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MS Mobile Show - A Microsoft Enthusiast Podcast

The MS Mobile Show is a podcast which follows the journey of the WinPhan community. Vernon E. L. Smith hosts the show that enjoys a light-hearted view of what Microsoft is doing with their mobile devices and services.
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Now displaying: June, 2015
Jun 23, 2015

Vernon and David are joined by guest Richard Devine of Windows Central. Fresh off of E3, the three discuss the new Xbox features, the increasingly gray area of "mobile" computing, Microsoft's apparent midrange Windows Phone strategy, and how Bing video search gets some major kudos from an unlikely source. They weigh in on last week's and this week's polls.  Invariably they stoop to discussing the drama surrounding Taylor Swift vs. Apple Music. To pull things back on track, they share the episodes Twitter Tip, and their personal app, music, and podcast picks.

 

Last Episode's Poll

What type of mobile gaming do you prefer?

This Episode's Poll

Are you using the Windows 10 Mobile Technical Preview?

Yes, on my daily driver.

Yes, on a secondary device.

No, I'm waiting for the official release.

No, I do not use Windows Phone/Mobile.

 

Tip of the Episode

Don't have access to your mobile phone? Microsoft services are available on the web. You can access Microsoft office via Office Online, and all of your online documents on OneDrive.com

 

Guest - Richard Devine

Why is Windows Phone doing better in the UK than here in the US?

What kinds of people won't be satisfied with the Lumia 640 XL?

Which direction are we heading with "Mobile Computing"? Larger, powerful, and more stationary, or lighter, efficient, and ultra portable?

 

News

Stephen Elop is leaving Microsoft.

E3.

Microsoft:

Xbox One: Windows 10 core soon (vertical scrolling, not horizontal), Xbox 360 backwards compatibility, more Cortana-esque voice commands, elite controller, streaming to Windows 10 PCs

Chat, phone, and video app instead of Skype modern app in Win10?

Apple:

iOS 9's features: Marketing sounds oddly like a favorite note-taking service we use regularly.

T-Swift uses Twitter (and Tumblr) to call out Apple for not paying artists during people's three-month music trial. She wins, Apple loses (or does it?)

Google:

YouTube Gaming launching soon. Likely a response to Twitch and similar services.

Bing Video search is so much better than Google's, that The Verge actually acknowledged it.

 

App Recently Arrived to Windows Phone

QuizUp

 

Personal Picks

Windows Phone app picks

David: Pin.it app for Pinterest by Chris Zorn

Vernon: Metro Tube

Music Picks

David: Dj Cutman

Vernon: 1975

Richard: Xbox Music Playlists

Podcast Picks:

David: Observed Tech Podcast w/ Richard Hay

Vernon: Beyond the To-Do List, by Erik Fisher

Richard: Undisclosed

 

Twitter Tip

Try clicking "Tweet activity" to track engagements with your tweets.

 

Wrap-up

We’d love to hear from you! You can contact the show via Twitter at @MSMobileShow

Facebook at MS Mobile Show

Email at contact@msmobileshow.com

Richard Devine can be found at WindowsCentral.com, and on Twitter at @Ricker666

You can reach David on Twitter at @DavidVKimball or on his website at http://davidvkimball.com

And you can reach Vernon on Twitter at @VernonEL

Have a great week!

Stay mobile!

 

Jun 16, 2015

Kevin Harvell fills in for David, so he and Vernon have a laid-back episode discussing mobile gaming, mobile software versus hardware, and personal picks.

 

Last Week's Poll

How often do you check Facebook? View the results here.

 

This Week's Poll

What type of mobile games are you most likely to play?

  1. Trivia (Trivia Crack, QuizUp)
  2. Puzzle (Hitman GO, Monument Valley)
  3. Freemium (Age of Empires, Candy Crush)
  4. Top-down FPS (Halo: Spartan Strike)

 

Tip of the Episode

Pin web pages to the Windows Phone start screen.

 

This Versus That:

  • Backup and Restore, versus Fresh Start.
  • The thrill of a new device versus thrill of a new OS version.
  • Display size versus location of commonly-used "buttons".
  • Exciting new features, versus fluid functionality.

