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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: October, 2015
Oct 30, 2015

On this episode of the MS Mobile Show, Vernon is joined by Dan Rice aka @theMSedge on Twitter to talk about the new Surface devices along with some other interesting news to come out of Redmond as of late.

Have a listen and as always, drop us a line with your thoughts on what is going on in Redmond.

 

 

This Weeks Poll Question

  • How do you prefer to consume the MS Mobile Show? Vote here

 

 

Tip of the Episode

Two factor authentication is important to keep your devices and accounts secure. Utilize the Authenticator app to help.

 

 

Twitter Tip

Things to consider when thinking of changing your Twitter handle to something different.

 

 

Recent News from Microsoft and beyond

Microsoft

  • Edge browser extensions delayed into 2016
  • Mobile build 10572 dropped
  • Microsoft rebooting the concept of the "phone"?
  • New Microsoft "flagship" store opens in New York
  • Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book shipping out

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Subscribe

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If you are not already subscribed, please visit our Subscribe page to find out how to subscribe with your favorite app or service.

 

 

Support

To support the show, please visit our Support & Advertise page in order to find out how to help keep this show going.

We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

Oct 24, 2015

Hey folks!

Friend of the show Brad Whiteside joins us again to have some random discussions about why he switched from his Lumia 1520 to a Lumia 640 for the time being and much more.

Have a listen and tell a friend or 10!

 

 

Main Topics Discussed

  • Messaging app for Windows 10
  • New Windows 10 Mobile build 10549
  • Verizon reportedly blocking new Lumia 950 and 950 XL phones from their network

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Tip of the Episode

When working with Windows Phones, make sure to have both the Windows Phone and Nokia Recovery Tools installed on your Windows PC.

Download and learn how to use them here

 

 

Subscribe

Thank you for listening and/or watching the MS Mobile Show!

If you are not already subscribed, please visit our Subscribe page to find out how to subscribe with your favorite app or service.

 

 

Support

To support the show, please visit our Support & Advertise page in order to find out how to help keep this show going.

We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

Oct 14, 2015

For this episode, Vernon is joined by friend of the show, Aaron Hall who is best known on Twitter as @GoodThings2Life.

Both Vernon and Aaron quickly touch on the confusion surrounding the carrier availability of the Lumia 950 and 950 XL.

The rest of the episode is dedicated to hearing about Aaron's experience at the October 6 Microsoft Event and what his thoughts were being there in person getting hands on with all the devices immediately following the event.

Aaron also had the opportunity to attend the meet up at Rattle & Hum in New York City which was attended by numerous press and Microsoft company employees.

 

 

Subscribe

Thank you for listening and/or watching the MS Mobile Show!

If you are not already subscribed, please visit our Subscribe page to find out how to subscribe with your favorite app or service.

 

 

Support

To support the show, please visit our Support & Advertise page in order to find out how to help keep this show going.

We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

Oct 9, 2015

Hey everyone!

On this special episode, we recap the recent Microsoft event with our friends over at The Tech Informist podcast, Kevin Harvell and Brad Whiteside.

Not a whole lot in the way of shownotes this week. No personal picks, Twitter Tip or Tip of the Episode, just simply all talk about what the four of us thought about what Microsoft showed the world on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.

What did they show off you ask? Well how about the following:

  • Hololens gaming demo
  • Microsoft Band 2
  • Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL
  • Microsoft Surface Pro 4
  • Microsoft Surface Book

We will be back next week with a more traditional episode, but until then, enjoy this discussion!

 

 

Subscribe

Thank you for listening and/or watching the MS Mobile Show!

If you are not already subscribed, please visit our Subscribe page to find out how to subscribe with your favorite app or service.

 

 

Support

To support the show, please visit our Support & Advertise page in order to find out how to help keep this show going.

We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

Oct 1, 2015

We are a week out from the upcoming event from Microsoft and it almost feels a bit like Christmas Eve as many people, including us, are excited to get our hands on with these new devices that Microsoft will be unveiling.

This episode is a bit shorter than most and really has no real direction as we have talked about what we are expecting over and over.

But fear not, we still have some interesting and fun discussion that we feel you will enjoy!

Make sure to join us on Tuesday, October 6th for our live recap of the Microsoft Event in which will have a full house of hosts as Kevin Harvell & Brad Whiteside from Tech Informist join us for the discussion so bookmark our Blab Channel and you can join us live at 2pm EST or 11am PST. Again, this episode will be recorded on Tuesday, October 6th at 2pm EST.

 

 

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Main Topics Discussed

  • Vernon sold some Lumia 640 devices to some satisfied Windows Phone users who were upgrading from Lumia 900 phones.
  • Amazon affiliation
  • Zune started on November 14, 2006 and ends on November 15, 2015. David's birthday just so happens to be on November 14th.
  • To shave or not to shave
  • Vernon needs a new PC, or at least a new graphics processor

 

 

Personal Picks

  • App Picks
    • David - Gangnam Style ringtones
  • Music Picks
    • David - Gangnam Style by Psy
  • Podcast and/or other Picks
    • David (music video pick) - Gangnam Style by Psy

 

 

Tip of the Episode

Enters/Returns do not always appear in tweets, even if you use Shift+Enter.

 

 

Subscribe

Thank you for listening and/or watching the MS Mobile Show!

If you are not already subscribed, please visit our Subscribe page to find out how to subscribe with your favorite app or service.

 

 

Support

To support the show, please visit our Support & Advertise page in order to find out how to help keep this show going.

We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

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