Windows Weekly 174

Windows Weekly Episode 174

Guest

• Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7
• Developer.windowsphone.com

Topics

• Internet Explorer 9 Beta
  • Microsoft's new browser is way nicer than expected
  • Clean new UI, One Box, new notification system, pinned sites, jump lists, icon overlays, thumbnail preview controls, Aero Snap, download manager with SmartScreen Filter support, add-on performance advisor, hang recovery, standards support, hardware accelerated everything, and more.
• Microsoft and Russia, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
  • Microsoft gets caught helping oppressive government, acts surprised
• Halo: Reach is way better than it needs to be
  • Finished the campaign... For the first time
• Quick overview of the 2010 iPods - and the call for a new Zune HD
  • It's easy to hate iTunes, but the new iPods are just nice. Especially the touch.
• Bing is number 2! (in the US)
  • Eh. It's getting killed in mobile
• Brandon Watson from Windows Phone team

NOTE: Brandon mentioned that Windows Phone would support tethering. This is NOT the case in v1, sorry. --Paul

• • Final release of Windows Phone 7 developer tools
  • Some new apps announcements
• Live Q and A (if there's time)

Announced: TWiT application for Windows Phone 7!

• Video
• TWiT App Site @ Lyalin.com
• Photo Gallery

Windows 7 Feature of the Week: Internet Explorer 9 Feature of the Week: Pinned Sites

• http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/#/highlights/seamless-with-windows-7

Windows 7 Tip of the Week: A Windows 7-centric way to banish Apple from your PC

• Let's find the best replacements for Apple's Windows products:
  • iTunes/QuickTime
  • iPod shuffle/nano
  • iPod touch
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Apple TV

Software Pick of the Week

• Internet Explorer 9 Beta
• Windows Phone 7 developer tools

Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

Sponsors

CarbonitePro

• CarbonitePro.com
• CarbPro #2
• ad times: 0:34-0:47 and 10:29-14:25

Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:

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