons music!


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Windows Phone Central podcast 
Episode: 162 
Date: Tuesday, 03 September 2013 




Special edition: Microsoft purchases Nokia 




Conversation this week  




One of the more questionable rumours of this year has come to fruition as Microsoft has announced intentions to purchase Nokia’s devices and services business unit. We go through the facts and the important discussion points. 




Microsoft’s slides link: https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=33AB03F0B0091FCB!21846&authkey=!AHp2qnRpOXn6GWg   




The facts  





Microsoft has announced intentions to purchase Nokia’s devices and services unit 



Including licenses to all of Nokia’s patents for all products but NOT ownership of the entire patent portfolio 



Microsoft will however acquire 8500 design patents 



The bid is $7.2 Billion 



Purchase is due to close in Q1 2014 subject to shareholder approval and regulatory agreement 



Includes the transfer of staff including Elop 



Elop will be VP of the new “expanded” devices unit initially working parallel to Julie Larson-Green’s team, but eventually she will join his group 



Elop is now, as he always was, a candidate for the Microsoft CEO position 



Once the purchase is complete, the Nokia brand will not appear on smartphones (feature phones limited to 10 years) 



Microsoft have purchased the Lumia and Asha trademarks 



Microsoft has NOT purchased the HERE services group, will be a customer for the next 4 years 



There are no announced changes to the operating system team 



It is planned that one set of supporting services will be utilised across all Microsoft devices, this will eventually include Nokia’s services (other than HERE) 



No significant plans have been announced in regards to moving teams geographically, although some minor shuffling is to be expected 







Discussion 





With the Lumia brand staying, but the Nokia brand out the door, is this acquisition positive news for market share? 



Surface phone? Or just Lumia? 



Nokia’s lead designer is not part of the deal, will more Finnish engineers follow or will they continue to work for Nokia? 



How might the acquisition affect software development of the Windows Phone platform? 



The deal only involves 4 years of HERE licensing, what is the future for the HERE platform on Windows Phone? 



We know about the HERE platform, but where does this leave other services such as Nokia Music? 



Does this change how exclusive Nokia apps are developed, will said exclusives now become available across the entire platform? (Credit to @VanillaForg) 



How does this affect developers and the enhanced Nokia SDKs + Incentive programs 



What can consumers expect to change? 



The new devices unit will have more budget than Nokia did, does this mean more devices or more research? 



Will the other players in the Windows Phone OEM game be affected positively or negatively? 



How will Microsoft’s tablet business be affected considering the upcoming Nokia announcements? 



Is there anything to the conspiracy theories involving Elop? 




Community 





Live  Q&A 




Credits  




You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral, @daniel_rubino, @coppertop004, @RichEdmonds, @JayTBennett, @PaulRAcevedo, @Big_D5, @samsabri 




This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com for more great shows covering everything mobile, or head over to the WPCentral Forums if you'd like to get involved with our community in discussing more about Windows Phone news, devices and apps. 




Thanks to the WPCentral Store for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and to CCMixter.org for offering a great database of Creative Commons music! 








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Windows Phone Central podcast
Episode: 161
Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Conversation this week
·         Summer hiatus is hopefully over

·         How is the world of Windows Phone looking since we last broadcast?

·         We catch up on the Lumia 1020 and the Lumia 625

·         Nokia Tablet rumours

·         The YouTube scandal

The news you care about
·         GDR2 continues to roll out:
http://www.wpcentral.com/amber-and-gdr-verizon-nokia-lumia-822-coming-soon-early-23rd

·         How GDR2 fixes Xbox Music:
http://www.wpcentral.com/microsoft-clarifies-whats-new-xbox-music-gdr2

·         New Nokia codenames:
http://www.wpcentral.com/nokia-product-codenames-reveal-little-latest-leak

·          Pepper is coming to the US:
http://www.wpcentral.com/music-discovery-service-pepper-needs-your-help

·         App studio looks to be very popular, what does this mean?
http://www.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-app-studio-has-over-50000-active-projects-adds-new-features

Apps worth your attention
·         Facebook Beta:
http://www.wpcentral.com/facebook-beta-updated-brings-inline-tagging-photo-attachments-messaging-and-much-more

·         Also coming for WP7:
http://www.wpcentral.com/belfiore-working-facebook-notification-issues-wp7-due

·         Tile Me:
http://www.wpcentral.com/tip-how-get-animated-me-tile-your-twitter-profile

·         Tetris Blitz (Jay’s Dad will be pleased):
http://www.wpcentral.com/tetris-blitz-wp-announced

·         Hipstamatic Oggl + our impressions
http://www.wpcentral.com/hipstamatic-oggl-wp8-gets-speed-boost-latest-update

·         What to expect from 6tag:
http://www.wpcentral.com/6tagram-gets-renamed-6tag-instagram-cracks-down

·         Bing apps

Community
·         Comments from last time:
http://www.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-central-160

·         Live  Q&A

Credits
You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral, @daniel_rubino, @coppertop004, @RichEdmonds, @JayTBennett, @PaulRAcevedo, @Big_D5, @samsabri

This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com for more great shows covering everything mobile, or head over to the WPCentral Forums if you'd like to get involved with our community in discussing more about Windows Phone news, devices and apps.

Thanks to the WPCentral Store for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and to CCMixter.org for offering a great database of Creative Commons music!

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