 

News

  • Microsoft:
    • The 640/XL already!
    • Moonraker smartwatch canceled.
  • Apple:
    • Vernon got a new phone.
  • Google:
    • Kevin got a new phone.

 

Personal Picks

  • Windows Phone app picks
    • Vernon: Instagram BETA, Instance
  • Music Picks
    • Kevin: Classic country station on Pandora
    • Vernon: Johnny Cash
  • Podcast Picks
    • Kevin: The Ross Report
    • Vernon: Social Media Marketing, Social Medial Social Hour

 

Twitter Tip

Tweetium: Rearrange the category panes in order of most likely to be used.

 

Thank you for listening to episode the MS Mobile Show!

If you enjoyed the show, we’d love it if you listened again! The best way to do so, is to subscribe to the podcast with your favorite podcast app. You can find the link at MSMobileShow.com/subscribe

 

Contact:

We’d love to hear from you what you are using to listen to the show!

Twitter at @MSMobileShow

Facebook at MS Mobile Show

Email at contact@msmobileshow.com

Kevin Harvell can be reached on Twitter at @KevinHarvell

You can reach David on Twitter at @DavidVKimball or on his website at http://davidvkimball.com

And you can reach Vernon on Twitter at @VernonEL

Stay mobile!

Jun 10, 2015

Facebook. It permeates into the far corners of our online lives. Vernon and David discuss how Facebook on mobile has changed how the world "internets". The two weigh the reasons for and against installing Windows 10 when it is first available to the public. As always, Tip of the Episode, news, and personal app picks are included.

 

This Week's Poll

How Often do you check Facebook? - Cast your vote here

 

Tip of the Episode

Using Cortana's Remind Me, 2 things:

  1. If Cortana misunderstands your words, you can play the audio back later
  2. If you want to mark a reminder as "complete" from calendar, tap it, choose "…" and select "complete."

 

Topic:

Facebook, and how it dominates the mobile experience.

Facebook usage stats (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/22869910585174168/):

63% of FB users visit daily and 40% multiple times per day.

47% of Americans say Facebook is their #1 influencer of purchases.

1 million webpages are accessed using "Login with FB" feature

70% of marketers used FB to gain new customers

Source: dotrising.

Other stats (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/22869910585174174/):

684,478 pieces of content shared on FB per minute

189 million of FB's users are "mobile only" (out of 1.44 billion monthly active users)

Source: Visualistan

 

News

Microsoft:

What will a Windows 7 user lose from upgrading to Windows 10?

  • First off, you'll be gaining numerous features.
  • Native DVD playback or Media Center. Solution: VLC
  • Desktop gadgets. Solution: Windows apps with Live Tiles, or Desktop Gadgets Reviver
  • Hearts, Solitaire, Pinball, etc. Solution: Windows Store apps
  • CD mounting software (iso). Solution: build into Windows 10
  • OEM software (HP Utilities, Dell Connectivity, etc). Solution: N/A
  • If you don’t have the Pro version of Windows 10, you can't choose which updates to stop vs. automatic ones.
  • Slight OneDrive change from Windows 7 to Windows 10, an even larger difference from Windows 8 though. No "online-only" options now, only picking certain folders to sync works now.

 

Apple:

Apple Plans Streaming Music Push at Dev Conference http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/06/07/apple-plans-streaming-music-push-at-developer-conference/ Would be interesting to see how it stacks up against its own iTunes Radio, and Xbox Music.

 

Google:

Im2Calories: Google algorithm that measures calories of food in Instagram photos http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/google-developing-calorie-counter-instagram-photos-article-1.2249828 Could Microsoft add this into their health app very easily?

 

Personal Picks

Windows Phone app:

 

Television Picks:

  • David: Silicon Valley
  • Vernon: Emergency

 

Podcast Picks:

 

Twitter Tip

PLEASE don't overuse/abuse auto posting.

 

Thank you for listening to episode the MS Mobile Show!

If you enjoyed the show, we’d love it if you listened again! The best way to do so, is to subscribe to the podcast with your favorite podcast app. You can find the link at MSMobileShow.com/subscribe

 

Contact:

We’d love to hear from you what you are using to listen to the show! You can contact the show via Twitter at @MSMobileShow

You can reach David on Twitter at @DavidVKimball or on his website at http://davidvkimball.com

And you can reach Vernon on Twitter at @VernonEL

Stay mobile!

Jun 2, 2015

Microsoft has announced the availability date of Windows 10 for "sitdown" machines. Windows 10 Mobile Technical Preview is getting much better, and shows great promise. Office for Mobile impresses. Twitter and Google frustrates. David divulges some amazing results from a Windows Phone Enthusiast Quiz that he created. Vernon expounds his experience using Windows 10 on his daily driver, the Lumia 830, for the past week. Personal apps, music, and podcast picks are shared. Hilarious chat-room banter distracts. Unintended listener bashing occurs. Fun is had by all.

If you enjoy this show and would like to hear more, be sure to subscribe. You can do so using your favorite podcast app, or by visiting msmobileshow.com/subscribe. Followed the show via Twitter at @MSMobileShow for the latest!

 

Feedback

 

  • Darrell Prichard emailed us, so go to MSMobileShow.com/Tips to get the links that he shared with us!
  • Windows Phone Enthusiast Quiz results: dvdv.kim/1HN00IY
    • Taken 158 times, 106 completes (67% completion rate) Average Score: 67%
    • Easiest question: Lumia 2520 only ran Windows RT (True/False) 95% answered correctly
    • Hardest question: Which name was never associated with a Microsoft account sign in ID? Only 35% answered correctly.

 

Tip of the Episode

Accounts in W10MTP:

Going to "Accounts" in the current pre-release of Windows Mobile takes you to the Work or School, etc. To add in additional email addresses, one needs to go through the Outlook app.

W10MTP on a daily driver

UI is different, and slightly disappointing for long-time Windows Phone users, but the potential to be a great relevant user interface is very clearly there. Office, Store, and Music apps show great promise. Outlook and Calendar are less impressive, but will work very well on larger-screened devices.

Using this version on your daily driver is not out of the question, just be ready to spend time in the Feedback app, sharing your thoughts on it.

 

News

Rumors:

"Cityman" (940 XL), and "Talkman" (940), possibly using USB type-C, likely required to use Continuum for Mobile. Snap 810, 3GB RAM, 20, and 5 MP cameras. 32 GB storage, microSD support, 5.7", 5.2" 8core vs 6core, 3000 vs 3300 mAh.

Microsoft:

The availability date of Windows 10 has been announced. July 29th, machines currently running Windows 7. 8. 8.1 will be able to install Windows 10 for free. The OS version will be preinstalled, similar to how Xbox games can be downloaded before they are officially available for use. OS requirements are simple, but some anomalies were noticed: For two-factor authentication, requires "use of a pin, biometric, or a phone with Wi-Fi or BT."

Google:

Google I/O: No mention of Windows or Microsoft

 

Windows Phone App

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Personal Picks

Windows Phone app picks:

  • David: Swarm
  • Vernon: "Files", by Microsoft for Windows Phone/Mobile. This is different than the File Explorer that comes preinstalled. Files needs to be selected from the Store.

Music picks

Podcast picks:

Not so much a Twitter tip as a call to action. This "While You Were Away" business has to go!

If you see it on your timeline, please click the "X" and respond "No" if you find it frustrating or unhelpful. Or you can tweet "@feedback" and let Twitter know how you feel about it. Please be polite.

 

Wrap-up

Thank you for listening to episode the MS Mobile Show!

If you enjoyed the show, we’d love it if you listened again! The best way to do so, is to subscribe to the podcast with your favorite podcast app. You can also find the direct RSS link at msmobileshow.com/subscribe.

We’d love to hear from you what you are using to listen to the show! You can contact the show via Twitter at @MSMobileShow

Facebook is MS Mobile Show

Email is contact@msmobileshow.com

You can reach David on Twitter at @DavidVKimball or on his website at http://davidvkimball.com

And you can reach Vernon on Twitter at @VernonEL

Stay mobile!

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